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 5.6× larger than Synopsys by market cap; Applied Materials trades at the lower P/E (56.2 vs 110.3); year to date, Applied Materials leads (+134.4% vs −5.2%).
Side by side
| AMAT | SNPS | |
|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $478B | $85.3B |
| Price | $602.50 | $445.50 |
| Today | +2.4% | +0.5% |
| Return YTD | +134.4% | −5.2% |
| Return 1Y | +204.2% | −21.3% |
| P/E | 56.2 | 110.3 |
| P/S | 16.5 | 9.8 |
| P/B | 20.0 | 2.8 |
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 →SynopsysSNPS
EDA software and semiconductor IP for chip design; one of the world's two leading EDA suppliers.
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