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CDNS Financials Cadence Design Systems

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
$0 $3B $5B 2011 2013 2016 2017 2019 2022 2023 2025
RevenueNet income
Margins (gross / operating / net)
0% 21% 42% 2011 2013 2016 2017 2019 2022 2023 2025
GrossOperatingNet
Return on equity & assets (ROE / ROA)
0% 24% 48% 2011 2013 2016 2017 2019 2022 2023 2025
ROEROA
Free cash flow (CFO − capex)
$0 $793M $2B 2011 2013 2016 2017 2019 2022 2023 2025
Free cash flow
Cash vs total debt
$0 $2B $3B 2011 2013 2016 2017 2019 2022 2023 2025
CashTotal debt
Cash flow: operating / investing / financing
-$949M $390M $2B $0 2011 2013 2016 2017 2019 2022 2023 2025
OperatingInvestingFinancing

Key annual figures

FYRevenueNet incomeGross MOp MROEROAFCFTotal debtCash
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

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.

Price / earnings (P/E)
0.0 47.3 94.5 Mar '23 Sep '23 Mar '24 Sep '24 Mar '25 Sep '25 Mar '26 Sep '26
P/E
Price / sales (P/S)
0.0 10.8 21.5 Mar '23 Sep '23 Mar '24 Sep '24 Mar '25 Sep '25 Mar '26 Sep '26
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.