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CDNS vs INTU // EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION
Cadence Design Systems Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Intuit Inc. (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: CDNS 5
— INTU 7
▲ EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION LEADER: INTU
LAST: $327.89 (-4.34%) • MKT CAP: $94.04B
valuation
58.0x
LAST: $341.09 (+2.99%) • MKT CAP: $88.51B
valuation
18.2x
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (CDNS VS. INTU)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | CDNS | INTU | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 15.70% | 18.10% | -2.40 | INTU | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation ACTIVE | 58.0x | 18.2x | +39.80 | INTU | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 1.69% | 6.92% | -5.23 | INTU | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 28.20% | 26.10% | +2.10 | CDNS | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 20.90% | 20.50% | +0.40 | CDNS | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 14.10% | 15.60% | -1.50 | INTU | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 1.34% | -1.34 | INTU | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 13.92 | 5.43 | +8.49 | CDNS | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 9/9 | 9/9 | 0.00 | TIE | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 56.3 | 54.8 | +1.50 | CDNS | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.14 | 1.24 | -0.10 | INTU | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 71.2x | 19.2x | +52.00 | INTU | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $94.04B | $88.51B | $5.54B | CDNS | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | CDNS REV | INTU REV | CDNS GROSS % | INTU GROSS % | CDNS FCF | INTU FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $5.30B | $18.83B | — | — | $1.59B | $6.12B |
| FY 2024 | $4.64B | $16.29B | — | — | $1.12B | $4.69B |
| FY 2023 | $4.09B | $14.37B | — | — | $1.17B | $4.40B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
CDNS // BETA 1.14
INTU // BETA 1.24