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CDNS vs DDOG // FREE CASH FLOW YIELD
Cadence Design Systems Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Datadog Inc. (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: CDNS 6
— DDOG 4
▲ FREE CASH FLOW YIELD LEADER: CDNS
LAST: $327.89 (-4.34%) • MKT CAP: $94.04B
fcf-yield
1.69%
LAST: $235.27 (-11.50%) • MKT CAP: $95.46B
fcf-yield
1.05%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (CDNS VS. DDOG)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | CDNS | DDOG | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | 80.00% | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 15.70% | -0.50% | +16.20 | CDNS | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 58.0x | — | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield ACTIVE | 1.69% | 1.05% | +0.64 | CDNS | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 28.20% | -1.30% | +29.50 | CDNS | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 20.90% | 3.10% | +17.80 | CDNS | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 14.10% | 27.70% | -13.60 | DDOG | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00 | TIE | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 13.92 | 20.88 | -6.96 | DDOG | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 9/9 | 8/9 | +1.00 | CDNS | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 56.3 | 50.7 | +5.60 | CDNS | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.14 | 1.38 | -0.24 | DDOG | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 71.2x | — | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $94.04B | $95.46B | -$1.41B | DDOG | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | CDNS REV | DDOG REV | CDNS GROSS % | DDOG GROSS % | CDNS FCF | DDOG FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $5.30B | $3.43B | — | 80.0% | $1.59B | $1.00B |
| FY 2024 | $4.64B | $2.68B | — | 80.8% | $1.12B | $835.9M |
| FY 2023 | $4.09B | $2.13B | — | — | $1.17B | $564.2M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
CDNS // BETA 1.14
DDOG // BETA 1.38