Growth Metrics

Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) Return on Sales (2016 - 2025)

Historic Return on Sales for Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) over the last 17 years, with Q3 2025 value amounting to 0.21%.

  • Cadence Design Systems' Return on Sales rose 200.0% to 0.21% in Q3 2025 from the same period last year, while for Sep 2025 it was 0.2%, marking a year-over-year decrease of 400.0%. This contributed to the annual value of 0.23% for FY2024, which is 300.0% down from last year.
  • As of Q3 2025, Cadence Design Systems' Return on Sales stood at 0.21%, which was up 200.0% from 0.13% recorded in Q2 2025.
  • Over the past 5 years, Cadence Design Systems' Return on Sales peaked at 0.3% during Q4 2023, and registered a low of 0.13% during Q2 2025.
  • Moreover, its 5-year median value for Return on Sales was 0.23% (2021), whereas its average is 0.23%.
  • Over the last 5 years, Cadence Design Systems' Return on Sales had its largest YoY gain of 500bps in 2021, and its largest YoY loss of -8800bps in 2021.
  • Quarter analysis of 5 years shows Cadence Design Systems' Return on Sales stood at 0.23% in 2021, then increased by 14bps to 0.27% in 2022, then rose by 13bps to 0.3% in 2023, then fell by -17bps to 0.25% in 2024, then decreased by -15bps to 0.21% in 2025.
  • Its Return on Sales stands at 0.21% for Q3 2025, versus 0.13% for Q2 2025 and 0.22% for Q1 2025.