CDNS PEER ANALYSIS

Cadence Design Systems Inc — metric-by-metric comparison with peers and the industry median

CDNSCadence Design Systems Inc

🇺🇸 USA · US · Technology · Software - Application

Value it Duel

Overall Profile & Returns

· Software - Application

Position Within Industry

0 = weak quartile, 100 = strong quartile

CDNSIndustry median

Scores normalize each metric against industry quartiles (p25–p75); direction is inverted for lower-is-better metrics.

Return Comparison

1-Year

Split-adjusted

Year-to-Date (YTD)

Key Metric Comparison

P/E

Lower is better

ROE

Higher is better

Net Margin

Higher is better

Revenue Growth

Higher is better

All Metrics

Valuation
Metric	CDNS	SHOP	SAP	CSU	DSY	XRO	Ind. Median
P/E	87.84	116.81	21.87	55.84	19.98●	74.33	30.63
P/B	15.68	12.53	3.65	10.59	2.66	2.30●	4.35
EV/EBITDA	52.72	76.97	—	14.16	10.87●	14.44	16.67
P/S	18.60	12.67	4.38	3.39●	3.98	4.38	3.48

Financial Health
Metric	CDNS	SHOP	SAP	CSU	DSY	XRO	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	1.47	6.20●	1.07	0.91	1.70	1.09	1.45
Debt/Equity	47.0%	1.4%●	—	143.2%	26.9%	39.3%	32.2%
NetDebt/EBITDA	0.78	-2.84●	—	0.83	-1.18	0.22	-0.05

Profitability
Metric	CDNS	SHOP	SAP	CSU	DSY	XRO	Ind. Median
Net Margin	21.2%●	10.9%	20.0%	6.1%	19.9%	6.1%	8.1%
ROE	20.7%	11.5%	16.5%	21.3%●	13.5%	4.7%	11.5%
ROA	11.1%●	9.8%	10.0%	4.8%	8.0%	2.6%	4.7%
EBITDA Margin	35.8%	15.9%	35.9%●	25.4%	33.0%	30.8%	16.0%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	CDNS	SHOP	SAP	CSU	DSY	XRO	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	13.4%	31.9%	6.2%	17.2%	-1.8%	36.1%●	13.4%
NI Growth	8.3%	-16.0%	30.5%●	-3.1%	4.5%	-23.8%	9.5%
Div. Yield	—	—	1.8%●	0.1%	1.4%	—	1.0%
Payout	—	—	36.7%	11.4%	27.9%	—	17.6%

Valuation
Metric	CDNS	ADP	DDOG	NOW	SNOW	ADBE	Ind. Median
P/E	87.84	22.17	686.51	63.88	—	12.13●	30.63
P/B	15.68	15.17	23.35	9.57	46.67	7.61●	4.35
EV/EBITDA	52.72	14.96	392.31	33.93	—	8.97●	16.67
P/S	18.60	4.46	25.37	8.04	17.99	3.48●	3.48

Financial Health
Metric	CDNS	ADP	DDOG	NOW	SNOW	ADBE	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	1.47	1.04	3.40●	0.85	1.00	0.75	1.45
Debt/Equity	47.0%	67.6%	32.2%	20.7%●	142.9%	61.3%	32.2%
NetDebt/EBITDA	0.78	0.16	-15.20●	-0.85	0.18	0.14	-0.05

Profitability
Metric	CDNS	ADP	DDOG	NOW	SNOW	ADBE	Ind. Median
Net Margin	21.2%	20.1%	3.7%	12.6%	-23.8%	28.7%●	8.1%
ROE	20.7%	71.2%●	3.9%	16.1%	-55.1%	63.0%	11.5%
ROA	11.1%	7.2%	2.1%	7.7%	-14.3%	24.9%●	4.7%
EBITDA Margin	35.8%	30.2%	6.2%	23.1%	-19.8%	39.4%●	16.0%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	CDNS	ADP	DDOG	NOW	SNOW	ADBE	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	13.4%	6.9%	29.5%	21.7%	31.1%●	11.5%	13.4%
NI Growth	8.3%	8.7%	-18.1%	14.2%●	—	5.2%	9.5%
Div. Yield	—	2.8%	—	—	—	—	1.0%
Payout	—	59.1%	—	—	—	—	17.6%

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