SNPS vs DLB vs GFS Stock Comparison

Synopsys, Dolby Laboratories and Globalfoundries 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
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
6 wins
GFS GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc.
$45.00 -8.2% 1M +27.4% 1Y
Market cap
$25.01B
P/E
34.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.94B
Div. yield
0.53%
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionSNPSDLBGFSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $87.05B $5.95B $25.01B SNPS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 66.8x 26.3x 34.9x DLB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 31.2x 14.1x 24.7x DLB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +38.0% +0.6% +1.4% SNPS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 14.7% 16.7% 10.3% DLB
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 — 2.28% 0.53% DLB
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -2.1% -6.3% +27.4% GFS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +7.3%/yr -6.4%/yr — SNPS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.6% 30.3% 60.3% DLB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 41/100 66/100 60/100 DLB

Percentile Scorecard

SNPSDLBGFS

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

AxisSNPSDLBGFS
Valuation 45 #53 of 95 86 #14 of 95 93 #8 of 95
Growth 50 #47 of 93 27 #68 of 93 38 #58 of 93
Profitability 48 #48 of 91 71 #27 of 91 54 #42 of 91
Financial Health 20 #81 of 101 62 #39 of 101 46 #55 of 101
Shareholder Returns – 84 #13 of 75 70 #23 of 75
Overall 41 66 60
  • SNPS ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • DLB 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

PeriodSNPSDLBGFSSPY
1 month +6.7%+7.7%-8.2% -0.8%
3 months +16.8%+23.1%-15.4% +3.5%
6 months -8.9%-0.8%-25.4% +7.0%
Year to date -3.3%-1.7%+28.9% +12.2%
1 year -2.1%-6.3%+27.4% +13.0%
3 years -0.6%-19.7%-13.4% +86.3%
3 years, per year -0.2%-7.1%-4.7% +23.1%
5 years +42.4%-28.0%— +68.6%
5 years, per year +7.3%-6.4%— +11.0%
10 years +675.8%+26.6%— +258.0%
10 years, per year +22.7%+2.4%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureSNPSDLBGFSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.6%30.3%60.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 42.7%31.6%59.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.670.542.17 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.05-0.210.45 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -42.3%-49.6%-61.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.0%-8.6%-50.0% -1.8%
52-week high $534.56$69.09$89.96 $779.14
52-week low $372.33$48.50$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.

MultipleSNPSDLBGFS
P/E now vs peer median 66.8xmedian 42.1x 26.3xmedian 42.1x 34.9xmedian 42.1x
P/S now vs peer median 9.8xmedian 7.1x 4.4xmedian 7.1x 3.6xmedian 7.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 40.5xmedian 27.5x 15.9xmedian 27.5x 11.6xmedian 27.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 31.3xmedian 37.2x 15.2xmedian 37.2x 31.4xmedian 37.2x
P/B now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 4.2x 2.3xmedian 4.2x 2.1xmedian 4.2x
PEG now vs peer median 141.13median 2.23 12.63median 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 monthsSNPSDLBGFS
Revenue $8.88B $1.35B $6.94B
Gross profit $6.53B $1.19B $1.88B
Operating income $847.20M $239.10M $804.00M
Net income $1.30B $228.00M $720.00M
Free cash flow – $392.67M $796.00M
R&D $2.81B $265.94M $563.00M
EPS (diluted) $6.77 $2.39 $1.28
Cash & equivalents $3.61B $669.39M $1.09B
Total debt $10.04B – $1.12B
Shares (diluted) 192.32M 94.52M 558.00M
Enterprise value $83.44B $3.35B $13.38B

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
MetricSNPSDLBGFS
P/E 66.8x 26.3x 34.9x
P/FCF 31.3x 15.2x 31.4x
P/Operating cash flow – 13.6x 13.1x
P/S 9.8x 4.4x 3.6x
P/B 2.8x 2.3x 2.1x
P/Tangible book 4.4x 2.7x 2.1x
EV/EBITDA 40.5x 15.9x 11.6x
EV/EBIT 110.3x 22.1x 29.6x
EV/Revenue 10.5x 3.9x 3.4x
EV/FCF – 13.4x 29.9x
EV/Operating cash flow – 12.1x 12.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 141.13 12.63 -1.58

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSNPSDLBGFS
Revenue growth (1Y) 38.0% 0.6% 1.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 22.8% 1.7% -4.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 28.2% -0.5% 15.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 18.9% 1.5% -6.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -23.3% -15.1% 575.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -7.0% -1.0% -12.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -34.9% -14.2% 742.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 8.0% 1.3% -21.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -45.2% -12.3% 717.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 0.5% 2.1% -22.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -6.0% 20.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 9.5% -4.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -10.4% -18.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 9.3% -16.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSNPSDLBGFS
Gross margin 73.5% 87.6% 27.1%
EBITDA margin 26.0% 24.5% 29.5%
Operating margin 9.5% 17.7% 11.6%
Pretax margin 16.5% 20.4% 12.6%
Net margin 14.7% 16.7% 10.3%
FCF margin – 29.0% 11.5%
Operating cash flow margin – 32.3% 27.6%
Return on equity 4.2% 8.7% 6.1%
Return on assets 2.7% 7.1% 4.3%
Return on invested capital 1.8% – 5.1%
Return on capital employed 2.0% 8.6% 5.5%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.4x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.9x 2.7x
Stock comp / revenue – 9.6% 3.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSNPSDLBGFS
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% 17.9% 30.0%
Equity / assets 65.3% 82.1% 70.0%
Interest coverage 1.3x – –
Current ratio 1.3x 3.2x 2.5x
Quick ratio 1.0x 3.1x 1.4x
Cash ratio 0.7x 1.6x 1.1x
Altman Z-score 3.76 8.51 2.75

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSNPSDLBGFS
Dividend yield – 2.3% 0.5%
Net buyback yield – 3.5% 1.6%
Shareholder yield – 5.7% 2.1%
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.

ConsensusSNPSDLBGFS
Forward P/E 31.2xFY2026 14.1xFY2026 24.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $14.56FY2026 $4.49FY2026 $1.82FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +12.8%FY2026 +5.9%FY2026 +5.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +21.4% +4.7% +33.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $10.20BFY2026 $1.50BFY2026 $6.96BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +44.6%FY2026 +11.1%FY2026 +2.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +12.8% -7.7% +23.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSNPSDLBGFS
Held by institutions 92.3% 65.4% 98.4%
Institutions holding 1,440 389 438
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.6% +5.8% -3.0%
Institutions buying 772 195 305
Institutions selling 493 148 88
Buyers to sellers 1.57 1.32 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.

SNPSDLBGFS
SNPS 1.00 0.20 0.37
DLB 0.20 1.00 0.12
GFS 0.37 0.12 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SNPS, DLB and GFS?

Synopsys (SNPS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Synopsys (SNPS) $87.05B, Dolby Laboratories (DLB) $5.95B, Globalfoundries (GFS) $25.01B.

Which stock is cheaper, SNPS, DLB and GFS?

Dolby Laboratories (DLB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Synopsys (SNPS) 66.8x, Dolby Laboratories (DLB) 26.3x, Globalfoundries (GFS) 34.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Dolby Laboratories (DLB) is cheapest (Synopsys (SNPS) 31.2x, Dolby Laboratories (DLB) 14.1x, 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%, Dolby Laboratories (DLB) +0.6%, Globalfoundries (GFS) +1.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Dolby Laboratories (DLB) has the highest net margin (Synopsys (SNPS) 14.7%, Dolby Laboratories (DLB) 16.7%, 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 Globalfoundries (GFS) returned the most: Synopsys (SNPS) -2.1%, Dolby Laboratories (DLB) -6.3%, Globalfoundries (GFS) +27.4%. Over five years, Synopsys (SNPS) compounded fastest (Synopsys (SNPS) +7.3%/yr, Dolby Laboratories (DLB) -6.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Dolby Laboratories (DLB) has the highest dividend yield: Dolby Laboratories (DLB) 2.28%, Globalfoundries (GFS) 0.53%. Synopsys (SNPS) 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%, Globalfoundries (GFS) 60.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SNPS, DLB 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, Dolby Laboratories (DLB) 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.