SNPS vs UMC vs ADEA Stock Comparison

Synopsys, United Microelectronics and Adeia Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SNPS Synopsys Inc
$454.33 +6.7% 1M -2.1% 1Y
Market cap
$90.87B
P/E
69.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.88B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor EDA Software Technology
2 wins
UMC United Microelectronics Corp
$19.18 -21.1% 1M +154.4% 1Y
Market cap
$47.51B
P/E
18.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.76B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
5 wins
ADEA Adeia Inc.
$21.43 -15.9% 1M +25.3% 1Y
Market cap
$2.50B
P/E
20.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$470.87M
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor EDA Software Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

United Microelectronics leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (United Microelectronics 5, Adeia 4, Synopsys 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSNPSUMCADEALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $90.87B $47.51B $2.50B SNPS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 69.8x 18.1x 20.4x UMC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 31.2x 17.4x 15.9x ADEA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +38.0% +85.6% +24.3% UMC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 14.7% 19.1% 26.1% ADEA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 1.8% 10.6% 16.8% ADEA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.8x -0.9x 0.7x UMC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -2.1% +154.4% +25.3% UMC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +7.3%/yr +12.1%/yr +22.8%/yr ADEA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.6% 64.5% 66.9% SNPS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 41/100 72/100 70/100 UMC

Percentile Scorecard

SNPSUMCADEA

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

AxisSNPSUMCADEA
Valuation 45 #53 of 95 82 #18 of 95 87 #13 of 95
Growth 50 #47 of 93 58 #40 of 93 67 #31 of 93
Profitability 48 #48 of 91 72 #26 of 91 90 #10 of 91
Financial Health 20 #81 of 101 56 #45 of 101 29 #72 of 101
Shareholder Returns – 91 #8 of 75 78 #17 of 75
Overall 41 72 70
  • SNPS ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • UMC ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • ADEA ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSNPSUMCADEASPY
1 month +6.7%-21.1%-15.9% -0.8%
3 months +16.8%+0.5%-17.8% +3.5%
6 months -8.9%+64.1%-28.9% +7.0%
Year to date -3.3%+144.0%+24.2% +12.2%
1 year -2.1%+154.4%+25.3% +13.0%
3 years -0.6%+171.3%+159.1% +86.3%
3 years, per year -0.2%+39.5%+37.4% +23.1%
5 years +42.4%+76.6%+179.4% +68.6%
5 years, per year +7.3%+12.1%+22.8% +11.0%
10 years +675.8%+948.1%+32.9% +258.0%
10 years, per year +22.7%+26.5%+2.9% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureSNPSUMCADEASPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.6%64.5%66.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 42.7%56.8%65.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.671.792.53 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.052.390.38 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -42.3%-57.3%-39.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.0%-31.5%-36.3% -1.8%
52-week high $534.56$28.01$33.63 $779.14
52-week low $372.33$7.02$11.74 $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.

MultipleSNPSUMCADEA
P/E now vs peer median 66.8xmedian 42.1x 17.8xmedian 42.1x 19.3xmedian 42.1x
P/S now vs peer median 9.8xmedian 7.1x 3.5xmedian 7.1x 5.0xmedian 7.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 40.5xmedian 27.5x 12.8xmedian 27.5x 9.7xmedian 27.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 31.3xmedian 37.2x 24.4xmedian 37.2x 12.5xmedian 37.2x
P/B now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 4.2x 3.5xmedian 4.2x 5.0xmedian 4.2x
PEG now vs peer median 141.13median 2.23 26.03median 2.23 0.56median 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 monthsSNPSUMCADEA
Revenue $8.88B $13.76B $470.87M
Gross profit $6.53B $2.47B –
Operating income $847.20M $1.60B $195.97M
Net income $1.30B $2.62B $122.68M
Free cash flow – $1.98B $188.57M
R&D $2.81B $609.13M $71.74M
EPS (diluted) $6.77 $1.07 $1.07
Cash & equivalents $3.61B $3.91B $137.10M
Total debt $10.04B $4.90B $386.02M
Shares (diluted) 192.32M 2.47B 114.40M
Enterprise value $87.26B $32.76B $1.75B

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
MetricSNPSUMCADEA
P/E 66.8x 17.8x 19.3x
P/FCF 31.3x 24.4x 12.5x
P/Operating cash flow – 13.7x 12.4x
P/S 9.8x 3.5x 5.0x
P/B 2.8x 3.5x 5.0x
P/Tangible book 4.4x 3.5x 12.5x
EV/EBITDA 40.5x 12.8x 9.7x
EV/EBIT 110.3x 28.3x 13.0x
EV/Revenue 10.5x 3.3x 5.4x
EV/FCF – 22.8x 13.5x
EV/Operating cash flow – 12.8x 13.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 141.13 26.03 0.56

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSNPSUMCADEA
Revenue growth (1Y) 38.0% 85.6% 24.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 22.8% 18.5% 6.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 28.2% 11.3% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 18.9% -10.1% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -23.3% 9.6% 57.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -7.0% -16.5% 17.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -34.9% 104.8% 46.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 8.0% -0.2% 34.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -45.2% 116.8% 43.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 0.5% 0.7% 34.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 17.5% -5.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -3.7% 0.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 447.4% -6.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -7.5% 1.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSNPSUMCADEA
Gross margin 73.5% 18.0% –
EBITDA margin 26.0% 25.6% 55.6%
Operating margin 9.5% 11.6% 41.6%
Pretax margin 16.5% 30.3% 35.3%
Net margin 14.7% 19.1% 26.1%
FCF margin – 14.4% 40.0%
Operating cash flow margin – 25.6% 40.6%
Return on equity 4.2% 19.7% 26.0%
Return on assets 2.7% 13.2% 12.2%
Return on invested capital 1.8% 10.6% 16.8%
Return on capital employed 2.0% 9.7% 21.4%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.7x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.3x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.1% 7.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSNPSUMCADEA
Debt / assets 21.0% 3.5% 38.1%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.1x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.8x -0.9x 0.7x
Debt / FCF – 0.4x 2.0x
Liabilities / assets 34.7% 33.3% 52.9%
Equity / assets 65.3% 66.7% 47.1%
Interest coverage 1.3x 30.3x 5.4x
Current ratio 1.3x 2.2x 3.2x
Quick ratio 1.0x 1.6x 3.8x
Cash ratio 0.7x 1.2x 2.2x
Altman Z-score 3.76 – 4.16

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSNPSUMCADEA
Dividend yield – 2.1% 0.9%
Net buyback yield – – 1.2%
Shareholder yield – 2.1% 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.

ConsensusSNPSUMCADEA
Forward P/E 31.2xFY2026 17.4xFY2026 15.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $14.56FY2026 $1.10FY2026 $1.35FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +12.8%FY2026 +107.5%FY2026 -18.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +21.4% -2.7% +11.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $10.20BFY2026 $8.52BFY2026 $427.36MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +44.6%FY2026 +12.1%FY2026 -3.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +12.8% +24.7% +10.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSNPSUMCADEA
Held by institutions 92.3% 7.1% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,440 362 304
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.6% +3.2% +5.6%
Institutions buying 772 220 186
Institutions selling 493 109 86
Buyers to sellers 1.57 2.02 2.16

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.

SNPSUMCADEA
SNPS 1.00 0.25 0.36
UMC 0.25 1.00 0.26
ADEA 0.36 0.26 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SNPS, UMC and ADEA?

Synopsys (SNPS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Synopsys (SNPS) $90.87B, United Microelectronics (UMC) $47.51B, Adeia (ADEA) $2.50B.

Which stock is cheaper, SNPS, UMC and ADEA?

United Microelectronics (UMC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Synopsys (SNPS) 69.8x, United Microelectronics (UMC) 18.1x, Adeia (ADEA) 20.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Adeia (ADEA) is cheapest (Synopsys (SNPS) 31.2x, United Microelectronics (UMC) 17.4x, Adeia (ADEA) 15.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

United Microelectronics (UMC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Synopsys (SNPS) +38.0%, United Microelectronics (UMC) +85.6%, Adeia (ADEA) +24.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Adeia (ADEA) has the highest net margin (Synopsys (SNPS) 14.7%, United Microelectronics (UMC) 19.1%, Adeia (ADEA) 26.1%). On return on invested capital, Adeia (ADEA) leads (Synopsys (SNPS) 1.8%, United Microelectronics (UMC) 10.6%, Adeia (ADEA) 16.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year United Microelectronics (UMC) returned the most: Synopsys (SNPS) -2.1%, United Microelectronics (UMC) +154.4%, Adeia (ADEA) +25.3%. Over five years, Adeia (ADEA) compounded fastest (Synopsys (SNPS) +7.3%/yr, United Microelectronics (UMC) +12.1%/yr, Adeia (ADEA) +22.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Synopsys (SNPS) has been the steadiest (Synopsys (SNPS) 44.6%, United Microelectronics (UMC) 64.5%, Adeia (ADEA) 66.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SNPS, UMC and ADEA?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, United Microelectronics (UMC) leads on 5. 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.