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Cadence Design SystemsNASDAQ · Application Software · Information Technology
Previous close
279.90
Change
+5.94 / +2.17%
FinDog View
Neutral
52-Week Range
262.75 – 416.69
P/E (TTM)
55.9
Forward P/E
37.3
Based on consensus earnings for the next 12 months
Market Cap
$77.1B
1M
−13.47%
S&P 500 −2.41% over same period
Volume / Avg Volume
2.5M / 2.8M
0.90× average

Price History

Closing price · USD1M6M1Y5Y
250300350400450FY26 Q2 EarningsFY26 Q1 Earnings2026-032026-052026-062026-082026-09

Historical P/E

Close ÷ trailing four-quarter EPS · Period median 73.11M6M1Y5Y
6065707580852026-082026-082026-092026-092026-09

Recent Earnings

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PeriodReportedRevenueEPS Actual / Est.Next-Day MoveAnalysis
FY2026 Q2
Quarter ended 2026-06
2026-07-27$1.6B2.11 / 2.10+1.80%Pending
FY2026 Q1
Quarter ended 2026-03
2026-04-27$1.5B1.96 / 1.94−3.34%Pending
FY2025 Q4
Quarter ended 2025-12
2026-02-17—— / —+7.60%Pending
FY2025 Q3
Quarter ended 2025-09
2025-10-27—— / —−2.87%Pending
FY2025 Q2
Quarter ended 2025-06
2025-07-28—— / —+9.74%Pending
FY2025 Q1
Quarter ended 2025-03
2025-04-28—— / —+5.77%Pending

Decision Panel

Trends · Valuation · Earnings reaction · Guidance credibility — all from company filings and market data
Valuation
P/E is at percentile 0 of its 5-year rangeCheap
5-year range 66.0 – 94.0 · Median 79.2
Last 4 quarters: $775M in buybacks + $0 in dividends, 1.01% of market cap combined
P/E (TTM)
55.9
P/B
11.2
P/S
13.2
PEG
2.48
Earnings Reaction
Over the last 6 reports, the stock moved ±5.2% on average on the first trading day after, rising 4 times
Most recent +1.80%
Volatility & Correlation
1-year beta 1.57 · Correlation with S&P 500 0.49High beta
Annualized volatility 44% vs. 14% for the S&P 500
Insider Trading
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Last 90 days · Open-market buys and sells by officers and directors · Amounts in USD millions
Buy 0 · $0.00MSell 8 · $6.7MNet selling $6.7M
  • 09-10Brennan Ita MDirectorSell$0.05M180 shares · 4 trades · Avg price 285.51
  • 08-26Scannell PaulSr. Vice PresidentSell$0.09M280 shares · Avg price 339.00
  • 08-25SANGIOVANNI VINCENTELLI ALBERTODirectorSell$0.40M1,250 shares · 5 trades · Avg price 320.88
  • 08-21TENG CHIN-CHISr. Vice PresidentSell$1.5M4,732 shares · Avg price 314.49
  • 08-17Cunningham PaulSr. Vice PresidentSell$0.65M2,000 shares · Avg price 323.32
  • 07-22TENG CHIN-CHISr. Vice PresidentSell$1.5M4,500 shares · 9 trades · Avg price 339.46
  • 07-15Cunningham PaulSr. Vice PresidentSell$0.77M2,000 shares · Avg price 383.36
  • 06-22TENG CHIN-CHISr. Vice PresidentSell$1.7M4,500 shares · 11 trades · Avg price 384.88
Multi-Quarter Financial Trends
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Last 12 quarters · As reported by the company
QuarterRevenue ($B)YoYGross MarginOperating Income ($B)Net Income ($B)Free Cash Flow ($B)EPS
FY2026 Q11.47+18.7%—0.430.340.311.23
FY2025 Q41.44+6.2%—0.460.390.511.42
FY2025 Q31.34+10.1%—0.430.290.281.05
FY2025 Q21.28+20.2%—0.240.160.330.59
FY2025 Q11.24+23.1%—0.360.270.461.00
FY2024 Q41.36+26.9%—0.460.340.401.23
FY2024 Q31.22+18.8%—0.350.240.380.87
FY2024 Q21.06+8.6%—0.290.230.130.84
FY2024 Q11.01−1.2%—0.250.250.200.91
FY2023 Q41.07+18.4%—0.340.320.241.19
FY2023 Q31.02+19.3%—0.290.250.370.93
FY2023 Q20.98——0.300.220.390.81

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