Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) posted Operating Expenses of $1.0 billion for Q1 2026, up 6.77% on a QoQ basis from $976.8 million in Q4 2025, and up 18.4% year-over-year from $880.8 million in Q1 2025.
Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Cadence Design Systems' Operating Expenses history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $1.0 billion for Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Operating Expenses rose 18.4% year-over-year to $1.0 billion in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $4.0 billion (up 16.25% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $3.8 billion, up 15.63% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses was $1.0 billion for Q1 2026 at 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.
- A 5-year average of $789.5 million and a median of $752.9 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Expenses slipped 7.77% — and 2025, when it jumped 34.8%.
- 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 gained by 8.64% to $976.8 million in 2025, then gained by 6.77% to $1.0 billion in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows CDNS's Operating Expenses at $1.0 billion in Q1 2026, $976.8 million in Q4 2025, and $913.4 million in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sap Se | 208.91 Bn | 189.27 Bn | 8.16 Bn | -7.98 Bn |
| 2 | Full Truck Alliance | 188.77 Bn | 186.13 Bn | - | -269.42 Mn |
| 3 | Shopify | 145.98 Bn | 140.23 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 1.16 Bn |
| 4 | Uber Technologies | 141.48 Bn | 140.44 Bn | 5.95 Bn | 11.28 Bn |
| 5 | Salesforce | 128.51 Bn | 116.67 Bn | 8.56 Bn | 6.22 Bn |
| 6 | ServiceNow | 98.38 Bn | 93.20 Bn | 2.82 Bn | 2.66 Bn |
| 7 | Automatic Data Processing | 97.56 Bn | 94.34 Bn | 2.87 Bn | 4.23 Bn |
| 8 | Snowflake | 91.55 Bn | 88.59 Bn | 926.45 Mn | 1.25 Bn |
| 9 | Cadence Design Systems | 89.91 Bn | 88.50 Bn | 1.41 Bn | 1.04 Bn |
| 10 | Datadog | 86.34 Bn | 81.58 Bn | 797.20 Mn | 789.87 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Jul 3, 2021 | 542.85 Mn |