Gross Retention excludes expansion - it shows pure churn / contraction loss. The gap between NRR and GRR is the expansion lift.
Currently at all-time peak NRR of 110%.
Cadence Design Systems is above the Dev Tools Public median by +0pp (cell median: 110%)
Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) is a dev tools company at the public stage. As of its most recent disclosure (FY2026-Q1), Cadence Design Systems reported a Net Revenue Retention rate of 110% - a mid-pack result for B2B SaaS at this segment.
Cadence Design Systems is currently at or near its all-time NRR peak.
Within its peer set (dev tools companies at public stage in the $500k+ acv band), Cadence Design Systems's NRR is roughly in line with the cell median of 110%. Compare against the full peer cell aggregate for distribution and top performers.
Contract shape and forward-booked revenue.
Revenue, ARR, and team-size denominators for the productivity ratios.
Forward-booked revenue by maturity. Renewal pipeline visibility.
Side-by-side NRR, customer cohorts, commercial structure, and CS motion.
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