CDNS P/E ratio: current value, 10-year range and year-by-year history
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CDNS's p/e ratio is lower than 65% of the last 10 years.
P/E ratio History
CDNS P/E ratio by year
Yearly range of CDNS’s p/e ratio from 2016 to 2026. Over the full period it ranged from 15.4 to 100.9, averaging 57.8.
| Year | Low | Average | High | Year-end |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 56.5 | 74.5 | 97.1 | 56.6 |
| 2025 | 58.6 | 80.9 | 100.9 | 77.0 |
| 2024 | 63.8 | 75.5 | 85.2 | 77.8 |
| 2023 | 50.7 | 69.0 | 78.8 | 77.6 |
| 2022 | 50.1 | 59.1 | 73.6 | 56.6 |
| 2021 | 51.8 | 63.4 | 77.3 | 74.8 |
| 2020 | 15.4 | 25.8 | 64.7 | 64.7 |
| 2019 | 19.6 | 45.3 | 51.9 | 19.6 |
| 2018 | 35.3 | 55.5 | 62.1 | 35.3 |
| 2017 | 35.7 | 43.0 | 49.0 | 45.0 |
| 2016 | 28.5 | 30.7 | 32.4 | 30.4 |
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How much the market pays for each dollar of annual profit. P/E = Stock Price / EPS. The raw number means little — what matters is whether it's high or low relative to the company's own history.
Price / Earnings Per ShareThe chart shows five color-coded historical zones: green (below 10th percentile) means historically very cheap, fading through lime and gray (the normal 25th–75th range) to orange and red (historically expensive). When the line sits in a green or lime zone, the stock is trading at an unusually low P/E relative to its own history.
- Cyclical businesses look cheapest on P/E at peak earnings — the "earnings trap." Use EV/EBITDA or normalised earnings for energy, materials, and financials.
- A falling P/E trend may signal a business in structural decline, not a buying opportunity.
Is CDNS P/E ratio High or Low Right Now?
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.'s P/E ratio is currently 56.6, which is below average relative to its 10-year historical range. The 10-year median P/E ratio for CDNS is approximately 59.0. See all CDNS valuation metrics →
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