Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2010 - 2026)
Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) recorded Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 17.29% in Q2 2026, down 0.87 percentage points from 18.16% a year earlier and down 0.14 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Cadence Design Systems reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 18.82%, down 3.88 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has a four-year change of -5.55 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 22.69% in FY2024 (-10.13 pp), 32.82% in FY2023 (+1.37 pp), 31.45% in FY2022 (+7.08 pp) and 24.37% in FY2021.
- The Q2 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since Q3 2017.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] rose in 1 of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -5.01 percentage points.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the last five years was a gain of 2.62 percentage points in Q4 2023, against a drop of 14.06 percentage points in Q4 2024 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 17.43% (Q1 2026), 18.11% (Q4 2025) and 18.23% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nvidia | 5,258.66 Bn | 5,032.83 Bn | 72.14 Bn | 80.04% |
| 2 | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing | 2,186.01 Bn | 1,810.88 Bn | 27.22 Bn | 8.44% |
| 3 | Broadcom | 1,641.55 Bn | 1,567.60 Bn | 20.46 Bn | 26.30% |
| 4 | Micron Technology | 1,047.64 Bn | 953.27 Bn | 47.05 Bn | 72.24% |
| 5 | Advanced Micro Devices | 917.54 Bn | 874.29 Bn | 6.20 Bn | 9.27% |
| 6 | Asml Holding | 643.92 Bn | 599.61 Bn | 5.90 Bn | - |
| 7 | Intel | 487.69 Bn | 356.82 Bn | 6.51 Bn | -0.05% |
| 8 | Lam Research | 348.49 Bn | 325.29 Bn | 3.48 Bn | 50.54% |
| 9 | Applied Materials | 342.16 Bn | 307.60 Bn | 4.59 Bn | 28.98% |
| 10 | Cadence Design Systems | 89.00 Bn | 80.40 Bn | 1.35 Bn | 17.29% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 17.29% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 17.43% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 18.11% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 18.23% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 18.16% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 19.01% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 17.54% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 18.87% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 23.75% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 27.87% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 31.60% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 27.94% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 27.57% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 27.11% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 28.98% |
| Oct 1, 2022 | 34.66% |
| Jul 2, 2022 | 33.41% |
| Apr 2, 2022 | 29.65% |
| Jan 1, 2022 | 27.09% |
| Oct 2, 2021 | 23.08% |
API Access
Cadence Design Systems Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] 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=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=CDNS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=CDNS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();