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Cadence Design Systems Inc
$374.06 +3.00 (+0.81%) At close · Jul 8
Market Cap
$106.45B
Shares
275,816,000

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$374.06 Open$367.34 Day$366.12–374.45 52W$262.75–416.69 Avg vol 30d2.5M Short int4.9M · 1.8% float · 1.9d Short vol49% Last earningsApr 27, 2026 DataJan 2020–Jul 2026 Filing10-Q · May 1
Equibles Rating blended score · not investment advice
Overall
Buy
SellHoldBuy
Technical Neutral Momentum Strong Sentiment Bearish Fundamentals Strong Quant / Vol Moderate
Market backdrop VIX 16.9 · calm Equity put/call 0.86
Technical
price trend
Neutral
50 / 200-day cross No cross
Price vs 200-day avg +14%
above
Price vs 50-day avg +1%
above
RSI (14) 49
neutral
MACD trend Negative
52-week position 72%
mid-range
Volume (OBV) Confirms
volume backs price
Momentum
relative strength
Strong
1-month return −5%
trailing
6-month return +16%
trailing
YTD return +20%
this year
Relative strength +8%
vs S&P · 6-mo
Sentiment
smart money
Bearish
Trend (MA cross) No cross
50d $370 › 200d $328 — 50d above 200d
Institutional flow Distributing
50 of 1,398 funds reported for Jun 30 · net -26.3K sh shares · +11 new
Insider flow Distributing
Net -$66.9M over 90 days · 100% sells
Short interest Rising
1.78% of float · ▲ +1.0% MoM · 1.9 days cover
Volume signal Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth Multi-yr high
1,398 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
Squeeze score 52
elevated · 0–100
Fundamentals
Strong
Revenue growth +14%
Y/Y
EPS growth +5%
Y/Y
Free cash flow $1.6B
Valuation P/E 90
rich
Buyback $1.2B
remaining
Balance sheet $3.0B
net cash
Quant / Vol
risk profile
Moderate
Volatility 39%
annualized · 1-yr
Max drawdown −29%
past year
ATR 3.7%
of price · 14-day

Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

Up next
Next earnings call
Jul 27, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 2 wks
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026 Est
filed May 1, 2026
AI Brief

TL;DR.

Bullish
    Bearish

      AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice

      Guidance & track record
      Latest guidance · from the Earnings Call filed Mar 31, 2026
      Revenue growth · 2026 Initiated 17%

      Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.

      Technicals

      trend & momentum for long-term holders Neutral
      1 · 4 · 2
      50 / 200-day cross
      No cross Neutral
      Price vs 200-day avg
      +14% Bullish
      Price vs 50-day avg
      +1% Bullish
      RSI (14)
      49 Neutral
      MACD trend
      Negative Bearish
      52-week position
      72% Neutral
      Volume (OBV)
      Confirms Neutral
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Bearish · 3 of 6
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $370 › 200d $328 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Distributing
      50 of 1,398 funds reported for Jun 30 · net -26.3K sh shares · +11 new
      Insider flow Distributing
      Net -$66.9M over 90 days · 100% sells
      Short interest Rising
      1.78% of float · ▲ +1.0% MoM · 1.9 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr high
      1,398 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      52-wk low $263 Now $374 · 72% 52-wk high $417
      vs 200-day avg +14% vs 50-day avg +1%

      Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

      Key metrics

      the company's own KPIs, from its earnings releases, calls, and filings
      Metric Latest Period YoY
      System Design and Analysis revenue year-over-year growth 18% Q1 2026
      backlog 8B Q1 call
      DSOs 67 first quarter call
      Non-GAAP operating margin non-GAAP 44.6% fiscal year 2025
      Revenue expected to be recognized in the next 12 months from remaining performance obligations $3.8B fiscal year 2025
      Year-end backlog $7.8B fiscal year 2025

      Figures exactly as the company stated them · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "call" marks figures stated on the earnings call, "filing" figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs the prior-year figure on file

      Versus peers

      Software - Application — same industry group
      Open screener →
      Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
      CDNS
      Cadence Design Systems Inc
      this stock
      $106.45B +19.7% +14.1% 90.0 1.8%
      SAP
      Sap SE
      $186.81B -35.2% 0.9%
      SHOP
      Shopify Inc.
      $159.13B -25.9% +26.1% 120.2 1.6%
      UBER
      Uber Technologies, Inc
      $151.35B -9.9% +18.3% 18.5 2.7%
      CRM
      Salesforce, Inc.
      $133.09B -37.1% +25.9% 18.8 7.2%

      Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

      At a glance

      key data from every section
      Ownership
      Institutional Holders Reducing
      Holders
      1,406
      % held
      83.1%
      Reported
      50 of 1,398
      Top holder
      BlackRock, Inc.
      Held Float
      View
      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      1,063
      View
      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Rising
      Shares short
      4.9M
      Days to cover
      1.9d
      Change
      +47.2K sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      49%
      As of
      Jul 9, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      1.5K
      Value
      $582.1K
      As of
      Jun 12, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      42.9%
      Week of
      Jun 15, 2026
      Off-exch Lit
      View
      Smart Money
      Insider Trades Net selling
      Net (90d)
      -$66.9M
      Buyers / Sellers
      0 / 6
      Buyers Sellers
      View
      Congressional Trades Sell
      Member
      Valerie Hoyle
      Amount
      $1.0K–$15.0K
      Traded
      Sep 23, 2025
      View
      Financials
      Financials
      Revenue (FY)
      $5.3B
      Net income (FY)
      $1.1B
      EPS diluted
      $4.06
      View
      Buybacks
      Authorized
      $1.5B
      Remaining
      $1.2B
      Spent Remaining
      View
      Filings
      SEC Filings
      Latest
      8-K
      Filed
      May 12, 2026
      This year
      8
      View
      Proposed Sales
      Value
      $2.3M
      Shares
      6.0K
      Filed
      Jun 15, 2026
      View
      Earnings & Events
      Earnings Calls
      Last call
      Apr 27, 2026
      View
      Investor Relations
      Latest news
      Cadence Announces Second Quarter…
      Published
      Jul 6, 2026
      Upcoming events
      1
      View

      Performance

      5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
      CDNS -0.3% -5.1% +15.8% -0.3% +19.7%
      SPY -0.2% +0.8% +7.4% -0.2% +9.3%
      vs SPY -0.2% -6.0% +8.4% -0.2% +10.4%

      Capital returns

      Buyback program · as of Mar 31, 2026
      Authorized
      $1.50B
      Spent (derived)
      $300.00M
      Remaining
      $1.20B
      Spent Remaining

      Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

      Key facts CIK 813672 CUSIP 127387108 13F (30d) 87 filings 54 filers Visit website Investor relations