Cadence Design Systems Inc (CDNS) Stock Forecast Nov. 3, 2026
Analysis updated on Nov. 3, 2026 (UTC) · Total · absolute moveSwitch to Alpha · Nasdaq
Cadence Design Systems Inc (CDNS) stock forecast summary
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Cadence Design Systems Inc is a large-cap company with a market capitalization of $89.69B. It ranks number 10 by market capitalization among the 60 Services-Prepackaged Software issuers in our coverage with a current forecast.
For CDNS, the Spearman rank correlation between our 90-day forecasts and the returns that followed is 58.0%, measured on 358 forecast dates between 2022-08-16 and 2026-08-05 on this stock's own recent history. A rank correlation runs from -100% to +100%: it measures whether higher forecasts were followed by higher returns, and a value near zero or below means the model has shown little skill on this stock. On the 30-day forecasts the same correlation is 29.0%, measured on 400 forecast dates between 2022-08-16 and 2026-10-02. Across our coverage, the out-of-sample test on 4629 stocks from 2025-01-06 to 2026-08-04 produced a positive net return in 92.9% of rebalance periods (factor-neutral book, net of estimated costs). Full backtest report
Expected absolute price move over the horizon, market included. This is the number a price target is built from. Ratings: strong buy ≥ +5.1%, buy ≥ +3.3%, sell < +1.7%, strong sell < +0.8% (top 15%, next 20%, middle 30%, next 20%, bottom 15% of the 2026-10-30 signals)
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How CDNS ranks among 4891 stocks
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Cadence Design Systems Inc (CDNS) fundamentals
Trailing twelve months. The industry median and the rank (1 = highest) are taken over the Services-Prepackaged Software peers listed below that report each metric.
Valuation & Market
| Metric | CDNS | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Market Cap | $89.69B | 10/60 |
| P/E Ratio | 65.51x | 13/39 |
| P/B Ratio | 13.05x | 12/51 |
| EPS | $5.03 | – |
| Book Value/Share | $25.26 | – |
| Revenue/Share | $22.53 | – |
| FCF/Share | $6.48 | – |
Profitability & Margins
| Metric | CDNS | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| ROE | 20.1% | 20/45 |
| ROA | 11.3% | 18/47 |
| ROIC | 18.2% | 15/53 |
| Operating Margin | 28.9% | 11/58 |
| Net Margin | 22.5% | 12/49 |
| EBT Margin | 30.0% | 11/58 |
| Tax Rate | 24.9% | – |
Financial Health
| Metric | CDNS | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 1.36x | 33/57 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.18x | 7/8 |
| D/E Ratio | 0.78x | 25/52 |
| Financial Leverage | 1.78x | 25/51 |
| Interest Coverage | 14.1x | 19/46 |
| Working Capital | $887M | 23/57 |
Cash Flow
| Metric | CDNS | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | $1.97B | 12/58 |
| Free Cash Flow | $1.76B | 10/49 |
| Capital Spending | -$204M | 41/49 |
| OCF Growth YoY | 21.7% | 36/51 |
| FCF Growth YoY | 19.3% | 27/42 |
| FCF/Sales | 28.8% | 18/49 |
| CapEx/Sales | 3.3% | 7/49 |
Operational Efficiency
| Metric | CDNS | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Asset Turnover | 0.50x | 31/49 |
| Receivables Turnover | 11.0x | 13/49 |
| Fixed Assets Turnover | 10.2x | 40/48 |
| Days Sales Outstanding | 33 days | 36/49 |
Income Statement
| Metric | CDNS | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue | $6.13B | 15/52 |
| Operating Income | $1.77B | 10/58 |
| Net Income | $1.38B | 10/49 |
| R&D Expense | $2.04B | 9/58 |
| SG&A Expense | $2.38B | 22/57 |
Dividend & Shareholder Information
| Metric | CDNS | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Shares Outstanding | 272M | – |
| Net Income Growth | 30.1% | 14/31 |
| EPS Growth | 5.2% | 28/36 |
Balance Sheet Highlights (USD millions)
| Total Current Assets | $3.35B | 27.4% of assets |
| Cash & Short-term Investments | $1.45B | 11.9% of assets |
| Accounts Receivable | $557M | 4.6% of assets |
| Inventory | $449M | 3.7% of assets |
| Total Liabilities | $5.35B | 43.8% of assets |
| Short-term Debt | $1.66B | 13.6% of assets |
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Cadence Design Systems Inc (CDNS) industry peers
Companies classified under the same SEC industry code as Cadence Design Systems Inc (Services-Prepackaged Software): 60 common-stock issuers with a forecast this week, one row per issuer, largest first. This is a classification match, not a curated list of competitors.
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Sign up free| Company | 90-Day AI Forecast (Total) | Market Cap |
|---|---|---|
| CDNS Cadence Design Systems Inc | $89.69B | |
| MSFT Microsoft Corp | $3.77T | |
| PLTR Palantir Technologies Inc. | $428.53B | |
| ORCL Oracle Corp | $360.49B | |
| SAP Sap Se | $287.00B | |
| CRWD Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc. | $247.60B | |
| SHOP Shopify Inc. | $201.00B | |
| CRM Salesforce, Inc. | $186.15B | |
| NET Cloudflare, Inc. | $98.68B | |
| ADBE Adobe Inc. | $97.87B | |
| SNPS Synopsys Inc | $89.32B | |
| DDOG Datadog, Inc. | $84.48B | |
| NTES Netease, Inc. | $73.99B | |
| ADSK Autodesk, Inc. | $53.90B | |
| VEEV Veeva Systems Inc | $49.71B | |
| TEAM Atlassian Corp | $47.36B | |
| XYZ Block, Inc. | $45.79B | |
| OKTA Okta, Inc. | $36.40B | |
| TTWO Take Two Interactive Software Inc | $35.92B | |
| TWLO Twilio Inc | $31.88B | |
| RBLX Roblox Corp | $30.71B | |
| CRWV Coreweave, Inc. | $27.66B | |
| MDB Mongodb, Inc. | $26.62B | |
| RBRK Rubrik, Inc. | $23.77B | |
| PTC Ptc Inc. | $21.22B | |
| SSNC Ss&C Technologies Holdings Inc | $19.14B | |
| GEN Gen Digital Inc. | $17.89B | |
| NTNX Nutanix, Inc. | $17.43B | |
| TYL Tyler Technologies Inc | $16.15B | |
| CHKP Check Point Software Technologies Ltd | $16.06B | |
| DT Dynatrace, Inc. | $15.93B | |
| MANH Manhattan Associates Inc | $14.76B | |
| GWRE Guidewire Software, Inc. | $13.32B | |
| BSY Bentley Systems Inc | $12.36B | |
| PAYC Paycom Software, Inc. | $11.99B | |
| FIG Figma, Inc. | $11.83B | |
| HUBS Hubspot Inc | $11.64B | |
| SAIL Sailpoint, Inc. | $10.96B | |
| FROG Jfrog Ltd | $10.49B | |
| ESTC Elastic N.V. | $10.21B | |
| PCOR Procore Technologies, Inc. | $9.33B | |
| PCTY Paylocity Holding Corp | $9.24B | |
| NTSK Netskope Inc | $8.99B | |
| GTLB Gitlab Inc. | $8.68B | |
| DBX Dropbox, Inc. | $8.18B | |
| S Sentinelone, Inc. | $8.06B | |
| APPF Appfolio Inc | $7.97B | |
| TTAN Servicetitan, Inc. | $7.91B | |
| DSGX Descartes Systems Group Inc | $7.86B | |
| ZETA Zeta Global Holdings Corp. | $7.51B | |
| GLBE Global-E Online Ltd. | $7.27B | |
| QLYS Qualys, Inc. | $7.18B | |
| PATH Uipath, Inc. | $6.95B | |
| NICE Nice Ltd. | $6.79B | |
| NAVN Navan, Inc. | $6.61B | |
| CVLT Commvault Systems Inc | $6.54B | |
| DUOL Duolingo, Inc. | $6.16B | |
| BOX Box Inc | $5.93B | |
| KVYO Klaviyo, Inc. | $5.73B | |
| OCTV Octave Intelligence Plc | $5.68B |
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Cadence Design Systems Inc (CDNS) stock forecast FAQ
What is the Cadence Design Systems Inc (CDNS) stock forecast?
Our AI scores Cadence Design Systems Inc every trading day against every stock it covers. Create a free account and follow it to see its rating and price target.
How accurate are Cadence Design Systems Inc stock predictions?
For CDNS, the Spearman rank correlation between our 90-day forecasts and the returns that followed is 58.0%, measured on 358 forecast dates between 2022-08-16 and 2026-08-05 on this stock's own recent history. A rank correlation runs from -100% to +100%: it measures whether higher forecasts were followed by higher returns, and a value near zero or below means the model has shown little skill on this stock. On the 30-day forecasts the same correlation is 29.0%, measured on 400 forecast dates between 2022-08-16 and 2026-10-02. Across our coverage, the out-of-sample test on 4629 stocks from 2025-01-06 to 2026-08-04 produced a positive net return in 92.9% of rebalance periods (factor-neutral book, net of estimated costs). Full backtest report
How often are Cadence Design Systems Inc forecasts updated?
Cadence Design Systems Inc forecasts are refreshed on trading days as the daily model run completes. The forecast on this page was produced on Nov. 3, 2026.
Which companies are Cadence Design Systems Inc's industry peers?
60 issuers in our coverage, CDNS included, share the SEC industry code Services-Prepackaged Software. The largest are: Microsoft Corp (MSFT), Palantir Technologies Inc. (PLTR), Oracle Corp (ORCL), Sap Se (SAP), Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc. (CRWD), Shopify Inc. (SHOP).
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