Cadence Design Systems CDNS Ratios & Valuation
| Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profitability | ||||||
| Operating margin | 28.3%-1.7pp | 28.2%-0.9pp | 28.5%+0.2pp | 27.7%-0.5pp | 30%+1.1pp | |
| Net margin | 21.2%-1.0pp | 20.9%-1.8pp | 20.4%-3.5pp | 19.9%-5.5pp | 22.2%-3.5pp | |
| Returns | ||||||
| Return on equity | 20.7%-5.3pp | 21.9%-4.3pp | 21.7%-5.3pp | 21.8%-7.6pp | 25.9%-6.3pp | |
| Efficiency | ||||||
| Asset turnover | 0.5×-0.1× | 0.6×-0.1× | 0.6×0.0× | 0.6×-0.1× | 0.7×-0.1× | |
| Liquidity | ||||||
| Current ratio | 1.5×-1.6× | 2.9×-0.1× | 3×+0.6× | 2.8×+1.4× | 3.1×+1.8× | |
| Leverage | ||||||
| Debt-to-equity | 0×— | 0×0.0× | —— | —— | —— | |
| Net debt / EBITDA | -0.7×— | -1.6×0.0× | —— | —— | —— | |
| Per Share | ||||||
| Book value per share | $23.97+37.3% | $20.03+17.4% | $18.99+14.0% | $18.35+17.8% | $17.46+33.8% | |
| Valuation | ||||||
| Market capitalization | $76.72B+10.0% | $85.08B+3.3% | $95.71B+30.4% | $81.04B-2.3% | $69.77B-16.9% | |
| Price / earnings | 65.5×+1.0× | 76.7×-1.3× | 90.2×+19.6× | 80.1×+1.5× | 64.5×-15.6× | |
| Price / sales | 13.9×-0.4× | 16.1×-1.7× | 18.4×+1.5× | 15.9×-4.0× | 14.3×-6.3× | |
| Price / book | 11.7×-2.9× | 15.5×-2.1× | 18.4×+2.3× | 16.2×-3.3× | 14.6×-8.9× | |
| EV / EBITDA | 41.4×— | 47.8×-3.8× | —— | —— | —— |
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- Where do Cadence Design Systems's ratios come from?
- Every ratio is computed from Cadence Design Systems's SEC filings — trailing-twelve-month flows over period-end balances. Valuation multiples combine those fundamentals with market data, recomputed each period. Switch between quarterly, annual, and TTM, or open any ratio for its full history and peer comparisons.
