ADSK vs CDNS vs OTEX Stock Comparison

Autodesk, Cadence Design Systems and Open Text Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ADSK Autodesk, Inc.
$242.38 +17.0% 1M -22.1% 1Y
Market cap
$50.66B
P/E
31.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.79B
Div. yield
–
Creative Software Technology
4 wins
CDNS Cadence Design Systems Inc
$342.46 +4.8% 1M +0.3% 1Y
Market cap
$94.31B
P/E
68.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.13B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor EDA Software Technology
3 wins
OTEX Open Text Corp
$27.13 +22.1% 1M -31.6% 1Y
Market cap
$6.57B
P/E
10.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.25B
Div. yield
4.11%
Productivity Software Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Open Text leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Open Text 4, Autodesk 4, Cadence Design Systems 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionADSKCDNSOTEXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $50.66B $94.31B $6.57B CDNS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 31.0x 68.0x 10.5x OTEX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.8x 38.7x 6.5x OTEX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +17.9% +17.6% +1.5% ADSK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 21.1% — 12.3% ADSK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 26.5% — 8.1% ADSK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.4x — 2.8x ADSK
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% — 4.11% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -22.1% +0.3% -31.6% CDNS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -5.3%/yr +14.6%/yr -11.6%/yr CDNS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.8% 41.3% 38.7% OTEX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 47/100 58/100 OTEX

Percentile Scorecard

ADSKCDNSOTEX

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisADSKCDNSOTEX
Valuation 32 #20 of 29 26 #70 of 94 86 #5 of 29
Growth 62 #11 of 27 62 #36 of 92 42 #16 of 27
Profitability 88 #4 of 26 54 #42 of 90 68 #9 of 26
Financial Health 47 #17 of 31 – 13 #27 of 31
Shareholder Returns 44 #10 of 17 – 81 #4 of 17
Overall 54 47 58
  • ADSK ranked among 32 companies in Workplace Software
  • CDNS ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • OTEX ranked among 32 companies in Workplace Software

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodADSKCDNSOTEXSPY
1 month +17.0%+4.8%+22.1% +0.9%
3 months -1.2%+2.9%+4.8% +5.9%
6 months +2.8%+3.8%+21.3% +8.5%
Year to date -18.1%+9.6%-16.7% +13.3%
1 year -22.1%+0.3%-31.6% +12.4%
3 years +24.2%+48.3%-16.4% +88.1%
3 years, per year +7.5%+14.1%-5.8% +23.5%
5 years -23.7%+97.8%-46.1% +68.2%
5 years, per year -5.3%+14.6%-11.6% +11.0%
10 years +237.3%+1,249.3%-12.1% +263.4%
10 years, per year +12.9%+29.7%-1.3% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureADSKCDNSOTEXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.8%41.3%38.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 42.8%40.8%40.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.431.630.82 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.550.01-0.82 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -50.8%-33.0%-61.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -22.1%-17.8%-31.6% -0.9%
52-week high $311.08$416.39$39.69 $779.14
52-week low $187.72$265.66$20.01 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleADSKCDNSOTEX
P/E now vs peer median 31.0xmedian 31.0x 68.0xmedian 46.0x 10.5xmedian 31.0x
P/S now vs peer median 6.5xmedian 2.5x 15.4xmedian 7.9x 1.3xmedian 2.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.0xmedian 11.2x —median 28.3x 6.6xmedian 11.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.8xmedian 15.6x 53.2xmedian 41.4x 8.1xmedian 15.6x
P/B now vs peer median 15.0xmedian 3.2x 13.7xmedian 4.6x 1.6xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.28median 0.74 5.46median 2.30 0.16median 0.74

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsADSKCDNSOTEX
Revenue $7.79B $6.13B $5.25B
Gross profit $7.11B – $3.87B
Operating income $2.04B $1.77B $1.08B
Net income $1.64B $1.38B $643.26M
Free cash flow $2.84B – $807.52M
R&D $1.72B $2.04B $647.71M
EPS (diluted) $7.78 $5.00 $2.58
Cash & equivalents $4.10B $1.45B $956.02M
Total debt $10.43B – $5.77B
Shares (diluted) 211.00M 276.16M 249.37M
Enterprise value $38.69B $94.31B $2.00B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricADSKCDNSOTEX
P/E 31.0x 68.0x 10.5x
P/FCF 17.8x 53.2x 8.1x
P/Operating cash flow 17.5x 47.9x 6.5x
P/S 6.5x 15.4x 1.3x
P/B 15.0x 13.7x 1.6x
P/Tangible book 17.1x 18.6x 2.6x
EV/EBITDA 17.0x – 6.6x
EV/EBIT 24.2x – 10.5x
EV/Revenue 6.4x 15.4x 2.2x
EV/FCF 17.4x – 14.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.1x 47.9x 11.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.28 5.46 0.16

Growth

14 metrics
MetricADSKCDNSOTEX
Revenue growth (1Y) 17.9% 17.6% 1.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.3% 16.1% 5.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 18.8% – 3.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.7% – 6.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 46.9% 19.4% 21.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 26.3% 16.4% 28.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 57.4% 30.1% 47.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 23.4% 13.0% 62.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 60.4% 29.0% 56.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 24.2% 12.5% 66.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 50.4% 21.7% 21.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.0% 13.6% 8.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 50.7% – 17.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.8% – 7.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricADSKCDNSOTEX
Gross margin 91.2% – 73.7%
EBITDA margin 37.3% – 32.6%
Operating margin 26.2% – 20.6%
Pretax margin 27.0% – 16.4%
Net margin 21.1% – 12.3%
FCF margin 36.4% – 15.4%
Operating cash flow margin 37.2% 32.1% 19.2%
Return on equity 49.9% – 16.1%
Return on assets 13.2% – 4.9%
Return on invested capital 26.5% – 8.1%
Return on capital employed 35.0% – 10.2%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.5x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 1.4x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 9.1% 8.9% 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricADSKCDNSOTEX
Debt / assets 22.9% – 44.0%
Debt / equity 0.9x – 1.4x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.4x – 2.8x
Debt / FCF 1.0x – 7.1x
Liabilities / assets 73.9% – 69.4%
Equity / assets 26.1% 56.2% 30.6%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 0.9x 1.4x 0.8x
Quick ratio 0.7x – 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.6x – 0.4x
Altman Z-score 4.06 – 1.28

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricADSKCDNSOTEX
Dividend yield – – 4.1%
Net buyback yield 2.9% – 6.3%
Shareholder yield 2.9% – 10.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusADSKCDNSOTEX
Forward P/E 19.8xFY2026 38.7xFY2026 6.5xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $12.24FY2026 $8.84FY2026 $4.15FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +17.4%FY2026 +23.8%FY2026 -4.8%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +13.2% +14.6% 0.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.49BFY2026 $6.79BFY2026 $5.05BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +17.8%FY2026 +28.2%FY2026 -2.5%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +4.7% +13.9% +1.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersADSKCDNSOTEX
Held by institutions 96.0% 88.2% 81.5%
Institutions holding 1,195 1,500 270
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.6% +5.4% +6.5%
Institutions buying 501 833 159
Institutions selling 535 518 82
Buyers to sellers 0.94 1.61 1.94

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

ADSKCDNSOTEX
ADSK 1.00 0.33 0.62
CDNS 0.33 1.00 0.32
OTEX 0.62 0.32 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ADSK, CDNS and OTEX?

Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Autodesk (ADSK) $50.66B, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) $94.31B, Open Text (OTEX) $6.57B.

Which stock is cheaper, ADSK, CDNS and OTEX?

Open Text (OTEX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Autodesk (ADSK) 31.0x, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) 68.0x, Open Text (OTEX) 10.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Open Text (OTEX) is cheapest (Autodesk (ADSK) 19.8x, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) 38.7x, Open Text (OTEX) 6.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Autodesk (ADSK) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Autodesk (ADSK) +17.9%, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) +17.6%, Open Text (OTEX) +1.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Autodesk (ADSK) has the highest net margin (Autodesk (ADSK) 21.1%, Open Text (OTEX) 12.3%). On return on invested capital, Autodesk (ADSK) leads (Autodesk (ADSK) 26.5%, Open Text (OTEX) 8.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) returned the most: Autodesk (ADSK) -22.1%, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) +0.3%, Open Text (OTEX) -31.6%. Over five years, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) compounded fastest (Autodesk (ADSK) -5.3%/yr, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) +14.6%/yr, Open Text (OTEX) -11.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Autodesk (ADSK) 0.00%, Open Text (OTEX) 4.11%. Autodesk (ADSK) and Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Open Text (OTEX) has been the steadiest (Autodesk (ADSK) 39.8%, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) 41.3%, Open Text (OTEX) 38.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ADSK, CDNS and OTEX?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Open Text (OTEX) leads on 4. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.