Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2026)

Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) posted Capital Expenditures of $48.8 million for Q1 2026, up 18.95% on a QoQ basis from $41.0 million in Q4 2025, and up 111.7% year-over-year from $23.1 million in Q1 2025.

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

Cadence Design Systems' Capital Expenditures history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $48.8 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Capital Expenditures rose 111.7% year-over-year to $48.8 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $167.6 million (up 44.51% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $141.9 million, changed 0.47% from the prior year.
  • Capital Expenditures was $48.8 million for Q1 2026 at Cadence Design Systems, 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.
  • A 5-year average of $31.1 million and a median of $31.4 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Capital Expenditures.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Capital Expenditures surged 2277.33% — and 2025, when it plunged 53.51%.
  • Cadence Design Systems' Capital Expenditures stood at $36.9 million in 2022, then fell by 8.71% to $33.7 million in 2023, then grew by 10.38% to $37.2 million in 2024, then rose by 10.32% to $41.0 million in 2025, then advanced by 18.95% to $48.8 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows CDNS's Capital Expenditures at $48.8 million in Q1 2026, $41.0 million in Q4 2025, and $33.7 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Capital Expenditures (Qtr)
1 Sap Se 208.91 Bn 189.27 Bn 8.16 Bn -278.64 Mn
2 Full Truck Alliance 188.77 Bn 186.13 Bn - -9.88 Mn
3 Shopify 145.98 Bn 140.23 Bn 1.55 Bn 5.00 Mn
4 Uber Technologies 141.48 Bn 140.44 Bn 5.95 Bn 65.00 Mn
5 Salesforce 128.51 Bn 116.67 Bn 8.56 Bn 145.00 Mn
6 ServiceNow 98.38 Bn 93.20 Bn 2.82 Bn 114.00 Mn
7 Automatic Data Processing 97.56 Bn 94.34 Bn 2.87 Bn 50.60 Mn
8 Snowflake 91.55 Bn 88.59 Bn 926.45 Mn 10.45 Mn
9 Cadence Design Systems 89.91 Bn 88.50 Bn 1.41 Bn 48.82 Mn
10 Datadog 86.34 Bn 81.58 Bn 797.20 Mn 11.36 Mn

Historic Data

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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