Cadence Design Systems (WBO:CDNS) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio: (As of Jul. 29, 2026)

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WBO:CDNS Cadence Design Systems Inc WBO:CDNS
88 GF Score
Price €298.45
GF Value €329.48
Valuation Fairly Valued
! 2 Warning Signs
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What is Cadence Design Systems Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

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Cadence Design Systems  (WBO:CDNS) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PB Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of book value during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio should give similar results to regular PB Ratio.


Cadence Design Systems Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Related Terms


Cadence Design Systems Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Cadence Design Systems's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio 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.

Cadence Design Systems Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Cadence Design Systems Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
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Cadence Design Systems Quarterly Data
Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26 Jun26
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio 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 32.72 35.84 30.85 25.79 0.00

WBO:CDNS vs ADBE, DDOG, SNOW: Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Comparison

For the Software - Application subindustry, Cadence Design Systems's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio 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 Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio vs Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Cadence Design Systems's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Cadence Design Systems's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio falls into.


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Cadence Design Systems Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio takes the Book Value per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/B calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPB Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio.

Cadence Design Systems's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 is calculated as:

For example, Cadence Design Systems's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Jun. 2026 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Jun. 2026 (Change)*Current CPI (Jun. 2026)
=21.555/333.9520*333.9520
=21.555

Current CPI (Jun. 2026) = 333.9520.

Cadence Design Systems Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201609 2.880 241.428 3.984
201612 2.535 241.432 3.506
201703 2.811 243.801 3.850
201706 3.023 244.955 4.121
201709 3.003 246.819 4.063
201712 2.963 246.524 4.014
201803 3.286 249.554 4.397
201806 3.596 251.989 4.766
201809 3.819 252.439 5.052
201812 4.044 251.233 5.375
201903 4.301 254.202 5.650
201906 4.519 256.143 5.892
201909 4.790 256.759 6.230
201912 6.763 256.974 8.789
202003 6.995 258.115 9.050
202006 7.188 257.797 9.311
202009 7.292 260.280 9.356
202012 7.347 260.474 9.420
202103 7.675 264.877 9.676
202106 7.547 271.696 9.276
202109 8.070 274.310 9.825
202112 8.763 278.802 10.496
202203 9.089 287.504 10.557
202206 9.068 296.311 10.220
202209 9.971 296.808 11.219
202212 9.504 296.797 10.694
202303 10.073 301.836 11.145
202306 9.877 305.109 10.811
202309 10.724 307.789 11.636
202312 11.489 306.746 12.508
202403 12.061 312.332 12.896
202406 14.456 314.175 15.366
202409 14.991 315.301 15.878
202412 16.298 315.605 17.245
202503 16.181 319.799 16.897
202506 15.930 322.561 16.493
202509 16.273 324.800 16.732
202512 17.200 324.054 17.725
202603 20.578 330.213 20.811
202606 21.555 333.952 21.555

Add all the adjusted book value per share together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book 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.

Is Cadence Design Systems (WBO:CDNS) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Cadence Design Systems stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of €298.45 is trading 9.4% below its estimated GF Value™ of €329.48. GuruFocus considers Cadence Design Systems to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for WBO:CDNS:

  • Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio:
  • GF Value™: €329.48 vs. price of €298.45 (9.4% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 88/100 with 2 warning signs

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Cadence Design Systems Business Description

Address 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.
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