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Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (CDNS) Stock: Price, Forecast & Analyst Target

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (CDNS) — MoonshotScore 76/100 (Strong band), calculated Oct 4, 2026. Price $351.35 (+0.18%), as of the Oct 2, 2026 trading session; market cap $96.8B. Expected results Oct 26, 2026.

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Market value / cash and short-term investments: 67.20× (market value Oct 2, 2026; cash Jun 30, 2026) · expected results Oct 26, 2026

$351.35 +$0.62 (+0.18%) Market Cap $96.8B

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. · CDNS · NASDAQ · Technology · Software - Application

Research dated 2026-09-12: Cadence Design Systems sells the software, specialized hardware, reusable intellectual property and services that engineers use to design and verify chips and electronic systems; it is an enabler of semiconductor development, not a seller of the finished chips its customers create. The case depends on whether expanding verification and design workloads can keep lifting revenue and profit fast enough to justify a demanding valuation while the company carries net debt.

Price as of Oct 2, 2026

Key Statistics

76 of 100

MoonshotScore v2 · Cadence Design Systems (CDNS)

Strong
Business Quality Elite (85)
Financial Safety Sound (74)
Valuation Rich (26)
Growth Durability Compounding (80)
Momentum Rising (68)
Why this rating? Method, drivers & history

Bands for the MoonshotScore: Exceptional 80-100 · Strong 65-79 · Fair 45-64 · Weak below 45.

  • Business Quality — Is this a genuinely good business?
  • Financial Safety — Could this blow up on me?
  • Valuation — Am I paying a fair price?
  • Growth Durability — Is the growth real and likely to last?
  • Momentum — Is the market already moving on this?
The ten-second read ·

High quality, a strong balance sheet and durable growth, but a full valuation. Business Quality: Elite; Financial Safety: Sound; Valuation: Rich; Growth Durability: Compounding; Momentum: Rising.

Price relative to book value is the main valuation drag relative to sector peers.

  • quarterly revenue $1.58B (Q2 FY2026, quarter ended Jun 2026)
  • EPS beat 8 of 8
  • expected results Oct 26, 2026

Holding back: a rich price

Helping: business quality, balance-sheet strength, durable growth, positive momentum

What has the MoonshotScore done over time?

MoonshotScore snapshots recorded for CDNS (29 recorded, newest six shown)
RecordedScoreBand
74Strong
75Strong
75Strong
75Strong
75Strong
75Strong

The score was 76 in the stored Oct 3, 2026 snapshot and remains 76 in the current publication computed Oct 4, 2026 (0).

Calculation uses the most recent completed US trading session. Live price changes do not update the score immediately.

Computed · Educational signal · not a buy or sell recommendation · How the MoonshotScore is computed →

Price & valuation

As of
MeasureValue
Latest provided price$351.35
Change on the day+0.18%
52-week range$262.75–$416.69
Market capitalisation$96.8B
Price / earnings (trailing)69.44
Shares traded on the day2.10M
Beta (volatility vs the S&P 500)1.14

Price & events

Weekly closing price with reported quarters marked Weekly closing price from Sep 5, 2025 to Oct 2, 2026: low $266, high $387, latest $351. 4 reported quarters marked, 4 above and 0 below the recorded estimate. 1 other dated event marked. $387 $266 high $387 Oct 27, 2025 · Earnings results · reported above the recorded estimate · close $3451Feb 17, 2026 · Earnings results · reported above the recorded estimate · close $2962Apr 27, 2026 · Earnings results · reported above the recorded estimate · close $3333Jul 27, 2026 · Earnings call · management outlook · no recorded estimate to compare · close $3264Jul 27, 2026 · Earnings results · reported above the recorded estimate · close $3265 Sep 5, 2025 Oct 2, 2026 · $351 $351Sep 5, 2025$373Sep 19, 2025$347Oct 3, 2025$326Oct 17, 2025$339Oct 31, 2025$315Nov 14, 2025$312Nov 28, 2025$323Dec 12, 2025$319Dec 26, 2025$327Jan 9, 2026$318Jan 23, 2026$284Feb 6, 2026$296Feb 20, 2026$297Mar 6, 2026$284Mar 20, 2026$279Apr 2, 2026$311Apr 17, 2026$341May 1, 2026$347May 15, 2026$375May 29, 2026$385Jun 12, 2026$377Jun 26, 2026$384Jul 10, 2026$326Jul 24, 2026$339Aug 7, 2026$319Aug 21, 2026$293Sep 4, 2026$283Sep 18, 2026$351Oct 2, 2026

Triangles mark reported quarters on the line: pointing up is above the recorded estimate, down is below, a diamond means no estimate on file or a dated event that is not a results report. Numbers key to the dated list. Point at or tab to any week for its close.

Events behind the price

  • · Earnings results · above the recorded estimate
  • · Earnings results · above the recorded estimate
  • · Earnings results · above the recorded estimate
  • · Earnings call · management outlook
  • · Earnings results · above the recorded estimate

Results dates follow the earnings feed; call dates follow the transcript provider. Nearby dates do not establish that an event caused a price move.

Upcoming events

As of

  1. Next results dueProvider estimate

Management outlook

  • For our updated outlook for 2026, we now expect revenue in the range of $6,260 to 6,340 million.

    John Wall · Statement from

  • For Q3, we expect revenue in the range of $1,595 to 1,625 million.

    John Wall · Statement from

Statement dates identify the earnings call, not a deadline. Management expectations and provider estimates can change.

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Council Score · weighted blend of 2 available disciplines

Council score for Cadence Design Systems (CDNS): Bullish Lean

68/100 · B+

Some lenses disagree with the MoonshotScore. Compare their readings below; each uses a different method.

5-Factor Breakdown

Growth Durability Strong
Momentum Moderate
Business Quality Strong
Financial Safety Moderate
Valuation Weak

Legends Council

6 lenses, 6 current

AI simulations built from the named investors' published principles. Not affiliated with, endorsed by, or the opinion of these individuals. How these lenses are built

Dalio-style lens (simulated) Ray Dalio Favorable read
Griffin-style lens (simulated) Ken Griffin Favorable read
Simons-style lens (simulated) Jim Simons Neutral read
Englander-style lens (simulated) Izzy Englander Favorable read
Klarman-style lens (simulated) Seth Klarman Unfavorable read
Moon AI lens (model) Neutral read

Read on: Oct 4, 2026

Munger's Mindset

Balance Sheet & Valuation · historical

Financial Health Moderate
Margin of Safety Fairly Valued
Profit Margin Strong
Revenue Growth Moderate
Debt/Equity Neutral
ROE Strong
Gross Margin Strong

Read on: Sep 10, 2026 · older than the 27 hours refresh window; not a current reading

How to read these bars and different assessments

Council is a separate blend of available disciplines; MoonshotScore above remains the five-pillar research rating.

Bars show each model's ordered assessment on its own scale, not a probability or a comparable investment return. The adjacent words give the assessment; more filled segments indicate a stronger model reading.

One of these lenses reads this company less favourably than the MoonshotScore does: Klarman-style lens. Each lens is a separate scoring function over its own inputs, so a disagreement is a difference of method rather than a correction — the page's answer stays the MoonshotScore above.

On Sep 10, 2026, the Munger lens read the price at that time as fairly valued against its own estimate of value.

Readings on this page are from Oct 5, 2026, except a card that shows its own read date.

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1 · What is it?

What is Cadence Design Systems (CDNS), and what does it report?

Short answer · as of

The application-software label captures only part of Cadence.

Research dated 2026-09-12.

The application-software label captures only part of Cadence. JasperGold and Xcelium verify logic in software, Palladium and Protium run emulation and prototyping workloads on dedicated hardware, and the wider portfolio covers chip implementation, sign-off, circuit simulation, package and board design, multi-physics analysis and reusable intellectual property.

Reported revenue therefore measures a broad engineering platform rather than conventional software seats alone. Product and maintenance supply the great majority of sales, with technology services representing a much smaller stream; the resulting gross and operating margins retain software-like economics despite the hardware and services included in the mix.

Sources (as of 2026-09-12): Sector / industry (provider taxonomy); Business description; Revenue by segment; Trailing twelve-month ratio set

2 · Latest results

What do the latest results show for Cadence Design Systems (CDNS)?

Short answer · as of

The most recent reported quarter, Q2 FY2026, carried revenue of $1.58B.

Research dated 2026-09-12.

Revenue extended its upward run in the latest period, and operating profit, net income and diluted earnings advanced from the preceding period. Gross profit moved the other way while research, development and selling costs rose, so the latest growth carried weaker gross-profit conversion even as the bottom line improved.

The longer annual series still shows sustained expansion in revenue, research spending and net income. Reported revenue and the earnings measure tracked against estimates have also exceeded consensus throughout the displayed reporting run. Management now calls for further revenue growth and expects profitability from acquisitions and intellectual property to improve, but that expectation has yet to erase the latest gross-profit divergence.

Sources (as of 2026-09-12): Quarterly income statement (USD thousands); Annual revenue and net result (USD millions); Operating cash flow by quarter (USD millions); Reported versus estimated, last 8 quarters; Management outlook — dated call excerpts

Where is operating spending going?

Revenue alongside research and development, selling, general and administrative expenses, and the FMP standardized operating result.

Latest quarter · revenue
$1.58B Jun 30, 2026
Latest quarter · R&D
$531.27M Jun 30, 2026
Latest quarter · SG&A
$329.58M Jun 30, 2026
Latest quarter · FMP standardized operating result
$450.31M Jun 30, 2026
Where is operating spending going? — FMP standardized evidence
Period endRevenueR&DSG&AFMP standardized operating result
Jun 30, 2026$1.58B$531.27M$329.58M$450.31M
Mar 31, 2026$1.47B$508.44M$299.70M$431.33M
Dec 31, 2025$1.44B$464.58M$310.00M$465.23M
Sep 30, 2025$1.34B$423.03M$270.60M$452.79M

USD. The operating result is the FMP-standardized value supplied by FMP; it may differ from a filing’s GAAP loss from operations when the provider classifies separately presented items differently. It is not net income or cash flow.

Did results meet expectations?

Reported earnings and revenue alongside the estimates recorded by the provider.

Latest report · revenue
$1.58B Jul 27, 2026
Latest report · revenue estimate
$1.58B Jul 27, 2026
Latest report · revenue vs estimate
In line Jul 27, 2026
Latest report · EPS vs estimate
Above estimate Jul 27, 2026
Did results meet expectations? — reported evidence
Report dateRevenue · reportedRevenue · estimateEPS · reportedEPS · estimate
Jul 27, 2026$1.58B$1.58B$2.1100$2.0500
Apr 27, 2026$1.47B$1.46B$1.9600$1.9100
Feb 17, 2026$1.44B$1.42B$1.9900$1.9100
Oct 27, 2025$1.34B$1.32B$1.9300$1.7900

Dates are report dates, not fiscal period ends. Revenue is in USD; EPS is USD per share, rounded to four decimals. The earnings feed does not establish a basic, diluted or adjusted basis. Earnings-feed EPS may differ from statement EPS; the two series are not combined.

Quarterly income statement — 4 quarters
Revenue, net income and earnings per share by quarter
PeriodRevenueNet incomeEPS
Q2 FY2026$1.58B$367M$1.33 (diluted)
Q1 FY2026$1.47B$336M$1.23 (diluted)
Q4 FY2025$1.44B$388M$1.42 (diluted)
Q3 FY2025$1.34B$287M$1.05 (diluted)
3 · Financial strengths and risks

What are the financial strengths and risks for Cadence Design Systems (CDNS)?

Short answer

Cash and short-term investments were $1.44B at the Jun 30, 2026 balance-sheet date. Operating cash flow was $634.93M for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, meaning operations generated cash. These figures do not establish a cash runway.

Research dated 2026-09-12.

Cadence consistently generates operating cash, while capital expenditure consumes a comparatively modest portion of that inflow. Near-term liquidity ratios remain above parity, and the distress screen is comfortably positive, although the broader quality screen is less emphatic.

The counterweight is a sharp decline in cash and short-term investments across the reported window. Debt now exceeds those liquid holdings, leaving the company in a net-debt position. With the shares valued at rich sales and earnings multiples and offering a modest free-cash-flow yield, weaker revenue momentum or a failure to recover gross-profit conversion would expose the valuation before it threatened day-to-day liquidity.

Sources (as of 2026-09-12): Operating cash flow by quarter (USD millions); Cash, investments and debt; Cash and short-term investments over time (USD millions); Cash decline over the reported window; Cash against market value; Trailing twelve-month ratio set; Distress and quality screens

How much cash does the business generate or use?

Quarterly operating cash flow shows cash generated or used by operations.

Latest quarter · operating cash flow
$634.93M Jun 30, 2026
Previous quarter · operating cash flow
$355.78M Mar 31, 2026
How much cash does the business generate or use? — reported evidence
Period endOperating cash flowCapital expenditure (reported)
Jun 30, 2026$634.93M−$52.63M
Mar 31, 2026$355.78M−$48.82M
Dec 31, 2025$553.50M−$41.04M
Sep 30, 2025$310.66M−$33.68M

Operating cash-flow bars share one scale and show magnitude; negative values mean cash used.

USD. Negative operating cash flow means cash used. Capital expenditure keeps the provider’s reported sign; it is not added here to estimate free cash flow or runway.

4 · What to check next?

What should you watch next at Cadence Design Systems (CDNS)?

Short answer · as of

The next earnings report is expected on Oct 26, 2026.

Research dated 2026-09-12.

At the scheduled earnings release, watch whether revenue advances again and whether gross profit resumes moving with it. Operating margin will reveal whether higher research and selling costs are supporting scalable growth or absorbing the benefit of added sales.

Cash conversion deserves equal attention because management intends to direct a substantial share of free cash flow toward repurchases while the liquid balance has already fallen materially. Farther out, consensus still assumes rising revenue, but the average earnings path eventually loses momentum; progress in acquired and intellectual-property profitability would help reconcile those trajectories.

Sources (as of 2026-09-12): Next earnings report; Analyst revenue and earnings estimates (average); Quarterly income statement (USD thousands); Operating cash flow by quarter (USD millions); Cash and short-term investments over time (USD millions); Management outlook — dated call excerpts

What management is planning

Management expectations, not completed milestones or guarantees. Selected verbatim excerpts; dates follow the transcript provider.

  1. For our updated outlook for 2026, we now expect revenue in the range of $6,260 to 6,340 million.

    John Wall ·

  2. For Q3, we expect revenue in the range of $1,595 to 1,625 million.

    John Wall ·

  3. We expect to use approximately 50% of our free cash flow to repurchase Cadence shares in 2026.

    John Wall ·

  4. Our organic incremental margins remain very attractive and We expect acquisition profitability and profitability of IP to continue to improve as we go into 2027.

    John Wall ·

5 · Peer comparison

How does Cadence Design Systems compare with its peers?

Short answer

Cadence Design Systems's score ranks tied for 8th of 13 in the bounded comparison shown, against 12 same-model peers. These are company scores, not expected investment returns. The set lists named competitors first, then companies in the same data-provider industry classification closest in market value; that classification is the provider's, not our judgment of business similarity.

Research dated 2026-09-12.

Cadence differs from a conventional application-software business because its platform spans code, dedicated verification machines, reusable chip blocks and engineering services. Demand is tied to design activity, simulation, emulation, prototyping and sign-off workloads rather than merely adding general-purpose software users.

Product and maintenance dominate the reporting mix, while technology services remain ancillary. High gross margins, substantial research spending and low capital expenditure relative to operating cash flow give Cadence software-like financial characteristics, but Palladium, Protium and the intellectual-property portfolio make its delivery model broader than that of a pure software vendor.

Sources (as of 2026-09-12): Sector / industry (provider taxonomy); Business description; Revenue by segment; Annual revenue and net result (USD millions); Trailing twelve-month ratio set; Operating cash flow by quarter (USD millions)

Peer set — price, market value and MoonshotScore
CompanyPriceMarket valueScore
AppLovin Corporation (APP) Same industry, near in market value$268.22 Oct 2, 2026$90.1B96 5-pillar Oct 4, 2026
Zoom Communications, Inc. (ZM) Same industry, near in market value$92.88 Oct 2, 2026$27.2B89 5-pillar Oct 4, 2026
NetEase, Inc. (NTES) Named competitor$117.21 Oct 2, 2026$74.8B86 5-pillar Oct 4, 2026
SAP SE (SAP) Same industry, near in market value$208.57 Oct 2, 2026$243B85 5-pillar Oct 4, 2026
Intuit Inc. (INTU) Same industry, near in market value$281.08 Oct 2, 2026$76.9B82 5-pillar Oct 4, 2026
Dell Technologies Inc. (DELL) Named competitor$562.42 Oct 2, 2026$374B81 5-pillar Oct 4, 2026
Workday, Inc. (WDAY) Same industry, near in market value$186.14 Oct 2, 2026$48.8B77 5-pillar Oct 4, 2026
Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) — this page$351.35$96.8B76
Shopify Inc. (SHOP) Same industry, near in market value$151.39 Oct 2, 2026$196B76 5-pillar Oct 4, 2026
Autodesk, Inc. (ADSK) Same industry, near in market value$212.00 Oct 2, 2026$44.8B75 5-pillar Oct 4, 2026
Dynatrace, Inc. (DT) Same industry, near in market value$59.31 Oct 2, 2026$17.3B75 5-pillar Oct 4, 2026
Salesforce, Inc. (CRM) Same industry, near in market value$234.69 Oct 2, 2026$192B74 5-pillar Oct 4, 2026
Uber Technologies, Inc. (UBER) Same industry, near in market value$68.11 Oct 2, 2026$139B73 5-pillar Oct 4, 2026

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The records behind this page

Analyst targets & estimates

What analysts have on file

Price target, low to high
$300.00 – $450.00
Consensus target
$401.60
Median target
$422.50

Consensus record · Captured .

Measured against a quoted price of $351.35 (as of Oct 2, 2026).

Insider activity

Form 4 records via FMP · Of the newest 60 records, those within the last 180 days, newest dated Sep 17, 2026

Transactions
60
Identified insiders
8
Purchases
0
Sales
35
Other transactions
25

Purchases and sales use the reported transaction category. Other transactions include awards, exercises, gifts, withholding and unclassified activity; an acquisition or disposition alone is not a purchase or sale. These records do not establish intent.

Who holds the shares?

Institutional ownership reported through 13F filings.

Institutional ownership
90.1% Period end Jun 30, 2026
Previous quarter · ownership
85.7% Prior to period end Jun 30, 2026
Reporting holders
1,579 Period end Jun 30, 2026
Previous quarter · holders
1,463 Prior to period end Jun 30, 2026
Who holds the shares? — reported evidence
Holders in provider snapshotShares
Blackrock, INC.26,660,845
Vanguard Capital Management LLC18,016,381
State Street Corp13,031,391
Fmr LLC9,554,947
Invesco Ltd.8,980,518

Quarterly filings lag the period end. Holder rows are names in the provider snapshot, not a verified ranking; individual filing dates are not supplied. Related managers may appear separately, so these positions are not summed. Holder snapshot as of Jun 30, 2026.

What has been published about Cadence Design Systems (CDNS)?

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Common Questions About CDNS (Technology)

Research dated 2026-09-12; the answers below are from that research, and the full attribution is under Sources. The last 3 questions are answered from this page's own dated data, not from the research.

What do Palladium and Protium add to Cadence’s software portfolio?

Palladium provides enterprise emulation and Protium supports prototyping, allowing customers to test complex chip designs on specialized hardware alongside Cadence’s simulation and formal-verification software. Their presence means Cadence participates in verification workloads that extend beyond software-only analysis.

Sources (as of 2026-09-12): Business description; Revenue by segment

What does Cadence’s product and maintenance concentration say about the business?

Most reported revenue comes from products and maintenance rather than technology services. That concentration reflects a portfolio centered on design tools, verification platforms, reusable intellectual property and continuing support, with consulting and education playing a smaller role.

Sources (as of 2026-09-12): Revenue by segment; Business description

Why can Cadence generate cash while its cash balance falls?

Operating cash flow has remained positive and comfortably above capital expenditure, yet cash and short-term investments have declined sharply across the reported window. Cash generation and the balance held at period end measure different things, especially when corporate uses of cash sit outside operating expenditure; management also plans to devote a substantial share of free cash flow to repurchases.

Sources (as of 2026-09-12): Operating cash flow by quarter (USD millions); Cash and short-term investments over time (USD millions); Cash decline over the reported window; Management outlook — dated call excerpts

What would confirm Cadence’s expected intellectual-property profitability improvement?

Gross profit should resume rising with revenue, while operating margin holds or expands despite continued research and selling investment. That combination would support management’s expectation that acquired operations and intellectual property become more profitable rather than merely adding sales.

Sources (as of 2026-09-12): Management outlook — dated call excerpts; Quarterly income statement (USD thousands); Trailing twelve-month ratio set; Next earnings report

What is the CDNS stock price today?

The last price recorded on this page for Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (CDNS) is $351.35, as of the Oct 2, 2026 trading session (source: Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) · quote). It is a provider snapshot, not a live exchange feed, so check a brokerage quote before you trade.

What is the CDNS price target?

The analyst consensus price target for Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (CDNS) is $401.60 (range $300.00 to $450.00, median $422.50), per FMP data captured Oct 4, 2026. Targets are analyst opinions and change often; they are not a Stock Expert AI forecast.

When are CDNS's next earnings?

The next earnings date listed on this page for Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (CDNS) is Oct 26, 2026. Companies sometimes move report dates, so the company's own announcement is the final word on timing.

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Research written by Codex (gpt-5.6-sol) on 2026-09-12. AI-authored analysis; source dates are shown with each answer. Editorial oversight is systemic, not page-by-page. Editorially accountable: Sedat ANAK, Founder and Editor-in-Chief.

Sources (as of 2026-09-12): Business description; Revenue by segment; Trailing twelve-month ratio set; Cash, investments and debt; Cash against market value

Sources — records for every figure on this page (83 figures)

The 83 rows below are exactly the facts the evidence-backed sections of this page printed — the 10-second verdict, the MoonshotScore, price and market value, the five questions with their receipts, and the records behind this page. Known dates and sources are recorded on their own rows; an em dash or UNRECORDED tier preserves a stored observation without inventing either. The quarterly income statement is provider-standardized (FMP) under one row, and scale definitions — a 0-100 rating, the band ladder, the Piotroski 0–9 range — are fixed rather than measured. No number in those sections was generated by a model. The register does not cover quoted third-party headlines, the dated council readings, or the Frequently Asked Questions; each of those says where it came from where it stands.

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OFFICIAL — 2 facts from SEC filings and earnings calls

OFFICIAL facts used on this page
Fact IDFactValue as shownAs ofTierSource
prod.outlookManagement outlook — call excerptsJohn Wall (Jul 27, 2026): For our updated outlook for 2026, we now expect revenue in the range of $6,260 to 6,340 million. John Wall (Jul 27, 2026): For Q3, we expect revenue in the range of $1,595 to 1,625 million. John Wall (Jul 27, 2026): We expect to use approximately 50% of our free cash flow to repurchase Cadence shares in 2026. John Wall (Jul 27, 2026): Our organic incremental margins remain very attractive and We expect acquisition profitability and profitability of IP to continue to improve as we go into 2027.OFFICIALCompany earnings call, transcript via Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) — Selected verbatim statements from the latest available call, dated by the transcript provider. Management expectations, not completed milestones or guarantees. Relative dates retain the speaker's wording.
id.hqSEC filing business addressSAN Jose, CAOFFICIALSEC EDGAR filer business address — The SEC filer business address. Our market-data provider separately lists "Building 5, San Jose, CA, 95134, US".

FMP — 73 facts from Financial Modeling Prep endpoint families

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Fact IDFactValue as shownAs ofTierSource
px.lastLatest provided price$351.35FMPFinancial Modeling Prep (FMP) · quote — Dated to the US trading session the price belongs to, derived from the quote record's timestamp (weekend and pre-open reads roll back to the previous weekday; exchange holidays are not modelled). The record does not establish an exchange execution time. Retrieved 2026-10-04T19:24:34.118Z.
px.changeChange on the day+0.18%FMPFinancial Modeling Prep (FMP) · quote
px.mcapMarket capitalisation$96.8BFMPFinancial Modeling Prep (FMP) · quote — Date unknown Market cap record date: 2026-10-02. FMP quote timestamp: 2026-10-02T20:00:01.000Z. Captured from FMP at 2026-10-04T19:24:31.919Z. No share-count basis is inferred; this page preserves the reported amount instead of recalculating it from shares.
px.change_absChange on the day, in dollars+$0.62FMPFinancial Modeling Prep (FMP) · quote
fin.q_revenueRevenue, Q2 FY2026$1.58BFMPFinancial Modeling Prep (FMP) · income statement (quarterly)
px.range5252-week range$262.75–$416.69FMPFinancial Modeling Prep (FMP) quote
px.pePrice / earnings (trailing)69.44FMPFinancial Modeling Prep (FMP) · quote
px.volumeShares traded on the day2.10MFMPFinancial Modeling Prep (FMP) · quote
px.betaBeta1.14FMPFinancial Modeling Prep (FMP) company profile
id.ceoChief executiveAnirudh DevganFMPFinancial Modeling Prep (FMP) key executives (proxy-derived) — Titles and pay come from the company's proxy statement as our provider parsed it.
id.employeesEmployees13,800FMPFinancial Modeling Prep (FMP) employee count, from the company's filing
fin.annualRevenue and net result by fiscal year5 fiscal years, FY2021 through FY2025: FY2021 revenue $2.99B, net result $695.96M; FY2022 revenue $3.56B, net result $848.95M; FY2023 revenue $4.09B, net result $1.04B; FY2024 revenue $4.64B, net result $1.06B; FY2025 revenue $5.30B, net result $1.11BFMPFinancial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-K income statements
fin.rev_mixReported revenue segmentsTechnology Service $475.17M · Product and maintenance $4.82BFMPFinancial Modeling Prep (FMP) revenue segmentation, from the company's 10-K
fin.gross_marginGross margin (trailing twelve months)88.5%FMPFinancial Modeling Prep (FMP) key-metrics-ttm + ratios-ttm — A ratio our provider could not compute is absent rather than shown as zero.
fin.q_table.depth.2026-06-30.revenue_kRevenue — period end 2026-06-30$1.58BPeriod end · FMPFinancial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q and 10-K income statements — Quarterly statement note
fin.q_table.depth.2026-06-30.rd_kR&D — period end 2026-06-30$531.27MPeriod end · FMPFinancial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q and 10-K income statements — Quarterly statement note
fin.q_table.depth.2026-06-30.sga_kSG&A — period end 2026-06-30$329.58MPeriod end · FMPFinancial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q and 10-K income statements — Quarterly statement note
fin.q_table.depth.2026-06-30.operating_result_kFMP standardized operating result — period end 2026-06-30$450.31MPeriod end · FMPFinancial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q and 10-K income statements — Quarterly statement note
fin.q_table.depth.2026-03-31.revenue_kRevenue — period end 2026-03-31$1.47BPeriod end · FMPFinancial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q and 10-K income statements — Quarterly statement note
fin.q_table.depth.2026-03-31.rd_kR&D — period end 2026-03-31$508.44MPeriod end · FMPFinancial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q and 10-K income statements — Quarterly statement note
fin.q_table.depth.2026-03-31.sga_kSG&A — period end 2026-03-31$299.70MPeriod end · FMPFinancial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q and 10-K income statements — Quarterly statement note
fin.q_table.depth.2026-03-31.operating_result_kFMP standardized operating result — period end 2026-03-31$431.33MPeriod end · FMPFinancial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q and 10-K income statements — Quarterly statement note
fin.q_table.depth.2025-12-31.revenue_kRevenue — period end 2025-12-31$1.44BPeriod end · FMPFinancial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q and 10-K income statements — Quarterly statement note
fin.q_table.depth.2025-12-31.rd_kR&D — period end 2025-12-31$464.58MPeriod end · FMPFinancial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q and 10-K income statements — Quarterly statement note
fin.q_table.depth.2025-12-31.sga_kSG&A — period end 2025-12-31$310.00MPeriod end · FMPFinancial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q and 10-K income statements — Quarterly statement note
fin.q_table.depth.2025-12-31.operating_result_kFMP standardized operating result — period end 2025-12-31$465.23MPeriod end · FMPFinancial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q and 10-K income statements — Quarterly statement note
fin.q_table.depth.2025-09-30.revenue_kRevenue — period end 2025-09-30$1.34BPeriod end · FMPFinancial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q and 10-K income statements — Quarterly statement note
fin.q_table.depth.2025-09-30.rd_kR&D — period end 2025-09-30$423.03MPeriod end · FMPFinancial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q and 10-K income statements — Quarterly statement note
fin.q_table.depth.2025-09-30.sga_kSG&A — period end 2025-09-30$270.60MPeriod end · FMPFinancial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q and 10-K income statements — Quarterly statement note
fin.q_table.depth.2025-09-30.operating_result_kFMP standardized operating result — period end 2025-09-30$452.79MPeriod end · FMPFinancial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q and 10-K income statements — Quarterly statement note
earn.history.depth.2026-07-27.revenue_actualRevenue · reported — report date 2026-07-27$1.58BReport date · FMPFinancial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings — Earnings-history note
earn.history.depth.2026-07-27.revenue_estimatedRevenue · estimate — report date 2026-07-27$1.58BReport date · FMPFinancial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings — Earnings-history note
earn.history.depth.2026-07-27.eps_actualEPS · reported — report date 2026-07-27$2.1100Report date · FMPFinancial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings — Earnings-history note
earn.history.depth.2026-07-27.eps_estimatedEPS · estimate — report date 2026-07-27$2.0500Report date · FMPFinancial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings — Earnings-history note
earn.history.depth.2026-04-27.revenue_actualRevenue · reported — report date 2026-04-27$1.47BReport date · FMPFinancial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings — Earnings-history note
earn.history.depth.2026-04-27.revenue_estimatedRevenue · estimate — report date 2026-04-27$1.46BReport date · FMPFinancial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings — Earnings-history note
earn.history.depth.2026-04-27.eps_actualEPS · reported — report date 2026-04-27$1.9600Report date · FMPFinancial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings — Earnings-history note
earn.history.depth.2026-04-27.eps_estimatedEPS · estimate — report date 2026-04-27$1.9100Report date · FMPFinancial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings — Earnings-history note
earn.history.depth.2026-02-17.revenue_actualRevenue · reported — report date 2026-02-17$1.44BReport date · FMPFinancial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings — Earnings-history note
earn.history.depth.2026-02-17.revenue_estimatedRevenue · estimate — report date 2026-02-17$1.42BReport date · FMPFinancial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings — Earnings-history note
earn.history.depth.2026-02-17.eps_actualEPS · reported — report date 2026-02-17$1.9900Report date · FMPFinancial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings — Earnings-history note
earn.history.depth.2026-02-17.eps_estimatedEPS · estimate — report date 2026-02-17$1.9100Report date · FMPFinancial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings — Earnings-history note
earn.history.depth.2025-10-27.revenue_actualRevenue · reported — report date 2025-10-27$1.34BReport date · FMPFinancial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings — Earnings-history note
earn.history.depth.2025-10-27.revenue_estimatedRevenue · estimate — report date 2025-10-27$1.32BReport date · FMPFinancial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings — Earnings-history note
earn.history.depth.2025-10-27.eps_actualEPS · reported — report date 2025-10-27$1.9300Report date · FMPFinancial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings — Earnings-history note
earn.history.depth.2025-10-27.eps_estimatedEPS · estimate — report date 2025-10-27$1.7900Report date · FMPFinancial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings — Earnings-history note
fin.q_tableQuarterly income statement4 quarters through Q2 FY2026FMPFinancial Modeling Prep (FMP) · income statement (quarterly), as filed
fin.cash_investmentsCash and short-term investments$1.44BFMPFinancial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's balance sheet — Long-term investments are shown separately; their marketability is not established by the provider field. The cash and short-term investment balance does not establish unrestricted availability. Long-term investments are excluded and remain unclassified. Restrictions on cash and short-term investments require separate review.
fin.opcf_latestLatest-quarter operating cash flow$634.93MFMPFinancial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q cash-flow statements — Period end: 2026-06-30. Negative operating cash flow means cash used. This figure is not a cash-runway estimate.
fin.long_term_investmentsLong-term investments (classification unverified)$0.00FMPFinancial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's balance sheet — Long-term investments are shown separately; their marketability is not established by the provider field. The cash and short-term investment balance does not establish unrestricted availability.
fin.total_debtTotal debt$2.48BFMPFinancial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's balance sheet — Long-term investments are shown separately; their marketability is not established by the provider field. The cash and short-term investment balance does not establish unrestricted availability.
fin.price_to_bookPrice to book value13.99×FMPFinancial Modeling Prep (FMP) key-metrics-ttm + ratios-ttm — A ratio our provider could not compute is absent rather than shown as zero.
fin.opcf.depth.2026-06-30.operating_cash_flow_mOperating cash flow — period end 2026-06-30$634.93MPeriod end · FMPFinancial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q cash-flow statements — Cash-flow note
fin.opcf.depth.2026-03-31.operating_cash_flow_mOperating cash flow — period end 2026-03-31$355.78MPeriod end · FMPFinancial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q cash-flow statements — Cash-flow note
fin.opcf.depth.2026-06-30.capex_mCapital expenditure (reported) — period end 2026-06-30−$52.63MPeriod end · FMPFinancial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q cash-flow statements — Cash-flow note
fin.opcf.depth.2026-03-31.capex_mCapital expenditure (reported) — period end 2026-03-31−$48.82MPeriod end · FMPFinancial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q cash-flow statements — Cash-flow note
fin.opcf.depth.2025-12-31.operating_cash_flow_mOperating cash flow — period end 2025-12-31$553.50MPeriod end · FMPFinancial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q cash-flow statements — Cash-flow note
fin.opcf.depth.2025-12-31.capex_mCapital expenditure (reported) — period end 2025-12-31−$41.04MPeriod end · FMPFinancial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q cash-flow statements — Cash-flow note
fin.opcf.depth.2025-09-30.operating_cash_flow_mOperating cash flow — period end 2025-09-30$310.66MPeriod end · FMPFinancial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q cash-flow statements — Cash-flow note
fin.opcf.depth.2025-09-30.capex_mCapital expenditure (reported) — period end 2025-09-30−$33.68MPeriod end · FMPFinancial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q cash-flow statements — Cash-flow note
earn.pt_rangeAnalyst price target, low to high$300.00 – $450.00FMPFinancial Modeling Prep (FMP) · price-target consensus — Captured Oct 4, 2026 · Coverage not supplied
earn.pt_consensusConsensus analyst price target$401.60FMPFinancial Modeling Prep (FMP) · price-target consensus — Captured Oct 4, 2026 · Coverage not supplied
earn.pt_medianMedian analyst price target$422.50FMPFinancial Modeling Prep (FMP) · price-target consensus — Captured Oct 4, 2026 · Coverage not supplied
own.insidersInsider transactions via FMP60 transactions · 0 purchases, 35 sales, 25 other transactions · 8 identified insiders · of the newest 60 records, those within the last 180 days, newest dated Sep 17, 2026FMPFinancial Modeling Prep (FMP), carrying Form 4 transaction records — Purchases and sales use the reported transaction category. Other transactions include awards, exercises, gifts, withholding and unclassified activity; an acquisition or disposition alone is not a purchase or sale. These records do not establish intent.
own.institutions.depth.ownership_pctInstitutional ownership90.1%FMPFinancial Modeling Prep (FMP) institutional ownership summary, from 13F filings — 13F filings are quarterly and lag the quarter end by up to 45 days. Period end Jun 30, 2026
own.institutions.depth.ownership_pct_previous_quarterPrevious quarter · ownership85.7%FMPFinancial Modeling Prep (FMP) institutional ownership summary, from 13F filings — 13F filings are quarterly and lag the quarter end by up to 45 days. Prior to period end Jun 30, 2026
own.institutions.depth.holdersReporting holders1,579FMPFinancial Modeling Prep (FMP) institutional ownership summary, from 13F filings — 13F filings are quarterly and lag the quarter end by up to 45 days. Period end Jun 30, 2026
own.institutions.depth.holders_previous_quarterPrevious quarter · holders1,463FMPFinancial Modeling Prep (FMP) institutional ownership summary, from 13F filings — 13F filings are quarterly and lag the quarter end by up to 45 days. Prior to period end Jun 30, 2026
own.top_holders.depth.holder_0.sharesBlackrock, INC. — shares in provider snapshot26,660,845FMPFinancial Modeling Prep (FMP) institutional holders, from 13F filings — Provider snapshot as of 2026-06-30; individual filing date not supplied.
own.top_holders.depth.holder_1.sharesVanguard Capital Management LLC — shares in provider snapshot18,016,381FMPFinancial Modeling Prep (FMP) institutional holders, from 13F filings — Provider snapshot as of 2026-06-30; individual filing date not supplied.
own.top_holders.depth.holder_2.sharesState Street Corp — shares in provider snapshot13,031,391FMPFinancial Modeling Prep (FMP) institutional holders, from 13F filings — Provider snapshot as of 2026-06-30; individual filing date not supplied.
own.top_holders.depth.holder_3.sharesFmr LLC — shares in provider snapshot9,554,947FMPFinancial Modeling Prep (FMP) institutional holders, from 13F filings — Provider snapshot as of 2026-06-30; individual filing date not supplied.
own.top_holders.depth.holder_4.sharesInvesco Ltd. — shares in provider snapshot8,980,518FMPFinancial Modeling Prep (FMP) institutional holders, from 13F filings — Provider snapshot as of 2026-06-30; individual filing date not supplied.

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earn.historyReported versus estimated, recent quartersEPS beat 8 of 8UNRECORDEDStored earnings-history observation — Captured 2026-09-27 · Expired observation

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fin.mcap_to_cashMarket value per dollar of cash and short-term investments67.20×—COMPUTEDComputed on this page from the figures above — The market capitalisation printed on this page divided by cash and short-term investments of $1.44B at Jun 30, 2026. Long-term investments are excluded and remain unclassified. Restrictions on cash and short-term investments require separate review. Market cap record date: 2026-10-02. Balance-sheet reference date: 2026-06-30. The inputs do not establish a single common source date for this ratio.
earn.history.depth.2026-07-27.revenue_actual.comparisonLatest report · revenue vs estimateIn lineReport date · COMPUTEDComputed from Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings — Earnings-history note — Method: compare reported revenue ($1.58B) with the recorded estimate ($1.58B) at displayed precision. Equal displayed values are in line. This compares reported results with recorded estimates, not investment returns.
earn.history.depth.2026-07-27.eps_actual.comparisonLatest report · EPS vs estimateAbove estimateReport date · COMPUTEDComputed from Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings — Earnings-history note — Method: compare reported EPS ($2.1100) with the recorded estimate ($2.0500) at displayed precision. Equal displayed values are in line. This compares reported results with recorded estimates, not investment returns.

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  1. Quarterly statement note. Source series as of 2026-06-30. USD. The operating result is the FMP-standardized value supplied by FMP; it may differ from a filing’s GAAP loss from operations when the provider classifies separately presented items differently. It is not net income or cash flow. Applies to Fact IDs: fin.q_table.depth.2026-06-30.revenue_k, fin.q_table.depth.2026-06-30.rd_k, fin.q_table.depth.2026-06-30.sga_k, fin.q_table.depth.2026-06-30.operating_result_k, fin.q_table.depth.2026-03-31.revenue_k, fin.q_table.depth.2026-03-31.rd_k, fin.q_table.depth.2026-03-31.sga_k, fin.q_table.depth.2026-03-31.operating_result_k, fin.q_table.depth.2025-12-31.revenue_k, fin.q_table.depth.2025-12-31.rd_k, fin.q_table.depth.2025-12-31.sga_k, fin.q_table.depth.2025-12-31.operating_result_k, fin.q_table.depth.2025-09-30.revenue_k, fin.q_table.depth.2025-09-30.rd_k, fin.q_table.depth.2025-09-30.sga_k, fin.q_table.depth.2025-09-30.operating_result_k.
  2. Earnings-history note. Source series as of 2026-07-27. Dates are report dates, not fiscal period ends. Revenue is in USD; EPS is USD per share, rounded to four decimals. The earnings feed does not establish a basic, diluted or adjusted basis. Earnings-feed EPS may differ from statement EPS; the two series are not combined. Applies to Fact IDs: earn.history.depth.2026-07-27.revenue_actual, earn.history.depth.2026-07-27.revenue_estimated, earn.history.depth.2026-07-27.revenue_actual.comparison, earn.history.depth.2026-07-27.eps_actual.comparison, earn.history.depth.2026-07-27.eps_actual, earn.history.depth.2026-07-27.eps_estimated, earn.history.depth.2026-04-27.revenue_actual, earn.history.depth.2026-04-27.revenue_estimated, earn.history.depth.2026-04-27.eps_actual, earn.history.depth.2026-04-27.eps_estimated, earn.history.depth.2026-02-17.revenue_actual, earn.history.depth.2026-02-17.revenue_estimated, earn.history.depth.2026-02-17.eps_actual, earn.history.depth.2026-02-17.eps_estimated, earn.history.depth.2025-10-27.revenue_actual, earn.history.depth.2025-10-27.revenue_estimated, earn.history.depth.2025-10-27.eps_actual, earn.history.depth.2025-10-27.eps_estimated.
  3. Cash-flow note. Source series as of 2026-06-30. USD. Negative operating cash flow means cash used. Capital expenditure keeps the provider’s reported sign; it is not added here to estimate free cash flow or runway. Applies to Fact IDs: fin.opcf.depth.2026-06-30.operating_cash_flow_m, fin.opcf.depth.2026-03-31.operating_cash_flow_m, fin.opcf.depth.2026-06-30.capex_m, fin.opcf.depth.2026-03-31.capex_m, fin.opcf.depth.2025-12-31.operating_cash_flow_m, fin.opcf.depth.2025-12-31.capex_m, fin.opcf.depth.2025-09-30.operating_cash_flow_m, fin.opcf.depth.2025-09-30.capex_m.
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Business description
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. operates globally, delivering a comprehensive suite of solutions that includes software, specialized hardware, professional services, and pre-designed integrated circuit (IC) building blocks. The company's robust functional verification offerings feature dedicated emulation and prototyping hardware. This portfolio encompasses JasperGold for formal verification, Xcelium for parallel logic simulation, Palladium as an enterprise-grade emulation platform, and Protium, a prototyping platform designed for thorough chip verification. Cadence additionally provides extensive products for digital IC design and final sign-off. These include the Genus logic synthesis solution, Joules for RTL power analysis, and the Modus software solution, which streamlines design-for-test (DFT) processes for systems-on-chip. Their tools further extend to physical implementation, covering place and route, optimization, and multiple patterning preparation, alongside essential sign-off products for validating designs prior to silicon manufacturing. Moreover, the company furnishes custom IC design and simulation tools capable of generating both schematic and physical representations of circuits down to the transistor level. These tools support a wide array of applications, such as analog, mixed-signal, custom digital, memory, and radio frequency (RF) designs. Cadence also offers system design and analysis products crucial for developing printed circuit boards (PCBs) and integrated circuit packages, along with capabilities to analyze complex multi-physics effects like electromagnetic and electro-thermal interactions. Furthermore, Cadence supplies intellectual property (IP) products, consisting of pre-verified, customizable functional blocks ready for integration into customer ICs. This includes verification IP and memory models used to simulate and characterize the behavior and interactions of standard industry system interface protocols. Complementing its product portfolio, Cadence provides a range of services, including methodology consulting, educational programs, hosted design solutions, and ongoing technical support and maintenance. Its diverse clientele spans sectors such as 5G communications, aerospace and defense, automotive, industrial and healthcare, mobile technology, consumer electronics, and hyperscale computing. Established in 1987, Cadence Design Systems, Inc. is headquartered in San Jose, California.
2026-09-12FMPFinancial Modeling Prep (FMP) company profile
Revenue by segment
Technology Service: $475.17M; Product and maintenance: $4.82B
2025-12-31FMPFinancial Modeling Prep (FMP) revenue segmentation, from the company's 10-K
Trailing twelve-month ratio set
Quick ratio: 1.53; Current ratio: 1.74; Debt to equity: 0.36; Net margin: 23.6%; Gross margin: 88.5%; Operating margin: 30.8%; Return on assets: 11.4%; Return on equity: 22.9%

Price-based multiples captured at research time are not repeated here; the page shows each once, from current figures with their own dates. A ratio our provider could not compute is absent rather than shown as zero.

2026-09-12FMPFinancial Modeling Prep (FMP) key-metrics-ttm + ratios-ttm
Cash, investments and debt
Total debt: $2.48B; Liquidity basis: cash and short-term investments; Total liabilities: $5.22B; Cash and short-term investments: $1.44B; Cash and investments: $1.44B; Long-term investments: $0; Long-term investments classification: unclassified

Long-term investments are shown separately; their marketability is not established by the provider field. The cash and short-term investment balance does not establish unrestricted availability.

2026-06-30FMPFinancial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's balance sheet
Cash against market value
As of: 2026-06-30; Cash basis: cash and short-term investments; Net cash: -$1.04B; Total debt: $2.48B; Cash and investments: $1.44B

Price-based multiples captured at research time are not repeated here; the page shows each once, from current figures with their own dates. Cash is the latest reported cash and short-term investment balance; long-term investments are excluded. Market capitalization is the latest provider value.; The reported balance does not establish unrestricted availability or liquidation value.; The two are measured on different dates — the balance sheet is a quarter-end, the market cap is a recent close.; Debt is total debt as reported, including operating lease liabilities where the filer includes them.

2026-06-30COMPUTEDComputed from the balance sheet and the latest market capitalization
Sector / industry (provider taxonomy)
Technology / Software - Application

The company's SEC filings classify it under SIC 7372 — Services-Prepackaged Software.

2026-09-12FMPFinancial Modeling Prep (FMP) company profile
Quarterly income statement (USD thousands)
Captured record · 8 entries
  • Quarter ended 2026-06-30 — EPS: $1.33 per share, R&D: $531.27M, SG&A: $329.58M, EPS basic: $1.34 per share, EPS basis: diluted, Revenue: $1.58B, EPS diluted: $1.33 per share, Net result: $367.08M, Gross profit: $1.35B, Operating result: $450.31M
  • Quarter ended 2026-03-31 — EPS: $1.23 per share, R&D: $508.44M, SG&A: $299.70M, EPS basic: $1.23 per share, EPS basis: diluted, Revenue: $1.47B, EPS diluted: $1.23 per share, Net result: $335.66M, Gross profit: $1.41B, Operating result: $431.33M
  • Quarter ended 2025-12-31 — EPS: $1.42 per share, R&D: $464.58M, SG&A: $310.00M, EPS basic: $1.43 per share, EPS basis: diluted, Revenue: $1.44B, EPS diluted: $1.42 per share, Net result: $388.14M, Gross profit: $1.25B, Operating result: $465.23M
  • Quarter ended 2025-09-30 — EPS: $1.05 per share, R&D: $423.03M, SG&A: $270.60M, EPS basic: $1.06 per share, EPS basis: diluted, Revenue: $1.34B, EPS diluted: $1.05 per share, Net result: $287.12M, Gross profit: $1.16B, Operating result: $452.79M
  • Quarter ended 2025-06-30 — EPS: $0.59 per share, R&D: $442.06M, SG&A: $269.62M, EPS basic: $0.59 per share, EPS basis: diluted, Revenue: $1.28B, EPS diluted: $0.59 per share, Net result: $160.05M, Gross profit: $1.09B, Operating result: $370.39M
  • Quarter ended 2025-03-31 — EPS: $1 per share, R&D: $439.10M, SG&A: $265.80M, EPS basic: $1.01 per share, EPS basis: diluted, Revenue: $1.24B, EPS diluted: $1 per share, Net result: $273.58M, Gross profit: $1.08B, Operating result: $361.41M
  • Quarter ended 2024-12-31 — EPS: $1.24 per share, R&D: $392.03M, SG&A: $278.96M, EPS basic: $1.25 per share, EPS basis: diluted, Revenue: $1.36B, EPS diluted: $1.24 per share, Net result: $340.21M, Gross profit: $1.14B, Operating result: $456.88M
  • Quarter ended 2024-09-30 — EPS: $0.87 per share, R&D: $407.37M, SG&A: $261.34M, EPS basic: $0.87 per share, EPS basis: diluted, Revenue: $1.22B, EPS diluted: $0.87 per share, Net result: $238.11M, Gross profit: $1.05B, Operating result: $350.06M
2026-06-30FMPFinancial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q and 10-K income statements
Annual revenue and net result (USD millions)
Captured record · 5 entries
  • FY2025 — R&D: $1.77B, Revenue: $5.30B, Period end: 2025-12-31, Net result: $1.11B
  • FY2024 — R&D: $1.55B, Revenue: $4.64B, Period end: 2024-12-31, Net result: $1.06B
  • FY2023 — R&D: $1.44B, Revenue: $4.09B, Period end: 2023-12-31, Net result: $1.04B
  • FY2022 — R&D: $1.25B, Revenue: $3.56B, Period end: 2022-12-31, Net result: $848.95M
  • FY2021 — R&D: $1.13B, Revenue: $2.99B, Period end: 2021-12-31, Net result: $695.96M
2025-12-31FMPFinancial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-K income statements
Operating cash flow by quarter (USD millions)
Captured record · 8 entries
  • Quarter ended 2026-06-30 — Capital expenditure: -$52.63M, Operating cash flow: $634.93M
  • Quarter ended 2026-03-31 — Capital expenditure: -$48.82M, Operating cash flow: $355.78M
  • Quarter ended 2025-12-31 — Capital expenditure: -$41.04M, Operating cash flow: $553.50M
  • Quarter ended 2025-09-30 — Capital expenditure: -$33.68M, Operating cash flow: $310.66M
  • Quarter ended 2025-06-30 — Capital expenditure: -$44.08M, Operating cash flow: $377.60M
  • Quarter ended 2025-03-31 — Capital expenditure: -$23.06M, Operating cash flow: $487.02M
  • Quarter ended 2024-12-31 — Capital expenditure: -$37.20M, Operating cash flow: $441.36M
  • Quarter ended 2024-09-30 — Capital expenditure: -$26.54M, Operating cash flow: $410.00M
2026-06-30FMPFinancial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q cash-flow statements
Reported versus estimated, last 8 quarters
Captured record · 8 entries
  • Reported 2026-07-27 — EPS actual: $2.11 per share, EPS estimated: $2.05 per share, Revenue actual: $1.58B, Revenue estimated: $1.58B
  • Reported 2026-04-27 — EPS actual: $1.96 per share, EPS estimated: $1.91 per share, Revenue actual: $1.47B, Revenue estimated: $1.46B
  • Reported 2026-02-17 — EPS actual: $1.99 per share, EPS estimated: $1.91 per share, Revenue actual: $1.44B, Revenue estimated: $1.42B
  • Reported 2025-10-27 — EPS actual: $1.93 per share, EPS estimated: $1.79 per share, Revenue actual: $1.34B, Revenue estimated: $1.32B
  • Reported 2025-07-28 — EPS actual: $1.65 per share, EPS estimated: $1.56 per share, Revenue actual: $1.28B, Revenue estimated: $1.25B
  • Reported 2025-04-28 — EPS actual: $1.57 per share, EPS estimated: $1.49 per share, Revenue actual: $1.24B, Revenue estimated: $1.24B
  • Reported 2025-02-18 — EPS actual: $1.88 per share, EPS estimated: $1.82 per share, Revenue actual: $1.36B, Revenue estimated: $1.35B
  • Reported 2024-10-28 — EPS actual: $1.64 per share, EPS estimated: $1.46 per share, Revenue actual: $1.22B, Revenue estimated: $1.18B
2026-07-27FMPFinancial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings
Management outlook — dated call excerpts
Captured record · 4 entries
  • Call of 2026-07-27 — Quote: For our updated outlook for 2026, we now expect revenue in the range of $6,260 to 6,340 million., Speaker: John Wall
  • Call of 2026-07-27 — Quote: For Q3, we expect revenue in the range of $1,595 to 1,625 million., Speaker: John Wall
  • Call of 2026-07-27 — Quote: We expect to use approximately 50% of our free cash flow to repurchase Cadence shares in 2026., Speaker: John Wall
  • Call of 2026-07-27 — Quote: Our organic incremental margins remain very attractive and We expect acquisition profitability and profitability of IP to continue to improve as we go into 2027., Speaker: John Wall

Selected verbatim statements from the latest available call, dated by the transcript provider. Management expectations, not completed milestones or guarantees. Relative dates retain the speaker's wording.

2026-07-27OFFICIALCompany earnings call, transcript via Financial Modeling Prep (FMP)
Cash and short-term investments over time (USD millions)
Captured record · 8 entries
  • 2026-06-30 — Amount: $1.44B, Cash basis: cash and short-term investments
  • 2026-03-31 — Amount: $1.55B, Cash basis: cash and short-term investments
  • 2025-12-31 — Amount: $3.00B, Cash basis: cash and short-term investments
  • 2025-09-30 — Amount: $2.75B, Cash basis: cash and short-term investments
  • 2025-06-30 — Amount: $2.82B, Cash basis: cash and short-term investments
  • 2025-03-31 — Amount: $2.78B, Cash basis: cash and short-term investments
  • 2024-12-31 — Amount: $2.78B, Cash basis: cash and short-term investments
  • 2024-09-30 — Amount: $2.79B, Cash basis: cash and short-term investments
2026-06-30FMPFinancial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's quarterly balance sheets
Cash decline over the reported window
To: 2026-06-30; From: 2024-09-30; Periods: 7; Cash basis: cash and short-term investments; Closing balance: $1.44B; Decline: $1.35B; Opening balance: $2.79B; Average change per period: $192.20M

Change in cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments between the 2024-09-30 and 2026-06-30 balance sheets.; This is a balance change, not operating burn: financing and investing move it too.; Averaged over 7 reporting periods of unequal length.

2026-06-30COMPUTEDComputed from reported balances
Distress and quality screens
Altman Z-score: 11.19; Piotroski F-score: 4

Altman Z below 1.8 is the conventional distress zone. For a company holding large cash against negative retained earnings the score mostly reflects the retained-earnings term.

2026-09-12FMPFinancial Modeling Prep (FMP) financial scores
Next earnings report
Date: 2026-10-26; EPS estimate: $2.04 per share; Revenue estimate: $1.61B

The date is our provider's estimate until the company confirms it.

2026-09-12FMPFinancial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings calendar
Analyst revenue and earnings estimates (average)
Captured record · 4 entries
  • FY2027 — EPS average: $9.53 per share, Revenue average: $7.17B, Revenue low: $6.94B, Revenue high: $7.41B, Analysts (revenue): 20
  • FY2028 — EPS average: $10.95 per share, Revenue average: $8.00B, Revenue low: $7.41B, Revenue high: $8.50B, Analysts (revenue): 14
  • FY2029 — EPS average: $11.26 per share, Revenue average: $8.59B, Revenue low: $8.34B, Revenue high: $8.84B, Analysts (revenue): 8
  • FY2030 — EPS average: $10.93 per share, Revenue average: $8.91B, Revenue low: $8.66B, Revenue high: $9.18B, Analysts (revenue): 12
2026-09-12FMPFinancial Modeling Prep (FMP) analyst estimates
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ETFs that hold CDNS

Funds in our ETF coverage that list CDNS among the top 10 holdings on their fund page, largest weight first. Each weight is the fund's reported holding weight as of the date in its row.

ETFWeightHoldings as of
SMI 3Fourteen Full-Cycle Trend ETF (FCTE)5.05%
KraneShares Wahed Alternative Income Index ETF (KWIN)4.25%
American Century Mid Cap Growth Impact ETF (MID)4.19%
WUGI ETF3.35%
Harbor Disruptive Innovation ETF (INNO)3.14%