ADSK vs CMCM vs OTEX Stock Comparison

Autodesk, Cheetah Mobile and Open Text Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ADSK Autodesk, Inc.
$242.10 +15.6% 1M -22.8% 1Y
Market cap
$50.60B
P/E
31.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.79B
Div. yield
–
Creative Software Technology
6 wins
CMCM Cheetah Mobile Inc.
$2.55 -2.3% 1M -66.4% 1Y
Market cap
$78.21M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$161.30M
Div. yield
–
Productivity Software Technology
1 win
OTEX Open Text Corp
$27.22 +20.9% 1M -30.9% 1Y
Market cap
$6.59B
P/E
10.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.25B
Div. yield
4.10%
Productivity Software Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Autodesk leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Autodesk 6, Open Text 4, Cheetah Mobile 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionADSKCMCMOTEXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $50.60B $78.21M $6.59B ADSK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 31.0x -1.3x 10.5x OTEX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.8x — 6.6x OTEX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +17.9% +17.9% +1.5% CMCM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 21.1% -37.6% 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% 0.00% 4.10% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -22.8% -66.4% -30.9% ADSK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -5.3%/yr -21.2%/yr -11.6%/yr ADSK
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.8% 65.7% 38.7% OTEX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 50/100 58/100 OTEX

Percentile Scorecard

ADSKCMCMOTEX

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

AxisADSKCMCMOTEX
Valuation 29 #21 of 29 89 #4 of 29 86 #5 of 29
Growth 62 #11 of 27 46 #15 of 27 42 #16 of 27
Profitability 88 #4 of 26 12 #23 of 26 68 #9 of 26
Financial Health 47 #17 of 31 53 #15 of 31 13 #27 of 31
Shareholder Returns 44 #10 of 17 – 81 #4 of 17
Overall 54 50 58
  • ADSK ranked among 32 companies in Workplace Software
  • CMCM ranked among 32 companies in Workplace Software
  • 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

PeriodADSKCMCMOTEXSPY
1 month +15.6%-2.3%+20.9% -0.2%
3 months +2.0%-12.7%+9.8% +3.9%
6 months +3.1%-54.1%+21.0% +8.2%
Year to date -18.2%-57.5%-16.5% +12.9%
1 year -22.8%-66.4%-30.9% +12.3%
3 years +24.1%+52.7%-16.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year +7.5%+15.2%-5.7% +23.3%
5 years -23.7%-69.6%-45.9% +67.9%
5 years, per year -5.3%-21.2%-11.6% +10.9%
10 years +243.0%-95.3%-11.9% +261.1%
10 years, per year +13.1%-26.4%-1.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureADSKCMCMOTEXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.8%65.7%38.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 42.6%65.9%40.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.431.070.82 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.57-1.01-0.80 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -50.8%-82.7%-61.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -22.8%-70.0%-31.4% -1.2%
52-week high $313.53$8.51$39.69 $779.14
52-week low $187.72$2.32$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.

MultipleADSKCMCMOTEX
P/E now vs peer median 31.0xmedian 31.0x -1.3xmedian 31.0x 10.5xmedian 31.0x
P/S now vs peer median 6.5xmedian 2.4x 0.5xmedian 2.4x 1.3xmedian 2.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.0xmedian 11.3x —median 11.3x 6.7xmedian 11.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.8xmedian 15.6x —median 15.6x 8.2xmedian 15.6x
P/B now vs peer median 15.0xmedian 3.0x 0.3xmedian 3.0x 1.6xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median 1.28median 0.74 -0.06median 0.74 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 monthsADSKCMCMOTEX
Revenue $7.79B $161.30M $5.25B
Gross profit $7.11B $108.48M $3.87B
Operating income $2.04B -$29.35M $1.08B
Net income $1.64B -$41.73M $643.26M
Free cash flow $2.84B – $807.52M
R&D $1.72B $48.01M $647.71M
EPS (diluted) $7.78 $-1.98 $2.58
Cash & equivalents $4.10B $187.32M $956.02M
Total debt $10.43B $11.85M $5.77B
Shares (diluted) 211.00M 30.67M 249.37M
Enterprise value $38.63B -$778.00M $2.02B

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
MetricADSKCMCMOTEX
P/E 31.0x -1.3x 10.5x
P/FCF 17.8x – 8.2x
P/Operating cash flow 17.5x – 6.5x
P/S 6.5x 0.5x 1.3x
P/B 15.0x 0.3x 1.6x
P/Tangible book 17.1x 0.3x 2.6x
EV/EBITDA 17.0x – 6.7x
EV/EBIT 24.2x 3.7x 10.5x
EV/Revenue 6.3x -0.7x 2.2x
EV/FCF 17.4x – 14.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.1x – 11.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.28 -0.06 0.16

Growth

14 metrics
MetricADSKCMCMOTEX
Revenue growth (1Y) 17.9% 17.9% 1.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.3% 14.6% 5.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 18.8% 8.8% 3.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.7% 17.0% 6.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 46.9% 33.1% 21.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 26.3% 4.2% 28.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 57.4% 32.5% 47.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 23.4% 27.4% 62.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 60.4% 15.6% 56.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 24.2% 20.3% 66.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 50.4% – 21.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.0% – 8.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 50.7% – 17.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.8% – 7.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricADSKCMCMOTEX
Gross margin 91.2% 67.3% 73.7%
EBITDA margin 37.3% – 32.6%
Operating margin 26.2% -18.2% 20.6%
Pretax margin 27.0% -24.5% 16.4%
Net margin 21.1% -37.6% 12.3%
FCF margin 36.4% – 15.4%
Operating cash flow margin 37.2% – 19.2%
Return on equity 49.9% -17.2% 16.1%
Return on assets 13.2% -6.3% 4.9%
Return on invested capital 26.5% – 8.1%
Return on capital employed 35.0% -10.9% 10.2%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.2x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x – 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 9.1% – 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricADSKCMCMOTEX
Debt / assets 22.9% 0.1% 44.0%
Debt / equity 0.9x 0.0x 1.4x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.4x – 2.8x
Debt / FCF 1.0x – 7.1x
Liabilities / assets 73.9% 65.5% 69.4%
Equity / assets 26.1% 34.5% 30.6%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 0.9x 1.2x 0.8x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.7x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.5x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 4.06 -0.13 1.28

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricADSKCMCMOTEX
Dividend yield – – 4.1%
Net buyback yield 2.9% – 6.3%
Shareholder yield 2.9% 0.0% 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.

ConsensusADSKCMCMOTEX
Forward P/E 19.8xFY2026 – 6.6xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $12.24FY2026 $-0.01FY2026 $4.15FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +17.4%FY2026 – -4.8%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +13.2% – 0.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.49BFY2026 $208.29MFY2026 $5.05BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +17.8%FY2026 +26.6%FY2026 -2.5%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +4.7% +17.0% +1.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersADSKCMCMOTEX
Held by institutions 96.0% 0.6% 81.5%
Institutions holding 1,195 15 270
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.6% -9.0% +6.5%
Institutions buying 501 7 159
Institutions selling 535 5 82
Buyers to sellers 0.94 1.40 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.

ADSKCMCMOTEX
ADSK 1.00 0.07 0.62
CMCM 0.07 1.00 0.13
OTEX 0.62 0.13 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ADSK, CMCM and OTEX?

Autodesk (ADSK) is the largest by market capitalisation: Autodesk (ADSK) $50.60B, Cheetah Mobile (CMCM) $78.21M, Open Text (OTEX) $6.59B.

Which stock is cheaper, ADSK, CMCM and OTEX?

Open Text (OTEX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Autodesk (ADSK) 31.0x, Cheetah Mobile (CMCM) -1.3x, Open Text (OTEX) 10.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Open Text (OTEX) is cheapest (Autodesk (ADSK) 19.8x, Open Text (OTEX) 6.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Cheetah Mobile (CMCM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Autodesk (ADSK) +17.9%, Cheetah Mobile (CMCM) +17.9%, Open Text (OTEX) +1.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Autodesk (ADSK) has the highest net margin (Autodesk (ADSK) 21.1%, Cheetah Mobile (CMCM) -37.6%, 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 Autodesk (ADSK) returned the most: Autodesk (ADSK) -22.8%, Cheetah Mobile (CMCM) -66.4%, Open Text (OTEX) -30.9%. Over five years, Autodesk (ADSK) compounded fastest (Autodesk (ADSK) -5.3%/yr, Cheetah Mobile (CMCM) -21.2%/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%, Cheetah Mobile (CMCM) 0.00%, Open Text (OTEX) 4.10%. Autodesk (ADSK) and Cheetah Mobile (CMCM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Open Text (OTEX) has been the steadiest (Autodesk (ADSK) 39.8%, Cheetah Mobile (CMCM) 65.7%, Open Text (OTEX) 38.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ADSK, CMCM 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, Autodesk (ADSK) leads on 6. 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.