Growth Metrics

Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) Return on Sales (2016 - 2026)

Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) has disclosed Return on Sales for 18 consecutive years, with 0.23% as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Return on Sales rose 1.0% year-over-year to 0.23%; the TTM value through Mar 2026 reached 0.21%, down 1.0%, while the annual FY2025 figure was 0.21%, 2.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Sales hit 0.23% in Q1 2026 for Cadence Design Systems, down from 0.27% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Sales topped out at 0.3% in Q4 2023 and bottomed at 0.13% in Q2 2025.
  • Average Return on Sales over 5 years is 0.23%, with a median of 0.23% recorded in 2023.
  • Year-over-year, Return on Sales increased 5bps in 2022 and then fell -9bps in 2025.
  • Cadence Design Systems' Return on Sales stood at 0.27% in 2022, then grew by 13bps to 0.3% in 2023, then decreased by -17bps to 0.25% in 2024, then increased by 7bps to 0.27% in 2025, then fell by -16bps to 0.23% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Sales over the past three periods came in at 0.23%, 0.27%, and 0.21% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.