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. The company also provides digital IC design and sign off products, including Genus synthesis and Joules RTL power solutions, as well as Modus DFT software solution to reduce systems-on-chip design-for-test time; physical implementation tools, such as place and route, optimization, and multiple patterning preparation; and Innovus implementation system, a physical implementation system. In addition, it offers custom IC design and simulation products to create schematic and physical representations of circuits down to the transistor level for analog, mixed-signal, custom digital, memory, and radio frequency designs; and system design and analysis products to develop printed circuit boards and IC packages, as well as to analyze electromagnetic, electro-thermal, and other multi-physics effects. Further, the company provides intellectual property (IP) products comprising pre-verified and customizable functional blocks to integrate into customer's ICs; and verification IP with memory models to emulate and model the expected behavior and interaction of standard industry system interface protocols. Additionally, it offers services related to methodology, education, and hosted design solutions, as well as technical support and maintenance services. The company serves consumer, hyperscale computing, 5G communications, mobile, automotive, aerospace and defense, industrial, and life science industries. Cadence Design Systems, Inc. was incorporated in 1987 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.

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Cadence (CDNS) Q3 2025 Earnings Call Transcript

Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) reported $1.34 billion in revenue for the quarter ended September 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 10.2%. EPS of $1.93 for the same period compares to $1.64 a year ago.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of +0.94% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.33 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $1.79, the EPS surprise was +7.82%.
While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.
Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.
Here is how Cadence performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
Order Backlog: $7 billion versus $6.11 billion estimated by two analysts on average.
Revenue- Product and maintenance: $1.21 billion compared to the $1.21 billion average estimate based on five analysts. The reported number represents a change of +9.8% year over year.
Revenue- Services: $131.14 million compared to the $117.2 million average estimate based on five analysts. The reported number represents a change of +13.9% year over year.
Shares of Cadence have returned -1.4% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +2.5% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), indicating that it could outperform the broader market in the near term.
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Cadence (CDNS) Reports Q3 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say

(RTTNews) - Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) released a profit for its third quarter that Increased, from the same period last year
The company's bottom line came in at $287.12 million, or $1.05 per share. This compares with $238.11 million, or $0.87 per share, last year.
The company's revenue for the period rose 9.9% to $1.33 billion from $1.21 billion last year.
Cadence Design Systems earnings at a glance (GAAP) :
-Earnings: $287.12 Mln. vs. $238.11 Mln. last year. -EPS: $1.05 vs. $0.87 last year. -Revenue: $1.33 Bln vs. $1.21 Bln last year.
-Guidance: Next quarter EPS guidance: $1.17 - $1.23 Full year EPS guidance: $3.80 - $3.86 Full year revenue guidance: $5.262 - $5.292 BLN
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Cadence Design Systems Q3 Income Advances

The following companies are expected to report earnings after hours on 10/27/2025. Visit our Earnings Calendar for a full list of expected earnings releases.
Welltower Inc. (WELL)is reporting for the quarter ending September 30, 2025. The reit company's consensus earnings per share forecast from the 5 analysts that follow the stock is $1.30. This value represents a 17.12% increase compared to the same quarter last year. In the past year WELL has beat the expectations every quarter. The highest one was in the 2nd calendar quarter where they beat the consensus by 4.92%. Zacks Investment Research reports that the 2025 Price to Earnings ratio for WELL is 34.75 vs. an industry ratio of 12.90, implying that they will have a higher earnings growth than their competitors in the same industry.
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (CDNS)is reporting for the quarter ending September 30, 2025. The computer software company's consensus earnings per share forecast from the 8 analysts that follow the stock is $1.43. This value represents a 14.40% increase compared to the same quarter last year. CDNS missed the consensus earnings per share in the 4th calendar quarter of 2024 by -1.32%. Zacks Investment Research reports that the 2025 Price to Earnings ratio for CDNS is 63.09 vs. an industry ratio of 23.60, implying that they will have a higher earnings growth than their competitors in the same industry.
Waste Management, Inc. (WM)is reporting for the quarter ending September 30, 2025. The waste removal company's consensus earnings per share forecast from the 13 analysts that follow the stock is $2.01. This value represents a 2.55% increase compared to the same quarter last year. WM missed the consensus earnings per share in the 4th calendar quarter of 2024 by -5.03%. Zacks Investment Research reports that the 2025 Price to Earnings ratio for WM is 28.43 vs. an industry ratio of 59.70.
NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NXPI)is reporting for the quarter ending September 30, 2025. The semiconductor company's consensus earnings per share forecast from the 10 analysts that follow the stock is $2.74. This value represents a 9.57% decrease compared to the same quarter last year. NXPI missed the consensus earnings per share in the 1st calendar quarter of 2025 by -0.46%. Zacks Investment Research reports that the 2025 Price to Earnings ratio for NXPI is 21.51 vs. an industry ratio of 18.60, implying that they will have a higher earnings growth than their competitors in the same industry.
The Hartford Insurance Group, Inc. (HIG)is reporting for the quarter ending September 30, 2025. The insurance (property & casualty) company's consensus earnings per share forecast from the 9 analysts that follow the stock is $3.13. This value represents a 23.72% increase compared to the same quarter last year. In the past year HIG has beat the expectations every quarter. The highest one was in the 2nd calendar quarter where they beat the consensus by 23.1%. Zacks Investment Research reports that the 2025 Price to Earnings ratio for HIG is 10.59 vs. an industry ratio of 12.70.
Celestica, Inc. (CLS)is reporting for the quarter ending September 30, 2025. The electrical company's consensus earnings per share forecast from the 3 analysts that follow the stock is $1.33. This value represents a 43.01% increase compared to the same quarter last year. CLS missed the consensus earnings per share in the 1st calendar quarter of 2025 by -0.99%. Zacks Investment Research reports that the 2025 Price to Earnings ratio for CLS is 59.21 vs. an industry ratio of 37.90, implying that they will have a higher earnings growth than their competitors in the same industry.
Arch Capital Group Ltd. (ACGL)is reporting for the quarter ending September 30, 2025. The insurance (property & casualty) company's consensus earnings per share forecast from the 6 analysts that follow the stock is $2.14. This value represents a 7.54% increase compared to the same quarter last year. In the past year ACGL has beat the expectations every quarter. The highest one was in the 2nd calendar quarter where they beat the consensus by 11.69%. Zacks Investment Research reports that the 2025 Price to Earnings ratio for ACGL is 10.15 vs. an industry ratio of 12.70.
Nucor Corporation (NUE)is reporting for the quarter ending September 30, 2025. The steel company's consensus earnings per share forecast from the 5 analysts that follow the stock is $2.15. This value represents a 44.30% increase compared to the same quarter last year. NUE missed the consensus earnings per share in the 2nd calendar quarter of 2025 by -0.76%. Zacks Investment Research reports that the 2025 Price to Earnings ratio for NUE is 18.30 vs. an industry ratio of 8.30, implying that they will have a higher earnings growth than their competitors in the same industry.
Brown & Brown, Inc. (BRO)is reporting for the quarter ending September 30, 2025. The insurance brokers company's consensus earnings per share forecast from the 6 analysts that follow the stock is $0.90. This value represents a 1.10% decrease compared to the same quarter last year. BRO missed the consensus earnings per share in the 1st calendar quarter of 2025 by -0.77%. Zacks Investment Research reports that the 2025 Price to Earnings ratio for BRO is 21.20 vs. an industry ratio of 16.30, implying that they will have a higher earnings growth than their competitors in the same industry.
Cincinnati Financial Corporation (CINF)is reporting for the quarter ending September 30, 2025. The insurance (property & casualty) company's consensus earnings per share forecast from the 9 analysts that follow the stock is $2.01. This value represents a 41.55% increase compared to the same quarter last year. CINF missed the consensus earnings per share in the 3rd calendar quarter of 2024 by -2.74%. Zacks Investment Research reports that the 2025 Price to Earnings ratio for CINF is 24.52 vs. an industry ratio of 12.70, implying that they will have a higher earnings growth than their competitors in the same industry.
FTAI Aviation Ltd. (FTAI)is reporting for the quarter ending September 30, 2025. The aerospace and defense company's consensus earnings per share forecast from the 1 analyst that follows the stock is $1.19. This value represents a 56.58% increase compared to the same quarter last year. FTAI missed the consensus earnings per share in the 1st calendar quarter of 2025 by -7.45%. Zacks Investment Research reports that the 2025 Price to Earnings ratio for FTAI is 36.91 vs. an industry ratio of 60.50.
Principal Financial Group Inc (PFG)is reporting for the quarter ending September 30, 2025. The insurance company's consensus earnings per share forecast from the 6 analysts that follow the stock is $2.18. This value represents a 23.86% increase compared to the same quarter last year. Zacks Investment Research reports that the 2025 Price to Earnings ratio for PFG is 9.56 vs. an industry ratio of 9.00, implying that they will have a higher earnings growth than their competitors in the same industry.
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After-Hours Earnings Report for October 27, 2025 : WELL, CDNS, WM, NXPI, HIG, CLS, ACGL, NUE, BRO, CINF, FTAI, PFG

Among the underlying components of the S&P 500 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Target Corp (Symbol: TGT), where a total of 41,255 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 4.1 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 52.8% of TGT's average daily trading volume over the past month of 7.8 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $100 strike call option expiring October 31, 2025, with 2,021 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 202,100 underlying shares of TGT. Below is a chart showing TGT's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $100 strike highlighted in orange:
Cadence Design Systems Inc (Symbol: CDNS) saw options trading volume of 7,747 contracts, representing approximately 774,700 underlying shares or approximately 52.3% of CDNS's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.5 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $420 strike call option expiring October 31, 2025, with 1,135 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 113,500 underlying shares of CDNS. Below is a chart showing CDNS's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $420 strike highlighted in orange:
And Micron Technology Inc. (Symbol: MU) saw options trading volume of 131,655 contracts, representing approximately 13.2 million underlying shares or approximately 52.2% of MU's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 25.2 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $190 strike put option expiring October 31, 2025, with 7,050 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 705,000 underlying shares of MU. Below is a chart showing MU's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $190 strike highlighted in orange:
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Cadence Design Systems Q3 25 Earnings Conference Call At 5:00 PM ET

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. CDNS will release results for the third quarter of 2025 on Oct. 27.
The Zacks Consensus Estimate for third-quarter 2025 earnings has been unchanged in the past 60 days at $1.79 per share. The consensus mark implies an increase of 9.2% from the year-ago actual. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for revenues is pegged at $1.32 billion, indicating a nearly 9% uptick from the year-ago actual.
Management expects revenues to be in the $1.305-$1.335 billion band for the third quarter. Revenues were $1.215 billion in the year-ago quarter. Non-GAAP EPS is anticipated to be between $1.75 and $1.81 compared with $1.64 in the year-ago quarter.
Cadence has an impressive earnings surprise history. The company’s earnings beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate in each of the trailing four quarters, with an average surprise of 6.9%.
CDNS stock has gained 31.1% in the past year compared with its Computer-Software industry’s growth of 19.5%. The S&P 500 composite and the Zacks Computer and Technology sector have risen 17.5% and 27%, respectively, in the same time frame.
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Factors Shaping CDNS’ Q3 Results
AI is driving a major transformation in semiconductor and system design and Cadence is deeply integrated into this shift. Design activity across several verticals, especially data centers and automotive, has been robust, due to AI, hyperscale computing and 5G. The focus on Generative AI, Agentic AI and Physical AI has been leading to an exponential increase in computing demand and semiconductor innovation.
Customers have been significantly increasing their R&D budgets in AI-driven automation. On the lastearnings call Cadence highlighted that its efforts to unify EDA, IP, 3D-IC, PCB and system analysis have been aiding in capitalizing on the opportunity presented by the AI super cycle.
These factors are likely to have driven demand for Cadence’s solutions, particularly its AI portfolio, in the to-be-reported quarter. Cadence.AI portfolio is powered by autonomous silicon agents and built the JedAI platform using NVIDIA accelerated compute capacity.
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Cadence’s ratable software model, strong backlog and high mix of recurring revenues are other positives. At the end of the second quarter, Cadence had a backlog of $6.4 billion and current-remaining performance obligations of $3.1 billion.
It has been collaborating with several tech giants, including Qualcomm and NVIDIA, on their next-generation AI designs across both training and inference. Expanding partnerships with its foundry partners like Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, Intel and Arm Holdings bodes well.
Ongoing uncertainty prevailing over global macroeconomic conditions, especially U.S.-China tech tensions, along with stiff competition in the EDA space, and inflation, remain concerns.
Taking a Look at Segments
Core electronic design automation (“EDA”) business (which constitutes Custom IC, Digital IC and Functional Verification businesses) is likely to have gained from demand for the new hardware systems, especially among AI, automotive and HPC clients, along with the rapid adoption of digital full-flow solutions and the Virtuoso and Spectre X circuit simulator.
In the second quarter, CDNS launched Cerebrus AI Studio (an agentic AI multi-block and multi-user SoC design platform) and Millennium M2000 AI Supercomputer, which are likely to have witnessed steady traction as companies continue to build their next-gen AI and agentic-AI products, amid increasing chip complexity. Momentum in the verification software suite (Verisium, Xcelium and Jasper) is expected to have acted as a tailwind. Our estimate for revenues from Core EDA is pegged at $962.4 million, indicating year-over-year growth of 13.1%.
The System Design and Analysis division is likely to have gained from the increasing demand for 3DIC technologies, Allegro X PCB and AI-powered Advanced Substrate Router, Clarity and Celsius solvers. CDNS’ digital twin Reality datacenter product is likely to have gained traction with large hyperscalers and cloud service providers.
In September, Cadence announced a major expansion of its Cadence Reality Digital Twin Platform with the addition of a digital twin of NVIDIA DGX SuperPOD with DGX GB200 systems. Our estimate for revenues from System Design and Analysis is pegged at $187.9 million, indicating a year-over-year decline of 3.4%.
Increasing demand for solutions (PCIe, UCIe, DDR and HBM) in AI, foundry ecosystem buildout and chiplet use cases is likely to have cushioned the performance of the IP business division. We expect revenues to be up 1.5% to $172.7 million on a year-over-year basis in the to-be-reported quarter.
Key Recent Developments
On Sept. 4, 2025, Cadence signed a definitive agreement to acquire the Design & Engineering division of Hexagon AB, including its renowned MSC Software business, an industry pioneer in engineering simulation and analysis. The €2.7 billion deal, structured with 70% cash and 30% Cadence common stock, marks a significant step in advancing Cadence’s Intelligent System Design strategy. Pending regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions, the transaction is expected to be finalized in the first quarter of 2026.
On Aug. 27, 2025, Cadence completed its acquisition of Arm’s Artisan foundation IP business — covering standard cell libraries, memory compilers and GPIOs optimized for advanced process nodes. The deal strengthens Cadence’s design IP portfolio, adding to its leadership in protocol, memory interface and SerDes IP at advanced nodes.
Earnings Whispers for CDNS
Our proven model predicts an earnings beat for Cadence this time around. The combination of a positive Earnings ESP and a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), 2 (Buy) or 3 (Hold) increases the chances of an earnings beat. This is exactly the case here.
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WDC is scheduled to report quarterly earnings on Oct. 30. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for WDC’s to-be-reported quarter’s earnings and revenues is pegged at $1.58 per share and $2.7 billion, respectively. Shares of WDC have gained 81% in the past year.
Amazon.com, Inc. AMZN has an Earnings ESP of +16.76% and a Zacks Rank #1 at present. AMZN is scheduled to report quarterly figures on Oct. 30. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for AMZN’s to-be-reported quarter’s earnings and revenues is pegged at $1.60 per share and $177.99 billion, respectively. Shares of AMZN have gained 17.3% in the past year.
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Cadence Design to Report Q3 Earnings: Is a Beat in Store?

Investors in Cadence Design Systems Inc (Symbol: CDNS) saw new options become available today, for the December 5th expiration. At Stock Options Channel, our YieldBoost formula has looked up and down the CDNS options chain for the new December 5th contracts and identified one put and one call contract of particular interest.
The put contract at the $330.00 strike price has a current bid of $16.90. If an investor was to sell-to-open that put contract, they are committing to purchase the stock at $330.00, but will also collect the premium, putting the cost basis of the shares at $313.10 (before broker commissions). To an investor already interested in purchasing shares of CDNS, that could represent an attractive alternative to paying $332.12/share today.
Because the $330.00 strike represents an approximate 1% discount to the current trading price of the stock (in other words it is out-of-the-money by that percentage), there is also the possibility that the put contract would expire worthless. The current analytical data (including greeks and implied greeks) suggest the current odds of that happening are 56%. Stock Options Channel will track those odds over time to see how they change, publishing a chart of those numbers on our website under the contract detail page for this contract. Should the contract expire worthless, the premium would represent a 5.12% return on the cash commitment, or 43.43% annualized — at Stock Options Channel we call this the YieldBoost.
Below is a chart showing the trailing twelve month trading history for Cadence Design Systems Inc, and highlighting in green where the $330.00 strike is located relative to that history:
Turning to the calls side of the option chain, the call contract at the $335.00 strike price has a current bid of $17.10. If an investor was to purchase shares of CDNS stock at the current price level of $332.12/share, and then sell-to-open that call contract as a "covered call," they are committing to sell the stock at $335.00. Considering the call seller will also collect the premium, that would drive a total return (excluding dividends, if any) of 6.02% if the stock gets called away at the December 5th expiration (before broker commissions). Of course, a lot of upside could potentially be left on the table if CDNS shares really soar, which is why looking at the trailing twelve month trading history for Cadence Design Systems Inc, as well as studying the business fundamentals becomes important. Below is a chart showing CDNS's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $335.00 strike highlighted in red:
Considering the fact that the $335.00 strike represents an approximate 1% premium to the current trading price of the stock (in other words it is out-of-the-money by that percentage), there is also the possibility that the covered call contract would expire worthless, in which case the investor would keep both their shares of stock and the premium collected. The current analytical data (including greeks and implied greeks) suggest the current odds of that happening are 48%. On our website under the contract detail page for this contract, Stock Options Channel will track those odds over time to see how they change and publish a chart of those numbers (the trading history of the option contract will also be charted). Should the covered call contract expire worthless, the premium would represent a 5.15% boost of extra return to the investor, or 43.66% annualized, which we refer to as the YieldBoost.
The implied volatility in the put contract example is 44%, while the implied volatility in the call contract example is 43%.
Meanwhile, we calculate the actual trailing twelve month volatility (considering the last 250 trading day closing values as well as today's price of $332.12) to be 41%. For more put and call options contract ideas worth looking at, visit StockOptionsChannel.com.
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December 5th Options Now Available For Cadence Design Systems (CDNS)

Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF (Symbol: IGV) where we have detected an approximate $103.5 million dollar outflow -- that's a 1.0% decrease week over week (from 86,200,000 to 85,300,000). Among the largest underlying components of IGV, in trading today Palo Alto Networks, Inc (Symbol: PANW) is down about 1%, CrowdStrike Holdings Inc (Symbol: CRWD) is off about 1.3%, and Cadence Design Systems Inc (Symbol: CDNS) is higher by about 0.2%. For a complete list of holdings, visit the IGV Holdings page » The chart below shows the one year price performance of IGV, versus its 200 day moving average:
Looking at the chart above, IGV's low point in its 52 week range is $76.68 per share, with $117.99 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $114.16. Comparing the most recent share price to the 200 day moving average can also be a useful technical analysis technique -- learn more about the 200 day moving average ».
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