CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC financial metrics

Professional SEC-based dashboard for profitability, financial health, and growth with transparent scoring logic. Latest period: Q4 2025.

Symbol
CDNS on Nasdaq
Location
San Jose, CA
Fiscal year end
31 December
Latest financial report
19 Feb 2026

Latest SEC snapshot (2026-01-31) highlights Return On Equity 21.9%, Return On Assets 11.6%, and Operating Margin 28.2%.

How Calculated (standard_v1)

Metrics are computed with a market-consensus convention designed for cross-portal comparability.

  • TTM Operating Income / TTM Revenues
  • Current Assets / Current Liabilities (latest instant quarter)
  • (Current Assets - Inventory) / Current Liabilities; fallback: (Cash+Short-Term Investments + Accounts Receivable) / Current Liabilities
  • Total Debt / Stockholders Equity (latest instant quarter; shared unit; freshest series)
  • TTM Net Income / Average Equity (current quarter + same quarter previous year) / 2
  • TTM Net Income / Average Assets (current quarter + same quarter previous year) / 2
  • TTM NOPAT / Average Invested Capital, where NOPAT=Operating Income*(1-tax rate), Invested Capital=Equity+Total Debt-Cash & ST Investments
  • TTM Revenues YoY
  • TTM Net Income YoY

Financial Quality Score

Transparent 0-100 scoring model based on profitability, financial health, and growth factors.

75.2/100

Balanced Confidence medium

Return On Equity

22%

Metric score 81.5/100

Return On Assets

12%

Metric score 100.0/100

Financial Health

Current Ratio
2.86x
Quick Ratio
2.67x

Strengths

Return On Equity, Return On Assets, and Operating Margin

Watchpoints

No major risk flags from available metrics.

Key metrics snapshot

Return On Equity

22%

YoY: -16%

Industry median: 1.8% (n=299)

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Return On Assets

12%

YoY: -20%

Industry median: -5.6% (n=296)

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Operating Margin

28%

YoY: -3.2%

Industry median: -8.2% (n=265)

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Current Ratio

2.86x

YoY: -2.6%

Industry median: 1.3x (n=305)

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Quick Ratio

2.67x

YoY: -2.7%

Industry median: 1x (n=235)

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NetIncomeLoss YoY

5.1%

YoY:

Industry median: 7% (n=286)

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Profitability

Metric Latest value YoY change
Return On Equity 22% -16%
Return On Assets 12% -20%
Operating Margin 28% -3.2%

Financial Health

Metric Latest value YoY change
Current Ratio 2.86x -2.6%
Quick Ratio 2.67x -2.7%

Growth

Metric Latest value YoY change
NetIncomeLoss YoY 5.1%

Share Metrics

Metric Latest value YoY change
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding 272,651,000 -0.53%
Common Stock, Shares, Outstanding 271,799,000 -0.75%
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Basic 271,333,000 +0.04%
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Diluted 273,312,000 -0.19%

Additional Metrics

Metric Latest value YoY change
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax $5,296,759,000 +14%
Selling and Marketing Expense $802,633,000 +6%
General and Administrative Expense $313,387,000 +14%
Costs and Expenses $3,804,717,000 +16%
Operating Income (Loss) $1,492,042,000 +10%
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Noncontrolling Interest $1,522,043,000 +9%
Income Tax Expense (Benefit) $413,155,000 +21%
Earnings Per Share, Basic 4.09 +5.1%
Earnings Per Share, Diluted 4.06 +5.5%
Cash and Cash Equivalents, at Carrying Value $3,001,317,000 +14%
Inventory, Net $303,545,000 +18%
Assets, Current $4,669,673,000 +16%
Deferred Income Tax Assets, Net $917,733,000 -6.6%
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net $517,004,000 +13%
Operating Lease, Right-of-Use Asset $175,964,000 +20%
Intangible Assets, Net (Excluding Goodwill) $718,223,000 +21%
Goodwill $2,749,143,000 +16%
Other Assets, Noncurrent $337,891,000 +23%
Assets $10,153,148,000 +13%
Employee-related Liabilities, Current $384,424,000 +15%
Liabilities, Current $1,635,291,000 +19%
Operating Lease, Liability, Noncurrent $136,289,000 +25%
Other Liabilities, Noncurrent $407,529,000 +20%
Common Stocks, Including Additional Paid in Capital $4,719,443,000 +13%
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax $1,805,000 +99%
Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit) $7,100,756,000 +19%
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Parent $5,474,181,000 +17%
Liabilities and Equity $10,153,148,000 +13%
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Noncash Expense $455,175,000 +16%
Common Stock, Shares Authorized 600,000,000 0%
Common Stock, Shares, Issued 271,799,000 -0.75%
Common Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share 0.01 0%
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents $3,001,317,000 +14%
Deferred Tax Assets, Valuation Allowance $104,782,000 +16%
Deferred Tax Assets, Gross $1,262,641,000 -1.4%
Operating Lease, Liability $186,178,000 +24%
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent $1,297,531,000 +35%
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, to be Paid $213,749,000 +26%
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross $1,538,509,000 +12%
Operating Lease, Liability, Current $49,889,000 +20%
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, to be Paid, Year Two $38,885,000 +5.8%
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, to be Paid, Year One $55,588,000 +22%
Operating Lease, Weighted Average Discount Rate, Percent 0.05 +25%
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, Undiscounted Excess Amount $27,571,000 +46%
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, to be Paid, Year Three $31,555,000 +36%
Deferred Tax Assets, Operating Loss Carryforwards $12,801,000 +31%
Preferred Stock, Shares Issued 0
Preferred Stock, Shares Authorized 400,000 0%
Unrecognized Tax Benefits $100,941,000 -6%
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, to be Paid, Year Four $25,575,000 +34%
Preferred Stock, Shares Outstanding 0
Amortization of Intangible Assets $39,937,000 +31%
Deferred Tax Assets, Net of Valuation Allowance $1,157,859,000 -2.7%
Interest Expense $116,541,000 +53%
Preferred Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share 0.01 0%

How we score

This score is transparent and deterministic. We weight profitability, financial health, and growth metrics, then renormalize weights when SEC data is missing.

Metric Weight V1 threshold
ROIC205% to 20%
ROE158% to 25%
ROA102% to 10%
Operating Margin55% to 25%
Current Ratio121.0x to 2.0x
Quick Ratio80.8x to 1.5x
Debt to Equity100.3x to 2.0x (lower is better)
Revenue YoY10-10% to +20%
Net Income YoY10-10% to +20%