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Operating Margin for Cadence Design Systems (CDNS)

As of · Reported

Metric

TTM

31.1%

YoY change

+2.04pp

Trough year (2008)

-151.5%

Peak year (2025)

31.1%

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

Latest: 31.1%

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

Latest: +2.04pp

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

  • 202531.1%+2.04pp
  • 202429.1%-1.49pp
  • 202330.6%+0.45pp
  • 202230.1%+4.07pp
  • 202126.1%+2.01pp
  • 202024.1%+3.01pp
  • 201921.1%+2.52pp
  • 201818.5%+1.86pp
  • 201716.7%+3.19pp
  • 201613.5%-3.28pp
  • 201516.8%+3.70pp
  • 201413.1%+0.13pp
  • 201312.9%-3.01pp
  • 201216.0%+5.49pp
  • 201110.5%+11.88pp
  • 2010-1.4%+13.09pp
  • 2009-14.5%+136.98pp
  • 2008-151.5%-171.16pp
  • 200719.7%+4.55pp
  • 200615.1%+6.20pp
  • 20058.9%+0.49pp
  • 20048.4%+9.34pp
  • 2003-0.9%-14.40pp
  • 200213.5%-3.29pp
  • 200116.8%+11.85pp
  • 20005.0%+6.12pp
  • 1999-1.2%-9.82pp
  • 19988.6%-16.90pp
  • 199725.5%+13.24pp
  • 199612.3%-9.18pp
  • 199521.5%+7.80pp
  • 199413.7%+14.32pp
  • 1993-0.6%-15.74pp
  • 199215.1%+18.66pp
  • 1991-3.5%-26.23pp
  • 199022.7%-5.81pp
  • 198928.5%-1.16pp
  • 198829.7%+10.83pp
  • 198718.8%+4.97pp
  • 198613.9%—

Operating 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 Operating Margin at Cadence Design Systems (CDNS)

According to Cadence Design Systems's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported operating margin is 31.1%. Operating margin is operating income divided by revenue — the share of each sales dollar left after cost of goods sold and operating expenses (SG&A, R&D), but before interest and taxes. It isolates how profitable the core business is before financing and tax decisions, so it is comparable across companies with different capital structures.

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

As of the 2025 fiscal year, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) reported operating margin of 31.15% – expanded 2.0 percentage points year-over-year.

Across the available history, operating margin reached its high of 31.15% in 2025 and its low of -151.48% in 2008.

Cadence Design Systems Operating Margin by Year

Cadence Design Systems Operating Margin 2025: 31.1%

Cadence Design Systems operating margin in 2025 was 31.15%, expanded 2.0 percentage points from 2024. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.

Cadence Design Systems Operating Margin 2024: 29.1%

2024's operating margin for Cadence Design Systems came in at 29.10%, contracted 1.5 percentage points from 2023.

Cadence Design Systems Operating Margin 2023: 30.6%

Cadence Design Systems posted operating margin of 30.59% in 2023, expanded 0.4 percentage points from 2022.

Cadence Design Systems Operating Margin 2022: 30.1%

In 2022, Cadence Design Systems reported operating margin of 30.15%, expanded 4.1 percentage points from 2021.

Cadence Design Systems Operating Margin 2021: 26.1%

Cadence Design Systems operating margin in 2021 was 26.07%.

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