Cadence Design Systems CDNS
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CDNS at a glance
CDNS is priced at $319.92 right now, up 2.73% on the session. That puts its market value at $87.78B, 248th largest among the 3753 stocks we cover.
The stock's 52-week band runs $262.75 to $416.69, and the latest print sits 23.2% under the top end of it. Holders are behind 1.6% over twelve months, and down 3.6% across the last three months.
Price is above the 50-day average ($319.83) but below the 200-day ($327.73); RSI is 46, and the last 30 sessions moved at roughly 44% annualized volatility.
For the quarter ended Sep 2026 it reported $1.63B in revenue, up 22.0% from a year earlier, with $289.75M of net profit (a 22.5% margin).
The stock changes hands at 63.6 times trailing earnings, 12% below its five-year average of 72.3. The median for its industry group is 30.1.
13 analysts follow the stock and the average call is "buy". The mean target, $423.50, sits 32.4% over where the stock trades.
This summary is put together from the numbers on the page and updates when they do. It describes the data; it is not a forecast or a recommendation.
BeStock Grade
Composite of 3 factors below, ranked against the 3741 U.S. stocks BeStock covers.
Cheaper than usual on its own 5-year P/E history scores higher.
Trading closer to its 52-week high than most peers scores higher.
13 analysts, consensus Buy.
How this is scored: each factor above is a 0–100 percentile rank against every other stock BeStock covers (or, for Wall Street, against the five-point Strong Buy–Sell scale). The overall grade is the plain average of whichever factors apply to this stock — no factor is weighted more than another. That average maps to a letter: A ≥ 85, B ≥ 70, C ≥ 50, D ≥ 30, otherwise F. Recomputed from the data on this page as prices and filings update — it describes where a stock ranks today, not a forecast, and not a BeStock recommendation to buy or sell.
BeStock Momentum
CDNS is not currently one of the 10 holdings in BeStock Momentum, our rules-based momentum strategy.
Since 2020-12-28, the strategy has returned 437.6% (203.8% for the equal-weight average of BeStock’s coverage over the same stretch). Holdings can change any trading day, not just on a fixed schedule. Backtested performance, updated daily — not a guarantee of future results, and not a BeStock recommendation.
Price forecast
What Wall Street analysts and Morningstar's fair-value model expect for the stock
Wall Street’s average 12-month target is $423.50, 32.4% above today’s price, with a consensus rating of Buy. Morningstar’s fair value model puts the stock at $350.00, so shares trade 8.6% below that estimate. On earnings multiple, it sits in the 26th percentile of its own five-year valuation range (cheaper than usual).
Figures are Wall Street analyst consensus and Morningstar’s independent fair-value model, sourced as noted above.
Cadence Design Systems: the business
Cadence sells the software and hardware that engineers use to design chips and electronic systems.
What tends to move it. Chip design activity, especially for AI processors, keeps demand strong. Its subscription-like contracts give it predictable revenue.
Where the case gets weaker. Any pullback in AI-related chip design spending after the current wave of new project starts would slow Cadence's growth, and even subscription-like contracts only cushion so much if customers delay renewing or expanding their seats.
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Performance
Price return over each window, from adjusted daily and weekly closes
Technical signals
| Indicator | Value | Signal |
|---|---|---|
| Price vs 20-day average | -2.3% | Bearish |
| Price vs 50-day average | +0.0% | Bullish |
| Price vs 200-day average | -2.4% | Bearish |
| 50-day vs 200-day | 50d below 200d | Bearish |
| RSI (14) | 46.5 | Bearish |
| MACD (12,26,9) | -1.00 | Bearish |
| Bollinger band position | 33% | Bearish |
Standard indicator readings worked out from daily closes. They describe how the price has behaved, not where it is going.
Key statistics
Quote as of Nov 6, 2026 8:10 pm ET. Prices can lag the live tape. This is background information, not a recommendation.
How CDNS ranks on BeStock
Ranks are among the 3,741 or so U.S.-listed stocks BeStock covers, recalculated whenever prices refresh. A tile is left out when the measure does not apply, such as yield for a stock that pays no dividend.
Set against the peer table: at 63.6x earnings, CDNS looks expensive against the market, and trades 111% above the 30.1x median among Software - Application names. The two comparisons do not always agree.
CDNS stock: common questions
Where is CDNS trading right now?
$319.92 is the latest print for CDNS, a move of +2.73% against yesterday's close of $311.43. Today's low and high so far: $306.93 and $320.55.
How large is Cadence Design Systems by market value?
Equity value comes to $87.78B at the current price. By that measure it is number 248 of the 3753 names in our coverage.
What multiple of earnings does CDNS sell for?
Buyers pay 63.6 times the last twelve months of profit (EPS $4.06). Averaged over five years the multiple has been 72.3, and today's level ranks in the 26th percentile of its own history.
Where does CDNS sit in its 52-week range?
The year's floor is $262.75 and the ceiling $416.69. Shares are 23.2% away from that ceiling.
Does CDNS send cash back through a dividend?
Our data shows no dividend paid by Cadence Design Systems over the trailing twelve months.
Do Wall Street analysts like CDNS?
Of 13 analysts, 100% say buy, 0% hold and 0% sell. Price targets average $423.50, with the most cautious at $375.00 and the most optimistic at $470.00.
How does Cadence Design Systems make money?
Cadence sells the software and hardware that engineers use to design chips and electronic systems.
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