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Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) has disclosed Return on Capital Employed for 17 consecutive years, with 0.17% as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 2.0% year-over-year to 0.17%; the TTM value through Mar 2026 reached 0.17%, down 2.0%, while the annual FY2025 figure was 0.19%, 4.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed hit 0.17% in Q1 2026 for Cadence Design Systems, down from 0.18% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 0.35% in Q4 2022 and bottomed at 0.17% in Q1 2026.
  • Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 0.25%, with a median of 0.27% recorded in 2022.
  • Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed increased 12bps in 2022 and then fell -14bps in 2024.
  • Cadence Design Systems' Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.29% in 2022, then increased by 9bps to 0.32% in 2023, then plummeted by -44bps to 0.18% in 2024, then increased by 3bps to 0.18% in 2025, then decreased by -4bps to 0.17% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods came in at 0.17%, 0.18%, and 0.18% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.