Cadence Design Systemsvs.KLA
CDNS vs KLAC · both in Semiconductor equipment & IP, part of the AI & digital infrastructure value chain: The machines and chip IP advanced semiconductor manufacturing cannot do without.
KLA is about 2.9× larger than Cadence Design Systems by market cap; KLA trades at the lower P/E (64.8 vs 90.5); year to date, KLA leads (+90.5% vs +22.9%).
Side by side
| CDNS | KLAC | |
|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $106B | $303B |
| Price | $384.17 | $231.52 |
| Today | −0.5% | +0.9% |
| Return YTD | +22.9% | +90.5% |
| Return 1Y | +19.1% | +149.3% |
| P/E | 90.5 | 64.8 |
| P/S | 19.2 | 23.1 |
| P/B | 16.1 | 51.9 |
Data as of 2026-07-11 · updates daily after U.S. close
The two companies
Cadence Design SystemsCDNS
EDA software, chip IP and system design tools; the #2 EDA player alongside Synopsys.
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Dominates the market for process control and inspection — the equipment that finds defects at the nanometer level so chip factories can improve yield.
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