Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) Acquisitions (2009 - 2026)

Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) posted Acquisitions of $2.1 billion for Q1 2026, up 1059.97% on a QoQ basis from $178.8 million in Q4 2025.

Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) Acquisitions (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Cadence Design Systems' Acquisitions history runs 13 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $2.1 billion for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Acquisitions changed N/A year-over-year to $2.1 billion in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $2.5 billion (up 275.92% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $429.5 million, down 41.76% from the prior year.
  • Acquisitions was $2.1 billion for Q1 2026 at Cadence Design Systems, up from $178.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Acquisitions topped out at $2.1 billion in Q1 2026 and bottomed at -$164.3 million in Q3 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $259.5 million and a median of $71.4 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Acquisitions.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Acquisitions tumbled 93.47% — and 2025, when it surged 7859.19%.
  • Cadence Design Systems' Acquisitions stood at $27.6 million in 2022, then gained by 24.49% to $34.4 million in 2023, then tumbled by 93.47% to $2.2 million in 2024, then jumped by 7859.19% to $178.8 million in 2025, then jumped by 1059.97% to $2.1 billion in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows CDNS's Acquisitions at $2.1 billion in Q1 2026, $178.8 million in Q4 2025, and $128.5 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Acquisitions (Qtr)
1 Sap Se 208.91 Bn 189.27 Bn 8.16 Bn -2.34 Mn
2 Full Truck Alliance 188.77 Bn 186.13 Bn - -
3 Shopify 145.98 Bn 140.23 Bn 1.55 Bn -
4 Uber Technologies 141.48 Bn 140.44 Bn 5.95 Bn 6.00 Mn
5 Salesforce 128.51 Bn 116.67 Bn 8.56 Bn 1.45 Bn
6 ServiceNow 98.38 Bn 93.20 Bn 2.82 Bn 7.45 Bn
7 Automatic Data Processing 97.56 Bn 94.34 Bn 2.87 Bn -
8 Snowflake 91.55 Bn 88.59 Bn 926.45 Mn 252.46 Mn
9 Cadence Design Systems 89.91 Bn 88.50 Bn 1.41 Bn 2.07 Bn
10 Datadog 86.34 Bn 81.58 Bn 797.20 Mn 10.66 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 2.07 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 178.84 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 128.55 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 122.15 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 2.25 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 14.51 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 649.37 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 71.45 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 34.39 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 108.58 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 55.38 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 27.62 Mn
Oct 1, 2022 561.16 Mn
Jul 2, 2022 -164.26 Mn
Jan 1, 2022 28.64 Mn
Apr 3, 2021 189.26 Mn
Sep 26, 2020 2.44 Mn
Jun 27, 2020 1.30 Mn
Mar 28, 2020 193.82 Mn
Jun 29, 2019 338,000.00