AIP vs SNPS vs PDFS Stock Comparison

Arteris, Synopsys and Pdf Solutions Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AIP Arteris, Inc.
$19.44 -18.6% 1M +36.8% 1Y
Market cap
$958.30M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$84.62M
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor EDA Software Technology
SNPS Synopsys Inc
$454.33 +6.7% 1M -2.1% 1Y
Market cap
$89.95B
P/E
69.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.88B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor EDA Software Technology
5 wins
PDFS Pdf Solutions Inc
$40.82 -17.6% 1M +45.2% 1Y
Market cap
$1.71B
P/E
165.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$241.18M
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor EDA Software Technology
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Pdf Solutions leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Pdf Solutions 6, Synopsys 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAIPSNPSPDFSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $958.30M $89.95B $1.71B SNPS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -24.2x 69.1x 165.5x SNPS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 31.2x 30.0x PDFS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +33.8% +38.0% +23.0% SNPS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -46.7% 14.7% 4.3% SNPS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -101.1% 1.8% 3.1% PDFS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.3x 2.8x -1.3x PDFS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +36.8% -2.1% +45.2% PDFS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.3%/yr +7.3%/yr +12.1%/yr PDFS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 79.0% 44.6% 69.0% SNPS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 28/100 41/100 48/100 PDFS

Percentile Scorecard

AIPSNPSPDFS

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

AxisAIPSNPSPDFS
Valuation 11 #85 of 95 45 #53 of 95 39 #58 of 95
Growth 75 #24 of 93 50 #47 of 93 86 #14 of 93
Profitability 18 #75 of 91 48 #48 of 91 43 #52 of 91
Financial Health 27 #74 of 101 20 #81 of 101 55 #46 of 101
Shareholder Returns 11 #67 of 75 – 15 #64 of 75
Overall 28 41 48
  • AIP ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • SNPS 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

PeriodAIPSNPSPDFSSPY
1 month -18.6%+6.7%-17.6% -0.8%
3 months -35.8%+16.8%-14.5% +3.5%
6 months -26.9%-8.9%-1.3% +7.0%
Year to date +25.4%-3.3%+43.1% +12.2%
1 year +36.8%-2.1%+45.2% +13.0%
3 years +262.0%-0.6%+49.6% +86.3%
3 years, per year +53.6%-0.2%+14.4% +23.1%
5 years +6.8%+42.4%+76.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year +1.3%+7.3%+12.1% +11.0%
10 years —+675.8%+111.8% +258.0%
10 years, per year —+22.7%+7.8% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAIPSNPSPDFSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 79.0%44.6%69.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 81.1%42.7%71.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.601.673.05 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.47-0.050.65 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -87.6%-42.3%-65.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -60.0%-15.0%-42.3% -1.8%
52-week high $48.59$534.56$70.79 $779.14
52-week low $12.32$372.33$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.

MultipleAIPSNPSPDFS
P/E now vs peer median -23.3xmedian 42.1x 66.8xmedian 42.1x 162.1xmedian 42.1x
P/S now vs peer median 11.3xmedian 7.1x 9.8xmedian 7.1x 7.1xmedian 7.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -23.3xmedian 27.5x 40.5xmedian 27.5x 44.5xmedian 27.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 140.9xmedian 37.2x 31.3xmedian 37.2x -947.3xmedian 37.2x
P/B now vs peer median 14.1xmedian 4.2x 2.8xmedian 4.2x 4.6xmedian 4.2x
PEG now vs peer median -6.16median 2.23 141.13median 2.23 77.05median 2.23

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 monthsAIPSNPSPDFS
Revenue $84.62M $8.88B $241.18M
Gross profit $74.13M $6.53B $172.35M
Operating income -$40.39M $847.20M $19.66M
Net income -$39.52M $1.30B $10.31M
Free cash flow $6.77M – -$1.81M
R&D $57.09M $2.81B $70.34M
EPS (diluted) $-0.84 $6.77 $0.25
Cash & equivalents $93.27M $3.61B $114.88M
Total debt $3.50M $10.04B $66.52M
Shares (diluted) 47.28M 192.32M 41.78M
Enterprise value $704.55M $86.34B $1.48B

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
MetricAIPSNPSPDFS
P/E -23.3x 66.8x 162.1x
P/FCF 140.9x 31.3x -947.3x
P/Operating cash flow 112.1x – 44.2x
P/S 11.3x 9.8x 7.1x
P/B 14.1x 2.8x 4.6x
P/Tangible book 19.5x 4.4x 5.3x
EV/EBITDA -23.3x 40.5x 44.5x
EV/EBIT -20.7x 110.3x 84.5x
EV/Revenue 9.9x 10.5x 6.9x
EV/FCF 123.4x – -920.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 98.2x – 42.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -6.16 141.13 77.05

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAIPSNPSPDFS
Revenue growth (1Y) 33.8% 38.0% 23.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 22.8% 14.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 30.2% 28.2% 23.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 18.9% 14.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) -30.4% -23.3% 10,088%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -7.0% 57.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -19.2% -34.9% 1,100%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -6.1% 8.0% 4.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -5.5% -45.2% 1,028%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 3.8% 0.5% 2.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 850.8% – 170.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 36.6% – 26.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 486.2% – 85.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 33.8% – -29.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAIPSNPSPDFS
Gross margin 87.6% 73.5% 71.5%
EBITDA margin -42.4% 26.0% 15.5%
Operating margin -47.7% 9.5% 8.2%
Pretax margin -51.7% 16.5% 6.9%
Net margin -46.7% 14.7% 4.3%
FCF margin 8.0% – -0.7%
Operating cash flow margin 10.1% – 16.0%
Return on equity -117.0% 4.2% 3.2%
Return on assets -22.5% 2.7% 2.2%
Return on invested capital -101.1% 1.8% 3.1%
Return on capital employed -45.4% 2.0% 4.9%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.2x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.2x – 3.8x
Stock comp / revenue 25.3% – 10.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAIPSNPSPDFS
Debt / assets 1.6% 21.0% 12.8%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.3x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.3x 2.8x -1.3x
Debt / FCF 0.5x – -36.9x
Liabilities / assets 69.9% 34.7% 28.3%
Equity / assets 30.1% 65.3% 71.7%
Interest coverage -236.2x 1.3x 4.3x
Current ratio 1.6x 1.3x 3.4x
Quick ratio 1.5x 1.0x 3.4x
Cash ratio 1.3x 0.7x 1.6x
Altman Z-score 2.50 3.76 7.77

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAIPSNPSPDFS
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -7.9% – -5.0%
Shareholder yield -7.9% – -5.0%
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.

ConsensusAIPSNPSPDFS
Forward P/E – 31.2xFY2026 30.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.17FY2026 $14.56FY2026 $1.36FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +12.8%FY2026 +44.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +21.4% +16.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $91.38MFY2026 $10.20BFY2026 $273.57MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +29.5%FY2026 +44.6%FY2026 +24.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +22.1% +12.8% +13.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAIPSNPSPDFS
Held by institutions 64.9% 92.3% 93.0%
Institutions holding 209 1,440 283
Change in shares held, QoQ +14.9% +5.6% +20.8%
Institutions buying 163 772 191
Institutions selling 40 493 61
Buyers to sellers 4.08 1.57 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.

AIPSNPSPDFS
AIP 1.00 0.41 0.65
SNPS 0.41 1.00 0.43
PDFS 0.65 0.43 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AIP, SNPS and PDFS?

Synopsys (SNPS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Arteris (AIP) $958.30M, Synopsys (SNPS) $89.95B, Pdf Solutions (PDFS) $1.71B.

Which stock is cheaper, AIP, SNPS and PDFS?

Synopsys (SNPS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Arteris (AIP) -24.2x, Synopsys (SNPS) 69.1x, Pdf Solutions (PDFS) 165.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Pdf Solutions (PDFS) is cheapest (Synopsys (SNPS) 31.2x, Pdf Solutions (PDFS) 30.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Synopsys (SNPS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Arteris (AIP) +33.8%, Synopsys (SNPS) +38.0%, Pdf Solutions (PDFS) +23.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Synopsys (SNPS) has the highest net margin (Arteris (AIP) -46.7%, Synopsys (SNPS) 14.7%, Pdf Solutions (PDFS) 4.3%). On return on invested capital, Pdf Solutions (PDFS) leads (Arteris (AIP) -101.1%, Synopsys (SNPS) 1.8%, Pdf Solutions (PDFS) 3.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Pdf Solutions (PDFS) returned the most: Arteris (AIP) +36.8%, Synopsys (SNPS) -2.1%, Pdf Solutions (PDFS) +45.2%. Over five years, Pdf Solutions (PDFS) compounded fastest (Arteris (AIP) +1.3%/yr, Synopsys (SNPS) +7.3%/yr, Pdf Solutions (PDFS) +12.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Synopsys (SNPS) has been the steadiest (Arteris (AIP) 79.0%, Synopsys (SNPS) 44.6%, Pdf Solutions (PDFS) 69.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AIP, SNPS 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.