Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) reported Operating Margin of 28.42% for Q2 2026, up 9.46 percentage points from 18.96% a year earlier but down 0.84 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Cadence Design Systems' Operating Margin came in at 30.33%, up 2.62 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 28.17%, down 0.93 percentage points from FY2024.
- Operating Margin has a four-year change of +2.10 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2025).
- By year, Operating Margin came in at 29.10% in FY2024 (-1.49 pp), 30.59% in FY2023 (+0.45 pp), 30.15% in FY2022 (+4.07 pp) and 26.07% in FY2021.
- Five-year quarterly Operating Margin spans a low of 18.96% in Q2 2025 and a high of 35.37% in Q1 2022.
- Year over year, Operating Margin gained in six of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.13 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Operating Margin in five years was Q2 2026 (a gain of 9.46 percentage points); the low point was Q2 2025 (a drop of 8.75 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 29.26% (Q1 2026), 32.17% (Q4 2025) and 31.77% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nvidia | 5,258.66 Bn | 5,032.83 Bn | 72.14 Bn | 66.24% |
| 2 | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing | 2,186.01 Bn | 1,810.88 Bn | 27.22 Bn | 60.34% |
| 3 | Broadcom | 1,641.55 Bn | 1,567.60 Bn | 20.46 Bn | 53.92% |
| 4 | Micron Technology | 1,047.64 Bn | 953.27 Bn | 47.05 Bn | 80.68% |
| 5 | Advanced Micro Devices | 917.54 Bn | 874.29 Bn | 6.20 Bn | 17.25% |
| 6 | Asml Holding | 643.92 Bn | 599.61 Bn | 5.90 Bn | - |
| 7 | Intel | 487.69 Bn | 356.82 Bn | 6.51 Bn | 11.14% |
| 8 | Lam Research | 348.49 Bn | 325.29 Bn | 3.48 Bn | 37.39% |
| 9 | Applied Materials | 342.16 Bn | 307.60 Bn | 4.59 Bn | 33.74% |
| 10 | Cadence Design Systems | 89.00 Bn | 80.40 Bn | 1.35 Bn | 28.42% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 28.42% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 29.26% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 32.17% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 31.77% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 18.96% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 29.10% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 33.69% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 28.80% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 27.71% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 24.77% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 31.49% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 28.63% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 30.65% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 31.56% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 23.46% |
| Oct 1, 2022 | 28.89% |
| Jul 2, 2022 | 32.99% |
| Apr 2, 2022 | 35.37% |
| Jan 1, 2022 | 29.90% |
| Oct 2, 2021 | 25.84% |
API Access
Cadence Design Systems Operating Margin API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=CDNS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-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=operating-margin&ticker=CDNS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();