Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026)

Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) reported EBIT Margin of 29.26% for Q1 2026, up 16.0% on a YoY basis from 25.22% in Q1 2025, and down 9.06% quarter-over-quarter from 32.17% in Q4 2025.

Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Cadence Design Systems has reported EBIT Margin for 18 years, with the latest figure at 29.26% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, EBIT Margin rose 16.0% year-over-year to 29.26%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 28.25% (down 175.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 28.17%, down 93.0% from the prior year.
  • EBIT Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 29.26%, down from 32.17% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for EBIT Margin was 35.37% in Q2 2022, with the low at 18.96% in Q2 2025.
  • Historically, EBIT Margin has averaged 29.4% across 5 years, with a median of 29.58% in 2022.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — EBIT Margin soared 803 bps — and 2025, when it tumbled 875 bps.
  • Cadence Design Systems' EBIT Margin stood at 23.46% in 2022, then soared by 34 bps to 31.49% in 2023, then rose by 7 bps to 33.69% in 2024, then retreated by 5 bps to 32.17% in 2025, then decreased by 9 bps to 29.26% in 2026.
  • The last three EBIT Margin figures came in at 29.26% (Q1 2026), 32.17% (Q4 2025), and 31.77% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBIT Margin (Qtr)
1 Sap Se 238.14 Bn 220.17 Bn 8.16 Bn 28.69%
2 Full Truck Alliance 166.83 Bn 164.28 Bn - -
3 Uber Technologies 150.36 Bn 149.32 Bn 11.88 Bn 14.56%
4 Shopify 147.75 Bn 142.01 Bn 1.55 Bn 12.05%
5 Salesforce 140.39 Bn 128.55 Bn 8.56 Bn 21.08%
6 Cadence Design Systems 105.73 Bn 104.32 Bn 1.26 Bn 29.26%
7 ServiceNow 105.42 Bn 100.24 Bn 2.83 Bn 13.34%
8 Automatic Data Processing 89.57 Bn 86.34 Bn 2.87 Bn -22.99%
9 Adobe 85.05 Bn 78.16 Bn 5.90 Bn 33.82%
10 Snowflake 82.57 Bn 79.61 Bn 926.45 Mn -23.45%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 29.26%
Dec 31, 2025 32.17%
Sep 30, 2025 31.77%
Jun 30, 2025 18.96%
Mar 31, 2025 29.10%
Dec 31, 2024 33.69%
Sep 30, 2024 28.80%
Jun 30, 2024 27.71%
Mar 31, 2024 24.77%
Dec 31, 2023 31.49%
Sep 30, 2023 28.63%
Jun 30, 2023 30.65%
Mar 31, 2023 31.56%
Dec 31, 2022 23.46%
Oct 1, 2022 28.89%
Jul 2, 2022 32.99%
Apr 2, 2022 35.37%
Jan 1, 2022 29.90%
Oct 2, 2021 25.84%
Jul 3, 2021 25.46%