Cadence Design Systems CDNS
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At close: Sep 4, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

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% on a YoY basis from $442.1 million in Q2 2025, and up 4.49% quarter-over-quarter from $508.4 million in Q1 2026.

Analysis

Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) Research & Development (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) has reported Research & Development for 18 consecutive years, with $531.3 million the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Research & Development rose 20.18% year-over-year to $531.3 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 stood at $1.9 billion (up 14.68% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $1.8 billion, up 14.18% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development climbed to $531.3 million in Q2 2026 per CDNS's latest filing, from $508.4 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Research & Development topped out at $531.3 million in Q2 2026 and bottomed at $286.6 million in Q3 2022.
  • Historically, Research & Development has averaged $391.7 million across 5 years, with a median of $379.0 million in 2024.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Research & Development fell 10.34% in 2022, then increased 23.66% in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, Research & Development stood at $350.4 million in 2022, then gained by 4.86% to $367.4 million in 2023, then climbed by 6.69% to $392.0 million in 2024, then grew by 18.51% to $464.6 million in 2025, then grew by 14.36% to $531.3 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Research & Development over the past three periods registered $531.3 million, $508.4 million, and $464.6 million for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Cadence Design Systems 80.61 Bn 79.17 Bn 1.41 Bn 531.27 Mn
2 Synopsys 75.46 Bn 71.85 Bn 1.80 Bn 719.74 Mn
3 Dolby Laboratories 5.84 Bn 5.18 Bn 264.68 Mn 85.07 Mn
4 Adeia 2.92 Bn 2.72 Bn - 18.34 Mn
5 Pdf Solutions 1.91 Bn 1.80 Bn 42.42 Mn 17.32 Mn
6 Ceva 758.32 Mn 758.32 Mn - -
7 Immersion 255.40 Mn 345.19 Mn 84.86 Mn -
8 Silvaco 220.28 Mn 207.28 Mn 15.16 Mn 8.81 Mn
9 Atomera 157.66 Mn 157.66 Mn 132,000.00 3.29 Mn
10 Network-1 Technologies 36.35 Mn 2.60 Mn - -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
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