Cadence Design Systems CDNS
NASDAQ CDNS
$292.70 -12.18 (-4.00%)
At close: Sep 4, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026)

Cadence Design Systems' (CDNS) quarterly Tax Rate came in at 28.06% in Q2 2026, down 1491.0% on a YoY basis from 2.02% in Q2 2025, and up 29.93% quarter-over-quarter from 21.59% in Q1 2026.

Analysis

Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) has reported Tax Rate for 18 consecutive years, with 28.06% the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Tax Rate fell 1491.0% year-over-year to 28.06%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 stood at 24.46% (down 359.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 27.14%, up 276.0% from the prior year.
  • Tax Rate rose to 28.06% in Q2 2026 per CDNS's latest filing, from 21.59% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Tax Rate topped out at 42.96% in Q2 2025 and bottomed at 14.19% in Q4 2022.
  • Historically, Tax Rate has averaged 22.06% across 5 years, with a median of 24.07% in 2022.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Tax Rate slumped 2749 bps in 2022, then soared 2473 bps in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, Tax Rate stood at 14.19% in 2022, then jumped by 174 bps to 10.54% in 2023, then jumped by 110 bps to 22.09% in 2024, then declined by 4 bps to 21.26% in 2025, then jumped by 32 bps to 28.06% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Tax Rate over the past three periods registered 28.06%, 21.59%, and 21.26% for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Tax Rate (Qtr)
1 Cadence Design Systems 80.61 Bn 79.17 Bn 1.41 Bn 28.06%
2 Synopsys 75.46 Bn 71.85 Bn 1.80 Bn 20.21%
3 Dolby Laboratories 5.84 Bn 5.18 Bn 264.68 Mn 33.33%
4 Adeia 2.92 Bn 2.72 Bn - 8.62%
5 Pdf Solutions 1.91 Bn 1.80 Bn 42.42 Mn 7.63%
6 Ceva 758.32 Mn 758.32 Mn - -170.95%
7 Immersion 255.40 Mn 345.19 Mn 84.86 Mn 33.25%
8 Silvaco 220.28 Mn 207.28 Mn 15.16 Mn 16.09%
9 Atomera 157.66 Mn 157.66 Mn 132,000.00 -
10 Network-1 Technologies 36.35 Mn 2.60 Mn - -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 28.06%
Mar 31, 2026 21.59%
Dec 31, 2025 21.26%
Sep 30, 2025 26.90%
Jun 30, 2025 42.96%
Mar 31, 2025 23.09%
Dec 31, 2024 22.09%
Sep 30, 2024 28.58%
Jun 30, 2024 27.30%
Mar 31, 2024 20.13%
Dec 31, 2023 10.54%
Sep 30, 2023 15.21%
Jun 30, 2023 25.90%
Mar 31, 2023 24.79%
Dec 31, 2022 -14.19%
Oct 1, 2022 26.15%
Jul 2, 2022 31.44%
Apr 2, 2022 24.07%
Jan 1, 2022 13.31%
Oct 2, 2021 6.57%