Information Technology · Application Software
Cadence Design Systems: revenue, profit and cash flow
In fiscal 2025, Cadence Design Systems had revenue of $5.3B, up 12.0% a year on average since 2015, and net income of $1.11B (20.9% of revenue). It has 12% fewer shares than in 2015.
Revenue, fiscal 2025
average annual revenue growth since 2015 · +14.1% vs 2024
- Ticker
- CDNS · Nasdaq
- Sector
- Information Technology
- Sub-industry
- Application Software
- Headquarters
- San Jose, California
- Founded
- 1988
- In the S&P 500 since
- September 18, 2017
- Latest fiscal year
- 2025, ended December 31, 2025
- SEC filer
- Cadence Design Systems Inc · CIK 0000813672
Revenue and net income
Revenue went from $1.04B in 2008 to $5.3B in 2025. Net loss in 2008–2009.
Diluted earnings per share
Diluted EPS went from −$7.30 in 2008 to $4.06 in 2025. Ten-year growth: 17.5% a year.
Shares outstanding
12.5% fewer shares in 2025 than in 2015 (312M → 273M): buybacks outweighed new shares.
Operating cash flow, capex and free cash flow
Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capital expenditure) was $1.59B in 2025, 30.0% of revenue. Negative in 2008–2009.
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Year by year
| Fiscal year | Revenue | Net income | Net margin | Diluted EPS | Shares | Operating cash flow | Capex | Free cash flow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $5.3B | $1.11B | 20.9% | $4.06 | 273M | $1.73B | $142M | $1.59B |
| 2024 | $4.64B | $1.06B | 22.7% | $3.85 | 274M | $1.26B | $143M | $1.12B |
| 2023 | $4.09B | $1.04B | 25.5% | $3.82 | 273M | $1.35B | $102M | $1.25B |
| 2022 | $3.56B | $849M | 23.8% | $3.09 | 275M | $1.24B | $123M | $1.12B |
| 2021 | $2.99B | $696M | 23.3% | $2.50 | 279M | $1.1B | $65.3M | $1.04B |
| 2020 | $2.68B | $591M | 22.0% | $2.11 | 280M | $905M | $94.8M | $810M |
| 2019 | $2.34B | $989M | 42.3% | $3.53 | 281M | $730M | $74.6M | $655M |
| 2018 | $2.14B | $346M | 16.2% | $1.23 | 281M | $605M | $61.5M | $543M |
| 2017 | $1.94B | $204M | 10.5% | $0.73 | 280M | $471M | $57.9M | $413M |
| 2016 | $1.82B | $203M | 11.2% | $0.70 | 291M | $445M | $53.7M | $391M |
| 2015 | $1.7B | $252M | 14.8% | $0.81 | 312M | $378M | $44.8M | $333M |
| 2014 | $1.58B | $159M | 10.1% | $0.52 | 307M | $317M | $39.8M | $277M |
| 2013 | $1.46B | $164M | 11.2% | $0.56 | 295M | $368M | $44.9M | $323M |
| 2012 | $1.33B | $440M | 33.2% | $1.57 | 281M | $316M | $36M | $280M |
| 2011 | $1.15B | $72.2M | 6.3% | $0.27 | 271M | $240M | $31.4M | $209M |
| 2010 | $936M | $127M | 13.5% | $0.48 | 266M | $199M | $34.8M | $164M |
| 2009 | $853M | −$150M | −17.6% | −$0.58 | 258M | $25.6M | $41.3M | −$15.7M |
| 2008 | $1.04B | −$1.86B | −178.8% | −$7.30 | 254M | $70.3M | $97.3M | −$27M |
Fiscal years, labelled by the year in which they end. US dollars; per-share figures and share counts adjusted for splits. —: not in the data.
About these figures
- No dividends per share in the filings data. Usually that means no dividend, but some companies report theirs in a form the data do not capture.
- Older years are as filed at the time and may predate later restatements, mergers or spin-offs. How the figures are made.
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Source: SEC EDGAR (company filings), data as of November 8, 2026. Sectors, sub-industries, headquarters and index dates: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.