stockrowAutodesk, Inc. (ADSK) vs Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (CDNS)
- Autodesk, Inc. ADSK 262.69 −2.40%
- Cadence Design Systems, Inc. CDNS 312.04 +0.20%
Autodesk, Inc. and Cadence Design Systems, Inc. are both Software Application companies. Cadence Design Systems, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $85.5B against $56.3B — 1.5× the size. Autodesk, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 34.7× against 61.7×. Autodesk, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 17.9% against 17.6%. Cadence Design Systems, Inc. has the higher net margin (22.5% vs 21.1%) and the lower return on invested capital (13.8% vs 105.2%). Across the 22 metrics below, Autodesk, Inc. leads on 13 and Cadence Design Systems, Inc. on 9.
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| Metric | ADSK | CDNS | Software Application median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 91.25% | 85.68% | 66.89% |
| Operating margin | 26.20% | 28.92% | 0.00% |
| Net margin | 21.08% | 22.51% | 0.00% |
| Free cash flow margin | 35.99% | 28.64% | 5.77% |
| Return on equity | 53.85% | 22.87% | 0.00% |
| Return on assets | 13.78% | 12.65% | 0.00% |
| Return on invested capital | 105.16% | 13.76% | 0.00% |
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