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 4.2× larger than Synopsys by market cap; Applied Materials trades at the lower P/E (43.6 vs 88.6); year to date, Applied Materials leads (+98.3% vs +6.0%).
Side by side
| AMAT | SNPS | |
|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $404B | $95.4B |
| Price | $507.03 | $509.99 |
| Today | −0.5% | +2.5% |
| Return YTD | +98.3% | +6.0% |
| Return 1Y | +134.3% | +1.7% |
| Since June 26, 2026 | −19.1% | +12.2% |
| P/E | 43.6 | 88.6 |
| P/S | 13.1 | 10.1 |
| P/B | 15.8 | 3.1 |
Data as of 2026-10-09 · updates daily after U.S. close
Since June 26, 2026: the change in the closing price, from the daily closes Sectivia records itself since that date.
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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