Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) Net Margin (2009 - 2026)
Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) posted Net Margin of 22.77% for Q1 2026, down 15.52% on a QoQ basis from 26.95% in Q4 2025, and up 75.0% year-over-year from 13.01% in Q1 2025.
Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) Net Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Cadence Design Systems' Net Margin history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 22.77% for Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Net Margin rose 75.0% year-over-year to 22.77% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 21.18% (down 100.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 20.94%, down 181.0% from the prior year.
- Net Margin was 22.77% for Q1 2026 at Cadence Design Systems, down from 26.95% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Net Margin topped out at 30.31% in Q4 2023 and bottomed at 12.55% in Q2 2025.
- A 5-year average of 23.31% and a median of 23.22% in 2023 frame the typical range for Net Margin.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Net Margin jumped 422 bps — and 2025, when it sank 909 bps.
- Cadence Design Systems' Net Margin stood at 26.71% in 2022, then increased by 13 bps to 30.31% in 2023, then decreased by 17 bps to 25.09% in 2024, then rose by 7 bps to 26.95% in 2025, then decreased by 16 bps to 22.77% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows CDNS's Net Margin at 22.77% in Q1 2026, 26.95% in Q4 2025, and 21.45% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Net Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sap Se | 208.91 Bn | 189.27 Bn | 8.16 Bn | 20.22% |
| 2 | Full Truck Alliance | 188.77 Bn | 186.13 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Shopify | 145.98 Bn | 140.23 Bn | 1.55 Bn | -18.33% |
| 4 | Uber Technologies | 141.48 Bn | 140.44 Bn | 5.95 Bn | 2.29% |
| 5 | Salesforce | 128.51 Bn | 116.67 Bn | 8.56 Bn | 18.93% |
| 6 | ServiceNow | 98.38 Bn | 93.20 Bn | 2.82 Bn | 7.47% |
| 7 | Automatic Data Processing | 97.56 Bn | 94.34 Bn | 2.87 Bn | 22.90% |
| 8 | Snowflake | 91.55 Bn | 88.59 Bn | 926.45 Mn | -21.25% |
| 9 | Cadence Design Systems | 89.91 Bn | 88.50 Bn | 1.41 Bn | 22.77% |
| 10 | Datadog | 86.34 Bn | 81.58 Bn | 797.20 Mn | 5.22% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 22.77% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 26.95% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 21.45% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 12.55% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 22.02% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 25.09% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 19.59% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 21.64% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 24.54% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 30.31% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 24.86% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 22.64% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 23.67% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 26.71% |
| Oct 1, 2022 | 20.64% |
| Jul 2, 2022 | 21.80% |
| Apr 2, 2022 | 26.10% |
| Jan 1, 2022 | 26.20% |
| Oct 2, 2021 | 23.48% |
| Jul 3, 2021 | 21.41% |