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CDNS vs NVDA // FREE CASH FLOW YIELD
Cadence Design Systems Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: CDNS 3
— NVDA 12
▲ FREE CASH FLOW YIELD LEADER: NVDA
LAST: $327.89 (-4.34%) • MKT CAP: $94.04B
fcf-yield
1.69%
LAST: $204.64 (-4.22%) • MKT CAP: $4.93T
fcf-yield
2.58%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (CDNS VS. NVDA)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | CDNS | NVDA | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 62.00% | 74.67% | -12.67 | NVDA | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 15.70% | 65.06% | -49.36 | NVDA | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 58.0x | 23.2x | +34.79 | NVDA | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield ACTIVE | 1.69% | 2.58% | -0.89 | NVDA | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 28.20% | 65.21% | -37.01 | NVDA | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 20.90% | 63.66% | -42.76 | NVDA | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 14.10% | 83.38% | -69.28 | NVDA | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.02% | -0.02 | NVDA | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 13.92 | 19.52 | -5.60 | NVDA | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 9/9 | 4/9 | +5.00 | CDNS | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | 7.40% | 9.01% | -1.61 | CDNS | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 49.5 | 35.1 | +14.40 | CDNS | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.14 | 2.04 | -0.90 | NVDA | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 71.2x | 17.0x | +54.18 | NVDA | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $94.04B | $4.93T | -$4.84T | NVDA | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | CDNS REV | NVDA REV | CDNS GROSS % | NVDA GROSS % | CDNS FCF | NVDA FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2026 | — | $215.94B | — | 71.1% | — | $96.68B |
| FY 2025 | $5.30B | $130.50B | 44.0% | 75.0% | $1.59B | $60.85B |
| FY 2024 | $4.64B | $60.92B | 44.0% | 72.7% | $1.12B | $27.02B |
| FY 2023 | $4.09B | $26.97B | 44.0% | 56.9% | $1.17B | $3.81B |
| FY 2022 | — | $26.91B | — | 64.9% | — | $8.13B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
CDNS // BETA 1.14
NVDA // BETA 2.04