Cadence Design Systems Inc (CDNS) stock forecast summary
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Cadence Design Systems Inc is a large-cap company with a market capitalization of $87.78B.
It ranks number 10 by market capitalization among the 60 Services-Prepackaged Software issuers in our coverage with a current forecast.
For CDNS, the Spearman rank correlation between our 90-day forecasts and the returns that followed is 56.0%, measured on 357 forecast dates between 2022-08-19 and 2026-08-07 on this stock's own recent history. A rank correlation runs from -100% to +100%: it measures whether higher forecasts were followed by higher returns, and a value near zero or below means the model has shown little skill on this stock. On the 30-day forecasts the same correlation is 22.0%, measured on 400 forecast dates between 2022-08-19 and 2026-10-07. Across our coverage, the out-of-sample test on 4629 stocks from 2025-01-06 to 2026-08-04 produced a positive net return in 92.9% of rebalance periods (factor-neutral book, net of estimated costs). Full backtest report
Expected return relative to the market over the horizon: a positive alpha means the model expects the stock to beat the market, whatever the market does.
Ratings: strong buy ≥ +3.1%, buy ≥ +1.5%, sell < -0.5%, strong sell < -1.8% (top 15%, next 20%, middle 30%, next 20%, bottom 15% of the 2026-11-06 signals)
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How CDNS ranks among 5150 stocks
90D Alpha forecasts of every company scored, cut into five relative ratings at the 15th, 35th, 65th and 85th percentiles (dashed lines).
Trailing twelve months. The industry median and the rank (1 = highest) are taken over the Services-Prepackaged Software peers listed below that report each metric.
Valuation & Market
Metric
CDNS
Industry median
Rank
Market Cap
$87.78B
$15.02B
10/60
P/E Ratio
63.60x
37.48x
14/40
P/B Ratio
12.77x
6.97x
12/51
EPS
$5.03
–
–
Book Value/Share
$25.06
–
–
Revenue/Share
$22.35
–
–
FCF/Share
$6.43
–
–
Profitability & Margins
Metric
CDNS
Industry median
Rank
ROE
20.1%
14.1%
18/42
ROA
11.3%
6.4%
15/44
ROIC
18.2%
8.8%
15/53
Operating Margin
28.9%
9.2%
11/58
Net Margin
22.5%
13.8%
9/46
EBT Margin
30.0%
11.4%
11/58
Tax Rate
24.9%
–
–
Financial Health
Metric
CDNS
Industry median
Rank
Current Ratio
1.36x
1.53x
32/57
Quick Ratio
1.18x
1.44x
7/8
D/E Ratio
0.78x
0.79x
27/52
Financial Leverage
1.78x
1.80x
27/51
Interest Coverage
14.1x
11.4x
21/47
Working Capital
$887M
$525M
23/57
Cash Flow
Metric
CDNS
Industry median
Rank
Operating Cash Flow
$1.97B
$674M
12/58
Free Cash Flow
$1.76B
$489M
10/49
Capital Spending
-$204M
-$26M
42/49
OCF Growth YoY
21.7%
28.2%
35/51
FCF Growth YoY
19.3%
28.6%
27/43
FCF/Sales
28.8%
25.9%
18/49
CapEx/Sales
3.3%
1.0%
7/49
Operational Efficiency
Metric
CDNS
Industry median
Rank
Asset Turnover
0.50x
0.55x
30/49
Receivables Turnover
11.0x
6.4x
13/49
Fixed Assets Turnover
10.2x
30.0x
40/48
Days Sales Outstanding
33 days
57 days
36/49
Income Statement
Metric
CDNS
Industry median
Rank
Total Revenue
$6.13B
$2.63B
15/52
Operating Income
$1.77B
$237M
10/58
Net Income
$1.38B
$302M
8/46
R&D Expense
$2.04B
$496M
9/58
SG&A Expense
$2.38B
$1.64B
22/57
Dividend & Shareholder Information
Metric
CDNS
Industry median
Rank
Shares Outstanding
274M
–
–
Net Income Growth
30.1%
15.5%
11/30
EPS Growth
5.2%
24.8%
28/36
Balance Sheet Highlights (USD millions)
Total Current Assets
$3.35B
27.4% of assets
Cash & Short-term Investments
$1.45B
11.9% of assets
Accounts Receivable
$557M
4.6% of assets
Inventory
$449M
3.7% of assets
Total Liabilities
$5.35B
43.8% of assets
Short-term Debt
$1.66B
13.6% of assets
Quarterly Financial Reports
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Industry Peers · Services-Prepackaged Software
Cadence Design Systems Inc (CDNS) industry peers
Companies classified under the same SEC industry code as Cadence Design Systems Inc (Services-Prepackaged Software): 60 common-stock issuers with a forecast this week, one row per issuer, largest first. This is a classification match, not a curated list of competitors.
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Cadence Design Systems Inc (CDNS) stock forecast FAQ
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Our AI scores Cadence Design Systems Inc every trading day against every stock it covers. Create a free account and follow it to see its rating and price target.
How accurate are Cadence Design Systems Inc stock predictions?
For CDNS, the Spearman rank correlation between our 90-day forecasts and the returns that followed is 56.0%, measured on 357 forecast dates between 2022-08-19 and 2026-08-07 on this stock's own recent history. A rank correlation runs from -100% to +100%: it measures whether higher forecasts were followed by higher returns, and a value near zero or below means the model has shown little skill on this stock. On the 30-day forecasts the same correlation is 22.0%, measured on 400 forecast dates between 2022-08-19 and 2026-10-07. Across our coverage, the out-of-sample test on 4629 stocks from 2025-01-06 to 2026-08-04 produced a positive net return in 92.9% of rebalance periods (factor-neutral book, net of estimated costs). Full backtest report
How often are Cadence Design Systems Inc forecasts updated?
Cadence Design Systems Inc forecasts are refreshed on trading days as the daily model run completes. The forecast on this page was produced on Nov. 6, 2026.
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