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CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC Free Cash Flow 2009-2026 | CDNS

Annual FY2009–FY2025 · quarterly through Q1 FY2026

Latest annual · FY2025

$1.59B

+41.9%YoY vs FY2024Source: 10-KFY2025

From −$27.0M in FY2009 to $1.59B in FY2025.

By quarter▲▼ vs a year before
Fiscal yearQ1Q2Q3Q4
FY26$307M−33.8%Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
FY25$464M+127.8%$334M+163.1%$277M−27.8%$512M+26.8%
FY24$204M−15.4%$127M−67.8%$383M+2.5%$404M+69.5%
FY23$241M−24.4%$394M+31.1%$374M$238M
FY22$318M+62.9%$300M−7.2%Not reportedNot reported
Share24%27%24%26%

Shaded by size: darkest is the largest quarter shown; ringed is the latest reported; a dash marks a quarter with no separate figure. Each quarter sits by its period-end date. Share: its typical part of the fiscal year.

Key Statistics

Trend DirectionStable
CAGR

+19.4%

FY2019
$655.0M
FY2025
$1.59B

5 years selected · on the chart

Free Cash Flow History

Year-over-year comparison from 10-K annual reports

  1. $1.59B
YoY changeLargest recent move+41.3%in FY16Latest +41.9%

1 older move runs past ±50% (largest +1433.2%); point at, tap or drag across the bars to read one.

Free Cash Flow, period by period

PeriodValueChangeSource
FY2025$1.59B+41.9%10-K
FY2024$1.12B−10.3%10-K
FY2023$1.25B+11.5%10-K
FY2022$1.12B+38.1%10-K
FY2021$810.1M+23.7%10-K
FY2019$655.0M+20.6%10-K
FY2018$543.2M+31.6%10-K
FY2017$412.8M+5.5%10-K
FY2016$391.2M+41.3%10-K
FY2015$276.9M−14.2%10-K
FY2013$322.7M+15.2%10-K
FY2012$280.0M+34.0%10-K
FY2011$208.9M+1433.2%10-K
FY2010−$15.7M+42.0%10-K
FY2009−$27.0M—10-K

What is CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC's current free cash flow?

CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC (CDNS) annual free cash flow for 2025 was $1.59B, a 41.94% increase from 2024. CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC free cash flow for the quarter ending March 31, 2026 was $307.0M.

What was CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC's free cash flow in 2024?

CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC annual free cash flow for 2024 was $1.12B, a 10.33% decline from 2023.

What was CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC's free cash flow in 2023?

CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC annual free cash flow for 2023 was $1.25B, a 11.46% increase from 2022.

What is CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC's 4-year free cash flow CAGR?

CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC free cash flow grew at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 18.30% from FY2021 to FY2025, going from $810.1M to $1.59B over 4 years.

Company
CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC
Ticker
CDNS
Sector
Technology
Industry
Services-Prepackaged Software