CDNS vs CMRC vs FIG Stock Comparison

Cadence Design Systems, Commerce.com and Figma Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CDNS Cadence Design Systems Inc
$343.08 +5.2% 1M -2.4% 1Y
Market cap
$92.84B
P/E
67.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.13B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor EDA Software Technology
4 wins
CMRC Commerce.com, Inc.
$3.41 +4.6% 1M -29.4% 1Y
Market cap
$284.65M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$346.90M
Div. yield
–
E-commerce Software Technology
3 wins
FIG Figma, Inc.
$22.99 +10.2% 1M -56.7% 1Y
Market cap
$12.08B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.20B
Div. yield
–
Creative Software Technology
1 win

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Cadence Design Systems leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Cadence Design Systems 4, Commerce.com 3, Figma 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCDNSCMRCFIGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $92.84B $284.65M $12.08B CDNS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 67.2x -49.3x -8.4x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 38.8x 10.0x 82.1x CMRC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +17.6% +2.8% +42.2% FIG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -1.7% -119.8% CMRC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 2.7% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -10.4x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -2.4% -29.4% -56.7% CDNS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.2%/yr -40.7%/yr — CDNS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 41.4% 77.5% 74.8% CDNS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 49/100 54/100 32/100 CMRC

Percentile Scorecard

CDNSCMRCFIG

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

AxisCDNSCMRCFIG
Valuation 27 #69 of 94 73 #46 of 167 4 #28 of 29
Growth 65 #33 of 92 62 #59 of 153 39 #17 of 27
Profitability 54 #42 of 90 51 #76 of 153 4 #25 of 26
Financial Health – 68 #58 of 179 80 #7 of 31
Shareholder Returns – 17 #78 of 94 –
Overall 49 54 32
  • CDNS ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • CMRC ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • FIG ranked among 32 companies in Workplace Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCDNSCMRCFIGSPY
1 month +5.2%+4.6%+10.2% -0.2%
3 months -0.5%+6.6%-5.7% +3.9%
6 months +5.5%+16.4%+33.8% +8.2%
Year to date +9.8%-17.2%-38.5% +12.9%
1 year -2.4%-29.4%-56.7% +12.3%
3 years +48.6%-61.8%— +87.4%
3 years, per year +14.1%-27.5%— +23.3%
5 years +103.1%-92.7%— +67.9%
5 years, per year +15.2%-40.7%— +10.9%
10 years +1,252.8%—— +261.1%
10 years, per year +29.8%—— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCDNSCMRCFIGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 41.4%77.5%74.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 41.0%83.7%69.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.621.081.00 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.06-0.38-0.76 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.0%-96.7%-86.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.6%-38.1%-56.7% -1.2%
52-week high $416.39$5.51$53.14 $779.14
52-week low $265.66$2.06$16.84 $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.

MultipleCDNSCMRCFIG
P/E now vs peer median 68.1xmedian 45.6x -48.8xmedian 17.3x -8.5xmedian 31.0x
P/S now vs peer median 15.4xmedian 7.7x 0.8xmedian 1.4x 10.2xmedian 2.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 29.0x 8.9xmedian 14.2x -7.4xmedian 11.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 53.2xmedian 40.6x 14.5xmedian 11.5x —median 15.6x
P/B now vs peer median 13.7xmedian 4.6x 5.5xmedian 1.8x 8.3xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median 5.47median 2.28 -0.77median 0.40 —median 0.74

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 monthsCDNSCMRCFIG
Revenue $6.13B $346.90M $1.20B
Gross profit – $267.70M $971.13M
Operating income $1.77B $1.45M -$1.45B
Net income $1.38B -$5.78M -$1.41B
Free cash flow – $19.55M –
R&D $2.04B $71.21M $1.13B
EPS (diluted) $5.00 $-0.07 $-2.72
Cash & equivalents $1.45B $57.17M $445.85M
Total debt – $4.05M –
Shares (diluted) 276.16M 82.79M 527.46M
Enterprise value $92.84B -$309.94M $5.58B

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
MetricCDNSCMRCFIG
P/E 68.1x -48.8x -8.5x
P/FCF 53.2x 14.5x –
P/Operating cash flow 48.0x 8.1x –
P/S 15.4x 0.8x 10.2x
P/B 13.7x 5.5x 8.3x
P/Tangible book 18.6x 6.5x 8.3x
EV/EBITDA – 8.9x -7.4x
EV/EBIT – 89.7x -7.3x
EV/Revenue 15.4x 0.4x 8.8x
EV/FCF – 6.7x –
EV/Operating cash flow 48.0x 3.7x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 5.47 -0.77 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCDNSCMRCFIG
Revenue growth (1Y) 17.6% 2.8% 42.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 16.1% 5.9% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 1.6% 31.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 6.8% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 19.4% 105.0% -63.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 16.4% 26.3% –
Net income growth (1Y) 30.1% 68.1% -96.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 13.0% 61.9% –
EPS growth (1Y) 29.0% 69.1% 15.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 12.5% 63.2% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 21.7% 9.7% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.6% 37.3% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -29.1% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 32.2% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCDNSCMRCFIG
Gross margin – 77.2% 81.1%
EBITDA margin – 4.2% -119.1%
Operating margin – 0.4% -120.9%
Pretax margin – -1.3% -115.4%
Net margin – -1.7% -119.8%
FCF margin – 5.6% –
Operating cash flow margin 32.1% 10.1% –
Return on equity – -11.8% -94.2%
Return on assets – -1.8% -59.9%
Return on invested capital – 2.7% –
Return on capital employed – 0.7% -93.8%
Asset turnover 0.5x 1.1x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x -6.1x –
Stock comp / revenue 8.9% 5.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCDNSCMRCFIG
Debt / assets – 1.2% –
Debt / equity – 0.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA – -10.4x –
Debt / FCF – 0.2x –
Liabilities / assets – 84.1% 37.1%
Equity / assets 56.2% 15.9% 62.9%
Interest coverage – 0.1x –
Current ratio 1.4x 2.0x 2.5x
Quick ratio – 2.0x 2.3x
Cash ratio – 1.4x 2.1x
Altman Z-score – -0.61 6.44

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCDNSCMRCFIG
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – -0.4% –
Shareholder yield – -0.4% 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.

ConsensusCDNSCMRCFIG
Forward P/E 38.8xFY2026 10.0xFY2026 82.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.84FY2026 $0.34FY2026 $0.28FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +23.8%FY2026 +30.8%FY2026 -37.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +14.6% +76.5% +21.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.79BFY2026 $356.73MFY2026 $1.43BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +28.2%FY2026 +4.2%FY2026 +35.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +13.9% -11.3% +34.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCDNSCMRCFIG
Held by institutions 88.2% 74.0% 81.2%
Institutions holding 1,499 154 373
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.4% +3.3% +12.2%
Institutions buying 832 88 257
Institutions selling 518 40 64
Buyers to sellers 1.61 2.20 4.02

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.

CDNSCMRCFIG
CDNS 1.00 0.14 0.29
CMRC 0.14 1.00 0.43
FIG 0.29 0.43 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CDNS, CMRC and FIG?

Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) $92.84B, Commerce.com (CMRC) $284.65M, Figma (FIG) $12.08B.

Which company is growing faster?

Figma (FIG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) +17.6%, Commerce.com (CMRC) +2.8%, Figma (FIG) +42.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Commerce.com (CMRC) has the highest net margin (Commerce.com (CMRC) -1.7%, Figma (FIG) -119.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) returned the most: Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) -2.4%, Commerce.com (CMRC) -29.4%, Figma (FIG) -56.7%. Over five years, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) compounded fastest (Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) +15.2%/yr, Commerce.com (CMRC) -40.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) has been the steadiest (Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) 41.4%, Commerce.com (CMRC) 77.5%, Figma (FIG) 74.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CDNS, CMRC and FIG?

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 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.