Cadence Design Systems (CDNS)
S&P 500 · Nasdaq-100 · Tech Top 100 · Information Technology · data since 1987-06-10 · last close 2026-07-24
1d
-1.28%
7d
-1.17%
30d
-12.40%
YTD
+4.37%
1y
+0.49%
Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) monthly returns (%)
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | -5.2 | 1.7 | -7.8 | 18.6 | 13.8 | 0.1 | -13.1 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 2025 | -0.9 | -15.8 | 1.5 | 17.1 | -3.6 | 7.3 | 18.3 | -3.9 | 0.2 | -3.6 | -7.9 | 0.2 |
| 2024 | 5.9 | 5.5 | 2.3 | -11.4 | 3.9 | 7.5 | -13.0 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 11.1 | -2.1 |
| 2023 | 13.8 | 5.5 | 8.9 | -0.3 | 10.3 | 1.6 | -0.2 | 2.8 | -2.5 | 2.4 | 13.9 | -0.3 |
| 2022 | -18.4 | -0.5 | 8.6 | -8.3 | 1.9 | -2.4 | 24.0 | -6.6 | -6.0 | -7.4 | 13.6 | -6.6 |
| 2021 | -4.4 | 8.2 | -2.9 | -3.8 | -3.6 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 10.7 | -7.4 | 14.3 | 2.5 | 5.0 |
| 2020 | 4.0 | -8.3 | -0.1 | 22.9 | 12.5 | 5.1 | 13.8 | 1.5 | -3.9 | 2.6 | 6.3 | 17.3 |
| 2019 | 10.5 | 19.2 | 10.9 | 9.2 | -8.4 | 11.4 | 4.4 | -7.3 | -3.5 | -1.1 | 7.5 | -1.3 |
| 2018 | 7.3 | -13.6 | -5.2 | 8.9 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 6.7 | -3.7 | -1.6 | 1.1 | -3.5 |
| 2017 | 3.2 | 18.7 | 1.6 | 3.7 | 7.9 | -4.7 | 10.2 | 6.5 | 0.5 | 9.3 | 1.7 | -4.8 |
| 2016 | -6.0 | 10.2 | 9.4 | -1.6 | 6.6 | -1.7 | -1.0 | 5.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 2.7 | -4.0 |
| 2015 | -5.2 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 6.1 | -0.7 | 6.7 | -4.5 | 3.3 | 7.5 | 0.4 | -6.7 |
| 2014 | 0.7 | 8.6 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 7.3 | 4.8 | -3.8 | 4.8 | -2.4 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 0.5 |
| 2013 | 3.1 | 1.6 | -1.6 | -0.9 | 9.6 | -4.3 | 0.7 | -7.6 | 0.3 | -4.0 | 2.2 | 5.8 |
| 2012 | 1.5 | 11.5 | 0.6 | -1.4 | -12.6 | 7.8 | 11.2 | 8.0 | -2.5 | -1.7 | 0.8 | 6.0 |
| 2011 | 5.1 | 14.6 | -2.0 | 6.5 | 3.0 | -1.2 | -2.2 | -10.6 | 0.0 | 19.8 | -1.2 | -4.9 |
| 2010 | -3.0 | -1.9 | 17.0 | 11.7 | -10.1 | -13.6 | 20.2 | -2.4 | 12.4 | 11.0 | -7.2 | 5.1 |
| 2009 | 3.3 | 11.1 | 0.0 | 32.9 | 1.3 | 4.4 | 0.0 | 6.3 | 17.1 | -16.8 | -1.8 | -0.2 |
| 2008 | -40.3 | 4.6 | 0.6 | 4.2 | 4.4 | -13.1 | -26.8 | 8.1 | -15.4 | -39.8 | -5.2 | -5.2 |
| 2007 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 2.3 | -3.3 | -2.5 | 1.5 | 2.2 | -11.7 | -15.3 | 2.5 |
| 2006 | 4.4 | 0.5 | 4.2 | 2.4 | -4.7 | -5.1 | -5.5 | 1.6 | 3.2 | 5.3 | 2.9 | -2.6 |
| 2005 | -3.5 | 3.4 | 8.5 | -6.3 | -0.2 | -2.2 | 17.8 | -0.5 | 0.9 | -1.1 | 7.1 | -1.2 |
| 2004 | -7.8 | -6.9 | -4.5 | -13.0 | 8.0 | 5.7 | -7.9 | -7.7 | 4.9 | -4.6 | 10.4 | 0.5 |
| 2003 | -15.9 | 6.8 | -5.6 | 14.3 | 21.6 | -13.2 | 13.3 | 4.0 | -5.8 | 14.8 | 8.7 | 7.5 |
| 2002 | 8.1 | -10.8 | 6.9 | -9.4 | -6.0 | -16.3 | -22.8 | 8.2 | -24.5 | -0.4 | 42.4 | -18.2 |
| 2001 | 7.2 | -14.0 | -27.1 | 11.9 | 2.2 | -11.9 | 18.4 | -0.4 | -24.3 | 27.0 | 12.8 | -8.1 |
| 2000 | -14.1 | -3.3 | 3.5 | -18.5 | -4.8 | 27.3 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 20.9 | 0.0 | -8.8 | 17.3 |
| 1999 | 7.6 | -24.8 | 7.0 | -47.3 | -5.1 | -1.9 | -16.3 | 29.0 | -1.8 | 13.6 | 16.9 | 35.2 |
| 1998 | 14.3 | 24.8 | -0.9 | 4.9 | -2.9 | -11.3 | -7.8 | -26.7 | 21.0 | -17.9 | 33.9 | 5.8 |
| 1997 | -3.2 | -3.6 | -6.4 | -7.3 | 3.9 | 0.8 | 32.6 | 7.0 | 12.5 | -0.5 | -5.2 | -3.0 |
| 1996 | -6.8 | 14.1 | -1.1 | 18.4 | 8.6 | -10.8 | -9.6 | -2.9 | 21.5 | 1.4 | 9.3 | -0.9 |
| 1995 | 6.1 | 17.1 | 3.4 | 20.8 | -6.6 | 8.8 | 16.1 | -4.0 | 8.3 | 23.3 | 11.6 | 16.7 |
| 1994 | -5.4 | 18.2 | 7.7 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 12.6 | -15.7 | 15.9 | 10.7 | 10.3 | 3.1 | 0.0 |
| 1993 | 3.5 | -12.4 | -45.8 | -11.9 | 29.7 | 13.5 | -11.9 | -1.0 | -11.6 | 10.7 | -4.3 | 4.5 |
| 1992 | 9.4 | -4.1 | -23.2 | 28.4 | -8.2 | -14.7 | -6.8 | 2.0 | -10.3 | 7.9 | 12.0 | 1.8 |
| 1991 | 8.4 | 14.0 | 3.8 | -18.8 | -6.0 | -24.1 | -11.3 | 23.8 | -8.3 | 28.0 | -10.9 | 23.3 |
| 1990 | -10.0 | 19.6 | 6.0 | -5.7 | 21.3 | -1.8 | 1.4 | -21.7 | -19.1 | -7.1 | 23.1 | 19.4 |
| 1989 | 25.6 | -6.2 | 9.4 | 12.1 | 13.1 | -17.7 | -0.8 | 8.3 | 8.5 | 10.6 | 1.3 | 7.6 |
| 1988 | 4.2 | 18.0 | 1.7 | 23.3 | -14.9 | -3.2 | 11.5 | -1.5 | 14.9 | -6.5 | -11.1 | 40.6 |
| 1987 | · | · | · | · | · | -26.4 | 11.3 | 16.9 | 7.3 | -31.1 | -29.4 | 33.3 |
| Avg | 0.3 | 3.6 | -0.1 | 3.0 | 2.8 | -1.9 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 4.0 | 4.7 |
Values in %. Current and first-listed months are partial (greyed).
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Seasonality — average by calendar month
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | +0.3% | +3.6% | -0.1% | +3.0% | +2.8% | -1.9% | +2.0% | +1.9% | +0.5% | +1.8% | +4.0% | +4.7% |
| Win rate | 59%/39 | 64%/39 | 62%/39 | 59%/39 | 62%/39 | 42%/40 | 51%/39 | 59%/39 | 54%/39 | 54%/39 | 69%/39 | 54%/39 |
Win rate = share of positive months / sample size.
Risk & extremes
Max drawdown
-93.1%
Worst peak-to-trough fall on record
Monthly volatility
±12%
Std. dev. of monthly returns
Positive months
57%
Share of completed months in the green
Best month
+42.35%
2002-11
Worst month
-47.33%
1999-04
Longest streaks
8▲ / 5▼
Consecutive up / down months
Drawdown & rolling returns
Percent below the all-time high at each month-end — how far underwater the asset was.
About Cadence Design Systems
Cadence Design Systems turns caffeine and code into shareholder value — with price receipts on this site going back to 1987. And the long game: $100 at its first close here (1987) would be about $25,497 today.
Did you know?
- Its best month on record was November 2002 at +42.35%; its worst, April 1999 at -47.33%.
Trivia for entertainment — the numbers come from our price data; the jokes don't.