Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)
Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) reported FCF Margin of 20.82% for Q1 2026, down 1652.0% on a YoY basis from 1.34% in Q1 2025, and down 41.49% quarter-over-quarter from 35.58% in Q4 2025.
Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Cadence Design Systems has reported FCF Margin for 18 years, with the latest figure at 20.82% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, FCF Margin fell 1652.0% year-over-year to 20.82%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 25.86% (down 241.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 29.96%, up 587.0% from the prior year.
- FCF Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 20.82%, down from 35.58% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for FCF Margin was 40.33% in Q2 2023, with the low at 11.95% in Q2 2024.
- Historically, FCF Margin has averaged 28.53% across 5 years, with a median of 30.03% in 2024.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — FCF Margin sank 2838 bps — and 2025, when it surged 1717 bps.
- Cadence Design Systems' FCF Margin stood at 25.19% in 2022, then retreated by 11 bps to 22.31% in 2023, then soared by 34 bps to 29.81% in 2024, then climbed by 19 bps to 35.58% in 2025, then sank by 41 bps to 20.82% in 2026.
- The last three FCF Margin figures came in at 20.82% (Q1 2026), 35.58% (Q4 2025), and 20.69% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sap Se | 238.14 Bn | 220.17 Bn | 8.16 Bn | 36.77% |
| 2 | Full Truck Alliance | 166.83 Bn | 164.28 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Uber Technologies | 150.36 Bn | 149.32 Bn | 11.88 Bn | 17.31% |
| 4 | Shopify | 147.75 Bn | 142.01 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 15.02% |
| 5 | Salesforce | 140.39 Bn | 128.55 Bn | 8.56 Bn | 58.89% |
| 6 | Cadence Design Systems | 105.73 Bn | 104.32 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 20.82% |
| 7 | ServiceNow | 105.42 Bn | 100.24 Bn | 2.83 Bn | 41.64% |
| 8 | Automatic Data Processing | 89.57 Bn | 86.34 Bn | 2.87 Bn | 36.83% |
| 9 | Adobe | 85.05 Bn | 78.16 Bn | 5.90 Bn | 31.84% |
| 10 | Snowflake | 82.57 Bn | 79.61 Bn | 926.45 Mn | 16.41% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 20.82% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 35.58% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 20.69% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 26.15% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 37.34% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 29.81% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 31.55% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 11.95% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 20.18% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 22.31% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 36.55% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 40.33% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 23.56% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 25.19% |
| Oct 1, 2022 | 30.25% |
| Jul 2, 2022 | 35.04% |
| Apr 2, 2022 | 35.32% |
| Jan 1, 2022 | 30.98% |
| Apr 3, 2021 | 26.01% |
| Sep 26, 2020 | 27.95% |