DLB vs ADI vs SNPS Stock Comparison

Dolby Laboratories, Analog Devices and Synopsys Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DLB Dolby Laboratories, Inc.
$63.13 +7.7% 1M -6.3% 1Y
Market cap
$5.95B
P/E
26.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.35B
Div. yield
0.02%
Semiconductor EDA Software Technology
5 wins
ADI Analog Devices Inc
$407.93 +3.6% 1M +71.4% 1Y
Market cap
$204.47B
P/E
49.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.88B
Div. yield
0.01%
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
6 wins
SNPS Synopsys Inc
$454.33 +6.7% 1M -2.1% 1Y
Market cap
$90.56B
P/E
69.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.88B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor EDA Software Technology
1 win

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Analog Devices leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Analog Devices 6, Dolby Laboratories 5, Synopsys 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDLBADISNPSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.95B $204.47B $90.56B ADI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.3x 49.4x 69.6x DLB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.1x 33.1x 31.2x DLB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.6% +33.6% +38.0% SNPS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 16.7% 29.8% 14.7% ADI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 10.2% 1.8% ADI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.0x 2.8x ADI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.01% 0.00% DLB
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -6.3% +71.4% -2.1% ADI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -6.4%/yr +19.1%/yr +7.3%/yr ADI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.3% 36.5% 44.6% DLB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 62/100 41/100 DLB

Percentile Scorecard

DLBADISNPS

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

AxisDLBADISNPS
Valuation 86 #14 of 95 49 #49 of 95 45 #53 of 95
Growth 27 #68 of 93 78 #21 of 93 50 #47 of 93
Profitability 71 #27 of 91 83 #16 of 91 48 #48 of 91
Financial Health 62 #39 of 101 31 #70 of 101 20 #81 of 101
Shareholder Returns 84 #13 of 75 68 #25 of 75 –
Overall 66 62 41
  • DLB ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • ADI ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • SNPS ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDLBADISNPSSPY
1 month +7.7%+3.6%+6.7% -0.8%
3 months +23.1%+9.7%+16.8% +3.5%
6 months -0.8%+3.9%-8.9% +7.0%
Year to date -1.7%+50.4%-3.3% +12.2%
1 year -6.3%+71.4%-2.1% +13.0%
3 years -19.7%+154.1%-0.6% +86.3%
3 years, per year -7.1%+36.5%-0.2% +23.1%
5 years -28.0%+139.3%+42.4% +68.6%
5 years, per year -6.4%+19.1%+7.3% +11.0%
10 years +26.6%+543.0%+675.8% +258.0%
10 years, per year +2.4%+20.5%+22.7% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureDLBADISNPSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.3%36.5%44.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.6%36.5%42.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.541.721.67 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.211.96-0.05 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -49.6%-32.5%-42.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.6%-8.4%-15.0% -1.8%
52-week high $69.09$445.48$534.56 $779.14
52-week low $48.50$225.20$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.

MultipleDLBADISNPS
P/E now vs peer median 26.3xmedian 42.1x 47.9xmedian 42.1x 66.8xmedian 42.1x
P/S now vs peer median 4.4xmedian 7.1x 14.2xmedian 7.1x 9.8xmedian 7.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.9xmedian 27.5x 29.6xmedian 27.5x 40.5xmedian 27.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.2xmedian 37.2x 40.0xmedian 37.2x 31.3xmedian 37.2x
P/B now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 4.2x 5.9xmedian 4.2x 2.8xmedian 4.2x
PEG now vs peer median 12.63median 2.23 11.12median 2.23 141.13median 2.23

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 monthsDLBADISNPS
Revenue $1.35B $13.88B $8.88B
Gross profit $1.19B $9.13B $6.53B
Operating income $239.10M $4.93B $847.20M
Net income $228.00M $4.14B $1.30B
Free cash flow $392.67M $4.94B –
R&D $265.94M $1.98B $2.81B
EPS (diluted) $2.39 $8.46 $6.77
Cash & equivalents $669.39M $2.17B $3.61B
Total debt – $9.12B $10.04B
Shares (diluted) 94.52M 488.84M 192.32M
Enterprise value $3.34B $191.00B $86.95B

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
MetricDLBADISNPS
P/E 26.3x 47.9x 66.8x
P/FCF 15.2x 40.0x 31.3x
P/Operating cash flow 13.6x 35.6x –
P/S 4.4x 14.2x 9.8x
P/B 2.3x 5.9x 2.8x
P/Tangible book 2.7x 7.6x 4.4x
EV/EBITDA 15.9x 29.6x 40.5x
EV/EBIT 22.1x 41.4x 110.3x
EV/Revenue 3.9x 14.7x 10.5x
EV/FCF 13.4x 41.4x –
EV/Operating cash flow 12.1x 36.9x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 12.63 11.12 141.13

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDLBADISNPS
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.6% 33.6% 38.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.7% 2.6% 22.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -0.5% 46.2% 28.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.5% 2.9% 18.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) -15.1% 93.0% -23.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -1.0% 4.8% -7.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -14.2% 111.2% -34.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 1.3% 3.3% 8.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -12.3% 114.6% -45.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 2.1% 4.3% 0.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -6.0% 33.2% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.5% 5.1% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -10.4% 34.2% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.3% 10.2% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDLBADISNPS
Gross margin 87.6% 65.8% 73.5%
EBITDA margin 24.5% 49.8% 26.0%
Operating margin 17.7% 35.5% 9.5%
Pretax margin 20.4% 33.9% 16.5%
Net margin 16.7% 29.8% 14.7%
FCF margin 29.0% 35.6% –
Operating cash flow margin 32.3% 39.9% –
Return on equity 8.7% 12.3% 4.2%
Return on assets 7.1% 8.6% 2.7%
Return on invested capital – 10.2% 1.8%
Return on capital employed 8.6% 11.6% 2.0%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.3x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x 1.3x –
Stock comp / revenue 9.6% 2.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDLBADISNPS
Debt / assets – 18.8% 21.0%
Debt / equity – 0.3x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.0x 2.8x
Debt / FCF – 1.8x –
Liabilities / assets 17.9% 30.7% 34.7%
Equity / assets 82.1% 69.3% 65.3%
Interest coverage – 14.1x 1.3x
Current ratio 3.2x 1.3x 1.3x
Quick ratio 3.1x 0.8x 1.0x
Cash ratio 1.6x 0.4x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 8.51 8.99 3.76

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDLBADISNPS
Dividend yield 2.3% 1.1% –
Net buyback yield 3.5% 1.5% –
Shareholder yield 5.7% 2.6% –
Payout ratio (earnings) 58.9% 49.4% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 34.2% 41.4% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 8.6% 7.8% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 9.6% 7.6% –

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.

ConsensusDLBADISNPS
Forward P/E 14.1xFY2026 33.1xFY2026 31.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.49FY2026 $12.33FY2026 $14.56FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +5.9%FY2026 +58.3%FY2026 +12.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +4.7% +27.0% +21.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.50BFY2026 $15.85BFY2026 $10.20BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.1%FY2026 +43.8%FY2026 +44.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -7.7% +19.8% +12.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDLBADISNPS
Held by institutions 65.4% 90.9% 92.3%
Institutions holding 389 2,287 1,440
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.8% +4.5% +5.6%
Institutions buying 195 1,182 772
Institutions selling 148 819 493
Buyers to sellers 1.32 1.44 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.

DLBADISNPS
DLB 1.00 0.16 0.20
ADI 0.16 1.00 0.33
SNPS 0.20 0.33 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DLB, ADI and SNPS?

Analog Devices (ADI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Dolby Laboratories (DLB) $5.95B, Analog Devices (ADI) $204.47B, Synopsys (SNPS) $90.56B.

Which stock is cheaper, DLB, ADI and SNPS?

Dolby Laboratories (DLB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Dolby Laboratories (DLB) 26.3x, Analog Devices (ADI) 49.4x, Synopsys (SNPS) 69.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Dolby Laboratories (DLB) is cheapest (Dolby Laboratories (DLB) 14.1x, Analog Devices (ADI) 33.1x, Synopsys (SNPS) 31.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Synopsys (SNPS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Dolby Laboratories (DLB) +0.6%, Analog Devices (ADI) +33.6%, Synopsys (SNPS) +38.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Analog Devices (ADI) has the highest net margin (Dolby Laboratories (DLB) 16.7%, Analog Devices (ADI) 29.8%, Synopsys (SNPS) 14.7%). On return on invested capital, Analog Devices (ADI) leads (Analog Devices (ADI) 10.2%, Synopsys (SNPS) 1.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Analog Devices (ADI) returned the most: Dolby Laboratories (DLB) -6.3%, Analog Devices (ADI) +71.4%, Synopsys (SNPS) -2.1%. Over five years, Analog Devices (ADI) compounded fastest (Dolby Laboratories (DLB) -6.4%/yr, Analog Devices (ADI) +19.1%/yr, Synopsys (SNPS) +7.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Dolby Laboratories (DLB) has the highest dividend yield: Dolby Laboratories (DLB) 0.02%, Analog Devices (ADI) 0.01%, Synopsys (SNPS) 0.00%. Synopsys (SNPS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Dolby Laboratories (DLB) has been the steadiest (Dolby Laboratories (DLB) 30.3%, Analog Devices (ADI) 36.5%, Synopsys (SNPS) 44.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DLB, ADI 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, Analog Devices (ADI) 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.