ADSK vs CDNS vs PCOR Stock Comparison

Autodesk, Cadence Design Systems and Procore Technologies Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ADSK Autodesk, Inc.
$242.38 +17.0% 1M -22.1% 1Y
Market cap
$50.73B
P/E
30.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.79B
Div. yield
–
Creative Software Technology
5 wins
CDNS Cadence Design Systems Inc
$342.46 +4.8% 1M +0.3% 1Y
Market cap
$93.72B
P/E
67.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.13B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor EDA Software Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Autodesk leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Autodesk 5, Cadence Design Systems 3, Procore Technologies 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionADSKCDNSPCORLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $50.73B $93.72B $9.19B CDNS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 30.9x 67.9x -236.4x ADSK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.8x 38.7x 36.1x ADSK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +17.9% +17.6% +15.4% ADSK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 21.1% — -2.7% ADSK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 26.5% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.4x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -22.1% +0.3% -16.3% CDNS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -5.3%/yr +14.6%/yr -7.5%/yr CDNS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.8% 41.3% 52.4% ADSK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 47/100 56/100 PCOR

Percentile Scorecard

ADSKCDNSPCOR

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

AxisADSKCDNSPCOR
Valuation 32 #20 of 29 26 #70 of 94 36 #57 of 89
Growth 62 #11 of 27 62 #36 of 92 95 #5 of 81
Profitability 88 #4 of 26 54 #42 of 90 55 #35 of 76
Financial Health 47 #17 of 31 – 43 #54 of 94
Shareholder Returns 44 #10 of 17 – 53 #25 of 52
Overall 54 47 56
  • ADSK ranked among 32 companies in Workplace Software
  • CDNS ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • PCOR ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodADSKCDNSPCORSPY
1 month +17.0%+4.8%+26.6% +0.9%
3 months -1.2%+2.9%+23.7% +5.9%
6 months +2.8%+3.8%+10.9% +8.5%
Year to date -18.1%+9.6%-14.6% +13.3%
1 year -22.1%+0.3%-16.3% +12.4%
3 years +24.2%+48.3%+1.8% +88.1%
3 years, per year +7.5%+14.1%+0.6% +23.5%
5 years -23.7%+97.8%-32.1% +68.2%
5 years, per year -5.3%+14.6%-7.5% +11.0%
10 years +237.3%+1,249.3%— +263.4%
10 years, per year +12.9%+29.7%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureADSKCDNSPCORSPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.8%41.3%52.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 42.8%40.8%54.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.431.630.69 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.550.01-0.31 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -50.8%-33.0%-60.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -22.1%-17.8%-22.0% -0.9%
52-week high $311.08$416.39$79.60 $779.14
52-week low $187.72$265.66$38.30 $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.

MultipleADSKCDNSPCOR
P/E now vs peer median 31.0xmedian 31.0x 68.0xmedian 46.0x -241.7xmedian 40.6x
P/S now vs peer median 6.5xmedian 2.5x 15.4xmedian 7.9x 6.6xmedian 2.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.0xmedian 11.2x —median 28.3x 185.6xmedian 18.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.8xmedian 15.6x 53.2xmedian 41.4x 27.2xmedian 20.5x
P/B now vs peer median 15.0xmedian 3.2x 13.7xmedian 4.6x 7.4xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 1.28median 0.74 5.46median 2.30 -5.01median 1.74

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 monthsADSKCDNSPCOR
Revenue $7.79B $6.13B $1.42B
Gross profit $7.11B – $1.14B
Operating income $2.04B $1.77B -$69.18M
Net income $1.64B $1.38B -$38.88M
Free cash flow $2.84B – $347.01M
R&D $1.72B $2.04B $364.78M
EPS (diluted) $7.78 $5.00 $-0.25
Cash & equivalents $4.10B $1.45B $494.39M
Total debt $10.43B – –
Shares (diluted) 211.00M 276.16M 152.79M
Enterprise value $38.77B $93.72B $6.49B

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
MetricADSKCDNSPCOR
P/E 31.0x 68.0x -241.7x
P/FCF 17.8x 53.2x 27.2x
P/Operating cash flow 17.5x 47.9x 25.6x
P/S 6.5x 15.4x 6.6x
P/B 15.0x 13.7x 7.4x
P/Tangible book 17.1x 18.6x 9.6x
EV/EBITDA 17.0x – 185.6x
EV/EBIT 24.2x – -126.8x
EV/Revenue 6.4x 15.4x 6.2x
EV/FCF 17.4x – 25.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.1x 47.9x 23.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.28 5.46 -5.01

Growth

14 metrics
MetricADSKCDNSPCOR
Revenue growth (1Y) 17.9% 17.6% 15.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.3% 16.1% 19.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 18.8% – 15.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.7% – 19.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 46.9% 19.4% 59.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 26.3% 16.4% 36.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 57.4% 30.1% 72.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 23.4% 13.0% 46.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 60.4% 29.0% 73.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 24.2% 12.5% 48.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 50.4% 21.7% 122.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.0% 13.6% 98.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 50.7% – 148.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.8% – 113.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricADSKCDNSPCOR
Gross margin 91.2% – 80.0%
EBITDA margin 37.3% – 3.3%
Operating margin 26.2% – -4.9%
Pretax margin 27.0% – -2.9%
Net margin 21.1% – -2.7%
FCF margin 36.4% – 24.4%
Operating cash flow margin 37.2% 32.1% 25.9%
Return on equity 49.9% – -3.1%
Return on assets 13.2% – -1.8%
Return on invested capital 26.5% – –
Return on capital employed 35.0% – -5.4%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.5x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 1.4x -9.5x
Stock comp / revenue 9.1% 8.9% 17.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricADSKCDNSPCOR
Debt / assets 22.9% – –
Debt / equity 0.9x – –
Net debt / EBITDA -0.4x – –
Debt / FCF 1.0x – –
Liabilities / assets 73.9% – 43.0%
Equity / assets 26.1% 56.2% 57.0%
Interest coverage – – -68.0x
Current ratio 0.9x 1.4x 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.7x – 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.6x – 0.7x
Altman Z-score 4.06 – 5.64

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricADSKCDNSPCOR
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 2.9% – 1.0%
Shareholder yield 2.9% – 1.0%
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.

ConsensusADSKCDNSPCOR
Forward P/E 19.8xFY2026 38.7xFY2026 36.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $12.24FY2026 $8.84FY2026 $1.72FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +17.4%FY2026 +23.8%FY2026 +26.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +13.2% +14.6% +52.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.49BFY2026 $6.79BFY2026 $1.43BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +17.8%FY2026 +28.2%FY2026 +8.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.7% +13.9% +25.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersADSKCDNSPCOR
Held by institutions 96.0% 88.2% 97.7%
Institutions holding 1,195 1,500 400
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.6% +5.4% -0.1%
Institutions buying 501 833 207
Institutions selling 535 518 151
Buyers to sellers 0.94 1.61 1.37

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.

ADSKCDNSPCOR
ADSK 1.00 0.33 0.69
CDNS 0.33 1.00 0.35
PCOR 0.69 0.35 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ADSK, CDNS and PCOR?

Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Autodesk (ADSK) $50.73B, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) $93.72B, Procore Technologies (PCOR) $9.19B.

Which stock is cheaper, ADSK, CDNS and PCOR?

Autodesk (ADSK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Autodesk (ADSK) 30.9x, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) 67.9x, Procore Technologies (PCOR) -236.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Autodesk (ADSK) is cheapest (Autodesk (ADSK) 19.8x, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) 38.7x, Procore Technologies (PCOR) 36.1x). 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%, Procore Technologies (PCOR) +15.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Autodesk (ADSK) has the highest net margin (Autodesk (ADSK) 21.1%, Procore Technologies (PCOR) -2.7%).

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%, Procore Technologies (PCOR) -16.3%. Over five years, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) compounded fastest (Autodesk (ADSK) -5.3%/yr, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) +14.6%/yr, Procore Technologies (PCOR) -7.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Autodesk (ADSK) has been the steadiest (Autodesk (ADSK) 39.8%, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) 41.3%, Procore Technologies (PCOR) 52.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Autodesk (ADSK) leads on 5. 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.