AIP vs CEVA vs SNPS Stock Comparison

Arteris, Ceva and Synopsys 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
$1.01B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$84.62M
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor EDA Software Technology
1 win
CEVA Ceva Inc
$31.37 -13.3% 1M +10.5% 1Y
Market cap
$903.43M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor EDA Software Technology
1 win
SNPS Synopsys Inc
$474.42 +11.4% 1M +1.9% 1Y
Market cap
$92.03B
P/E
70.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.88B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor EDA Software Technology
8 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

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

QuestionAIPCEVASNPSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.01B $903.43M $92.03B SNPS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -25.5x -82.3x 70.7x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 60.3x 32.6x SNPS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +33.8% — +38.0% SNPS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -46.7% — 14.7% SNPS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -101.1% — 1.8% SNPS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.3x — 2.8x SNPS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +46.3% +10.5% +1.9% AIP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.0%/yr -7.0%/yr +7.7%/yr SNPS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 79.2% 74.7% 44.7% SNPS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 29/100 47/100 39/100 CEVA

Percentile Scorecard

AIPCEVASNPS

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

AxisAIPCEVASNPS
Valuation 11 #84 of 94 34 #62 of 94 42 #55 of 94
Growth 77 #22 of 92 75 #24 of 92 48 #48 of 92
Profitability 18 #74 of 90 28 #65 of 90 47 #48 of 90
Financial Health 27 #73 of 99 88 #13 of 99 18 #81 of 99
Shareholder Returns 11 #65 of 73 10 #66 of 73 –
Overall 29 47 39
  • AIP ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • CEVA ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • SNPS ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAIPCEVASNPSSPY
1 month -12.3%-13.3%+11.4% -0.2%
3 months -27.7%-1.0%+23.6% +3.9%
6 months -18.3%+26.3%-2.0% +8.2%
Year to date +35.2%+45.8%+1.0% +12.9%
1 year +46.3%+10.5%+1.9% +12.3%
3 years +290.1%+84.0%+3.8% +87.4%
3 years, per year +57.5%+22.6%+1.3% +23.3%
5 years +16.0%-30.5%+45.2% +67.9%
5 years, per year +3.0%-7.0%+7.7% +10.9%
10 years —+4.4%+713.3% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+0.4%+23.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAIPCEVASNPSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 79.2%74.7%44.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 81.1%75.6%42.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.623.431.68 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.580.140.04 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -87.6%-68.0%-42.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -56.9%-37.3%-11.3% -1.2%
52-week high $48.59$50.06$534.56 $779.14
52-week low $12.32$17.21$372.33 $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.

MultipleAIPCEVASNPS
P/E now vs peer median -25.1xmedian 45.6x -80.0xmedian 45.6x 69.8xmedian 45.6x
P/S now vs peer median 12.1xmedian 7.7x —median 7.7x 10.2xmedian 7.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -25.4xmedian 29.0x -18,030xmedian 29.0x 42.1xmedian 29.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 151.9xmedian 40.6x -830.4xmedian 40.6x —median 40.6x
P/B now vs peer median 15.2xmedian 4.6x 2.6xmedian 4.6x 2.9xmedian 4.6x
PEG now vs peer median -6.64median 2.28 -2.66median 2.28 147.37median 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 monthsAIPCEVASNPS
Revenue $84.62M – $8.88B
Gross profit $74.13M – $6.53B
Operating income -$40.39M – $847.20M
Net income -$39.52M -$10.98M $1.30B
Free cash flow $6.77M -$1.06M –
R&D $57.09M – $2.81B
EPS (diluted) $-0.84 $-0.45 $6.77
Cash & equivalents $93.27M $44.30M $3.61B
Total debt $3.50M – $10.04B
Shares (diluted) 47.28M 24.30M 192.32M
Enterprise value $754.19M $108.16M $88.42B

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
MetricAIPCEVASNPS
P/E -25.1x -80.0x 69.8x
P/FCF 151.9x -830.4x –
P/Operating cash flow 120.8x 232.0x –
P/S 12.1x – 10.2x
P/B 15.2x 2.6x 2.9x
P/Tangible book 21.0x 2.6x 4.6x
EV/EBITDA -25.4x -18,030x 42.1x
EV/EBIT -22.5x -166.7x 114.9x
EV/Revenue 10.7x – 11.0x
EV/FCF 134.4x -627.6x –
EV/Operating cash flow 106.9x 175.3x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -6.64 -2.66 147.37

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAIPCEVASNPS
Revenue growth (1Y) 33.8% – 38.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – 22.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 30.2% – 28.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 18.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) -30.4% – -23.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – -7.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -19.2% -8.9% -34.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -6.1% 29.3% 8.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -5.5% -5.9% -45.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 3.8% 30.1% 0.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 850.8% 71.4% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 36.6% 41.3% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 486.2% -372.4% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 33.8% 47.3% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAIPCEVASNPS
Gross margin 87.6% – 73.5%
EBITDA margin -42.4% – 26.0%
Operating margin -47.7% – 9.5%
Pretax margin -51.7% – 16.5%
Net margin -46.7% – 14.7%
FCF margin 8.0% – –
Operating cash flow margin 10.1% – –
Return on equity -117.0% -3.2% 4.2%
Return on assets -22.5% -2.8% 2.7%
Return on invested capital -101.1% – 1.8%
Return on capital employed -45.4% -1.1% 2.0%
Asset turnover 0.5x – 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.2x -0.3x –
Stock comp / revenue 25.3% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAIPCEVASNPS
Debt / assets 1.6% – 21.0%
Debt / equity 0.1x – 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.3x – 2.8x
Debt / FCF 0.5x – –
Liabilities / assets 69.9% 13.2% 34.7%
Equity / assets 30.1% 86.8% 65.3%
Interest coverage -236.2x – 1.3x
Current ratio 1.6x 10.1x 1.3x
Quick ratio 1.5x 10.2x 1.0x
Cash ratio 1.3x 7.7x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 2.79 – 3.90

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAIPCEVASNPS
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -7.3% -7.4% –
Shareholder yield -7.3% -7.4% –
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.

ConsensusAIPCEVASNPS
Forward P/E – 60.3xFY2026 32.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.17FY2026 $0.52FY2026 $14.56FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +23.8%FY2026 +12.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +46.2% +21.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $91.38MFY2026 $117.61MFY2026 $10.20BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +29.5%FY2026 +7.3%FY2026 +44.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +22.1% +26.4% +12.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAIPCEVASNPS
Held by institutions 64.9% 88.9% 92.3%
Institutions holding 209 209 1,440
Change in shares held, QoQ +14.9% +0.3% +5.6%
Institutions buying 163 139 772
Institutions selling 40 49 493
Buyers to sellers 4.08 2.84 1.57

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.

AIPCEVASNPS
AIP 1.00 0.70 0.42
CEVA 0.70 1.00 0.45
SNPS 0.42 0.45 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AIP, CEVA and SNPS?

Synopsys (SNPS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Arteris (AIP) $1.01B, Ceva (CEVA) $903.43M, Synopsys (SNPS) $92.03B.

Which company is growing faster?

Synopsys (SNPS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Arteris (AIP) +33.8%, Synopsys (SNPS) +38.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Synopsys (SNPS) has the highest net margin (Arteris (AIP) -46.7%, Synopsys (SNPS) 14.7%). On return on invested capital, Synopsys (SNPS) leads (Arteris (AIP) -101.1%, Synopsys (SNPS) 1.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Arteris (AIP) returned the most: Arteris (AIP) +46.3%, Ceva (CEVA) +10.5%, Synopsys (SNPS) +1.9%. Over five years, Synopsys (SNPS) compounded fastest (Arteris (AIP) +3.0%/yr, Ceva (CEVA) -7.0%/yr, Synopsys (SNPS) +7.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Synopsys (SNPS) has been the steadiest (Arteris (AIP) 79.2%, Ceva (CEVA) 74.7%, Synopsys (SNPS) 44.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AIP, CEVA and SNPS?

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