15 years of revenue, profit, cash flow and balance-sheet history through FY2025,
from SEC filings — with a computed, factual read of the trend.
Updated Overview →
Growth & profitability
Revenue has grown 18.5% per year over the past 5 years.
Net income has grown slower than revenue (17.1% vs 18.5% per year).
Operating margin has expanded, at 28.2% in the latest year.
Free cash flow has grown 18.3% per year over the past 5 years.
Financial health
The company holds more cash ($3.0B) than total debt ($2.5B).
Operating income covered interest expense 13× in the latest year, down from 31× 5 years ago.
Total debt is 1.4× EBITDA.
Revenue & net income
RevenueNet income
Margins (gross / operating / net)
GrossOperatingNet
Return on equity & assets (ROE / ROA)
ROEROA
Free cash flow (CFO − capex)
Free cash flow
Cash vs total debt
CashTotal debt
Cash flow: operating / investing / financing
OperatingInvestingFinancing
Key annual figures
FY
Revenue
Net income
Gross M
Op M
ROE
ROA
FCF
Total debt
Cash
2025
$5.3B
$1.1B
0.0%
28.2%
20.3%
10.9%
$1.6B
$2.5B
$3.0B
2024
$4.6B
$1.1B
0.0%
29.1%
22.6%
11.8%
$1.1B
—
$2.6B
2023
$4.1B
$1.0B
0.0%
30.6%
30.6%
18.4%
$1.2B
—
$1.0B
2022
$3.6B
$849M
0.0%
30.1%
30.9%
16.5%
$1.1B
—
$882M
2022
$3.0B
$696M
0.0%
26.1%
25.4%
15.9%
$1.0B
—
$1.1B
2021
$2.7B
$591M
0.0%
24.1%
23.7%
15.0%
$810M
—
$928M
2019
$2.3B
$989M
0.0%
21.1%
47.0%
29.5%
$655M
—
$705M
2018
$2.1B
$346M
0.0%
18.5%
26.8%
14.0%
$543M
—
$533M
2017
$1.9B
$204M
0.0%
16.7%
20.6%
8.4%
$413M
—
$688M
2016
$1.8B
$203M
0.0%
13.5%
27.4%
9.7%
$391M
—
$465M
2016
—
$252M
—
—
18.3%
10.8%
$333M
—
$617M
2015
—
$159M
—
—
11.9%
5.0%
$277M
—
$932M
2013
—
$164M
—
—
14.2%
6.8%
$323M
—
$536M
2012
—
$440M
—
—
48.1%
19.2%
$280M
—
$726M
2011
—
$72M
—
—
17.6%
4.1%
$209M
—
$602M
Revenue & net income
RevenueNet income
Margins (gross / operating / net)
GrossOperatingNet
Return on equity & assets (ROE / ROA)
ROEROA
Free cash flow (CFO − capex, quarterly)
Free cash flow
Cash vs total debt
CashTotal debt
Cash flow: operating / investing / financing
OperatingInvestingFinancing
Key quarterly figures
Quarter
Revenue
Net income
Gross M
Op M
ROE
ROA
FCF
Total debt
Cash
Sep '26
$1.6B
$290M
0.0%
26.2%
4.2%
2.4%
$362M
$2.5B
$1.5B
Jun '26
$1.6B
$367M
0.0%
28.4%
5.4%
3.0%
$582M
—
$1.4B
Mar '26
$1.5B
$336M
0.0%
29.3%
5.1%
2.8%
$307M
—
$1.4B
Dec '25
$1.4B
$388M
0.0%
32.2%
7.1%
3.8%
$512M
$2.5B
$3.0B
Sep '25
$1.3B
$287M
0.0%
31.8%
5.5%
3.0%
$277M
—
$2.8B
Jun '25
$1.3B
$160M
0.0%
19.0%
3.2%
1.7%
$334M
—
$2.8B
Mar '25
$1.2B
$274M
0.0%
29.1%
5.7%
3.0%
$464M
—
$2.8B
Dec '24
$1.4B
$340M
0.0%
33.7%
7.3%
3.8%
$404M
—
$2.6B
Sep '24
$1.2B
$238M
0.0%
28.8%
5.2%
2.6%
$383M
—
$2.8B
Jun '24
$1.1B
$230M
0.0%
27.7%
5.4%
3.2%
$127M
—
$1.1B
Mar '24
$1.0B
$248M
0.0%
24.8%
6.9%
4.3%
$204M
—
$1.0B
Dec '23
$1.1B
$324M
0.0%
31.5%
9.5%
5.7%
$238M
—
$1.0B
Sep '23
$1.0B
$254M
0.0%
28.6%
8.2%
4.7%
$374M
—
$962M
Jun '23
$977M
$221M
0.0%
30.7%
7.6%
4.3%
$394M
—
$874M
Mar '23
$1.0B
$242M
0.0%
31.6%
8.2%
4.7%
$241M
—
$917M
Dec '22
$900M
$240M
0.0%
23.5%
8.8%
4.7%
$227M
—
$882M
Oct '22
$903M
$186M
0.0%
28.9%
6.9%
3.8%
$273M
—
$1.0B
Jul '22
$858M
$187M
0.0%
33.0%
7.1%
4.3%
$300M
—
$1.0B
Apr '22
$902M
$235M
0.0%
35.4%
8.5%
5.4%
$318M
—
$1.1B
Jan '22
$773M
$177M
0.0%
25.3%
6.4%
4.0%
$201M
—
$1.1B
Valuation over time
How the market has priced CDNS against its own fundamentals since 2023-03 —
each month-end's share price set against the most recent annual filing, so the multiple moves
as price runs ahead of (or behind) earnings. Split-adjusted.
The price-to-earnings ratio has risen from 67.9× (Mar '23) to 81.6× (Nov '26).
The price-to-sales ratio has risen from 16.2× (Mar '23) to 17.1× (Nov '26).
Price / earnings (P/E)
P/E
Price / sales (P/S)
P/S
Frequently asked questions
Is CDNS growing its revenue and profit?
Over the past 5 years, Cadence Design Systems's revenue has grown 18.5% per year, and net income grown 17.1% per year. These are computed facts, not advice.
How much debt does CDNS have?
As of FY2025, Cadence Design Systems reported $2.5B of total debt against $3.0B of cash; operating income covered interest expense 13×.
What is CDNS's profit margin?
In FY2025, gross margin was —, operating margin 28.2%, and net margin 20.9%.
What is CDNS's P/E ratio?
Cadence Design Systems's P/E (TTM) is 65.51 as of the 2026-11-02 close — market cap ÷ net income over the trailing twelve months where four consecutive quarters are reported, otherwise the latest fiscal year, the same figure as on the CDNS stock page. The valuation chart above sets each month-end's price against the latest annual net income instead, so its latest point (about 81.6× as of Nov '26) can differ. These are computed facts, not advice.
Where does this data come from?
All figures are extracted from the company’s SEC EDGAR/XBRL filings — 10-K annual reports and 10-Q quarterly reports (use the Annual / Quarterly toggle). Quarterly figures are derived from the as-filed statements (year-to-date amounts are differenced into discrete quarters). Growth rates and ratios are computed by tradmap; nothing here is investment advice.
Source: SEC EDGAR / XBRL (10-K + 10-Q filings) · prices EOD (Databento), split-adjusted; price return — dividends not reinvested ·
growth rates, valuation multiples & ratios computed by tradmap. Valuation uses each month-end price
against the latest annual filing. Informational only — not investment advice.