CDNS dividend analysis

CDNS dividend deep dive

Income read on CDNS: trailing yield 6.10%, payout ratio 51%, 5y CAGR 12.1%, 10y CAGR 7.1%. The growth streak runs 2 years.

CDNS dividend-safety read: 56/100. The score is the Quality pillar (56/100) penalized for high payout — at 51% of earnings, that adjustment pulls the headline flat or up from raw Quality.

CDNS DRIP table at flat yield + growth: 5y ≈ 39.2%, 10y ≈ 93.8%, 20y ≈ 275.4% cumulative income return on the 6.10% starting yield. Useful as a back-of-envelope only — assumes the yield stays at TTM and the growth rate persists.

CDNS sits in a peer group of KO (5.00%), PG (1.50%), PEP (2.90%), with the trio yielding a mean of 3.13%. The 6.10% yield on CDNS is the cleanest single-number comparison; payout ratio and growth rate are the two follow-ups.

Ex-dividend cadence on CDNS: most recent ex-date 2026-03-01, payment 2026-03-15. Quarterly schedules are the norm for US payers; the ex-date is the cutoff for entitlement to the upcoming distribution, while the payment date is when cash hits the brokerage.

Income thesis line for CDNS: starting yield of 6.10%, projected growth of 12.1%, safety read 56/100. The forward open question is the durability of the next dividend hike given the 51% earnings payout.