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

Cadence Design Systems has reported Operating Margin for 18 years, with the latest figure at 29.26% in Q1 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Margin rose 16.0% year-over-year to 29.26%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 28.25% (down 175.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 28.17%, down 93.0% from the prior year.
• Operating Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 29.26%, down from 32.17% in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Operating Margin was 35.37% in Q2 2022, with the low at 18.96% in Q2 2025.
• Historically, Operating Margin has averaged 29.4% across 5 years, with a median of 29.58% in 2022.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Operating Margin soared 803 bps — and 2025, when it tumbled 875 bps.
• Cadence Design Systems' Operating Margin stood at 23.46% in 2022, then soared by 34 bps to 31.49% in 2023, then rose by 7 bps to 33.69% in 2024, then retreated by 5 bps to 32.17% in 2025, then decreased by 9 bps to 29.26% in 2026.
• The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 29.26% (Q1 2026), 32.17% (Q4 2025), and 31.77% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.