Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) Return on Assets [ROA] (2010 - 2026)
Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) reported Return on Assets [ROA] of 11.40% for Q2 2026, up 0.47 percentage points from 10.93% a year earlier and up 0.87 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) Return on Assets [ROA] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Cadence Design Systems posted Return on Assets [ROA] of 11.59%, down 2.82 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Assets [ROA] has a four-year change of -5.10 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Assets [ROA] came in at 14.42% in FY2024 (-4.85 pp), 19.27% in FY2023 (+1.44 pp), 17.83% in FY2022 (+1.13 pp) and 16.70% in FY2021.
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] since Q1 2025.
- Year over year, Return on Assets [ROA] gained in 1 of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -3.41 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Assets [ROA] in five years was Q4 2023 (a gain of 1.96 percentage points); the low point was Q4 2024 (a drop of 7.12 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 10.52% (Q1 2026), 11.23% (Q4 2025) and 11.10% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nvidia | 5,258.66 Bn | 5,032.83 Bn | 72.14 Bn | 66.53% |
| 2 | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing | 2,186.01 Bn | 1,810.88 Bn | 27.22 Bn | 7.14% |
| 3 | Broadcom | 1,641.55 Bn | 1,567.60 Bn | 20.46 Bn | 20.84% |
| 4 | Micron Technology | 1,047.64 Bn | 953.27 Bn | 47.05 Bn | 51.46% |
| 5 | Advanced Micro Devices | 917.54 Bn | 874.29 Bn | 6.20 Bn | 7.84% |
| 6 | Asml Holding | 643.92 Bn | 599.61 Bn | 5.90 Bn | - |
| 7 | Intel | 487.69 Bn | 356.82 Bn | 6.51 Bn | -5.49% |
| 8 | Lam Research | 348.49 Bn | 325.29 Bn | 3.48 Bn | 32.78% |
| 9 | Applied Materials | 342.16 Bn | 307.60 Bn | 4.59 Bn | 22.11% |
| 10 | Cadence Design Systems | 89.00 Bn | 80.40 Bn | 1.35 Bn | 11.40% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 11.40% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 10.52% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 11.23% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 11.10% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 10.93% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 12.02% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 11.64% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 12.68% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 16.30% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 18.38% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 18.76% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 18.09% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 17.23% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 16.60% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 16.80% |
| Oct 1, 2022 | 19.03% |
| Jul 2, 2022 | 20.05% |
| Apr 2, 2022 | 19.28% |
| Jan 1, 2022 | 18.57% |
| Oct 2, 2021 | 16.34% |
API Access
Cadence Design Systems Return on Assets [ROA] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=CDNS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=CDNS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();