SNPS vs CEVA vs AIP Stock Comparison

Synopsys, Ceva and Arteris 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
8 wins
CEVA Ceva Inc
$31.37 -13.3% 1M +10.5% 1Y
Market cap
$903.43M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor EDA Software Technology
1 win
AIP Arteris, Inc.
$20.95 -12.3% 1M +46.3% 1Y
Market cap
$1.01B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$84.62M
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor EDA Software Technology
1 win

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Synopsys leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Synopsys 8, Arteris 1, Ceva 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSNPSCEVAAIPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $92.03B $903.43M $1.01B SNPS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 70.7x -82.3x -25.5x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 32.6x 60.3x — SNPS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +38.0% — +33.8% SNPS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 14.7% — -46.7% SNPS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 1.8% — -101.1% SNPS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.8x — 3.3x SNPS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +1.9% +10.5% +46.3% AIP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +7.7%/yr -7.0%/yr +3.0%/yr SNPS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.7% 74.7% 79.2% SNPS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 39/100 47/100 29/100 CEVA

Percentile Scorecard

SNPSCEVAAIP

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

AxisSNPSCEVAAIP
Valuation 42 #55 of 94 34 #62 of 94 11 #84 of 94
Growth 48 #48 of 92 75 #24 of 92 77 #22 of 92
Profitability 47 #48 of 90 28 #65 of 90 18 #74 of 90
Financial Health 18 #81 of 99 88 #13 of 99 27 #73 of 99
Shareholder Returns – 10 #66 of 73 11 #65 of 73
Overall 39 47 29
  • SNPS ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • CEVA ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • AIP ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSNPSCEVAAIPSPY
1 month +11.4%-13.3%-12.3% -0.2%
3 months +23.6%-1.0%-27.7% +3.9%
6 months -2.0%+26.3%-18.3% +8.2%
Year to date +1.0%+45.8%+35.2% +12.9%
1 year +1.9%+10.5%+46.3% +12.3%
3 years +3.8%+84.0%+290.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year +1.3%+22.6%+57.5% +23.3%
5 years +45.2%-30.5%+16.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year +7.7%-7.0%+3.0% +10.9%
10 years +713.3%+4.4%— +261.1%
10 years, per year +23.3%+0.4%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSNPSCEVAAIPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.7%74.7%79.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 42.7%75.6%81.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.683.433.62 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.040.140.58 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -42.3%-68.0%-87.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.3%-37.3%-56.9% -1.2%
52-week high $534.56$50.06$48.59 $779.14
52-week low $372.33$17.21$12.32 $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.

MultipleSNPSCEVAAIP
P/E now vs peer median 69.8xmedian 45.6x -80.0xmedian 45.6x -25.1xmedian 45.6x
P/S now vs peer median 10.2xmedian 7.7x —median 7.7x 12.1xmedian 7.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 42.1xmedian 29.0x -18,030xmedian 29.0x -25.4xmedian 29.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 40.6x -830.4xmedian 40.6x 151.9xmedian 40.6x
P/B now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 4.6x 2.6xmedian 4.6x 15.2xmedian 4.6x
PEG now vs peer median 147.37median 2.28 -2.66median 2.28 -6.64median 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 monthsSNPSCEVAAIP
Revenue $8.88B – $84.62M
Gross profit $6.53B – $74.13M
Operating income $847.20M – -$40.39M
Net income $1.30B -$10.98M -$39.52M
Free cash flow – -$1.06M $6.77M
R&D $2.81B – $57.09M
EPS (diluted) $6.77 $-0.45 $-0.84
Cash & equivalents $3.61B $44.30M $93.27M
Total debt $10.04B – $3.50M
Shares (diluted) 192.32M 24.30M 47.28M
Enterprise value $88.42B $108.16M $754.19M

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
MetricSNPSCEVAAIP
P/E 69.8x -80.0x -25.1x
P/FCF – -830.4x 151.9x
P/Operating cash flow – 232.0x 120.8x
P/S 10.2x – 12.1x
P/B 2.9x 2.6x 15.2x
P/Tangible book 4.6x 2.6x 21.0x
EV/EBITDA 42.1x -18,030x -25.4x
EV/EBIT 114.9x -166.7x -22.5x
EV/Revenue 11.0x – 10.7x
EV/FCF – -627.6x 134.4x
EV/Operating cash flow – 175.3x 106.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 147.37 -2.66 -6.64

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSNPSCEVAAIP
Revenue growth (1Y) 38.0% – 33.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 22.8% – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 28.2% – 30.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 18.9% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -23.3% – -30.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -7.0% – –
Net income growth (1Y) -34.9% -8.9% -19.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 8.0% 29.3% -6.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -45.2% -5.9% -5.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 0.5% 30.1% 3.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 71.4% 850.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 41.3% 36.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -372.4% 486.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 47.3% 33.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSNPSCEVAAIP
Gross margin 73.5% – 87.6%
EBITDA margin 26.0% – -42.4%
Operating margin 9.5% – -47.7%
Pretax margin 16.5% – -51.7%
Net margin 14.7% – -46.7%
FCF margin – – 8.0%
Operating cash flow margin – – 10.1%
Return on equity 4.2% -3.2% -117.0%
Return on assets 2.7% -2.8% -22.5%
Return on invested capital 1.8% – -101.1%
Return on capital employed 2.0% -1.1% -45.4%
Asset turnover 0.2x – 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – -0.3x -0.2x
Stock comp / revenue – – 25.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSNPSCEVAAIP
Debt / assets 21.0% – 1.6%
Debt / equity 0.3x – 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.8x – 3.3x
Debt / FCF – – 0.5x
Liabilities / assets 34.7% 13.2% 69.9%
Equity / assets 65.3% 86.8% 30.1%
Interest coverage 1.3x – -236.2x
Current ratio 1.3x 10.1x 1.6x
Quick ratio 1.0x 10.2x 1.5x
Cash ratio 0.7x 7.7x 1.3x
Altman Z-score 3.90 – 2.79

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSNPSCEVAAIP
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – -7.4% -7.3%
Shareholder yield – -7.4% -7.3%
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.

ConsensusSNPSCEVAAIP
Forward P/E 32.6xFY2026 60.3xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $14.56FY2026 $0.52FY2026 $-0.17FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +12.8%FY2026 +23.8%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +21.4% +46.2% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $10.20BFY2026 $117.61MFY2026 $91.38MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +44.6%FY2026 +7.3%FY2026 +29.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +12.8% +26.4% +22.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSNPSCEVAAIP
Held by institutions 92.3% 88.9% 64.9%
Institutions holding 1,440 209 209
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.6% +0.3% +14.9%
Institutions buying 772 139 163
Institutions selling 493 49 40
Buyers to sellers 1.57 2.84 4.08

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.

SNPSCEVAAIP
SNPS 1.00 0.45 0.42
CEVA 0.45 1.00 0.70
AIP 0.42 0.70 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SNPS, CEVA and AIP?

Synopsys (SNPS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Synopsys (SNPS) $92.03B, Ceva (CEVA) $903.43M, Arteris (AIP) $1.01B.

Which company is growing faster?

Synopsys (SNPS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Synopsys (SNPS) +38.0%, Arteris (AIP) +33.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Synopsys (SNPS) has the highest net margin (Synopsys (SNPS) 14.7%, Arteris (AIP) -46.7%). On return on invested capital, Synopsys (SNPS) leads (Synopsys (SNPS) 1.8%, Arteris (AIP) -101.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Arteris (AIP) returned the most: Synopsys (SNPS) +1.9%, Ceva (CEVA) +10.5%, Arteris (AIP) +46.3%. Over five years, Synopsys (SNPS) compounded fastest (Synopsys (SNPS) +7.7%/yr, Ceva (CEVA) -7.0%/yr, Arteris (AIP) +3.0%/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%, Ceva (CEVA) 74.7%, Arteris (AIP) 79.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SNPS, CEVA and AIP?

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 8. 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.