Last Price$241.7(3.5%)
Market Cap$67.7B
EV/FCF LTM
86.4x
5Y avg
50.0x
Software - Application industry
median
15.5x
Stock quality & Intrinsic value
7/10
(0.4%) overvalued
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. EV/FCF LTM
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| Dec'05 | Dec'06 | Dec'07 | Jan'09 | Dec'09 | Dec'10 | Dec'11 | Dec'12 | Dec'13 | Jan'15 | Dec'15 | Dec'16 | Dec'17 | Dec'18 | Dec'19 | Dec'20 | Dec'21 | Dec'22 | Dec'23 | Dec'24 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EV/FCF LTM | 15.9x | 16.4x | 14.1x | 7.3x | 164.0x | 21.7x | 13.3x | 13.9x | 12.4x | 19.1x | 17.1x | 22.1x | 23.2x | 21.6x | 29.9x | 43.9x | 53.4x | 39.5x | 59.1x | 86.4x |
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Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (CDNS) EV/FCF LTM comparison analysis
General
LTM EV/FCF LTM
OTHER METRICS
Company name
Revenue growth
EPS growth
Net Income margin
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.CDNS
60.4x
13.5%
0.8%
22.7%
Median Peer Set
29.8x
16.7%
46.2%
18.6%
Shopify Inc.SHOP
87.0x
25.8%
1,470.0%
22.7%
SAP SESAP
71.6x
3.7%
67.5%
19.7%
AppLovin CorporationAPP
57.4x
16.5%
N/A
10.9%
ServiceNow, Inc.NOW
54.6x
22.4%
(18.4%)
13.0%
Intuit Inc.INTU
31.3x
13.3%
24.8%
18.2%
Workday, Inc.WDAY
28.2x
16.8%
N/A
19.0%
Uber Technologies, Inc.UBER
22.3x
18.0%
423.3%
22.4%
Salesforce, Inc.CRM
22.1x
11.2%
1,923.8%
11.9%
Coinbase Global, Inc.COIN
17.9x
111.2%
2,507.5%
39.3%
MicroStrategy IncorporatedMSTR
(2.6x)
(6.6%)
N/A
(251.7%)
CDNS key stats
USD
Millions
Billions
Annual
Quarterly
Trailing
Key stats
Income statement
Balance sheet
Cash Flow Statement
Valuation
Ratios
Per share
Per employee
Dividends & Yields
| Dec'05 | Dec'06 | Dec'07 | Jan'09 | Jan'10 | Jan'11 | Dec'11 | Dec'12 | Dec'13 | Jan'15 | Jan'16 | Dec'16 | Dec'17 | Dec'18 | Dec'19 | Jan'21 | Jan'22 | Dec'22 | Dec'23 | Dec'24 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
% growth | 1,329.2 11.0% | 1,483.9 11.6% | 1,615.0 8.8% | 1,038.6 (35.7%) | 852.6 (17.9%) | 936.0 9.8% | 1,149.8 22.9% | 1,326.4 15.4% | 1,460.1 10.1% | 1,580.9 8.3% | 1,702.1 7.7% | 1,816.1 6.7% | 1,943.0 7.0% | 2,138.0 10.0% | 2,336.3 9.3% | 2,682.9 14.8% | 2,988.2 11.4% | 3,561.7 19.2% | 4,090.0 14.8% | 4,641.3 13.5% |
| Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) | 228.8 | 227.1 | 214.5 | 209.5 | 169.2 | 156.4 | 195.2 | 191.1 | 200.2 | 223.7 | 238.5 | 256.5 | 237.4 | 258.7 | 266.4 | 305.5 | 307.0 | 371.6 | 435.0 | 210.9 |
% margin | 1,100.4 82.8% | 1,256.8 84.7% | 1,400.5 86.7% | 829.1 79.8% | 683.4 80.2% | 779.5 83.3% | 954.7 83.0% | 1,135.3 85.6% | 1,259.9 86.3% | 1,357.2 85.8% | 1,463.6 86.0% | 1,559.6 85.9% | 1,705.6 87.8% | 1,879.3 87.9% | 2,070.0 88.6% | 2,377.4 88.6% | 2,681.2 89.7% | 3,190.1 89.6% | 3,654.9 89.4% | 4,430.4 95.5% |
| Operating Expenses | 936.8 | 1,032.1 | 1,089.6 | 1,038.8 | 775.6 | 782.5 | 833.9 | 923.5 | 1,052.9 | 1,140.3 | 1,173.7 | 1,273.7 | 1,372.3 | 1,472.0 | 1,569.5 | 1,722.6 | 1,903.2 | 2,116.4 | 2,403.7 | 3,079.6 |
| Research & Development Expenses (R&D) | 370.1 | 460.1 | 494.0 | 457.9 | 354.7 | 376.4 | 400.7 | 454.1 | 534.0 | 603.0 | 637.6 | 735.3 | 804.2 | 884.8 | 935.9 | 1,033.7 | 1,134.3 | 1,251.5 | 1,441.8 | 1,549.1 |
| Selling, General & Administrative Expenses (SG&A) | 518.9 | 548.9 | 576.1 | 510.4 | 409.5 | 392.0 | 416.7 | 454.4 | 499.5 | 513.3 | 512.4 | 520.3 | 553.3 | 573.1 | 621.5 | 670.9 | 749.3 | 846.3 | 920.6 | 1,039.8 |
% margin | 118.8 8.9% | 224.6 15.1% | 317.9 19.7% | (1,573.3) (151.5%) | (123.6) (14.5%) | (13.2) (1.4%) | 120.4 10.5% | 211.7 16.0% | 189.0 12.9% | 206.6 13.1% | 285.4 16.8% | 244.9 13.5% | 324.0 16.7% | 396.2 18.5% | 491.8 21.1% | 645.6 24.1% | 779.1 26.1% | 1,073.7 30.1% | 1,251.2 30.6% | 1,350.8 29.1% |
| Interest Income | 0.0 | 0.0 | 48.1 | 20.4 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 8.1 | 9.5 | 3.8 | 2.6 | 10.1 | 29.6 | 0.0 |
| Interest Expense | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.4 | 11.6 | 28.9 | 36.3 | 43.0 | 34.7 | 37.6 | 34.1 | 28.3 | 23.7 | 25.7 | 23.1 | 18.8 | 20.7 | 17.0 | 22.9 | 36.2 | (76.0) |
| Pre-tax Income | 128.5 | 241.9 | 364.1 | (1,601.7) | (153.5) | (47.0) | 95.4 | 188.3 | 159.0 | 181.0 | 267.6 | 237.2 | 315.0 | 376.4 | 479.0 | 632.7 | 768.4 | 1,045.4 | 1,281.9 | 1,395.8 |
% effective tax rate | 79.1 61.6% | 99.7 41.2% | 67.8 18.6% | 252.3 (15.8%) | (3.6) 2.4% | (189.3) 403.1% | 23.2 24.3% | (251.7) (133.7%) | (5.2) (3.3%) | 22.1 12.2% | 15.2 5.7% | 34.1 14.4% | 110.9 35.2% | 30.6 8.1% | (510.0) (106.5%) | 42.1 6.7% | 72.5 9.4% | 196.4 18.8% | 240.8 18.8% | 340.3 24.4% |
% margin | 49.3 3.7% | 142.6 9.6% | 296.3 18.3% | (1,854.0) (178.5%) | (149.9) (17.6%) | 142.3 15.2% | 72.2 6.3% | 439.9 33.2% | 164.2 11.2% | 158.9 10.1% | 252.4 14.8% | 203.1 11.2% | 204.1 10.5% | 345.8 16.2% | 989.0 42.3% | 590.6 22.0% | 696.0 23.3% | 849.0 23.8% | 1,041.1 25.5% | 1,055.5 22.7% |
| EPS | 0.18 | 0.51 | 1.09 | (7.29) | (0.58) | 0.55 | 0.27 | 1.63 | 0.59 | 0.56 | 0.88 | 0.71 | 0.75 | 1.26 | 3.62 | 2.16 | 2.54 | 3.13 | 3.86 | 3.89 |
| Diluted EPS | 0.16 | 0.46 | 1.01 | (7.29) | (0.58) | 0.54 | 0.27 | 1.57 | 0.56 | 0.52 | 0.81 | 0.70 | 0.73 | 1.23 | 3.53 | 2.11 | 2.50 | 3.09 | 3.82 | 3.85 |
% margin | 377.9 28.4% | 401.3 27.0% | 507.1 31.4% | (1,461.4) (140.7%) | (31.5) (3.7%) | 61.9 6.6% | 230.1 20.0% | 312.2 23.5% | 305.3 20.9% | 332.5 21.0% | 408.8 24.0% | 406.5 22.4% | 448.9 23.1% | 526.0 24.6% | 620.6 26.6% | 799.2 29.8% | 927.7 31.0% | 1,200.4 33.7% | 1,419.6 34.7% | 1,350.8 29.1% |
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FAQ
1) What is Cadence Design Systems, Inc.'s EV/FCF LTM?
As of today, Microsoft Corp's last 12-month EV/FCF LTM is 86.4x, based on the financial report for Dec 30, 2024 (Q4’2024). The average annual EV/FCF LTM for Cadence Design Systems, Inc. have been 55.3x over the past three years, and 52.5x over the past five years.
2) Is Cadence Design Systems, Inc.'s EV/FCF LTM Good?
As of today, Cadence Design Systems, Inc.'s EV/FCF LTM is 86.4x, which is higher than industry median of 15.5x. It indicates that Cadence Design Systems, Inc.'s EV/FCF LTM is Bad.