Cadence Design Systems Inc. (CDNS) Revenue-to-Profit Sankey Flow & SEC XBRL Financials

$342.75 +0.09% NASDAQ • Public Delayed / 60s Snapshot

Cadence Design Systems Inc. (CDNS) earns a Roarable Rating of B (Buy) with 72/100 RQD Confidence. High-quality cash engine (62% profit margin, 16% return on capital) with steady institutional support. Even if the broader market gets choppy, the company’s underlying cash engine and big-money support put the odds in buyers’ favor.

ROARABLE B • BUY Cap $94.04B
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WHALE OPTIONS TUG-OF-WAR:55% Call Buyers ($9.3M)
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VISUAL REVENUE-TO-PROFIT SANKEY WATERFALL • FY 2025 (10-K)

How CDNS Turns Every Dollar of Sales Into Real Bottom-Line Profit

Free Cash Flow:$1.59B (30% FCF Margin)
Revenue$5.30BGross Profit $2.33B (44%)Cost of Sales $2.97BOp Profit $1.49B (28.2%)OpEx (R&D/SG&A) $838.5MNet Profit$1.11B (20.9%)Tax/Other $383.2M

Multi-Year SEC EDGAR XBRL Revenue, Net Profit & Free Cash Flow Trajectory

■ Revenue■ Net Profit■ Free Cash Flow
FY23
Rev $4.09B
FY24
Rev $4.64B
FY25
Rev $5.30B
Fiscal YearRevenueGross MarginOp MarginNet ProfitFree Cash FlowROIC %
FY 2025$5.30B44%28.2%$1.11B$1.59B23.8%
FY 2024$4.64B44%29.1%$1.06B$1.12B25.8%
FY 2023$4.09B44%30.6%$1.04B$1.17B3.2%
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CDNS // CANDLESTICK & AUTO-TRENDLINE WORKSTATION6M: -0.52%📐 HORIZONTAL RANGE
2026-10-30O $334.8H $338.0L $322.3C $327.9VOL 2.07M
RES: $371.4SUP: $235.2SMA50: $320.5SMA200: $327.5
$426.7$385.1$343.4$301.8$260.1RES $371.4SUP $235.2$327.92026-04-302026-06-152026-07-312026-09-162026-10-30
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CDNS Dilution Monitor, Expectations Hurdle, Butterfly Connections & Policy Exposure

Share Count & Dilution Monitor (#25)

Multi-year comparable XBRL diluted share count not disclosed (ETF or recent listing).

Reverse-DCF Expectations Hurdle (#30)
48.0%/yr Implied 5Y Growth

vs. +14.1% actual YoY revenue growth (assuming 9.25% cost of equity & 16.5x terminal multiple).

Ellis Vennor Setup Ledger (#33)

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How profitable is Cadence Design Systems Inc. (CDNS)?

In FY 2025 (10-K), CDNS converted $5.3B of revenue into a 44% gross margin, 28.2% operating margin, and $1.6B in free cash flow (30% FCF margin).