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

Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) reported Net Margin of 22.77% for Q1 2026, up 75.0% on a YoY basis from 13.01% in Q1 2025, and down 15.52% quarter-over-quarter from 26.95% in Q4 2025.

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

Cadence Design Systems has reported Net Margin for 18 years, with the latest figure at 22.77% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Net Margin rose 75.0% year-over-year to 22.77%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 21.18% (down 100.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 20.94%, down 181.0% from the prior year.
  • Net Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 22.77%, down from 26.95% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Net Margin was 30.31% in Q4 2023, with the low at 12.55% in Q2 2025.
  • Historically, Net Margin has averaged 23.31% across 5 years, with a median of 23.22% in 2023.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Net Margin jumped 422 bps — and 2025, when it slumped 909 bps.
  • Cadence Design Systems' Net Margin stood at 26.71% in 2022, then climbed by 13 bps to 30.31% in 2023, then fell by 17 bps to 25.09% in 2024, then grew by 7 bps to 26.95% in 2025, then fell by 16 bps to 22.77% in 2026.
  • The last three Net Margin figures came in at 22.77% (Q1 2026), 26.95% (Q4 2025), and 21.45% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Margin (Qtr)
1 Sap Se 238.14 Bn 220.17 Bn 8.16 Bn 20.22%
2 Full Truck Alliance 166.83 Bn 164.28 Bn - -
3 Uber Technologies 150.36 Bn 149.32 Bn 11.88 Bn 2.29%
4 Shopify 147.75 Bn 142.01 Bn 1.55 Bn -18.33%
5 Salesforce 140.39 Bn 128.55 Bn 8.56 Bn 18.74%
6 Cadence Design Systems 105.73 Bn 104.32 Bn 1.26 Bn 22.77%
7 ServiceNow 105.42 Bn 100.24 Bn 2.83 Bn 12.44%
8 Automatic Data Processing 89.57 Bn 86.34 Bn 2.87 Bn 22.90%
9 Adobe 85.05 Bn 78.16 Bn 5.90 Bn 25.87%
10 Snowflake 82.57 Bn 79.61 Bn 926.45 Mn -21.25%

Historic Data

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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%