Cadence Design Systems, Inc. CDNS
326.13
4.13
1.28%
as of 25 Sep
- Market cap
- $88.7B
- P/E
- 64.5×
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Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (CDNS) Free cash flow margin
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.'s free cash flow margin over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 28.6%, down 1.3 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (30.0%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 19.6% (fiscal 2015) to 34.6% (fiscal 2021); the current reading is higher than 64% of that period. That is above the Software Application industry median of 4.32% and above the Technology sector median of 1.52%.
Free cash flow margin, annual
Annual
| Period | Free cash flow margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 30.0% | 5.87 |
| FY2024 | 24.1% | (6.39) |
| FY2023 | 30.5% | (0.90) |
| FY2022 | 31.4% | (3.22) |
| FY2021 | 34.6% | 4.40 |
| FY2020 | 30.2% | 2.16 |
| FY2019 | 28.0% | 2.63 |
| FY2018 | 25.4% | 4.16 |
| FY2017 | 21.3% | (0.34) |
| FY2016 | 21.6% | 2.00 |
Against its own ten years
Low 19.6%
High 34.6%
Ten-year median
28.0%
Current reading's percentile
64
Free cash flow margin against peers
| Company | Free cash flow margin |
|---|---|
| ADBE Adobe Inc. compare | 40.8% |
| INTU Intuit Inc. compare | 40.2% |
| NOW ServiceNow, Inc. compare | 31.1% |
| CDNS Cadence Design Systems, Inc. | 28.6% |
| DDOG Datadog, Inc. compare | 27.0% |
| SNOW Snowflake Inc. compare | 21.9% |
| ADP Automatic Data Processing, Inc. compare | 21.8% |
| UBER Uber Technologies, Inc. compare | 18.3% |
| MSTR Strategy Inc compare | −4,356.1% |
| Software Application industry median | 4.32% |
| Technology sector median | 1.52% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Free cash flow margin is
Free Cash Flow Margin tells an investor how much of each sale turns into cash the company keeps after paying for investment in its assets.
(Operating Cash Flow + Property, Plant, Equipment Change (Net) + Intangible Assets Change (Net)) ÷ Revenue
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