AMD vs CDNS vs CEVA Stock Comparison

Advanced Micro Devices, Cadence Design Systems and Ceva Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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AMD Advanced Micro Devices Inc
$560.26 -11.2% 1M +115.8% 1Y
Market cap
$941.81B
P/E
146.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$41.31B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
5 wins
CDNS Cadence Design Systems Inc
$343.08 +5.2% 1M -2.4% 1Y
Market cap
$93.39B
P/E
67.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.13B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor EDA Software Technology
3 wins
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

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Advanced Micro Devices leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Advanced Micro Devices 5, Cadence Design Systems 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAMDCDNSCEVALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $941.81B $93.39B $903.43M AMD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 146.4x 67.6x -82.3x CDNS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 75.9x 38.8x 60.3x CDNS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +39.5% +17.6% — AMD
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 15.6% — — –
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 +115.8% -2.4% +10.5% AMD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +35.9%/yr +15.2%/yr -7.0%/yr AMD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 68.4% 41.4% 74.7% CDNS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 49/100 47/100 AMD

Percentile Scorecard

AMDCDNSCEVA

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

AxisAMDCDNSCEVA
Valuation 28 #68 of 94 27 #69 of 94 34 #62 of 94
Growth 96 #5 of 92 65 #33 of 92 75 #24 of 92
Profitability 66 #31 of 90 54 #42 of 90 28 #65 of 90
Financial Health 67 #33 of 99 – 88 #13 of 99
Shareholder Returns 40 #44 of 73 – 10 #66 of 73
Overall 60 49 47
  • AMD ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • CDNS ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • CEVA ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAMDCDNSCEVASPY
1 month -11.2%+5.2%-13.3% -0.2%
3 months +23.2%-0.5%-1.0% +3.9%
6 months +73.3%+5.5%+26.3% +8.2%
Year to date +161.6%+9.8%+45.8% +12.9%
1 year +115.8%-2.4%+10.5% +12.3%
3 years +481.0%+48.6%+84.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year +79.8%+14.1%+22.6% +23.3%
5 years +362.4%+103.1%-30.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year +35.9%+15.2%-7.0% +10.9%
10 years +7,779.9%+1,252.8%+4.4% +261.1%
10 years, per year +54.8%+29.8%+0.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAMDCDNSCEVASPY
Volatility, 1Y 68.4%41.4%74.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 65.6%41.0%75.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.221.623.43 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.69-0.060.14 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.4%-33.0%-68.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.7%-17.6%-37.3% -1.2%
52-week high $649.42$416.39$50.06 $779.14
52-week low $190.95$265.66$17.21 $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.

MultipleAMDCDNSCEVA
P/E now vs peer median 142.1xmedian 45.6x 68.1xmedian 45.6x -80.0xmedian 45.6x
P/S now vs peer median 22.1xmedian 7.7x 15.4xmedian 7.7x —median 7.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 95.1xmedian 29.0x —median 29.0x -18,030xmedian 29.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 109.3xmedian 40.6x 53.2xmedian 40.6x -830.4xmedian 40.6x
P/B now vs peer median 13.6xmedian 4.6x 13.7xmedian 4.6x 2.6xmedian 4.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.27median 2.28 5.47median 2.28 -2.66median 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 monthsAMDCDNSCEVA
Revenue $41.31B $6.13B –
Gross profit $21.98B – –
Operating income $6.49B $1.77B –
Net income $6.43B $1.38B -$10.98M
Free cash flow $8.37B – -$1.06M
R&D $9.39B $2.04B –
EPS (diluted) $3.88 $5.00 $-0.45
Cash & equivalents $5.09B $1.45B $44.30M
Total debt $12.89B – –
Shares (diluted) 1.66B 276.16M 24.30M
Enterprise value $898.56B $93.39B $108.16M

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
MetricAMDCDNSCEVA
P/E 142.1x 68.1x -80.0x
P/FCF 109.3x 53.2x -830.4x
P/Operating cash flow 90.7x 48.0x 232.0x
P/S 22.1x 15.4x –
P/B 13.6x 13.7x 2.6x
P/Tangible book 17.7x 18.6x 2.6x
EV/EBITDA 95.1x – -18,030x
EV/EBIT 139.4x – -166.7x
EV/Revenue 21.9x 15.4x –
EV/FCF 108.1x – -627.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 89.7x 48.0x 175.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.27 5.47 -2.66

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMDCDNSCEVA
Revenue growth (1Y) 39.5% 17.6% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 23.6% 16.1% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 55.9% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 32.0% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 186.2% 19.4% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 167.6% 16.4% –
Net income growth (1Y) 127.0% 30.1% -8.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 537.7% 13.0% 29.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 123.1% 29.0% -5.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 533.6% 12.5% 30.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 106.7% 21.7% 71.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 61.4% 13.6% 41.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 106.9% – -372.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 64.9% – 47.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMDCDNSCEVA
Gross margin 53.2% – –
EBITDA margin 23.0% – –
Operating margin 15.7% – –
Pretax margin 18.3% – –
Net margin 15.6% – –
FCF margin 20.3% – –
Operating cash flow margin 24.4% 32.1% –
Return on equity 9.8% – -3.2%
Return on assets 7.8% – -2.8%
Return on invested capital 8.0% – –
Return on capital employed 9.3% – -1.1%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.5x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 1.4x -0.3x
Stock comp / revenue 4.6% 8.9% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMDCDNSCEVA
Debt / assets 3.8% – –
Debt / equity 0.0x – –
Net debt / EBITDA -1.0x – –
Debt / FCF 0.4x – –
Liabilities / assets 20.4% – 13.2%
Equity / assets 79.6% 56.2% 86.8%
Interest coverage 44.1x – –
Current ratio 2.6x 1.4x 10.1x
Quick ratio 1.7x – 10.2x
Cash ratio 1.1x – 7.7x
Altman Z-score 32.94 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMDCDNSCEVA
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 0.0% – -7.4%
Shareholder yield 0.0% – -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.

ConsensusAMDCDNSCEVA
Forward P/E 75.9xFY2026 38.8xFY2026 60.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.38FY2026 $8.84FY2026 $0.52FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +77.0%FY2026 +23.8%FY2026 +23.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +112.7% +14.6% +46.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $53.09BFY2026 $6.79BFY2026 $117.61MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +53.3%FY2026 +28.2%FY2026 +7.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +60.7% +13.9% +26.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMDCDNSCEVA
Held by institutions 72.5% 88.2% 88.9%
Institutions holding 3,992 1,499 209
Change in shares held, QoQ +10.7% +5.4% +0.3%
Institutions buying 2,270 832 139
Institutions selling 1,457 518 49
Buyers to sellers 1.56 1.61 2.84

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.

AMDCDNSCEVA
AMD 1.00 0.33 0.68
CDNS 0.33 1.00 0.48
CEVA 0.68 0.48 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AMD, CDNS and CEVA?

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) $941.81B, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) $93.39B, Ceva (CEVA) $903.43M.

Which stock is cheaper, AMD, CDNS and CEVA?

Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) 146.4x, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) 67.6x, Ceva (CEVA) -82.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) is cheapest (Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) 75.9x, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) 38.8x, Ceva (CEVA) 60.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) returned the most: Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) +115.8%, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) -2.4%, Ceva (CEVA) +10.5%. Over five years, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) compounded fastest (Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) +35.9%/yr, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) +15.2%/yr, Ceva (CEVA) -7.0%/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) 68.4%, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) 41.4%, Ceva (CEVA) 74.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 5. 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.