Cadence Design Systems/$CDNS
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About Cadence Design Systems
Cadence Design Systems is a provider of electronic design automation software, intellectual property, and system design and analysis products. EDA software automates and aids in the chip design process, enhancing design accuracy, productivity, and complexity in a full-flow end-to-end solution. Cadence offers a portfolio of design IP, as well as system design and analysis products, which enables system-level analysis and verification solutions.
- Ticker
- $CDNS
- Sector
- Software & Cloud Services
- Primary listing
- NASDAQ
- Employees
- 13,800
- Headquarters
- San Jose, United States
- Website
- www.cadence.com
CDNS Metrics
BasicAdvanced
$90B
65.52
$5.03
1.13
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Price and volume
Market cap
$90B
Beta
1.13
52-week high
$416.69
52-week low
$262.75
Average daily volume
2.4M
Financial strength
Current ratio
1.36
Quick ratio
1.039
Long term debt to equity
0.315
Total debt to equity
0.409
Interest coverage (TTM)
14.60%
Profitability
EBITDA (TTM)
2,220.477
Gross margin (TTM)
85.68%
Net profit margin (TTM)
22.51%
Operating margin (TTM)
29.94%
Effective tax rate (TTM)
24.95%
Revenue per employee (TTM)
$440,000
Management effectiveness
Return on assets (TTM)
10.58%
Return on equity (TTM)
22.87%
Valuation
Price to earnings (TTM)
65.518
Price to revenue (TTM)
14.653
Price to book
13.12
Price to tangible book (TTM)
578.5
Price to free cash flow (TTM)
51.149
Free cash flow yield (TTM)
1.96%
Free cash flow per share (TTM)
6.442
Growth
Revenue change (TTM)
17.64%
Earnings per share change (TTM)
29.62%
3-year revenue growth (CAGR)
16.07%
10-year revenue growth (CAGR)
13.11%
3-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
12.73%
10-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
19.84%
What the Analysts think about CDNS
Analyst ratings (Buy, Hold, Sell) for Cadence Design Systems stock.
Analyst projections of the future price of Cadence Design Systems stock.
Bulls say / Bears say
Q3 revenue rose 22% year on year, and Cadence lifted its 2026 revenue-growth outlook to 21%, showing that demand is translating into faster growth than previously expected. (Cadence Design Systems, Inc.)
Record backlog of $8.2 billion, including $4.2 billion expected to be recognised over the next 12 months, gives Cadence strong revenue visibility. (Cadence Design Systems, Inc.)
AI-focused design tools could add a further growth engine: Cadence reported more than 100 active AI Super Agent engagements and several customer deployments of its new domain-specialised models. (Cadence Design Systems, Inc.)
China accounted for 13% of Q1 revenue, and Cadence has warned that changing US export rules pose a business risk; its 2026 outlook assumes current controls remain broadly unchanged. (SEC, The Motley Fool)
The shares still carry a demanding valuation: 24/7 Wall St put them at about 64 times trailing and 32 times forward earnings in October, leaving scope for a sharp re-rating if growth disappoints. (24/7 Wall St.)
Reported earnings lagged sales growth in Q3: GAAP operating margin fell to 26.2% from 31.8%, while diluted GAAP EPS stayed at $1.05 despite revenue rising 22%. (Cadence Design Systems, Inc.)
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 27 Oct 2026.
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Funds containing CDNS
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Fund name | Fund size | $CDNS weighting |
|---|---|---|
L&G ROBO Global Robotics and Automation£ROBG | $1.7B | 1.47% |
L&G ROBO Global Robotics and Automation$ROBO | $1.7B | 1.47% |
VanEck Semiconductor£SMGB | $8.1B | 1.18% |
VanEck Semiconductor$SMH | $8.6B | 1.18% |
VanEck Semiconductor€VVSM | $8.1B | 1.18% |
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