Ratio Examination: Cadence Design Systems, Inc (CDNS)’s Price-to-Cash and Price-to-Free Cash Flow

Ulysses Smith

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In the latest session, Cadence Design Systems, Inc (NASDAQ: CDNS) closed at $325.75 down -1.95% from its previous closing price of $332.23. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.95 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.6 million shares were traded. CDNS stock price reached its highest trading level at $329.85 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $318.0201.

Ratios:

For a deeper understanding of Cadence Design Systems, Inc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 31.45 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 56.00. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 2.67 and its Current Ratio is at 2.82. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.49 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.49.

Upgrades & Downgrades

In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of . The stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, BNP Paribas Exane on October 02, 2025, initiated with a Outperform rating and assigned the stock a target price of $400.

On July 29, 2025, Piper Sandler Downgraded its rating to Neutral which previously was Overweight but kept the price unchanged to $355.

On July 10, 2025, Goldman started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $380.Goldman initiated its Buy rating on July 10, 2025, with a $380 target price.

Insider Transactions:

Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Sep 30 ’25 when WALL JOHN M sold 7,500 shares for $349.16 per share. The transaction valued at 2,618,670 led to the insider holds 70,715 shares of the business.

Cunningham Paul sold 1,000 shares of CDNS for $348,270 on Oct 01 ’25. The Sr. Vice President now owns 99,672 shares after completing the transaction at $348.27 per share. On Oct 01 ’25, another insider, PAUL A CUNNINGHAM, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 1,000 shares for $348.27 each.

Valuation Measures:

Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, CDNS now has a Market Capitalization of 90529357824 and an Enterprise Value of 88240807936. As of this moment, Cadence’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 88.14, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 40.92. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 5.69. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 17.44 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 17.73. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 17.339 whereas that against EBITDA is 49.383.

Stock Price History:

The Beta on a monthly basis for CDNS is 1.01, which has changed by 0.23882866 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.13724327 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, CDNS has reached a high of $376.45, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $221.56. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -7.07%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 6.15%.

Shares Statistics:

For the past three months, CDNS has traded an average of 1.74M shares per day and 1425580 over the past ten days. A total of 272.49M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 271.32M. Insiders hold about 0.43% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 87.36% stake in the company. Shares short for CDNS as of 1759190400 were 3796744 with a Short Ratio of 2.19, compared to 1756425600 on 3689923. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3796744 and a Short% of Float of 1.5800001000000001.

Earnings Estimates

. The current rating of Cadence Design Systems, Inc (CDNS) reflects the combined expertise of 17.0 analysts actively engaged in assessing its market performance.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.92, with high estimates of $1.99 and low estimates of $1.84.

Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $7.07 and $6.84 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $6.93. EPS for the following year is $5.4, with 14.0 analysts recommending between $6.81 and $4.74.

Revenue Estimates

A total of 16 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $1.32B this quarter.It ranges from a high estimate of $1.33B to a low estimate of $1.32B. As of . The current estimate, Cadence Design Systems, Inc’s year-ago sales were $1.22BFor the next quarter, 16 analysts are estimating revenue of $1.41B. There is a high estimate of $1.42B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $1.4B.

A total of 24 analysts have provided revenue estimates for CDNS’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $5.28B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $5.24B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $5.25B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $4.64BBased on 23 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $5.89B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $6B and the low estimate is $5.72B.

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