Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2026)
Cadence Design Systems posted quarterly Capital Expenditures of $48.8 million for Q1 2026, up 111.7% year-on-year from $23.1 million in Q1 2025, and up 18.95% on a QoQ basis from $41.0 million in Q4 2025.
Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) has 18 years of Capital Expenditures data on file, last reported at $48.8 million in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Capital Expenditures rose 111.7% year-over-year to $48.8 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $167.6 million (up 44.51% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $141.9 million, changed 0.47% from the prior year.
- Capital Expenditures for Q1 2026 stood at $48.8 million, up from $41.0 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Capital Expenditures topped out at $49.6 million in Q1 2024 and bottomed at $1.6 million in Q1 2022.
- The 5-year median for Capital Expenditures is $31.4 million (2024), against an average of $31.1 million.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Capital Expenditures surged 2277.33%; it then tumbled 53.51% in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Capital Expenditures shows it stood at $36.9 million in 2022, then declined by 8.71% to $33.7 million in 2023, then climbed by 10.38% to $37.2 million in 2024, then increased by 10.32% to $41.0 million in 2025, then gained by 18.95% to $48.8 million in 2026.
- The last three Capital Expenditures figures came in at $48.8 million (Q1 2026), $41.0 million (Q4 2025), and $33.7 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Capital Expenditures (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sap Se | 253.17 Bn | 235.20 Bn | 8.16 Bn | - |
| 2 | Salesforce | 171.07 Bn | 161.50 Bn | 8.69 Bn | 141.00 Mn |
| 3 | Uber Technologies | 147.39 Bn | 146.35 Bn | 11.88 Bn | 65.00 Mn |
| 4 | Shopify | 134.25 Bn | 128.50 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 5.00 Mn |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 105.72 Bn | 100.54 Bn | 2.83 Bn | 100.00 Mn |
| 6 | Cadence Design Systems | 101.64 Bn | 100.23 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 48.82 Mn |
| 7 | Adobe | 100.35 Bn | 93.46 Bn | 5.73 Bn | 37.00 Mn |
| 8 | Automatic Data Processing | 90.91 Bn | 87.68 Bn | 2.87 Bn | 50.60 Mn |
| 9 | Intuit | 88.30 Bn | 81.52 Bn | 6.77 Bn | 64.00 Mn |
| 10 | Datadog | 78.54 Bn | 73.78 Bn | 797.20 Mn | 11.36 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 48.82 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 48.82 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 41.04 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 41.04 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 33.68 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 33.68 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 44.09 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 44.09 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 23.06 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 23.06 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 37.20 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 37.20 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 26.54 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 26.54 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 29.20 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 29.20 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 49.60 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 49.60 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 33.70 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 33.70 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 21.98 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 21.98 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 19.94 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 19.94 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 26.72 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 26.72 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 36.92 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 36.92 Mn |
| Oct 1, 2022 | 44.09 Mn |
| Oct 1, 2022 | 44.09 Mn |
| Jul 2, 2022 | 24.07 Mn |
| Jul 2, 2022 | 24.07 Mn |
| Apr 2, 2022 | 18.13 Mn |
| Apr 2, 2022 | 18.13 Mn |
| Jan 1, 2022 | 1.55 Mn |
| Jan 1, 2022 | 1.55 Mn |
| Apr 3, 2021 | 16.97 Mn |
| Apr 3, 2021 | 16.97 Mn |
| Sep 26, 2020 | 20.21 Mn |
| Sep 26, 2020 | 20.21 Mn |
| Jun 27, 2020 | 21.36 Mn |
| Jun 27, 2020 | 21.36 Mn |
| Mar 28, 2020 | 22.18 Mn |
| Mar 28, 2020 | 22.18 Mn |
| Dec 28, 2019 | 27.08 Mn |
| Dec 28, 2019 | 27.08 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2019 | 16.97 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2019 | 16.97 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2019 | 15.29 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2019 | 15.29 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2019 | 15.28 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2019 | 15.28 Mn |
| Dec 29, 2018 | 19.74 Mn |
| Dec 29, 2018 | 19.74 Mn |
| Sep 29, 2018 | 10.66 Mn |
| Sep 29, 2018 | 10.66 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 17.98 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 17.98 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 13.13 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 13.13 Mn |
| Dec 30, 2017 | 18.23 Mn |
| Dec 30, 2017 | 18.23 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 12.19 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 12.19 Mn |
| Jul 1, 2017 | 12.65 Mn |
| Jul 1, 2017 | 12.65 Mn |
| Apr 1, 2017 | 14.84 Mn |
| Apr 1, 2017 | 14.84 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 11.26 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 11.26 Mn |
| Oct 1, 2016 | 14.17 Mn |
| Oct 1, 2016 | 14.17 Mn |
| Jul 2, 2016 | 16.17 Mn |
| Jul 2, 2016 | 16.17 Mn |
| Apr 2, 2016 | 12.12 Mn |
| Apr 2, 2016 | 12.12 Mn |
| Jan 2, 2016 | 16.85 Mn |
| Jan 2, 2016 | 16.85 Mn |
| Apr 4, 2015 | 7.52 Mn |
| Apr 4, 2015 | 7.52 Mn |
| Sep 27, 2014 | 10.24 Mn |
| Sep 27, 2014 | 10.24 Mn |
| Jun 28, 2014 | 11.46 Mn |
| Jun 28, 2014 | 11.46 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2014 | 6.25 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2014 | 6.25 Mn |
| Dec 28, 2013 | 8.98 Mn |
| Dec 28, 2013 | 8.98 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2013 | 12.21 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2013 | 12.21 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2013 | 17.17 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2013 | 17.17 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2013 | 6.57 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2013 | 6.57 Mn |
| Dec 29, 2012 | 10.03 Mn |
| Dec 29, 2012 | 10.03 Mn |
| Sep 29, 2012 | 7.66 Mn |
| Sep 29, 2012 | 7.66 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 10.07 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 10.07 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 8.20 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 8.20 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 13.72 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 13.72 Mn |
| Oct 1, 2011 | 6.39 Mn |
| Oct 1, 2011 | 6.39 Mn |
| Jul 2, 2011 | 6.13 Mn |
| Jul 2, 2011 | 6.13 Mn |
| Apr 2, 2011 | 5.18 Mn |
| Apr 2, 2011 | 5.18 Mn |
| Jan 1, 2011 | 4.28 Mn |
| Jan 1, 2011 | 4.28 Mn |
| Apr 3, 2010 | 9.90 Mn |
| Apr 3, 2010 | 9.90 Mn |
| Oct 3, 2009 | 8.22 Mn |
| Oct 3, 2009 | 8.22 Mn |