Cadence Design Systems Inc (CDNS) stock
CDNSNasdaqServices-Prepackaged SoftwareFiscal year ends December 31
Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Sep 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Oct 28, 2026Score 16/3041% above fair value
$333.32+4.06 (+1.23%)
Close on Nov 12, 2026Market cap $91.46BP/E 66.3Yield –
Cadence Design Systems statistics
104 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.
Important dates
- Next earnings
- Feb 16, 2027 (estimated, after the close)
- Last ex-dividend date
- No dividends
- Fundamentals through
- Sep 30, 2026
- Share price as of
- Nov 12, 2026
Valuation ratiosIndustry
- P/TBV Ratio
- 585.17
- 4.88
- P/OCF Ratio
- 46.47
- 13.16
Enterprise valuationIndustry
- EV / Sales
- 15.08
- 2.03
- EV / EBIT
- 52.14
- 20.87
- EV / FCF
- 52.44
- 15.27
Share statisticsIndustry
- Shares Change (YoY)
- 0.32%
- 1.97%
- Float
- 274M
- 53M
- Shares Held by Insiders
- 0.29%
- 13.2%
- Shares Held by Institutions
- 88.7%
- 62.8%
Short sellingIndustry
- Short Interest
- 5M
- –
- Short Interest Change
- -1.40%
- -3.30%
- Short % of Float
- 2.01%
- 5.81%
- Short % of Shares Outstanding
- 2.00%
- 4.22%
- Days to Cover
- 2.04
- 3.54
Stock price statisticsIndustry
- 52-Week High
- $416.69
- –
- 52-Week Low
- $262.75
- –
- 20-Day Moving Average
- $327.03
- –
- 50-Day Moving Average
- $320.47
- –
- 200-Day Moving Average
- $327.99
- –
- Average True Range (14)
- $13.75
- –
- Price Change (1 Week)
- 7.03%
- 0.35%
- Price Change (1 Month)
- 1.17%
- 0.00%
- Price Change (3 Months)
- 2.62%
- -7.14%
- Price Change (6 Months)
- -5.53%
- 0.66%
- Price Change (YTD)
- 6.64%
- -14.1%
- Price Change (1 Year)
- 4.65%
- -14.0%
- Price Change (3 Years)
- 26.3%
- -12.6%
- Price Change (5 Years)
- 83.7%
- -56.7%
- Price Change (10 Years)
- 1215.9%
- 44.9%
- Average Volume (10 Days)
- 2M
- –
- Average Volume (20 Days)
- 2M
- –
- Average Volume (90 Days)
- 2M
- –
- Relative Volume
- 0.71
- 0.71
- Relative Strength Index (14)
- 52.6
- 47.3
- Volatility (1 Year)
- 42.0%
- 65.3%
- Beta (5 Years)
- 1.37
- 1.19
MarginsIndustry
- Pretax Margin
- 30.0%
- -0.63%
- EBITDA Margin
- 35.2%
- 0.85%
- FCF Margin
- 28.8%
- 9.88%
Returns on capitalIndustry
- Return on Equity (ROE)
- 22.9%
- 1.34%
- Return on Assets (ROA)
- 12.7%
- -3.12%
- Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
- 25.7%
- -0.29%
- Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
- 18.2%
- -0.55%
Financial positionIndustry
- Current Ratio
- 1.36
- 1.37
- Quick Ratio
- 1.04
- 0.93
- Debt / Equity
- 0.36
- 0.52
- Debt / EBITDA
- 1.15
- 2.60
- Debt / FCF
- 1.41
- 2.79
- Net Debt / EBITDA
- 0.48
- 1.41
- Interest Coverage
- 14.01
- -0.55
GrowthIndustry
- Revenue Growth (YoY)
- 17.6%
- 9.45%
- Net Income Growth (YoY)
- 30.1%
- 9.41%
- EPS Growth (YoY)
- 29.6%
- 12.4%
- FCF Growth (YoY)
- 19.3%
- 14.5%
- Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)
- 14.1%
- 7.44%
- Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 14.6%
- 12.3%
- EPS Growth (3Y CAGR)
- 9.53%
- 13.7%
- EPS Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 14.0%
- 12.4%
EfficiencyIndustry
- Asset Turnover
- 0.56
- 0.64
- Revenue Per Employee
- $444.36K
- $396.32K
- Profits Per Employee
- $100.05K
- -$6.68K
- Employee Count
- 13,800
- 525
- WACC
- 11.5%
- 10.1%
Income statement (TTM)Industry
- Pretax Income
- $1.84B
- -$294.07K
Balance sheetIndustry
- Net Cash (Debt)
- -$1.03B
- $1.79M
- Net Cash Per Share
- -$3.76
- $0.13
- Equity (Book Value)
- $6.88B
- $51.00M
- Book Value Per Share
- $25.06
- $1.99
- Tangible Book Value
- $156.29M
- $2.78M
- Working Capital
- $887.41M
- $14.99M
Cash flow (TTM)Industry
- Capital Expenditures
- -$204.30M
- -$5.59M
- FCF Per Share
- $6.43
- $0.53
Dividends and yieldsIndustry
- Earnings Yield
- 1.51%
- 0.38%
- FCF Yield
- 1.93%
- 4.32%
- Buyback Yield
- 0.93%
- 3.37%
- Shareholder Yield
- 0.93%
- 3.80%
Taxes and interestIndustry
- Interest Expense
- $126.56M
- $3.48M
- Income Tax
- $459.01M
- $1.62M
- Effective Tax Rate
- 25.0%
- 22.3%
Scores and fair valueIndustry
- Graham Number
- $53.25
- $16.66
- Graham Upside
- -84.0%
- -55.3%
- Altman Z-Score
- 12.25
- 1.97
- Piotroski F-Score
- 4
- 5
- Lynch Fair Value
- $70.35
- –
- Lynch Upside
- -78.9%
- -35.4%
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 12, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | CDNS | S&P 500 | Difference | CDNS per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | -4.3% | -2.7% | −1.6 pts | ||
| 3 months | +3.2% | -1.7% | +4.9 pts | ||
| Year to date | +6.6% | +11.9% | −5.3 pts | ||
| 1 year | +5.6% | +12.0% | −6.4 pts | ||
| 3 years | +27.4% | +78.2% | −50.7 pts | +8.4% | +21.2% |
| 5 years | +83.7% | +73.2% | +10.5 pts | +12.9% | +11.6% |
| 10 years | +1215.9% | +309.6% | +906.3 pts | +29.4% | +15.1% |
Short interest
Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.
5M CDNS shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, down 1.4% from the previous report, or 2.01% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 2.0 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 51.9% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.
| Settlement date | Shares short | Change | Avg. daily volume | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | 5,490,558 | -1.4% | 2,684,990 | 2.0 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 5,568,751 | -5.5% | 2,031,715 | 2.7 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 5,895,880 | +35.6% | 2,716,558 | 2.2 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 4,347,608 | -25.2% | 2,687,011 | 1.6 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 5,809,747 | +29.1% | 2,053,772 | 2.8 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 4,498,632 | -26.3% | 1,948,560 | 2.3 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 6,099,964 | -1.4% | 2,921,189 | 2.1 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 6,187,380 | +2.5% | 1,516,231 | 4.1 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 6,034,189 | +22.7% | 2,964,614 | 2.0 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4,919,518 | +1.0% | 2,633,186 | 1.9 |
| May 29, 2026 | 4,872,311 | -10.5% | 2,093,927 | 2.3 |
| May 15, 2026 | 5,444,390 | -13.9% | 2,123,268 | 2.6 |
Ratios use trailing-twelve-month results and the latest balance sheet. How we calculate.
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