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Cadence Design Systems stock: key metrics
CDNSCadence Design Systems had an operating margin of 31.1% and a return on invested capital (ROIC) of 25.5% in fiscal 2025.
Margins show how much of revenue is left over, returns on capital how hard the invested money works.
Daily figure as of 13 Nov 2026
Margins
- Gross margin
- Operating margin
- Net margin
Figures as a table
| Year | Gross margin | Operating margin | Net margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 84.7% | 15.1% | 9.6% |
| 2007 | 86.7% | 19.7% | 18.3% |
| 2008 | 79.8% | −151.5% | −178.5% |
| 2009 | 80.2% | −14.5% | −17.6% |
| 2010 | 83.3% | −1.4% | 15.2% |
| 2011 | 83.0% | 10.5% | 6.3% |
| 2012 | 85.6% | 16.0% | 33.2% |
| 2013 | 86.3% | 12.9% | 11.2% |
| 2014 | 85.8% | 13.1% | 10.1% |
| 2015 | 86.0% | 16.8% | 14.8% |
| 2016 | 85.9% | 13.5% | 11.2% |
| 2017 | 87.8% | 16.7% | 10.5% |
| 2018 | 87.9% | 18.5% | 16.2% |
| 2019 | 88.6% | 21.1% | 42.3% |
| 2020 | 88.6% | 24.1% | 22.0% |
| 2021 | 89.7% | 26.1% | 23.3% |
| 2022 | 89.6% | 30.1% | 23.8% |
| 2023 | 89.4% | 30.6% | 25.5% |
| 2024 | 86.0% | 29.1% | 22.7% |
| 2025 | 86.4% | 31.1% | 20.9% |
Returns on capital
- ROE
- ROIC
- ROA
Figures as a table
| Year | ROE | ROIC | ROA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 8.4% | 8.8% | 4.1% |
| 2007 | 14.2% | 16.0% | 7.7% |
| 2008 | −100.0% | −56.1% | −100.0% |
| 2009 | −100.0% | −9.2% | −10.6% |
| 2010 | 51.4% | −0.9% | 8.3% |
| 2011 | 17.6% | 37.3% | 4.1% |
| 2012 | 48.1% | 55.2% | 19.2% |
| 2013 | 14.2% | 27.3% | 6.8% |
| 2014 | 11.9% | 19.6% | 5.0% |
| 2015 | 18.3% | 26.7% | 10.7% |
| 2016 | 27.4% | 21.2% | 9.7% |
| 2017 | 20.6% | 21.1% | 8.4% |
| 2018 | 26.8% | 32.7% | 14.0% |
| 2019 | 47.0% | 32.5% | 29.5% |
| 2020 | 23.7% | 31.3% | 15.0% |
| 2021 | 25.4% | 34.2% | 15.9% |
| 2022 | 30.9% | 35.9% | 16.5% |
| 2023 | 30.6% | 35.2% | 18.4% |
| 2024 | 22.6% | 27.2% | 11.8% |
| 2025 | 20.3% | 25.5% | 10.9% |
Data status and sources
- Score
- Daily value of 13 Nov 2026, recalculated nightly
- Price
- Closing price of 12 Nov 2026
- Latest annual report
- Fiscal year 2025, period end 31 Dec 2025
- Source
- Financial statements, ratios and prices from Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), based on the company's reports. MEQIRI calculates the score and fair value from them.
Mandatory disclosures for this rating
- ; time horizon around 12 months
- Rated Strong since 7 Nov 2026, previously Neutral
- Valuation signal Overvalued since 7 Nov 2026
- End-of-day prices, metrics cached for up to 24 hours
- Score and fair value are estimates from a disclosed model. They are not facts and not a price target.
- Produced by SSM Ventures UG (haftungsbeschränkt), responsible person Sven Brostmeyer, Managing Director, automatically according to the disclosed model.
- Not investment advice. Losses up to and including a total loss are possible. Personal circumstances are not considered.