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How Cadence Design Systems, Inc. stacks up
CDNS · against 52 other Technology companies of similar size
Valuation
34/ 100
Near the bottom of its peers.
Ranked #40 of 53 · scores higher than 23% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the valuation score8 peers with a valuation score of 30–39, including CDNS · Click a bar to see the companies
Why valuation scores 34?
Weighted metrics compared with all Technology companies.Mainly because of its EBITDA yield, which is weaker than most Technology peers.
- less operating profit (EBITDA) for the company's total value: weaker than 66% of peers. EBITDA yield: 2.4% vs peer median 4.2%
- Earnings yield is close to the peer norm. Earnings yield: 1.5% vs peer median 2.2%
- Free cash flow yield is close to the peer norm. Free cash flow yield: 1.9% vs peer median 2.7%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = CDNS, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | CDNS | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings yieldHigher is better · 54 reported | 1.6% | 2.6% | 21% | 30% | |
| EBITDA yieldHigher is better · 53 reported | 2.4% | 4.6% | 23% | 50% | |
| Free cash flow yieldHigher is better · 41 reported | 1.9% | 3.1% | 33% | 20% | |
| Book yieldHigher is better · 52 reported | 7.7% | 12.4% | 27% | Context only |
Ranking by valuation score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around CDNS| Rank | Company | Market cap | Valuation | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 95.8B USD | 89 | 67 | |
| 2 | 3.46T TWD (≈$107.1B) | 81 | 58 | |
| 2 | 155.8B USD | 81 | 63 | |
| 2 | 164.9B USD | 81 | 89 | |
| 5 | 92.1B USD | 77 | 68 | |
| 37 | 108.7B USD | 40 | 55 | |
| 38 | 112.9B USD | 39 | 49 | |
| 39 | 88.7B USD | 37 | 48 | |
| 40 | 1.48T TWD (≈$45.9B) | 34 | 41 | |
| 40 | 89.2B USD | 34 | 59 | |
| 42 | 25.82T JPY (≈$175.6B) | 33 | 73 | |
| 43 | 353.3B CNY (≈$49.5B) | 32 | 64 | |
| 43 | 86.2B USD | 32 | 37 | |
| 45 | 154.6B USD | 31 | 58 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score