Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Cadence Design Systems has reported Operating Expenses for 18 years, with the latest figure at $1.0 billion in Q1 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Expenses rose 18.4% year-over-year to $1.0 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $4.0 billion (up 16.25% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $3.8 billion, up 15.63% from the prior year.
• Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 stood at $1.0 billion, up from $976.8 million in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Operating Expenses was $1.0 billion in Q1 2026, with the low at $574.6 million in Q3 2022.
• Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged $789.5 million across 5 years, with a median of $752.9 million in 2022.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Expenses fell 7.77% — and 2025, when it jumped 34.8%.
• Cadence Design Systems' Operating Expenses stood at $688.8 million in 2022, then grew by 6.29% to $732.1 million in 2023, then climbed by 22.81% to $899.1 million in 2024, then increased by 8.64% to $976.8 million in 2025, then increased by 6.77% to $1.0 billion in 2026.
• The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $1.0 billion (Q1 2026), $976.8 million (Q4 2025), and $913.4 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.