Cadence Design Systems

CDNS US Information Technology Application Software
S&P 500 Nasdaq 100
$290.10
+1.81%
Delayed · cached 15 min
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Fair value analysis

CDNS
Cadence Design Systems
Information TechnologyApplication Software
$284.95
Close used for this calculation
$91.67Fair value
Financial DNA Score
Profitability · Returns · Balance Sheet · Efficiency · Growth
47/100
Profitability19/25
Returns8/25
Balance Sheet18/25
Efficiency2/25
Growth3/25
Average
Quality radar
47Prof.19/25Ret.8/25Eff.2/25B.Sht18/25Growth3/25

Consensus fair value

$91.67
Above FV
▼ -67.8% against the close used
Model range $36.62 – $115.33
The lowest and highest of the models that produced a value. This is the spread of the methods, not a price target.

All valuation models

DCF Valuation
$115.33
-59.5%
Σ[CF×(1+g)^n/(1.10)^n] + TV/(1.10)^10
g=9%, r=10%, tg=3%, n=10yr
Graham Number
$46.79
-83.6%
√(22.5 × EPS × BVPS)
EPS=4.06, BVPS=23.97 · outside Graham range (P/E 70.2, P/B 11.9) — asset-light, treat as a rough floor
P/E Fair Value
$81.20
-71.5%
EPS × 20x (sector P/E)
EPS=4.06, Sector P/E=20x
Peter Lynch (PEG)
$36.62
-87.1%
EPS × Growth% (PEG = 1 is fair)
EPS=4.06, g=9%
EV/EBITDA
$91.37
-67.9%
(EBITDA × 14.5x − Net Debt) ÷ Shares
EBITDA=1.72B
Book Value (P/B)
$65.31
-77.1%
BVPS × (ROE−g)÷(r−g) [Justified P/B — RIM-based]
BVPS=23.97, ROE=16.9%, g=6%, r=10%
Reverse DCF
$284.95
+0.0%
Solve for g: Price = Σ[EPS×(1+g)^n/(1.10)^n] + TV
Implied: 24.2% | Historical: 9%
Margin of Safety
$60.83
-78.7%
Avg(DCF, Graham, P/E) × 75% (25% safety buffer)
Avg fair value=81.11, MoS=25%

Computed on September 11, 2026 from the most recent annual report on file and that day's closing price. Where a company has seen its earnings move sharply since its last annual report, this figure will lag the market.

Educational data only. Not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any security.

Educational data only. Not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any security.