PERF vs SNPS vs SQNS Stock Comparison

Perfect, Synopsys and Sequans Communications 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
4 wins
SNPS Synopsys Inc
$474.42 +11.4% 1M +1.9% 1Y
Market cap
$91.59B
P/E
70.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.88B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor EDA Software Technology
7 wins
SQNS Sequans Communications
$2.48 -13.6% 1M -66.8% 1Y
Market cap
$546.44M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$24.46M
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Synopsys leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Synopsys 7, Perfect 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPERFSNPSSQNSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $170.12M $91.59B $546.44M SNPS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 35.3x 70.3x -3.4x PERF
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 28.6x 32.6x — PERF
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.4% +38.0% -34.5% SNPS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.1% 14.7% -660.3% SNPS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.8% 1.8% — SNPS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -67.9x 2.8x — PERF
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +1.0% +1.9% -66.8% SNPS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +7.7%/yr -53.3%/yr SNPS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 47.8% 44.7% 77.1% SNPS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 39/100 24/100 PERF

Percentile Scorecard

PERFSNPSSQNS

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

AxisPERFSNPSSQNS
Valuation 82 #6 of 29 42 #55 of 94 2 #92 of 94
Growth 35 #18 of 27 48 #48 of 92 1 #91 of 92
Profitability 36 #17 of 26 47 #48 of 90 7 #84 of 90
Financial Health 90 #4 of 31 18 #81 of 99 12 #87 of 99
Shareholder Returns – – 96 #4 of 73
Overall 61 39 24
  • PERF ranked among 32 companies in Workplace Software
  • SNPS ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • SQNS ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPERFSNPSSQNSSPY
1 month +4.2%+11.4%-13.6% -0.2%
3 months +4.2%+23.6%-7.8% +3.9%
6 months +22.0%-2.0%-30.3% +8.2%
Year to date +10.5%+1.0%-44.8% +12.9%
1 year +1.0%+1.9%-66.8% +12.3%
3 years -27.3%+3.8%-96.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year -10.1%+1.3%-67.2% +23.3%
5 years —+45.2%-97.8% +67.9%
5 years, per year —+7.7%-53.3% +10.9%
10 years —+713.3%-98.7% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+23.3%-35.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasurePERFSNPSSQNSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 47.8%44.7%77.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 47.4%42.7%80.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.221.682.71 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.020.04-0.87 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -88.2%-42.3%-98.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.3%-11.3%-68.3% -1.2%
52-week high $2.09$534.56$7.83 $779.14
52-week low $1.30$372.33$2.42 $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.

MultiplePERFSNPSSQNS
P/E now vs peer median 35.3xmedian 31.0x 69.8xmedian 45.6x -3.3xmedian 45.6x
P/S now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 2.4x 10.2xmedian 7.7x 40.5xmedian 7.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.0xmedian 11.3x 42.1xmedian 29.0x -6.7xmedian 29.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.6xmedian 15.6x —median 40.6x -26.2xmedian 40.6x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 3.0x 2.9xmedian 4.6x 23.8xmedian 4.6x
PEG now vs peer median 1.33median 0.74 147.37median 2.28 0.21median 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 monthsPERFSNPSSQNS
Revenue $71.07M $8.88B $24.46M
Gross profit $56.66M $6.53B $9.31M
Operating income $1.26M $847.20M -$150.39M
Net income $8.43M $1.30B -$179.12M
Free cash flow $10.88M – -$37.89M
R&D $14.93M $2.81B $30.14M
EPS (diluted) $0.06 $6.77 $-0.74
Cash & equivalents $125.62M $3.61B $20.97M
Total debt $7.81M $10.04B –
Shares (diluted) 101.85M 192.32M 216.84M
Enterprise value -$417.85M $87.98B $465.90M

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
MetricPERFSNPSSQNS
P/E 35.3x 69.8x -3.3x
P/FCF 15.6x – -26.2x
P/Operating cash flow 16.2x – -26.7x
P/S 2.4x 10.2x 40.5x
P/B 1.1x 2.9x 23.8x
P/Tangible book 1.1x 4.6x 29.6x
EV/EBITDA 7.0x 42.1x -6.7x
EV/EBIT 12.6x 114.9x -6.4x
EV/Revenue 0.2x 11.0x 39.5x
EV/FCF 1.5x – -25.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 1.5x – -26.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.33 147.37 0.21

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPERFSNPSSQNS
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.4% 38.0% -34.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 13.4% 22.8% 24.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 14.5% 28.2% -64.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 12.4% 18.9% -39.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 157.8% -23.3% -326.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 26.4% -7.0% -154.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 37.7% -34.9% -432.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 26.9% 8.0% -101.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -1.4% -45.2% -197.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 26.4% 0.5% -16.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -32.0% – 11.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -293.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -31.0% – 16.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -60.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPERFSNPSSQNS
Gross margin 79.7% 73.5% 38.1%
EBITDA margin 3.2% 26.0% -592.1%
Operating margin 1.8% 9.5% -614.8%
Pretax margin 10.0% 16.5% -657.2%
Net margin 8.1% 14.7% -660.3%
FCF margin 15.3% – -154.9%
Operating cash flow margin 14.8% – -151.8%
Return on equity 5.4% 4.2% -282.1%
Return on assets 4.3% 2.7% -133.6%
Return on invested capital 0.8% 1.8% –
Return on capital employed 0.8% 2.0% -172.1%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.2x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x – 0.2x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% – 8.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPERFSNPSSQNS
Debt / assets 4.0% 21.0% –
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.3x –
Net debt / EBITDA -67.9x 2.8x –
Debt / FCF 0.7x – –
Liabilities / assets 19.4% 34.7% 50.1%
Equity / assets 80.6% 65.3% 49.9%
Interest coverage 66.4x 1.3x –
Current ratio 4.6x 1.3x 1.4x
Quick ratio 4.6x 1.0x 1.2x
Cash ratio 4.4x 0.7x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 1.28 3.90 4.88

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPERFSNPSSQNS
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – – 3.2%
Shareholder yield – – 3.2%
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.

ConsensusPERFSNPSSQNS
Forward P/E 28.6xFY2026 32.6xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.07FY2026 $14.56FY2026 $-2.70FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +40.0%FY2026 +12.8%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +14.3% +21.4% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $76.52MFY2026 $10.20BFY2026 $37.49MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +10.7%FY2026 +44.6%FY2026 +38.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.1% +12.8% +45.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPERFSNPSSQNS
Held by institutions – 92.3% 1.5%
Institutions holding – 1,440 33
Change in shares held, QoQ – +5.6% -30.4%
Institutions buying – 772 15
Institutions selling – 493 5
Buyers to sellers – 1.57 3.00

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.

PERFSNPSSQNS
PERF 1.00 0.14 0.14
SNPS 0.14 1.00 0.26
SQNS 0.14 0.26 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PERF, SNPS and SQNS?

Synopsys (SNPS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Perfect (PERF) $170.12M, Synopsys (SNPS) $91.59B, Sequans Communications (SQNS) $546.44M.

Which stock is cheaper, PERF, SNPS and SQNS?

Perfect (PERF) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Perfect (PERF) 35.3x, Synopsys (SNPS) 70.3x, Sequans Communications (SQNS) -3.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Perfect (PERF) is cheapest (Perfect (PERF) 28.6x, Synopsys (SNPS) 32.6x). 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: Perfect (PERF) +10.4%, Synopsys (SNPS) +38.0%, Sequans Communications (SQNS) -34.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Synopsys (SNPS) has the highest net margin (Perfect (PERF) 8.1%, Synopsys (SNPS) 14.7%, Sequans Communications (SQNS) -660.3%). On return on invested capital, Synopsys (SNPS) leads (Perfect (PERF) 0.8%, Synopsys (SNPS) 1.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Synopsys (SNPS) returned the most: Perfect (PERF) +1.0%, Synopsys (SNPS) +1.9%, Sequans Communications (SQNS) -66.8%. Over five years, Synopsys (SNPS) compounded fastest (Synopsys (SNPS) +7.7%/yr, Sequans Communications (SQNS) -53.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Synopsys (SNPS) has been the steadiest (Perfect (PERF) 47.8%, Synopsys (SNPS) 44.7%, Sequans Communications (SQNS) 77.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PERF, SNPS and SQNS?

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 7. 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.