PERF vs CHGA vs CDNS Stock Comparison

Perfect, Change Agents Corporation and Cadence Design Systems Prices as of Oct 22, 2026 Peers: Industry group
PERF Perfect Corp.
$2.00 +4.2% 1M +1.0% 1Y
Market cap
$170.12M
P/E
35.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$71.07M
Div. yield
–
Creative Software Technology
5 wins
CDNS Cadence Design Systems Inc
$322.17 -1.2% 1M -6.6% 1Y
Market cap
$93.93B
P/E
68.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.13B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor EDA Software Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Perfect leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Perfect 5, Cadence Design Systems 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPERFCHGACDNSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $170.12M $1.21M $93.93B CDNS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 35.3x -0.1x 68.0x PERF
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 28.6x — 36.4x PERF
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.4% — +17.6% CDNS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.1% — — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.8% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -67.9x -0.2x — PERF
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +1.0% -34.2% -6.6% PERF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -60.4%/yr +14.3%/yr CDNS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 47.8% 341.7% 41.0% CDNS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 28/100 49/100 PERF

Percentile Scorecard

PERFCHGACDNS

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

AxisPERFCHGACDNS
Valuation 82 #6 of 29 5 #40 of 42 30 #67 of 95
Growth 35 #18 of 27 56 #19 of 42 64 #34 of 93
Profitability 36 #17 of 26 5 #38 of 40 53 #43 of 91
Financial Health 90 #4 of 31 48 #23 of 43 –
Shareholder Returns – – –
Overall 61 28 49
  • PERF ranked among 32 companies in Workplace Software
  • CHGA ranked among 45 companies in Household Durables
  • CDNS ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPERFCHGACDNSSPY
1 month +4.2%-30.5%-1.2% -0.8%
3 months +4.2%+534.8%-4.9% +3.5%
6 months +22.0%+256.1%-4.3% +7.0%
Year to date +10.5%+21.7%+3.1% +12.2%
1 year +1.0%-34.2%-6.6% +13.0%
3 years -27.3%-84.4%+39.5% +86.3%
3 years, per year -10.1%-46.2%+11.8% +23.1%
5 years —-99.0%+95.1% +68.6%
5 years, per year —-60.4%+14.3% +11.0%
10 years ——+1,162.4% +258.0%
10 years, per year ——+28.9% +13.6%

Risk

MeasurePERFCHGACDNSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 47.8%341.7%41.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 47.4%149.0%41.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.220.061.61 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.02-0.10-0.16 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -88.2%-99.9%-33.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.3%-49.5%-22.6% -1.8%
52-week high $2.09$2.89$416.39 $779.14
52-week low $1.30$0.13$265.66 $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.

MultiplePERFCHGACDNS
P/E now vs peer median 35.3xmedian 31.9x -0.1xmedian 16.1x 63.9xmedian 42.1x
P/S now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 2.4x —median 0.7x 14.5xmedian 7.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.0xmedian 11.5x -1.1xmedian 12.1x —median 27.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.6xmedian 14.2x -0.8xmedian 11.9x 53.2xmedian 37.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 3.0x 0.4xmedian 1.2x 12.9xmedian 4.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.33median 0.77 -0.01median 0.64 5.13median 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 monthsPERFCHGACDNS
Revenue $71.07M – $6.13B
Gross profit $56.66M – –
Operating income $1.26M -$6.67M $1.77B
Net income $8.43M -$8.98M $1.38B
Free cash flow $10.88M -$5.35M –
R&D $14.93M – $2.04B
EPS (diluted) $0.06 $-11.37 $5.00
Cash & equivalents $125.62M $39.22K $1.45B
Total debt $7.81M $8.87M –
Shares (diluted) 101.85M 789.62K 276.16M
Enterprise value -$417.85M -$50.12K $93.93B

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
MetricPERFCHGACDNS
P/E 35.3x -0.1x 63.9x
P/FCF 15.6x -0.8x 53.2x
P/Operating cash flow 16.2x -0.8x 45.1x
P/S 2.4x – 14.5x
P/B 1.1x 0.4x 12.9x
P/Tangible book 1.1x 0.5x 17.5x
EV/EBITDA 7.0x -1.1x –
EV/EBIT 12.6x -0.8x –
EV/Revenue 0.2x – 14.5x
EV/FCF 1.5x -1.0x –
EV/Operating cash flow 1.5x -1.0x 45.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.33 -0.01 5.13

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPERFCHGACDNS
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.4% – 17.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 13.4% – 16.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 14.5% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 12.4% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 157.8% 18.5% 19.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 26.4% 8.3% 16.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 37.7% 55.9% 30.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 26.9% 12.7% 13.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -1.4% 93.9% 29.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 26.4% 24.0% 12.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -32.0% 2.0% 21.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 15.0% 13.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -31.0% 2.0% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 15.1% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPERFCHGACDNS
Gross margin 79.7% – –
EBITDA margin 3.2% – –
Operating margin 1.8% – –
Pretax margin 10.0% – –
Net margin 8.1% – –
FCF margin 15.3% – –
Operating cash flow margin 14.8% – 32.1%
Return on equity 5.4% -82.4% –
Return on assets 4.3% -58.0% –
Return on invested capital 0.8% – –
Return on capital employed 0.8% -61.2% –
Asset turnover 0.4x – 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 0.6x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% – 8.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPERFCHGACDNS
Debt / assets 4.0% 8.1% –
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA -67.9x -0.2x –
Debt / FCF 0.7x -0.2x –
Liabilities / assets 19.4% 31.6% –
Equity / assets 80.6% 68.4% 56.2%
Interest coverage 66.4x – –
Current ratio 4.6x 0.1x 1.4x
Quick ratio 4.6x 0.0x –
Cash ratio 4.4x 0.0x –
Altman Z-score 1.28 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPERFCHGACDNS
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield – – –
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.

ConsensusPERFCHGACDNS
Forward P/E 28.6xFY2026 – 36.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.07FY2026 – $8.84FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +40.0%FY2026 – +23.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +14.3% – +14.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $76.52MFY2026 – $6.79BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +10.7%FY2026 – +28.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.1% – +13.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPERFCHGACDNS
Held by institutions – – 88.2%
Institutions holding – – 1,498
Change in shares held, QoQ – – +5.4%
Institutions buying – – 831
Institutions selling – – 518
Buyers to sellers – – 1.60

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.

PERFCHGACDNS
PERF 1.00 0.01 0.11
CHGA 0.01 1.00 0.02
CDNS 0.11 0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PERF, CHGA and CDNS?

Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Perfect (PERF) $170.12M, Change Agents Corporation (CHGA) $1.21M, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) $93.93B.

Which stock is cheaper, PERF, CHGA and CDNS?

Perfect (PERF) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Perfect (PERF) 35.3x, Change Agents Corporation (CHGA) -0.1x, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) 68.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Perfect (PERF) is cheapest (Perfect (PERF) 28.6x, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) 36.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Perfect (PERF) +10.4%, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) +17.6%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Perfect (PERF) returned the most: Perfect (PERF) +1.0%, Change Agents Corporation (CHGA) -34.2%, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) -6.6%. Over five years, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) compounded fastest (Change Agents Corporation (CHGA) -60.4%/yr, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) +14.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) has been the steadiest (Perfect (PERF) 47.8%, Change Agents Corporation (CHGA) 341.7%, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) 41.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PERF, CHGA and CDNS?

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