Growth Metrics

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

Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) has disclosed Return on Invested Capital for 17 consecutive years, with 0.18% as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Return on Invested Capital fell 5.0% year-over-year to 0.18%; the TTM value through Mar 2026 reached 0.18%, down 5.0%, while the annual FY2025 figure was 0.21%, 3.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital hit 0.18% in Q1 2026 for Cadence Design Systems, down from 0.2% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Invested Capital topped out at 0.33% in Q3 2022 and bottomed at 0.18% in Q1 2026.
  • Average Return on Invested Capital over 5 years is 0.26%, with a median of 0.27% recorded in 2023.
  • Year-over-year, Return on Invested Capital rose 8bps in 2022 and then dropped -11bps in 2024.
  • Cadence Design Systems' Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.31% in 2022, then dropped by -5bps to 0.3% in 2023, then decreased by -28bps to 0.21% in 2024, then decreased by -4bps to 0.2% in 2025, then decreased by -10bps to 0.18% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Invested Capital over the past three periods came in at 0.18%, 0.2%, and 0.21% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.