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Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) Free Cash Flow (2016 - 2025)

Cadence Design Systems' Free Cash Flow history spans 17 years, with the latest figure at $512.5 million for Q4 2025.

  • For Q4 2025, Free Cash Flow rose 26.8% year-over-year to $512.5 million; the TTM value through Dec 2025 reached $1.6 billion, up 41.94%, while the annual FY2025 figure was $1.6 billion, 41.94% up from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow reached $512.5 million in Q4 2025 per CDNS's latest filing, up from $277.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Free Cash Flow ranged from a high of $512.5 million in Q4 2025 to a low of $126.8 million in Q2 2024.
  • Average Free Cash Flow over 5 years is $310.7 million, with a median of $309.5 million recorded in 2022.
  • Peak YoY movement for Free Cash Flow: plummeted 67.81% in 2024, then surged 163.1% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Free Cash Flow shows it stood at $191.5 million in 2021, then rose by 18.41% to $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.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for CDNS's Free Cash Flow are $512.5 million (Q4 2025), $277.0 million (Q3 2025), and $333.5 million (Q2 2025).