Operating margin
28.2% Fiscal year 2025
No rank: too few peers or not computed yet.
Operating income divided by revenue: what the core business earns before interest and taxes.
About the company
Cadence Design Systems develops software that chipmakers and electronics companies use to design and test semiconductors and circuit boards. It also offers hardware for chip simulation and ready-made circuit building blocks. Customers are semiconductor, automotive and technology companies worldwide. As of Oct 11, 2026
Fact sheet (from the annual report) Software (packaged programs) · San Jose, USA
Cadence develops software, accelerated hardware and semiconductor intellectual property for designing electronic products. Customers are semiconductor companies that design and manufacture chips, as well as system makers of electromechanical products with electronics. The offering is divided into Core EDA, Semiconductor IP and System Design and Analysis for complete electronic systems. Software is mostly licensed on a time-based basis, and a small part with perpetual licenses. Hardware is sold or leased, and with some IP licenses royalties are due once customers ship their products. In addition, there are services for design, methodology and training as well as cloud solutions provided over a period of time.
Automatically summarized from SEC annual report (10-K, filed Feb 19, 2026) (website of the US Securities and Exchange Commission) · reviewed Oct 14, 2026
Price performance at a glance
Last 30 trading days
- Today +1.8%
- 7 days −1.1%
- 30 days −1.2%
- 1 year −6.6%
Day range (last trading day)
−2.1%Price at 42% of the range+2.9%
52-week range
−18.4%Price at 39% of the range+29.3%
- Distance from the all-time high
- −22.7%
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Fundamental analysis
SEC filing (10-K, 10-Q)Required reports of listed companies to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC): 10-K is the annual report, 10-Q the quarterly report, 20-F the annual report of foreign companies. We show the figures of the first filing.Example: 10-K for the fiscal year ending Sep 27, 2025, filed on Oct 31, 2025.More in the Academy: Lesson revenue, profit and marginCadence Design Systems · Sector Technology · amounts in USD
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Quality checks
Four angles on the annual figures. Each check counts how many disclosed criteria are met – criteria without data do not count. The bars show where the company ranks on each figure among the stocks we cover and within its sector.
Fiscal year to Dec 31, 2025
Quality
Profitability, consistency, balance sheet · 1 without data
7 of 7 criteria met
Growth
Revenue and earnings per share
7 of 7 criteria met
Dividend
Level, consistency, coverage · 6 without data
0 of 1 criteria met
Financial strength
Piotroski, debt, liquidity
5 of 6 criteria met
Quality 7 of 7 met · 1 without data
- no data: Gross margin above 40% not stated in the SEC filings
- met: Operating margin above 15% 28.2%
- met: Net margin above 10% 20.9%
- met: Return on equity above 15% 20.3%
- met: Free cash flow margin above 10% 30.0%
- met: Profit in each of the last 5 fiscal years 5 of 5
- met: Free cash flow positive in each of the last 3 fiscal years 3 of 3
- met: Equity ratio above 30% 53.9%
Net margin
20.9% Fiscal year 2025
No rank: too few peers or not computed yet.
Profit after all costs, interest and taxes divided by revenue.
Return on equity
20.3% Fiscal year 2025
No rank: too few peers or not computed yet.
Net income divided by equity at fiscal year end.
Return on assets
10.9% Fiscal year 2025 (total assets at year end)
No rank: too few peers or not computed yet.
Net income divided by total assets at fiscal year end.
Equity ratio
53.9% Fiscal year 2025
No rank: too few peers or not computed yet.
Equity as a share of total assets. Usually low for banks.
Free cash flow margin
30.0% Fiscal year 2025
No rank: too few peers or not computed yet.
Free cash flow divided by revenue.
Free cash flow
1.6B USD Fiscal year 2025
Operating cash flow minus capital expenditure on property and equipment.
Growth 7 of 7 met
- met: Over 3 years, revenue grew by more than 5% per year +14.1%
- met: Over 5 years, revenue grew by more than 5% per year +14.6%
- met: Over 10 years, revenue grew by more than 5% per year +12.0%
- met: Over 3 years, EPS grew by more than 5% per year +9.5%
- met: Over 5 years, EPS grew by more than 5% per year +14.0%
- met: Revenue rose in at least 4 of the last 5 fiscal years 5 of 5
- met: Revenue rose in the last fiscal year +14.1%
Revenue growth 3 years
+14.1% per year
No rank: too few peers or not computed yet.
Average growth per year over 3 fiscal years.
Revenue growth 5 years
+14.6% per year
No rank: too few peers or not computed yet.
Average growth per year over 5 fiscal years.
Revenue growth 10 years
+12.0% per year
No rank: too few peers or not computed yet.
Average growth per year over 10 fiscal years.
EPS growth 3 years
+9.5% per year
No rank: too few peers or not computed yet.
Growth of earnings per share per year, adjusted for stock splits.
EPS growth 5 years
+14.0% per year
No rank: too few peers or not computed yet.
Growth of earnings per share per year, adjusted for stock splits.
EPS growth 10 years
+17.5% per year
No rank: too few peers or not computed yet.
Growth of earnings per share per year, adjusted for stock splits.
Dividend 0 of 1 met · 6 without data
- not met: Pays a dividend no dividend per share reported for the last fiscal year
- no data: Payout ratio at most 60% of earnings pays no dividend
- no data: Dividend paid in each of the last 5 fiscal years pays no dividend
- no data: Dividend per share never lowered in the last 5 fiscal years pays no dividend
- no data: Dividend per share higher than 5 years ago pays no dividend
- no data: Free cash flow per share covers the dividend pays no dividend
- no data: Dividends paid over the last 5 years covered by free cash flow pays no dividend
Financial strength 5 of 6 met
- not met: Piotroski F-Score at least 7 of 9 5 of 8 · 1 without data
- met: Long-term debt no higher than equity 0.45
- met: Current assets cover current liabilities 2.86
- met: Positive equity 5.5B USD
- met: In 5 years, share count up by at most 5% −2.3%
- met: Free cash flow positive in the last fiscal year 1.6B USD
Piotroski F-Score
5 of 8 Fiscal year 2025
No rank: not all 9 criteria have data.
Nine yes/no tests on profit, cash flow, debt, liquidity and efficiency compared with the prior year.
Debt / equity
0.45 at fiscal year end
No rank: too few peers or not computed yet.
Long-term financial debt divided by equity.
Liquidity (current ratio)
2.86 at fiscal year end
No rank: too few peers or not computed yet.
Current assets divided by current liabilities.
Change in share count
−2.3% in 5 years
No rank: too few peers or not computed yet.
Change in diluted share count. Negative = share buybacks, positive = new shares.
The 9 criteria of the Piotroski F-Score
- met: Profit in the last fiscal year (positive return on assets)
- met: Positive operating cash flow
- not met: Return on assets higher than the prior year
- met: Operating cash flow higher than net income
- met: Long-term debt relative to total assets fell
- not met: Liquidity (current assets / current liabilities) rose
- met: No additional shares (diluted share count did not rise)
- no data: Gross margin higher than the prior year
- not met: Revenue relative to total assets higher than the prior year
Last fiscal year compared with the one before. Returns and revenue per total assets use total assets at the start of the year; leverage = long-term financial debt divided by total assets at year end; new shares via the average diluted share count.
Price-based criteria (P/E, dividend yield) are shown to signed-in users.
Computed automatically from SEC annual reports – not investment advice. Describes the reported figures; points are not a rating of the stock.
In short
- Light green: Revenue grew over 5 years (+14.6% per year), at least as fast as the sector median.
- Light green: Net income (total) grew over 5 years (+13.4% per year), at least as fast as the sector median; per share +14.0% per year.
- Light green: Net margin 20.9%, above the sector median (12.5%).
- Light green: Debt not higher than usual in the sector.
- Light green: Profit in each of the last 10 fiscal years.
Summarized from the lights below. Describes the reported figures – not a recommendation to buy or sell.
- Fiscal year 2016 (Jan 3, 2016 – Dec 31, 2016): Revenue 1.8B USD · Net income 203.1M USD · Net margin 11.2%
- Fiscal year 2017 (Jan 1, 2017 – Dec 30, 2017): Revenue 1.9B USD · Net income 204.1M USD · Net margin 10.5%
- Fiscal year 2018 (Dec 31, 2017 – Dec 29, 2018): Revenue 2.1B USD · Net income 345.8M USD · Net margin 16.2%
- Fiscal year 2019 (Dec 30, 2018 – Dec 28, 2019): Revenue 2.3B USD · Net income 989.0M USD · Net margin 42.3%
- Fiscal year 2020 (Dec 29, 2019 – Jan 2, 2021): Revenue 2.7B USD · Net income 590.6M USD · Net margin 22.0%
- Fiscal year 2021 (Jan 3, 2021 – Jan 1, 2022): Revenue 3.0B USD · Net income 696.0M USD · Net margin 23.3%
- Fiscal year 2022 (Jan 2, 2022 – Dec 31, 2022): Revenue 3.6B USD · Net income 849.0M USD · Net margin 23.8%
- Fiscal year 2023 (Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2023): Revenue 4.1B USD · Net income 1.0B USD · Net margin 25.5%
- Fiscal year 2024 (Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024): Revenue 4.6B USD · Net income 1.1B USD · Net margin 22.7%
- Fiscal year 2025 (Jan 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025): Revenue 5.3B USD · Net income 1.1B USD · Net margin 20.9%
- Quarter Q2/23 (Apr 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2023): Revenue 976.6M USD · Net income 221.1M USD · Net margin 22.6%
- Quarter Q3/23 (Jul 1, 2023 – Sep 30, 2023): Revenue 1.0B USD · Net income 254.3M USD · Net margin 24.9%
- Quarter Q4/23 (Oct 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2023): Revenue 1.1B USD · Net income 323.9M USD · Net margin 30.3% · Q4 derived (year minus 9 months), may be distorted by restatements
- Quarter Q1/24 (Jan 1, 2024 – Mar 31, 2024): Revenue 1.0B USD · Net income 247.6M USD · Net margin 24.5%
- Quarter Q2/24 (Apr 1, 2024 – Jun 30, 2024): Revenue 1.1B USD · Net income 229.5M USD · Net margin 21.6%
- Quarter Q3/24 (Jul 1, 2024 – Sep 30, 2024): Revenue 1.2B USD · Net income 238.1M USD · Net margin 19.6%
- Quarter Q4/24 (Oct 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024): Revenue 1.4B USD · Net income 340.2M USD · Net margin 25.1% · Q4 derived (year minus 9 months), may be distorted by restatements
- Quarter Q1/25 (Jan 1, 2025 – Mar 31, 2025): Revenue 1.2B USD · Net income 273.6M USD · Net margin 22.0%
- Quarter Q2/25 (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025): Revenue 1.3B USD · Net income 160.1M USD · Net margin 12.5%
- Quarter Q3/25 (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025): Revenue 1.3B USD · Net income 287.1M USD · Net margin 21.4%
- Quarter Q4/25 (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025): Revenue 1.4B USD · Net income 388.1M USD · Net margin 27.0% · Q4 derived (year minus 9 months), may be distorted by restatements
- Quarter Q1/26 (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026): Revenue 1.5B USD · Net income 335.7M USD · Net margin 22.8%
- Fiscal year 2016 (Jan 3, 2016 – Dec 31, 2016): Earnings per share 0.70 USD
- Fiscal year 2017 (Jan 1, 2017 – Dec 30, 2017): Earnings per share 0.73 USD
- Fiscal year 2018 (Dec 31, 2017 – Dec 29, 2018): Earnings per share 1.23 USD
- Fiscal year 2019 (Dec 30, 2018 – Dec 28, 2019): Earnings per share 3.53 USD
- Fiscal year 2020 (Dec 29, 2019 – Jan 2, 2021): Earnings per share 2.11 USD
- Fiscal year 2021 (Jan 3, 2021 – Jan 1, 2022): Earnings per share 2.50 USD
- Fiscal year 2022 (Jan 2, 2022 – Dec 31, 2022): Earnings per share 3.09 USD
- Fiscal year 2023 (Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2023): Earnings per share 3.82 USD
- Fiscal year 2024 (Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024): Earnings per share 3.85 USD
- Fiscal year 2025 (Jan 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025): Earnings per share 4.06 USD
- Quarter Q2/23 (Apr 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2023): Earnings per share 0.81 USD
- Quarter Q3/23 (Jul 1, 2023 – Sep 30, 2023): Earnings per share 0.93 USD
- Quarter Q4/23 (Oct 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2023): Earnings per share not reported separately for Q4
- Quarter Q1/24 (Jan 1, 2024 – Mar 31, 2024): Earnings per share 0.91 USD
- Quarter Q2/24 (Apr 1, 2024 – Jun 30, 2024): Earnings per share 0.84 USD
- Quarter Q3/24 (Jul 1, 2024 – Sep 30, 2024): Earnings per share 0.87 USD
- Quarter Q4/24 (Oct 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024): Earnings per share not reported separately for Q4
- Quarter Q1/25 (Jan 1, 2025 – Mar 31, 2025): Earnings per share 1.00 USD
- Quarter Q2/25 (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025): Earnings per share 0.59 USD
- Quarter Q3/25 (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025): Earnings per share 1.05 USD
- Quarter Q4/25 (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025): Earnings per share not reported separately for Q4
- Quarter Q1/26 (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026): Earnings per share 1.23 USD
No reported values for “Dividend per share” in this interval.
No reported values for “Dividend per share” in this interval.
Fiscal year 2025 (Jan 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025): Revenue 5.3B USD · Net income 1.1B USD · Net margin 20.9%
Figures over time
Where the money of a fiscal year goes and how margins, returns, balance sheet, cash flow and share count developed over up to 10 years. Each chart has one sentence saying what the trend shows.
Money flow in fiscal year 2025
Of 100 USD of revenue, 28.2 USD operating income and 20.9 USD net income remained.
Money flow as a table
| Item | Amount | of revenue |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 5.3B USD | 100.0% |
| Operating income | 1.5B USD | 28.2% |
| Cost of revenue and operating expenses | 3.8B USD | 71.8% |
| Net income | 1.1B USD | 20.9% |
| Interest expense | 116.5M USD | 2.2% |
| Taxes & other (net) | 266.6M USD | 5.0% |
Taxes, interest and other items are not available separately in the SEC data; they are combined as the difference.
Margins
The operating margin rose in 5 years from 24.1% to 28.2%.
Operating marginNet margin- Fiscal year 2016: Operating margin 13.5% · Net margin 11.2%
- Fiscal year 2017: Operating margin 16.7% · Net margin 10.5%
- Fiscal year 2018: Operating margin 18.5% · Net margin 16.2%
- Fiscal year 2019: Operating margin 21.1% · Net margin 42.3%
- Fiscal year 2020: Operating margin 24.1% · Net margin 22.0%
- Fiscal year 2021: Operating margin 26.1% · Net margin 23.3%
- Fiscal year 2022: Operating margin 30.1% · Net margin 23.8%
- Fiscal year 2023: Operating margin 30.6% · Net margin 25.5%
- Fiscal year 2024: Operating margin 29.1% · Net margin 22.7%
- Fiscal year 2025: Operating margin 28.2% · Net margin 20.9%
Returns
Return on equity fell in 5 years from 23.7% to 20.3%.
Return on equityReturn on assets- Fiscal year 2016: Return on equity 27.4% · Return on assets 9.7%
- Fiscal year 2017: Return on equity 20.6% · Return on assets 8.4%
- Fiscal year 2018: Return on equity 26.8% · Return on assets 14.0%
- Fiscal year 2019: Return on equity 47.0% · Return on assets 29.5%
- Fiscal year 2020: Return on equity 23.7% · Return on assets 15.0%
- Fiscal year 2021: Return on equity 25.4% · Return on assets 15.9%
- Fiscal year 2022: Return on equity 30.9% · Return on assets 16.5%
- Fiscal year 2023: Return on equity 30.6% · Return on assets 18.4%
- Fiscal year 2024: Return on equity 22.6% · Return on assets 11.8%
- Fiscal year 2025: Return on equity 20.3% · Return on assets 10.9%
Equity and long-term debt
The equity ratio fell in 5 years from 63.1% to 53.9%.
EquityLong-term debt in USD Long-term debt, depending on the filing, includes the current portion or leases.- Fiscal year 2016: Equity 741.8M USD · Long-term debt 643.5M USD
- Fiscal year 2017: Equity 989.2M USD · Long-term debt 644.4M USD
- Fiscal year 2018: Equity 1.3B USD · Long-term debt 345.3M USD
- Fiscal year 2019: Equity 2.1B USD · Long-term debt 346.0M USD
- Fiscal year 2020: Equity 2.5B USD · Long-term debt 346.8M USD
- Fiscal year 2021: Equity 2.7B USD · Long-term debt 347.6M USD
- Fiscal year 2022: Equity 2.7B USD · Long-term debt 648.1M USD
- Fiscal year 2023: Equity 3.4B USD · Long-term debt 299.8M USD
- Fiscal year 2024: Equity 4.7B USD · Long-term debt 2.5B USD
- Fiscal year 2025: Equity 5.5B USD · Long-term debt 2.5B USD
Liquidity (current ratio)
The current ratio rose in 5 years from 1.86 to 2.86.
Current ratio- Fiscal year 2016: Current ratio 1.20
- Fiscal year 2017: Current ratio 1.53
- Fiscal year 2018: Current ratio 1.34
- Fiscal year 2019: Current ratio 1.74
- Fiscal year 2020: Current ratio 1.86
- Fiscal year 2021: Current ratio 1.77
- Fiscal year 2022: Current ratio 1.27
- Fiscal year 2023: Current ratio 1.24
- Fiscal year 2024: Current ratio 2.93
- Fiscal year 2025: Current ratio 2.86
Cash flow
Free cash flow rose in 5 years from 810.1M USD to 1.6B USD.
Operating cash flowCapital expenditureFree cash flow in USD- Fiscal year 2016: Operating cash flow 444.9M USD · Capital expenditure 53.7M USD · Free cash flow 391.2M USD
- Fiscal year 2017: Operating cash flow 470.7M USD · Capital expenditure 57.9M USD · Free cash flow 412.8M USD
- Fiscal year 2018: Operating cash flow 604.8M USD · Capital expenditure 61.5M USD · Free cash flow 543.2M USD
- Fiscal year 2019: Operating cash flow 729.6M USD · Capital expenditure 74.6M USD · Free cash flow 655.0M USD
- Fiscal year 2020: Operating cash flow 904.9M USD · Capital expenditure 94.8M USD · Free cash flow 810.1M USD
- Fiscal year 2021: Operating cash flow 1.1B USD · Capital expenditure 65.3M USD · Free cash flow 1.0B USD
- Fiscal year 2022: Operating cash flow 1.2B USD · Capital expenditure 123.2M USD · Free cash flow 1.1B USD
- Fiscal year 2023: Operating cash flow 1.3B USD · Capital expenditure 102.3M USD · Free cash flow 1.2B USD
- Fiscal year 2024: Operating cash flow 1.3B USD · Capital expenditure 142.5M USD · Free cash flow 1.1B USD
- Fiscal year 2025: Operating cash flow 1.7B USD · Capital expenditure 141.9M USD · Free cash flow 1.6B USD
Share count
The share count fell in 5 years by 2.3% (mostly through share repurchases).
Diluted share count- Fiscal year 2016: Diluted share count 291.3M
- Fiscal year 2017: Diluted share count 280.2M
- Fiscal year 2018: Diluted share count 281.1M
- Fiscal year 2019: Diluted share count 280.5M
- Fiscal year 2020: Diluted share count 279.6M
- Fiscal year 2021: Diluted share count 278.9M
- Fiscal year 2022: Diluted share count 275.0M
- Fiscal year 2023: Diluted share count 272.7M
- Fiscal year 2024: Diluted share count 273.8M
- Fiscal year 2025: Diluted share count 273.3M
From annual reports filed with the SEC (10-K, 20-F, 40-F) as first reported, share count adjusted for splits; obvious filing errors (e.g. wrong unit, outliers against both neighbouring years) are hidden. Describes the reported figures – not investment advice.
Dividends and share repurchases
How much the company returns to its shareholders – as dividends or by repurchasing its own shares – and whether free cash flow supports it.
- Dividend per share
- none pays no dividend
- To shareholders (5 years)
- 3.8B USD 100% through repurchases
- Share count over 5 years
- −2.3% fewer shares – each share is a larger stake
What goes back to shareholders
Over 5 years, 3.8B USD went back to shareholders, 100% of it through share repurchases. That is 63% of the free cash flow of those years. This was offset by new shares issued for 676.2M USD (including employee plans).
Dividends paidShare repurchasesNew shares issued (including employee plans)Free cash flow in USD- Fiscal year 2016: Dividends paid not available · Share repurchases 960.3M USD · New shares issued (including employee plans) 55.4M USD · Free cash flow 391.2M USD
- Fiscal year 2017: Dividends paid not available · Share repurchases 100.0M USD · New shares issued (including employee plans) 49.0M USD · Free cash flow 412.8M USD
- Fiscal year 2018: Dividends paid not available · Share repurchases 250.1M USD · New shares issued (including employee plans) 40.9M USD · Free cash flow 543.2M USD
- Fiscal year 2019: Dividends paid not available · Share repurchases 306.1M USD · New shares issued (including employee plans) 52.8M USD · Free cash flow 655.0M USD
- Fiscal year 2020: Dividends paid not available · Share repurchases 380.1M USD · New shares issued (including employee plans) 74.8M USD · Free cash flow 810.1M USD
- Fiscal year 2021: Dividends paid not available · Share repurchases 612.3M USD · New shares issued (including employee plans) 87.8M USD · Free cash flow 1.0B USD
- Fiscal year 2022: Dividends paid not available · Share repurchases 1.1B USD · New shares issued (including employee plans) 105.3M USD · Free cash flow 1.1B USD
- Fiscal year 2023: Dividends paid not available · Share repurchases 700.1M USD · New shares issued (including employee plans) 133.0M USD · Free cash flow 1.2B USD
- Fiscal year 2024: Dividends paid not available · Share repurchases 550.0M USD · New shares issued (including employee plans) 204.2M USD · Free cash flow 1.1B USD
- Fiscal year 2025: Dividends paid not available · Share repurchases 925.0M USD · New shares issued (including employee plans) 145.9M USD · Free cash flow 1.6B USD
Dividends paid, repurchases and new shares issued from the cash flow statement of annual reports filed with the SEC (as first reported). Describes the reported figures – not investment advice.
Valuation over time
Price-based valuation (P/E, P/S, price/free cash flow and dividend yield per fiscal year, compared with its own average) for signed-in users. Log in
Key figures with traffic lights
Each light follows a simple, disclosed rule. The comparison is with the sector median Sector medianThe middle value of all companies in a sector: half are above it, half below. Unlike the average, single outliers hardly distort it.Example: Margins 4%, 8%, 10%, 12%, 60% → median 10%, average 18.8%.More in the Academy: Lesson putting the P/E in context of all 97 symbols in the Technology sector on our list (current members of the S&P 500 and other lists).
Revenue growth
Growth per year (CAGR)The average annual growth rate over several years, as if the value had grown equally strongly every year. Individual good or bad years even out in it.Example: Revenue €100m → €161m in 5 years → (161 ÷ 100) to the power of 1/5 − 1 = 10% per year.More in the Academy: Lesson debt, dividends and growth+14.6% per year, last 5 years
Sector Technology: median +13.5% (88 symbols)
What does this mean? Revenue: over 5 years it grew by 14.6% per year on average – at least as fast as the median company in the sector (+13.5%).
Light rule: Green: grows at least as fast as the sector median (without a sector comparison: grows) · Yellow: grows more slowly · Red: shrinks.
Net income (total)
Growth per year (CAGR)The average annual growth rate over several years, as if the value had grown equally strongly every year. Individual good or bad years even out in it.Example: Revenue €100m → €161m in 5 years → (161 ÷ 100) to the power of 1/5 − 1 = 10% per year.More in the Academy: Lesson debt, dividends and growth+13.4% per year, last 5 years
Sector Technology: median +13.3% (62 symbols)
per share: +14.0% per year (5 years, split-adjusted)
What does this mean? Total net income: over 5 years it grew by 13.4% per year on average – at least as fast as the median company in the sector (+13.3%).
Light rule: Green: grows at least as fast as the sector median (without a sector comparison: grows) · Yellow: grows more slowly · Red: shrinks.
Net margin
Profit marginThe share of revenue that is left as profit after all costs.Example: Profit €60m on €500m revenue → margin 12%.More in the Academy: Lesson revenue, profit and margin20.9% last fiscal year
Sector Technology: median 12.5% (97 symbols)
What does this mean? Of every 100 USD in revenue, 20.94 USD remained as profit – at least as much as the median company in the sector (12.5%). Five years ago the margin was 22.0%.
Light rule: Green: at least the sector median (without a sector comparison: profit) · Yellow: profit, but below the median · Red: loss.
Debt / equity
Debt-to-equity ratioFinancial debt (loans, bonds) divided by equity. A high value amplifies good and bad years alike. The key figures bar in the chart only uses long-term financial debt.Example: Financial debt €300m, equity €500m → 0.6.More in the Academy: Lesson debt, dividends and growth0.38 latest balance sheet
Sector Technology: median 0.46 (65 symbols)
What does this mean? For every 1 USD of equity there is 0.38 USD of financial debt – no more than the median company in the sector (0.46). More debt amplifies good and bad years alike.
Light rule: Green: at most the sector median · Yellow: up to twice the median · Red: more than twice · Gray: without a sector comparison.
Payout ratio
Payout ratioThe share of profit that a company pays out as a dividend. Above 100% it pays out more than it earns.Example: Dividend €1, earnings per share €2.50 → payout ratio 40%.More in the Academy: Lesson debt, dividends and growth– Dividend / earnings per share
Sector Technology: median 30% (36 symbols)
What does this mean? The loaded SEC filings of the last two fiscal years contain no dividend per share. Either the company pays none, or it reports it under a different tag.
Light rule: Green: up to 60% of earnings · Yellow: up to 100% · Red: more than earnings or a dividend despite a loss · Gray for real estate (REITs). The sector median is for comparison only.
Profitable years
Profitable yearsHow many of the last fiscal years ended with a profit rather than a loss on the bottom line. The figure shows how consistently a company earns.Example: Profit in 9 of 10 years → one loss year.More in the Academy: Lesson revenue, profit and margin10 of 10 fiscal years with a profit
What does this mean? In 10 of the last 10 fiscal years the bottom line showed a profit. There were no losses in this period.
Light rule: Green: profit in every year · Yellow: one loss year · Red: several loss years (at least 3 years needed).
All figures as a table
| Year | End | Revenue | Net income | Margin | Earnings per share | Dividend per share | Payout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Dec 31, 2025 | 5.3B | 1.1B | 20.9% | 4.06 | – | – |
| 2024 | Dec 31, 2024 | 4.6B | 1.1B | 22.7% | 3.85 | – | – |
| 2023 | Dec 31, 2023 | 4.1B | 1.0B | 25.5% | 3.82 | – | – |
| 2022 | Dec 31, 2022 | 3.6B | 849.0M | 23.8% | 3.09 | – | – |
| 2021 | Jan 1, 2022 | 3.0B | 696.0M | 23.3% | 2.50 | – | – |
| 2020 | Jan 2, 2021 | 2.7B | 590.6M | 22.0% | 2.11 | – | – |
| 2019 | Dec 28, 2019 | 2.3B | 989.0M | 42.3% | 3.53 | – | – |
| 2018 | Dec 29, 2018 | 2.1B | 345.8M | 16.2% | 1.23 | – | – |
| 2017 | Dec 30, 2017 | 1.9B | 204.1M | 10.5% | 0.73 | – | – |
| 2016 | Dec 31, 2016 | 1.8B | 203.1M | 11.2% | 0.70 | – | – |
| Quarter | End | Revenue | Net income | Margin | Earnings per share | Dividend per share | Payout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1/26 | Mar 31, 2026 | 1.5B | 335.7M | 22.8% | 1.23 | – | – |
| Q4/25* | Dec 31, 2025 | 1.4B | 388.1M | 27.0% | – | – | – |
| Q3/25 | Sep 30, 2025 | 1.3B | 287.1M | 21.4% | 1.05 | – | – |
| Q2/25 | Jun 30, 2025 | 1.3B | 160.1M | 12.5% | 0.59 | – | – |
| Q1/25 | Mar 31, 2025 | 1.2B | 273.6M | 22.0% | 1.00 | – | – |
| Q4/24* | Dec 31, 2024 | 1.4B | 340.2M | 25.1% | – | – | – |
| Q3/24 | Sep 30, 2024 | 1.2B | 238.1M | 19.6% | 0.87 | – | – |
| Q2/24 | Jun 30, 2024 | 1.1B | 229.5M | 21.6% | 0.84 | – | – |
| Q1/24 | Mar 31, 2024 | 1.0B | 247.6M | 24.5% | 0.91 | – | – |
| Q4/23* | Dec 31, 2023 | 1.1B | 323.9M | 30.3% | – | – | – |
| Q3/23 | Sep 30, 2023 | 1.0B | 254.3M | 24.9% | 0.93 | – | – |
| Q2/23 | Jun 30, 2023 | 976.6M | 221.1M | 22.6% | 0.81 | – | – |
* Q4 derived: fiscal year minus the 9-month value (EPS cannot be derived this way); may be distorted by restatements.
How we calculate: values as first reported to the SEC (later corrections are left out), a fixed order of reporting tags per figure, partial sums are never added up. Growth per year Growth per year (CAGR)The average annual growth rate over several years, as if the value had grown equally strongly every year. Individual good or bad years even out in it.Example: Revenue €100m → €161m in 5 years → (161 ÷ 100) to the power of 1/5 − 1 = 10% per year.More in the Academy: Lesson debt, dividends and growth over 5 years (otherwise 3 years). Quarters are labeled by the calendar quarter in which they end.
Insiders
Insider transactionsExecutives, directors and major shareholders (over 10%) of US companies report their own transactions in their company’s stock to the SEC within two business days (Form 4). Purchases in the market count as more meaningful than sales (often taxes, estate planning).Example: Three executives acquire stock worth a total of 2 million USD within two weeks → “purchases by several insiders”.More in the Academy: Glossary| Period | Purchases | Sales | Net |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 months | $00 people | $4.3M5 people | −$4.3M |
| 6 months | $00 people | $70.3M8 people | −$70.3M |
| 12 months | $00 people | $104.2M9 people | −$104.2M |
Latest transactions
- Oct 15, 2026 Cunningham Paul Officer Open-market sale · 10b5-1 plan 2,000 shares · $648.3K · SEC
- Oct 1, 2026 Sangiovanni Vincentelli Alberto Director Open-market sale · 10b5-1 plan 1,250 shares · $437.6K · SEC
- Sep 15, 2026 Cunningham Paul Officer Open-market sale · 10b5-1 plan 2,000 shares · $554.2K · SEC
- Sep 10, 2026 Brennan Ita M Director Open-market sale · 10b5-1 plan 6 shares · $1.7K · SEC
- Sep 10, 2026 Brennan Ita M Director Open-market sale · 10b5-1 plan 14 shares · $4.0K · SEC
- Sep 10, 2026 Brennan Ita M Director Open-market sale · 10b5-1 plan 127 shares · $36.3K · SEC
Source: mandatory filings with the SEC (Form 4), open-market purchases and sales only. General information, not investment advice.
Trend score -55
Price vs. EMA 50-15
Price vs. EMA 200-15
EMA 50 vs. EMA 200-20
ADX (trend strength)+0
Highs and lows+10
Relative strength-15
Volatility and trend strength
ADX 14 (trend strength)20.9
Rel. strength 60 d−7.5%
ATR ATR (Average True Range)The average range per trading day over the last 14 days. It makes distances comparable, whether a stock costs 10 or 1,000.Example: ATR 2.50 at a price of 100: 0.4 ATR is 1.00, i.e. 1%.More in the Academy: Lesson ATR and moving averages as price values only when logged in.
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