CEVA vs CDNS vs AIP Stock Comparison

Ceva, Cadence Design Systems and Arteris Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CEVA Ceva Inc
$32.15 -6.8% 1M +15.4% 1Y
Market cap
$904.63M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor EDA Software Technology
CDNS Cadence Design Systems Inc
$342.75 +5.7% 1M +0.4% 1Y
Market cap
$94.04B
P/E
68.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.13B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor EDA Software Technology
8 wins
AIP Arteris, Inc.
$20.59 -11.5% 1M +51.3% 1Y
Market cap
$1.01B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$84.62M
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor EDA Software Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

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

QuestionCEVACDNSAIPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $904.63M $94.04B $1.01B CDNS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -82.0x 68.0x -24.6x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 61.8x 38.8x — CDNS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +17.6% +33.8% AIP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 22.5% -46.7% CDNS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 14.1% -101.1% CDNS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.5x 3.3x CDNS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +15.4% +0.4% +51.3% AIP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -6.8%/yr +14.6%/yr -1.6%/yr CDNS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 74.8% 41.3% 79.2% CDNS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 58/100 28/100 CDNS

Percentile Scorecard

CEVACDNSAIP

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

AxisCEVACDNSAIP
Valuation 30 #66 of 94 34 #62 of 94 12 #83 of 94
Growth 70 #28 of 92 64 #34 of 92 74 #25 of 92
Profitability 23 #68 of 88 85 #14 of 88 17 #73 of 88
Financial Health 87 #13 of 96 32 #66 of 96 27 #70 of 96
Shareholder Returns 10 #65 of 72 76 #18 of 72 9 #66 of 72
Overall 44 58 28
  • CEVA ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • CDNS ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • AIP ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCEVACDNSAIPSPY
1 month -6.8%+5.7%-11.5% +0.7%
3 months -2.2%+3.0%-29.7% +3.7%
6 months +5.3%+4.0%-28.9% +7.1%
Year to date +49.4%+9.7%+32.8% +12.8%
1 year +15.4%+0.4%+51.3% +11.9%
3 years +93.1%+46.6%+275.7% +85.2%
3 years, per year +24.5%+13.6%+55.5% +22.8%
5 years -29.5%+98.0%-7.9% +67.6%
5 years, per year -6.8%+14.6%-1.6% +10.9%
10 years +7.9%+1,250.5%— +262.0%
10 years, per year +0.8%+29.7%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCEVACDNSAIPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 74.8%41.3%79.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 75.8%40.8%81.3% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.441.633.63 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.210.010.65 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -68.0%-33.0%-87.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -35.8%-17.7%-57.6% -1.2%
52-week high $50.06$416.39$48.59 $779.14
52-week low $17.21$265.66$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.

MultipleCEVACDNSAIP
P/E now vs peer median -82.0xmedian 46.4x 68.0xmedian 46.4x -24.6xmedian 46.4x
P/S now vs peer median —median 7.8x 15.3xmedian 7.8x 11.9xmedian 7.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -18,623xmedian 27.5x 44.1xmedian 27.5x -24.9xmedian 27.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median -851.0xmedian 40.1x 53.3xmedian 40.1x 149.3xmedian 40.1x
P/B now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 4.7x 13.7xmedian 4.7x 14.9xmedian 4.7x
PEG now vs peer median -2.72median 2.10 5.40median 2.10 -6.52median 2.10

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 monthsCEVACDNSAIP
Revenue – $6.13B $84.62M
Gross profit – $5.25B $74.13M
Operating income – $1.77B -$40.39M
Net income -$10.98M $1.38B -$39.52M
Free cash flow -$1.06M $1.76B $6.77M
R&D – $2.04B $57.09M
EPS (diluted) $-0.45 $5.02 $-0.84
Cash & equivalents $44.30M $1.45B $93.27M
Total debt – $2.63B $3.50M
Shares (diluted) 24.30M 275.28M 47.28M
Enterprise value $109.37M $86.74B $756.23M

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
MetricCEVACDNSAIP
P/E -82.0x 68.0x -24.6x
P/FCF -851.0x 53.3x 149.3x
P/Operating cash flow 237.7x 47.8x 118.7x
P/S – 15.3x 11.9x
P/B 2.7x 13.7x 14.9x
P/Tangible book 2.7x 18.5x 20.7x
EV/EBITDA -18,623x 44.1x -24.9x
EV/EBIT -172.1x 53.7x -22.1x
EV/Revenue – 15.5x 10.5x
EV/FCF -648.2x 54.0x 131.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 181.1x 48.4x 104.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.72 5.40 -6.52

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCEVACDNSAIP
Revenue growth (1Y) – 17.6% 33.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 16.1% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 17.8% 30.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 14.5% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 19.4% -30.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 16.4% –
Net income growth (1Y) -8.9% 30.1% -19.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 29.3% 13.0% -6.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -5.9% 29.4% -5.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 30.1% 12.6% 3.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 71.4% 21.7% 850.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 41.3% 13.6% 36.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -372.4% 19.3% 486.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 47.3% 12.6% 33.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCEVACDNSAIP
Gross margin – 85.7% 87.6%
EBITDA margin – 35.2% -42.4%
Operating margin – 28.9% -47.7%
Pretax margin – 30.0% -51.7%
Net margin – 22.5% -46.7%
FCF margin – 28.8% 8.0%
Operating cash flow margin – 32.1% 10.1%
Return on equity -3.2% 20.1% -117.0%
Return on assets -2.8% 11.4% -22.5%
Return on invested capital – 14.1% -101.1%
Return on capital employed -1.1% 18.3% -45.4%
Asset turnover – 0.5x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.3x 1.4x -0.2x
Stock comp / revenue – 8.9% 25.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCEVACDNSAIP
Debt / assets – 21.5% 1.6%
Debt / equity – 0.4x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.5x 3.3x
Debt / FCF – 1.5x 0.5x
Liabilities / assets 13.2% 43.8% 69.9%
Equity / assets 86.8% 56.2% 30.1%
Interest coverage – 14.0x -236.2x
Current ratio 10.1x 1.4x 1.6x
Quick ratio 10.2x 1.3x 1.5x
Cash ratio 7.7x 0.6x 1.3x
Altman Z-score – 12.54 2.72

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCEVACDNSAIP
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -7.2% 0.9% -7.4%
Shareholder yield -7.2% 0.9% -7.4%
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.

ConsensusCEVACDNSAIP
Forward P/E 61.8xFY2026 38.8xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.52FY2026 $8.84FY2026 $-0.17FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +23.8%FY2026 +23.8%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +46.2% +14.6% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $117.61MFY2026 $6.79BFY2026 $91.38MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.3%FY2026 +28.2%FY2026 +29.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +26.4% +13.9% +22.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCEVACDNSAIP
Held by institutions 88.9% 88.2% 64.9%
Institutions holding 210 1,501 209
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.3% +5.4% +14.9%
Institutions buying 140 834 163
Institutions selling 49 518 40
Buyers to sellers 2.86 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.

CEVACDNSAIP
CEVA 1.00 0.48 0.70
CDNS 0.48 1.00 0.40
AIP 0.70 0.40 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CEVA, CDNS and AIP?

Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ceva (CEVA) $904.63M, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) $94.04B, Arteris (AIP) $1.01B.

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 company is more profitable?

Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) has the highest net margin (Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) 22.5%, Arteris (AIP) -46.7%). On return on invested capital, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) leads (Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) 14.1%, Arteris (AIP) -101.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Arteris (AIP) returned the most: Ceva (CEVA) +15.4%, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) +0.4%, Arteris (AIP) +51.3%. Over five years, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) compounded fastest (Ceva (CEVA) -6.8%/yr, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) +14.6%/yr, Arteris (AIP) -1.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) has been the steadiest (Ceva (CEVA) 74.8%, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) 41.3%, Arteris (AIP) 79.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CEVA, CDNS 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 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.