SNPS vs ARM vs GFS Stock Comparison

Synopsys, Arm Holdings and Globalfoundries Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SNPS Synopsys Inc
$454.33 +6.7% 1M -2.1% 1Y
Market cap
$90.88B
P/E
69.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.88B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor EDA Software Technology
2 wins
ARM Arm Holdings Plc /Uk
$223.35 -28.0% 1M +30.9% 1Y
Market cap
$240.51B
P/E
230.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.16B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
4 wins
GFS GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc.
$45.00 -8.2% 1M +27.4% 1Y
Market cap
$25.91B
P/E
36.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.94B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Arm Holdings leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Arm Holdings 4, Globalfoundries 4, Synopsys 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSNPSARMGFSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $90.88B $240.51B $25.91B ARM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 69.8x 230.4x 36.2x GFS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 31.2x 107.9x 24.7x GFS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +38.0% +25.1% +1.4% SNPS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 14.7% 20.2% 10.3% ARM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 1.8% — 5.1% GFS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.8x — -0.6x GFS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -2.1% +30.9% +27.4% ARM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +7.3%/yr — — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.6% 79.0% 60.3% SNPS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 41/100 62/100 60/100 ARM

Percentile Scorecard

SNPSARMGFS

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

AxisSNPSARMGFS
Valuation 45 #53 of 95 7 #88 of 95 93 #8 of 95
Growth 50 #47 of 93 88 #12 of 93 38 #58 of 93
Profitability 48 #48 of 91 77 #22 of 91 54 #42 of 91
Financial Health 20 #81 of 101 77 #24 of 101 46 #55 of 101
Shareholder Returns – – 70 #23 of 75
Overall 41 62 60
  • SNPS ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • ARM ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • GFS ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSNPSARMGFSSPY
1 month +6.7%-28.0%-8.2% -0.8%
3 months +16.8%-16.1%-15.4% +3.5%
6 months -8.9%+3.5%-25.4% +7.0%
Year to date -3.3%+104.3%+28.9% +12.2%
1 year -2.1%+30.9%+27.4% +13.0%
3 years -0.6%+355.0%-13.4% +86.3%
3 years, per year -0.2%+65.8%-4.7% +23.1%
5 years +42.4%—— +68.6%
5 years, per year +7.3%—— +11.0%
10 years +675.8%—— +258.0%
10 years, per year +22.7%—— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureSNPSARMGFSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.6%79.0%60.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 42.7%71.2%59.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.673.472.17 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.050.390.45 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -42.3%-54.0%-61.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.0%-49.2%-50.0% -1.8%
52-week high $534.56$439.46$89.96 $779.14
52-week low $372.33$104.55$32.24 $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.

MultipleSNPSARMGFS
P/E now vs peer median 66.8xmedian 42.1x 227.0xmedian 42.1x 34.9xmedian 42.1x
P/S now vs peer median 9.8xmedian 7.1x 46.0xmedian 7.1x 3.6xmedian 7.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 40.5xmedian 27.5x 201.3xmedian 27.5x 11.6xmedian 27.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 31.3xmedian 37.2x 117.8xmedian 37.2x 31.4xmedian 37.2x
P/B now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 4.2x 27.5xmedian 4.2x 2.1xmedian 4.2x
PEG now vs peer median 141.13median 2.23 6.40median 2.23 -1.58median 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 monthsSNPSARMGFS
Revenue $8.88B $5.16B $6.94B
Gross profit $6.53B $5.03B $1.88B
Operating income $847.20M $877.00M $804.00M
Net income $1.30B $1.04B $720.00M
Free cash flow – $2.01B $796.00M
R&D $2.81B $2.96B $563.00M
EPS (diluted) $6.77 $0.98 $1.28
Cash & equivalents $3.61B $3.06B $1.09B
Total debt $10.04B – $1.12B
Shares (diluted) 192.32M 1.07B 558.00M
Enterprise value $87.28B $226.22B $14.22B

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
MetricSNPSARMGFS
P/E 66.8x 227.0x 34.9x
P/FCF 31.3x 117.8x 31.4x
P/Operating cash flow – 113.2x 13.1x
P/S 9.8x 46.0x 3.6x
P/B 2.8x 27.5x 2.1x
P/Tangible book 4.4x 28.2x 2.1x
EV/EBITDA 40.5x 201.3x 11.6x
EV/EBIT 110.3x 265.8x 29.6x
EV/Revenue 10.5x 45.2x 3.4x
EV/FCF – 115.8x 29.9x
EV/Operating cash flow – 111.3x 12.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 141.13 6.40 -1.58

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSNPSARMGFS
Revenue growth (1Y) 38.0% 25.1% 1.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 22.8% 24.7% -4.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 28.2% 25.6% 15.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 18.9% 25.4% -6.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -23.3% 14.9% 575.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -7.0% 21.6% -12.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -34.9% 49.4% 742.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 8.0% 37.2% -21.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -45.2% 48.7% 717.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 0.5% 35.5% -22.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 105.5% 20.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 34.7% -4.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 121.8% -18.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 33.3% -16.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSNPSARMGFS
Gross margin 73.5% 97.5% 27.1%
EBITDA margin 26.0% 22.5% 29.5%
Operating margin 9.5% 17.0% 11.6%
Pretax margin 16.5% 24.5% 12.6%
Net margin 14.7% 20.2% 10.3%
FCF margin – 39.0% 11.5%
Operating cash flow margin – 40.6% 27.6%
Return on equity 4.2% 16.3% 6.1%
Return on assets 2.7% 12.6% 4.3%
Return on invested capital 1.8% – 5.1%
Return on capital employed 2.0% 9.0% 5.5%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.5x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 2.0x 2.7x
Stock comp / revenue – 22.4% 3.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSNPSARMGFS
Debt / assets 21.0% – 6.6%
Debt / equity 0.3x – 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.8x – -0.6x
Debt / FCF – – 1.4x
Liabilities / assets 34.7% 22.9% 30.0%
Equity / assets 65.3% 77.1% 70.0%
Interest coverage 1.3x – –
Current ratio 1.3x 5.3x 2.5x
Quick ratio 1.0x 4.9x 1.4x
Cash ratio 0.7x 3.2x 1.1x
Altman Z-score 3.76 57.27 2.75

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSNPSARMGFS
Dividend yield – – 0.5%
Net buyback yield – – 1.6%
Shareholder yield – – 2.1%
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.

ConsensusSNPSARMGFS
Forward P/E 31.2xFY2026 107.9xFY2026 24.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $14.56FY2026 $2.07FY2026 $1.82FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +12.8%FY2026 +16.9%FY2026 +5.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +21.4% +49.8% +33.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $10.20BFY2026 $5.71BFY2026 $6.96BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +44.6%FY2026 +16.0%FY2026 +2.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +12.8% +38.7% +23.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSNPSARMGFS
Held by institutions 92.3% 9.3% 98.4%
Institutions holding 1,440 955 438
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.6% +12.4% -3.0%
Institutions buying 772 593 305
Institutions selling 493 257 88
Buyers to sellers 1.57 2.31 3.47

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.

SNPSARMGFS
SNPS 1.00 0.35 0.37
ARM 0.35 1.00 0.53
GFS 0.37 0.53 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SNPS, ARM and GFS?

Arm Holdings (ARM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Synopsys (SNPS) $90.88B, Arm Holdings (ARM) $240.51B, Globalfoundries (GFS) $25.91B.

Which stock is cheaper, SNPS, ARM and GFS?

Globalfoundries (GFS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Synopsys (SNPS) 69.8x, Arm Holdings (ARM) 230.4x, Globalfoundries (GFS) 36.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Globalfoundries (GFS) is cheapest (Synopsys (SNPS) 31.2x, Arm Holdings (ARM) 107.9x, Globalfoundries (GFS) 24.7x). 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%, Arm Holdings (ARM) +25.1%, Globalfoundries (GFS) +1.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Arm Holdings (ARM) has the highest net margin (Synopsys (SNPS) 14.7%, Arm Holdings (ARM) 20.2%, Globalfoundries (GFS) 10.3%). On return on invested capital, Globalfoundries (GFS) leads (Synopsys (SNPS) 1.8%, Globalfoundries (GFS) 5.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Arm Holdings (ARM) returned the most: Synopsys (SNPS) -2.1%, Arm Holdings (ARM) +30.9%, Globalfoundries (GFS) +27.4%. 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%, Arm Holdings (ARM) 79.0%, Globalfoundries (GFS) 60.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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