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Cadence Design Systems, Inc.
CDNS • NASDAQCDNS • NASDAQ • Technology
$296.94-0.97%-2.90
$296.94-0.97%(-2.90)Technology
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Valuation
50Fair Value
Sentiment
100Bullish
Risk
79Low Risk
Momentum
34Negative
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Financial Statements
Margin Trends
Gross
85.6%▼0.4pp
Revenue after COGS
Operating
31.1%▲2.0pp
After operating expenses
Net
20.9%▼1.8pp
Bottom-line profitability
Gross Margin
Operating Margin
Net Margin
Valuation Snapshot
P/E Ratio
76.5
Price vs earnings
EV/EBITDA
45.2
Enterprise value
FCF Yield
1.9%
Cash generation
Earnings Yield
1.3%
Inverse of P/E
Capital Efficiency
15
GoAI Quality ScoreStrong
ROEReturn on Equity
20.3%Strong
ROAReturn on Assets
10.9%Strong
ROICReturn on Invested Capital
14.1%Strong
Financial Health
Current RatioHealthy
2.86
Short-term solvency (>1.5)
Net Debt / EBITDANet Cash
-0.28x
Debt repayment capacity (<3x)
Income QualityStrong
1.56
Cash backs earnings (>1)
Revenue & Profitability
Revenue
Net Income
Net Loss
Income Statement
| Metric | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $5.30B | $4.64B | $4.09B | $3.56B | $2.99B |
| Gross Profit | $4.53B | $3.99B | $3.65B | $3.19B | $2.68B |
| Gross Margin | 85.6% | 86.0% | 89.4% | 89.6% | 89.7% |
| Operating Income | $1.65B | $1.35B | $1.25B | $1.07B | $779.09M |
| Net Income | $1.11B | $1.06B | $1.04B | $848.95M | $695.96M |
| Net Margin | 20.9% | 22.7% | 25.5% | 23.8% | 23.3% |
| EPS | $4.09 | $3.89 | $3.86 | $3.13 | $2.54 |
Average Price Target
$377.88▲ 27.3% Upside
Past 12 Months
12 Month Forecast
Based on 50 Wall Street analysts offering 12 month price targets for Cadence Design Systems, Inc., the average price target is $377.88, with a high forecast of $418.00 and a low forecast of $275.00. The average price target represents a 27.3% increase from the current price of $296.94.
Highest
$418.00
Average
$377.88
Lowest
$275.00
Rating Distribution
Strong Buy
0
0%
Buy
25
83%
Hold
4
13%
Sell
1
3%
Strong Sell
0
0%
Recent Analyst Ratings
FirmActionRatingDate
Rosenblatt● Maintain
Buy
2026-02-26Rosenblatt▲ Upgrade
Neutral→Buy
2026-02-18Needham● Maintain
Buy
2026-02-18Piper Sandler● Maintain
Neutral
2026-02-18Morgan Stanley● Maintain
Overweight
2026-02-18Wells Fargo● Maintain
Overweight
2026-02-18Rosenblatt● Maintain
Neutral
2026-02-17Needham● Maintain
Buy
2025-12-22JP Morgan● Maintain
Overweight
2025-10-28Rosenblatt● Maintain
Neutral
2025-10-28Earnings History & Surprises
BEAT RATE
100%
Last 18 quarters
AVG SURPRISE
+6.5%
EPS vs Estimate
BEATS / MISSES
18/0
Last 18 quarters
LATEST EPS
$1.99
Q1 '26
QUARTERLY EPS TREND
Estimated
Beat
Miss
QUARTERLY DETAIL
Q1 '26
+4.2%
$1.99 vs $1.91
Q4 '25
+7.8%
$1.93 vs $1.79
Q3 '25
+5.8%
$1.65 vs $1.56
Q2 '25
+5.4%
$1.57 vs $1.49
Q1 '25
+3.3%
$1.88 vs $1.82
Q4 '24
+12.3%
$1.64 vs $1.46
Q3 '24
+4.1%
$1.28 vs $1.23
Q2 '24
+3.5%
$1.17 vs $1.13
Q1 '24
+3.8%
$1.38 vs $1.33
Q4 '23
+4.1%
$1.26 vs $1.21
Q3 '23
+3.4%
$1.22 vs $1.18
Q2 '23
+3.2%
$1.29 vs $1.25
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