Cadence Design Systems, Inc.

CDNS Technology Software Application

Cadence Design Systems, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $5.3 billion, up 14.1% from fiscal 2024. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue grew 24.2%, EPS grew 127.1%, free cash flow grew 72.5% and total debt was flat, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Member of the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100; revenue growth for ten consecutive years.

319.51 4.87 −1.50%
Market cap
$89.3B
P/E
63.1×
Fwd P/E
83.7×
Dividend yield
—
F-score
5/9
Altman Z
13.22
Beneish M
−2.43
Dividend safety
n/a

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (CDNS) P/E ratio

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As of 16 October 2026, Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (CDNS) trades at a P/E ratio of 63.1×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 15.0× (March 2020) to 100× (September 2025); the current reading is higher than 66% of that period. That is above the Software Application industry median of 25.4× and above the Technology sector median of 28.2×.

P/E ratio, daily

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Annual newest first

Period P/E ratio Change
FY2025 76.4× (1.05%)
FY2024 77.2× 13.41%
FY2023 68.1× 33.54%
FY2022 51.0× (30.21%)
FY2021 73.1× 15.16%
FY2020 63.5× 230.27%
FY2019 19.2× (44.32%)
FY2018 34.5× (38.45%)
FY2017 56.1× 57.09%
FY2016 35.7× 49.21%

Quarterly newest first

Period P/E ratio Change
Jun 2026 74.2× 15.05%
Mar 2026 64.5× (15.64%)
Dec 2025 76.4× (14.93%)
Sep 2025 89.8× 8.45%
42 more quarters

Against its own ten years

Low 15.0× High 100×
Ten-year median 54.5×
Current reading's percentile 63

P/E ratio against peers

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INTU Intuit Inc. compare 19.7×
ADP Automatic Data Processing, Inc. compare 26.3×
CDNS Cadence Design Systems, Inc. 63.1×
DDOG Datadog, Inc. compare 485×
Software Application industry median 25.4×
Technology sector median 28.2×
Market median 18.1×

What P/E ratio is

Price to Earnings Ratio shows how much investors pay for each dollar of a company’s annual profit per share.

Stock Price ÷ EPS (Basic) (TTM)

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