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

Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) posted Net Cash Flow of -$1.6 billion for Q1 2026, down 730.66% on a QoQ basis from $250.8 million in Q4 2025, and down 1424.1% year-over-year from $119.5 million in Q1 2025.

Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) Net Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Cadence Design Systems' Net Cash Flow history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$1.6 billion for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Net Cash Flow fell 1424.1% year-over-year to -$1.6 billion in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$1.4 billion (down 178.16% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $319.3 million, down 80.8% from the prior year.
  • Net Cash Flow was -$1.6 billion for Q1 2026 at 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.
  • A 5-year average of -$2.8 million and a median of $19.6 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Net Cash Flow.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Net Cash Flow soared 1645.52% — and 2026, when it tumbled 1424.1%.
  • 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 tumbled by 406.59% to -$109.8 million in 2024, then soared by 328.43% to $250.8 million in 2025, then plunged by 730.66% to -$1.6 billion in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows CDNS's Net Cash Flow at -$1.6 billion in Q1 2026, $250.8 million in Q4 2025, and -$57.7 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Sap Se 208.91 Bn 189.27 Bn 8.16 Bn 1.52 Bn
2 Full Truck Alliance 188.77 Bn 186.13 Bn - 117.14 Mn
3 Shopify 145.98 Bn 140.23 Bn 1.55 Bn 306.00 Mn
4 Uber Technologies 141.48 Bn 140.44 Bn 5.95 Bn -1.51 Bn
5 Salesforce 128.51 Bn 116.67 Bn 8.56 Bn 1.60 Bn
6 ServiceNow 98.38 Bn 93.20 Bn 2.82 Bn -193.00 Mn
7 Automatic Data Processing 97.56 Bn 94.34 Bn 2.87 Bn -21.02 Bn
8 Snowflake 91.55 Bn 88.59 Bn 926.45 Mn -732.80 Mn
9 Cadence Design Systems 89.91 Bn 88.50 Bn 1.41 Bn -1.58 Bn
10 Datadog 86.34 Bn 81.58 Bn 797.20 Mn 29.54 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 -1.58 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 -1.58 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 250.80 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 250.80 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -57.71 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -57.71 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 6.74 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 6.74 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 119.45 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 119.45 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -109.79 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -109.79 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 1.71 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 1.71 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 52.70 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 52.70 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 14.06 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 14.06 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 35.81 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 35.81 Mn