Skip to content
Screener

Cadence Design Systems CDNS Return on invested capital

Return on invested capital at other companies

Synopsys logo
SynopsysSNPS
2.5%-16.8pp
Rambus logo
RambusRMBS
17%-3.2pp
Schrodinger logo
SchrodingerSDGR
-108.2%+579pp
Keysight Technologies logo
Keysight TechnologiesKEYS
17.1%+4.6pp
Arteris, Inc. logo
Arteris, Inc.AIP
-945.9%
Silvaco Group, Inc. logo
Silvaco Group, Inc.SVCO
-51.7%-21.9pp

Other financials

Income statement

See full
Revenue$1.6B+24.2%
Operating income$450.3M+86.2%
Net income$367.1M+129%
EPS (diluted)$1.33+125%

Balance sheet

See full
Cash & equivalents$1.4B-49.0%
Total debt$2.7B
Total equity$6.9B+37.0%
Total assets$12.1B+27.0%

Cash flow

See full
Operating cash flow$634.9M+68.1%
CapEx$52.6M+19.4%
Free cash flow$582.3M+74.6%

Valuation

See full
Market cap$93.64B-5.8%
Enterprise value$94.85B
P/E68×-30.3×
P/S16×-3.5×

Profitability

See full
Operating margin30.3%+2.6pp
Net margin23.6%+3.7pp
FCF margin28.8%-2.4pp

Returns & leverage

See full
Return on equity23.2%+1.4pp
Debt / equity0.4×
Current ratio1.7×-1.1×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Cadence Design Systems’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

The source filing: Cadence Design Systems’s 10-Q, filed July 29, 2026. Open the filing →

Filed
Jul 28, 2026, 8:00 PM EDT
Fiscal quarter
Q2 FY2026
Calendar quarter
Q2 2026
Accession
0000813672-26-000092

FAQ

What is Cadence Design Systems's return on invested capital?
Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) reported return on invested capital of 29.7% in Q4 2025.
How has Cadence Design Systems's return on invested capital changed year-over-year?
Cadence Design Systems's return on invested capital decreased by 31.2% year-over-year, from 43.2% to 29.7%.
What is the long-term trend for Cadence Design Systems's return on invested capital?
Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Cadence Design Systems's return on invested capital has grown at a -4.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 37.4% to 29.7%.
What does return on invested capital mean?
Net operating profit after tax (operating income taxed at the effective rate) divided by average invested capital (debt plus equity minus cash). Measures the after-tax return on all capital put to work in the business, independent of capital structure.

Ask your AI about Cadence Design Systems's return on invested capital.

Connect your AI assistant and compare it to peers, right in your chat.

Connect your AI
Harbor at dusk
Claude