Cadence Design Systems
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: CDNS) develops computational software, accelerated hardware, and silicon intellectual property for semiconductor and electronic-system design. Its customers include semiconductor companies that design and manufacture integrated circuits and systems companies producing… From the company’s description.
In fiscal 2025, Cadence Design Systems reported revenue of $5.30B, up 14.1% from fiscal 2024, and net income of $1.11B. Its operating margin was 28.2%, and operations generated $1.73B in cash. Over the twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, revenue was $5.84B.
Margins and return on equity change in ; everything else in percent. Fewer shares and less debt are shown plainly, not as bad news — it depends what you make of buybacks. Dotted labels explain each measure. is shown separately from the annual figures.
What Cadence Design Systems does
In the company’s own words
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: CDNS) develops computational software, accelerated hardware, and silicon intellectual property for semiconductor and electronic-system design. Its customers include semiconductor companies that design and manufacture integrated circuits and systems companies producing electromechanical products with electronic components. Cadence organizes its offerings into three product categories: Core EDA software, hardware, and services for chip design and verification; Semiconductor IP, including interface, processor, and security designs incorporated into customer products; and System Design and Analysis tools for designing and verifying packages, printed circuit boards, and complete electronic systems. Its services include engineering design, methodology consulting, education, and cloud-based solutions, while its molecular modeling and simulation offerings serve pharmaceutical and biotechnology organizations. Major product brands include Virtuoso, Innovus, Xcelium, Palladium, Allegro, OrCAD, Clarity, and Fidelity. For fiscal 2025, revenue was $5.3 billion, and the company had approximately 13,800 employees at year-end. Its website is www.cadence.com.
Company details
- Sector
- Information Technology
- Industry (SIC)
- Prepackaged Software
- Headquarters
- SAN JOSE, CA
- Fiscal year end
- December
- CIK
- 813672
- SIC
- 7372
Financial performance, year by year
Fiscal 2011–2025 · USDThe full income statement, balance sheet and cash flow for each of these years — every figure traceable to its filing — is on the Financials tab with a free account.
Who owns Cadence Design Systems — and what changed
Funds as of 2026Q2 · superinvestors as of 2026-06-30
Largest fund holders · Cadence Design Systems’s weight in each
Fund ownership is a floor, not a census — pensions, insurers and people holding shares directly are not visible here.
Cadence Design Systems’s bonds, as funds hold them
Funds report holding 3 issues of Cadence Design Systems’s debt, $426.94M at market value — what funds hold, not the company’s total debt. Weighted-average coupon 4.45%, maturing 2027 to 2034.
Fund ownership counts N-PORT filers only, so it is a floor rather than a census — pensions, insurers and direct holders are not visible here, and the remainder is not “held by individuals”.
Every fund and institutional holder, quarter by quarter, is on the Ownership tab with a free account.
Recent filings
All filings →Each filing opens into its own statements and disclosures here.
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