Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026)

Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) has 18 years of Share-based Compensation data on file, last reported at $138.2 million in Q1 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Share-based Compensation rose 28.41% year-over-year to $138.2 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $485.7 million (up 18.27% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $455.2 million, up 16.35% from the prior year.
• Share-based Compensation for Q1 2026 stood at $138.2 million, up from $113.2 million in the prior quarter.
• Across five years, Share-based Compensation topped out at $138.2 million in Q1 2026 and bottomed at $59.5 million in Q2 2022.
• The 5-year median for Share-based Compensation is $87.8 million (2023), against an average of $91.8 million.
• Peak annual rise in Share-based Compensation reached 39.25% in 2022, while the deepest fall reached 2.64% in 2022.
• A 5-year view of Share-based Compensation shows it stood at $73.2 million in 2022, then rose by 18.34% to $86.7 million in 2023, then grew by 22.87% to $106.5 million in 2024, then grew by 6.25% to $113.2 million in 2025, then grew by 22.11% to $138.2 million in 2026.
• The last three Share-based Compensation figures came in at $138.2 million (Q1 2026), $113.2 million (Q4 2025), and $116.1 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

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