Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) to Release Earnings on Monday

Cadence Design Systems (NASDAQ:CDNS) is anticipated to release its Q3 2025 results after the market closes on Monday, October 27th. Analysts expect Cadence Design Systems to post earnings of $1.79 per share and revenue of $1.3235 billion for the quarter. Cadence Design Systems has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 1.750-1.810 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 6.850-6.950 EPS.Interested persons may review the information on the company’s upcoming Q3 2025 earningreport for the latest details on the call scheduled for Monday, October 27, 2025 at 5:00 PM ET.

Cadence Design Systems (NASDAQ:CDNS) last announced its earnings results on Monday, July 28th. The software maker reported $1.65 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.56 by $0.09. Cadence Design Systems had a net margin of 19.88% and a return on equity of 29.65%. The firm had revenue of $1.28 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.25 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $1.28 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 20.2% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts expect Cadence Design Systems to post $5 EPS for the current fiscal year and $6 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Cadence Design Systems Stock Performance

Shares of CDNS stock opened at $345.10 on Friday. Cadence Design Systems has a 12 month low of $221.56 and a 12 month high of $376.45. The stock has a market cap of $94.04 billion, a PE ratio of 93.27, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.52 and a beta of 0.99. The company has a current ratio of 2.82, a quick ratio of 2.67 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.49. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $346.99 and its 200-day moving average price is $322.70.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages recently issued reports on CDNS. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on shares of Cadence Design Systems from $365.00 to $405.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 29th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on shares of Cadence Design Systems from $330.00 to $390.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 29th. Needham & Company LLC upped their price target on shares of Cadence Design Systems from $325.00 to $390.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 29th. Stifel Nicolaus upped their price target on shares of Cadence Design Systems from $350.00 to $395.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 29th. Finally, Berenberg Bank set a $400.00 target price on shares of Cadence Design Systems in a research note on Wednesday, July 30th. Thirteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $369.71.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Ita M. Brennan sold 180 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, September 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $334.51, for a total value of $60,211.80. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 7,830 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,619,213.30. This represents a 2.25% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, VP Paul Cunningham sold 1,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, October 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $348.27, for a total transaction of $348,270.00. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president directly owned 99,672 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $34,712,767.44. This represents a 0.99% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 10,680 shares of company stock valued at $3,729,852. 1.99% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Cadence Design Systems

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in CDNS. Scge Management L.P. purchased a new stake in Cadence Design Systems during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $187,663,000. Worldquant Millennium Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Cadence Design Systems during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $25,504,000. Vident Advisory LLC grew its holdings in Cadence Design Systems by 507.3% during the 2nd quarter. Vident Advisory LLC now owns 86,599 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $26,685,000 after buying an additional 72,340 shares in the last quarter. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board boosted its position in shares of Cadence Design Systems by 25.7% during the 2nd quarter. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board now owns 299,830 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $92,393,000 after acquiring an additional 61,253 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Engineers Gate Manager LP bought a new position in shares of Cadence Design Systems during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $11,423,000. 84.85% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Cadence Design Systems

Cadence Design Systems, Inc provides software, hardware, services, and reusable integrated circuit (IC) design blocks worldwide. The company offers functional verification services, including emulation and prototyping hardware. Its functional verification offering consists of JasperGold, a formal verification platform; Xcelium, a parallel logic simulation platform; Palladium, an enterprise emulation platform; and Protium, a prototyping platform for chip verification.