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CDNS (Cadence Design Systems) 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio : 0.40% (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Cadence Design Systems 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio?

Shares Outstanding (EOP) are shares that have been authorized, issued, and purchased by investors and are held by them.

3-Year Share Buyback Ratio measures the average annual proportion of a company's outstanding shares repurchased over the past three years. It is calculated as the annualized percentage change in shares outstanding from three years ago to the current year. A positive ratio may indicate share buybacks over the period, while a zero or negative ratio may reflect no repurchases or potential share issuance. Cadence Design Systems's current 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio was 0.40%.

The historical rank and industry rank for Cadence Design Systems's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

CDNS' s 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -67   Med: -1.45   Max: 7.3
Current: 0.4

During the past 13 years, Cadence Design Systems's highest 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio was 7.30%. The lowest was -67.00%. And the median was -1.45%.

CDNS's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio is ranked better than
84.11% of 2077 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: -1.8 vs CDNS: 0.40

Competitive Comparison of Cadence Design Systems's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio

For the Software - Application subindustry, Cadence Design Systems's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and 3-Year Share Buyback 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's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Cadence Design Systems's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Cadence Design Systems's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio falls into.


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Cadence Design Systems 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Calculation

This is the annualized percentage change in shares outstanding from three years ago to the current year. The annualized percentage change is calculated with expontential compound based on the latest four years of annual data on Shares Outstanding (EOP).

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Cadence Design Systems (NAS:CDNS) 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Explanation

A negative number means the company might be issuing new shares. A positive number indicates that the company is buying back shares.


Be Aware

Investors usually like share buybacks. But as pointed by Warren Buffett, only if a company buys back shares at the prices below the stock's intrinsic value, it rewards remaining shareholders. If a company buys its overvalued stocks back, it destroys shareholder value.


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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.
Executives
James D Plummer director 233 KANSAS STREET, EL SEGUNDO CA 90245
Anirudh Devgan officer: Sr. Vice President of R&D 2655 SEELY AVENUE, SAN JOSE CA 95134
Paul Cunningham officer: Sr. Vice President 2655 SEELY AVENUE, BUILDING 5, SAN JOSE CA 95134
Ita M Brennan director 5453 GREAT AMERICA PARKWAY, SANTA CLARA CA 95054
Karna Nisewaner officer: Corporate VP, General Counsel 2655 SEELY AVENUE, BUILDING 5, SAN JOSE CA 95134
Chin-chi Teng officer: Sr. Vice President 2655 SEELY AVENUE, SAN JOSE CA 95134
John M Wall officer: Sr. VP & CFO 2655 SEELY AVENUE, SAN JOSE CA 95134
Vincentelli Alberto Sangiovanni director
Aneel Zaman officer: Sr. Vice President 2655 SEELY AVENUE, SAN JOSE CA 95134
Thomas P Beckley officer: Sr. Vice President of R&D 2655 SEELY AVENUE, SAN JOSE CA 95134
Mark Adams director 834 TERRACE DRIVE, LOS ALTOS CA 94024
Lip Bu Tan director ONE CALIFORNIA STREET 28TH FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111
Young Sohn director 1390 KIFER ROAD, SUNNYVALE CA 94086
John B Shoven director
Mary L Krakauer director 176 SOUTH STREET, HOPKINTON MA 01748