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
Operating income covered interest expense 13× in the latest year, down from 31× 5 years ago.
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
—
$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
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
—
$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
Oct '21
$751M
$176M
0.0%
25.8%
6.7%
4.2%
$277M
—
$1.0B
Jul '21
$728M
$156M
0.0%
25.5%
6.2%
3.8%
$366M
—
$847M
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 68.2× (Mar '23) to 75.9× (Sep '26).
The price-to-sales ratio has fallen from 16.3× (Mar '23) to 15.9× (Sep '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 — 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?
As of Sep '26, Cadence Design Systems traded at a price-to-earnings ratio of about 75.9× (market cap ÷ latest annual net income). The valuation charts above show how its P/E, P/S have moved with the share price. 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), corporate-action-adjusted ·
growth rates, valuation multiples & ratios computed by tradmap. Valuation uses each month-end price
against the latest annual filing. Informational only — not investment advice.