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CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INCCADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC reported revenue of $5.30B in its most recent fiscal year, up 14.1% on the year before. It kept 20.9% of that as net income, and generated $1.59B of free cash flow. Figures below are compared against other companies classified under Services-Prepackaged Software.
Grades vs. industry
Growth
| Metric | Company | Industry median | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
Revenue growth (YoY) Latest fiscal year revenue vs. the year before. | 14.1% | 13.3% | 93 / 197 |
Revenue growth (3y) Annualized revenue growth over three fiscal years. | 14.1% | 11.8% | 76 / 180 |
Revenue growth (5y) Annualized revenue growth over five fiscal years. | 14.6% | 16.4% | 94 / 164 |
EPS growth (YoY) Diluted EPS vs. the prior fiscal year. | 5.5% | 14.0% | 45 / 79 |
EPS growth (3y) Annualized diluted EPS growth over three fiscal years. | 9.5% | 20.7% | 33 / 46 |
EPS growth (5y) Annualized diluted EPS growth over five fiscal years. | 14.0% | 13.5% | 20 / 41 |
Free cash flow growth (YoY) Operating cash flow less capital expenditure, vs. prior year. | 41.9% | 21.8% | 36 / 132 |
Free cash flow growth (3y) Annualized free cash flow growth over three fiscal years. | 12.4% | 24.7% | 65 / 93 |
top third of peersmiddle thirdbottom third. Rank 1 is always best — for debt and payout ratios that means the lowest figure, not the highest.
“Not reported” means the company did not tag this figure in its filing, not that the value is zero. Rankings are hidden where fewer than 5 classified peers reported the metric, and compare against a broad industry code rather than close competitors.
Profitability
| Metric | Company | Industry median | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
Gross margin Gross profit as a share of revenue. Often unreported. | Not reported | 71.0% | — |
Operating margin Operating income as a share of revenue. | 28.2% | -0.0% | 17 / 194 |
Net margin Net income as a share of revenue. | 20.9% | 0.0% | 26 / 198 |
Free cash flow margin Free cash flow as a share of revenue. | 30.0% | 16.9% | 28 / 183 |
Return on equity Net income divided by shareholder equity. | 20.3% | 0.5% | 31 / 184 |
Return on assets Net income divided by total assets. | 10.9% | -0.1% | 30 / 200 |
Return on invested capital After-tax operating profit over debt plus equity less cash. | 44.0% | 0.4% | 8 / 166 |
top third of peersmiddle thirdbottom third. Rank 1 is always best — for debt and payout ratios that means the lowest figure, not the highest.
“Not reported” means the company did not tag this figure in its filing, not that the value is zero. Rankings are hidden where fewer than 5 classified peers reported the metric, and compare against a broad industry code rather than close competitors.
Financial health
| Metric | Company | Industry median | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
Debt to equity Total debt divided by shareholder equity. | Not reported | 0.28x | — |
Current ratio Current assets over current liabilities. | 2.86x | 1.68x | 47 / 200 |
Quick ratio Current assets excluding inventory, over current liabilities. | 2.67x | 1.67x | 46 / 200 |
Interest coverage Operating income divided by interest expense. | 12.80x | 0.21x | 24 / 113 |
Net debt to EBITDA Net debt over derived EBITDA. EBITDA is not a GAAP tag; it is computed. | -1.83x | -1.43x | 42 / 99 |
top third of peersmiddle thirdbottom third. Rank 1 is always best — for debt and payout ratios that means the lowest figure, not the highest.
“Not reported” means the company did not tag this figure in its filing, not that the value is zero. Rankings are hidden where fewer than 5 classified peers reported the metric, and compare against a broad industry code rather than close competitors.
Debt figures can be understated where a filer splits borrowings across XBRL tags this site does not match.
Insider activity
Trades reported by officers, directors and 10% shareholders on SEC Form 4. None of the last 35 reported transactions were open-market purchases — grants, option exercises and sales make up the majority of insider filings at most companies.
| Date | Insider | Transaction | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15, 2026 | Cunningham Paul Sr. Vice President | Open-market sale | 2,000 | $324.13 | $648.3K |
| Oct 15, 2026 | Cunningham Paul Sr. Vice President | Option exercise | 1,000 | $138.02 | $138.0K |
| Oct 15, 2026 | Cunningham Paul Sr. Vice President | Option exercise(derivative) | 1,000 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Oct 1, 2026 | SANGIOVANNI VINCENTELLI ALBERTO Director | Open-market sale | 1,250 | $350.07 | $437.6K |
| Sep 17, 2026 | DEVGAN ANIRUDH President and CEO | Withheld for tax | 3,779 | $280.76 | $1.06M |
| Sep 17, 2026 | WALL JOHN M Sr. VP & CFO | Withheld for tax | 1,433 | $280.76 | $402.3K |
| Sep 17, 2026 | TENG CHIN-CHI Sr. Vice President | Withheld for tax | 1,181 | $280.76 | $331.6K |
| Sep 17, 2026 | Cunningham Paul Sr. Vice President | Withheld for tax | 1,181 | $280.76 | $331.6K |
| Sep 17, 2026 | Scannell Paul Sr. Vice President | Withheld for tax | 937 | $280.76 | $263.1K |
| Sep 15, 2026 | DEVGAN ANIRUDH President and CEO | Withheld for tax | 2,539 | $273.96 | $695.6K |
| Sep 15, 2026 | Cunningham Paul Sr. Vice President | Open-market sale | 2,000 | $277.12 | $554.2K |
| Sep 15, 2026 | WALL JOHN M Sr. VP & CFO | Withheld for tax | 983 | $273.96 | $269.3K |
| Sep 15, 2026 | Cunningham Paul Sr. Vice President | Withheld for tax | 793 | $273.96 | $217.3K |
| Sep 15, 2026 | TENG CHIN-CHI Sr. Vice President | Withheld for tax | 793 | $273.96 | $217.3K |
| Sep 15, 2026 | Cunningham Paul Sr. Vice President | Option exercise | 1,000 | $138.02 | $138.0K |
| Sep 15, 2026 | Cunningham Paul Sr. Vice President | Option exercise(derivative) | 1,000 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Sep 10, 2026 | Brennan Ita M Director | Open-market sale | 127 | $285.58 | $36.3K |
| Sep 10, 2026 | Brennan Ita M Director | Open-market sale | 33 | $284.44 | $9.4K |
| Sep 10, 2026 | Brennan Ita M Director | Open-market sale | 14 | $286.47 | $4.0K |
| Sep 10, 2026 | Brennan Ita M Director | Open-market sale | 6 | $287.79 | $1.7K |
| Aug 26, 2026 | Scannell Paul Sr. Vice President | Open-market sale | 280 | $339.00 | $94.9K |
| Aug 25, 2026 | SANGIOVANNI VINCENTELLI ALBERTO Director | Open-market sale | 380 | $321.16 | $122.0K |
| Aug 25, 2026 | SANGIOVANNI VINCENTELLI ALBERTO Director | Open-market sale | 309 | $323.54 | $100.0K |
| Aug 25, 2026 | SANGIOVANNI VINCENTELLI ALBERTO Director | Open-market sale | 280 | $318.33 | $89.1K |
| Aug 25, 2026 | SANGIOVANNI VINCENTELLI ALBERTO Director | Open-market sale | 240 | $319.31 | $76.6K |
A dash under price or value means none was reported, which is normal for grants and gifts — it does not mean the shares were free. Option exercises and awards are compensation arriving on a schedule, not a judgement about the stock.
Annual financials
| Fiscal year | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $5.30B | $4.64B | $4.09B | $3.56B | $2.99B | $2.68B | $2.34B | $2.14B | $1.94B | $1.82B |
| Operating income | $1.49B | $1.35B | $1.25B | $1.07B | $779.09M | $645.55M | $491.80M | $396.21M | $323.95M | $244.90M |
| Net income | $1.11B | $1.06B | $1.04B | $848.95M | $695.96M | $590.64M | $988.98M | $345.78M | $204.10M | $203.09M |
| EPS (diluted) | $4.06 | $3.85 | $3.82 | $3.09 | $2.50 | $2.11 | $3.53 | $1.23 | $0.73 | $0.70 |
| Operating cash flow | $1.73B | $1.26B | $1.35B | $1.24B | $1.10B | $904.92M | $729.60M | $604.75M | $470.74M | $444.88M |
| Capital expenditure | $141.87M | $142.54M | $102.34M | $123.22M | $65.30M | $94.81M | $74.61M | $61.50M | $57.90M | $53.71M |
| Free cash flow | $1.59B | $1.12B | $1.25B | $1.12B | $1.04B | $810.11M | $655.00M | $543.25M | $412.84M | $391.17M |
| Total assets | $10.15B | $8.97B | $5.67B | $5.14B | $4.39B | $3.95B | $3.36B | $2.47B | $2.42B | $2.10B |
| Shareholder equity | $5.47B | $4.67B | $3.40B | $2.75B | $2.74B | $2.49B | $2.10B | $1.29B | $989.20M | $741.77M |
| Total debt | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $0.00 | — |
| Cash | $3.00B | $2.64B | $1.01B | $882.33M | $1.09B | $928.43M | $705.21M | $533.30M | $688.09M | $465.23M |
A dash means the figure was not tagged in that year’s filing. It does not mean zero. Figures reflect the most recent filing covering each period, so restated years show their restated values.
Source
Figures come from CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC’s filings with the SEC, as submitted in XBRL. The most recent annual figures are from a 10-K filed Feb 19, 2026. View filings on EDGAR.