CRDO vs QCOM vs SNPS Stock Comparison

Credo Technology Group Holding, Qualcomm and Synopsys Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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QCOM Qualcomm Inc/De
$182.97 -2.4% 1M +1.1% 1Y
Market cap
$193.40B
P/E
20.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$44.07B
Div. yield
1.98%
Semiconductor Design Technology
5 wins
SNPS Synopsys Inc
$481.89 +15.4% 1M +5.5% 1Y
Market cap
$92.33B
P/E
70.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.88B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor EDA Software Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Qualcomm leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Qualcomm 5, Credo Technology Group Holding 4, Synopsys 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCRDOQCOMSNPSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $32.61B $193.40B $92.33B QCOM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 60.0x 20.9x 70.9x QCOM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 28.7x 17.0x 33.1x QCOM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +165.1% +1.9% +38.0% CRDO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 33.8% 21.0% 14.7% CRDO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 20.5% 1.8% QCOM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.4x 2.8x QCOM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 1.98% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +7.1% +1.1% +5.5% CRDO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +6.6%/yr +7.7%/yr SNPS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 96.9% 52.9% 44.7% SNPS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 62/100 39/100 CRDO

Percentile Scorecard

CRDOQCOMSNPS

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

AxisCRDOQCOMSNPS
Valuation 40 #57 of 94 80 #20 of 94 42 #55 of 94
Growth 99 #2 of 92 32 #63 of 92 47 #49 of 92
Profitability 83 #16 of 90 87 #13 of 90 46 #49 of 90
Financial Health 89 #12 of 99 29 #71 of 99 19 #80 of 99
Shareholder Returns 18 #60 of 73 82 #14 of 73 –
Overall 66 62 39
  • CRDO ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • QCOM ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • SNPS ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCRDOQCOMSNPSSPY
1 month -9.9%-2.4%+15.4% +0.9%
3 months -2.1%+17.5%+29.0% +5.9%
6 months -1.2%+17.3%+0.1% +8.5%
Year to date +20.7%+7.0%+2.6% +13.3%
1 year +7.1%+1.1%+5.5% +12.4%
3 years +1,148.7%+71.9%+5.4% +88.1%
3 years, per year +132.1%+19.8%+1.8% +23.5%
5 years —+37.5%+44.6% +68.2%
5 years, per year —+6.6%+7.7% +11.0%
10 years —+167.5%+725.6% +263.4%
10 years, per year —+10.3%+23.5% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureCRDOQCOMSNPSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 96.9%52.9%44.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 97.3%52.3%42.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.452.081.69 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.070.020.12 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -62.0%-45.6%-42.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -42.6%-27.1%-9.9% -0.9%
52-week high $302.52$251.02$534.56 $779.14
52-week low $87.81$124.07$372.33 $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.

MultipleCRDOQCOMSNPS
P/E now vs peer median 60.0xmedian 46.0x 20.9xmedian 46.0x 70.9xmedian 46.0x
P/S now vs peer median 20.5xmedian 7.9x 4.4xmedian 7.9x 10.4xmedian 7.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 57.5xmedian 28.3x 16.8xmedian 28.3x 42.7xmedian 28.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 74.4xmedian 41.4x 18.6xmedian 41.4x —median 41.4x
P/B now vs peer median 12.0xmedian 4.6x 7.0xmedian 4.6x 3.0xmedian 4.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.39median 2.30 5.02median 2.30 149.69median 2.30

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 monthsCRDOQCOMSNPS
Revenue $1.59B $44.07B $8.88B
Gross profit $1.07B $23.90B $6.53B
Operating income $504.96M $10.22B $847.20M
Net income $538.31M $9.26B $1.30B
Free cash flow $438.60M $10.42B –
R&D $341.46M $9.89B $2.81B
EPS (diluted) $2.77 $8.66 $6.77
Cash & equivalents $466.87M $4.53B $3.61B
Total debt – $12.78B $10.04B
Shares (diluted) 194.38M 1.07B 192.32M
Enterprise value $28.29B $153.32B $88.72B

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
MetricCRDOQCOMSNPS
P/E 60.0x 20.9x 70.9x
P/FCF 74.4x 18.6x –
P/Operating cash flow 65.2x 15.6x –
P/S 20.5x 4.4x 10.4x
P/B 12.0x 7.0x 3.0x
P/Tangible book 13.9x 7.4x 4.7x
EV/EBITDA 57.5x 16.8x 42.7x
EV/EBIT 63.1x 19.4x 116.6x
EV/Revenue 20.0x 4.5x 11.1x
EV/FCF 72.6x 19.0x –
EV/Operating cash flow 63.7x 16.0x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.39 5.02 149.69

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCRDOQCOMSNPS
Revenue growth (1Y) 165.1% 1.9% 38.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 109.6% 4.5% 22.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 169.5% -0.8% 28.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 120.7% 3.2% 18.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 349.6% -15.0% -23.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 153.3% 0.6% -7.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 330.2% -20.0% -34.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 176.4% 2.4% 8.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 308.5% -17.8% -45.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 155.5% 4.2% 0.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 295.6% -2.1% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 244.7% 12.7% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 369.2% -10.4% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 263.2% 14.9% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCRDOQCOMSNPS
Gross margin 67.1% 54.2% 73.5%
EBITDA margin 34.8% 26.8% 26.0%
Operating margin 31.7% 23.2% 9.5%
Pretax margin 33.9% 25.4% 16.5%
Net margin 33.8% 21.0% 14.7%
FCF margin 27.6% 23.6% –
Operating cash flow margin 31.4% 28.1% –
Return on equity 22.5% 33.7% 4.2%
Return on assets 20.3% 16.2% 2.7%
Return on invested capital – 20.5% 1.8%
Return on capital employed 20.6% 22.3% 2.0%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.8x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.9x 1.3x –
Stock comp / revenue 14.8% 7.4% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCRDOQCOMSNPS
Debt / assets – 22.3% 21.0%
Debt / equity – 0.5x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.4x 2.8x
Debt / FCF – 1.2x –
Liabilities / assets 9.4% 51.8% 34.7%
Equity / assets 90.6% 48.2% 65.3%
Interest coverage – 14.8x 1.3x
Current ratio 7.4x 2.0x 1.3x
Quick ratio 5.3x 1.1x 1.0x
Cash ratio 3.9x 0.7x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 70.67 6.17 3.95

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCRDOQCOMSNPS
Dividend yield – 2.0% –
Net buyback yield -2.3% 4.6% –
Shareholder yield -2.3% 6.5% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – 41.3% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 36.7% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 0.8% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 3.9% –

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.

ConsensusCRDOQCOMSNPS
Forward P/E 28.7xFY2026 17.0xFY2026 33.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.06FY2026 $10.79FY2026 $14.56FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +75.1%FY2026 -10.3%FY2026 +12.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +62.9% -3.0% +21.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.43BFY2026 $45.55BFY2026 $10.20BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +81.6%FY2026 +3.2%FY2026 +44.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +48.3% -5.0% +12.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCRDOQCOMSNPS
Held by institutions 71.0% 79.7% 92.3%
Institutions holding 974 3,031 1,441
Change in shares held, QoQ -3.4% +2.8% +5.6%
Institutions buying 640 1,417 773
Institutions selling 275 1,333 493
Buyers to sellers 2.33 1.06 1.57

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.

CRDOQCOMSNPS
CRDO 1.00 0.33 0.39
QCOM 0.33 1.00 0.30
SNPS 0.39 0.30 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CRDO, QCOM and SNPS?

Qualcomm (QCOM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Credo Technology Group Holding (CRDO) $32.61B, Qualcomm (QCOM) $193.40B, Synopsys (SNPS) $92.33B.

Which stock is cheaper, CRDO, QCOM and SNPS?

Qualcomm (QCOM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Credo Technology Group Holding (CRDO) 60.0x, Qualcomm (QCOM) 20.9x, Synopsys (SNPS) 70.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Qualcomm (QCOM) is cheapest (Credo Technology Group Holding (CRDO) 28.7x, Qualcomm (QCOM) 17.0x, Synopsys (SNPS) 33.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Credo Technology Group Holding (CRDO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Credo Technology Group Holding (CRDO) +165.1%, Qualcomm (QCOM) +1.9%, Synopsys (SNPS) +38.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Credo Technology Group Holding (CRDO) has the highest net margin (Credo Technology Group Holding (CRDO) 33.8%, Qualcomm (QCOM) 21.0%, Synopsys (SNPS) 14.7%). On return on invested capital, Qualcomm (QCOM) leads (Qualcomm (QCOM) 20.5%, Synopsys (SNPS) 1.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Credo Technology Group Holding (CRDO) returned the most: Credo Technology Group Holding (CRDO) +7.1%, Qualcomm (QCOM) +1.1%, Synopsys (SNPS) +5.5%. Over five years, Synopsys (SNPS) compounded fastest (Qualcomm (QCOM) +6.6%/yr, Synopsys (SNPS) +7.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Qualcomm (QCOM) 1.98%. Credo Technology Group Holding (CRDO) and Synopsys (SNPS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Synopsys (SNPS) has been the steadiest (Credo Technology Group Holding (CRDO) 96.9%, Qualcomm (QCOM) 52.9%, Synopsys (SNPS) 44.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CRDO, QCOM and SNPS?

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