Stock comparison
Scored across Buffett, Graham, Lynch and Greenblatt - plus a side-by-side metric table covering valuation, quality, growth and balance sheet.
CDNS
Cadence Design Systems
Market cap
$103.04B
Sector
Technology
KLAC
KLA
Market cap
$248.83B
Sector
Technology
Overall winner
KLA KLAC
Wins on the combined sum of fit scores across all four strategies. Per-strategy breakdown below.
| Strategy | CDNS | KLAC | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warren Buffett | 78B | 80A | KLAC |
| Benjamin Graham | 84A | 94A | KLAC |
| Philip Fisher | 84A | 90A | KLAC |
| Peter Lynch | 78B | 78B | Tie |
| Joel Greenblatt | 58C | 78C | KLAC |
| Charlie Munger | 80A | 93A | KLAC |
| Terry Smith | 80A | 94A | KLAC |
| Metric | CDNS | KLAC |
|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $103.04B | $248.83B |
| P/E (TTM) | 80.7x | 51.8x |
| EV/EBIT | 59.1x | 46.9x |
| ROIC (TTM) | 12.19% | 36.29% |
| Gross margin | 88.85% | 61.75% |
| Net margin | 21.18% | 35.66% |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 15.38% | 15.13% |
| EPS CAGR 5y | 12.65% | 22.65% |
| Debt / Equity | 0.5x | 1.1x |
| Dividend yield | 0.0% | 0.43% |
The metrics with the biggest gap between the two - sorted so the most decisive edges read first.
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Educational tool. Fit scores are deterministic projections from public financials onto each investor's published criteria - not personal recommendations or advice.