CDNS vs FIG vs PERF Stock Comparison

Cadence Design Systems, Figma and Perfect Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CDNS Cadence Design Systems Inc
$322.17 -1.2% 1M -6.6% 1Y
Market cap
$95.21B
P/E
69.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.13B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor EDA Software Technology
2 wins
FIG Figma, Inc.
$23.51 +12.7% 1M -55.9% 1Y
Market cap
$12.19B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.20B
Div. yield
–
Creative Software Technology
1 win
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
5 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Perfect leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Perfect 5, Cadence Design Systems 2, Figma 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCDNSFIGPERFLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $95.21B $12.19B $170.12M CDNS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 69.0x -8.5x 35.3x PERF
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 36.4x 84.0x 28.6x PERF
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +17.6% +42.2% +10.4% FIG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -119.8% 8.1% PERF
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 0.8% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — -67.9x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -6.6% -55.9% +1.0% PERF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.3%/yr — — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 41.0% 74.9% 47.8% CDNS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 49/100 32/100 61/100 PERF

Percentile Scorecard

CDNSFIGPERF

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

AxisCDNSFIGPERF
Valuation 30 #67 of 95 7 #27 of 29 82 #6 of 29
Growth 64 #34 of 93 39 #17 of 27 35 #18 of 27
Profitability 53 #43 of 91 4 #25 of 26 36 #17 of 26
Financial Health – 80 #7 of 31 90 #4 of 31
Shareholder Returns – – –
Overall 49 32 61
  • CDNS ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • FIG ranked among 32 companies in Workplace Software
  • 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

PeriodCDNSFIGPERFSPY
1 month -1.2%+12.7%+4.2% -0.8%
3 months -4.9%+2.5%+4.2% +3.5%
6 months -4.3%+35.8%+22.0% +7.0%
Year to date +3.1%-37.1%+10.5% +12.2%
1 year -6.6%-55.9%+1.0% +13.0%
3 years +39.5%—-27.3% +86.3%
3 years, per year +11.8%—-10.1% +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

MeasureCDNSFIGPERFSPY
Volatility, 1Y 41.0%74.9%47.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 41.0%69.9%47.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.611.010.22 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.16-0.750.02 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.0%-86.2%-88.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -22.6%-55.8%-4.3% -1.8%
52-week high $416.39$53.14$2.09 $779.14
52-week low $265.66$16.84$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.

MultipleCDNSFIGPERF
P/E now vs peer median 63.9xmedian 42.1x -8.6xmedian 31.9x 35.3xmedian 31.9x
P/S now vs peer median 14.5xmedian 7.1x 10.4xmedian 2.4x 2.4xmedian 2.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 27.5x -7.6xmedian 11.5x 7.0xmedian 11.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 53.2xmedian 37.2x —median 14.2x 15.6xmedian 14.2x
P/B now vs peer median 12.9xmedian 4.2x 8.4xmedian 3.0x 1.1xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median 5.13median 2.23 —median 0.77 1.33median 0.77

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 monthsCDNSFIGPERF
Revenue $6.13B $1.20B $71.07M
Gross profit – $971.13M $56.66M
Operating income $1.77B -$1.45B $1.26M
Net income $1.38B -$1.41B $8.43M
Free cash flow – – $10.88M
R&D $2.04B $1.13B $14.93M
EPS (diluted) $5.00 $-2.72 $0.06
Cash & equivalents $1.45B $445.85M $125.62M
Total debt – – $7.81M
Shares (diluted) 276.16M 527.46M 101.85M
Enterprise value $95.21B $5.70B -$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
MetricCDNSFIGPERF
P/E 63.9x -8.6x 35.3x
P/FCF 53.2x – 15.6x
P/Operating cash flow 45.1x – 16.2x
P/S 14.5x 10.4x 2.4x
P/B 12.9x 8.4x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 17.5x 8.5x 1.1x
EV/EBITDA – -7.6x 7.0x
EV/EBIT – -7.5x 12.6x
EV/Revenue 14.5x 9.0x 0.2x
EV/FCF – – 1.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 45.1x – 1.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 5.13 – 1.33

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCDNSFIGPERF
Revenue growth (1Y) 17.6% 42.2% 10.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 16.1% – 13.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 31.3% 14.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 12.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 19.4% -63.0% 157.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 16.4% – 26.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 30.1% -96.2% 37.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 13.0% – 26.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 29.0% 15.4% -1.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 12.5% – 26.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 21.7% – -32.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.6% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – -31.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCDNSFIGPERF
Gross margin – 81.1% 79.7%
EBITDA margin – -119.1% 3.2%
Operating margin – -120.9% 1.8%
Pretax margin – -115.4% 10.0%
Net margin – -119.8% 8.1%
FCF margin – – 15.3%
Operating cash flow margin 32.1% – 14.8%
Return on equity – -94.2% 5.4%
Return on assets – -59.9% 4.3%
Return on invested capital – – 0.8%
Return on capital employed – -93.8% 0.8%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.5x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x – 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 8.9% – 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCDNSFIGPERF
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 – – 66.4x
Current ratio 1.4x 2.5x 4.6x
Quick ratio – 2.3x 4.6x
Cash ratio – 2.1x 4.4x
Altman Z-score – 6.63 1.28

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCDNSFIGPERF
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.

ConsensusCDNSFIGPERF
Forward P/E 36.4xFY2026 84.0xFY2026 28.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.84FY2026 $0.28FY2026 $0.07FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +23.8%FY2026 -37.8%FY2026 +40.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +14.6% +21.4% +14.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.79BFY2026 $1.43BFY2026 $76.52MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +28.2%FY2026 +35.0%FY2026 +10.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +13.9% +34.9% +8.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCDNSFIGPERF
Held by institutions 88.2% 81.2% –
Institutions holding 1,498 373 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.4% +12.2% –
Institutions buying 831 257 –
Institutions selling 518 64 –
Buyers to sellers 1.60 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.

CDNSFIGPERF
CDNS 1.00 0.30 0.10
FIG 0.30 1.00 0.07
PERF 0.10 0.07 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CDNS, FIG and PERF?

Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) $95.21B, Figma (FIG) $12.19B, Perfect (PERF) $170.12M.

Which stock is cheaper, CDNS, FIG and PERF?

Perfect (PERF) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) 69.0x, Figma (FIG) -8.5x, Perfect (PERF) 35.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Perfect (PERF) is cheapest (Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) 36.4x, Figma (FIG) 84.0x, 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?

Figma (FIG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) +17.6%, Figma (FIG) +42.2%, Perfect (PERF) +10.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Perfect (PERF) has the highest net margin (Figma (FIG) -119.8%, Perfect (PERF) 8.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Perfect (PERF) returned the most: Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) -6.6%, Figma (FIG) -55.9%, Perfect (PERF) +1.0%. 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) 41.0%, Figma (FIG) 74.9%, Perfect (PERF) 47.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CDNS, FIG 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, Perfect (PERF) 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.