PERF vs USDW vs CDNS Stock Comparison

Perfect, Made In Usa 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
4 wins
USDW Made In Usa Inc.
$5.00 0.0% 1M +861.5% 1Y
Market cap
$89.81M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.10K
Div. yield
–
Compliance Software Technology
1 win
CDNS Cadence Design Systems Inc
$322.17 -1.2% 1M -6.6% 1Y
Market cap
$94.50B
P/E
68.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.13B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor EDA Software Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Perfect leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Perfect 4, Cadence Design Systems 3, Made In Usa 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPERFUSDWCDNSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $170.12M $89.81M $94.50B CDNS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 35.3x -83,859x 68.4x 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% -98.1% +17.6% CDNS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.1% -1,043.0% — PERF
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.8% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -67.9x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +1.0% +861.5% -6.6% USDW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — — +14.3%/yr –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 47.8% — 41.0% CDNS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 15/100 49/100 PERF

Percentile Scorecard

PERFUSDWCDNS

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

AxisPERFUSDWCDNS
Valuation 82 #6 of 29 8 #94 of 102 30 #67 of 95
Growth 35 #18 of 27 13 #85 of 98 64 #34 of 93
Profitability 36 #17 of 26 22 #74 of 95 53 #43 of 91
Financial Health 90 #4 of 31 – –
Shareholder Returns – – –
Overall 61 15 49
  • PERF ranked among 32 companies in Workplace Software
  • USDW ranked among 115 companies in Business Applications
  • CDNS ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPERFUSDWCDNSSPY
1 month +4.2%0.0%-1.2% -0.8%
3 months +4.2%+861.5%-4.9% +3.5%
6 months +22.0%+861.5%-4.3% +7.0%
Year to date +10.5%+861.5%+3.1% +12.2%
1 year +1.0%+861.5%-6.6% +13.0%
3 years -27.3%—+39.5% +86.3%
3 years, per year -10.1%—+11.8% +23.1%
5 years ——+95.1% +68.6%
5 years, per year ——+14.3% +11.0%
10 years ——+1,162.4% +258.0%
10 years, per year ——+28.9% +13.6%

Risk

MeasurePERFUSDWCDNSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 47.8%—41.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 47.4%—41.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.22—1.61 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.02—-0.16 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -88.2%0.0%-33.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.3%0.0%-22.6% -1.8%
52-week high $2.09$5.00$416.39 $779.14
52-week low $1.30$5.00$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.

MultiplePERFUSDWCDNS
P/E now vs peer median 35.3xmedian 31.9x -83,859xmedian 28.8x 63.9xmedian 42.1x
P/S now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 2.4x 3,514xmedian 2.8x 14.5xmedian 7.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.0xmedian 11.5x —median 17.7x —median 27.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.6xmedian 14.2x -1,618xmedian 15.8x 53.2xmedian 37.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 3.0x 3.6xmedian 3.2x 12.9xmedian 4.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.33median 0.77 -3,030median 0.85 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 monthsPERFUSDWCDNS
Revenue $71.07M $1.10K $6.13B
Gross profit $56.66M $1.10K –
Operating income $1.26M -$11.67K $1.77B
Net income $8.43M -$11.47K $1.38B
Free cash flow $10.88M -$25.00M –
R&D $14.93M – $2.04B
EPS (diluted) $0.06 $0.00 $5.00
Cash & equivalents $125.62M – $1.45B
Total debt $7.81M – –
Shares (diluted) 101.85M 22.96M 276.16M
Enterprise value -$417.85M $89.81M $94.50B

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
MetricPERFUSDWCDNS
P/E 35.3x -83,859x 63.9x
P/FCF 15.6x -1,618x 53.2x
P/Operating cash flow 16.2x -3.6x 45.1x
P/S 2.4x 3,514x 14.5x
P/B 1.1x 3.6x 12.9x
P/Tangible book 1.1x -144,394x 17.5x
EV/EBITDA 7.0x – –
EV/EBIT 12.6x -7,694x –
EV/Revenue 0.2x 81,648x 14.5x
EV/FCF 1.5x -3.6x –
EV/Operating cash flow 1.5x -3.6x 45.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.33 -3,030 5.13

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPERFUSDWCDNS
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.4% -98.1% 17.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 13.4% – 16.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 14.5% -98.1% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 12.4% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 157.8% 50.9% 19.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 26.4% – 16.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 37.7% 51.7% 30.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 26.9% -20.2% 13.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -1.4% 85.9% 29.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 26.4% 27.7% 12.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -32.0% -35,924% 21.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -928.2% 13.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -31.0% -26,667% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -928.2% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPERFUSDWCDNS
Gross margin 79.7% 100.0% –
EBITDA margin 3.2% – –
Operating margin 1.8% -1,061% –
Pretax margin 10.0% -1,043% –
Net margin 8.1% -1,043% –
FCF margin 15.3% -2,272,784% –
Operating cash flow margin 14.8% -2,272,784% 32.1%
Return on equity 5.4% -0.1% –
Return on assets 4.3% -0.1% –
Return on invested capital 0.8% – –
Return on capital employed 0.8% -0.1% –
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.0x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 2,179x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% – 8.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPERFUSDWCDNS
Debt / assets 4.0% – –
Debt / equity 0.0x – –
Net debt / EBITDA -67.9x – –
Debt / FCF 0.7x – –
Liabilities / assets 19.4% 0.0% –
Equity / assets 80.6% 100.0% 56.2%
Interest coverage 66.4x – –
Current ratio 4.6x – 1.4x
Quick ratio 4.6x – –
Cash ratio 4.4x – –
Altman Z-score 1.28 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPERFUSDWCDNS
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.

ConsensusPERFUSDWCDNS
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
HoldersPERFUSDWCDNS
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.

PERFUSDWCDNS
PERF 1.00 – 0.11
USDW – – –
CDNS 0.11 – 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PERF, USDW and CDNS?

Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Perfect (PERF) $170.12M, Made In Usa (USDW) $89.81M, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) $94.50B.

Which stock is cheaper, PERF, USDW and CDNS?

Perfect (PERF) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Perfect (PERF) 35.3x, Made In Usa (USDW) -83,859x, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) 68.4x). 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%, Made In Usa (USDW) -98.1%, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) +17.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Perfect (PERF) has the highest net margin (Perfect (PERF) 8.1%, Made In Usa (USDW) -1,043.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Made In Usa (USDW) returned the most: Perfect (PERF) +1.0%, Made In Usa (USDW) +861.5%, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) -6.6%. 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%, 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, USDW 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 4. 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.