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Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) Operating Expenses (2016 - 2026)

Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) has disclosed Operating Expenses for 18 consecutive years, with $1.0 billion as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Operating Expenses rose 18.4% year-over-year to $1.0 billion; the TTM value through Mar 2026 reached $4.0 billion, up 16.25%, while the annual FY2025 figure was $3.8 billion, 15.63% up from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses hit $1.0 billion in Q1 2026 for Cadence Design Systems, up from $976.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $1.0 billion in Q1 2026 and bottomed at $574.6 million in Q3 2022.
  • Average Operating Expenses over 5 years is $789.5 million, with a median of $752.9 million recorded in 2022.
  • Year-over-year, Operating Expenses dropped 7.77% in 2022 and then surged 34.8% in 2025.
  • Cadence Design Systems' 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 grew by 8.64% to $976.8 million in 2025, then grew by 6.77% to $1.0 billion in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Operating Expenses over the past three periods came in at $1.0 billion, $976.8 million, and $913.4 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.