Applied Materialsvs.Synopsys
AMAT vs SNPS · 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 5.4× larger than Synopsys by market cap; Applied Materials trades at the lower P/E (45.8 vs 101.7); year to date, Applied Materials leads (+88.4% vs −16.0%).
Side by side
| AMAT | SNPS | |
|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $424B | $78.6B |
| Price | $480.04 | $408.79 |
| Today | −0.9% | +3.6% |
| Return YTD | +88.4% | −16.0% |
| Return 1Y | +198.0% | −35.0% |
| P/E | 45.8 | 101.7 |
| P/S | 13.8 | 9.1 |
| P/B | 17.8 | 2.6 |
Data as of 2026-08-26 · updates daily after U.S. close
The two companies
Applied MaterialsAMAT
Applied Materials covers more steps of chipmaking than any other equipment vendor: deposition, etch, implantation, inspection, and the packaging tools that stack AI chips.
Full AMAT profile →SynopsysSNPS
Chips are designed and verified in Synopsys' EDA software, and much of the reusable silicon IP inside them is licensed from Synopsys too. With Cadence it forms a duopoly.
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