Cadence Design Systems CDNS
NASDAQ CDNS
$292.70 -12.18 (-4.00%)
At close: Sep 4, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

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

Cadence Design Systems' (CDNS) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $1.1 billion in Q2 2026, up 9.72% on a YoY basis from $1.0 billion in Q2 2025, and up 8.75% quarter-over-quarter from $1.0 billion in Q1 2026.

Analysis

Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) has reported Operating Expenses for 18 consecutive years, with $1.1 billion the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Operating Expenses rose 9.72% year-over-year to $1.1 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 stood at $4.1 billion (up 10.55% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $3.8 billion, up 15.63% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses improved to $1.1 billion in Q2 2026 per CDNS's latest filing, from $1.0 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $1.1 billion in Q2 2026 and bottomed at $574.6 million in Q3 2022.
  • Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged $807.7 million across 5 years, with a median of $759.1 million in 2024.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Operating Expenses retreated 7.77% in 2022, then surged 34.8% in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Operating Expenses stood at $688.8 million in 2022, then rose by 6.29% to $732.1 million in 2023, then increased by 22.81% to $899.1 million in 2024, then gained by 8.64% to $976.8 million in 2025, then gained by 16.11% to $1.1 billion in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Operating Expenses over the past three periods registered $1.1 billion, $1.0 billion, and $976.8 million for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Cadence Design Systems 80.61 Bn 79.17 Bn 1.41 Bn 1.13 Bn
2 Synopsys 75.46 Bn 71.85 Bn 1.80 Bn 1.44 Bn
3 Dolby Laboratories 5.84 Bn 5.18 Bn 264.68 Mn 230.36 Mn
4 Adeia 2.92 Bn 2.72 Bn - 70.74 Mn
5 Pdf Solutions 1.91 Bn 1.80 Bn 42.42 Mn 36.30 Mn
6 Ceva 758.32 Mn 758.32 Mn - -
7 Immersion 255.40 Mn 345.19 Mn 84.86 Mn 77.64 Mn
8 Silvaco 220.28 Mn 207.28 Mn 15.16 Mn 19.16 Mn
9 Atomera 157.66 Mn 157.66 Mn 132,000.00 6.89 Mn
10 Network-1 Technologies 36.35 Mn 2.60 Mn - 1.01 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 1.13 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 1.04 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 976.78 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 913.45 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 1.03 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 880.85 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 899.11 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 865.44 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 766.81 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 759.15 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 732.10 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 730.19 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 677.25 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 699.23 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 688.76 Mn
Oct 1, 2022 641.80 Mn
Jul 2, 2022 574.63 Mn
Apr 2, 2022 582.84 Mn
Jan 1, 2022 746.75 Mn
Oct 2, 2021 556.86 Mn