CDNS vs CRCT vs PERF Stock Comparison

Cadence Design Systems, Cricut and Perfect Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CDNS Cadence Design Systems Inc
$342.46 +4.8% 1M +0.3% 1Y
Market cap
$94.31B
P/E
68.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.13B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor EDA Software Technology
4 wins
CRCT Cricut, Inc.
$6.07 -4.1% 1M +15.6% 1Y
Market cap
$1.27B
P/E
14.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$689.79M
Div. yield
3.29%
Consumer Electronics Consumer Discretionary
5 wins
PERF Perfect Corp.
$2.00 +4.2% 1M +1.0% 1Y
Market cap
$170.12M
P/E
35.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$71.07M
Div. yield
–
Creative Software Technology

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Cricut leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Cricut 5, Cadence Design Systems 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCDNSCRCTPERFLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $94.31B $1.27B $170.12M CDNS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 68.0x 14.5x 35.3x CRCT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 38.7x 16.9x 28.6x CRCT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +17.6% -3.1% +10.4% CDNS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 12.7% 8.1% CRCT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 0.8% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — -67.9x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 3.29% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +0.3% +15.6% +1.0% CRCT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.6%/yr -26.5%/yr — CDNS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 41.3% 41.9% 47.8% CDNS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 47/100 73/100 61/100 CRCT

Percentile Scorecard

CDNSCRCTPERF

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

AxisCDNSCRCTPERF
Valuation 26 #70 of 94 65 #15 of 41 82 #6 of 29
Growth 62 #36 of 92 35 #27 of 41 35 #18 of 27
Profitability 54 #42 of 90 100 #1 of 39 36 #17 of 26
Financial Health – 91 #5 of 43 90 #4 of 31
Shareholder Returns – 74 #8 of 28 –
Overall 47 73 61
  • CDNS ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • CRCT ranked among 44 companies in Household Durables
  • PERF ranked among 32 companies in Workplace Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCDNSCRCTPERFSPY
1 month +4.8%-4.1%+4.2% +0.9%
3 months +2.9%+26.7%+4.2% +5.9%
6 months +3.8%+41.8%+22.0% +8.5%
Year to date +9.6%+22.6%+10.5% +13.3%
1 year +0.3%+15.6%+1.0% +12.4%
3 years +48.3%-26.7%-27.3% +88.1%
3 years, per year +14.1%-9.8%-10.1% +23.5%
5 years +97.8%-78.6%— +68.2%
5 years, per year +14.6%-26.5%— +11.0%
10 years +1,249.3%—— +263.4%
10 years, per year +29.7%—— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureCDNSCRCTPERFSPY
Volatility, 1Y 41.3%41.9%47.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.8%41.8%47.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.630.570.22 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.010.370.02 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.0%-87.5%-88.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.8%-9.4%-4.3% -0.9%
52-week high $416.39$6.70$2.09 $779.14
52-week low $265.66$3.74$1.30 $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.

MultipleCDNSCRCTPERF
P/E now vs peer median 68.0xmedian 46.0x 14.5xmedian 15.7x 35.3xmedian 31.0x
P/S now vs peer median 15.4xmedian 7.9x 1.8xmedian 0.7x 2.4xmedian 2.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 28.3x 7.5xmedian 9.6x 7.0xmedian 11.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 53.2xmedian 41.4x 8.6xmedian 11.7x 15.6xmedian 15.6x
P/B now vs peer median 13.7xmedian 4.6x 3.5xmedian 1.1x 1.1xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 5.46median 2.30 0.62median 0.62 1.33median 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 monthsCDNSCRCTPERF
Revenue $6.13B $689.79M $71.07M
Gross profit – $399.65M $56.66M
Operating income $1.77B $106.89M $1.26M
Net income $1.38B $87.68M $8.43M
Free cash flow – $147.65M $10.88M
R&D $2.04B $67.56M $14.93M
EPS (diluted) $5.00 $0.42 $0.06
Cash & equivalents $1.45B $266.91M $125.62M
Total debt – – $7.81M
Shares (diluted) 276.16M 211.06M 101.85M
Enterprise value $94.31B $246.18M -$417.85M

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
MetricCDNSCRCTPERF
P/E 68.0x 14.5x 35.3x
P/FCF 53.2x 8.6x 15.6x
P/Operating cash flow 47.9x 7.1x 16.2x
P/S 15.4x 1.8x 2.4x
P/B 13.7x 3.5x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 18.6x 3.5x 1.1x
EV/EBITDA – 7.5x 7.0x
EV/EBIT – 9.2x 12.6x
EV/Revenue 15.4x 1.4x 0.2x
EV/FCF – 6.7x 1.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 47.9x 5.5x 1.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 5.46 0.62 1.33

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCDNSCRCTPERF
Revenue growth (1Y) 17.6% -3.1% 10.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 16.1% -5.5% 13.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 7.7% 14.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 6.6% 12.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 19.4% 27.4% 157.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 16.4% 22.4% 26.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 30.1% 22.1% 37.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 13.0% 21.9% 26.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 29.0% 24.1% -1.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 12.5% 23.5% 26.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 21.7% -33.5% -32.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.6% -12.0% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -41.3% -31.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -14.4% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCDNSCRCTPERF
Gross margin – 57.9% 79.7%
EBITDA margin – 19.0% 3.2%
Operating margin – 15.5% 1.8%
Pretax margin – 16.9% 10.0%
Net margin – 12.7% 8.1%
FCF margin – 21.4% 15.3%
Operating cash flow margin 32.1% 26.1% 14.8%
Return on equity – 24.1% 5.4%
Return on assets – 15.5% 4.3%
Return on invested capital – – 0.8%
Return on capital employed – 29.4% 0.8%
Asset turnover 0.5x 1.2x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 2.1x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 8.9% 3.9% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCDNSCRCTPERF
Debt / assets – – 4.0%
Debt / equity – – 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – – -67.9x
Debt / FCF – – 0.7x
Liabilities / assets – 37.1% 19.4%
Equity / assets 56.2% 62.9% 80.6%
Interest coverage – 188.5x 66.4x
Current ratio 1.4x 2.5x 4.6x
Quick ratio – 1.8x 4.6x
Cash ratio – 1.4x 4.4x
Altman Z-score – 6.00 1.28

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCDNSCRCTPERF
Dividend yield – 3.3% –
Net buyback yield – 2.2% –
Shareholder yield – 5.5% –
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.

ConsensusCDNSCRCTPERF
Forward P/E 38.7xFY2026 16.9xFY2026 28.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.84FY2026 $0.36FY2026 $0.07FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +23.8%FY2026 +2.9%FY2026 +40.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +14.6% -30.6% +14.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.79BFY2026 $663.76MFY2026 $76.52MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +28.2%FY2026 -6.4%FY2026 +10.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +13.9% +11.9% +8.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCDNSCRCTPERF
Held by institutions 88.2% 54.8% –
Institutions holding 1,500 153 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.4% +5.1% –
Institutions buying 833 86 –
Institutions selling 518 43 –
Buyers to sellers 1.61 2.00 –

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.

CDNSCRCTPERF
CDNS 1.00 0.18 0.11
CRCT 0.18 1.00 -0.01
PERF 0.11 -0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CDNS, CRCT and PERF?

Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) $94.31B, Cricut (CRCT) $1.27B, Perfect (PERF) $170.12M.

Which stock is cheaper, CDNS, CRCT and PERF?

Cricut (CRCT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) 68.0x, Cricut (CRCT) 14.5x, Perfect (PERF) 35.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cricut (CRCT) is cheapest (Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) 38.7x, Cricut (CRCT) 16.9x, Perfect (PERF) 28.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) +17.6%, Cricut (CRCT) -3.1%, Perfect (PERF) +10.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cricut (CRCT) has the highest net margin (Cricut (CRCT) 12.7%, Perfect (PERF) 8.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cricut (CRCT) returned the most: Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) +0.3%, Cricut (CRCT) +15.6%, Perfect (PERF) +1.0%. Over five years, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) compounded fastest (Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) +14.6%/yr, Cricut (CRCT) -26.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Cricut (CRCT) 3.29%. Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) and Perfect (PERF) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) has been the steadiest (Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) 41.3%, Cricut (CRCT) 41.9%, Perfect (PERF) 47.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CDNS, CRCT and PERF?

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