CDNS vs VEEV
Cadence Design Systems and Veeva Systems, side by side.
Prices and company dataas of yesterday's close
- CDNSBuy moresales growth, past year18%
Cadence Design Systems' sales grew 18% over the past year and analysts expect profit to grow 17% next year.
- VEEVBuy moresales growth, past year16%
Veeva Systems' sales grew 16% over the past year, and it trades at 31 times its past year's earnings, close to its usual level.
Percent return
- CDNS+3.38%
- VEEV+1.90%
Nov 11, 2025 to Nov 11, 2026
Where they differ
- Company size: CDNS $91.8B, VEEV $28.2B.
- Sales growth, 1 yr: CDNS +18%, VEEV +17%. CDNS is ahead.
- Price for $1 of next year's profit: CDNS $34, VEEV $31. VEEV is ahead.
- Profit per $1 of sales: CDNS 30¢, VEEV 30¢.
- Cash minus debt: CDNS −$1.27B, VEEV +$7.09B. VEEV is ahead.
- Price change, 1 yr: CDNS +3.4%, VEEV +1.9%. CDNS is ahead. S&P 500 +12%.
- How much the price swings: CDNS 43%, VEEV 41%. VEEV is ahead.
| Measure | CDNSCadence Design Systems | VEEVVeeva Systems |
|---|---|---|
| Price and returns | ||
| Price | $329.26 | $304.77 |
| Today | −0.72% | Best in this row: −0.26% |
| 1 month | −6.68% | Best in this row: +2.92% |
| 3 months | +0.53% | Best in this row: +28.82% |
| This year | +5.34% | Best in this row: +36.53% |
| 1 year | Best in this row: +3.38% | +1.90% |
| 5 years | Best in this row: +85.78% | −2.61% |
| From 52-week high | −20.9% | −5.7% |
| How much it swings (90 days) | 43% | Best in this row: 41% |
| Valuation | ||
| Market value | $91.8B | $28.2B |
| Price vs last year's earnings | 77.9× | Best in this row: 30.8× |
| Price vs next year's expected earnings | 34.0× | Best in this row: 31.5× |
| Price vs earnings, adjusted for growth | 2.64× | Best in this row: 1.44× |
| Price to sales | 14.3× | Best in this row: 14.2× |
| Price vs cash it brings in | 49.8× | Best in this row: 30.0× |
| Company value vs operating profit | 40.1× | Best in this row: 39.1× |
| Price vs earnings, against its own past (0 = cheapest) | – | 74 |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth, 1 year | Best in this row: +17.6% | +16.5% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 3 years | Best in this row: +14.1% | +14.0% |
| Earnings per share growth, last year | +8.5% | Best in this row: +19.5% |
| Earnings per share growth expected next year | Best in this row: +17.2% | +11.3% |
| Profitability | ||
| Kept from sales after making the product | Best in this row: 85.7% | 75.0% |
| Kept as operating profit | Best in this row: 29.9% | 29.9% |
| Kept as final profit | 22.5% | Best in this row: 29.3% |
| Kept as spare cash | 28.8% | Best in this row: 47.4% |
| Profit on shareholders' money | Best in this row: 22.9% | 14.4% |
| Profit on all money put in | 17.1% | Best in this row: 95.6% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net cash (cash minus debt) | −$1.27B | Best in this row: $7.09B |
| Debt for each $1 of shareholders' money | 0.41× | Best in this row: 0.02× |
| Short-term assets per $1 of bills due | 1.36× | Best in this row: 5.46× |
| Our readPro | ||
| Our call | Buy more | Buy more |
| Why | Cadence Design Systems' sales grew 18% over the past year and analysts expect profit to grow 17% next year. | Veeva Systems' sales grew 16% over the past year, and it trades at 31 times its past year's earnings, close to its usual level. |
| Where the price sits | in the full report | in the full report |
| Our overall score (out of 100) | 62 | Best in this row: 73 |
| Our value score | 21 | Best in this row: 81 |
| Our growth score | Best in this row: 70 | 68 |
| Our quality score | Best in this row: 84 | 80 |
| Our price trend score | 67 | Best in this row: 68 |
| Earnings and analysts | ||
| Next earnings | – | Nov 19in 7 days |
| Analyst consensus | Buy | Buy |
| To average analyst target | Best in this row: +28.6% | +1.9% |
| Average analyst target | $423.50 | $310.45 |
| Analysts rating it a buy | Best in this row: 92% | 69% |
| Buy ratings added, 3 months | 0 | 0 |
| Analysts covering | 13 | 24 |
CDNS: more analyst upside
Our pick of these: Cadence Design Systems
+28.6% to the average analyst target, vs +1.9%
CDNS +28.6%, VEEV +1.9%.92% of analysts rate it a buy, vs 69%
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Prices as of yesterday, 3:59 PM ET. A view, not advice.