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Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) Net Cash Flow (2016 - 2026)

Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) has disclosed Net Cash Flow for 18 consecutive years, with -$1.6 billion as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Net Cash Flow fell 1424.1% year-over-year to -$1.6 billion; the TTM value through Mar 2026 reached -$1.4 billion, down 178.16%, while the annual FY2025 figure was $319.3 million, 80.8% down from the prior year.
  • Net Cash Flow hit -$1.6 billion in Q1 2026 for Cadence Design Systems, down from $250.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Net Cash Flow topped out at $1.7 billion in Q3 2024 and bottomed at -$1.6 billion in Q1 2026.
  • Average Net Cash Flow over 5 years is -$2.8 million, with a median of $19.6 million recorded in 2022.
  • Year-over-year, Net Cash Flow skyrocketed 1645.52% in 2024 and then crashed 1424.1% in 2026.
  • Cadence Design Systems' Net Cash Flow stood at -$157.7 million in 2022, then surged by 122.71% to $35.8 million in 2023, then plummeted by 406.59% to -$109.8 million in 2024, then soared by 328.43% to $250.8 million in 2025, then tumbled by 730.66% to -$1.6 billion in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Net Cash Flow over the past three periods came in at -$1.6 billion, $250.8 million, and -$57.7 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.