Cadence Design Systems CDNS
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$316.78 -2.24 (-0.70%)
As of: Aug 24, 2026 · 3:07 PM EDT

Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) FCF Margin (2009 - 2025)

Cadence Design Systems' (CDNS) annual FCF Margin came in at 29.96% in FY2025, up 24.37% year-over-year from 24.09% in FY2024.

Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) FCF Margin (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) has 15 years of FCF Margin data on file, last reported at 29.96% in FY2025.

  • Quarterly FCF Margin rose 1060.0% year-over-year to 36.75% in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was 28.76% (down 239.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 29.96%, up 587.0% from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin climbed to 29.96% in FY2025, from 24.09% in the prior year.
  • In the past five years, FCF Margin ranged from a high of 34.66% in FY2022 to a low of 24.09% in FY2024.
  • A 5-year average of 30.13% and a median of 30.34% in 2021 frame the typical range for FCF Margin.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — FCF Margin slumped 640 bps — and 2025, when it surged 587 bps.
  • Tracing CDNS's FCF Margin over 5 years: stood at 30.2% in 2021, then grew by 4 bps to 31.41% in 2022, then slipped by 3 bps to 30.49% in 2023, then decreased by 21 bps to 24.09% in 2024, then increased by 24 bps to 29.96% in 2025.
  • The last three FCF Margin figures came in at 29.96% (FY2025), 24.09% (FY2024), and 30.49% (FY2023), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

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1 Sap Se 255.14 Bn 233.48 Bn 16.51 Bn -
2 Shopify 193.49 Bn 188.55 Bn 1.71 Bn -
3 Salesforce 182.36 Bn 170.52 Bn 8.56 Bn -
4 Uber Technologies 160.14 Bn 154.75 Bn 6.38 Bn -
5 ServiceNow 132.66 Bn 127.99 Bn 2.82 Bn -
6 Automatic Data Processing 113.62 Bn 109.39 Bn 2.51 Bn 23.90%
7 Snowflake 112.46 Bn 109.50 Bn 926.45 Mn -
8 Adobe 111.47 Bn 105.84 Bn 5.90 Bn -
9 Intuit 102.46 Bn 95.68 Bn 7.24 Bn -
10 Cadence Design Systems 86.39 Bn 84.95 Bn 1.41 Bn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2025 29.96%
Dec 31, 2024 24.09%
Dec 31, 2023 30.49%
Dec 31, 2022 31.41%
Jan 1, 2022 34.66%
Jan 2, 2021 30.20%
Dec 28, 2019 28.04%
Dec 29, 2018 25.41%
Dec 30, 2017 21.25%
Dec 31, 2016 21.54%
Jan 2, 2016 19.59%
Jan 3, 2015 17.52%
Dec 28, 2013 22.10%
Dec 29, 2012 21.11%
Dec 31, 2011 18.17%
Jan 1, 2011 17.56%
Jan 2, 2010 -1.84%
Jan 3, 2009 -2.60%