Cadence Design Systems, Inc.

BMV:CDNS * Stock Report

Market Cap: Mex$1.3t

Cadence Design Systems Valuation

Is CDNS * undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

1/6

Valuation Score 1/6

  • Below Future Cash Flow Value

  • Significantly Below Future Cash Flow Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Future Cash Flow Value

What is the Fair Price of CDNS * when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

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Below Future Cash Flow Value: CDNS * (MX$4833.76) is trading above our estimate of future cash flow value (MX$3219.91)

Significantly Below Future Cash Flow Value: CDNS * is trading above our estimate of future cash flow value.

Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for CDNS *?

Key metric: As CDNS * is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for CDNS *. This is calculated by dividing CDNS *'s market cap by their current earnings.
What is CDNS *'s PE Ratio?
PE Ratio72.7x
EarningsUS$1.06b
Market CapUS$73.53b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does CDNS *'s PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for CDNS * vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average47.3x
SNPS Synopsys
61.1x15.41%US$78.5b
ADSK Autodesk
45.8x20.40%US$50.4b
WDAY Workday
66.7x28.21%US$41.8b
ADBE Adobe
15.5x6.87%US$110.6b
CDNS * Cadence Design Systems
72.7x16.24%Mex$73.5b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: CDNS * is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (72.7x) compared to the peer average (47.3x).

Historical Price to Earnings Ratio

Historical Price to Earnings Ratio compares a stock's price to its earnings over time. Higher ratios indicate that investors are willing to pay more for the stock.

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Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does CDNS *'s PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the Global Software Industry?

42 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
CDNS * 72.7xIndustry Avg. 25.4xNo. of Companies103PE020406080100+
42 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: CDNS * is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (72.7x) compared to the Global Software industry average (25.4x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is CDNS *'s PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

CDNS * PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio72.7x
Fair PE Ration/a

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: Insufficient data to calculate CDNS *'s Price-To-Earnings Fair Ratio for valuation analysis.

Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst CDNS * forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentMex$4,833.76
Mex$6,575.85
+36.04%
8.17%Mex$7,102.59Mex$4,763.94n/a26
Jan ’27Mex$5,710.00
Mex$6,884.91
+20.58%
8.07%Mex$7,514.51Mex$4,943.76n/a26
Dec ’26Mex$5,538.00
Mex$7,033.25
+27.00%
8.04%Mex$7,651.95Mex$5,034.18n/a25
Nov ’26Mex$6,472.00
Mex$7,015.19
+8.39%
11.00%Mex$7,752.27Mex$4,172.87n/a24
Oct ’26Mex$6,450.00
Mex$6,818.87
+5.72%
12.30%Mex$7,564.79Mex$3,690.14n/a23
Sep ’26Mex$6,471.00
Mex$6,890.09
+6.48%
12.30%Mex$7,643.79Mex$3,728.68n/a23
Aug ’26Mex$6,770.00
Mex$6,905.08
+2.00%
12.53%Mex$7,734.16Mex$3,772.76n/a23
Jul ’26Mex$5,778.00
Mex$6,035.95
+4.46%
9.86%Mex$6,880.47Mex$3,770.12n/a23
Jun ’26Mex$5,571.04
Mex$6,215.49
+11.57%
11.36%Mex$7,274.29Mex$3,879.62n/a23
May ’26Mex$5,890.00
Mex$6,259.52
+6.27%
10.43%Mex$6,958.92Mex$3,920.52n/a23
Apr ’26Mex$5,335.00
Mex$6,529.19
+22.38%
11.16%Mex$7,245.80Mex$4,082.14n/a22
Mar ’26Mex$5,200.00
Mex$6,630.57
+27.51%
9.75%Mex$7,266.57Mex$4,605.57n/a22
Feb ’26Mex$6,150.72
Mex$6,639.15
+7.94%
10.94%Mex$7,491.44Mex$4,618.01Mex$5,160.5022
Jan ’26Mex$6,293.83
Mex$6,683.42
+6.19%
10.91%Mex$7,610.32Mex$4,691.30Mex$5,710.0021
Dec ’25n/a
Mex$6,392.34
0%
11.54%Mex$7,373.05Mex$4,608.16Mex$5,538.0020
Nov ’25Mex$5,584.00
Mex$6,174.95
+10.58%
11.29%Mex$7,130.71Mex$4,519.46Mex$6,472.0018
Oct ’25Mex$5,340.00
Mex$6,007.37
+12.50%
12.42%Mex$6,863.46Mex$4,350.08Mex$6,450.0016
Sep ’25Mex$5,250.00
Mex$6,261.59
+19.27%
10.56%Mex$6,995.24Mex$4,729.18Mex$6,471.0015
Aug ’25Mex$4,925.00
Mex$5,888.97
+19.57%
10.32%Mex$6,550.32Mex$4,428.38Mex$6,770.0016
Jul ’25Mex$5,718.00
Mex$5,966.19
+4.34%
8.93%Mex$6,519.68Mex$4,407.67Mex$5,778.0017
Jun ’25Mex$4,938.79
Mex$5,501.46
+11.39%
8.88%Mex$5,934.99Mex$4,069.70Mex$5,571.0417
May ’25n/a
Mex$5,501.32
0%
8.46%Mex$5,957.00Mex$4,084.80Mex$5,890.0018
Apr ’25Mex$5,210.00
Mex$5,418.30
+4.00%
8.40%Mex$5,984.37Mex$4,103.57Mex$5,335.0017
Mar ’25Mex$5,197.00
Mex$5,418.30
+4.26%
8.40%Mex$5,984.37Mex$4,103.57Mex$5,200.0017
Feb ’25Mex$4,962.64
Mex$4,931.15
-0.63%
10.78%Mex$5,593.74Mex$3,586.17Mex$6,150.7213
Mex$6.47k
Fair Value
25.3% undervalued intrinsic discount
26
Number of Analysts

Analyst Forecast: Target price is more than 20% higher than the current share price and analysts are within a statistically confident range of agreement.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/02/06 01:53
End of Day Share Price 2026/02/06 00:00
Earnings2025/09/30
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Industry and Sector Metrics

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Analyst Sources

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. is covered by 41 analysts. 26 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Joseph VruwinkBaird
Gary MobleyBenchmark Company
Nay Soe NaingBerenberg