CDNS vs GMM vs AIP Stock Comparison

Cadence Design Systems, Global Mofy AI and Arteris Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CDNS Cadence Design Systems Inc
$343.08 +5.2% 1M -2.4% 1Y
Market cap
$94.94B
P/E
68.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.13B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor EDA Software Technology
4 wins
GMM Global Mofy AI Ltd
$1.03 -47.7% 1M -98.9% 1Y
Market cap
$293.00K
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Creative Software Technology
AIP Arteris, Inc.
$20.95 -12.3% 1M +46.3% 1Y
Market cap
$1.00B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$84.62M
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor EDA Software Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

6 decided of 12

Cadence Design Systems leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Cadence Design Systems 4, Arteris 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCDNSGMMAIPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $94.94B $293.00K $1.00B CDNS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 68.8x — -25.4x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 38.8x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +17.6% — +33.8% AIP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — — -46.7% –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — -101.1% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 3.3x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -2.4% -98.9% +46.3% AIP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.2%/yr — +3.0%/yr CDNS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 41.4% 207.4% 79.2% CDNS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 49/100 — 29/100 CDNS

Percentile Scorecard

CDNSGMMAIP

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

AxisCDNSGMMAIP
Valuation 27 #69 of 94 – 11 #84 of 94
Growth 65 #33 of 92 – 77 #22 of 92
Profitability 54 #42 of 90 – 18 #74 of 90
Financial Health – 67 #11 of 31 27 #73 of 99
Shareholder Returns – – 11 #65 of 73
Overall 49 – 29
  • CDNS ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • GMM ranked among 32 companies in Workplace Software
  • AIP ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCDNSGMMAIPSPY
1 month +5.2%-47.7%-12.3% -0.2%
3 months -0.5%-58.3%-27.7% +3.9%
6 months +5.5%-98.4%-18.3% +8.2%
Year to date +9.8%-98.3%+35.2% +12.9%
1 year -2.4%-98.9%+46.3% +12.3%
3 years +48.6%-99.8%+290.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year +14.1%-87.5%+57.5% +23.3%
5 years +103.1%—+16.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year +15.2%—+3.0% +10.9%
10 years +1,252.8%—— +261.1%
10 years, per year +29.8%—— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCDNSGMMAIPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 41.4%207.4%79.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 41.0%224.3%81.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.621.553.62 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.06-0.480.58 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.0%-99.9%-87.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.6%-98.9%-56.9% -1.2%
52-week high $416.39$97.50$48.59 $779.14
52-week low $265.66$0.87$12.32 $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.

MultipleCDNSGMMAIP
P/E now vs peer median 68.1xmedian 45.6x —median 31.0x -25.1xmedian 45.6x
P/S now vs peer median 15.4xmedian 7.7x —median 2.4x 12.1xmedian 7.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 29.0x —median 11.3x -25.4xmedian 29.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 53.2xmedian 40.6x —median 15.6x 151.9xmedian 40.6x
P/B now vs peer median 13.7xmedian 4.6x 0.0xmedian 3.0x 15.2xmedian 4.6x
PEG now vs peer median 5.47median 2.28 —median 0.74 -6.64median 2.28

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 monthsCDNSGMMAIP
Revenue $6.13B – $84.62M
Gross profit – – $74.13M
Operating income $1.77B – -$40.39M
Net income $1.38B – -$39.52M
Free cash flow – – $6.77M
R&D $2.04B – $57.09M
EPS (diluted) $5.00 – $-0.84
Cash & equivalents $1.45B $2.83M $93.27M
Total debt – $16.17M $3.50M
Shares (diluted) 276.16M 281.73K 47.28M
Enterprise value $94.94B -$23.89M $748.75M

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
MetricCDNSGMMAIP
P/E 68.1x – -25.1x
P/FCF 53.2x – 151.9x
P/Operating cash flow 48.0x – 120.8x
P/S 15.4x – 12.1x
P/B 13.7x 0.0x 15.2x
P/Tangible book 18.6x 0.0x 21.0x
EV/EBITDA – – -25.4x
EV/EBIT – – -22.5x
EV/Revenue 15.4x – 10.7x
EV/FCF – – 134.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 48.0x – 106.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 5.47 – -6.64

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCDNSGMMAIP
Revenue growth (1Y) 17.6% – 33.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 16.1% – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 30.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 19.4% – -30.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 16.4% – –
Net income growth (1Y) 30.1% – -19.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 13.0% – -6.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 29.0% – -5.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 12.5% – 3.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 21.7% – 850.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.6% – 36.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – 486.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 33.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCDNSGMMAIP
Gross margin – – 87.6%
EBITDA margin – – -42.4%
Operating margin – – -47.7%
Pretax margin – – -51.7%
Net margin – – -46.7%
FCF margin – – 8.0%
Operating cash flow margin 32.1% – 10.1%
Return on equity – – -117.0%
Return on assets – – -22.5%
Return on invested capital – – -101.1%
Return on capital employed – – -45.4%
Asset turnover 0.5x – 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x – -0.2x
Stock comp / revenue 8.9% – 25.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCDNSGMMAIP
Debt / assets – 4.9% 1.6%
Debt / equity – 0.1x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 3.3x
Debt / FCF – – 0.5x
Liabilities / assets – 32.6% 69.9%
Equity / assets 56.2% 67.4% 30.1%
Interest coverage – – -236.2x
Current ratio 1.4x 1.9x 1.6x
Quick ratio – 1.1x 1.5x
Cash ratio – 0.2x 1.3x
Altman Z-score – – 2.79

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCDNSGMMAIP
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – – -7.3%
Shareholder yield – 0.0% -7.3%
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.

ConsensusCDNSGMMAIP
Forward P/E 38.8xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $8.84FY2026 – $-0.17FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +23.8%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +14.6% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.79BFY2026 – $91.38MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +28.2%FY2026 – +29.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +13.9% – +22.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCDNSGMMAIP
Held by institutions 88.2% – 64.9%
Institutions holding 1,499 – 209
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.4% – +14.9%
Institutions buying 832 – 163
Institutions selling 518 – 40
Buyers to sellers 1.61 – 4.08

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.

CDNSGMMAIP
CDNS 1.00 -0.02 0.40
GMM -0.02 1.00 0.02
AIP 0.40 0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CDNS, GMM and AIP?

Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) $94.94B, Global Mofy AI (GMM) $293.00K, Arteris (AIP) $1.00B.

Which company is growing faster?

Arteris (AIP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) +17.6%, Arteris (AIP) +33.8%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Arteris (AIP) returned the most: Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) -2.4%, Global Mofy AI (GMM) -98.9%, Arteris (AIP) +46.3%. Over five years, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) compounded fastest (Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) +15.2%/yr, Arteris (AIP) +3.0%/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%, Global Mofy AI (GMM) 207.4%, Arteris (AIP) 79.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CDNS, GMM and AIP?

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.