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

Cadence Design Systems has reported Free Cash Flow for 18 years, with the latest figure at $307.0 million in Q1 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Free Cash Flow fell 33.84% year-over-year to $307.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $1.4 billion (up 3.74% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $1.6 billion, up 41.94% from the prior year.
• Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 stood at $307.0 million, down from $512.5 million in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Free Cash Flow was $512.5 million in Q4 2025, with the low at $126.8 million in Q2 2024.
• Historically, Free Cash Flow has averaged $317.1 million across 5 years, with a median of $312.7 million in 2022.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Free Cash Flow sank 67.81% — and 2025, when it jumped 163.1%.
• Cadence Design Systems' Free Cash Flow stood at $226.7 million in 2022, then climbed by 5.15% to $238.4 million in 2023, then soared by 69.54% to $404.2 million in 2024, then advanced by 26.8% to $512.5 million in 2025, then slumped by 40.1% to $307.0 million in 2026.
• The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at $307.0 million (Q1 2026), $512.5 million (Q4 2025), and $277.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.