Cadence Design Systems CDNS Ratios & Valuation
| Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profitability | ||||||
| Operating margin | 28.3%+0.1pp | 28.2%-0.3pp | 28.5%+0.8pp | 27.7%-2.3pp | 30%+0.9pp | |
| Net margin | 21.2%+0.2pp | 20.9%+0.6pp | 20.4%+0.5pp | 19.9%-2.3pp | 22.2%-0.6pp | |
| EBITDA margin | 32.9%+0.5pp | 32.5%-0.2pp | 32.7%+0.7pp | 32%-2.4pp | 34.3%+1.0pp | |
| Free cash flow margin | 25.9%-4.1pp | 30%+1.6pp | 28.4%-2.8pp | 31.1%+2.9pp | 28.3%+4.2pp | |
| Returns | ||||||
| Return on equity | 20.7%-1.2pp | 21.9%+0.1pp | 21.7%-0.1pp | 21.8%-4.1pp | 25.9%-0.2pp | |
| Return on assets | 11.1%-0.5pp | 11.6%+0.3pp | 11.3%-0.8pp | 12.1%-2.6pp | 14.7%+0.3pp | |
| Efficiency | ||||||
| Asset turnover | 0.5×0.0× | 0.6×0.0× | 0.6×-0.1× | 0.6×-0.1× | 0.7×0.0× | |
| Liquidity | ||||||
| Current ratio | 1.5×-1.4× | 2.9×-0.2× | 3×+0.2× | 2.8×-0.3× | 3.1×+0.1× | |
| Quick ratio | 1.3×-1.3× | 2.7×-0.2× | 2.8×+0.2× | 2.7×-0.2× | 2.9×+0.2× | |
| Cash ratio | 0.7×-1.2× | 1.8×-0.1× | 2×+0.1× | 1.9×-0.2× | 2.1×+0.2× | |
| Leverage | ||||||
| Debt-to-equity | 0×0.0× | 0×— | —— | —— | —— | |
| Debt-to-assets | 0×0.0× | 0×— | —— | —— | —— | |
| Net debt / EBITDA | -0.7×+1.0× | -1.6×— | —— | —— | —— | |
| Interest coverage | 13.1×+0.3× | 12.8×+0.1× | 12.7×+0.2× | 12.5×-2.6× | 15.2×-2.6× | |
| Per Share | ||||||
| Book value per share | $23.97+19.7% | $20.03+5.5% | $18.99+3.5% | $18.35+5.1% | $17.46+2.3% | |
| Valuation | ||||||
| Market capitalization | $76.72B-9.8% | $85.08B-11.1% | $95.71B+18.1% | $81.04B+16.2% | $69.77B-15.3% | |
| Enterprise value | $75.49B-8.2% | $82.27B— | —— | —— | —— | |
| Price / earnings | 65.5×-11.2× | 76.7×-13.5× | 90.2×+10.1× | 80.1×+15.6× | 64.5×-13.6× | |
| Price / sales | 13.9×-2.2× | 16.1×-2.3× | 18.4×+2.4× | 15.9×+1.6× | 14.3×-3.4× | |
| Price / book | 11.7×-3.9× | 15.5×-2.9× | 18.4×+2.2× | 16.2×+1.6× | 14.6×-3.0× | |
| EV / EBITDA | 41.4×-6.4× | 47.8×— | —— | —— | —— | |
| EV / sales | 13.7×-1.9× | 15.5×— | —— | —— | —— | |
| Free cash flow yield | 1.9%0.0pp | 1.9%+0.3pp | 1.5%-0.4pp | 2%0.0pp | 2%+0.6pp | |
| Earnings yield | 1.5%+0.2pp | 1.3%+0.2pp | 1.1%-0.1pp | 1.2%-0.3pp | 1.6%+0.3pp | |
| PEG ratio | 7.9×-7.3× | 15.2×-27.9× | 43×— | —— | 19.6×-37.1× |
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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.
