AMD vs CDNS vs NVDA Stock Comparison

Advanced Micro Devices, Cadence Design Systems and Nvidia Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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AMD Advanced Micro Devices Inc
$531.28 -15.8% 1M +110.1% 1Y
Market cap
$912.50B
P/E
141.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$41.31B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
2 wins
NVDA Nvidia Corp
$216.00 -4.0% 1M +16.0% 1Y
Market cap
$5.27T
P/E
27.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$302.97B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
9 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionAMDCDNSNVDALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $912.50B $94.46B $5.27T NVDA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 141.8x 68.4x 27.3x NVDA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 72.0x 36.4x 24.7x NVDA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +39.5% +17.6% +83.4% NVDA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 15.6% — 63.7% NVDA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.0% — 71.1% NVDA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.0x — -0.2x AMD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +110.1% -6.6% +16.0% AMD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +34.2%/yr +14.3%/yr +54.7%/yr NVDA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 68.4% 41.0% 37.8% NVDA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 49/100 73/100 NVDA

Percentile Scorecard

AMDCDNSNVDA

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

AxisAMDCDNSNVDA
Valuation 28 #69 of 95 30 #67 of 95 57 #41 of 95
Growth 96 #5 of 93 64 #34 of 93 97 #4 of 93
Profitability 67 #31 of 91 53 #43 of 91 99 #2 of 91
Financial Health 68 #33 of 101 – 65 #36 of 101
Shareholder Returns 41 #45 of 75 – 46 #41 of 75
Overall 60 49 73
  • AMD ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • CDNS ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • NVDA ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAMDCDNSNVDASPY
1 month -15.8%-1.2%-4.0% -0.8%
3 months +7.3%-4.9%+9.9% +3.5%
6 months +58.8%-4.3%-0.3% +7.0%
Year to date +148.1%+3.1%+15.8% +12.2%
1 year +110.1%-6.6%+16.0% +13.0%
3 years +450.9%+39.5%+433.3% +86.3%
3 years, per year +76.7%+11.8%+74.8% +23.1%
5 years +334.5%+95.1%+783.4% +68.6%
5 years, per year +34.2%+14.3%+54.7% +11.0%
10 years +7,187.8%+1,162.4%+11,873.4% +258.0%
10 years, per year +53.6%+28.9%+61.4% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAMDCDNSNVDASPY
Volatility, 1Y 68.4%41.0%37.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 65.6%41.0%36.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.211.611.94 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.61-0.160.42 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.4%-33.0%-66.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -18.2%-22.6%-9.7% -1.8%
52-week high $649.42$416.39$239.24 $779.14
52-week low $190.95$265.66$165.17 $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.

MultipleAMDCDNSNVDA
P/E now vs peer median 134.8xmedian 42.1x 63.9xmedian 42.1x 27.1xmedian 42.1x
P/S now vs peer median 21.0xmedian 7.1x 14.5xmedian 7.1x 17.2xmedian 7.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 90.1xmedian 27.5x —median 27.5x 25.7xmedian 27.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 103.7xmedian 37.2x 53.2xmedian 37.2x 41.0xmedian 37.2x
P/B now vs peer median 12.9xmedian 4.2x 12.9xmedian 4.2x 22.7xmedian 4.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.25median 2.23 5.13median 2.23 0.16median 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 monthsAMDCDNSNVDA
Revenue $41.31B $6.13B $302.97B
Gross profit $21.98B – $226.24B
Operating income $6.49B $1.77B $197.58B
Net income $6.43B $1.38B $192.88B
Free cash flow $8.37B – $127.01B
R&D $9.39B $2.04B $23.59B
EPS (diluted) $3.88 $5.00 $7.94
Cash & equivalents $5.09B $1.45B $22.44B
Total debt $12.89B – $33.37B
Shares (diluted) 1.66B 276.16M 24.29B
Enterprise value $869.24B $94.46B $5.05T

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
MetricAMDCDNSNVDA
P/E 134.8x 63.9x 27.1x
P/FCF 103.7x 53.2x 41.0x
P/Operating cash flow 86.0x 45.1x 38.7x
P/S 21.0x 14.5x 17.2x
P/B 12.9x 12.9x 22.7x
P/Tangible book 16.8x 17.5x 23.0x
EV/EBITDA 90.1x – 25.7x
EV/EBIT 132.1x – 26.2x
EV/Revenue 20.8x 14.5x 17.1x
EV/FCF 102.5x – 40.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 85.0x 45.1x 38.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.25 5.13 0.16

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMDCDNSNVDA
Revenue growth (1Y) 39.5% 17.6% 83.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 23.6% 16.1% 110.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 55.9% – 96.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 32.0% – 120.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 186.2% 19.4% 105.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 167.6% 16.4% 163.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 127.0% 30.1% 122.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 537.7% 13.0% 165.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 123.1% 29.0% 125.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 533.6% 12.5% 167.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 106.7% 21.7% 74.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 61.4% 13.6% 124.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 106.9% – 76.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 64.9% – 130.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMDCDNSNVDA
Gross margin 53.2% – 74.7%
EBITDA margin 23.0% – 66.4%
Operating margin 15.7% – 65.2%
Pretax margin 18.3% – 75.8%
Net margin 15.6% – 63.7%
FCF margin 20.3% – 41.9%
Operating cash flow margin 24.4% 32.1% 44.3%
Return on equity 9.8% – 90.9%
Return on assets 7.8% – 66.5%
Return on invested capital 8.0% – 71.1%
Return on capital employed 9.3% – 80.0%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.5x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 1.4x 0.7x
Stock comp / revenue 4.6% 8.9% 2.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMDCDNSNVDA
Debt / assets 3.8% – 10.4%
Debt / equity 0.0x – 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.0x – -0.2x
Debt / FCF 0.4x – 0.3x
Liabilities / assets 20.4% – 28.5%
Equity / assets 79.6% 56.2% 71.5%
Interest coverage 44.1x – –
Current ratio 2.6x 1.4x 4.6x
Quick ratio 1.7x – 3.0x
Cash ratio 1.1x – 1.5x
Altman Z-score 31.29 – 38.73

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMDCDNSNVDA
Dividend yield – – 0.2%
Net buyback yield 0.0% – 1.0%
Shareholder yield 0.0% – 1.3%
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.

ConsensusAMDCDNSNVDA
Forward P/E 72.0xFY2026 36.4xFY2026 24.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.38FY2026 $8.84FY2026 $8.76FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +77.0%FY2026 +23.8%FY2026 +83.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +112.7% +14.6% +91.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $53.09BFY2026 $6.79BFY2026 $383.27BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +53.3%FY2026 +28.2%FY2026 +77.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +60.7% +13.9% +85.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMDCDNSNVDA
Held by institutions 72.5% 88.2% 69.0%
Institutions holding 3,991 1,498 5,922
Change in shares held, QoQ +10.7% +5.4% +4.0%
Institutions buying 2,270 831 3,278
Institutions selling 1,456 518 2,313
Buyers to sellers 1.56 1.60 1.42

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.

AMDCDNSNVDA
AMD 1.00 0.32 0.53
CDNS 0.32 1.00 0.39
NVDA 0.53 0.39 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AMD, CDNS and NVDA?

Nvidia (NVDA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) $912.50B, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) $94.46B, Nvidia (NVDA) $5.27T.

Which stock is cheaper, AMD, CDNS and NVDA?

Nvidia (NVDA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) 141.8x, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) 68.4x, Nvidia (NVDA) 27.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Nvidia (NVDA) is cheapest (Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) 72.0x, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) 36.4x, Nvidia (NVDA) 24.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Nvidia (NVDA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) +39.5%, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) +17.6%, Nvidia (NVDA) +83.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nvidia (NVDA) has the highest net margin (Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) 15.6%, Nvidia (NVDA) 63.7%). On return on invested capital, Nvidia (NVDA) leads (Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) 8.0%, Nvidia (NVDA) 71.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) returned the most: Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) +110.1%, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) -6.6%, Nvidia (NVDA) +16.0%. Over five years, Nvidia (NVDA) compounded fastest (Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) +34.2%/yr, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) +14.3%/yr, Nvidia (NVDA) +54.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Nvidia (NVDA) has been the steadiest (Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) 68.4%, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) 41.0%, Nvidia (NVDA) 37.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Nvidia (NVDA) 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.