Cadence Design Systems vs SS&C Technologies
SS&C Technologies reported revenue of $6.3 billion in fiscal 2025, 1.2 times Cadence Design Systems' $5.3 billion in fiscal 2025. Cadence Design Systems' revenue grew 14.1% in its latest year, and SS&C Technologies' grew 6.6%. Cadence Design Systems had an operating margin of 28.2%, against 22.9% at SS&C Technologies. Free cash flow was $1.6 billion at Cadence Design Systems and $1.7 billion at SS&C Technologies.
Side by side
| Cadence Design Systems | SS&C Technologies | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 |
| Revenue | $5.3B | $6.3B |
| Revenue growth | 14.1% | 6.6% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | 14.6% | 6.1% |
| Gross margin | — | 48.2% |
| Operating margin | 28.2% | 22.9% |
| Net margin | 20.9% | 12.7% |
| Free cash flow | $1.6B | $1.7B |
| Free cash flow margin | 30.0% | 26.5% |
| Return on capital | 23.7% | 8.7% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | −0.4x | 3.3x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $925M | $1.3B |
| Change in diluted share count | −0.2% | −0.3% |
| Last close | $322.17 | $82.01 |
| P/E at the last close | 75.1× | 23.6× |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | sold $104.2 million | sold $13.5 million |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 of 8 | 6 of 9 |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.
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Source: the companies' Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR, and the last close. For information only, not investment advice: the figures describe results, not which company is the better investment. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with either company. Full figures on the Cadence Design Systems and SS&C Technologies pages.