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Cadence Design Systems, Inc. CDNS

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323.75 USD -5.76 (-1.75%)

At closeNov 4, 2026, 7:29 AM EST

326.58 +2.83 +0.87%

Pre-market · Nov 4, 7:29 AM ET

310.00 Day range 325.99
262.75 52-week range 416.69
YTD
+3.57%
1 year
-2.84%

Financial health

Altman Z-Score

12.19 Safe zone

Bankruptcy-risk model: below 1.81 distress, above 2.99 safe.

Piotroski F-Score

5 / 9 Average

Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, leverage and efficiency.

FMP rating

B3 / 5 overall

  • DCF 3
  • Return on Equity 4
  • Return on Assets 5
  • Debt / Equity 2
  • P/E 1
  • P/B 1

Valuation

P/E 76.4×
FY 2016: 35.5×FY 2017: 55.8×FY 2018: 34.5×FY 2019: 19.2×FY 2020: 63.2×FY 2021: 73.4×FY 2022: 51.3×FY 2023: 70.6×FY 2024: 77.2×FY 2025: 76.4×
FY 2016 5y median 73.4× FY 2025
P/S 16.0×
FY 2016: 4.0×FY 2017: 5.9×FY 2018: 5.6×FY 2019: 8.1×FY 2020: 13.9×FY 2021: 17.1×FY 2022: 12.2×FY 2023: 17.9×FY 2024: 17.6×FY 2025: 16.0×
FY 2016 5y median 17.1× FY 2025
P/B 15.5×
FY 2016: 9.7×FY 2017: 11.5×FY 2018: 9.2×FY 2019: 9.0×FY 2020: 15.0×FY 2021: 18.6×FY 2022: 15.9×FY 2023: 21.6×FY 2024: 17.4×FY 2025: 15.5×
FY 2016 5y median 17.4× FY 2025
P/FCF 53.4×
FY 2016: 18.3×FY 2017: 27.6×FY 2018: 21.9×FY 2019: 28.9×FY 2020: 46.1×FY 2021: 49.3×FY 2022: 39.0×FY 2023: 58.9×FY 2024: 72.9×FY 2025: 53.4×
FY 2016 5y median 53.4× FY 2025
EV/EBITDA 45.0×
FY 2016: 18.2×FY 2017: 25.4×FY 2018: 22.5×FY 2019: 30.1×FY 2020: 45.9×FY 2021: 54.9×FY 2022: 36.2×FY 2023: 50.0×FY 2024: 48.9×FY 2025: 45.0×
FY 2016 5y median 48.9× FY 2025
EV/Sales 15.9×
FY 2016: 4.1×FY 2017: 5.9×FY 2018: 5.5×FY 2019: 8.0×FY 2020: 13.7×FY 2021: 16.8×FY 2022: 12.2×FY 2023: 17.9×FY 2024: 17.5×FY 2025: 15.9×
FY 2016 5y median 16.8× FY 2025
FCF Yield 1.9%
FY 2016: 5.5%FY 2017: 3.6%FY 2018: 4.6%FY 2019: 3.5%FY 2020: 2.2%FY 2021: 2.0%FY 2022: 2.6%FY 2023: 1.7%FY 2024: 1.4%FY 2025: 1.9%
FY 2016 5y median 1.9% FY 2025

Profitability

Gross Margin 86.4%
FY 2016: 85.9%FY 2017: 87.8%FY 2018: 87.9%FY 2019: 88.6%FY 2020: 88.6%FY 2021: 89.7%FY 2022: 89.6%FY 2023: 89.4%FY 2024: 86.0%FY 2025: 86.4%
FY 2016 5y median 89.4% FY 2025
Operating Margin 31.1%
FY 2016: 13.5%FY 2017: 16.7%FY 2018: 18.5%FY 2019: 21.1%FY 2020: 24.1%FY 2021: 26.1%FY 2022: 30.1%FY 2023: 30.6%FY 2024: 29.1%FY 2025: 31.1%
FY 2016 5y median 30.1% FY 2025
Net Margin 20.9%
FY 2016: 11.2%FY 2017: 10.5%FY 2018: 16.2%FY 2019: 42.3%FY 2020: 22.0%FY 2021: 23.3%FY 2022: 23.8%FY 2023: 25.5%FY 2024: 22.7%FY 2025: 20.9%
FY 2016 5y median 23.3% FY 2025
ROE 20.3%
FY 2016: 27.4%FY 2017: 20.6%FY 2018: 26.8%FY 2019: 47.0%FY 2020: 23.7%FY 2021: 25.4%FY 2022: 30.9%FY 2023: 30.6%FY 2024: 22.6%FY 2025: 20.3%
FY 2016 5y median 25.4% FY 2025
ROIC 14.1%
FY 2016: 13.4%FY 2017: 11.3%FY 2018: 19.6%FY 2019: 18.3%FY 2020: 19.1%FY 2021: 20.7%FY 2022: 22.4%FY 2023: 23.0%FY 2024: 13.4%FY 2025: 14.1%
FY 2016 5y median 20.7% FY 2025
ROA 10.9%
FY 2016: 9.7%FY 2017: 8.4%FY 2018: 14.0%FY 2019: 29.5%FY 2020: 15.0%FY 2021: 15.9%FY 2022: 16.5%FY 2023: 18.4%FY 2024: 11.8%FY 2025: 10.9%
FY 2016 5y median 15.9% FY 2025

Growth (YoY)

Revenue 14.1%
FY 2016: 6.7%FY 2017: 7.0%FY 2018: 10.0%FY 2019: 9.3%FY 2020: 14.8%FY 2021: 11.4%FY 2022: 19.2%FY 2023: 14.8%FY 2024: 13.5%FY 2025: 14.1%
FY 2016 FY 2025
Operating Income 22.1%
FY 2016: -14.2%FY 2017: 32.3%FY 2018: 22.3%FY 2019: 24.1%FY 2020: 31.3%FY 2021: 20.7%FY 2022: 37.8%FY 2023: 16.5%FY 2024: 8.0%FY 2025: 22.1%
FY 2016 FY 2025
EPS (diluted) 5.5%
FY 2016: -13.6%FY 2017: 4.3%FY 2018: 68.5%FY 2019: 187.0%FY 2020: -40.2%FY 2021: 18.5%FY 2022: 23.6%FY 2023: 23.6%FY 2024: 0.8%FY 2025: 5.5%
FY 2016 FY 2025
Free Cash Flow 41.9%
FY 2016: 17.3%FY 2017: 5.5%FY 2018: 31.6%FY 2019: 20.6%FY 2020: 23.7%FY 2021: 27.6%FY 2022: 8.1%FY 2023: 11.5%FY 2024: -10.3%FY 2025: 41.9%
FY 2016 FY 2025

Financial Health

Current Ratio 2.9×
FY 2016: 1.2×FY 2017: 1.5×FY 2018: 1.3×FY 2019: 1.7×FY 2020: 1.9×FY 2021: 1.8×FY 2022: 1.3×FY 2023: 1.2×FY 2024: 2.9×FY 2025: 2.9×
FY 2016 5y median 1.8× FY 2025
Quick Ratio 2.7×
FY 2016: 1.1×FY 2017: 1.5×FY 2018: 1.3×FY 2019: 1.7×FY 2020: 1.8×FY 2021: 1.6×FY 2022: 1.2×FY 2023: 1.1×FY 2024: 2.7×FY 2025: 2.7×
FY 2016 5y median 1.6× FY 2025
Debt / Equity 0.5×
FY 2016: 0.9×FY 2017: 0.7×FY 2018: 0.3×FY 2019: 0.2×FY 2020: 0.2×FY 2021: 0.2×FY 2022: 0.3×FY 2023: 0.2×FY 2024: 0.6×FY 2025: 0.5×
FY 2016 5y median 0.3× FY 2025
Net Debt / EBITDA -0.3×
FY 2016: 0.6×FY 2017: 0.1×FY 2018: -0.2×FY 2019: -0.4×FY 2020: -0.6×FY 2021: -0.7×FY 2022: 0.0×FY 2023: -0.2×FY 2024: -0.0×FY 2025: -0.3×
FY 2016 5y median -0.2× FY 2025
Interest Coverage 14.2×
FY 2016: 10.3×FY 2017: 12.6×FY 2018: 17.1×FY 2019: 26.1×FY 2020: 31.1×FY 2021: 45.9×FY 2022: 46.8×FY 2023: 34.6×FY 2024: 17.8×FY 2025: 14.2×
FY 2016 5y median 34.6× FY 2025

Dividends

Dividend Yield 0.0%
FY 2016: 0.0%FY 2017: 0.0%FY 2018: 0.0%FY 2019: 0.0%FY 2020: 0.0%FY 2021: 0.0%FY 2022: 0.0%FY 2023: 0.0%FY 2024: 0.0%FY 2025: 0.0%
FY 2016 5y median 0.0% FY 2025
Payout Ratio 0.0%
FY 2016: 0.0%FY 2017: 0.0%FY 2018: 0.0%FY 2019: 0.0%FY 2020: 0.0%FY 2021: 0.0%FY 2022: 0.0%FY 2023: 0.0%FY 2024: 0.0%FY 2025: 0.0%
FY 2016 5y median 0.0% FY 2025

Annual · latest fiscal year ends 2025-12-31