BMR vs CDNS Stock Comparison

Beamr Imaging and Cadence Design Systems Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BMR Beamr Imaging Ltd.
$1.32 +4.8% 1M -53.8% 1Y
Market cap
$20.80M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Creative Software Technology
CDNS Cadence Design Systems Inc
$322.17 -1.2% 1M -6.6% 1Y
Market cap
$93.93B
P/E
68.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.13B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor EDA Software Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

3 decided of 12

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

QuestionBMRCDNSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $20.80M $93.93B CDNS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — 68.0x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 36.4x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +17.6% –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -53.8% -6.6% CDNS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +14.3%/yr –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 73.6% 41.0% CDNS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 49/100 –

Percentile Scorecard

BMRCDNS

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

AxisBMRCDNS
Valuation – 30 #67 of 95
Growth – 64 #34 of 93
Profitability – 53 #43 of 91
Financial Health 100 #1 of 31 –
Shareholder Returns – –
Overall – 49
  • BMR ranked among 32 companies in Workplace Software
  • CDNS ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBMRCDNSSPY
1 month +4.8%-1.2% -0.8%
3 months +3.1%-4.9% +3.5%
6 months -30.9%-4.3% +7.0%
Year to date -15.9%+3.1% +12.2%
1 year -53.8%-6.6% +13.0%
3 years +4.8%+39.5% +86.3%
3 years, per year +1.6%+11.8% +23.1%
5 years —+95.1% +68.6%
5 years, per year —+14.3% +11.0%
10 years —+1,162.4% +258.0%
10 years, per year —+28.9% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureBMRCDNSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 73.6%41.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 72.0%41.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.411.61 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.73-0.16 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -92.7%-33.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -53.0%-22.6% -1.8%
52-week high $2.81$416.39 $779.14
52-week low $1.18$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.

MultipleBMRCDNS
P/E now vs peer median —median 31.9x 63.9xmedian 42.1x
P/S now vs peer median —median 2.4x 14.5xmedian 7.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 11.5x —median 27.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 14.2x 53.2xmedian 37.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 3.0x 12.9xmedian 4.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.77 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 monthsBMRCDNS
Revenue – $6.13B
Operating income – $1.77B
Net income – $1.38B
R&D – $2.04B
EPS (diluted) – $5.00
Cash & equivalents $7.74M $1.45B
Shares (diluted) 15.53M 276.16M
Enterprise value -$28.79M $93.93B

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
MetricBMRCDNS
P/E – 63.9x
P/FCF – 53.2x
P/Operating cash flow – 45.1x
P/S – 14.5x
P/B 1.8x 12.9x
P/Tangible book 1.8x 17.5x
EV/EBITDA – –
EV/EBIT – –
EV/Revenue – 14.5x
EV/FCF – –
EV/Operating cash flow – 45.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 5.13

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBMRCDNS
Revenue growth (1Y) – 17.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 16.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 19.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 16.4%
Net income growth (1Y) – 30.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 13.0%
EPS growth (1Y) – 29.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 12.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 21.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 13.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBMRCDNS
Gross margin – –
EBITDA margin – –
Operating margin – –
Pretax margin – –
Net margin – –
FCF margin – –
Operating cash flow margin – 32.1%
Return on equity – –
Return on assets – –
Return on invested capital – –
Return on capital employed – –
Asset turnover – 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue – 8.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBMRCDNS
Debt / assets – –
Debt / equity – –
Net debt / EBITDA – –
Debt / FCF – –
Liabilities / assets 8.3% –
Equity / assets 91.7% 56.2%
Interest coverage – –
Current ratio 8.1x 1.4x
Quick ratio 7.8x –
Cash ratio 7.7x –
Altman Z-score – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBMRCDNS
Dividend yield – –
Net buyback yield – –
Shareholder yield 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.

ConsensusBMRCDNS
Forward P/E – 36.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.35FY2026 $8.84FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +23.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +14.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.24MFY2026 $6.79BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.6%FY2026 +28.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +13.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBMRCDNS
Held by institutions 1.9% 88.2%
Institutions holding 17 1,498
Change in shares held, QoQ +48.8% +5.4%
Institutions buying 6 831
Institutions selling 4 518
Buyers to sellers 1.50 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.

BMRCDNS
BMR 1.00 0.30
CDNS 0.30 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BMR and CDNS?

Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Beamr Imaging (BMR) $20.80M, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) $93.93B.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) returned the most: Beamr Imaging (BMR) -53.8%, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) -6.6%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) has been the steadiest (Beamr Imaging (BMR) 73.6%, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) 41.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Do BMR and CDNS move together?

Their daily returns over the past year have a correlation of 0.30, a weak relationship. Holding both diversifies more than two closely linked stocks would.

Which is the better stock, BMR 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, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) 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.