Silicon Labs vs Synaptics
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The short version
- Synaptics is the larger business, with $1.2B of revenue in fiscal 2026 against $785M for Silicon Labs, about 1.5 times as much.
- Silicon Labs grew revenue faster (34.3%, against 11.4%).
- Synaptics kept more of each dollar of sales as operating profit (−5.6% operating margin, against −9.0%).
- Synaptics earned a higher return on the capital invested in it (−3.4%, against −7.0%).
| Latest fiscal year | SLAB · FY25 | SYNA · FY26 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $7.3B | $4.6B |
| Revenue | $785M | $1.2B |
| Free cash flow | $65.8M | $101M |
| Net income | −$64.9M | −$491M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | 34.3% | 11.4% |
| 5-year growth | 9.0% | −2.2% |
| Share count change | 1.7% | −1.0% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 58.2% | 44.7% |
| Operating margin | −9.0% | −5.6% |
| Net margin | −8.3% | −41.0% |
| FCF margin | 8.4% | 8.5% |
| Return on capital | −7.0% | −3.4% |
| Return on equity | −6.0% | −42.2% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | −$291M | $395M |
| Net debt / EBITDA | — | — |
| Dividends and buybacks | $0.0M | $92.7M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | — | — |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 5 |
Revenue
FY17
SLAB $769M
SYNA $1.7B
FY18
SLAB $868M
SYNA $1.6B
FY19
SLAB $474M
SYNA $1.5B
FY20
SLAB $511M
SYNA $1.3B
FY21
SLAB $721M
SYNA $1.3B
FY22
SLAB $1.0B
SYNA $1.7B
FY23
SLAB $782M
SYNA $1.4B
FY24
SLAB $584M
SYNA $959M
FY25
SLAB $785M
SYNA $1.1B
FY26
SLAB —
SYNA $1.2B
SLAB
SYNA
Operating margin
FY17
SLAB 11.1%
SYNA 3.8%
FY18
SLAB 9.8%
SYNA −3.8%
FY19
SLAB −18.7%
SYNA −0.4%
FY20
SLAB −21.0%
SYNA 5.2%
FY21
SLAB −4.6%
SYNA 11.0%
FY22
SLAB 11.7%
SYNA 20.1%
FY23
SLAB −3.1%
SYNA 11.4%
FY24
SLAB −28.3%
SYNA −10.6%
FY25
SLAB −9.0%
SYNA −8.8%
FY26
SLAB —
SYNA −5.6%
SLAB
SYNA
Free cash flow
FY17
SLAB $177M
SYNA $122M
FY18
SLAB $149M
SYNA $111M
FY19
SLAB $151M
SYNA $131M
FY20
SLAB $118M
SYNA $206M
FY21
SLAB $62.6M
SYNA $298M
FY22
SLAB $115M
SYNA $432M
FY23
SLAB −$52.6M
SYNA $297M
FY24
SLAB −$25.7M
SYNA $102M
FY25
SLAB $65.8M
SYNA $116M
FY26
SLAB —
SYNA $101M
SLAB
SYNA
Return on capital
FY17
SLAB 9.2%
SYNA 8.8%
FY18
SLAB 12.7%
SYNA −6.7%
FY19
SLAB −9.0%
SYNA −0.6%
FY20
SLAB −9.4%
SYNA 11.0%
FY21
SLAB −3.1%
SYNA 31.9%
FY22
SLAB 12.3%
SYNA 29.3%
FY23
SLAB −2.4%
SYNA 6.7%
FY24
SLAB −15.9%
SYNA −5.6%
FY25
SLAB −7.0%
SYNA −4.5%
FY26
SLAB —
SYNA −3.4%
SLAB
SYNA
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.