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

Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) has 18 years of Net Cash Flow data on file, last reported at -$1.6 billion in Q1 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Net Cash Flow fell 1424.1% year-over-year to -$1.6 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$1.4 billion (down 178.16% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $319.3 million, down 80.8% from the prior year.
• Net Cash Flow for Q1 2026 stood at -$1.6 billion, 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.
• The 5-year median for Net Cash Flow is $19.6 million (2022), against an average of -$2.8 million.
• The widest annual swing landed in 2024, when Net Cash Flow soared 1645.52%; it then slumped 1424.1% in 2026.
• A 5-year view of Net Cash Flow shows it stood at -$157.7 million in 2022, then jumped by 122.71% to $35.8 million in 2023, then plunged by 406.59% to -$109.8 million in 2024, then surged by 328.43% to $250.8 million in 2025, then sank by 730.66% to -$1.6 billion in 2026.
• The last three Net Cash Flow figures came in at -$1.6 billion (Q1 2026), $250.8 million (Q4 2025), and -$57.7 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

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