SNPS vs SQNS vs LWLG Stock Comparison

Synopsys, Sequans Communications and Lightwave Logic Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SNPS Synopsys Inc
$490.19 +18.1% 1M +7.7% 1Y
Market cap
$89.56B
P/E
68.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.88B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor EDA Software Technology
7 wins
SQNS Sequans Communications
$2.55 -8.9% 1M -66.9% 1Y
Market cap
$544.27M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$24.46M
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
LWLG Lightwave Logic, Inc.
$4.58 -11.4% 1M -3.2% 1Y
Market cap
$726.72M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Synopsys leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Synopsys 7). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSNPSSQNSLWLGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $89.56B $544.27M $726.72M SNPS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 68.8x -3.4x — –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 33.7x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +38.0% -34.5% — SNPS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 14.7% -660.3% — SNPS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 1.8% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.8x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +7.7% -66.9% -3.2% SNPS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +8.0%/yr -53.1%/yr -15.6%/yr SNPS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.8% 76.9% 118.6% SNPS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 37/100 24/100 — SNPS

Percentile Scorecard

SNPSSQNSLWLG

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

AxisSNPSSQNSLWLG
Valuation 40 #57 of 94 3 #91 of 94 –
Growth 47 #49 of 92 1 #91 of 92 –
Profitability 43 #51 of 88 6 #83 of 88 –
Financial Health 18 #79 of 96 13 #84 of 96 –
Shareholder Returns – 96 #4 of 72 4 #68 of 71
Overall 37 24 –
  • SNPS ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • SQNS ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • LWLG ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSNPSSQNSLWLGSPY
1 month +18.1%-8.9%-11.4% +0.7%
3 months +31.7%+2.0%-24.2% +3.7%
6 months +1.6%-22.3%-66.6% +7.1%
Year to date +4.4%-43.2%+41.4% +12.8%
1 year +7.7%-66.9%-3.2% +11.9%
3 years +6.3%-96.4%+1.3% +85.2%
3 years, per year +2.1%-67.0%+0.4% +22.8%
5 years +47.1%-97.7%-57.1% +67.6%
5 years, per year +8.0%-53.1%-15.6% +10.9%
10 years +739.8%-98.6%+676.3% +262.0%
10 years, per year +23.7%-34.9%+22.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSNPSSQNSLWLGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.8%76.9%118.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 42.9%80.4%113.7% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.682.703.70 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.17-0.87-0.03 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -42.3%-98.4%-95.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.3%-66.9%-74.9% -1.2%
52-week high $534.56$7.71$18.22 $779.14
52-week low $372.33$2.42$2.97 $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.

MultipleSNPSSQNSLWLG
P/E now vs peer median 72.1xmedian 46.4x -3.4xmedian 46.4x —median 21.0x
P/S now vs peer median 10.6xmedian 7.8x 41.7xmedian 7.8x —median 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 43.4xmedian 27.5x -6.9xmedian 27.5x —median 12.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 40.1x -26.9xmedian 40.1x —median 15.5x
P/B now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 4.7x 24.4xmedian 4.7x —median 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 152.27median 2.10 0.21median 2.10 —median 1.68

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 monthsSNPSSQNSLWLG
Revenue $8.88B $24.46M –
Gross profit $6.53B $9.31M –
Operating income $847.20M -$150.39M –
Net income $1.30B -$179.12M –
Free cash flow – -$37.89M –
R&D $2.81B $30.14M –
EPS (diluted) $6.77 $-0.74 –
Cash & equivalents $3.61B $20.97M –
Total debt $10.04B – –
Shares (diluted) 192.32M 216.84M 153.48M
Enterprise value $85.95B $463.74M $726.72M

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
MetricSNPSSQNSLWLG
P/E 72.1x -3.4x –
P/FCF – -26.9x –
P/Operating cash flow – -27.5x –
P/S 10.6x 41.7x –
P/B 3.0x 24.4x –
P/Tangible book 4.8x 30.5x –
EV/EBITDA 43.4x -6.9x –
EV/EBIT 118.5x -6.6x –
EV/Revenue 11.3x 40.6x –
EV/FCF – -26.2x –
EV/Operating cash flow – -26.7x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 152.27 0.21 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSNPSSQNSLWLG
Revenue growth (1Y) 38.0% -34.5% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 22.8% 24.4% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 28.2% -64.4% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 18.9% -39.3% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -23.3% -326.2% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -7.0% -154.3% –
Net income growth (1Y) -34.9% -432.7% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 8.0% -101.2% –
EPS growth (1Y) -45.2% -197.9% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 0.5% -16.1% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 11.2% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -293.1% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 16.2% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -60.4% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSNPSSQNSLWLG
Gross margin 73.5% 38.1% –
EBITDA margin 26.0% -592.1% –
Operating margin 9.5% -614.8% –
Pretax margin 16.5% -657.2% –
Net margin 14.7% -660.3% –
FCF margin – -154.9% –
Operating cash flow margin – -151.8% –
Return on equity 4.2% -282.1% –
Return on assets 2.7% -133.6% –
Return on invested capital 1.8% – –
Return on capital employed 2.0% -172.1% –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.2x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 0.2x –
Stock comp / revenue – 8.4% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSNPSSQNSLWLG
Debt / assets 21.0% – –
Debt / equity 0.3x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.8x – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 34.7% 50.1% –
Equity / assets 65.3% 49.9% –
Interest coverage 1.3x – –
Current ratio 1.3x 1.4x –
Quick ratio 1.0x 1.2x –
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.8x –
Altman Z-score 4.01 5.28 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSNPSSQNSLWLG
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – 3.1% -8.2%
Shareholder yield – 3.1% -8.2%
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.

ConsensusSNPSSQNSLWLG
Forward P/E 33.7xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $14.56FY2026 $-2.70FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +12.8%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +21.4% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $10.20BFY2026 $37.49MFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +44.6%FY2026 +38.0%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +12.8% +45.1% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSNPSSQNSLWLG
Held by institutions 92.3% 1.5% 37.8%
Institutions holding 1,442 34 174
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.6% -30.4% +39.5%
Institutions buying 773 15 122
Institutions selling 494 5 30
Buyers to sellers 1.56 3.00 4.07

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.

SNPSSQNSLWLG
SNPS 1.00 0.26 0.19
SQNS 0.26 1.00 0.26
LWLG 0.19 0.26 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SNPS, SQNS and LWLG?

Synopsys (SNPS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Synopsys (SNPS) $89.56B, Sequans Communications (SQNS) $544.27M, Lightwave Logic (LWLG) $726.72M.

Which company is growing faster?

Synopsys (SNPS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Synopsys (SNPS) +38.0%, Sequans Communications (SQNS) -34.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Synopsys (SNPS) has the highest net margin (Synopsys (SNPS) 14.7%, Sequans Communications (SQNS) -660.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Synopsys (SNPS) returned the most: Synopsys (SNPS) +7.7%, Sequans Communications (SQNS) -66.9%, Lightwave Logic (LWLG) -3.2%. Over five years, Synopsys (SNPS) compounded fastest (Synopsys (SNPS) +8.0%/yr, Sequans Communications (SQNS) -53.1%/yr, Lightwave Logic (LWLG) -15.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Synopsys (SNPS) has been the steadiest (Synopsys (SNPS) 44.8%, Sequans Communications (SQNS) 76.9%, Lightwave Logic (LWLG) 118.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SNPS, SQNS and LWLG?

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 7. 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.