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CDNS (Cadence Design Systems) Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share : $3.33 (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Cadence Design Systems Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share?

E10 is a concept invented by Prof. Robert Shiller, who uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share and the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share of a company over the past 10 years.

Cadence Design Systems's adjusted free cash flow per share for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $1.696. Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share for the past 10 years together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share, which is $3.33 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2025.

During the past 12 months, Cadence Design Systems's average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was 15.20% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was 16.80% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was 19.20% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was 16.80% per year. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate using Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share data.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate of Cadence Design Systems was 22.70% per year. The lowest was -19.10% per year. And the median was 3.30% per year.

As of today (2025-07-06), Cadence Design Systems's current stock price is $326.81. Cadence Design Systems's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was $3.33. Cadence Design Systems's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of today is 98.14.

During the past 13 years, the highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of Cadence Design Systems was 116.51. The lowest was 23.65. And the median was 65.47.


Cadence Design Systems Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Historical Data

The historical data trend for Cadence Design Systems's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Cadence Design Systems Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Chart

Cadence Design Systems Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.57 1.97 2.38 2.77 3.14

Cadence Design Systems Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.89 2.93 3.04 3.14 3.33

Competitive Comparison of Cadence Design Systems's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share

For the Software - Application subindustry, Cadence Design Systems's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Cadence Design Systems's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Cadence Design Systems's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Cadence Design Systems's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF falls into.


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Cadence Design Systems Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Calculation

E10 is a concept invented by Prof. Robert Shiller, who uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share and the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share of a company over the past 10 years.

What is Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share? How do we calculate Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share?

Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share of a company over the past 10 years. Let's use an example to explain.

If we want to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share of Wal-Mart (WMT) for Dec. 31, 2010, we need to have the inflation data and the free cash flow per share from 2001 through 2010.

We adjusted the 2001 free cash flow per share data with the total inflation from 2001 through 2010 to the equivalent free cash flow in 2010. If the total inflation from 2001 to 2010 is 40%, and Wal-Mart's free cash flow is $1 a share in 2001, then the 2001's equivalent free cash flow in 2010 is $1.4 a share. If Wal-Mart's free cash flow is $1 again in 2002, and the total inflation from 2002 through 2010 is 35%, then the equivalent 2002 free cash flow in 2010 is $1.35. So on and so forth, you get the equivalent free cash flow per share of past 10 years. Then you add them together and divided the sum by the count to get Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.

For example, Cadence Design Systems's adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was:

Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare= Free Cash Flow per Share /CPI of Mar. 2025 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2025)
=1.696/134.9266*134.9266
=1.696

Current CPI (Mar. 2025) = 134.9266.

Cadence Design Systems Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201506 0.335 100.684 0.449
201509 0.245 100.392 0.329
201512 0.361 99.792 0.488
201603 0.234 100.470 0.314
201606 0.217 101.688 0.288
201609 0.245 101.861 0.325
201612 0.665 101.863 0.881
201703 0.279 102.862 0.366
201706 0.535 103.349 0.698
201709 0.274 104.136 0.355
201712 0.385 104.011 0.499
201803 0.513 105.290 0.657
201806 0.667 106.317 0.846
201809 0.353 106.507 0.447
201812 0.400 105.998 0.509
201903 0.606 107.251 0.762
201906 0.822 108.070 1.026
201909 0.433 108.329 0.539
201912 0.473 108.420 0.589
202003 0.700 108.902 0.867
202006 1.160 108.767 1.439
202009 0.665 109.815 0.817
202012 0.373 109.897 0.458
202103 0.683 111.754 0.825
202106 1.315 114.631 1.548
202109 0.997 115.734 1.162
202112 0.715 117.630 0.820
202203 1.147 121.301 1.276
202206 1.092 125.017 1.179
202209 0.992 125.227 1.069
202212 0.830 125.222 0.894
202303 0.881 127.348 0.933
202306 1.443 128.729 1.512
202309 1.373 129.860 1.427
202312 0.874 129.419 0.911
202403 0.744 131.776 0.762
202406 0.463 132.554 0.471
202409 1.400 133.029 1.420
202412 1.473 133.157 1.493
202503 1.696 134.927 1.696

Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share.


Cadence Design Systems  (NAS:CDNS) Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Explanation

If a company grows much fast than inflation, Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share may underestimate the company's free cash flow. Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF can seem to be too high even the actual Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is low.

For the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF, the free cash flow per share of the past 10 years are inflation-adjusted and averaged. The result is used for P/FCF calculation. Since it looks at the average over the last 10 years, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is also called CAPFCF Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted free cash flow per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Cadence Design Systems's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=326.81/3.33
=98.14

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

During the past 13 years, the highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of Cadence Design Systems was 116.51. The lowest was 23.65. And the median was 65.47.


Be Aware

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF works better for cyclical companies. It gives you a better idea on the company's real free cash flow value.


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Cadence Design Systems Business Description

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2655 Seely Avenue, Building 5, San Jose, CA, USA, 95134
Cadence Design Systems is a provider of electronic design automation software, intellectual property, and system design and analysis products. EDA software automates and aids in the chip design process, enhancing design accuracy, productivity, and complexity in a full-flow end-to-end solution. Cadence offers a portfolio of design IP, as well as system design and analysis products, which enables system-level analysis and verification solutions.
Executives
James D Plummer director 233 KANSAS STREET, EL SEGUNDO CA 90245
Anirudh Devgan officer: Sr. Vice President of R&D 2655 SEELY AVENUE, SAN JOSE CA 95134
Paul Cunningham officer: Sr. Vice President 2655 SEELY AVENUE, BUILDING 5, SAN JOSE CA 95134
Ita M Brennan director 5453 GREAT AMERICA PARKWAY, SANTA CLARA CA 95054
Karna Nisewaner officer: Corporate VP, General Counsel 2655 SEELY AVENUE, BUILDING 5, SAN JOSE CA 95134
Chin-chi Teng officer: Sr. Vice President 2655 SEELY AVENUE, SAN JOSE CA 95134
John M Wall officer: Sr. VP & CFO 2655 SEELY AVENUE, SAN JOSE CA 95134
Vincentelli Alberto Sangiovanni director
Aneel Zaman officer: Sr. Vice President 2655 SEELY AVENUE, SAN JOSE CA 95134
Thomas P Beckley officer: Sr. Vice President of R&D 2655 SEELY AVENUE, SAN JOSE CA 95134
Mark Adams director 834 TERRACE DRIVE, LOS ALTOS CA 94024
Lip Bu Tan director ONE CALIFORNIA STREET 28TH FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111
Young Sohn director 1390 KIFER ROAD, SUNNYVALE CA 94086
John B Shoven director
Mary L Krakauer director 176 SOUTH STREET, HOPKINTON MA 01748