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Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) FCF Margin (2016 - 2026)

Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) has disclosed FCF Margin for 18 consecutive years, with 20.82% as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, FCF Margin fell 1652.0% year-over-year to 20.82%; the TTM value through Mar 2026 reached 25.86%, down 241.0%, while the annual FY2025 figure was 29.96%, 587.0% up from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin hit 20.82% in Q1 2026 for Cadence Design Systems, down from 35.58% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, FCF Margin topped out at 40.33% in Q2 2023 and bottomed at 11.95% in Q2 2024.
  • Average FCF Margin over 5 years is 28.53%, with a median of 30.03% recorded in 2024.
  • Year-over-year, FCF Margin crashed -2838bps in 2024 and then soared 1717bps in 2025.
  • Cadence Design Systems' FCF Margin stood at 25.19% in 2022, then fell by -11bps to 22.31% in 2023, then surged by 34bps to 29.81% in 2024, then increased by 19bps to 35.58% in 2025, then tumbled by -41bps to 20.82% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, FCF Margin over the past three periods came in at 20.82%, 35.58%, and 20.69% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.