AIP vs CDNS vs ARM Stock Comparison

Arteris, Cadence Design Systems and Arm Holdings Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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AIP Arteris, Inc.
$20.95 -12.3% 1M +46.3% 1Y
Market cap
$1.00B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$84.62M
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor EDA Software Technology
2 wins
CDNS Cadence Design Systems Inc
$343.08 +5.2% 1M -2.4% 1Y
Market cap
$93.25B
P/E
67.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.13B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor EDA Software Technology
4 wins
ARM Arm Holdings Plc /Uk
$226.60 -27.0% 1M +26.9% 1Y
Market cap
$246.60B
P/E
236.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.16B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Cadence Design Systems leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Cadence Design Systems 4, Arm Holdings 3, Arteris 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAIPCDNSARMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.00B $93.25B $246.60B ARM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -25.4x 67.5x 236.2x CDNS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 38.8x 109.5x CDNS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +33.8% +17.6% +25.1% AIP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -46.7% — 20.2% ARM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -101.1% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.3x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +46.3% -2.4% +26.9% AIP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.0%/yr +15.2%/yr — CDNS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 79.2% 41.4% 78.9% CDNS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 29/100 49/100 62/100 ARM

Percentile Scorecard

AIPCDNSARM

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

AxisAIPCDNSARM
Valuation 11 #84 of 94 27 #69 of 94 8 #87 of 94
Growth 77 #22 of 92 65 #33 of 92 88 #12 of 92
Profitability 18 #74 of 90 54 #42 of 90 78 #21 of 90
Financial Health 27 #73 of 99 – 77 #24 of 99
Shareholder Returns 11 #65 of 73 – –
Overall 29 49 62
  • AIP ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • CDNS ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • ARM ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAIPCDNSARMSPY
1 month -12.3%+5.2%-27.0% -0.2%
3 months -27.7%-0.5%-7.4% +3.9%
6 months -18.3%+5.5%+14.1% +8.2%
Year to date +35.2%+9.8%+107.3% +12.9%
1 year +46.3%-2.4%+26.9% +12.3%
3 years +290.1%+48.6%+361.6% +87.4%
3 years, per year +57.5%+14.1%+66.6% +23.3%
5 years +16.0%+103.1%— +67.9%
5 years, per year +3.0%+15.2%— +10.9%
10 years —+1,252.8%— +261.1%
10 years, per year —+29.8%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAIPCDNSARMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 79.2%41.4%78.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 81.1%41.0%71.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.621.623.46 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.58-0.060.34 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -87.6%-33.0%-54.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -56.9%-17.6%-48.4% -1.2%
52-week high $48.59$416.39$439.46 $779.14
52-week low $12.32$265.66$104.55 $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.

MultipleAIPCDNSARM
P/E now vs peer median -25.1xmedian 45.6x 68.1xmedian 45.6x 230.3xmedian 45.6x
P/S now vs peer median 12.1xmedian 7.7x 15.4xmedian 7.7x 46.6xmedian 7.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -25.4xmedian 29.0x —median 29.0x 204.3xmedian 29.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 151.9xmedian 40.6x 53.2xmedian 40.6x 119.5xmedian 40.6x
P/B now vs peer median 15.2xmedian 4.6x 13.7xmedian 4.6x 27.9xmedian 4.6x
PEG now vs peer median -6.64median 2.28 5.47median 2.28 6.49median 2.28

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 monthsAIPCDNSARM
Revenue $84.62M $6.13B $5.16B
Gross profit $74.13M – $5.03B
Operating income -$40.39M $1.77B $877.00M
Net income -$39.52M $1.38B $1.04B
Free cash flow $6.77M – $2.01B
R&D $57.09M $2.04B $2.96B
EPS (diluted) $-0.84 $5.00 $0.98
Cash & equivalents $93.27M $1.45B $3.06B
Total debt $3.50M – –
Shares (diluted) 47.28M 276.16M 1.07B
Enterprise value $750.38M $93.25B $232.31B

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
MetricAIPCDNSARM
P/E -25.1x 68.1x 230.3x
P/FCF 151.9x 53.2x 119.5x
P/Operating cash flow 120.8x 48.0x 114.8x
P/S 12.1x 15.4x 46.6x
P/B 15.2x 13.7x 27.9x
P/Tangible book 21.0x 18.6x 28.6x
EV/EBITDA -25.4x – 204.3x
EV/EBIT -22.5x – 269.7x
EV/Revenue 10.7x 15.4x 45.9x
EV/FCF 134.4x – 117.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 106.9x 48.0x 113.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -6.64 5.47 6.49

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAIPCDNSARM
Revenue growth (1Y) 33.8% 17.6% 25.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 16.1% 24.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 30.2% – 25.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 25.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) -30.4% 19.4% 14.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 16.4% 21.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -19.2% 30.1% 49.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -6.1% 13.0% 37.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -5.5% 29.0% 48.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 3.8% 12.5% 35.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 850.8% 21.7% 105.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 36.6% 13.6% 34.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 486.2% – 121.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 33.8% – 33.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAIPCDNSARM
Gross margin 87.6% – 97.5%
EBITDA margin -42.4% – 22.5%
Operating margin -47.7% – 17.0%
Pretax margin -51.7% – 24.5%
Net margin -46.7% – 20.2%
FCF margin 8.0% – 39.0%
Operating cash flow margin 10.1% 32.1% 40.6%
Return on equity -117.0% – 16.3%
Return on assets -22.5% – 12.6%
Return on invested capital -101.1% – –
Return on capital employed -45.4% – 9.0%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.5x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.2x 1.4x 2.0x
Stock comp / revenue 25.3% 8.9% 22.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAIPCDNSARM
Debt / assets 1.6% – –
Debt / equity 0.1x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 3.3x – –
Debt / FCF 0.5x – –
Liabilities / assets 69.9% – 22.9%
Equity / assets 30.1% 56.2% 77.1%
Interest coverage -236.2x – –
Current ratio 1.6x 1.4x 5.3x
Quick ratio 1.5x – 4.9x
Cash ratio 1.3x – 3.2x
Altman Z-score 2.79 – 58.08

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAIPCDNSARM
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -7.3% – –
Shareholder yield -7.3% – –
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.

ConsensusAIPCDNSARM
Forward P/E – 38.8xFY2026 109.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.17FY2026 $8.84FY2026 $2.07FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +23.8%FY2026 +16.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +14.6% +49.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $91.38MFY2026 $6.79BFY2026 $5.71BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +29.5%FY2026 +28.2%FY2026 +16.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +22.1% +13.9% +38.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAIPCDNSARM
Held by institutions 64.9% 88.2% 9.3%
Institutions holding 209 1,499 955
Change in shares held, QoQ +14.9% +5.4% +12.4%
Institutions buying 163 832 593
Institutions selling 40 518 257
Buyers to sellers 4.08 1.61 2.31

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.

AIPCDNSARM
AIP 1.00 0.40 0.62
CDNS 0.40 1.00 0.41
ARM 0.62 0.41 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AIP, CDNS and ARM?

Arm Holdings (ARM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Arteris (AIP) $1.00B, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) $93.25B, Arm Holdings (ARM) $246.60B.

Which stock is cheaper, AIP, CDNS and ARM?

Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Arteris (AIP) -25.4x, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) 67.5x, Arm Holdings (ARM) 236.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) is cheapest (Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) 38.8x, Arm Holdings (ARM) 109.5x). 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%, Arm Holdings (ARM) +25.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Arm Holdings (ARM) has the highest net margin (Arteris (AIP) -46.7%, Arm Holdings (ARM) 20.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Arteris (AIP) returned the most: Arteris (AIP) +46.3%, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) -2.4%, Arm Holdings (ARM) +26.9%. Over five years, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) compounded fastest (Arteris (AIP) +3.0%/yr, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) +15.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) has been the steadiest (Arteris (AIP) 79.2%, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) 41.4%, Arm Holdings (ARM) 78.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) leads on 4. 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.