CDNS · CIK 0000813672 · FY2025 live · 2025-12-31
CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC
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Model
Z″
FY2025
6.46
Zone
Safe
Prior
—
Market DD
—
1y PD
—
6.46
Classic Z 3.05
Z″ 6.46 · distress below 1.10, grey to 2.60, safe above.
Z″ factor contributions
X1 Working capital / assets
Short-term liquidity. Carries more weight in Z″ than in classic Z.
0.306.56 × = 1.96X2 Retained earnings / assets
Cushion from years of profits. Share buybacks can push this negative at otherwise healthy firms.
0.703.26 × = 2.28X3 EBIT / assets
Operating return on assets. Highest weight in Z″.
0.156.72 × = 0.99X4 Book equity / liabilities
Book equity versus the liability stack. Sales / assets is omitted so asset-light names keep turnover from dragging the score.
1.171.05 × = 1.23
Five-year path
Need two annual 10-Ks to draw a path. The desk will pull this issuer’s filings.
Meridian Rank
89.82
0–100 · Z″ family
Book standing
89
Year change
—
Market PD
—
O-score
92
Events on this name
Same published rows as Today.
Approaching grey
watch · 41
- Live score: — → 6.46
- Cut: — → 1.10
Overview
rule-v1
CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC is on Z″ at 6.46 (safe) for FY2025, from an SEC 10-K. Retained earnings / assets is the line that sets the print; working capital / assets is the runner-up. This is the first live year on the desk. No market tape loaded. Z″ omits sales/assets so asset-light names keep turnover from dragging the score. X4 is book equity on every name.
Book screen Safe; market PD —. Market PD has not been priced on this name.
Market DD · naive Merton
No market tape yet.
Pull a year of closes (Yahoo, Nasdaq if Yahoo is limited) and size equity from Nasdaq cap or EDGAR shares. Distance-to-default and 1-year PD stay blank until then.
Sector peers
Closest Z″ scores · 83rd percentile in Technology.
Filing line items
Current assets
$4.7B
Total assets
$10.2B
Current liabilities
$1.6B
Total liabilities
$4.7B
Working capital
$3.0B
Retained earnings
$7.1B
EBIT
$1.5B
Total sales
$5.3B
Book equity
$5.5B
Accession 0000813672-26-000016. Live rank is the latest 10-K on EDGAR (FY2025, period 2025-12-31). Z″ is the live score. View as is a display overlay. X4 is book equity. Pulled 13 Sept 2026.