Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)
Cadence Design Systems' Gross Margin was 84.90% in Q2 2026, down 0.66 percentage points from 85.56% a year earlier and down 0.55 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Cadence Design Systems' Gross Margin was 85.87% through Jun 30, 2026, up 0.30 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 86.36%, up 0.32 percentage points from FY2024.
- Gross Margin shows a four-year change of -3.36 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Gross Margin was 86.05% in FY2024 (-3.31 pp), 89.36% in FY2023 (-0.20 pp), 89.57% in FY2022 (-0.16 pp) and 89.73% in FY2021.
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly Gross Margin since Q4 2024.
- Compared with a year earlier, Gross Margin was higher in 1 of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.30 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Gross Margin over five years was Q4 2025 (a gain of 3.12 percentage points); the worst was Q4 2024 (a drop of 6.48 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, CDNS's Gross Margin in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 85.45% (Q1 2026), 86.89% (Q4 2025) and 86.39% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nvidia | 5,258.66 Bn | 5,032.83 Bn | 72.14 Bn | 74.98% |
| 2 | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing | 2,186.01 Bn | 1,810.88 Bn | 27.22 Bn | 67.72% |
| 3 | Broadcom | 1,641.55 Bn | 1,567.60 Bn | 20.46 Bn | 69.13% |
| 4 | Micron Technology | 1,047.64 Bn | 953.27 Bn | 47.05 Bn | 86.76% |
| 5 | Advanced Micro Devices | 917.54 Bn | 874.29 Bn | 6.20 Bn | 53.77% |
| 6 | Asml Holding | 643.92 Bn | 599.61 Bn | 5.90 Bn | 51.98% |
| 7 | Intel | 487.69 Bn | 356.82 Bn | 6.51 Bn | 40.36% |
| 8 | Lam Research | 348.49 Bn | 325.29 Bn | 3.48 Bn | 51.75% |
| 9 | Applied Materials | 342.16 Bn | 307.60 Bn | 4.59 Bn | 50.31% |
| 10 | Cadence Design Systems | 89.00 Bn | 80.40 Bn | 1.35 Bn | 84.90% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 84.90% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 85.45% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 86.89% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 86.39% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 85.56% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 86.55% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 83.78% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 86.59% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 86.87% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 87.59% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 90.26% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 89.29% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 90.08% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 87.82% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 89.61% |
| Oct 1, 2022 | 90.29% |
| Jul 2, 2022 | 89.19% |
| Apr 2, 2022 | 89.15% |
| Jan 1, 2022 | 92.96% |
| Oct 2, 2021 | 89.80% |
API Access
Cadence Design Systems Gross Margin API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=gross-margin&ticker=CDNS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "gross-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=gross-margin&ticker=CDNS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();