Cadence Design Systems, Inc.CDNS
Price$350.73Intrinsic value$243.3531% below price

Valuation

How Intrinsic Value compares with model outputs

Intrinsic Value $243.35median of 6 methods · middle span $176-$325based on filings through 31 Mar 2026
Market Price $350.73Price as of 1 Oct 2026
Margin of Safety -30.6%as of 1 Oct 2026

Valuation methods vs. Market Price

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Assumptions

ParameterValue
Years 1–5: analyst growth pathFive-year total matches analyst consensus exactly. Year 1: 10.3% (near-term consensus, capped) · years 2–5: 16.3%/yr (balance of the path).15.1% per year
Years 6–10: glide to demonstrated growth
Per-year rates
Yr 615.2%Yr 714.0%Yr 812.8%Yr 911.7%Yr 1010.5%
16.3% → 10.5%
Years 11–20: glide to long-run rate
Per-year rates
Yr 119.7%Yr 129.0%Yr 138.2%Yr 147.5%Yr 156.7%Yr 166.0%Yr 175.2%Yr 184.5%Yr 193.7%Yr 203.0%
10.5% → 3.0%
Beyond year 20: terminal growthPerpetual long-run rate3.0%
Historical EPS growth (multi-year median)median of 2 windows (6/7y) (limited history)10.5%
Discount rate (cost of equity) 9.9%
Volatility vs market (adjusted beta)1.09

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TargetCadence Design Systems, Inc.CDNSInformation Technology
Valuation
P/E81.8×
P/S14.0×
P/B11.7×
EV / Revenue14.2×
EV / EBITDA—
Profitability
Gross margin86.4%
Operating margin28.2%
Net margin21.2%
FCF margin25.9%
Returns
ROE17.8%
ROA9.7%
ROIC15.3%
Growth
Revenue growth (YoY)19.1%
5-yr fwd EPS growth15.1%
Financial strength
Debt / Equity0.38×
Current ratio1.47×
Altman Z-Score10.9
Interest coverage—
Dividend yield—

Best value in each row is highlighted. Figures are periodic snapshots from the same filings used across each dossier; a dash means the figure is not available.

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