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

Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) reported Research & Development of $508.4 million for Q1 2026, up 15.79% on a YoY basis from $439.1 million in Q1 2025, and up 9.44% quarter-over-quarter from $464.6 million in Q4 2025.

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

Cadence Design Systems has reported Research & Development for 18 years, with the latest figure at $508.4 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Research & Development rose 15.79% year-over-year to $508.4 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $1.8 billion (up 14.22% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $1.8 billion, up 14.18% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development for Q1 2026 stood at $508.4 million, up from $464.6 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Research & Development was $508.4 million in Q1 2026, with the low at $286.6 million in Q3 2022.
  • Historically, Research & Development has averaged $383.9 million across 5 years, with a median of $374.8 million in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Research & Development declined 10.34% — and 2023, when it grew 23.66%.
  • Cadence Design Systems' Research & Development 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 grew by 9.44% to $508.4 million in 2026.
  • The last three Research & Development figures came in at $508.4 million (Q1 2026), $464.6 million (Q4 2025), and $423.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Sap Se 238.14 Bn 220.17 Bn 8.16 Bn -1.99 Bn
2 Full Truck Alliance 166.83 Bn 164.28 Bn - -37.02 Mn
3 Uber Technologies 150.36 Bn 149.32 Bn 11.88 Bn 951.00 Mn
4 Shopify 147.75 Bn 142.01 Bn 1.55 Bn 437.00 Mn
5 Salesforce 140.39 Bn 128.55 Bn 8.56 Bn 1.63 Bn
6 Cadence Design Systems 105.73 Bn 104.32 Bn 1.26 Bn 508.44 Mn
7 ServiceNow 105.42 Bn 100.24 Bn 2.83 Bn 823.00 Mn
8 Automatic Data Processing 89.57 Bn 86.34 Bn 2.87 Bn 253.90 Mn
9 Adobe 85.05 Bn 78.16 Bn 5.90 Bn 1.20 Bn
10 Snowflake 82.57 Bn 79.61 Bn 926.45 Mn 534.94 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
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
Jul 3, 2021 285.23 Mn