Applied Materialsvs.Cadence Design Systems
AMAT vs CDNS · both in Semiconductor equipment & IP, part of the AI & digital infrastructure value chain: The machines and chip IP advanced semiconductor manufacturing cannot do without.
Applied Materials is about 4.5× larger than Cadence Design Systems by market cap; Applied Materials trades at the lower P/E (56.2 vs 90.5); year to date, Applied Materials leads (+134.4% vs +22.9%).
Side by side
| AMAT | CDNS | |
|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $478B | $106B |
| Price | $602.50 | $384.17 |
| Today | +2.4% | −0.5% |
| Return YTD | +134.4% | +22.9% |
| Return 1Y | +204.2% | +19.1% |
| P/E | 56.2 | 90.5 |
| P/S | 16.5 | 19.2 |
| P/B | 20.0 | 16.1 |
Data as of 2026-07-11 · updates daily after U.S. close
The two companies
Applied MaterialsAMAT
The world's broadest supplier of chip manufacturing equipment: deposition, etching, implantation and inspection.
Full AMAT profile →Cadence Design SystemsCDNS
EDA software, chip IP and system design tools; the #2 EDA player alongside Synopsys.
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