Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) Cash from Investing Activities (2009 - 2026)

Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) reported Cash from Investing Activities of -$2.1 billion for Q1 2026, down 9595.07% on a YoY basis from $22.2 million in Q1 2025, and down 2278.11% quarter-over-quarter from -$88.8 million in Q4 2025.

Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) Cash from Investing Activities (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Cadence Design Systems has reported Cash from Investing Activities for 18 years, with the latest figure at -$2.1 billion in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Cash from Investing Activities fell 9595.07% year-over-year to -$2.1 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$2.6 billion (down 227.38% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was -$460.5 million, up 44.99% from the prior year.
  • Cash from Investing Activities for Q1 2026 stood at -$2.1 billion, down from -$88.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Cash from Investing Activities was -$19.9 million in Q2 2022, with the low at -$2.1 billion in Q1 2026.
  • Historically, Cash from Investing Activities has averaged -$255.1 million across 5 years, with a median of -$84.3 million in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Cash from Investing Activities soared 90.36% — and 2026, when it sank 9595.07%.
  • Cadence Design Systems' Cash from Investing Activities stood at -$64.2 million in 2022, then plunged by 53.76% to -$98.7 million in 2023, then surged by 59.45% to -$40.0 million in 2024, then tumbled by 121.96% to -$88.8 million in 2025, then plunged by 2278.11% to -$2.1 billion in 2026.
  • The last three Cash from Investing Activities figures came in at -$2.1 billion (Q1 2026), -$88.8 million (Q4 2025), and -$174.3 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash from Investing (Qtr)
1 Sap Se 238.14 Bn 220.17 Bn 8.16 Bn 961.18 Mn
2 Full Truck Alliance 166.83 Bn 164.28 Bn - -65.76 Mn
3 Uber Technologies 150.36 Bn 149.32 Bn 11.88 Bn -773.00 Mn
4 Shopify 147.75 Bn 142.01 Bn 1.55 Bn 310.00 Mn
5 Salesforce 140.39 Bn 128.55 Bn 8.56 Bn -2.18 Bn
6 Cadence Design Systems 105.73 Bn 104.32 Bn 1.26 Bn -2.11 Bn
7 ServiceNow 105.42 Bn 100.24 Bn 2.83 Bn -451.00 Mn
8 Automatic Data Processing 89.57 Bn 86.34 Bn 2.87 Bn -1.22 Bn
9 Adobe 85.05 Bn 78.16 Bn 5.90 Bn -1.71 Bn
10 Snowflake 82.57 Bn 79.61 Bn 926.45 Mn -604.49 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 -2.11 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 -2.11 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 -88.81 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -88.81 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -174.32 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -174.32 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -175.62 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -175.62 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -21.78 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -21.78 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -40.01 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -40.01 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -39.25 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -39.25 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -678.08 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -678.08 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -79.77 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -79.77 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -98.68 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -98.68 Mn