NASDAQInformation TechnologySoftware - ApplicationSnapshot 2026-07-31
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Application Software is in steady. Describes the industry's cycle state, not a call on this stock.
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Primary pillar broken — Achieve ~17% year-over-year revenue growth: revenue guidance $6.17 billion vs target $6.17 billion by FY26.
View ThesisRevenue growth is slowing — up about 13% over the past year and decelerating.
View GrowthMiddle-of-the-pack quality for its industry.
View QualityManagement screens strong on capital allocation, earnings delivery, margins, market reaction to earnings.
View ManagementExpectations look high — the market is pricing in about 57% growth a year, above the roughly 20% analysts expect, leaving little room for error.
View ValuationModerate volatility — typically moves about 1% a day.
View RiskCadence Design Systems (CDNS) must continue to grow its AI-driven solutions to justify its price. Revenue grew 19% year over year in Q2 FY2026, and the last quarter beat expectations. It trades at 45× P/E, above the 25× peer median, indicating high expectations. The primary risk is a credibility hit if CDNS cuts guidance after recently raising it. Peer multiples imply a price about 54% below where it trades.
Trailing returns as of 2026-07-31. CDNS is total return (includes dividends); the S&P 500 benchmark is price return (the index excludes dividends).
Based on 25 analysts currently covering CDNS (as of Jul 2026).
Based on 9 Wall Street analysts offering 12-month price targets for CDNS in the last 4 months.
A consensus fair price across 13 valuation methods, at three horizons. As of 2026-08-01. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
Today's peer multiple on trailing earnings, with no growth credited. This is the headline read.
Adds projected growth, so it leans optimistic by design. Read it as upside context, not a base case.
A price-focused, side-by-side fair-value read versus Application Software — fair value, gap to price, and forward P/E.
Our valuation methods disagree too much on this name right now. Rather than print a number we don't believe, we're holding it back until they converge.
Advances: Expand AI-driven product portfolio and market adoption
Agentic capabilities enhance AI-driven product portfolio growth.
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End-of-day figures as of 2026-07-31. EPS is implied from price ÷ P/E. Not investment advice.
Current $340.02
The last 12 months of price, then the range of analyst 12-month targets from today’s $340.02.
Analyst ratings and price targets are third-party Wall Street estimates, not QuarterlyIQ’s view. Not investment advice.
A long-thesis check that carries the widest uncertainty of the three horizons.
Top 25% on quality vs scored peers
A second lens on the 12-month fair value: for companies that score high on measured quality (profitability, balance-sheet safety, earnings stability), this read trusts more of today's profit margins instead of averaging them toward their multi-year history the way the headline number does. Shown alongside the fair value above, not in place of it. A diagnostic, not a price target or a buy/sell signal.
Direction of the business behind the multiple. Bands are backend reads; trailing-12-month basis.
Advances: Expand AI-driven product portfolio and market adoption
AI-driven solutions enhance product portfolio and market adoption.
Advances: Increase 2026 revenue outlook to ~19% growth
Q2 earnings beat and revenue outlook raised significantly.
Advances: Expand AI-driven product portfolio and market adoption
Focus on AI-driven products aligns with expansion goals.
Advances: Expand AI-driven product portfolio and market adoption
Increased demand for AI chip design expands product portfolio.
Advances: Increase 2026 revenue outlook to ~19% growth
Increased forecasts align with growth objectives.
Advances: Increase 2026 revenue outlook to ~19% growth
Signals strong revenue growth and solid backlog.
Advances: Increase 2026 revenue outlook
Raising forecasts indicates strong demand and growth potential.
