AIP vs CDNS vs ADI Stock Comparison

Arteris, Cadence Design Systems and Analog Devices Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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AIP Arteris, Inc.
$20.59 -11.5% 1M +51.3% 1Y
Market cap
$881.41M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$84.62M
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor EDA Software Technology
1 win
CDNS Cadence Design Systems Inc
$342.75 +5.7% 1M +0.4% 1Y
Market cap
$89.71B
P/E
65.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.13B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor EDA Software Technology
2 wins
ADI Analog Devices Inc
$433.28 +8.8% 1M +84.3% 1Y
Market cap
$200.85B
P/E
48.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.88B
Div. yield
0.01%
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
8 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Analog Devices leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Analog Devices 8, Cadence Design Systems 2, Arteris 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAIPCDNSADILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $881.41M $89.71B $200.85B ADI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -22.3x 65.0x 48.6x ADI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 38.8x 35.1x ADI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +33.8% +17.6% +33.6% AIP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -46.7% 22.5% 29.8% ADI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -101.1% 14.1% 10.2% CDNS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.3x 0.5x 1.0x CDNS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +51.3% +0.4% +84.3% ADI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.6%/yr +14.6%/yr +20.1%/yr ADI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 79.2% 41.3% 36.6% ADI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 28/100 58/100 60/100 ADI

Percentile Scorecard

AIPCDNSADI

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

AxisAIPCDNSADI
Valuation 12 #83 of 94 34 #62 of 94 45 #52 of 94
Growth 74 #25 of 92 64 #34 of 92 77 #22 of 92
Profitability 17 #73 of 88 85 #14 of 88 81 #18 of 88
Financial Health 27 #70 of 96 32 #66 of 96 28 #69 of 96
Shareholder Returns 9 #66 of 72 76 #18 of 72 69 #23 of 72
Overall 28 58 60
  • AIP ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • CDNS ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • ADI ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAIPCDNSADISPY
1 month -11.5%+5.7%+8.8% +0.7%
3 months -29.7%+3.0%+18.2% +3.7%
6 months -28.9%+4.0%+7.7% +7.1%
Year to date +32.8%+9.7%+59.8% +12.8%
1 year +51.3%+0.4%+84.3% +11.9%
3 years +275.7%+46.6%+178.0% +85.2%
3 years, per year +55.5%+13.6%+40.6% +22.8%
5 years -7.9%+98.0%+149.7% +67.6%
5 years, per year -1.6%+14.6%+20.1% +10.9%
10 years —+1,250.5%+582.0% +262.0%
10 years, per year —+29.7%+21.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAIPCDNSADISPY
Volatility, 1Y 79.2%41.3%36.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 81.3%40.8%36.6% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.631.631.73 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.650.012.31 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -87.6%-33.0%-32.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -57.6%-17.7%-2.7% -1.2%
52-week high $48.59$416.39$445.48 $779.14
52-week low $12.32$265.66$225.20 $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.

MultipleAIPCDNSADI
P/E now vs peer median -24.6xmedian 46.4x 68.0xmedian 46.4x 50.9xmedian 46.4x
P/S now vs peer median 11.9xmedian 7.8x 15.3xmedian 7.8x 15.1xmedian 7.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -24.9xmedian 27.5x 44.1xmedian 27.5x 31.4xmedian 27.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 149.3xmedian 40.1x 53.3xmedian 40.1x 42.5xmedian 40.1x
P/B now vs peer median 14.9xmedian 4.7x 13.7xmedian 4.7x 6.3xmedian 4.7x
PEG now vs peer median -6.52median 2.10 5.40median 2.10 11.81median 2.10

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 monthsAIPCDNSADI
Revenue $84.62M $6.13B $13.88B
Gross profit $74.13M $5.25B $9.13B
Operating income -$40.39M $1.77B $4.93B
Net income -$39.52M $1.38B $4.14B
Free cash flow $6.77M $1.76B $4.94B
R&D $57.09M $2.04B $1.98B
EPS (diluted) $-0.84 $5.02 $8.46
Cash & equivalents $93.27M $1.45B $2.17B
Total debt $3.50M $2.63B $9.12B
Shares (diluted) 47.28M 275.28M 488.84M
Enterprise value $627.66M $82.41B $187.38B

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
MetricAIPCDNSADI
P/E -24.6x 68.0x 50.9x
P/FCF 149.3x 53.3x 42.5x
P/Operating cash flow 118.7x 47.8x 37.9x
P/S 11.9x 15.3x 15.1x
P/B 14.9x 13.7x 6.3x
P/Tangible book 20.7x 18.5x 8.0x
EV/EBITDA -24.9x 44.1x 31.4x
EV/EBIT -22.1x 53.7x 43.9x
EV/Revenue 10.5x 15.5x 15.6x
EV/FCF 131.7x 54.0x 43.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 104.8x 48.4x 39.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -6.52 5.40 11.81

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAIPCDNSADI
Revenue growth (1Y) 33.8% 17.6% 33.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 16.1% 2.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 30.2% 17.8% 46.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 14.5% 2.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) -30.4% 19.4% 93.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 16.4% 4.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -19.2% 30.1% 111.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -6.1% 13.0% 3.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -5.5% 29.4% 114.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 3.8% 12.6% 4.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 850.8% 21.7% 33.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 36.6% 13.6% 5.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 486.2% 19.3% 34.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 33.8% 12.6% 10.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAIPCDNSADI
Gross margin 87.6% 85.7% 65.8%
EBITDA margin -42.4% 35.2% 49.8%
Operating margin -47.7% 28.9% 35.5%
Pretax margin -51.7% 30.0% 33.9%
Net margin -46.7% 22.5% 29.8%
FCF margin 8.0% 28.8% 35.6%
Operating cash flow margin 10.1% 32.1% 39.9%
Return on equity -117.0% 20.1% 12.3%
Return on assets -22.5% 11.4% 8.6%
Return on invested capital -101.1% 14.1% 10.2%
Return on capital employed -45.4% 18.3% 11.6%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.5x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.2x 1.4x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 25.3% 8.9% 2.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAIPCDNSADI
Debt / assets 1.6% 21.5% 18.8%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.4x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.3x 0.5x 1.0x
Debt / FCF 0.5x 1.5x 1.8x
Liabilities / assets 69.9% 43.8% 30.7%
Equity / assets 30.1% 56.2% 69.3%
Interest coverage -236.2x 14.0x 14.1x
Current ratio 1.6x 1.4x 1.3x
Quick ratio 1.5x 1.3x 0.8x
Cash ratio 1.3x 0.6x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 2.72 12.54 9.48

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAIPCDNSADI
Dividend yield – – 1.0%
Net buyback yield -7.4% 0.9% 1.4%
Shareholder yield -7.4% 0.9% 2.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 49.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 41.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 7.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 7.6%

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.

ConsensusAIPCDNSADI
Forward P/E – 38.8xFY2026 35.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.17FY2026 $8.84FY2026 $12.33FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +23.8%FY2026 +58.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +14.6% +27.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $91.38MFY2026 $6.79BFY2026 $15.85BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +29.5%FY2026 +28.2%FY2026 +43.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +22.1% +13.9% +19.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAIPCDNSADI
Held by institutions 64.9% 88.2% 90.9%
Institutions holding 209 1,501 2,289
Change in shares held, QoQ +14.9% +5.4% +4.5%
Institutions buying 163 834 1,183
Institutions selling 40 518 820
Buyers to sellers 4.08 1.61 1.44

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.

AIPCDNSADI
AIP 1.00 0.40 0.56
CDNS 0.40 1.00 0.31
ADI 0.56 0.31 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AIP, CDNS and ADI?

Analog Devices (ADI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Arteris (AIP) $881.41M, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) $89.71B, Analog Devices (ADI) $200.85B.

Which stock is cheaper, AIP, CDNS and ADI?

Analog Devices (ADI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Arteris (AIP) -22.3x, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) 65.0x, Analog Devices (ADI) 48.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Analog Devices (ADI) is cheapest (Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) 38.8x, Analog Devices (ADI) 35.1x). 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%, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) +17.6%, Analog Devices (ADI) +33.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Analog Devices (ADI) has the highest net margin (Arteris (AIP) -46.7%, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) 22.5%, Analog Devices (ADI) 29.8%). On return on invested capital, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) leads (Arteris (AIP) -101.1%, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) 14.1%, Analog Devices (ADI) 10.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Analog Devices (ADI) returned the most: Arteris (AIP) +51.3%, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) +0.4%, Analog Devices (ADI) +84.3%. Over five years, Analog Devices (ADI) compounded fastest (Arteris (AIP) -1.6%/yr, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) +14.6%/yr, Analog Devices (ADI) +20.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Arteris (AIP) 0.00%, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) 0.00%, Analog Devices (ADI) 0.01%. Arteris (AIP) and Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Analog Devices (ADI) has been the steadiest (Arteris (AIP) 79.2%, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) 41.3%, Analog Devices (ADI) 36.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AIP, CDNS and ADI?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Analog Devices (ADI) leads on 8. 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.