Last Price$241.7(3.5%)
Market Cap$67.7B
LTM Free Cash Flow margin
24.1%
5Y avg
29.9%
Software - Application industry
median
5.0%
Stock quality & Intrinsic value
7/10
(0.4%) overvalued
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. Free Cash Flow margin
Annual
Quarterly
LTM
Industry median
Company stand-alone
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| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free Cash Flow margin | 26.7% | 23.3% | 19.7% | (2.8%) | (1.9%) | 17.3% | 18.2% | 21.1% | 22.1% | 17.5% | 19.6% | 21.5% | 21.2% | 25.4% | 28.0% | 30.2% | 34.6% | 31.4% | 30.5% | 24.1% |
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Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (CDNS) Free Cash Flow margin comparison analysis
General
LTM Free Cash Flow margin
OTHER METRICS
Company name
Revenue growth
EPS growth
Net Income margin
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.CDNS
24.1%
13.5%
0.8%
22.7%
Median Peer Set
28.4%
16.7%
46.2%
18.6%
AppLovin CorporationAPP
44.5%
16.5%
N/A
10.9%
Coinbase Global, Inc.COIN
41.0%
111.2%
2,507.5%
39.3%
Salesforce, Inc.CRM
32.8%
11.2%
1,923.8%
11.9%
Intuit Inc.INTU
32.8%
13.3%
24.8%
18.2%
ServiceNow, Inc.NOW
30.8%
22.4%
(18.4%)
13.0%
Workday, Inc.WDAY
26.0%
16.8%
N/A
19.0%
Shopify Inc.SHOP
18.0%
25.8%
1,470.0%
22.7%
Uber Technologies, Inc.UBER
15.8%
18.0%
423.3%
22.4%
SAP SESAP
12.9%
3.7%
67.5%
19.7%
MicroStrategy IncorporatedMSTR
(4,777.0%)
(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 Free Cash Flow margin?
As of today, Microsoft Corp's last 12-month Free Cash Flow margin is 24.1%, based on the financial report for Dec 31, 2024 (Q4’2024). The average annual Free Cash Flow margin for Cadence Design Systems, Inc. have been 29.8% over the past three years, and 31.4% over the past five years.
2) Is Cadence Design Systems, Inc.'s Free Cash Flow margin Good?
As of today, Cadence Design Systems, Inc.'s Free Cash Flow margin is 24.1%, which is higher than industry median of 5.0%. It indicates that Cadence Design Systems, Inc.'s Free Cash Flow margin is Good.