For the quarter ended December 2024, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) reported revenue of $1.36 billion, up 26.9% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $1.88, compared to $1.38 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of +0.60% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.35 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $1.82, the EPS surprise was +3.30%.
While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.
As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.
Here is how Cadence performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
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