Cadence Design Systemsvs.Synopsys
CDNS 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.
Cadence Design Systems is about 1.2× larger than Synopsys by market cap; Cadence Design Systems trades at the lower P/E (90.5 vs 110.3); year to date, Cadence Design Systems leads (+22.9% vs −5.2%).
Side by side
| CDNS | SNPS | |
|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $106B | $85.3B |
| Price | $384.17 | $445.50 |
| Today | −0.5% | +0.5% |
| Return YTD | +22.9% | −5.2% |
| Return 1Y | +19.1% | −21.3% |
| P/E | 90.5 | 110.3 |
| P/S | 19.2 | 9.8 |
| P/B | 16.1 | 2.8 |
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.
Full CDNS profile →SynopsysSNPS
EDA software and semiconductor IP for chip design; one of the world's two leading EDA suppliers.
Full SNPS profile →More comparisons in Semiconductor equipment & IP
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