# Cadence Design (CDNS) — Overview

CDNS · NASDAQ · Stock

Canonical page: https://www.lighthorse.io/tickers/cdns

## Price

Last close $321.24 on Oct 15, 2026. 52-week range $265.66 – $416.39.

## Company profile

Cadence Design Systems is a provider of electronic design automation software, intellectual property, and system design and analysis products. EDA software automates and aids in the chip design process, enhancing design accuracy, productivity, and complexity in a full-flow end-to-end solution. Cadence offers a portfolio of design IP, as well as system design and analysis products, which enables system-level analysis and verification solutions.

## Financials

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Revenue (trailing twelve months) | $5.8B |
| Revenue (quarter) | $1.6B |
| Revenue growth (year over year) | 24.23% |
| Gross profit (trailing twelve months) | $5.0B |
| Gross margin | 85.87% |
| Net income (trailing twelve months) | $1.4B |
| Net income (quarter) | $367.1M |
| Net income growth (year over year) | 129.35% |
| Net margin | 23.61% |
| Return on equity | 23.23% |
| EPS (trailing twelve months) | $5.06 |
| Book value per share | $24.90 |
| P/E (trailing twelve months) | 64.0 |
| Price to book | 12.9 |
| Debt to assets | 43.23% |
| Payout ratio | 0.00% |
| Dividend yield | 0.00% |

## Frequently Asked Questions

### Is Cadence Design (CDNS) profitable?

Yes. Cadence Design earned $1.4B in net income over the trailing twelve months, a net margin of 23.61%.

### How much revenue does Cadence Design (CDNS) make?

Cadence Design generated $5.8B in revenue over the trailing twelve months, up 24.23% year over year.

### What is CDNS's P/E ratio?

Cadence Design trades at 64.0 times trailing twelve-month earnings, on an EPS of $5.06.

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