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CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC (CDNS) stock

Technology·Services-Prepackaged Software·Market cap $95.1B
Auto-Brief · synthesised from 5 layers
CDNS · us_stock
BULLISH
Confidence45%
Top reasons
  1. 1Revenue growth 18.7% YoY, net margin 21.2%.
  2. 2No macro events in the recency window.
  3. 3No upcoming or recent catalysts identified.
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Factor grades

As of 2026-07-28
Composite
C
46th percentile
Valuation
F
10th percentile
Growth
C
49th percentile
Profitability
B
73rd percentile
Momentum
C
52nd percentile

Percentile grades within the stock’s sector, computed nightly from SEC filings. Statistical ranking, not investment advice.

Fair value estimate

Current price
$344.72
Fair value estimate
$209.57
Verdict
OVERVALUED
estimate 39.2% below price

Median of 5 peer-multiple estimates. Not investment advice.

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MacroNEUTRALNo feed
0 items
  • No macro events in the recency window.
No macro events in the recency window.
CatalystsNEUTRALNo feed
0 items
  • No upcoming or recent catalysts identified.
No upcoming or recent catalysts.
FundamentalsBULLISHLive
1 item
  • Revenue growth 18.7% YoY, net margin 21.2%.
  • Forward P/E 36.184658, FCF $1.5B.
  • Earnings beat 0% of trailing 0 quarters.
Revenue growth (YoY)
18.7%
>10% strong
Net margin
21.2%
>15% healthy
Debt / Equity
46.99
<1 conservative
Interest coverage
0.0×
>3 safe
Beta
1.15
vs. SPX
Forward P/E
36.2
Free cash flow
$1.5B
TTM
Earnings beat rate
0%
Trailing 0 quarters
As of 2026-07-29 · Issuer filings + market data
PositioningNEUTRALLive
0 items
Top 13F holders
  • Blackrock Inc.25.5M sh · -2.65% QoQ
  • Vanguard Capital Management LLC17.8M sh · +100.00% QoQ
  • State Street Corporation12.5M sh · -0.88% QoQ
  • FMR, LLC9.2M sh · -7.39% QoQ
  • Invesco Ltd.8.8M sh · -1.72% QoQ
As of 2026-06-30 · Meaterm
NewsNEUTRALNo feed
0 items
  • No news in the recency window.
  • Signal steady (bullish) vs the last brief.
No news in the recency window.

Key fundamentals

Revenue (TTM)
$5.5B
Net income (TTM)
$1.2B
Diluted EPS (TTM)
$4.29
Gross margin
Operating margin
28.3%
Net margin
21.2%

Trailing-twelve-month figures computed by Meaterm from SEC filings, refreshed nightly.

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Frequently asked questions

What are the CDNS factor grades?

Meaterm scores CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC (CDNS) on four factors — valuation, growth, profitability and momentum — plus a composite. Each grade is a percentile ranking against the stock's sector, computed nightly from SEC-filed financial data. Grades are statistical rankings, not investment advice or a recommendation to trade.

How is the fair value estimate for CDNS calculated?

The estimate is the median of several peer-multiple implied values — peer P/E, EV/EBITDA, P/S and P/B applied to the company's own fundamentals — plus a sell-side consensus target when one is available. Peers come from the same industry, matched by size. It is a statistical reference point, not a price target and not investment advice.

Where does the data on this page come from?

Fundamentals and factor grades are computed by Meaterm from SEC filings and refreshed nightly. Positioning context comes from public CFTC and FINRA releases, and macro series from FRED. Every signal, grade and estimate shown is Meaterm’s own computation.

Is CDNS a good stock to invest in?

Meaterm does not answer that question. This page shows how CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC (CDNS) ranks statistically against sector peers on valuation, growth, profitability and momentum, and where its price sits relative to a peer-multiple estimate. Use it as research context alongside your own analysis — nothing on this page is investment advice.

How often is this page updated?

Factor grades, fundamentals and the company profile refresh nightly after each trading day. The brief layers — macro, catalysts, positioning and news — are composed when the page loads, and the fair value estimate is recomputed with recent quotes during the day.

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