What is an income statement waterfall?

An income statement waterfall is a bar chart that walks from total revenue down to net income, with each step showing how much a cost or tax line removes (or adds). Subtotals — gross profit, operating income, pre-tax income — are anchored to zero so the cascade reconciles exactly to the bottom line.

How much of Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) revenue becomes net income?

For TTM through Q1 2026, Cadence Design Systems turned $5.53B of revenue into $1.17B of net income — a net margin of 21.2%. The waterfall shows where the rest goes: cost of revenue, operating expenses, non-operating items, and taxes.

What are Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) gross, operating, and net margins?

For TTM through Q1 2026, Cadence Design Systems reported a gross margin of 88.9%, an operating margin of 31.1%, and a net margin of 21.2%. Each subtotal in the waterfall corresponds to one of these margins.

Why does Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) have such a high (or low) gross margin?

Gross margin (gross profit ÷ revenue) reflects how much of each revenue dollar remains after direct production costs. Capital-light software and platform businesses often show gross margins above 60–80% because their cost of revenue is mainly hosting and support. Hardware, retail, and commodity businesses show lower gross margins because raw materials and manufacturing costs are significant. The waterfall makes this visible at a glance — the size of the "Cost of Revenue" bar relative to Revenue is the gross margin complement.

What is the difference between gross, operating, and net margin?

Gross margin = (Revenue − Cost of Revenue) ÷ Revenue. It measures production efficiency. Operating margin = Operating Income ÷ Revenue. It adds operating expenses (R&D, S&M, G&A) and measures the profitability of core operations. Net margin = Net Income ÷ Revenue. It also includes interest, other income/expense, and taxes, and represents the shareholder take after everything.

Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) Income Statement Waterfall

Revenue

$5.53B

Gross Margin

+88.9%

Operating Margin

+31.1%

Net Margin

+21.2%

Income statement waterfall for Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) — TTM through Q1 2026

Net income: $1.17B

Margin breakdown for Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) — TTM through Q1 2026

Line item	Amount	Running total
Revenue	$5.53B	$5.53B
Cost of Revenue	−$616.32M	$4.91B
Gross Profit	$4.91B	$4.91B
Operating Expenses	−$3.19B	$1.72B
Operating Income	$1.72B	$1.72B
Other Income / Expense	−$125.28M	$1.59B
Pre-tax Income	$1.59B	$1.59B
Income Tax	−$423.49M	$1.17B
Net Income	$1.17B	$1.17B

Revenue$5.53B
Cost of Revenue−$616.32M
Gross Profit$4.91B
Operating Expenses−$3.19B
Operating Income$1.72B
Other Income / Expense−$125.28M
Pre-tax Income$1.59B
Income Tax−$423.49M
Net Income$1.17B

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+What are Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) gross, operating, and net margins?

+Why does Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) have such a high (or low) gross margin?

+What is the difference between gross, operating, and net margin?

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