NVMI vs ONTO vs SNPS Stock Comparison

Nova, Onto Innovation and Synopsys Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NVMI Nova Ltd.
$316.33 -14.1% 1M -8.3% 1Y
Market cap
$9.87B
P/E
36.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$937.50M
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Equipment Technology
3 wins
ONTO Onto Innovation Inc.
$203.16 -29.4% 1M +50.8% 1Y
Market cap
$10.59B
P/E
79.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.12B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Equipment Technology
3 wins
SNPS Synopsys Inc
$454.33 +6.7% 1M -2.1% 1Y
Market cap
$90.88B
P/E
69.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.88B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor EDA Software Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Synopsys leads on 3 of the 12 questions below (Synopsys 3, Nova 3, Onto Innovation 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNVMIONTOSNPSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.87B $10.59B $90.88B SNPS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 36.5x 79.9x 69.8x NVMI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 28.0x 24.1x 31.2x ONTO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +16.2% +8.1% +38.0% SNPS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 28.8% 11.8% 14.7% NVMI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 1.8% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 2.8x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -8.3% +50.8% -2.1% ONTO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +25.4%/yr +22.5%/yr +7.3%/yr NVMI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 59.5% 72.2% 44.6% SNPS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 60/100 41/100 ONTO

Percentile Scorecard

NVMIONTOSNPS

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

AxisNVMIONTOSNPS
Valuation 59 #40 of 95 60 #39 of 95 45 #53 of 95
Growth 69 #30 of 93 33 #63 of 93 50 #47 of 93
Profitability 76 #23 of 91 58 #39 of 91 48 #48 of 91
Financial Health 16 #85 of 101 58 #43 of 101 20 #81 of 101
Shareholder Returns – 93 #6 of 75 –
Overall 55 60 41
  • NVMI ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • ONTO 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

PeriodNVMIONTOSNPSSPY
1 month -14.1%-29.4%+6.7% -0.8%
3 months -26.2%-22.5%+16.8% +3.5%
6 months -40.3%-31.9%-8.9% +7.0%
Year to date -3.7%+28.7%-3.3% +12.2%
1 year -8.3%+50.8%-2.1% +13.0%
3 years +248.2%+76.8%-0.6% +86.3%
3 years, per year +51.6%+20.9%-0.2% +23.1%
5 years +209.9%+175.1%+42.4% +68.6%
5 years, per year +25.4%+22.5%+7.3% +11.0%
10 years +2,480.2%—+675.8% +258.0%
10 years, per year +38.4%—+22.7% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureNVMIONTOSNPSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 59.5%72.2%44.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 67.7%73.0%42.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.893.161.67 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.140.70-0.05 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -52.8%-62.8%-42.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -47.8%-46.3%-15.0% -1.8%
52-week high $605.65$378.45$534.56 $779.14
52-week low $275.78$124.09$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.

MultipleNVMIONTOSNPS
P/E now vs peer median 35.2xmedian 42.1x 75.7xmedian 42.1x 66.8xmedian 42.1x
P/S now vs peer median 10.7xmedian 7.1x 8.9xmedian 7.1x 9.8xmedian 7.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 32.5xmedian 27.5x 37.0xmedian 27.5x 40.5xmedian 27.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 41.1xmedian 37.2x 39.5xmedian 37.2x 31.3xmedian 37.2x
P/B now vs peer median 6.9xmedian 4.2x 5.2xmedian 4.2x 2.8xmedian 4.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.43median 2.23 -8.60median 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 monthsNVMIONTOSNPS
Revenue $937.50M $1.12B $8.88B
Gross profit $535.50M $564.06M $6.53B
Operating income $271.61M $134.61M $847.20M
Net income $270.51M $132.61M $1.30B
Free cash flow $244.83M $252.47M –
R&D $151.05M $142.63M $2.81B
EPS (diluted) $8.24 $2.67 $6.77
Cash & equivalents $124.85M $1.25B $3.61B
Total debt – – $10.04B
Shares (diluted) 32.80M 49.68M 192.32M
Enterprise value $7.04B $6.43B $87.28B

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
MetricNVMIONTOSNPS
P/E 35.2x 75.7x 66.8x
P/FCF 41.1x 39.5x 31.3x
P/Operating cash flow 44.4x 37.4x –
P/S 10.7x 8.9x 9.8x
P/B 6.9x 5.2x 2.8x
P/Tangible book 7.1x 6.0x 4.4x
EV/EBITDA 32.5x 37.0x 40.5x
EV/EBIT 34.7x 60.0x 110.3x
EV/Revenue 10.1x 7.2x 10.5x
EV/FCF 38.5x 32.0x –
EV/Operating cash flow 41.6x 30.3x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.43 -8.60 141.13

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNVMIONTOSNPS
Revenue growth (1Y) 16.2% 8.1% 38.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 19.5% 7.7% 22.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 16.2% 5.6% 28.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 20.0% 5.4% 18.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 16.3% -29.5% -23.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 24.6% -8.3% -7.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 15.2% -33.7% -34.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 25.8% -8.6% 8.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 12.8% -34.5% -45.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 24.6% -8.8% 0.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -1.4% -2.5% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 20.7% 17.7% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -3.4% 5.9% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 18.2% 22.0% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNVMIONTOSNPS
Gross margin 57.1% 50.4% 73.5%
EBITDA margin 31.0% 19.5% 26.0%
Operating margin 29.0% 12.0% 9.5%
Pretax margin 34.1% 14.1% 16.5%
Net margin 28.8% 11.8% 14.7%
FCF margin 26.1% 22.5% –
Operating cash flow margin 24.1% 23.8% –
Return on equity 19.0% 6.5% 4.2%
Return on assets 11.0% 4.4% 2.7%
Return on invested capital – – 1.8%
Return on capital employed 17.9% 4.8% 2.0%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.4x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x 2.0x –
Stock comp / revenue 2.8% 2.8% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNVMIONTOSNPS
Debt / assets – – 21.0%
Debt / equity – – 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 2.8x
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 41.1% 48.0% 34.7%
Equity / assets 58.9% 52.0% 65.3%
Interest coverage – – 1.3x
Current ratio 1.6x 9.7x 1.3x
Quick ratio 0.9x 8.2x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.7x 6.9x 0.7x
Altman Z-score – 4.87 3.76

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNVMIONTOSNPS
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – 1.9% –
Shareholder yield – 1.9% –
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.

ConsensusNVMIONTOSNPS
Forward P/E 28.0xFY2026 24.1xFY2026 31.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $11.30FY2026 $8.42FY2026 $14.56FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +31.1%FY2026 +70.4%FY2026 +12.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +17.2% +43.5% +21.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.15BFY2026 $1.37BFY2026 $10.20BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +30.3%FY2026 +35.5%FY2026 +44.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +23.9% +41.1% +12.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNVMIONTOSNPS
Held by institutions 69.0% 98.3% 92.3%
Institutions holding 343 688 1,440
Change in shares held, QoQ -4.1% +2.3% +5.6%
Institutions buying 175 376 772
Institutions selling 129 232 493
Buyers to sellers 1.36 1.62 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.

NVMIONTOSNPS
NVMI 1.00 0.81 0.38
ONTO 0.81 1.00 0.36
SNPS 0.38 0.36 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NVMI, ONTO and SNPS?

Synopsys (SNPS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Nova (NVMI) $9.87B, Onto Innovation (ONTO) $10.59B, Synopsys (SNPS) $90.88B.

Which stock is cheaper, NVMI, ONTO and SNPS?

Nova (NVMI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Nova (NVMI) 36.5x, Onto Innovation (ONTO) 79.9x, Synopsys (SNPS) 69.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Onto Innovation (ONTO) is cheapest (Nova (NVMI) 28.0x, Onto Innovation (ONTO) 24.1x, 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: Nova (NVMI) +16.2%, Onto Innovation (ONTO) +8.1%, Synopsys (SNPS) +38.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nova (NVMI) has the highest net margin (Nova (NVMI) 28.8%, Onto Innovation (ONTO) 11.8%, Synopsys (SNPS) 14.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Onto Innovation (ONTO) returned the most: Nova (NVMI) -8.3%, Onto Innovation (ONTO) +50.8%, Synopsys (SNPS) -2.1%. Over five years, Nova (NVMI) compounded fastest (Nova (NVMI) +25.4%/yr, Onto Innovation (ONTO) +22.5%/yr, Synopsys (SNPS) +7.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Synopsys (SNPS) has been the steadiest (Nova (NVMI) 59.5%, Onto Innovation (ONTO) 72.2%, Synopsys (SNPS) 44.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NVMI, ONTO 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, Synopsys (SNPS) leads on 3. 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.