AMD vs CDNS vs ALAB Stock Comparison

Advanced Micro Devices, Cadence Design Systems and Astera Labs Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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AMD Advanced Micro Devices Inc
$566.42 -6.8% 1M +114.3% 1Y
Market cap
$924.40B
P/E
143.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$41.31B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
4 wins
CDNS Cadence Design Systems Inc
$342.75 +5.7% 1M +0.4% 1Y
Market cap
$94.04B
P/E
68.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.13B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor EDA Software Technology
4 wins
ALAB Astera Labs, Inc.
$290.43 -18.8% 1M +67.3% 1Y
Market cap
$50.39B
P/E
135.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.20B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Advanced Micro Devices leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Advanced Micro Devices 4, Cadence Design Systems 4, Astera Labs 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAMDCDNSALABLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $924.40B $94.04B $50.39B AMD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 143.7x 68.0x 135.5x CDNS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 76.8x 38.8x 77.9x CDNS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +39.5% +17.6% +98.5% ALAB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 15.6% 22.5% 30.7% ALAB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.0% 14.1% — CDNS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.0x 0.5x — AMD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +114.3% +0.4% +67.3% AMD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +36.4%/yr +14.6%/yr — AMD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 68.5% 41.3% 98.9% CDNS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 58/100 60/100 ALAB

Percentile Scorecard

AMDCDNSALAB

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

AxisAMDCDNSALAB
Valuation 27 #69 of 94 34 #62 of 94 8 #87 of 94
Growth 95 #6 of 92 64 #34 of 92 92 #8 of 92
Profitability 66 #31 of 88 85 #14 of 88 78 #20 of 88
Financial Health 70 #30 of 96 32 #66 of 96 92 #9 of 96
Shareholder Returns 35 #47 of 72 76 #18 of 72 32 #49 of 72
Overall 58 58 60
  • AMD ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • CDNS ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • ALAB ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAMDCDNSALABSPY
1 month -6.8%+5.7%-18.8% +0.7%
3 months +16.7%+3.0%-3.1% +3.7%
6 months +59.8%+4.0%+49.1% +7.1%
Year to date +164.5%+9.7%+74.6% +12.8%
1 year +114.3%+0.4%+67.3% +11.9%
3 years +488.9%+46.6%— +85.2%
3 years, per year +80.7%+13.6%— +22.8%
5 years +371.1%+98.0%— +67.6%
5 years, per year +36.4%+14.6%— +10.9%
10 years +7,766.9%+1,250.5%— +262.0%
10 years, per year +54.7%+29.7%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAMDCDNSALABSPY
Volatility, 1Y 68.5%41.3%98.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 65.7%40.8%101.0% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.231.633.93 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.670.010.68 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.4%-33.0%-63.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.8%-17.7%-39.9% -1.2%
52-week high $649.42$416.39$483.02 $779.14
52-week low $190.95$265.66$100.27 $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.

MultipleAMDCDNSALAB
P/E now vs peer median 143.7xmedian 46.4x 68.0xmedian 46.4x 135.5xmedian 46.4x
P/S now vs peer median 22.4xmedian 7.8x 15.3xmedian 7.8x 41.9xmedian 7.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 96.1xmedian 27.5x 44.1xmedian 27.5x 172.1xmedian 27.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 110.5xmedian 40.1x 53.3xmedian 40.1x 182.1xmedian 40.1x
P/B now vs peer median 13.8xmedian 4.7x 13.7xmedian 4.7x 29.2xmedian 4.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.27median 2.10 5.40median 2.10 —median 2.10

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 monthsAMDCDNSALAB
Revenue $41.31B $6.13B $1.20B
Gross profit $21.98B $5.25B $903.00M
Operating income $6.49B $1.77B $273.45M
Net income $6.43B $1.38B $369.49M
Free cash flow $8.37B $1.76B $276.68M
R&D $9.39B $2.04B $434.25M
EPS (diluted) $3.88 $5.02 $2.02
Cash & equivalents $5.09B $1.45B $111.45M
Total debt $12.89B $2.63B –
Shares (diluted) 1.66B 275.28M 183.34M
Enterprise value $881.14B $86.74B $45.62B

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
MetricAMDCDNSALAB
P/E 143.7x 68.0x 135.5x
P/FCF 110.5x 53.3x 182.1x
P/Operating cash flow 91.7x 47.8x 150.1x
P/S 22.4x 15.3x 41.9x
P/B 13.8x 13.7x 29.2x
P/Tangible book 17.9x 18.5x 29.2x
EV/EBITDA 96.1x 44.1x 172.1x
EV/EBIT 141.0x 53.7x 179.7x
EV/Revenue 22.1x 15.5x 40.9x
EV/FCF 109.3x 54.0x 177.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 90.7x 48.4x 146.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.27 5.40 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMDCDNSALAB
Revenue growth (1Y) 39.5% 17.6% 98.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 23.6% 16.1% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 55.9% 17.8% 97.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 32.0% 14.5% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 186.2% 19.4% 546.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 167.6% 16.4% –
Net income growth (1Y) 127.0% 30.1% 268.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 537.7% 13.0% –
EPS growth (1Y) 123.1% 29.4% 258.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 533.6% 12.6% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 106.7% 21.7% 34.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 61.4% 13.6% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 106.9% 19.3% 31.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 64.9% 12.6% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMDCDNSALAB
Gross margin 53.2% 85.7% 75.1%
EBITDA margin 23.0% 35.2% 23.7%
Operating margin 15.7% 28.9% 22.8%
Pretax margin 18.3% 30.0% 26.8%
Net margin 15.6% 22.5% 30.7%
FCF margin 20.3% 28.8% 23.0%
Operating cash flow margin 24.4% 32.1% 27.9%
Return on equity 9.8% 20.1% 23.0%
Return on assets 7.8% 11.4% 20.6%
Return on invested capital 8.0% 14.1% –
Return on capital employed 9.3% 18.3% 16.8%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.5x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 1.4x 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue 4.6% 8.9% 16.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMDCDNSALAB
Debt / assets 3.8% 21.5% –
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.4x –
Net debt / EBITDA -1.0x 0.5x –
Debt / FCF 0.4x 1.5x –
Liabilities / assets 20.4% 43.8% 10.7%
Equity / assets 79.6% 56.2% 89.3%
Interest coverage 44.1x 14.0x –
Current ratio 2.6x 1.4x 10.1x
Quick ratio 1.7x 1.3x 8.8x
Cash ratio 1.1x 0.6x 7.6x
Altman Z-score 33.29 12.54 149.09

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMDCDNSALAB
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 0.0% 0.9% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 0.9% 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.

ConsensusAMDCDNSALAB
Forward P/E 76.8xFY2026 38.8xFY2026 77.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.38FY2026 $8.84FY2026 $3.73FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +77.0%FY2026 +23.8%FY2026 +102.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +112.7% +14.6% +64.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $53.09BFY2026 $6.79BFY2026 $2.01BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +53.3%FY2026 +28.2%FY2026 +135.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +60.7% +13.9% +46.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMDCDNSALAB
Held by institutions 72.5% 88.2% 73.6%
Institutions holding 3,993 1,501 987
Change in shares held, QoQ +10.7% +5.4% +5.8%
Institutions buying 2,270 834 661
Institutions selling 1,458 518 253
Buyers to sellers 1.56 1.61 2.61

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.

AMDCDNSALAB
AMD 1.00 0.33 0.63
CDNS 0.33 1.00 0.33
ALAB 0.63 0.33 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AMD, CDNS and ALAB?

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) $924.40B, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) $94.04B, Astera Labs (ALAB) $50.39B.

Which stock is cheaper, AMD, CDNS and ALAB?

Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) 143.7x, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) 68.0x, Astera Labs (ALAB) 135.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) is cheapest (Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) 76.8x, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) 38.8x, Astera Labs (ALAB) 77.9x). 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: Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) +39.5%, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) +17.6%, Astera Labs (ALAB) +98.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Astera Labs (ALAB) has the highest net margin (Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) 15.6%, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) 22.5%, Astera Labs (ALAB) 30.7%). On return on invested capital, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) leads (Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) 8.0%, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) 14.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) returned the most: Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) +114.3%, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) +0.4%, Astera Labs (ALAB) +67.3%. Over five years, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) compounded fastest (Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) +36.4%/yr, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) +14.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) has been the steadiest (Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) 68.5%, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) 41.3%, Astera Labs (ALAB) 98.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.