CEVA vs SNPS vs SSYS Stock Comparison

Ceva, Synopsys and Stratasys Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CEVA Ceva Inc
$31.37 -13.3% 1M +10.5% 1Y
Market cap
$882.69M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor EDA Software Technology
2 wins
SNPS Synopsys Inc
$474.42 +11.4% 1M +1.9% 1Y
Market cap
$90.90B
P/E
69.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.88B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor EDA Software Technology
6 wins
SSYS Stratasys Ltd.
$7.16 -13.3% 1M -39.9% 1Y
Market cap
$616.55M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$547.27M
Div. yield
–
3D Printing Industrials

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Synopsys leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Synopsys 6, Ceva 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCEVASNPSSSYSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $882.69M $90.90B $616.55M SNPS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -80.0x 69.8x -12.7x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 60.3x 32.6x 71.6x SNPS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +38.0% -3.1% SNPS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 14.7% -8.4% SNPS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 1.8% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.8x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +10.5% +1.9% -39.9% CEVA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -7.0%/yr +7.7%/yr -25.4%/yr SNPS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 74.7% 44.7% 47.8% SNPS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 47/100 39/100 37/100 CEVA

Percentile Scorecard

CEVASNPSSSYS

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

AxisCEVASNPSSSYS
Valuation 34 #62 of 94 42 #55 of 94 36 #131 of 203
Growth 75 #24 of 92 48 #48 of 92 22 #147 of 188
Profitability 28 #65 of 90 47 #48 of 90 13 #160 of 183
Financial Health 88 #13 of 99 18 #81 of 99 80 #45 of 217
Shareholder Returns 10 #66 of 73 – –
Overall 47 39 37
  • CEVA ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • SNPS ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • SSYS ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCEVASNPSSSYSSPY
1 month -13.3%+11.4%-13.3% -0.2%
3 months -1.0%+23.6%-9.9% +3.9%
6 months +26.3%-2.0%-16.5% +8.2%
Year to date +45.8%+1.0%-17.5% +12.9%
1 year +10.5%+1.9%-39.9% +12.3%
3 years +84.0%+3.8%-30.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year +22.6%+1.3%-11.3% +23.3%
5 years -30.5%+45.2%-76.9% +67.9%
5 years, per year -7.0%+7.7%-25.4% +10.9%
10 years +4.4%+713.3%-63.2% +261.1%
10 years, per year +0.4%+23.3%-9.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCEVASNPSSSYSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 74.7%44.7%47.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 75.6%42.7%46.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.431.682.22 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.140.04-0.83 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -68.0%-42.3%-83.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -37.3%-11.3%-39.9% -1.2%
52-week high $50.06$534.56$11.91 $779.14
52-week low $17.21$372.33$6.80 $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.

MultipleCEVASNPSSSYS
P/E now vs peer median -80.0xmedian 45.6x 69.8xmedian 45.6x -12.7xmedian 25.2x
P/S now vs peer median —median 7.7x 10.2xmedian 7.7x 1.1xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -18,030xmedian 29.0x 42.1xmedian 29.0x -12.2xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -830.4xmedian 40.6x —median 40.6x -26.5xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 4.6x 2.9xmedian 4.6x 0.8xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median -2.66median 2.28 147.37median 2.28 -29.27median 1.32

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 monthsCEVASNPSSSYS
Revenue – $8.88B $547.27M
Gross profit – $6.53B $221.15M
Operating income – $847.20M -$83.46M
Net income -$10.98M $1.30B -$115.18M
Free cash flow -$1.06M – -$23.24M
R&D – $2.81B $77.20M
EPS (diluted) $-0.45 $6.77 $-0.56
Cash & equivalents $44.30M $3.61B $92.53M
Total debt – $10.04B –
Shares (diluted) 24.30M 192.32M 82.30M
Enterprise value $87.42M $87.29B -$333.27M

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
MetricCEVASNPSSSYS
P/E -80.0x 69.8x -12.7x
P/FCF -830.4x – -26.5x
P/Operating cash flow 232.0x – -134.6x
P/S – 10.2x 1.1x
P/B 2.6x 2.9x 0.8x
P/Tangible book 2.6x 4.6x 0.8x
EV/EBITDA -18,030x 42.1x -12.2x
EV/EBIT -166.7x 114.9x -4.8x
EV/Revenue – 11.0x 0.7x
EV/FCF -627.6x – -17.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 175.3x – -88.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.66 147.37 -29.27

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCEVASNPSSSYS
Revenue growth (1Y) – 38.0% -3.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 22.8% -4.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 28.2% -12.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 18.9% -6.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) – -23.3% -30.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -7.0% -9.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -8.9% -34.9% -17.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 29.3% 8.0% -37.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -5.9% -45.2% 59.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 30.1% 0.5% 0.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 71.4% – -172.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 41.3% – 61.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -372.4% – -116.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 47.3% – 36.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCEVASNPSSSYS
Gross margin – 73.5% 40.4%
EBITDA margin – 26.0% -6.1%
Operating margin – 9.5% -15.3%
Pretax margin – 16.5% -13.1%
Net margin – 14.7% -8.4%
FCF margin – – -4.2%
Operating cash flow margin – – -0.8%
Return on equity -3.2% 4.2% -14.0%
Return on assets -2.8% 2.7% -10.9%
Return on invested capital – 1.8% –
Return on capital employed -1.1% 2.0% -9.3%
Asset turnover – 0.2x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.3x – 0.0x
Stock comp / revenue – – 4.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCEVASNPSSSYS
Debt / assets – 21.0% –
Debt / equity – 0.3x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.8x –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 13.2% 34.7% 22.0%
Equity / assets 86.8% 65.3% 78.0%
Interest coverage – 1.3x –
Current ratio 10.1x 1.3x 3.5x
Quick ratio 10.2x 1.0x 2.3x
Cash ratio 7.7x 0.7x 1.3x
Altman Z-score – 3.90 -0.97

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCEVASNPSSSYS
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -7.4% – –
Shareholder yield -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.

ConsensusCEVASNPSSSYS
Forward P/E 60.3xFY2026 32.6xFY2026 71.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.52FY2026 $14.56FY2026 $0.10FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +23.8%FY2026 +12.8%FY2026 -33.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +46.2% +21.4% +100.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $117.61MFY2026 $10.20BFY2026 $582.47MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.3%FY2026 +44.6%FY2026 +5.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +26.4% +12.8% +6.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCEVASNPSSSYS
Held by institutions 88.9% 92.3% 50.8%
Institutions holding 209 1,440 150
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.3% +5.6% +7.3%
Institutions buying 139 772 79
Institutions selling 49 493 29
Buyers to sellers 2.84 1.57 2.72

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.

CEVASNPSSSYS
CEVA 1.00 0.45 0.50
SNPS 0.45 1.00 0.34
SSYS 0.50 0.34 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CEVA, SNPS and SSYS?

Synopsys (SNPS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ceva (CEVA) $882.69M, Synopsys (SNPS) $90.90B, Stratasys (SSYS) $616.55M.

Which company is growing faster?

Synopsys (SNPS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Synopsys (SNPS) +38.0%, Stratasys (SSYS) -3.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Synopsys (SNPS) has the highest net margin (Synopsys (SNPS) 14.7%, Stratasys (SSYS) -8.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ceva (CEVA) returned the most: Ceva (CEVA) +10.5%, Synopsys (SNPS) +1.9%, Stratasys (SSYS) -39.9%. Over five years, Synopsys (SNPS) compounded fastest (Ceva (CEVA) -7.0%/yr, Synopsys (SNPS) +7.7%/yr, Stratasys (SSYS) -25.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Synopsys (SNPS) has been the steadiest (Ceva (CEVA) 74.7%, Synopsys (SNPS) 44.7%, Stratasys (SSYS) 47.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CEVA, SNPS and SSYS?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Synopsys (SNPS) leads on 6. 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.