CDNS vs SNPS vs AMD Stock Comparison

Cadence Design Systems, Synopsys and Advanced Micro Devices 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
$93.39B
P/E
67.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.13B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor EDA Software Technology
2 wins
SNPS Synopsys Inc
$474.42 +11.4% 1M +1.9% 1Y
Market cap
$92.03B
P/E
70.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.88B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor EDA Software Technology
1 win
AMD Advanced Micro Devices Inc
$560.26 -11.2% 1M +115.8% 1Y
Market cap
$941.81B
P/E
146.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$41.31B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
8 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Advanced Micro Devices leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Advanced Micro Devices 8, Cadence Design Systems 2, Synopsys 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCDNSSNPSAMDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $93.39B $92.03B $941.81B AMD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 67.6x 70.7x 146.4x CDNS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 38.8x 32.6x 75.9x SNPS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +17.6% +38.0% +39.5% AMD
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 14.7% 15.6% AMD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 1.8% 8.0% AMD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.8x -1.0x AMD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -2.4% +1.9% +115.8% AMD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.2%/yr +7.7%/yr +35.9%/yr AMD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 41.4% 44.7% 68.4% CDNS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 49/100 39/100 60/100 AMD

Percentile Scorecard

CDNSSNPSAMD

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

AxisCDNSSNPSAMD
Valuation 27 #69 of 94 42 #55 of 94 28 #68 of 94
Growth 65 #33 of 92 48 #48 of 92 96 #5 of 92
Profitability 54 #42 of 90 47 #48 of 90 66 #31 of 90
Financial Health – 18 #81 of 99 67 #33 of 99
Shareholder Returns – – 40 #44 of 73
Overall 49 39 60
  • CDNS ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • SNPS ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • AMD ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCDNSSNPSAMDSPY
1 month +5.2%+11.4%-11.2% -0.2%
3 months -0.5%+23.6%+23.2% +3.9%
6 months +5.5%-2.0%+73.3% +8.2%
Year to date +9.8%+1.0%+161.6% +12.9%
1 year -2.4%+1.9%+115.8% +12.3%
3 years +48.6%+3.8%+481.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year +14.1%+1.3%+79.8% +23.3%
5 years +103.1%+45.2%+362.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year +15.2%+7.7%+35.9% +10.9%
10 years +1,252.8%+713.3%+7,779.9% +261.1%
10 years, per year +29.8%+23.3%+54.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCDNSSNPSAMDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 41.4%44.7%68.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 41.0%42.7%65.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.621.683.22 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.060.041.69 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.0%-42.3%-65.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.6%-11.3%-13.7% -1.2%
52-week high $416.39$534.56$649.42 $779.14
52-week low $265.66$372.33$190.95 $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.

MultipleCDNSSNPSAMD
P/E now vs peer median 68.1xmedian 45.6x 69.8xmedian 45.6x 142.1xmedian 45.6x
P/S now vs peer median 15.4xmedian 7.7x 10.2xmedian 7.7x 22.1xmedian 7.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 29.0x 42.1xmedian 29.0x 95.1xmedian 29.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 53.2xmedian 40.6x —median 40.6x 109.3xmedian 40.6x
P/B now vs peer median 13.7xmedian 4.6x 2.9xmedian 4.6x 13.6xmedian 4.6x
PEG now vs peer median 5.47median 2.28 147.37median 2.28 0.27median 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 monthsCDNSSNPSAMD
Revenue $6.13B $8.88B $41.31B
Gross profit – $6.53B $21.98B
Operating income $1.77B $847.20M $6.49B
Net income $1.38B $1.30B $6.43B
Free cash flow – – $8.37B
R&D $2.04B $2.81B $9.39B
EPS (diluted) $5.00 $6.77 $3.88
Cash & equivalents $1.45B $3.61B $5.09B
Total debt – $10.04B $12.89B
Shares (diluted) 276.16M 192.32M 1.66B
Enterprise value $93.39B $88.42B $898.56B

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
MetricCDNSSNPSAMD
P/E 68.1x 69.8x 142.1x
P/FCF 53.2x – 109.3x
P/Operating cash flow 48.0x – 90.7x
P/S 15.4x 10.2x 22.1x
P/B 13.7x 2.9x 13.6x
P/Tangible book 18.6x 4.6x 17.7x
EV/EBITDA – 42.1x 95.1x
EV/EBIT – 114.9x 139.4x
EV/Revenue 15.4x 11.0x 21.9x
EV/FCF – – 108.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 48.0x – 89.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 5.47 147.37 0.27

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCDNSSNPSAMD
Revenue growth (1Y) 17.6% 38.0% 39.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 16.1% 22.8% 23.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 28.2% 55.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 18.9% 32.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 19.4% -23.3% 186.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 16.4% -7.0% 167.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 30.1% -34.9% 127.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 13.0% 8.0% 537.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 29.0% -45.2% 123.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 12.5% 0.5% 533.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 21.7% – 106.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.6% – 61.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – 106.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 64.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCDNSSNPSAMD
Gross margin – 73.5% 53.2%
EBITDA margin – 26.0% 23.0%
Operating margin – 9.5% 15.7%
Pretax margin – 16.5% 18.3%
Net margin – 14.7% 15.6%
FCF margin – – 20.3%
Operating cash flow margin 32.1% – 24.4%
Return on equity – 4.2% 9.8%
Return on assets – 2.7% 7.8%
Return on invested capital – 1.8% 8.0%
Return on capital employed – 2.0% 9.3%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.2x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x – 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 8.9% – 4.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCDNSSNPSAMD
Debt / assets – 21.0% 3.8%
Debt / equity – 0.3x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.8x -1.0x
Debt / FCF – – 0.4x
Liabilities / assets – 34.7% 20.4%
Equity / assets 56.2% 65.3% 79.6%
Interest coverage – 1.3x 44.1x
Current ratio 1.4x 1.3x 2.6x
Quick ratio – 1.0x 1.7x
Cash ratio – 0.7x 1.1x
Altman Z-score – 3.90 32.94

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCDNSSNPSAMD
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – – 0.0%
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.

ConsensusCDNSSNPSAMD
Forward P/E 38.8xFY2026 32.6xFY2026 75.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.84FY2026 $14.56FY2026 $7.38FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +23.8%FY2026 +12.8%FY2026 +77.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +14.6% +21.4% +112.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.79BFY2026 $10.20BFY2026 $53.09BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +28.2%FY2026 +44.6%FY2026 +53.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +13.9% +12.8% +60.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCDNSSNPSAMD
Held by institutions 88.2% 92.3% 72.5%
Institutions holding 1,499 1,440 3,992
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.4% +5.6% +10.7%
Institutions buying 832 772 2,270
Institutions selling 518 493 1,457
Buyers to sellers 1.61 1.57 1.56

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.

CDNSSNPSAMD
CDNS 1.00 0.76 0.33
SNPS 0.76 1.00 0.34
AMD 0.33 0.34 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CDNS, SNPS and AMD?

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) $93.39B, Synopsys (SNPS) $92.03B, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) $941.81B.

Which stock is cheaper, CDNS, SNPS and AMD?

Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) 67.6x, Synopsys (SNPS) 70.7x, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) 146.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Synopsys (SNPS) is cheapest (Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) 38.8x, Synopsys (SNPS) 32.6x, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) 75.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) +17.6%, Synopsys (SNPS) +38.0%, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) +39.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) has the highest net margin (Synopsys (SNPS) 14.7%, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) 15.6%). On return on invested capital, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) leads (Synopsys (SNPS) 1.8%, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) 8.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) returned the most: Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) -2.4%, Synopsys (SNPS) +1.9%, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) +115.8%. Over five years, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) compounded fastest (Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) +15.2%/yr, Synopsys (SNPS) +7.7%/yr, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) +35.9%/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%, Synopsys (SNPS) 44.7%, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) 68.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CDNS, SNPS and AMD?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) leads on 8. 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.