Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) EBITDA Margin (2009 - 2026)
Cadence Design Systems' EBITDA Margin came in at 35.80% for Q2 2026, up 12.64 percentage points from 23.17% a year earlier and up 0.81 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) EBITDA Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Cadence Design Systems reported EBITDA Margin of 35.86%, up 3.90 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 32.47%, down 0.88 percentage points from FY2024.
- EBITDA Margin carries a four-year change of +1.64 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, EBITDA Margin was 33.35% in FY2024 (-0.80 pp), 34.14% in FY2023 (+0.29 pp), 33.85% in FY2022 (+3.02 pp) and 30.83% in FY2021.
- The five-year range for quarterly EBITDA Margin is 23.17% (Q2 2025) to 39.23% (Q1 2022).
- Year-over-year, EBITDA Margin increased in six of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.91 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in EBITDA Margin over five years came in Q2 2026 (a gain of 12.64 percentage points), and the weakest in Q2 2025 (a drop of 9.03 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows CDNS's EBITDA Margin at 35.00% (Q1 2026), 36.66% (Q4 2025) and 36.01% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBITDA Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nvidia | 5,258.66 Bn | 5,032.83 Bn | 72.14 Bn | 67.41% |
| 2 | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing | 2,186.01 Bn | 1,810.88 Bn | 27.22 Bn | 75.79% |
| 3 | Broadcom | 1,641.55 Bn | 1,567.60 Bn | 20.46 Bn | 61.62% |
| 4 | Micron Technology | 1,047.64 Bn | 953.27 Bn | 47.05 Bn | 85.55% |
| 5 | Advanced Micro Devices | 917.54 Bn | 874.29 Bn | 6.20 Bn | 23.88% |
| 6 | Asml Holding | 643.92 Bn | 599.61 Bn | 5.90 Bn | - |
| 7 | Intel | 487.69 Bn | 356.82 Bn | 6.51 Bn | 31.13% |
| 8 | Lam Research | 348.49 Bn | 325.29 Bn | 3.48 Bn | 39.17% |
| 9 | Applied Materials | 342.16 Bn | 307.60 Bn | 4.59 Bn | 35.39% |
| 10 | Cadence Design Systems | 89.00 Bn | 80.40 Bn | 1.35 Bn | 35.80% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 35.80% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 35.00% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 36.66% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 36.01% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 23.17% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 33.36% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 37.81% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 33.47% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 32.23% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 28.72% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 35.13% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 32.21% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 34.37% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 34.96% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 27.26% |
| Oct 1, 2022 | 32.30% |
| Jul 2, 2022 | 36.85% |
| Apr 2, 2022 | 39.26% |
| Jan 1, 2022 | 33.26% |
| Apr 3, 2021 | 32.66% |
API Access
Cadence Design Systems EBITDA Margin API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebitda-margin&ticker=CDNS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebitda-margin", "ticker": "CDNS", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebitda-margin&ticker=CDNS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();