Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) Research & Development (2009 - 2026)
Cadence Design Systems' (CDNS) quarterly Research & Development came in at $531.3 million in Q2 2026, up 20.18% YoY from $442.1 million in Q2 2025, and up 4.49% on a QoQ basis from $508.4 million in Q1 2026.
Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) Research & Development (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) has 18 years of Research & Development data on file, last reported at $531.3 million in Q2 2026.
- Quarterly Research & Development rose 20.18% year-over-year to $531.3 million in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was $1.9 billion (up 14.68% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $1.8 billion, up 14.18% from the prior year.
- Research & Development rose to $531.3 million in Q2 2026, from $508.4 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Research & Development ranged from a high of $531.3 million in Q2 2026 to a low of $286.6 million in Q3 2022.
- A 5-year average of $391.7 million and a median of $379.0 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Research & Development.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Research & Development declined 10.34% — and 2023, when it grew 23.66%.
- Tracing CDNS's Research & Development over 5 years: stood at $350.4 million in 2022, then increased by 4.86% to $367.4 million in 2023, then gained by 6.69% to $392.0 million in 2024, then advanced by 18.51% to $464.6 million in 2025, then advanced by 14.36% to $531.3 million in 2026.
- The last three Research & Development figures came in at $531.3 million (Q2 2026), $508.4 million (Q1 2026), and $464.6 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | R&D (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sap Se | 255.48 Bn | 234.41 Bn | 16.51 Bn | -4.12 Bn |
| 2 | Shopify | 198.95 Bn | 194.00 Bn | 1.71 Bn | 498.00 Mn |
| 3 | Salesforce | 160.70 Bn | 148.86 Bn | 8.56 Bn | 3.77 Bn |
| 4 | Uber Technologies | 154.94 Bn | 149.73 Bn | 6.38 Bn | 1.52 Bn |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 128.25 Bn | 123.58 Bn | 2.82 Bn | 1.37 Bn |
| 6 | Snowflake | 114.00 Bn | 111.05 Bn | 926.45 Mn | 588.95 Mn |
| 7 | Automatic Data Processing | 108.58 Bn | 104.35 Bn | 2.51 Bn | 265.90 Mn |
| 8 | Adobe | 105.34 Bn | 99.72 Bn | 5.90 Bn | 1.88 Bn |
| 9 | Intuit | 94.55 Bn | 87.77 Bn | 7.24 Bn | 1.79 Bn |
| 10 | Cadence Design Systems | 89.45 Bn | 88.01 Bn | 1.41 Bn | 531.27 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 531.27 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 508.44 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 464.58 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 423.03 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 442.06 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 439.10 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 392.03 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 407.37 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 370.74 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 378.96 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 367.44 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 369.64 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 354.42 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 350.30 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 350.42 Mn |
| Oct 1, 2022 | 323.63 Mn |
| Jul 2, 2022 | 286.60 Mn |
| Apr 2, 2022 | 290.90 Mn |
| Jan 1, 2022 | 390.85 Mn |
| Oct 2, 2021 | 289.11 Mn |