Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)

Cadence Design Systems' FCF Margin history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 20.82% for Q1 2026.

• Quarterly FCF Margin fell 1652.0% year-over-year to 20.82% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 25.86% (down 241.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 29.96%, up 587.0% from the prior year.
• FCF Margin was 20.82% for Q1 2026 at 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.
• A 5-year average of 28.53% and a median of 30.03% in 2024 frame the typical range for FCF Margin.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — FCF Margin plunged 2838 bps — and 2025, when it surged 1717 bps.
• Cadence Design Systems' FCF Margin stood at 25.19% in 2022, then slipped by 11 bps to 22.31% in 2023, then surged by 34 bps to 29.81% in 2024, then increased by 19 bps to 35.58% in 2025, then tumbled by 41 bps to 20.82% in 2026.
• Business Quant data shows CDNS's FCF Margin at 20.82% in Q1 2026, 35.58% in Q4 2025, and 20.69% in Q3 2025.