AIP vs ARM vs PDFS Stock Comparison

Arteris, Arm Holdings and Pdf Solutions Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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AIP Arteris, Inc.
$19.06 -21.2% 1M +37.8% 1Y
Market cap
$915.75M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$84.62M
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor EDA Software Technology
1 win
ARM Arm Holdings Plc /Uk
$210.33 -36.8% 1M +26.2% 1Y
Market cap
$236.92B
P/E
226.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.16B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
3 wins
PDFS Pdf Solutions Inc
$39.32 -18.8% 1M +43.5% 1Y
Market cap
$1.67B
P/E
162.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$241.18M
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor EDA Software Technology
6 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Pdf Solutions leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Pdf Solutions 6, Arm Holdings 3, Arteris 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAIPARMPDFSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $915.75M $236.92B $1.67B ARM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -23.2x 226.9x 162.0x PDFS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 101.1x 28.9x PDFS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +33.8% +25.1% +23.0% AIP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -46.7% 20.2% 4.3% ARM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -101.1% — 3.1% PDFS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.3x — -1.3x PDFS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +37.8% +26.2% +43.5% PDFS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — — +11.3%/yr –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 78.9% 78.8% 68.9% PDFS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 28/100 63/100 48/100 ARM

Percentile Scorecard

AIPARMPDFS

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

AxisAIPARMPDFS
Valuation 11 #85 of 95 7 #88 of 95 39 #58 of 95
Growth 76 #23 of 93 88 #12 of 93 86 #14 of 93
Profitability 18 #75 of 91 77 #22 of 91 43 #52 of 91
Financial Health 27 #75 of 102 78 #23 of 102 56 #45 of 102
Shareholder Returns 11 #68 of 76 – 15 #65 of 76
Overall 28 63 48
  • AIP ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • ARM ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • PDFS ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAIPARMPDFSSPY
1 month -21.2%-36.8%-18.8% -1.0%
3 months -37.0%-19.1%-22.9% +2.9%
6 months -28.7%-10.4%-15.4% +6.4%
Year to date +23.0%+92.4%+37.8% +11.4%
1 year +37.8%+26.2%+43.5% +13.1%
3 years +244.7%+301.6%+35.3% +79.4%
3 years, per year +51.1%+59.0%+10.6% +21.5%
5 years ——+71.0% +67.7%
5 years, per year ——+11.3% +10.9%
10 years ——+107.1% +255.2%
10 years, per year ——+7.6% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureAIPARMPDFSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 78.9%78.8%68.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 81.1%71.2%71.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.573.453.04 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.480.330.63 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -87.6%-54.0%-65.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -60.8%-52.1%-44.5% -2.5%
52-week high $48.59$439.46$70.79 $779.14
52-week low $12.32$104.55$23.97 $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.

MultipleAIPARMPDFS
P/E now vs peer median -22.8xmedian 41.5x 213.8xmedian 41.5x 156.1xmedian 41.5x
P/S now vs peer median 11.0xmedian 6.9x 43.3xmedian 6.9x 6.8xmedian 6.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -22.8xmedian 27.3x 189.4xmedian 27.3x 42.8xmedian 27.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 138.2xmedian 35.6x 110.9xmedian 35.6x -912.5xmedian 35.6x
P/B now vs peer median 13.8xmedian 4.2x 25.9xmedian 4.2x 4.4xmedian 4.2x
PEG now vs peer median -6.04median 2.31 6.03median 2.31 74.22median 2.31

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 monthsAIPARMPDFS
Revenue $84.62M $5.16B $241.18M
Gross profit $74.13M $5.03B $172.35M
Operating income -$40.39M $877.00M $19.66M
Net income -$39.52M $1.04B $10.31M
Free cash flow $6.77M $2.01B -$1.81M
R&D $57.09M $2.96B $70.34M
EPS (diluted) $-0.84 $0.98 $0.25
Cash & equivalents $93.27M $3.06B $114.88M
Total debt $8.63M – $267.53M
Shares (diluted) 47.28M 1.07B 41.78M
Enterprise value $662.00M $222.63B $1.45B

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
MetricAIPARMPDFS
P/E -22.8x 213.8x 156.1x
P/FCF 138.2x 110.9x -912.5x
P/Operating cash flow 109.9x 106.6x 42.6x
P/S 11.0x 43.3x 6.8x
P/B 13.8x 25.9x 4.4x
P/Tangible book 19.1x 26.5x 5.1x
EV/EBITDA -22.8x 189.4x 42.8x
EV/EBIT -20.2x 250.0x 81.3x
EV/Revenue 9.6x 42.5x 6.6x
EV/FCF 120.7x 109.0x -885.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 96.0x 104.7x 41.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -6.04 6.03 74.22

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAIPARMPDFS
Revenue growth (1Y) 33.8% 25.1% 23.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 24.7% 14.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 30.2% 25.6% 23.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 25.4% 14.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) -30.4% 14.9% 10,088%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 21.6% 57.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -19.2% 49.4% 1,100%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -6.1% 37.2% 4.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -5.5% 48.7% 1,028%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 3.8% 35.5% 2.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 850.8% 105.5% 170.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 36.6% 34.7% 26.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 486.2% 121.8% 85.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 33.8% 33.3% -29.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAIPARMPDFS
Gross margin 87.6% 97.5% 71.5%
EBITDA margin -42.4% 22.5% 15.5%
Operating margin -47.7% 17.0% 8.2%
Pretax margin -51.7% 24.5% 6.9%
Net margin -46.7% 20.2% 4.3%
FCF margin 8.0% 39.0% -0.7%
Operating cash flow margin 10.1% 40.6% 16.0%
Return on equity -117.0% 16.3% 3.2%
Return on assets -22.5% 12.6% 2.2%
Return on invested capital -101.1% – 3.1%
Return on capital employed -45.4% 9.0% 4.9%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.5x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.2x 2.0x 3.8x
Stock comp / revenue 25.3% 22.4% 10.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAIPARMPDFS
Debt / assets 1.6% – 12.8%
Debt / equity 0.1x – 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.3x – -1.3x
Debt / FCF 0.5x – -36.9x
Liabilities / assets 69.9% 22.9% 28.3%
Equity / assets 30.1% 77.1% 71.7%
Interest coverage -236.2x – 4.3x
Current ratio 1.6x 5.3x 3.4x
Quick ratio 1.5x 4.9x 3.4x
Cash ratio 1.3x 3.2x 1.6x
Altman Z-score 2.43 54.04 7.51

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAIPARMPDFS
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -8.0% – -5.2%
Shareholder yield -8.0% – -5.2%
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.

ConsensusAIPARMPDFS
Forward P/E – 101.1xFY2026 28.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.17FY2026 $2.08FY2026 $1.36FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +17.5%FY2026 +44.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +51.0% +16.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $91.38MFY2026 $5.70BFY2026 $273.57MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +29.5%FY2026 +15.8%FY2026 +24.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +22.0% +38.5% +13.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAIPARMPDFS
Held by institutions 64.9% 9.3% 93.0%
Institutions holding 209 955 283
Change in shares held, QoQ +14.9% +12.4% +20.8%
Institutions buying 163 593 191
Institutions selling 40 257 61
Buyers to sellers 4.08 2.31 3.13

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.

AIPARMPDFS
AIP 1.00 0.63 0.65
ARM 0.63 1.00 0.53
PDFS 0.65 0.53 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AIP, ARM and PDFS?

Arm Holdings (ARM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Arteris (AIP) $915.75M, Arm Holdings (ARM) $236.92B, Pdf Solutions (PDFS) $1.67B.

Which stock is cheaper, AIP, ARM and PDFS?

Pdf Solutions (PDFS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Arteris (AIP) -23.2x, Arm Holdings (ARM) 226.9x, Pdf Solutions (PDFS) 162.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Pdf Solutions (PDFS) is cheapest (Arm Holdings (ARM) 101.1x, Pdf Solutions (PDFS) 28.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Arteris (AIP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Arteris (AIP) +33.8%, Arm Holdings (ARM) +25.1%, Pdf Solutions (PDFS) +23.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Arm Holdings (ARM) has the highest net margin (Arteris (AIP) -46.7%, Arm Holdings (ARM) 20.2%, Pdf Solutions (PDFS) 4.3%). On return on invested capital, Pdf Solutions (PDFS) leads (Arteris (AIP) -101.1%, Pdf Solutions (PDFS) 3.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Pdf Solutions (PDFS) returned the most: Arteris (AIP) +37.8%, Arm Holdings (ARM) +26.2%, Pdf Solutions (PDFS) +43.5%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Pdf Solutions (PDFS) has been the steadiest (Arteris (AIP) 78.9%, Arm Holdings (ARM) 78.8%, Pdf Solutions (PDFS) 68.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AIP, ARM and PDFS?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Pdf Solutions (PDFS) 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.