Which is more profitable, ASML or Cadence Design Systems?

ASML keeps more of every sale as profit.

Which grows faster, ASML or Cadence Design Systems?

ASML grew its sales faster in recent years.

Which is cheaper, ASML or Cadence Design Systems?

ASML costs less for each unit of yearly profit (lower P/E).

Which has less debt, ASML or Cadence Design Systems?

ASML would need fewer years of earnings to pay off its debt.

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ASML vs Cadence Design Systems stock

Side by side in plain words: who keeps more of its sales, grows faster, costs less and owes less.

In one sentence

ASML is more profitable, grows faster, is cheaper for its profits and has less debt.

Side by side

	ASML	Cadence Design Systems
	$576 billion	$88.6 billion
	29.4%	20.9%
	+15.6%	+14.6%
	54.4×	79.9×
	Net cash	Net cash
	38.9%	16.4%
	0.5%	–

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How we compare

Four contests with the same rules as each stock page: profit kept from sales (higher wins), yearly sales growth across the last reports, up to five years (higher wins), price per unit of yearly profit (lower P/E wins; a company without profit loses) and debt in years of earnings (lower wins). A winner is only named when both companies have the number.

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