CDNS vs. IT: Cadence Design Systems vs. Gartner Stock Comparison

Company Profile

Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) and Gartner (IT) both fall under the Software & Services industry group, but CDNS is classified in Software while IT is classified in IT Services.

Price Performance

Cumulative Growth

Trailing Returns

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Risk Profile

Drawdown History

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Risk Metrics

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Return Positioning

Risk-Adjusted Metrics

Profitability

Both companies show strong equity returns, but Gartner (IT) at 365.76% is the standout with ROE above its industry range; Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) at 22.87% also sits in the top quartile.

Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) at 22.52% retains a top-quartile share of revenue as profit, ahead of Gartner (IT) at 14.81%, which keeps about the industry-typical share.

Both Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) at 28.93% and Gartner (IT) at 18.58% convert sales into operating profit at a top-quartile rate, pointing to tighter cost discipline before financing and tax.

Profitability Metrics

Growth

Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) at 14.12% is around its peer norm for revenue growth, while Gartner (IT) at 3.67% drops into the bottom quartile, signaling weaker demand or pricing momentum.

Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) at 5.45% is around its peer norm for EPS growth, while Gartner (IT) at -39.69% drops into the bottom quartile, signaling weaker earnings momentum.

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Financial Strength

Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) at 1.36 keeps current ratio within its industry’s typical mid-range, while Gartner (IT) at 0.91 runs in the tighter-liquidity quartile — a thinner cushion against current liabilities for IT.

Only one side’s leverage can be read here: Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) carries debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41 against its industry range, while Gartner (IT) reports no figure this period.

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Dividends

Neither Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) nor Gartner (IT) pays a dividend this period — they may reinvest, use buybacks, or simply not return cash through dividends.

Neither Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) nor Gartner (IT) pays a dividend this period — they may reinvest, use buybacks, or simply not return cash through dividends.

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Valuation

Gartner (IT) at 13.62 sits in the cheaper P/E ratio quartile, while Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) at 63.60 sits in the richer quartile — a clear split in what investors pay for each dollar of trailing earnings.

Gartner (IT) at 1.86 looks cheap on sales in the lower P/S ratio quartile, while Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) at 14.31 looks rich in the upper quartile — a clear gap in price per dollar of revenue.

Gartner (IT) reports a negative P/B ratio of -348.81, meaning negative book equity — the multiple itself is not meaningful for valuation. Meanwhile Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) reports 12.77, ranking against industry peers normally.

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