FIG vs CDNS vs SSYS Stock Comparison

Figma, Cadence Design Systems and Stratasys Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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FIG Figma, Inc.
$23.51 +12.7% 1M -55.9% 1Y
Market cap
$12.22B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.20B
Div. yield
–
Creative Software Technology
1 win
CDNS Cadence Design Systems Inc
$322.17 -1.2% 1M -6.6% 1Y
Market cap
$95.01B
P/E
68.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.13B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor EDA Software Technology
6 wins
SSYS Stratasys Ltd.
$6.97 -15.6% 1M -41.9% 1Y
Market cap
$585.90M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$547.27M
Div. yield
–
3D Printing Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Cadence Design Systems leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Cadence Design Systems 6, Figma 1, Stratasys 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFIGCDNSSSYSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $12.22B $95.01B $585.90M CDNS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -8.5x 68.8x -12.8x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 84.0x 36.4x 69.7x CDNS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +42.2% +17.6% -3.1% FIG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -119.8% — -8.4% SSYS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -55.9% -6.6% -41.9% CDNS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +14.3%/yr -25.6%/yr CDNS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 74.9% 41.0% 47.8% CDNS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 32/100 49/100 38/100 CDNS

Percentile Scorecard

FIGCDNSSSYS

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

AxisFIGCDNSSSYS
Valuation 7 #27 of 29 30 #67 of 95 35 #132 of 203
Growth 39 #17 of 27 64 #34 of 93 23 #145 of 187
Profitability 4 #25 of 26 53 #43 of 91 14 #160 of 185
Financial Health 80 #7 of 31 – 80 #45 of 219
Shareholder Returns – – –
Overall 32 49 38
  • FIG ranked among 32 companies in Workplace Software
  • CDNS ranked among 104 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

PeriodFIGCDNSSSYSSPY
1 month +12.7%-1.2%-15.6% -0.8%
3 months +2.5%-4.9%-13.5% +3.5%
6 months +35.8%-4.3%-19.0% +7.0%
Year to date -37.1%+3.1%-19.7% +12.2%
1 year -55.9%-6.6%-41.9% +13.0%
3 years —+39.5%-32.0% +86.3%
3 years, per year —+11.8%-12.1% +23.1%
5 years —+95.1%-77.1% +68.6%
5 years, per year —+14.3%-25.6% +11.0%
10 years —+1,162.4%-65.0% +258.0%
10 years, per year —+28.9%-10.0% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureFIGCDNSSSYSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 74.9%41.0%47.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 69.9%41.0%46.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.011.612.22 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.75-0.16-0.88 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -86.2%-33.0%-83.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -55.8%-22.6%-41.5% -1.8%
52-week high $53.14$416.39$11.91 $779.14
52-week low $16.84$265.66$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.

MultipleFIGCDNSSSYS
P/E now vs peer median -8.6xmedian 31.9x 63.9xmedian 42.1x -12.4xmedian 26.0x
P/S now vs peer median 10.4xmedian 2.4x 14.5xmedian 7.1x 1.1xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -7.6xmedian 11.5x —median 27.5x -11.7xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 14.2x 53.2xmedian 37.2x -25.8xmedian 21.4x
P/B now vs peer median 8.4xmedian 3.0x 12.9xmedian 4.2x 0.7xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.77 5.13median 2.23 -28.49median 1.26

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 monthsFIGCDNSSSYS
Revenue $1.20B $6.13B $547.27M
Gross profit $971.13M – $221.15M
Operating income -$1.45B $1.77B -$83.46M
Net income -$1.41B $1.38B -$115.18M
Free cash flow – – -$23.24M
R&D $1.13B $2.04B $77.20M
EPS (diluted) $-2.72 $5.00 $-0.56
Cash & equivalents $445.85M $1.45B $92.53M
Shares (diluted) 527.46M 276.16M 82.30M
Enterprise value $5.72B $95.01B -$363.91M

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
MetricFIGCDNSSSYS
P/E -8.6x 63.9x -12.4x
P/FCF – 53.2x -25.8x
P/Operating cash flow – 45.1x -131.0x
P/S 10.4x 14.5x 1.1x
P/B 8.4x 12.9x 0.7x
P/Tangible book 8.5x 17.5x 0.8x
EV/EBITDA -7.6x – -11.7x
EV/EBIT -7.5x – -4.6x
EV/Revenue 9.0x 14.5x 0.7x
EV/FCF – – -16.7x
EV/Operating cash flow – 45.1x -84.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 5.13 -28.49

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFIGCDNSSSYS
Revenue growth (1Y) 42.2% 17.6% -3.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 16.1% -4.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 31.3% – -12.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – -6.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) -63.0% 19.4% -30.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 16.4% -9.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -96.2% 30.1% -17.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 13.0% -37.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 15.4% 29.0% 59.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 12.5% 0.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 21.7% -172.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 13.6% 61.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – -116.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 36.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFIGCDNSSSYS
Gross margin 81.1% – 40.4%
EBITDA margin -119.1% – -6.1%
Operating margin -120.9% – -15.3%
Pretax margin -115.4% – -13.1%
Net margin -119.8% – -8.4%
FCF margin – – -4.2%
Operating cash flow margin – 32.1% -0.8%
Return on equity -94.2% – -14.0%
Return on assets -59.9% – -10.9%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed -93.8% – -9.3%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.5x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.4x 0.0x
Stock comp / revenue – 8.9% 4.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFIGCDNSSSYS
Debt / assets – – –
Debt / equity – – –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 37.1% – 22.0%
Equity / assets 62.9% 56.2% 78.0%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 2.5x 1.4x 3.5x
Quick ratio 2.3x – 2.3x
Cash ratio 2.1x – 1.3x
Altman Z-score 6.63 – -1.02

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFIGCDNSSSYS
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – – –
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.

ConsensusFIGCDNSSSYS
Forward P/E 84.0xFY2026 36.4xFY2026 69.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.28FY2026 $8.84FY2026 $0.10FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -37.8%FY2026 +23.8%FY2026 -33.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +21.4% +14.6% +100.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.43BFY2026 $6.79BFY2026 $582.47MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +35.0%FY2026 +28.2%FY2026 +5.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +34.9% +13.9% +6.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFIGCDNSSSYS
Held by institutions 81.2% 88.2% 50.8%
Institutions holding 373 1,498 150
Change in shares held, QoQ +12.2% +5.4% +7.3%
Institutions buying 257 831 79
Institutions selling 64 518 29
Buyers to sellers 4.02 1.60 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.

FIGCDNSSSYS
FIG 1.00 0.30 0.06
CDNS 0.30 1.00 0.36
SSYS 0.06 0.36 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FIG, CDNS and SSYS?

Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Figma (FIG) $12.22B, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) $95.01B, Stratasys (SSYS) $585.90M.

Which company is growing faster?

Figma (FIG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Figma (FIG) +42.2%, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) +17.6%, Stratasys (SSYS) -3.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Stratasys (SSYS) has the highest net margin (Figma (FIG) -119.8%, Stratasys (SSYS) -8.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) returned the most: Figma (FIG) -55.9%, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) -6.6%, Stratasys (SSYS) -41.9%. Over five years, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) compounded fastest (Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) +14.3%/yr, Stratasys (SSYS) -25.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) has been the steadiest (Figma (FIG) 74.9%, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) 41.0%, Stratasys (SSYS) 47.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FIG, CDNS 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, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) 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.