Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026)
Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) reported EBT Margin of 29.04% for Q1 2026, up 41.0% on a YoY basis from 20.6% in Q1 2025, and down 15.17% quarter-over-quarter from 34.23% in Q4 2025.
Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Cadence Design Systems has reported EBT Margin for 18 years, with the latest figure at 29.04% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, EBT Margin rose 41.0% year-over-year to 29.04%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 28.84% (down 73.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 28.74%, down 134.0% from the prior year.
- EBT Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 29.04%, down from 34.23% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for EBT Margin was 34.37% in Q2 2022, with the low at 22.0% in Q2 2025.
- Historically, EBT Margin has averaged 29.79% across 5 years, with a median of 29.99% in 2022.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — EBT Margin jumped 1049 bps — and 2025, when it slumped 776 bps.
- Cadence Design Systems' EBT Margin stood at 23.39% in 2022, then surged by 45 bps to 33.88% in 2023, then slipped by 5 bps to 32.2% in 2024, then climbed by 6 bps to 34.23% in 2025, then declined by 15 bps to 29.04% in 2026.
- The last three EBT Margin figures came in at 29.04% (Q1 2026), 34.23% (Q4 2025), and 29.34% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sap Se | 238.14 Bn | 220.17 Bn | 8.16 Bn | 28.74% |
| 2 | Full Truck Alliance | 166.83 Bn | 164.28 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Uber Technologies | 150.36 Bn | 149.32 Bn | 11.88 Bn | 3.76% |
| 4 | Shopify | 147.75 Bn | 142.01 Bn | 1.55 Bn | -20.00% |
| 5 | Salesforce | 140.39 Bn | 128.55 Bn | 8.56 Bn | 24.25% |
| 6 | Cadence Design Systems | 105.73 Bn | 104.32 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 29.04% |
| 7 | ServiceNow | 105.42 Bn | 100.24 Bn | 2.83 Bn | 17.85% |
| 8 | Automatic Data Processing | 89.57 Bn | 86.34 Bn | 2.87 Bn | 30.00% |
| 9 | Adobe | 85.05 Bn | 78.16 Bn | 5.90 Bn | 33.82% |
| 10 | Snowflake | 82.57 Bn | 79.61 Bn | 926.45 Mn | -21.33% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 29.04% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 34.23% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 29.34% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 22.00% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 28.63% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 32.20% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 27.43% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 29.76% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 30.72% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 33.88% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 29.32% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 30.56% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 31.47% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 23.39% |
| Oct 1, 2022 | 27.95% |
| Jul 2, 2022 | 31.79% |
| Apr 2, 2022 | 34.37% |
| Jan 1, 2022 | 30.22% |
| Oct 2, 2021 | 25.13% |
| Jul 3, 2021 | 25.16% |