ALAB vs AMD vs CDNS Stock Comparison

Astera Labs, Advanced Micro Devices and Cadence Design Systems Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ALAB Astera Labs, Inc.
$259.51 -28.8% 1M +57.3% 1Y
Market cap
$49.08B
P/E
132.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.20B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
3 wins
AMD Advanced Micro Devices Inc
$531.28 -15.8% 1M +110.1% 1Y
Market cap
$912.26B
P/E
141.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$41.31B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
3 wins
CDNS Cadence Design Systems Inc
$322.17 -1.2% 1M -6.6% 1Y
Market cap
$94.59B
P/E
68.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.13B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor EDA Software Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Advanced Micro Devices leads on 3 of the 12 questions below (Advanced Micro Devices 3, Cadence Design Systems 3, Astera Labs 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionALABAMDCDNSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $49.08B $912.26B $94.59B AMD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 132.8x 141.8x 68.5x CDNS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 69.6x 72.0x 36.4x CDNS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +98.5% +39.5% +17.6% ALAB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 30.7% 15.6% — ALAB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 8.0% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -1.0x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +57.3% +110.1% -6.6% AMD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +34.2%/yr +14.3%/yr AMD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 98.5% 68.4% 41.0% CDNS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 60/100 49/100 ALAB

Percentile Scorecard

ALABAMDCDNS

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

AxisALABAMDCDNS
Valuation 9 #87 of 95 28 #69 of 95 30 #67 of 95
Growth 91 #9 of 93 96 #5 of 93 64 #34 of 93
Profitability 79 #20 of 91 67 #31 of 91 53 #43 of 91
Financial Health 92 #9 of 101 68 #33 of 101 –
Shareholder Returns 35 #49 of 75 41 #45 of 75 –
Overall 61 60 49
  • ALAB ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • AMD ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • CDNS ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodALABAMDCDNSSPY
1 month -28.8%-15.8%-1.2% -0.8%
3 months -8.1%+7.3%-4.9% +3.5%
6 months +32.0%+58.8%-4.3% +7.0%
Year to date +56.0%+148.1%+3.1% +12.2%
1 year +57.3%+110.1%-6.6% +13.0%
3 years —+450.9%+39.5% +86.3%
3 years, per year —+76.7%+11.8% +23.1%
5 years —+334.5%+95.1% +68.6%
5 years, per year —+34.2%+14.3% +11.0%
10 years —+7,187.8%+1,162.4% +258.0%
10 years, per year —+53.6%+28.9% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureALABAMDCDNSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 98.5%68.4%41.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 100.9%65.6%41.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.893.211.61 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.581.61-0.16 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -63.7%-65.4%-33.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -46.3%-18.2%-22.6% -1.8%
52-week high $483.02$649.42$416.39 $779.14
52-week low $100.27$190.95$265.66 $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.

MultipleALABAMDCDNS
P/E now vs peer median 121.1xmedian 42.1x 134.8xmedian 42.1x 63.9xmedian 42.1x
P/S now vs peer median 37.5xmedian 7.1x 21.0xmedian 7.1x 14.5xmedian 7.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 153.4xmedian 27.5x 90.1xmedian 27.5x —median 27.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 162.7xmedian 37.2x 103.7xmedian 37.2x 53.2xmedian 37.2x
P/B now vs peer median 26.1xmedian 4.2x 12.9xmedian 4.2x 12.9xmedian 4.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 2.23 0.25median 2.23 5.13median 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 monthsALABAMDCDNS
Revenue $1.20B $41.31B $6.13B
Gross profit $903.00M $21.98B –
Operating income $273.45M $6.49B $1.77B
Net income $369.49M $6.43B $1.38B
Free cash flow $276.68M $8.37B –
R&D $434.25M $9.39B $2.04B
EPS (diluted) $2.02 $3.88 $5.00
Cash & equivalents $111.45M $5.09B $1.45B
Total debt – $12.89B –
Shares (diluted) 183.34M 1.66B 276.16M
Enterprise value $44.32B $869.00B $94.59B

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
MetricALABAMDCDNS
P/E 121.1x 134.8x 63.9x
P/FCF 162.7x 103.7x 53.2x
P/Operating cash flow 134.1x 86.0x 45.1x
P/S 37.5x 21.0x 14.5x
P/B 26.1x 12.9x 12.9x
P/Tangible book 26.1x 16.8x 17.5x
EV/EBITDA 153.4x 90.1x –
EV/EBIT 160.1x 132.1x –
EV/Revenue 36.4x 20.8x 14.5x
EV/FCF 158.2x 102.5x –
EV/Operating cash flow 130.4x 85.0x 45.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.25 5.13

Growth

14 metrics
MetricALABAMDCDNS
Revenue growth (1Y) 98.5% 39.5% 17.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 23.6% 16.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 97.5% 55.9% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 32.0% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 546.3% 186.2% 19.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 167.6% 16.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 268.9% 127.0% 30.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 537.7% 13.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 258.4% 123.1% 29.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 533.6% 12.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 34.8% 106.7% 21.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 61.4% 13.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 31.5% 106.9% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 64.9% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricALABAMDCDNS
Gross margin 75.1% 53.2% –
EBITDA margin 23.7% 23.0% –
Operating margin 22.8% 15.7% –
Pretax margin 26.8% 18.3% –
Net margin 30.7% 15.6% –
FCF margin 23.0% 20.3% –
Operating cash flow margin 27.9% 24.4% 32.1%
Return on equity 23.0% 9.8% –
Return on assets 20.6% 7.8% –
Return on invested capital – 8.0% –
Return on capital employed 16.8% 9.3% –
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.5x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.9x 1.6x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 16.2% 4.6% 8.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricALABAMDCDNS
Debt / assets – 3.8% –
Debt / equity – 0.0x –
Net debt / EBITDA – -1.0x –
Debt / FCF – 0.4x –
Liabilities / assets 10.7% 20.4% –
Equity / assets 89.3% 79.6% 56.2%
Interest coverage – 44.1x –
Current ratio 10.1x 2.6x 1.4x
Quick ratio 8.8x 1.7x –
Cash ratio 7.6x 1.1x –
Altman Z-score 133.45 31.29 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricALABAMDCDNS
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 0.0% 0.0% –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 0.0% –
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.

ConsensusALABAMDCDNS
Forward P/E 69.6xFY2026 72.0xFY2026 36.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.73FY2026 $7.38FY2026 $8.84FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +102.7%FY2026 +77.0%FY2026 +23.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +64.9% +112.7% +14.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.01BFY2026 $53.09BFY2026 $6.79BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +135.3%FY2026 +53.3%FY2026 +28.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +46.5% +60.7% +13.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersALABAMDCDNS
Held by institutions 73.6% 72.5% 88.2%
Institutions holding 986 3,991 1,498
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.8% +10.7% +5.4%
Institutions buying 660 2,270 831
Institutions selling 253 1,456 518
Buyers to sellers 2.61 1.56 1.60

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.

ALABAMDCDNS
ALAB 1.00 0.63 0.32
AMD 0.63 1.00 0.32
CDNS 0.32 0.32 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ALAB, AMD and CDNS?

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Astera Labs (ALAB) $49.08B, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) $912.26B, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) $94.59B.

Which stock is cheaper, ALAB, AMD and CDNS?

Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Astera Labs (ALAB) 132.8x, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) 141.8x, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) 68.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) is cheapest (Astera Labs (ALAB) 69.6x, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) 72.0x, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) 36.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Astera Labs (ALAB) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Astera Labs (ALAB) +98.5%, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) +39.5%, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) +17.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Astera Labs (ALAB) has the highest net margin (Astera Labs (ALAB) 30.7%, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) 15.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) returned the most: Astera Labs (ALAB) +57.3%, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) +110.1%, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) -6.6%. Over five years, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) compounded fastest (Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) +34.2%/yr, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) +14.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) has been the steadiest (Astera Labs (ALAB) 98.5%, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) 68.4%, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) 41.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ALAB, AMD and CDNS?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) leads on 3. 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.