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Cadence Design Systems, Inc. stock research

Jun 30, 2025

FY2025 Q2

Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) Gross Margin — Quarter Ended Jun 30, 2025

Revenue increased compared to both the prior quarter and the same quarter last year. However, cost of revenue rose more sharply, leading to a lower gross profit than the prior quarter and a gross margin that weakened relative to both comparison periods.

Gross margin takeaway

Quarter ended Jun 30, 2025 · FY2025 Q2

Revenue increased compared to both the prior quarter and the same quarter last year. However, cost of revenue rose more sharply, leading to a lower gross profit than the prior quarter and a gross margin that weakened relative to both comparison periods.

  • The primary observable factor in the gross margin decline was a larger increase in cost of revenue relative to the increase in revenue.
  • Compared to the prior quarter, gross margin weakened as cost of revenue grew while gross profit declined. Compared to the same quarter last year, gross margin also weakened, with cost of revenue substantially higher despite revenue growth.

Gross margin snapshot

The selected quarter's reported revenue, gross profit, direct costs, and margin comparisons.

Gross margin

75.5%

Gross profit

$962.7M

Revenue

$1.3B

Cost of revenue

$312.7M

Quarter-over-quarter change

-11.1 pts

Year-over-year change

-11.4 pts

Quarterly gross margin trend

A four-quarter view of the revenue and direct-cost bridge behind gross margin.

PeriodRevenueGross profitCost of revenueGross margin
Jun 30, 2024$1.1B$921.4M$139.3M86.9%
Sep 30, 2024$1.2B$1.1B$163.0M86.6%
Mar 31, 2025$1.2B$1.1B$167.1M86.5%
Jun 30, 2025$1.3B$962.7M$312.7M75.5%

Quarterly comparisons

Compare the selected margin with the preceding quarter and the same fiscal quarter one year earlier.

Previous-quarter change

Mar 31, 2025

-11.1 pts

Year-over-year change

Jun 30, 2024

-11.4 pts

What the margin says

Filing-constrained interpretation of margin direction, comparisons, and what to monitor next.

The primary observable factor in the gross margin decline was a larger increase in cost of revenue relative to the increase in revenue.

Compared to the prior quarter, gross margin weakened as cost of revenue grew while gross profit declined. Compared to the same quarter last year, gross margin also weakened, with cost of revenue substantially higher despite revenue growth.

Monitor the trajectory of cost of revenue relative to revenue in upcoming quarters.