AIP vs SNPS vs UMC Stock Comparison

Arteris, Synopsys and United Microelectronics Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AIP Arteris, Inc.
$20.95 -12.3% 1M +46.3% 1Y
Market cap
$1.03B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$84.62M
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor EDA Software Technology
SNPS Synopsys Inc
$474.42 +11.4% 1M +1.9% 1Y
Market cap
$90.90B
P/E
69.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.88B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor EDA Software Technology
2 wins
UMC United Microelectronics Corp
$19.47 -19.9% 1M +157.2% 1Y
Market cap
$49.02B
P/E
18.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.76B
Div. yield
2.05%
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
9 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

United Microelectronics leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (United Microelectronics 9, Synopsys 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAIPSNPSUMCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.03B $90.90B $49.02B SNPS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -25.1x 69.8x 18.1x UMC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 32.6x 17.7x UMC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +33.8% +38.0% +85.6% UMC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -46.7% 14.7% 19.1% UMC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -101.1% 1.8% 10.6% UMC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.3x 2.8x -0.9x UMC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% — 2.05% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +46.3% +1.9% +157.2% UMC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.0%/yr +7.7%/yr +13.0%/yr UMC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 79.2% 44.7% 64.4% SNPS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 29/100 39/100 72/100 UMC

Percentile Scorecard

AIPSNPSUMC

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

AxisAIPSNPSUMC
Valuation 11 #84 of 94 42 #55 of 94 83 #17 of 94
Growth 77 #22 of 92 48 #48 of 92 56 #41 of 92
Profitability 18 #74 of 90 47 #48 of 90 73 #25 of 90
Financial Health 27 #73 of 99 18 #81 of 99 55 #45 of 99
Shareholder Returns 11 #65 of 73 – 93 #6 of 73
Overall 29 39 72
  • AIP ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • SNPS ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • UMC ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAIPSNPSUMCSPY
1 month -12.3%+11.4%-19.9% -0.2%
3 months -27.7%+23.6%+12.1% +3.9%
6 months -18.3%-2.0%+67.0% +8.2%
Year to date +35.2%+1.0%+147.7% +12.9%
1 year +46.3%+1.9%+157.2% +12.3%
3 years +290.1%+3.8%+175.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year +57.5%+1.3%+40.2% +23.3%
5 years +16.0%+45.2%+83.9% +67.9%
5 years, per year +3.0%+7.7%+13.0% +10.9%
10 years —+713.3%+958.2% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+23.3%+26.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAIPSNPSUMCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 79.2%44.7%64.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 81.1%42.7%56.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.621.681.79 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.580.042.44 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -87.6%-42.3%-57.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -56.9%-11.3%-30.5% -1.2%
52-week high $48.59$534.56$28.01 $779.14
52-week low $12.32$372.33$7.02 $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.

MultipleAIPSNPSUMC
P/E now vs peer median -25.1xmedian 45.6x 69.8xmedian 45.6x 18.1xmedian 45.6x
P/S now vs peer median 12.1xmedian 7.7x 10.2xmedian 7.7x 3.6xmedian 7.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -25.4xmedian 29.0x 42.1xmedian 29.0x 13.0xmedian 29.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 151.9xmedian 40.6x —median 40.6x 24.8xmedian 40.6x
P/B now vs peer median 15.2xmedian 4.6x 2.9xmedian 4.6x 3.5xmedian 4.6x
PEG now vs peer median -6.64median 2.28 147.37median 2.28 26.42median 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 monthsAIPSNPSUMC
Revenue $84.62M $8.88B $13.76B
Gross profit $74.13M $6.53B $2.47B
Operating income -$40.39M $847.20M $1.60B
Net income -$39.52M $1.30B $2.62B
Free cash flow $6.77M – $1.98B
R&D $57.09M $2.81B $609.13M
EPS (diluted) $-0.84 $6.77 $1.07
Cash & equivalents $93.27M $3.61B $3.91B
Total debt $3.50M $10.04B $4.90B
Shares (diluted) 47.28M 192.32M 2.47B
Enterprise value $773.89M $87.29B $34.27B

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
MetricAIPSNPSUMC
P/E -25.1x 69.8x 18.1x
P/FCF 151.9x – 24.8x
P/Operating cash flow 120.8x – 13.9x
P/S 12.1x 10.2x 3.6x
P/B 15.2x 2.9x 3.5x
P/Tangible book 21.0x 4.6x 3.5x
EV/EBITDA -25.4x 42.1x 13.0x
EV/EBIT -22.5x 114.9x 28.7x
EV/Revenue 10.7x 11.0x 3.3x
EV/FCF 134.4x – 23.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 106.9x – 13.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -6.64 147.37 26.42

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAIPSNPSUMC
Revenue growth (1Y) 33.8% 38.0% 85.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 22.8% 18.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 30.2% 28.2% 11.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 18.9% -10.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) -30.4% -23.3% 9.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -7.0% -16.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -19.2% -34.9% 104.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -6.1% 8.0% -0.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -5.5% -45.2% 116.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 3.8% 0.5% 0.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 850.8% – 17.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 36.6% – -3.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 486.2% – 447.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 33.8% – -7.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAIPSNPSUMC
Gross margin 87.6% 73.5% 18.0%
EBITDA margin -42.4% 26.0% 25.6%
Operating margin -47.7% 9.5% 11.6%
Pretax margin -51.7% 16.5% 30.3%
Net margin -46.7% 14.7% 19.1%
FCF margin 8.0% – 14.4%
Operating cash flow margin 10.1% – 25.6%
Return on equity -117.0% 4.2% 19.7%
Return on assets -22.5% 2.7% 13.2%
Return on invested capital -101.1% 1.8% 10.6%
Return on capital employed -45.4% 2.0% 9.7%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.2x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.2x – 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 25.3% – 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAIPSNPSUMC
Debt / assets 1.6% 21.0% 3.5%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.3x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.3x 2.8x -0.9x
Debt / FCF 0.5x – 0.4x
Liabilities / assets 69.9% 34.7% 33.3%
Equity / assets 30.1% 65.3% 66.7%
Interest coverage -236.2x 1.3x 30.3x
Current ratio 1.6x 1.3x 2.2x
Quick ratio 1.5x 1.0x 1.6x
Cash ratio 1.3x 0.7x 1.2x
Altman Z-score 2.79 3.90 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAIPSNPSUMC
Dividend yield – – 2.1%
Net buyback yield -7.3% – –
Shareholder yield -7.3% – 2.1%
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.

ConsensusAIPSNPSUMC
Forward P/E – 32.6xFY2026 17.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.17FY2026 $14.56FY2026 $1.10FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +12.8%FY2026 +107.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +21.4% -2.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $91.38MFY2026 $10.20BFY2026 $8.52BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +29.5%FY2026 +44.6%FY2026 +12.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +22.1% +12.8% +24.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAIPSNPSUMC
Held by institutions 64.9% 92.3% 7.1%
Institutions holding 209 1,440 362
Change in shares held, QoQ +14.9% +5.6% +3.2%
Institutions buying 163 772 220
Institutions selling 40 493 109
Buyers to sellers 4.08 1.57 2.02

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.

AIPSNPSUMC
AIP 1.00 0.42 0.45
SNPS 0.42 1.00 0.25
UMC 0.45 0.25 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AIP, SNPS and UMC?

Synopsys (SNPS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Arteris (AIP) $1.03B, Synopsys (SNPS) $90.90B, United Microelectronics (UMC) $49.02B.

Which stock is cheaper, AIP, SNPS and UMC?

United Microelectronics (UMC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Arteris (AIP) -25.1x, Synopsys (SNPS) 69.8x, United Microelectronics (UMC) 18.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, United Microelectronics (UMC) is cheapest (Synopsys (SNPS) 32.6x, United Microelectronics (UMC) 17.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

United Microelectronics (UMC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Arteris (AIP) +33.8%, Synopsys (SNPS) +38.0%, United Microelectronics (UMC) +85.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

United Microelectronics (UMC) has the highest net margin (Arteris (AIP) -46.7%, Synopsys (SNPS) 14.7%, United Microelectronics (UMC) 19.1%). On return on invested capital, United Microelectronics (UMC) leads (Arteris (AIP) -101.1%, Synopsys (SNPS) 1.8%, United Microelectronics (UMC) 10.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year United Microelectronics (UMC) returned the most: Arteris (AIP) +46.3%, Synopsys (SNPS) +1.9%, United Microelectronics (UMC) +157.2%. Over five years, United Microelectronics (UMC) compounded fastest (Arteris (AIP) +3.0%/yr, Synopsys (SNPS) +7.7%/yr, United Microelectronics (UMC) +13.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Arteris (AIP) 0.00%, United Microelectronics (UMC) 2.05%. Arteris (AIP) and Synopsys (SNPS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Synopsys (SNPS) has been the steadiest (Arteris (AIP) 79.2%, Synopsys (SNPS) 44.7%, United Microelectronics (UMC) 64.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, United Microelectronics (UMC) leads on 9. 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.