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.
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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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