| Annual · values | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2013 | 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | 1.73 B USD | 1.26 B USD | 1.35 B USD | 1.24 B USD | 904.92 M USD | 729.60 M USD | 604.75 M USD | 470.74 M USD | 444.88 M USD | 316.72 M USD | 367.61 M USD | 315.99 M USD |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 227.83 M USD | 196.94 M USD | 145.29 M USD | 132.09 M USD | 145.65 M USD | 122.79 M USD | 118.72 M USD | 115.52 M USD | 119.59 M USD | 115.63 M USD | 98.31 M USD | 89.22 M USD |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 455.18 M USD | 391.22 M USD | 325.61 M USD | 270.44 M USD | 197.27 M USD | 181.55 M USD | 167.72 M USD | 130.02 M USD | 109.22 M USD | 83.79 M USD | 66.28 M USD | 47.56 M USD |
| Capital Expenditures | 141.87 M USD | 142.54 M USD | 102.34 M USD | 123.22 M USD | 94.81 M USD | 74.61 M USD | 61.50 M USD | 57.90 M USD | 53.71 M USD | 39.81 M USD | 44.93 M USD | 35.97 M USD |
| Cash Flow from Investing | -460.52 M USD | -837.12 M USD | -412.25 M USD | -738.63 M USD | -292.16 M USD | -105.71 M USD | -173.84 M USD | -191.21 M USD | 1.36 M USD | -198.01 M USD | -426.89 M USD | -201.24 M USD |
| Cash Flow from Financing | -948.98 M USD | 1.24 B USD | -803.57 M USD | -657.05 M USD | -415.29 M USD | -443.89 M USD | -567.94 M USD | -70.15 M USD | -592.70 M USD | 288.96 M USD | -116.29 M USD | 15.83 M USD |
| Dividends Paid | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stock Buybacks | 925.03 M USD | 550.03 M USD | 700.13 M USD | 1.05 B USD | 380.06 M USD | 306.15 M USD | 250.06 M USD | 100.03 M USD | 960.29 M USD | 100.12 M USD | 0 USD | 0 USD |
| Free Cash Flow | 1.59 B USD | 1.12 B USD | 1.25 B USD | 1.12 B USD | 810.11 M USD | 655.00 M USD | 543.25 M USD | 412.84 M USD | 391.17 M USD | 276.91 M USD | 322.68 M USD | 280.03 M USD |
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. is a leading provider of electronic design automation (EDA) software and engineering services headquartered in San Jose, California. The company enables semiconductor and electronics manufacturers to design and develop advanced integrated circuits, packages, and printed circuit boards. Cadence's comprehensive product suite includes digital and custom integrated circuit design platforms, verification and signoff tools, physical implementation solutions, and system-level design software. The company also offers hardware acceleration and emulation systems, as well as intellectual property cores for memory interfaces and specialized functional blocks. These tools help customers streamline their design workflows, reduce time to market, and optimize performance and power efficiency in semiconductor devices. Operating across geographical segments including the Americas, Asia, EMEA, and Japan, Cadence serves diverse industries spanning consumer electronics, telecommunications, and automotive systems. Founded in 1988, the company remains a cornerstone technology provider in the semiconductor design industry.