Cirrus Logic vs Skyworks Solutions
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I put Cirrus Logic and Skyworks Solutions side by side, using each one’s latest annual report. Here is what stands out:
- Skyworks Solutions is the larger business, with $4.1B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $2.0B for Cirrus Logic, about 2.0 times as much.
- Cirrus Logic grew revenue faster (5.3%, against −2.2%).
- Cirrus Logic kept more of each dollar of sales as operating profit (23.1% operating margin, against 12.2%).
- Cirrus Logic turned more of its sales into free cash flow (31.9% FCF margin, against 27.1%).
- Cirrus Logic earned a higher return on the capital invested in it (29.6%, against 8.5%).
- Investors pay more for each dollar of Skyworks Solutions’s earnings: a P/E of 43.2x against 13.8x for Cirrus Logic.
Who comes out ahead
Of the 11 measures where higher (or lower) is clearly better, how many each company leads.
Cirrus Logic
CRUS
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Revenue growth5-year growthGross marginOperating marginNet marginFCF marginReturn on capitalReturn on equityPiotroski F-scoreNet debt / EBITDAShare count change
Skyworks Solutions
SWKS
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Side by side
Best in the row
| Latest fiscal year | CRUS FY26 | SWKS FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $5.9B | $12.6B |
| Revenue | $2.0B | $4.1B |
| Free cash flow | $637M | $1.1B |
| Net income | $414M | $477M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | 5.3% | −2.2% |
| 5-year growth | 7.8% | 4.0% |
| Share count change | −4.4% | −4.0% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 52.8% | 41.2% |
| Operating margin | 23.1% | 12.2% |
| Net margin | 20.8% | 11.7% |
| FCF margin | 31.9% | 27.1% |
| Return on capital | 29.6% | 8.5% |
| Return on equity | 20.3% | 7.9% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | −$888M | −$878M |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −1.7x | −0.9x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $280M | $1.3B |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | 13.8x | 43.2x |
| Piotroski F-score | 8 | 5 |
Ten years
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Each company's latest fiscal year; fiscal years end in different months. The best value in each row is highlighted where higher (or lower) is clearly better. Not investment advice.