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▲ TAILWIND◑ DEPLOYING2025-10-27

Cadence Design Systems Inc. Q3-2025

Information Technology · Application Software

Revenue
$1.3B
YoY Growth
10.2%
EPS
$1.05
Gross Margin
—
Revenue by Segment
Core EDA
$951M
Semiconductor IP
$187M
System Design and Analysis
$201M

Operator Signal: TAILWIND

Cadence posted record backlog of $7B and raised full-year revenue guidance to ~14% growth. Hardware saw a record Q3 driven by AI and HPC customers. IP business accelerated with the Arm Artisan acquisition expanding the portfolio.

Founder Implication

If you're building AI hardware or custom silicon, Cadence's record backlog and AI/HPC-driven hardware expansion signal that chip design tooling demand is surging — budget cycles for EDA tools are expanding, not contracting.

AI Intelligence

◑ DEPLOYING

Cadence has named AI products in market (Intelligent System Design strategy) and is seeing record hardware demand driven by AI/HPC customers, but specific AI revenue attribution is not disclosed.

Mentions: 5
◑ DEPLOYING
“With deepening strategic relationships across the AI ecosystem, Cadence is uniquely positioned to deliver AI-centric transformational solutions”— Anirudh Devgan
● MONETIZING
“Hardware had a record Q3 with several significant expansions, especially at AI and HPC customers”— Press Release
◑ DEPLOYING
“Cadence is a market leader in AI and digital twins, pioneering the application of computational software to accelerate innovation”— Press Release

Competitor Intelligence

Arm1x mentioned
BULLISH
“Completed acquisition of the Arm Artisan foundation IP that augments Cadence's Design IP portfolio”
Hexagon1x mentioned
BULLISH
“Signed a definitive agreement to acquire Hexagon's D&E business”

What They Actually Said

“With deepening strategic relationships across the AI ecosystem, Cadence is uniquely positioned to be the trusted partner to deliver AI-centric transformational solutions.”

— Anirudh Devgan, President and CEO
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“Cadence delivered excellent results for the third quarter of 2025. With a record backlog and ongoing broad-based strength of our business, we are raising our full year revenue outlook to ~14% growth year-over-year.”

— Anirudh Devgan, President and CEO
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“Strong financial and operational performance resulted in Q3 backlog of $7.0 billion, putting us on track to deliver a strong 2025.”

— John Wall, SVP and CFO
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Forward Guidance

RAISED
Revenue in the range of $5.262 billion to $5.292 billion(full year)
MAINTAINED
GAAP operating margin in the range of 27.9% to 28.9%(full year)
MAINTAINED
Non-GAAP operating margin in the range of 43.9% to 44.9%(full year)
MAINTAINED
GAAP diluted net income per share in the range of $3.80 to $3.86(full year)
MAINTAINED
Non-GAAP diluted net income per share in the range of $7.02 to $7.08(full year)
INITIATED
Q4 GAAP diluted net income per share of $1.17 to $1.23(next quarter)
INITIATED
Q4 Non-GAAP diluted net income per share of $1.88 to $1.94(next quarter)
INITIATED
Q4 GAAP operating margin of 32.5% to 33.5%(next quarter)
INITIATED
Q4 Non-GAAP operating margin of 44.5% to 45.5%(next quarter)

Who Ran This Call

DynamicCEO-Led Call
CEO Share61%
Anirudh DevganPresident and CEO
OPTIMISTIC85 words
John WallSVP and CFO
CONFIDENT55 words
Anirudh Devgan: “uniquely positioned, AI-centric transformational solutions, trusted partner”
John Wall: “pleased to report, broad-based momentum, on track to deliver”
Themes
ai-spendai-integrationguidance-raisedm-and-amargin-expansiondata-center-spend