SNPS vs ADEA vs PDFS Stock Comparison

Synopsys, Adeia and Pdf Solutions Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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SNPS Synopsys Inc
$474.42 +11.4% 1M +1.9% 1Y
Market cap
$92.03B
P/E
70.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.88B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor EDA Software Technology
3 wins
ADEA Adeia Inc.
$22.70 -10.9% 1M +28.7% 1Y
Market cap
$2.49B
P/E
20.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$470.87M
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor EDA Software Technology
6 wins
PDFS Pdf Solutions Inc
$44.23 -10.7% 1M +54.0% 1Y
Market cap
$1.86B
P/E
180.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$241.18M
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor EDA Software Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Adeia leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Adeia 6, Synopsys 3, Pdf Solutions 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSNPSADEAPDFSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $92.03B $2.49B $1.86B SNPS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 70.7x 20.3x 180.4x ADEA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 32.6x 16.8x 32.5x ADEA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +38.0% +24.3% +23.0% SNPS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 14.7% 26.1% 4.3% ADEA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 1.8% 16.8% 3.1% ADEA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.8x 0.7x -1.3x PDFS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +1.9% +28.7% +54.0% PDFS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +7.7%/yr +24.2%/yr +13.9%/yr ADEA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.7% 67.0% 69.4% SNPS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 39/100 71/100 48/100 ADEA

Percentile Scorecard

SNPSADEAPDFS

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

AxisSNPSADEAPDFS
Valuation 42 #55 of 94 85 #15 of 94 40 #57 of 94
Growth 48 #48 of 92 69 #29 of 92 86 #14 of 92
Profitability 47 #48 of 90 90 #10 of 90 43 #52 of 90
Financial Health 18 #81 of 99 29 #71 of 99 54 #46 of 99
Shareholder Returns – 82 #14 of 73 15 #62 of 73
Overall 39 71 48
  • SNPS ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • ADEA ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • PDFS ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSNPSADEAPDFSSPY
1 month +11.4%-10.9%-10.7% -0.2%
3 months +23.6%-9.7%-0.8% +3.9%
6 months -2.0%-24.9%+10.3% +8.2%
Year to date +1.0%+31.6%+55.0% +12.9%
1 year +1.9%+28.7%+54.0% +12.3%
3 years +3.8%+174.5%+62.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year +1.3%+40.0%+17.5% +23.3%
5 years +45.2%+195.2%+91.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year +7.7%+24.2%+13.9% +10.9%
10 years +713.3%+40.9%+129.8% +261.1%
10 years, per year +23.3%+3.5%+8.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSNPSADEAPDFSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.7%67.0%69.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 42.7%65.3%71.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.682.553.08 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.040.430.78 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -42.3%-39.3%-65.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.3%-32.5%-37.5% -1.2%
52-week high $534.56$33.63$70.79 $779.14
52-week low $372.33$11.74$23.97 $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.

MultipleSNPSADEAPDFS
P/E now vs peer median 69.8xmedian 45.6x 20.4xmedian 45.6x 175.6xmedian 45.6x
P/S now vs peer median 10.2xmedian 7.7x 5.3xmedian 7.7x 7.7xmedian 7.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 42.1xmedian 29.0x 10.3xmedian 29.0x 48.3xmedian 29.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 40.6x 13.3xmedian 40.6x -1,026xmedian 40.6x
P/B now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 4.6x 5.2xmedian 4.6x 5.0xmedian 4.6x
PEG now vs peer median 147.37median 2.28 0.59median 2.28 83.48median 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 monthsSNPSADEAPDFS
Revenue $8.88B $470.87M $241.18M
Gross profit $6.53B – $172.35M
Operating income $847.20M $195.97M $19.66M
Net income $1.30B $122.68M $10.31M
Free cash flow – $188.57M -$1.81M
R&D $2.81B $71.74M $70.34M
EPS (diluted) $6.77 $1.07 $0.25
Cash & equivalents $3.61B $137.10M $114.88M
Total debt $10.04B $386.02M $66.52M
Shares (diluted) 192.32M 114.40M 41.78M
Enterprise value $88.42B $1.74B $1.64B

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
MetricSNPSADEAPDFS
P/E 69.8x 20.4x 175.6x
P/FCF – 13.3x -1,026x
P/Operating cash flow – 13.1x 47.9x
P/S 10.2x 5.3x 7.7x
P/B 2.9x 5.2x 5.0x
P/Tangible book 4.6x 13.3x 5.7x
EV/EBITDA 42.1x 10.3x 48.3x
EV/EBIT 114.9x 13.7x 91.8x
EV/Revenue 11.0x 5.7x 7.5x
EV/FCF – 14.3x -999.7x
EV/Operating cash flow – 14.1x 46.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 147.37 0.59 83.48

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSNPSADEAPDFS
Revenue growth (1Y) 38.0% 24.3% 23.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 22.8% 6.2% 14.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 28.2% – 23.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 18.9% – 14.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) -23.3% 57.0% 10,088%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -7.0% 17.2% 57.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -34.9% 46.3% 1,100%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 8.0% 34.4% 4.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -45.2% 43.4% 1,028%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 0.5% 34.3% 2.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -5.5% 170.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 0.5% 26.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -6.2% 85.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 1.0% -29.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSNPSADEAPDFS
Gross margin 73.5% – 71.5%
EBITDA margin 26.0% 55.6% 15.5%
Operating margin 9.5% 41.6% 8.2%
Pretax margin 16.5% 35.3% 6.9%
Net margin 14.7% 26.1% 4.3%
FCF margin – 40.0% -0.7%
Operating cash flow margin – 40.6% 16.0%
Return on equity 4.2% 26.0% 3.2%
Return on assets 2.7% 12.2% 2.2%
Return on invested capital 1.8% 16.8% 3.1%
Return on capital employed 2.0% 21.4% 4.9%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.5x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.6x 3.8x
Stock comp / revenue – 7.8% 10.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSNPSADEAPDFS
Debt / assets 21.0% 38.1% 12.8%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.8x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.8x 0.7x -1.3x
Debt / FCF – 2.0x -36.9x
Liabilities / assets 34.7% 52.9% 28.3%
Equity / assets 65.3% 47.1% 71.7%
Interest coverage 1.3x 5.4x 4.3x
Current ratio 1.3x 3.2x 3.4x
Quick ratio 1.0x 3.8x 3.4x
Cash ratio 0.7x 2.2x 1.6x
Altman Z-score 3.90 4.31 8.35

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSNPSADEAPDFS
Dividend yield – 0.9% –
Net buyback yield – 1.1% -4.6%
Shareholder yield – 2.0% -4.6%
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.

ConsensusSNPSADEAPDFS
Forward P/E 32.6xFY2026 16.8xFY2026 32.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $14.56FY2026 $1.35FY2026 $1.36FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +12.8%FY2026 -18.2%FY2026 +44.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +21.4% +11.9% +16.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $10.20BFY2026 $427.36MFY2026 $273.57MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +44.6%FY2026 -3.6%FY2026 +24.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +12.8% +10.7% +13.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSNPSADEAPDFS
Held by institutions 92.3% 100.0% 93.0%
Institutions holding 1,440 304 283
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.6% +5.6% +20.8%
Institutions buying 772 186 191
Institutions selling 493 86 61
Buyers to sellers 1.57 2.16 3.13

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.

SNPSADEAPDFS
SNPS 1.00 0.37 0.44
ADEA 0.37 1.00 0.55
PDFS 0.44 0.55 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SNPS, ADEA and PDFS?

Synopsys (SNPS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Synopsys (SNPS) $92.03B, Adeia (ADEA) $2.49B, Pdf Solutions (PDFS) $1.86B.

Which stock is cheaper, SNPS, ADEA and PDFS?

Adeia (ADEA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Synopsys (SNPS) 70.7x, Adeia (ADEA) 20.3x, Pdf Solutions (PDFS) 180.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Adeia (ADEA) is cheapest (Synopsys (SNPS) 32.6x, Adeia (ADEA) 16.8x, Pdf Solutions (PDFS) 32.5x). 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: Synopsys (SNPS) +38.0%, Adeia (ADEA) +24.3%, Pdf Solutions (PDFS) +23.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Adeia (ADEA) has the highest net margin (Synopsys (SNPS) 14.7%, Adeia (ADEA) 26.1%, Pdf Solutions (PDFS) 4.3%). On return on invested capital, Adeia (ADEA) leads (Synopsys (SNPS) 1.8%, Adeia (ADEA) 16.8%, Pdf Solutions (PDFS) 3.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Pdf Solutions (PDFS) returned the most: Synopsys (SNPS) +1.9%, Adeia (ADEA) +28.7%, Pdf Solutions (PDFS) +54.0%. Over five years, Adeia (ADEA) compounded fastest (Synopsys (SNPS) +7.7%/yr, Adeia (ADEA) +24.2%/yr, Pdf Solutions (PDFS) +13.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Synopsys (SNPS) has been the steadiest (Synopsys (SNPS) 44.7%, Adeia (ADEA) 67.0%, Pdf Solutions (PDFS) 69.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SNPS, ADEA and PDFS?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Adeia (ADEA) leads on 6. 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.