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CDNS · Cadence Design Systems Inc

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$324.82 +1.05 (+0.32%) At close · Aug 14
Market Cap
$89.59B
Shares
275.82M

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$324.82 Open$324.74 Day$319.46–326.87 52W close$265.66–416.39 Avg vol 30d2.2M Short int6.1M · 2.2% float · 2.1d Short vol26% Last earningsJul 27, 2026 DataJan 2020–Aug 2026 Filing10-Q · Jul 29

Up next

Next earnings call
Oct 26, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 10 wks
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026 Est
filed Jul 29, 2026

AI Brief

TL;DR.

Bullish
    Bearish

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

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      Equibles Rating

      blended score · not investment advice
      Overall
      Buy
      SellHoldBuy
      Technical Sell Momentum Very Strong Sentiment Bullish Fundamentals Strong Quant / Vol Moderate
      Market backdrop VIX 14.3 · calm Equity put/call 0.52
      Technical
      price trend
      Sell
      50 / 200-day cross No cross
      Price vs 200-day avg −1%
      below
      Price vs 50-day avg −10%
      below
      RSI (14) 37
      neutral
      MACD trend Negative
      52-week position 39%
      mid-range
      Momentum
      relative strength
      Very Strong
      1-month return −2%
      trailing
      6-month return +16%
      trailing
      YTD return +4%
      this year
      Relative strength +2%
      vs S&P · 6-mo
      Sentiment
      smart money
      Bullish
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $361 › 200d $328 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      +5% holders QoQ · +211 funds added
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      Short interest Falling
      2.21% of float · ▼ -1.4% MoM · 2.1 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr high
      1,475 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
      Squeeze score 45
      elevated · 0–100
      Fundamentals
      Strong
      Revenue growth +14%
      Y/Y
      EPS growth +5%
      Y/Y
      Free cash flow $1.6B
      Valuation P/E 75.7
      rich
      Buyback $1.0B
      remaining
      Balance sheet $3.0B
      net cash
      Quant / Vol
      risk profile
      Moderate
      Volatility 40%
      annualized · 1-yr
      Max drawdown −29%
      past year
      ATR 3.9%
      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.

      Guidance & track record

      Latest guidance · from the 8-K filed Jul 27, 2026
      Revenue · fiscal year 2026 $6.26B – $6.34B
      GAAP operating margin · fiscal year 2026 27.75% – 28.75%
      GAAP diluted net income per share · fiscal year 2026 $4.76 – $4.86
      Non-GAAP operating margin · fiscal year 2026 43.75% – 44.75%
      Non-GAAP diluted net income per share · fiscal year 2026 $8.05 – $8.15
      Prior guidance period ended · from the 8-K filed Feb 17, 2026
      Total Revenue · Q1 2026 $1.42B – $1.46B
      GAAP Operating Margin · Q1 2026 30% – 31%
      Non-GAAP Operating Margin · Q1 2026 44% – 45%
      Guided vs delivered · last 1 settled
      Revenue fiscal 2024
      guided $4.56B – $4.62B
      $4.64B Beat +1.1%

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

      Technicals

      trend & momentum for long-term holders Sell
      2 · 4 · 0
      50 / 200-day cross
      No cross Neutral
      Price vs 200-day avg
      −1% Neutral
      Price vs 50-day avg
      −10% Bearish
      RSI (14)
      37 Neutral
      MACD trend
      Negative Bearish
      52-week position
      39% Neutral
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Bullish · 3 of 6
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $361 › 200d $328 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      +5% holders QoQ · +211 funds added
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      Short interest Falling
      2.21% of float · ▼ -1.4% MoM · 2.1 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr high
      1,475 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      Range low $266 Now $325 · 39% Range high $416
      vs 200-day avg -1% vs 50-day avg -10%

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

      Key metrics

      the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings
      Metric Latest Period YoY
      Quarter-end backlog 8.1B Q2 2026
      Revenue expected to be recognized in the next 12 months from remaining performance obligations 4.2B Q2 2026
      Non-GAAP operating margin non-GAAP 44.7% Q1 2026
      Remaining performance obligations expected to be recognized in the next 12 months $3.8B Fiscal Year 2025
      Year-end backlog $7.8B Fiscal Year 2025

      Figures exactly as the company stated them in writing · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "filing" marks figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs an exactly comparable prior-year period

      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
      $89.59B +3.9% +14.1% 75.7 2.2%
      SAP
      Sap SE
      $235.63B -14.4% 0.7%
      SHOP
      Shopify Inc.
      $193.52B -4.1% +30.1% 101.0 1.6%
      CRM
      Salesforce, Inc.
      $160.70B -25.9% +25.9% 22.7 3.6%
      UBER
      Uber Technologies, Inc
      $153.93B -7.0% +18.3% 2.3%

      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 Accumulating
      Holders
      1,475
      % held
      91.0%
      Net QoQ
      +14.7M sh
      Top holder
      BlackRock, Inc.
      Held Float
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      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      1,577
      View
      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Falling
      Shares short
      6.1M
      Days to cover
      2.1d
      Change
      -87.4K sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      26%
      As of
      Aug 14, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      82
      Value
      $30.6K
      As of
      Jul 6, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      39.4%
      Week of
      Jul 6, 2026
      Off-exch Lit
      View
      Smart Money
      Congressional Trades Sell
      Member
      Byron Donalds
      Amount
      $1.0K–$15.0K
      Traded
      Jun 5, 2026
      View
      Financials
      Financials
      Revenue (FY)
      $5.3B
      Net income (FY)
      $1.1B
      EPS diluted
      $4.06
      View
      Buybacks
      Authorized
      $1.5B
      Remaining
      $1.0B
      Spent Remaining
      View
      Filings
      SEC Filings
      Latest
      10-Q
      Filed
      Jul 29, 2026
      This year
      11
      View
      Proposed Sales
      Value
      $2.3M
      Shares
      6.0K
      Filed
      Jun 15, 2026
      View
      Earnings & Events
      Earnings Calls
      Last call
      Jul 27, 2026
      View
      Investor Relations
      Latest news
      Cadence Reports Second Quarter 20…
      Published
      Jul 27, 2026
      View

      Performance

      5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
      CDNS -4.3% -1.6% +16.1% -4.5% +3.9%
      SPY +0.4% +4.5% +13.8% +3.9% +13.9%
      vs SPY -4.7% -6.1% +2.3% -8.4% -9.9%

      Capital returns

      Buyback program · as of Jun 30, 2026
      Authorized
      $1.50B
      Spent (derived)
      $500.00M
      Remaining
      $1.00B
      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) 1360 filings 1327 filers Visit website Investor relations