SNPS vs DLB vs AMD Stock Comparison

Synopsys, Dolby Laboratories and Advanced Micro Devices 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
DLB Dolby Laboratories, Inc.
$63.13 +7.7% 1M -6.3% 1Y
Market cap
$5.95B
P/E
26.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.35B
Div. yield
2.28%
Semiconductor EDA Software Technology
5 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

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Advanced Micro Devices leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Advanced Micro Devices 6, Dolby Laboratories 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSNPSDLBAMDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $87.05B $5.95B $867.05B AMD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 66.8x 26.3x 134.8x DLB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 31.2x 14.1x 72.0x DLB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +38.0% +0.6% +39.5% AMD
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 14.7% 16.7% 15.6% DLB
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 — 2.28% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -2.1% -6.3% +110.1% AMD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +7.3%/yr -6.4%/yr +34.2%/yr AMD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.6% 30.3% 68.4% DLB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 43/100 70/100 59/100 DLB

Percentile Scorecard

SNPSDLBAMD

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

AxisSNPSDLBAMD
Valuation 55 #15 of 32 90 #4 of 32 32 #22 of 32
Growth 55 #14 of 30 28 #22 of 30 100 #1 of 30
Profitability 44 #16 of 28 67 #10 of 28 56 #13 of 28
Financial Health 19 #31 of 38 65 #14 of 38 73 #11 of 38
Shareholder Returns – 100 #1 of 23 32 #16 of 23
Overall 43 70 59
  • SNPS ranked among 40 companies in Semiconductors
  • DLB ranked among 40 companies in Semiconductors
  • AMD ranked among 40 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSNPSDLBAMDSPY
1 month +6.7%+7.7%-15.8% -0.8%
3 months +16.8%+23.1%+7.3% +3.5%
6 months -8.9%-0.8%+58.8% +7.0%
Year to date -3.3%-1.7%+148.1% +12.2%
1 year -2.1%-6.3%+110.1% +13.0%
3 years -0.6%-19.7%+450.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year -0.2%-7.1%+76.7% +23.1%
5 years +42.4%-28.0%+334.5% +68.6%
5 years, per year +7.3%-6.4%+34.2% +11.0%
10 years +675.8%+26.6%+7,187.8% +258.0%
10 years, per year +22.7%+2.4%+53.6% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureSNPSDLBAMDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.6%30.3%68.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 42.7%31.6%65.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.670.543.21 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.05-0.211.61 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -42.3%-49.6%-65.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.0%-8.6%-18.2% -1.8%
52-week high $534.56$69.09$649.42 $779.14
52-week low $372.33$48.50$190.95 $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.

MultipleSNPSDLBAMD
P/E now vs peer median 66.8xmedian 42.4x 26.3xmedian 42.4x 134.8xmedian 42.4x
P/S now vs peer median 9.8xmedian 9.8x 4.4xmedian 9.8x 21.0xmedian 9.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 40.5xmedian 32.0x 15.9xmedian 32.0x 90.1xmedian 32.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 31.3xmedian 32.1x 15.2xmedian 32.1x 103.7xmedian 32.1x
P/B now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 4.0x 2.3xmedian 4.0x 12.9xmedian 4.0x
PEG now vs peer median 141.13median 2.73 12.63median 2.73 0.25median 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 monthsSNPSDLBAMD
Revenue $8.88B $1.35B $41.31B
Gross profit $6.53B $1.19B $21.98B
Operating income $847.20M $239.10M $6.49B
Net income $1.30B $228.00M $6.43B
Free cash flow – $392.67M $8.37B
R&D $2.81B $265.94M $9.39B
EPS (diluted) $6.77 $2.39 $3.88
Cash & equivalents $3.61B $669.39M $5.09B
Total debt $10.04B – $12.89B
Shares (diluted) 192.32M 94.52M 1.66B
Enterprise value $83.44B $3.35B $823.80B

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
MetricSNPSDLBAMD
P/E 66.8x 26.3x 134.8x
P/FCF 31.3x 15.2x 103.7x
P/Operating cash flow – 13.6x 86.0x
P/S 9.8x 4.4x 21.0x
P/B 2.8x 2.3x 12.9x
P/Tangible book 4.4x 2.7x 16.8x
EV/EBITDA 40.5x 15.9x 90.1x
EV/EBIT 110.3x 22.1x 132.1x
EV/Revenue 10.5x 3.9x 20.8x
EV/FCF – 13.4x 102.5x
EV/Operating cash flow – 12.1x 85.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 141.13 12.63 0.25

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSNPSDLBAMD
Revenue growth (1Y) 38.0% 0.6% 39.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 22.8% 1.7% 23.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 28.2% -0.5% 55.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 18.9% 1.5% 32.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -23.3% -15.1% 186.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -7.0% -1.0% 167.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -34.9% -14.2% 127.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 8.0% 1.3% 537.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -45.2% -12.3% 123.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 0.5% 2.1% 533.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -6.0% 106.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 9.5% 61.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -10.4% 106.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 9.3% 64.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSNPSDLBAMD
Gross margin 73.5% 87.6% 53.2%
EBITDA margin 26.0% 24.5% 23.0%
Operating margin 9.5% 17.7% 15.7%
Pretax margin 16.5% 20.4% 18.3%
Net margin 14.7% 16.7% 15.6%
FCF margin – 29.0% 20.3%
Operating cash flow margin – 32.3% 24.4%
Return on equity 4.2% 8.7% 9.8%
Return on assets 2.7% 7.1% 7.8%
Return on invested capital 1.8% – 8.0%
Return on capital employed 2.0% 8.6% 9.3%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.4x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.9x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue – 9.6% 4.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSNPSDLBAMD
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% 17.9% 20.4%
Equity / assets 65.3% 82.1% 79.6%
Interest coverage 1.3x – 44.1x
Current ratio 1.3x 3.2x 2.6x
Quick ratio 1.0x 3.1x 1.7x
Cash ratio 0.7x 1.6x 1.1x
Altman Z-score 3.76 8.51 31.29

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSNPSDLBAMD
Dividend yield – 2.3% –
Net buyback yield – 3.5% 0.0%
Shareholder yield – 5.7% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 58.9% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 34.2% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 8.6% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 9.6% –

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.

ConsensusSNPSDLBAMD
Forward P/E 31.2xFY2026 14.1xFY2026 72.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $14.56FY2026 $4.49FY2026 $7.38FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +12.8%FY2026 +5.9%FY2026 +77.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +21.4% +4.7% +112.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $10.20BFY2026 $1.50BFY2026 $53.09BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +44.6%FY2026 +11.1%FY2026 +53.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +12.8% -7.7% +60.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSNPSDLBAMD
Held by institutions 92.3% 65.4% 72.5%
Institutions holding 1,440 389 3,991
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.6% +5.8% +10.7%
Institutions buying 772 195 2,270
Institutions selling 493 148 1,456
Buyers to sellers 1.57 1.32 1.56

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.

SNPSDLBAMD
SNPS 1.00 0.20 0.33
DLB 0.20 1.00 -0.04
AMD 0.33 -0.04 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SNPS, DLB and AMD?

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Synopsys (SNPS) $87.05B, Dolby Laboratories (DLB) $5.95B, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) $867.05B.

Which stock is cheaper, SNPS, DLB and AMD?

Dolby Laboratories (DLB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Synopsys (SNPS) 66.8x, Dolby Laboratories (DLB) 26.3x, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) 134.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Dolby Laboratories (DLB) is cheapest (Synopsys (SNPS) 31.2x, Dolby Laboratories (DLB) 14.1x, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) 72.0x). 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%, Dolby Laboratories (DLB) +0.6%, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) +39.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Dolby Laboratories (DLB) has the highest net margin (Synopsys (SNPS) 14.7%, Dolby Laboratories (DLB) 16.7%, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) 15.6%). 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%, Dolby Laboratories (DLB) -6.3%, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) +110.1%. Over five years, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) compounded fastest (Synopsys (SNPS) +7.3%/yr, Dolby Laboratories (DLB) -6.4%/yr, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) +34.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Dolby Laboratories (DLB) 2.28%. Synopsys (SNPS) and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Dolby Laboratories (DLB) has been the steadiest (Synopsys (SNPS) 44.6%, Dolby Laboratories (DLB) 30.3%, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) 68.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.