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EBITDA Margin for Cadence Design Systems (CDNS)

As of · Reported

Metric

TTM

33.8%

YoY change

−0.56pp

Trough year (2008)

-140.7%

Peak year (2002)

42.0%

EBITDA Margin history chart for Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) from 1986 to 2025

Latest: 35.4%

EBITDA Margin change chart for Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) from 1986 to 2025

Latest: −0.56pp

EBITDA Margin history table for Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) from 1986 to 2025

  • 202535.4%-0.56pp
  • 202435.9%+0.12pp
  • 202335.8%+1.99pp
  • 202233.8%+3.14pp
  • 202130.7%+0.70pp
  • 202030.0%+3.39pp
  • 201926.6%+1.96pp
  • 201824.6%+1.50pp
  • 201723.1%+0.72pp
  • 201622.4%-1.63pp
  • 201524.0%+2.98pp
  • 201421.0%+0.12pp
  • 201320.9%-2.63pp
  • 201223.5%+3.53pp
  • 201120.0%+13.40pp
  • 20106.6%+10.31pp
  • 2009-3.7%+137.01pp
  • 2008-140.7%-172.10pp
  • 200731.4%+4.35pp
  • 200627.0%-1.39pp
  • 200528.4%-2.08pp
  • 200430.5%+4.65pp
  • 200325.9%-16.11pp
  • 200242.0%+4.75pp
  • 200137.2%+16.11pp
  • 200021.1%+1.87pp
  • 199919.2%-18.76pp
  • 199838.0%+1.17pp
  • 199736.8%+2.85pp
  • 199634.0%+4.10pp
  • 199529.9%+5.87pp
  • 199424.0%+12.69pp
  • 199311.3%-12.46pp
  • 199223.8%+17.12pp
  • 19916.7%-24.72pp
  • 199031.4%-7.35pp
  • 198938.7%-1.21pp
  • 198839.9%+9.40pp
  • 198730.5%+7.05pp
  • 198623.5%—

EBITDA Margin values are taken from Cadence Design Systems's reported income statements (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.

About EBITDA Margin at Cadence Design Systems (CDNS)

According to Cadence Design Systems's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported EBITDA margin is 33.8%. EBITDA margin is EBITDA divided by revenue — earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization as a percentage of sales. By stripping out non-cash charges and capital-structure effects, it approximates operating cash profitability and is widely used to compare companies with different asset bases and leverage.

Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .

The 2025 reading of Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) EBITDA margin is 35.35% – contracted 0.6 percentage points year-over-year.

Across the available history, EBITDA margin reached its high of 41.98% in 2002 and its low of -140.71% in 2008.

Cadence Design Systems EBITDA Margin by Year

Cadence Design Systems EBITDA Margin 2025: 35.4%

Cadence Design Systems posted EBITDA margin of 35.35% in 2025, contracted 0.6 percentage points from 2024.

Cadence Design Systems EBITDA Margin 2024: 35.9%

In 2024, Cadence Design Systems reported EBITDA margin of 35.91%, expanded 0.1 percentage points from 2023.

Cadence Design Systems EBITDA Margin 2023: 35.8%

Cadence Design Systems EBITDA margin in 2023 was 35.79%, expanded 2.0 percentage points from 2022.

Cadence Design Systems EBITDA Margin 2022: 33.8%

2022's EBITDA margin for Cadence Design Systems came in at 33.80%, expanded 3.1 percentage points from 2021.

Cadence Design Systems EBITDA Margin 2021: 30.7%

Cadence Design Systems EBITDA margin in 2021 was 30.66%.

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