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
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Yr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |