PDFS vs ADI vs CEVA Stock Comparison

Pdf Solutions, Analog Devices and Ceva Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
PDFS Pdf Solutions Inc
$44.23 -10.7% 1M +54.0% 1Y
Market cap
$1.85B
P/E
175.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$241.18M
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor EDA Software Technology
2 wins
ADI Analog Devices Inc
$425.35 +8.1% 1M +75.0% 1Y
Market cap
$206.11B
P/E
50.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.88B
Div. yield
1.01%
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
9 wins
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

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Analog Devices leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Analog Devices 9, Pdf Solutions 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPDFSADICEVALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.85B $206.11B $882.69M ADI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 175.6x 50.0x -80.0x ADI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 32.5x 34.5x 60.3x PDFS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +23.0% +33.6% — ADI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.3% 29.8% — ADI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.1% 10.2% — ADI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.3x 1.0x — PDFS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 1.01% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +54.0% +75.0% +10.5% ADI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.9%/yr +19.8%/yr -7.0%/yr ADI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 69.4% 36.6% 74.7% ADI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 62/100 47/100 ADI

Percentile Scorecard

PDFSADICEVA

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

AxisPDFSADICEVA
Valuation 40 #57 of 94 50 #48 of 94 34 #62 of 94
Growth 86 #14 of 92 80 #19 of 92 75 #24 of 92
Profitability 43 #52 of 90 82 #17 of 90 28 #65 of 90
Financial Health 54 #46 of 99 31 #69 of 99 88 #13 of 99
Shareholder Returns 15 #62 of 73 69 #23 of 73 10 #66 of 73
Overall 48 62 47
  • PDFS ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • ADI ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • CEVA ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPDFSADICEVASPY
1 month -10.7%+8.1%-13.3% -0.2%
3 months -0.8%+16.3%-1.0% +3.9%
6 months +10.3%+11.0%+26.3% +8.2%
Year to date +55.0%+56.8%+45.8% +12.9%
1 year +54.0%+75.0%+10.5% +12.3%
3 years +62.1%+164.9%+84.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year +17.5%+38.4%+22.6% +23.3%
5 years +91.6%+146.6%-30.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year +13.9%+19.8%-7.0% +10.9%
10 years +129.8%+572.3%+4.4% +261.1%
10 years, per year +8.7%+21.0%+0.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasurePDFSADICEVASPY
Volatility, 1Y 69.4%36.6%74.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 71.6%36.5%75.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.081.733.43 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.782.050.14 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.5%-32.5%-68.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -37.5%-4.5%-37.3% -1.2%
52-week high $70.79$445.48$50.06 $779.14
52-week low $23.97$225.20$17.21 $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.

MultiplePDFSADICEVA
P/E now vs peer median 175.6xmedian 45.6x 50.0xmedian 45.6x -80.0xmedian 45.6x
P/S now vs peer median 7.7xmedian 7.7x 14.8xmedian 7.7x —median 7.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 48.3xmedian 29.0x 30.8xmedian 29.0x -18,030xmedian 29.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -1,026xmedian 40.6x 41.7xmedian 40.6x -830.4xmedian 40.6x
P/B now vs peer median 5.0xmedian 4.6x 6.1xmedian 4.6x 2.6xmedian 4.6x
PEG now vs peer median 83.48median 2.28 11.59median 2.28 -2.66median 2.28

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 monthsPDFSADICEVA
Revenue $241.18M $13.88B –
Gross profit $172.35M $9.13B –
Operating income $19.66M $4.93B –
Net income $10.31M $4.14B -$10.98M
Free cash flow -$1.81M $4.94B -$1.06M
R&D $70.34M $1.98B –
EPS (diluted) $0.25 $8.46 $-0.45
Cash & equivalents $114.88M $2.17B $44.30M
Total debt $66.52M $9.12B –
Shares (diluted) 41.78M 488.84M 24.30M
Enterprise value $1.63B $192.64B $87.42M

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
MetricPDFSADICEVA
P/E 175.6x 50.0x -80.0x
P/FCF -1,026x 41.7x -830.4x
P/Operating cash flow 47.9x 37.2x 232.0x
P/S 7.7x 14.8x –
P/B 5.0x 6.1x 2.6x
P/Tangible book 5.7x 7.9x 2.6x
EV/EBITDA 48.3x 30.8x -18,030x
EV/EBIT 91.8x 43.1x -166.7x
EV/Revenue 7.5x 15.3x –
EV/FCF -999.7x 43.1x -627.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 46.6x 38.4x 175.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 83.48 11.59 -2.66

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPDFSADICEVA
Revenue growth (1Y) 23.0% 33.6% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.0% 2.6% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 23.3% 46.2% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.7% 2.9% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 10,088% 93.0% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 57.7% 4.8% –
Net income growth (1Y) 1,100% 111.2% -8.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 4.4% 3.3% 29.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 1,028% 114.6% -5.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 2.1% 4.3% 30.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 170.5% 33.2% 71.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 26.6% 5.1% 41.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 85.2% 34.2% -372.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -29.8% 10.2% 47.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPDFSADICEVA
Gross margin 71.5% 65.8% –
EBITDA margin 15.5% 49.8% –
Operating margin 8.2% 35.5% –
Pretax margin 6.9% 33.9% –
Net margin 4.3% 29.8% –
FCF margin -0.7% 35.6% –
Operating cash flow margin 16.0% 39.9% –
Return on equity 3.2% 12.3% -3.2%
Return on assets 2.2% 8.6% -2.8%
Return on invested capital 3.1% 10.2% –
Return on capital employed 4.9% 11.6% -1.1%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.3x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.8x 1.3x -0.3x
Stock comp / revenue 10.6% 2.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPDFSADICEVA
Debt / assets 12.8% 18.8% –
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.3x –
Net debt / EBITDA -1.3x 1.0x –
Debt / FCF -36.9x 1.8x –
Liabilities / assets 28.3% 30.7% 13.2%
Equity / assets 71.7% 69.3% 86.8%
Interest coverage 4.3x 14.1x –
Current ratio 3.4x 1.3x 10.1x
Quick ratio 3.4x 0.8x 10.2x
Cash ratio 1.6x 0.4x 7.7x
Altman Z-score 8.35 9.33 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPDFSADICEVA
Dividend yield – 1.0% –
Net buyback yield -4.6% 1.5% -7.4%
Shareholder yield -4.6% 2.5% -7.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 49.4% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 41.4% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 7.8% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 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.

ConsensusPDFSADICEVA
Forward P/E 32.5xFY2026 34.5xFY2026 60.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.36FY2026 $12.33FY2026 $0.52FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +44.7%FY2026 +58.3%FY2026 +23.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +16.9% +27.0% +46.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $273.57MFY2026 $15.85BFY2026 $117.61MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +24.9%FY2026 +43.8%FY2026 +7.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +13.8% +19.8% +26.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPDFSADICEVA
Held by institutions 93.0% 90.9% 88.9%
Institutions holding 283 2,288 209
Change in shares held, QoQ +20.8% +4.5% +0.3%
Institutions buying 191 1,182 139
Institutions selling 61 820 49
Buyers to sellers 3.13 1.44 2.84

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.

PDFSADICEVA
PDFS 1.00 0.60 0.66
ADI 0.60 1.00 0.57
CEVA 0.66 0.57 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PDFS, ADI and CEVA?

Analog Devices (ADI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Pdf Solutions (PDFS) $1.85B, Analog Devices (ADI) $206.11B, Ceva (CEVA) $882.69M.

Which stock is cheaper, PDFS, ADI and CEVA?

Analog Devices (ADI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Pdf Solutions (PDFS) 175.6x, Analog Devices (ADI) 50.0x, Ceva (CEVA) -80.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Pdf Solutions (PDFS) is cheapest (Pdf Solutions (PDFS) 32.5x, Analog Devices (ADI) 34.5x, Ceva (CEVA) 60.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Analog Devices (ADI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Pdf Solutions (PDFS) +23.0%, Analog Devices (ADI) +33.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Analog Devices (ADI) has the highest net margin (Pdf Solutions (PDFS) 4.3%, Analog Devices (ADI) 29.8%). On return on invested capital, Analog Devices (ADI) leads (Pdf Solutions (PDFS) 3.1%, Analog Devices (ADI) 10.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Analog Devices (ADI) returned the most: Pdf Solutions (PDFS) +54.0%, Analog Devices (ADI) +75.0%, Ceva (CEVA) +10.5%. Over five years, Analog Devices (ADI) compounded fastest (Pdf Solutions (PDFS) +13.9%/yr, Analog Devices (ADI) +19.8%/yr, Ceva (CEVA) -7.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Analog Devices (ADI) 1.01%. Pdf Solutions (PDFS) and Ceva (CEVA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Analog Devices (ADI) has been the steadiest (Pdf Solutions (PDFS) 69.4%, Analog Devices (ADI) 36.6%, Ceva (CEVA) 74.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PDFS, ADI and CEVA?

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 9. 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.