SNPS vs AMD vs ARM Stock Comparison

Synopsys, Advanced Micro Devices and Arm Holdings Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SNPS Synopsys Inc
$454.33 +6.7% 1M -2.1% 1Y
Market cap
$87.05B
P/E
66.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.88B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor EDA Software Technology
3 wins
AMD Advanced Micro Devices Inc
$531.28 -15.8% 1M +110.1% 1Y
Market cap
$867.05B
P/E
134.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$41.31B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
6 wins
ARM Arm Holdings Plc /Uk
$223.35 -28.0% 1M +30.9% 1Y
Market cap
$236.97B
P/E
227.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.16B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionSNPSAMDARMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $87.05B $867.05B $236.97B AMD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 66.8x 134.8x 227.0x SNPS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 31.2x 72.0x 107.4x SNPS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +38.0% +39.5% +25.1% AMD
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 14.7% 15.6% 20.2% ARM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 1.8% 8.0% — AMD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.8x -1.0x — AMD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -2.1% +110.1% +30.9% AMD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +7.3%/yr +34.2%/yr — AMD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.6% 68.4% 79.0% SNPS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 43/100 59/100 68/100 ARM

Percentile Scorecard

SNPSAMDARM

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

AxisSNPSAMDARM
Valuation 55 #15 of 32 32 #22 of 32 10 #29 of 32
Growth 55 #14 of 30 100 #1 of 30 93 #3 of 30
Profitability 44 #16 of 28 56 #13 of 28 82 #6 of 28
Financial Health 19 #31 of 38 73 #11 of 38 87 #6 of 38
Shareholder Returns – 32 #16 of 23 –
Overall 43 59 68
  • SNPS ranked among 40 companies in Semiconductors
  • AMD ranked among 40 companies in Semiconductors
  • ARM ranked among 40 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSNPSAMDARMSPY
1 month +6.7%-15.8%-28.0% -0.8%
3 months +16.8%+7.3%-16.1% +3.5%
6 months -8.9%+58.8%+3.5% +7.0%
Year to date -3.3%+148.1%+104.3% +12.2%
1 year -2.1%+110.1%+30.9% +13.0%
3 years -0.6%+450.9%+355.0% +86.3%
3 years, per year -0.2%+76.7%+65.8% +23.1%
5 years +42.4%+334.5%— +68.6%
5 years, per year +7.3%+34.2%— +11.0%
10 years +675.8%+7,187.8%— +258.0%
10 years, per year +22.7%+53.6%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureSNPSAMDARMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.6%68.4%79.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 42.7%65.6%71.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.673.213.47 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.051.610.39 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -42.3%-65.4%-54.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.0%-18.2%-49.2% -1.8%
52-week high $534.56$649.42$439.46 $779.14
52-week low $372.33$190.95$104.55 $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.

MultipleSNPSAMDARM
P/E now vs peer median 66.8xmedian 42.4x 134.8xmedian 42.4x 227.0xmedian 42.4x
P/S now vs peer median 9.8xmedian 9.8x 21.0xmedian 9.8x 46.0xmedian 9.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 40.5xmedian 32.0x 90.1xmedian 32.0x 201.3xmedian 32.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 31.3xmedian 32.1x 103.7xmedian 32.1x 117.8xmedian 32.1x
P/B now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 4.0x 12.9xmedian 4.0x 27.5xmedian 4.0x
PEG now vs peer median 141.13median 2.73 0.25median 2.73 6.40median 2.73

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 monthsSNPSAMDARM
Revenue $8.88B $41.31B $5.16B
Gross profit $6.53B $21.98B $5.03B
Operating income $847.20M $6.49B $877.00M
Net income $1.30B $6.43B $1.04B
Free cash flow – $8.37B $2.01B
R&D $2.81B $9.39B $2.96B
EPS (diluted) $6.77 $3.88 $0.98
Cash & equivalents $3.61B $5.09B $3.06B
Total debt $10.04B $12.89B –
Shares (diluted) 192.32M 1.66B 1.07B
Enterprise value $83.44B $823.80B $222.69B

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
MetricSNPSAMDARM
P/E 66.8x 134.8x 227.0x
P/FCF 31.3x 103.7x 117.8x
P/Operating cash flow – 86.0x 113.2x
P/S 9.8x 21.0x 46.0x
P/B 2.8x 12.9x 27.5x
P/Tangible book 4.4x 16.8x 28.2x
EV/EBITDA 40.5x 90.1x 201.3x
EV/EBIT 110.3x 132.1x 265.8x
EV/Revenue 10.5x 20.8x 45.2x
EV/FCF – 102.5x 115.8x
EV/Operating cash flow – 85.0x 111.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 141.13 0.25 6.40

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSNPSAMDARM
Revenue growth (1Y) 38.0% 39.5% 25.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 22.8% 23.6% 24.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 28.2% 55.9% 25.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 18.9% 32.0% 25.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) -23.3% 186.2% 14.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -7.0% 167.6% 21.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -34.9% 127.0% 49.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 8.0% 537.7% 37.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -45.2% 123.1% 48.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 0.5% 533.6% 35.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 106.7% 105.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 61.4% 34.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 106.9% 121.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 64.9% 33.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSNPSAMDARM
Gross margin 73.5% 53.2% 97.5%
EBITDA margin 26.0% 23.0% 22.5%
Operating margin 9.5% 15.7% 17.0%
Pretax margin 16.5% 18.3% 24.5%
Net margin 14.7% 15.6% 20.2%
FCF margin – 20.3% 39.0%
Operating cash flow margin – 24.4% 40.6%
Return on equity 4.2% 9.8% 16.3%
Return on assets 2.7% 7.8% 12.6%
Return on invested capital 1.8% 8.0% –
Return on capital employed 2.0% 9.3% 9.0%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.5x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.6x 2.0x
Stock comp / revenue – 4.6% 22.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSNPSAMDARM
Debt / assets 21.0% 3.8% –
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.0x –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.8x -1.0x –
Debt / FCF – 0.4x –
Liabilities / assets 34.7% 20.4% 22.9%
Equity / assets 65.3% 79.6% 77.1%
Interest coverage 1.3x 44.1x –
Current ratio 1.3x 2.6x 5.3x
Quick ratio 1.0x 1.7x 4.9x
Cash ratio 0.7x 1.1x 3.2x
Altman Z-score 3.76 31.29 57.27

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSNPSAMDARM
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – 0.0% –
Shareholder yield – 0.0% –
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.

ConsensusSNPSAMDARM
Forward P/E 31.2xFY2026 72.0xFY2026 107.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $14.56FY2026 $7.38FY2026 $2.08FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +12.8%FY2026 +77.0%FY2026 +17.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +21.4% +112.7% +51.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $10.20BFY2026 $53.09BFY2026 $5.71BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +44.6%FY2026 +53.3%FY2026 +16.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +12.8% +60.7% +38.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSNPSAMDARM
Held by institutions 92.3% 72.5% 9.3%
Institutions holding 1,440 3,991 955
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.6% +10.7% +12.4%
Institutions buying 772 2,270 593
Institutions selling 493 1,456 257
Buyers to sellers 1.57 1.56 2.31

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.

SNPSAMDARM
SNPS 1.00 0.33 0.35
AMD 0.33 1.00 0.65
ARM 0.35 0.65 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SNPS, AMD and ARM?

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Synopsys (SNPS) $87.05B, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) $867.05B, Arm Holdings (ARM) $236.97B.

Which stock is cheaper, SNPS, AMD and ARM?

Synopsys (SNPS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Synopsys (SNPS) 66.8x, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) 134.8x, Arm Holdings (ARM) 227.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Synopsys (SNPS) is cheapest (Synopsys (SNPS) 31.2x, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) 72.0x, Arm Holdings (ARM) 107.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Synopsys (SNPS) +38.0%, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) +39.5%, Arm Holdings (ARM) +25.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Arm Holdings (ARM) has the highest net margin (Synopsys (SNPS) 14.7%, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) 15.6%, Arm Holdings (ARM) 20.2%). On return on invested capital, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) leads (Synopsys (SNPS) 1.8%, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) 8.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) returned the most: Synopsys (SNPS) -2.1%, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) +110.1%, Arm Holdings (ARM) +30.9%. Over five years, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) compounded fastest (Synopsys (SNPS) +7.3%/yr, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) +34.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Synopsys (SNPS) has been the steadiest (Synopsys (SNPS) 44.6%, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) 68.4%, Arm Holdings (ARM) 79.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SNPS, AMD and ARM?

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