Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)

Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) has reported Free Cash Flow for 18 consecutive years, with $582.3 million the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Free Cash Flow rose 74.59% year-over-year to $582.3 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 stood at $1.7 billion (up 5.91% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $1.6 billion, up 41.94% from the prior year.
• Free Cash Flow rose to $582.3 million in Q2 2026 per CDNS's latest filing, from $307.0 million in the prior quarter.
• Across five years, Free Cash Flow topped out at $582.3 million in Q2 2026 and bottomed at $126.8 million in Q2 2024.
• Historically, Free Cash Flow has averaged $331.0 million across 5 years, with a median of $318.5 million in 2022.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Free Cash Flow slumped 67.81% in 2024, then surged 163.1% in 2025.
• Over 5 years, Free Cash Flow stood at $226.7 million in 2022, then increased by 5.15% to $238.4 million in 2023, then surged by 69.54% to $404.2 million in 2024, then grew by 26.8% to $512.5 million in 2025, then grew by 13.63% to $582.3 million in 2026.
• According to Business Quant data, Free Cash Flow over the past three periods registered $582.3 million, $307.0 million, and $512.5 million for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.