ADSK vs SNPS vs FIG Stock Comparison

Autodesk, Synopsys and Figma Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ADSK Autodesk, Inc.
$252.20 +16.1% 1M -18.6% 1Y
Market cap
$52.42B
P/E
31.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.79B
Div. yield
–
Creative Software Technology
7 wins
SNPS Synopsys Inc
$430.14 +4.1% 1M -5.7% 1Y
Market cap
$87.10B
P/E
66.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.88B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor EDA Software Technology
3 wins
FIG Figma, Inc.
$24.64 +13.2% 1M -53.8% 1Y
Market cap
$12.41B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.20B
Div. yield
–
Creative Software Technology
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Autodesk leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Autodesk 7, Synopsys 3, Figma 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionADSKSNPSFIGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $52.42B $87.10B $12.41B SNPS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 31.9x 66.9x -8.7x ADSK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.6x 29.6x 88.0x ADSK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +17.9% +38.0% +42.2% FIG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 21.1% 14.7% -119.8% ADSK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 26.5% 1.8% — ADSK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.4x 2.8x — ADSK
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -18.6% -5.7% -53.8% SNPS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -4.0%/yr +6.0%/yr — SNPS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.7% 44.2% 74.6% ADSK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 41/100 32/100 ADSK

Percentile Scorecard

ADSKSNPSFIG

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

AxisADSKSNPSFIG
Valuation 28 #22 of 30 46 #52 of 95 3 #29 of 30
Growth 62 #11 of 27 51 #46 of 93 39 #17 of 27
Profitability 88 #4 of 26 48 #48 of 91 4 #25 of 26
Financial Health 48 #17 of 32 19 #83 of 102 81 #7 of 32
Shareholder Returns 44 #10 of 17 – –
Overall 54 41 32
  • ADSK ranked among 33 companies in Workplace Software
  • SNPS ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • FIG ranked among 33 companies in Workplace Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodADSKSNPSFIGSPY
1 month +16.1%+4.1%+13.2% -1.0%
3 months +20.2%+15.2%+16.5% +2.9%
6 months +6.2%-14.1%+41.0% +6.4%
Year to date -14.8%-8.4%-34.1% +11.4%
1 year -18.6%-5.7%-53.8% +13.1%
3 years +23.0%-8.1%— +79.4%
3 years, per year +7.1%-2.8%— +21.5%
5 years -18.3%+33.9%— +67.7%
5 years, per year -4.0%+6.0%— +10.9%
10 years +254.3%+627.4%— +255.2%
10 years, per year +13.5%+22.0%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureADSKSNPSFIGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.7%44.2%74.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 42.7%42.7%69.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.451.641.02 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.47-0.13-0.72 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -50.8%-42.3%-86.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.6%-19.5%-53.8% -2.5%
52-week high $313.53$534.56$53.36 $779.14
52-week low $187.72$372.33$16.84 $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.

MultipleADSKSNPSFIG
P/E now vs peer median 32.3xmedian 32.3x 63.3xmedian 41.5x -9.1xmedian 32.3x
P/S now vs peer median 6.8xmedian 2.4x 9.3xmedian 6.9x 10.9xmedian 2.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.7xmedian 11.5x 38.4xmedian 27.3x -8.0xmedian 11.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 18.6xmedian 14.2x 31.3xmedian 35.6x —median 14.2x
P/B now vs peer median 15.6xmedian 2.7x 2.6xmedian 4.2x 8.8xmedian 2.7x
PEG now vs peer median 1.33median 0.77 133.61median 2.31 —median 0.77

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 monthsADSKSNPSFIG
Revenue $7.79B $8.88B $1.20B
Gross profit $7.11B $6.53B $971.13M
Operating income $2.04B $847.20M -$1.45B
Net income $1.64B $1.30B -$1.41B
Free cash flow $2.84B – –
R&D $1.72B $2.81B $1.13B
EPS (diluted) $7.78 $6.77 $-2.72
Cash & equivalents $4.10B $3.61B $445.85M
Total debt $10.43B $10.04B –
Shares (diluted) 211.00M 192.32M 527.46M
Enterprise value $40.46B $83.49B $5.92B

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
MetricADSKSNPSFIG
P/E 32.3x 63.3x -9.1x
P/FCF 18.6x 31.3x –
P/Operating cash flow 18.2x – –
P/S 6.8x 9.3x 10.9x
P/B 15.6x 2.6x 8.8x
P/Tangible book 17.8x 4.2x 8.9x
EV/EBITDA 17.7x 38.4x -8.0x
EV/EBIT 25.2x 104.9x -7.9x
EV/Revenue 6.6x 10.0x 9.5x
EV/FCF 18.2x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 17.8x – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.33 133.61 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricADSKSNPSFIG
Revenue growth (1Y) 17.9% 38.0% 42.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.3% 22.8% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 18.8% 28.2% 31.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.7% 18.9% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 46.9% -23.3% -63.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 26.3% -7.0% –
Net income growth (1Y) 57.4% -34.9% -96.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 23.4% 8.0% –
EPS growth (1Y) 60.4% -45.2% 15.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 24.2% 0.5% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 50.4% – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.0% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 50.7% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.8% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricADSKSNPSFIG
Gross margin 91.2% 73.5% 81.1%
EBITDA margin 37.3% 26.0% -119.1%
Operating margin 26.2% 9.5% -120.9%
Pretax margin 27.0% 16.5% -115.4%
Net margin 21.1% 14.7% -119.8%
FCF margin 36.4% – –
Operating cash flow margin 37.2% – –
Return on equity 49.9% 4.2% -94.2%
Return on assets 13.2% 2.7% -59.9%
Return on invested capital 26.5% 1.8% –
Return on capital employed 35.0% 2.0% -93.8%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.2x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x – –
Stock comp / revenue 9.1% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricADSKSNPSFIG
Debt / assets 22.9% 21.0% –
Debt / equity 0.9x 0.3x –
Net debt / EBITDA -0.4x 2.8x –
Debt / FCF 1.0x – –
Liabilities / assets 73.9% 34.7% 37.1%
Equity / assets 26.1% 65.3% 62.9%
Interest coverage – 1.3x –
Current ratio 0.9x 1.3x 2.5x
Quick ratio 0.7x 1.0x 2.3x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.7x 2.1x
Altman Z-score 4.19 3.59 7.05

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricADSKSNPSFIG
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 2.8% – –
Shareholder yield 2.8% – 0.0%
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.

ConsensusADSKSNPSFIG
Forward P/E 20.6xFY2026 29.6xFY2026 88.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $12.24FY2026 $14.55FY2026 $0.28FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +17.4%FY2026 +12.7%FY2026 -37.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +13.2% +21.2% +21.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.49BFY2026 $10.20BFY2026 $1.43BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +17.8%FY2026 +44.6%FY2026 +35.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.7% +12.7% +34.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersADSKSNPSFIG
Held by institutions 96.0% 92.3% 81.2%
Institutions holding 1,195 1,440 373
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.6% +5.6% +12.2%
Institutions buying 501 772 257
Institutions selling 535 493 64
Buyers to sellers 0.94 1.57 4.02

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.

ADSKSNPSFIG
ADSK 1.00 0.29 0.54
SNPS 0.29 1.00 0.26
FIG 0.54 0.26 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ADSK, SNPS and FIG?

Synopsys (SNPS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Autodesk (ADSK) $52.42B, Synopsys (SNPS) $87.10B, Figma (FIG) $12.41B.

Which stock is cheaper, ADSK, SNPS and FIG?

Autodesk (ADSK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Autodesk (ADSK) 31.9x, Synopsys (SNPS) 66.9x, Figma (FIG) -8.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Autodesk (ADSK) is cheapest (Autodesk (ADSK) 20.6x, Synopsys (SNPS) 29.6x, Figma (FIG) 88.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Figma (FIG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Autodesk (ADSK) +17.9%, Synopsys (SNPS) +38.0%, Figma (FIG) +42.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Autodesk (ADSK) has the highest net margin (Autodesk (ADSK) 21.1%, Synopsys (SNPS) 14.7%, Figma (FIG) -119.8%). On return on invested capital, Autodesk (ADSK) leads (Autodesk (ADSK) 26.5%, Synopsys (SNPS) 1.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Synopsys (SNPS) returned the most: Autodesk (ADSK) -18.6%, Synopsys (SNPS) -5.7%, Figma (FIG) -53.8%. Over five years, Synopsys (SNPS) compounded fastest (Autodesk (ADSK) -4.0%/yr, Synopsys (SNPS) +6.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Autodesk (ADSK) has been the steadiest (Autodesk (ADSK) 39.7%, Synopsys (SNPS) 44.2%, Figma (FIG) 74.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ADSK, SNPS and FIG?

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 7. 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.