Cadence Design Systems CDNS
NASDAQ CDNS
$292.70 -12.18 (-4.00%)
At close: Sep 4, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) Price to Earnings (2009 - 2026)

Cadence Design Systems' (CDNS) quarterly Price to Earnings came in at 281.58 in Q2 2026, down 46.33% on a YoY basis from 524.63 in Q2 2025, and up 23.32% quarter-over-quarter from 228.33 in Q1 2026.

Analysis

Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) Price to Earnings (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) has reported Price to Earnings for 18 consecutive years, with 281.58 the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Price to Earnings fell 46.33% year-over-year to 281.58; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 stood at 75.01 (down 9.6% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 76.62, down 1.72% from the prior year.
  • Price to Earnings improved to 281.58 in Q2 2026 per CDNS's latest filing, from 228.33 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Price to Earnings topped out at 524.63 in Q2 2025 and bottomed at 182.21 in Q4 2022.
  • Historically, Price to Earnings has averaged 269.94 across 5 years, with a median of 241.85 in 2024.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2026: Price to Earnings jumped 44.38% in 2024, then plunged 46.33% in 2026.
  • Over 5 years, Price to Earnings stood at 182.21 in 2022, then rose by 25.39% to 228.48 in 2023, then gained by 5.85% to 241.85 in 2024, then dropped by 9.5% to 218.89 in 2025, then climbed by 28.64% to 281.58 in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Price to Earnings over the past three periods registered 281.58, 228.33, and 218.89 for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr)
1 Cadence Design Systems 80.61 Bn 79.17 Bn 1.41 Bn
2 Synopsys 75.46 Bn 71.85 Bn 1.80 Bn
3 Dolby Laboratories 5.84 Bn 5.18 Bn 264.68 Mn
4 Adeia 2.92 Bn 2.72 Bn -
5 Pdf Solutions 1.91 Bn 1.80 Bn 42.42 Mn
6 Ceva 758.32 Mn 758.32 Mn -
7 Immersion 255.40 Mn 345.19 Mn 84.86 Mn
8 Silvaco 220.28 Mn 207.28 Mn 15.16 Mn
9 Atomera 157.66 Mn 157.66 Mn 132,000.00
10 Network-1 Technologies 36.35 Mn 2.60 Mn -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 281.58
Mar 31, 2026 228.33
Dec 31, 2025 218.89
Sep 30, 2025 333.01
Jun 30, 2025 524.63
Mar 31, 2025 253.83
Dec 31, 2024 241.85
Sep 30, 2024 312.18
Jun 30, 2024 367.15
Mar 31, 2024 342.06
Dec 31, 2023 228.48
Sep 30, 2023 250.64
Jun 30, 2023 288.26
Mar 31, 2023 236.92
Dec 31, 2022 182.21
Oct 1, 2022 240.63
Jul 2, 2022 219.25
Apr 2, 2022 194.08
Jan 1, 2022 184.85
Oct 2, 2021 240.52