CDNS

CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC

Nasdaq · CIK 813672

Last close351.35
Daily change+0.62 (0.18%)
10 Years gain+1282.72%
Dividends TTM0
Dividend yield0.00%

Fundamental Analysis

CDNS · STANDARD

SIC 7372 · Services-Prepackaged Software · Fiscal year end 1231

Screener
Fundamental
71.5
Momentum
34.0
Acceleration
20.4
Confidence
83.0
Annual Revenue18
Quarterly Revenue55
Annual CFO18
Balance SheetAvailable
RankingEligible

Score Breakdown

Growth18.3 / 25
Quality18.7 / 25
Capital Efficiency10.4 / 20
Balance Sheet13.7 / 15
Shareholder Economics6.2 / 10
Forward Indicators4.2 / 5

Signals

Share count reductionDiluted share count declined 0.085%.

Warnings

Operating margin compression · MEDIUMOperating margin compressed by 3.2041 percentage points.
ROIC declining · MEDIUMROIC declined by 21.1874 percentage points.
Possible growth trap · HIGHRevenue growth is high, but quality indicators are deteriorating.

Key Metrics

Revenue Growth TTM30.34%OK
Revenue CAGR 3Y14.14%OK
Gross Margin82.13%OK
Operating Margin27.39%OK
FCF Marginn/aMISSING
FCF Growthn/aINSUFFICIENT_HISTORY
ROIC30.54%OK
Incremental Operating Margin 3Y29.07%OK
Net Debt / CFOn/aNOT_MEANINGFUL
Diluted Share Growth 1Y-0.09%OK
SBC / Revenue9.01%OK
SBC / FCFn/aNOT_MEANINGFUL

Financial History

PeriodRevenueGross ProfitOperating IncomeCFOFCFGross MarginOp MarginFCF MarginROICShares
2025 FY Dec 31, 2025$5.30Bn/a$1.49B$1.73B$1.59Bn/a28.17%29.96%51.67%273.31M
2025 FY Dec 31, 2024$4.64Bn/a$1.35B$1.26B$1.12Bn/a29.1%24.09%49.17%273.83M
2025 FY Dec 31, 2023$4.09Bn/a$1.25B$1.35B$1.25Bn/a30.59%30.49%49.28%272.75M
2024 FY Dec 31, 2022$3.56Bn/a$1.07B$1.24B$1.12Bn/a30.15%31.41%49.68%275.01M
2023 FY Jan 01, 2022$2.99Bn/a$779.09M$1.10B$1.04Bn/a26.07%34.66%43.88%278.86M

Formula Trace

MetricValueFormulaStatusSource
Revenue TTM$5.33Bsum latest 4 fiscal quarters RevenueOK0000813672-26-000047, 0000813672-25-000113
Revenue Growth TTM30.34%Revenue_TTM / Revenue_TTM_1Y_ago - 1OK0000813672-26-000047, 0000813672-25-000113
Revenue CAGR 3Y14.14%(Revenue_current / Revenue_3Y_ago)^(1/3) - 1OK0000813672-26-000016
Revenue CAGR 5Y14.57%(Revenue_current / Revenue_5Y_ago)^(1/5) - 1OK0000813672-26-000016
Gross Profit CAGR 3Yn/a(GrossProfit_current / GrossProfit_3Y_ago)^(1/3) - 1INSUFFICIENT_HISTORYderived
Operating Income Growth16.69%OperatingIncome_current / OperatingIncome_prior_year - 1OK0000813672-26-000047, 0000813672-25-000113
FCF Growthn/aFCF_current / FCF_prior_year - 1INSUFFICIENT_HISTORYderived
Revenue Growth Accelerationn/a0.5*(Q0-Q1)+0.3*(Q1-Q2)+0.2*(Q2-Q3)INSUFFICIENT_HISTORYderived
Gross Profit Accelerationn/a0.5*(Q0-Q1)+0.3*(Q1-Q2)+0.2*(Q2-Q3)INSUFFICIENT_HISTORYderived
Operating Income Accelerationn/a0.5*(Q0-Q1)+0.3*(Q1-Q2)+0.2*(Q2-Q3)INSUFFICIENT_HISTORYderived
FCF Accelerationn/a0.5*(Q0-Q1)+0.3*(Q1-Q2)+0.2*(Q2-Q3)INSUFFICIENT_HISTORYderived
Gross Margin82.13%Gross Profit / RevenueOK0000813672-26-000047, 0000813672-25-000113
Operating Margin27.39%Operating Income / RevenueOK0000813672-26-000047, 0000813672-25-000113
ROIC30.54%NOPAT / Average Invested CapitalOK0000813672-26-000047, 0000813672-25-000113
Net Debt / CFOn/aNet Debt / CFONOT_MEANINGFUL0000813672-26-000047
Interest Coverage12.3xOperating Income / abs(Interest Expense)OKderived
Current Ratio1.47xCurrent Assets / Current LiabilitiesOKderived
SBC / Revenue9.01%SBC / RevenueOK0000813672-26-000047, 0000813672-25-000113