Cadence Design Systems, Inc.
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Cadence Design Systems, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $5.3 billion, up 14.1% from fiscal 2024. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue grew 24.2%, EPS grew 127.1%, free cash flow grew 72.5% and total debt was flat, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Member of the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100; revenue growth for ten consecutive years.
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Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (CDNS) Operating cash flow
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.'s operating cash flow for fiscal 2025 was $1.7B, up 37.1% from $1.3B in fiscal 2024. Over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 it was $1.9B. Over the past ten years it has ranged from $378.2M (fiscal 2015) to $1.7B (fiscal 2025) — the current reading is the highest in ten years. Cadence Design Systems, Inc. ranks 14th of 230 Software Application companies by operating cash flow.
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Annual newest first
| Period | Operating cash flow | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $1.7B | 37.14% |
| FY2024 | $1.3B | (6.57%) |
| FY2023 | $1.3B | 8.64% |
| FY2022 | $1.2B | 12.80% |
| FY2021 | $1.1B | 21.66% |
| FY2020 | $904.9M | 24.03% |
| FY2019 | $729.6M | 20.64% |
| FY2018 | $604.8M | 28.47% |
| FY2017 | $470.7M | 5.81% |
| FY2016 | $444.9M | 17.63% |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | Operating cash flow | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | $634.9M | 78.46% |
| Mar 2026 | $355.8M | (35.72%) |
| Dec 2025 | $553.5M | 78.17% |
| Sep 2025 | $310.7M | (17.73%) |
| 42 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Operating cash flow against peers
| Company | Operating cash flow |
|---|---|
| ADBE Adobe Inc. compare | $10.8B |
| UBER Uber Technologies, Inc. compare | $10.4B |
| INTU Intuit Inc. compare | $8.8B |
| ADP Automatic Data Processing, Inc. compare | $5.4B |
| CDNS Cadence Design Systems, Inc. | $1.9B |
| TEAM Atlassian Corporation PLC compare | $1.4B |
| SNOW Snowflake Inc. compare | $1.3B |
| DDOG Datadog, Inc. compare | $1.2B |
| MSTR Strategy Inc compare | −$20.1M |
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Operating Cash Flow shows how much cash a company’s day-to-day business actually brings in, after paying suppliers, staff and taxes.
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