Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)

Cadence Design Systems has reported Return on Capital Employed for 17 years, with the latest figure at 17.43% in Q1 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 158.0% year-over-year to 17.43%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 17.43% (down 158.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 18.82%, down 388.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 17.43%, down from 18.11% in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 34.66% in Q4 2022, with the low at 17.43% in Q1 2026.
• Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 24.83% across 5 years, with a median of 27.1% in 2023.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed soared 1158 bps — and 2024, when it plunged 1406 bps.
• Cadence Design Systems' Return on Capital Employed stood at 28.98% in 2022, then gained by 9 bps to 31.6% in 2023, then plunged by 44 bps to 17.54% in 2024, then advanced by 3 bps to 18.11% in 2025, then fell by 4 bps to 17.43% in 2026.
• The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 17.43% (Q1 2026), 18.11% (Q4 2025), and 18.23% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.