Cadence Design Systems, Inc.
Company & revenue
About Cadence Design Systems, Inc.
Who they are
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. operates globally, delivering a comprehensive suite of solutions that includes software, specialized hardware, professional services, and pre-designed integrated circuit (IC) building blocks. The company's robust functional verification offerings feature dedicated emulation and prototyping hardware. This portfolio encompasses JasperGold for formal verification, Xcelium for parallel logic simulation, Palladium as an enterprise-grade emulation platform, and Protium, a prototyping platform designed for thorough chip verification.
Detailed revenue, brand and relationship research has not yet been completed for CDNS.
Wall Street Score
Overall investment score · Quality, value, risk and opportunity
43
Weak
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Company Quality
How good is the actual business—regardless of today’s stock price?
82
Strong
Financial Strength
67
Business Quality / Moat
98
Management
100
Growth Quality
55
Risk / Durability
97
Uses financial strength, moat, management, growth quality and durability. It excludes share price, P/E, market cap, intrinsic value and margin of safety.
Opportunity
Opportunity Score · How does the current price compare with estimated value?
36
Avoid
Based on current valuation, company quality, recent trends, and available market signals.
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Model Outlook
12-month model · What does the model think happens next?
47/100
Building Historical Record
Model Score 47/100 — estimates relative performance potential, distinct from WallStreetScore (company quality).
Probability unavailable — the model has not produced a calibrated probability yet.
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WSS View
The quick read
WSS currently sees meaningful weaknesses in the company-strength profile.
At today’s price, the WSS valuation framework currently reads as less attractive based on the available valuation and market data.
The model outlook is currently cautious.
- •Recent buyback activity is present
- •M&A headline · Sep 7, 2026
- •Valuation is a weaker part of the current profile
- •Revenue fundamentals are weak
- •Asset quality is a weaker factor
Company-specific research
Questions worth answering for CDNS
These questions are generated from this company's current financial and score data so the page adds context instead of treating the headline score as a stand-alone conclusion.
- •Can CDNS maintain its current revenue growth rate and improve the amount of that revenue that turns into earnings and cash?
- •Is CDNS's positive free cash flow repeatable, or is the current level being helped by temporary working-capital or spending changes?
- •Does CDNS's balance between cash and debt leave enough flexibility if business conditions weaken?
- •What future growth or profitability would be needed to justify CDNS's current valuation?
Essential Investment Snapshot
Wall Street Score
43
Opportunity Score
36
Market Cap
$96.76B
P/E Ratio
65.3
EPS
$5.06
52-Week High
$416.69
52-Week Low
$262.75
Beta
1.14
Intrinsic Value
$186.14
Analyst Target
$422.50
Shares Outstanding
273.3M
Total Revenue
$5.84B
Total Debt
$2.48B
Dividend
No current dividend
Liquidation Value / Share
$25.09
Momentum & Volatility Signals
Two different market-behavior signals. Momentum measures direction and trend strength. Volatility measures how large and unstable the price moves are, regardless of direction.
Building upward momentum
Low movement
A high momentum score means price has been trending upward with confirming short- and medium-term strength. A low score means downward or weakening momentum.
A high volatility score means larger, less stable price swings. It can happen while a stock is rising or falling, so high volatility is not automatically bullish or bearish.
Important: the volatility score above is based on realized price volatility. Implied volatility (IV) comes from options prices and represents the market's expected future movement. Wall Street Score will keep IV separate and will only display it when a verified options-chain feed is available.
Notices for CDNS
Detected from reported data — verify before acting.Historical repurchase activity
Reported cash flows or share-count measures indicate past repurchase activity. This does not verify an active buyback authorization or future purchases.
M&A headline · Sep 7, 2026
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. $CDNS Shares Acquired by California State Teachers Retirement System — This is a provider-linked headline, not an independently confirmed event. Check the article and company filings for the subject, proposed/completed status, and subsequent updates.
Defense WorldCommunity Sentiment
0 active · 0 total callsNo personal call yet on CDNS.
What the Bulls Say
- +Product opportunity: Cadence Design Systems, Inc. operates globally, delivering a comprehensive suite of solutions that includes software, specialized hardware, professional services, and pre-designed integrated circuit (IC) building blocks. The company's robust functional verification offerings feature dedicated emulation and prototyping hardware. This portfolio encompasses JasperGold for formal verification, Xcelium for parallel logic simulation, Palladium as an enterprise-grade emulation platform, and Protium, a.
- +Positive free cash flow may provide capacity to invest in growth.
What the Bears Say
No strong bearish data point is currently available.
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Scores
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Score Changes
5 historical score records availablePrevious Score
43
Sep 14, 2026
Change
-0.2
points
Current Score
43
Oct 1, 2026
Category Changes
CDNS decreased 0.2 points because Capital declined by 2 points.
Negative Contributors
- − Capital declined by 2 points
Projected Score
Projected Score
47
Projected Change
+3.4%
Preliminary comparable-period financial changes suggest improvement of approximately 3.4 points. This is a projected estimate, not the official WallStreetScore.
Price vs. Value
OvervaluedCurrent Price
$351.35
Intrinsic Value
$186.14
Difference
+$165.21
+88.8% vs IV
Margin of Safety
-88.8%
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