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Cadence Design Systems

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Cadence Design Systems cash flow and EPS—

Operating cash flow, capital investment, free cash flow and earnings per share.

Capital allocation

% of tracked cash uses

$278.392M
Cadence Design Systems capital allocation. Quarterly values. Missing values are unavailable.
PeriodCapexAcquisitionsBuybacksDividendsDebt repaymentsTracked uses
FY 2010 Q2100% · $8.866MUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable100% · $8.866M
FY 2010 Q382.45% · $10.175M17.55% · $2.166M0% · $0MUnavailable0% · $0M100% · $12.341M
FY 2010 Q452.84% · $5.842M0% · $0M0% · $0MUnavailable47.16% · $5.214M100% · $11.056M
FY 2011 Q167.12% · $5.181M32.88% · $2.538MUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable100% · $7.719M
FY 2011 Q223.17% · $6.131M76.83% · $20.327M0% · $0MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $26.458M
FY 2011 Q323.17% · $6.391M76.83% · $21.187MUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable100% · $27.578M
FY 2011 Q4100% · $13.718MUnavailable0% · $0MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $13.718M
FY 2012 Q1100% · $8.201MUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable100% · $8.201M
FY 2012 Q2100% · $10.068MUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable100% · $10.068M
FY 2012 Q3100% · $7.663MUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable100% · $7.663M
FY 2012 Q4100% · $10.034MUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable0% · $0M100% · $10.034M
FY 2013 Q1100% · $6.569MUnavailable0% · $0MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $6.569M
FY 2013 Q2100% · $17.17MUnavailable0% · $0MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $17.17M
FY 2013 Q3100% · $12.211MUnavailable0% · $0MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $12.211M
FY 2013 Q45.85% · $8.979MUnavailable0% · $0MUnavailable94.15% · $144.561M100% · $153.54M
FY 2014 Q133.31% · $6.252MUnavailable66.69% · $12.517MUnavailable0% · $0M100% · $18.769M
FY 2014 Q247.81% · $11.463MUnavailable52.19% · $12.515MUnavailable0% · $0M100% · $23.978M
FY 2014 Q321.43% · $10.243MUnavailable78.56% · $37.543MUnavailable0% · $0.001M100% · $47.787M
FY 2014 Q423.99% · $11.852MUnavailable76.01% · $37.542MUnavailable0% · $0M100% · $49.394M
FY 2015 Q17.66% · $7.52MUnavailable37.48% · $36.797MUnavailable54.86% · $53.862M100% · $98.179M
FY 2015 Q24.48% · $16.547MUnavailable15.25% · $56.279MUnavailable80.26% · $296.137M100% · $368.963M
FY 2015 Q37.71% · $10.026M0% · $0M92.29% · $120.059MUnavailable0% · $0M100% · $130.085M
FY 2015 Q48.19% · $10.715M0% · $0M91.81% · $120.054MUnavailable0% · $0M100% · $130.769M
FY 2016 Q14.73% · $12.116M1.51% · $3.853M93.76% · $240MUnavailable0% · $0M100% · $255.969M
FY 2016 Q25.5% · $16.171M12.85% · $37.774M81.65% · $240.1MUnavailable0% · $0M100% · $294.045M
FY 2016 Q35.57% · $14.165M0% · $0M94.43% · $240.096MUnavailable0% · $0M100% · $254.261M
FY 2016 Q44.48% · $11.26M0% · $0M95.52% · $240.093MUnavailable0% · $0M100% · $251.353M
FY 2017 Q1100% · $14.843M0% · $0M0% · $0MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $14.843M
FY 2017 Q2100% · $12.645M0% · $0M0% · $0MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $12.645M
FY 2017 Q319.42% · $12.188M0.88% · $0.55M79.7% · $50.013MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $62.751M
FY 2017 Q48.64% · $18.225M67.65% · $142.699M23.71% · $50.012MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $210.936M
FY 2018 Q120.79% · $13.128MUnavailable79.21% · $50.013MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $63.141M
FY 2018 Q226.44% · $17.977MUnavailable73.56% · $50.012MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $67.989M
FY 2018 Q317.56% · $10.656M0% · $0M82.44% · $50.011MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $60.667M
FY 2018 Q416.48% · $19.742M0% · $0M83.52% · $100.023MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $119.765M
FY 2019 Q115.85% · $15.275M0% · $0M84.15% · $81.114MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $96.389M
FY 2019 Q216.87% · $15.287M0.37% · $0.338M82.76% · $75.006MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $90.631M
FY 2019 Q318.45% · $16.965M0% · $0M81.55% · $75.011MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $91.976M
FY 2019 Q426.52% · $27.078M0% · $0M73.48% · $75.017MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $102.095M
FY 2020 Q17.02% · $22.179M61.33% · $193.82M31.65% · $100.022MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $316.021M
FY 2020 Q221.87% · $21.356M1.33% · $1.298M76.81% · $75.014MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $97.668M
FY 2020 Q320.69% · $20.21M2.5% · $2.444M76.8% · $75.011MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $97.665M
FY 2020 Q419.29% · $31.068M0% · $0M80.71% · $130.017MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $161.085M
FY 2021 Q14.48% · $16.968M50% · $189.262M45.51% · $172.267MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $378.497M
FY 2021 Q25.34% · $14.171M11.82% · $31.398M82.84% · $220.023MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $265.592M
FY 2021 Q314.62% · $18.838MUnavailable85.38% · $110.011MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $128.849M
FY 2021 Q411.65% · $15.321M4.7% · $6.175M83.65% · $109.996MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $131.492M
FY 2022 Q16.76% · $18.13M0% · $0M93.24% · $250.016MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $268.146M
FY 2022 Q26.03% · $24.072M6.26% · $25M87.7% · $350.033MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $399.105M
FY 2022 Q35.84% · $44.093M74.3% · $561.163M19.86% · $150.013MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $755.269M
FY 2022 Q410.13% · $36.92M7.58% · $27.622M82.3% · $300.029MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $364.571M
FY 2023 Q117.61% · $26.719M0% · $0M82.39% · $125.01MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $151.729M
FY 2023 Q24.98% · $19.936M13.83% · $55.379M81.19% · $325.109MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $400.424M
FY 2023 Q38.6% · $21.979M42.49% · $108.584M48.91% · $125.008MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $255.571M
FY 2023 Q417.45% · $33.703M17.81% · $34.388M64.74% · $125.007MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $193.098M
FY 2024 Q120.16% · $49.601M29.04% · $71.45M50.8% · $125.006MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $246.057M
FY 2024 Q23.63% · $29.199M80.81% · $649.371M15.56% · $125.004MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $803.574M
FY 2024 Q313.89% · $26.54M7.59% · $14.506M78.52% · $150.008MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $191.054M
FY 2024 Q419.64% · $37.202M1.19% · $2.247M79.18% · $150.008MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $189.457M
FY 2025 Q16.18% · $23.061M0% · $0M93.82% · $350.007MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $373.068M
FY 2025 Q212.92% · $44.085M35.79% · $122.146M51.29% · $175.009MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $341.24M
FY 2025 Q39.3% · $33.684M35.49% · $128.549M55.21% · $200.009MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $362.242M
FY 2025 Q49.77% · $41.041M42.59% · $178.843M47.63% · $200.009MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $419.893M
FY 2026 Q12.1% · $48.82M89.29% · $2,074.534M8.61% · $200MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $2,323.354M
FY 2026 Q218.9% · $52.628M9.25% · $25.758M71.84% · $200.006MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $278.392M
Jul 3, 2010 through Jun 30, 2026

Operating cash flow

USD millions

$634.929M

Capital expenditures

USD millions

$52.628M

Free cash flow

USD millions

$582.301M

Stock-based compensation

USD millions

$146.89M

SBC / free cash flow

% · FCF before SBC deduction

25.23%

SBC / operating cash flow

%

23.13%

Software & intangible investment

USD millions

—

Separately disclosed software and intangible investment is unavailable in the extracted statements for this period.

Diluted EPS

USD per share

$1.33

Quarterly data

Cadence Design Systems cash-flow history. Each metric has its own unit. A dash means inputs are missing or the calculation is undefined.
Fiscal periodEndedOperating cash flowUSD millionsCapital expendituresUSD millionsFree cash flowUSD millionsStock-based compensationUSD millionsSBC / free cash flow%SBC / operating cash flow%Software & intangible investmentUSD millionsDiluted EPSUSD per share
FY 2026 Q2Jun 30, 2026634.9352.63582.3146.8925.23%23.13%—$1.33
FY 2026 Q1Mar 31, 2026355.7848.82306.96138.1845.02%38.84%—$1.23
FY 2025 Q4Dec 31, 2025553.541.04512.45113.1622.08%20.45%——
FY 2025 Q3Sep 30, 2025310.6633.68276.98116.0741.91%37.36%—$1.05
FY 2025 Q2Jun 30, 2025377.644.09333.52118.3335.48%31.34%—$0.59
FY 2025 Q1Mar 31, 2025487.0223.06463.96107.6123.19%22.1%—$1
FY 2024 Q4Dec 31, 2024441.3637.2404.16106.5126.35%24.13%——
FY 2024 Q3Sep 30, 202441026.54383.46109.0128.43%26.59%—$0.87
FY 2024 Q2Jun 30, 2024155.9729.2126.7787.5769.08%56.15%—$0.84
FY 2024 Q1Mar 31, 2024253.2349.6203.6388.1343.28%34.8%—$0.91
FY 2023 Q4Dec 31, 2023272.0933.7238.3986.6836.36%31.86%——
FY 2023 Q3Sep 30, 2023395.9121.98373.9488.0323.54%22.24%—$0.93
FY 2023 Q2Jun 30, 2023413.7719.94393.8376.6119.45%18.51%—$0.81
FY 2023 Q1Mar 31, 2023267.426.72240.6874.2930.87%27.78%—$0.89
FY 2022 Q4Dec 31, 2022263.6436.92226.7173.2532.31%27.78%——
FY 2022 Q3Oct 1, 2022317.1144.09273.0273.4526.9%23.16%—$0.68
FY 2022 Q2Jul 2, 2022324.5424.07300.4764.2721.39%19.8%—$0.68
FY 2022 Q1Apr 2, 2022336.6118.13318.4859.4718.67%17.67%—$0.85
FY 2021 Q4Jan 1, 2022215.8615.32200.5454.2327.04%25.12%——
FY 2021 Q3Oct 2, 2021296.2818.84277.4552.7519.01%17.8%—$0.63
FY 2021 Q2Jul 3, 2021380.3814.17366.2150.5213.8%13.28%—$0.56
FY 2021 Q1Apr 3, 2021208.4416.97191.4752.627.47%25.23%—$0.67
FY 2020 Q4Jan 2, 2021135.5231.07104.4558.5556.05%43.2%——
FY 2020 Q3Sep 26, 2020206.5620.21186.3545.3324.33%21.95%—$0.58
FY 2020 Q2Jun 27, 2020345.1221.36323.7746.9114.49%13.59%—$0.47
FY 2020 Q1Mar 28, 2020217.7222.18195.5446.4823.77%21.35%—$0.44
FY 2019 Q4Dec 28, 2019159.327.08132.2246.7635.36%29.35%——
FY 2019 Q3Sep 28, 2019138.5316.97121.5748.2839.71%34.85%—$0.36
FY 2019 Q2Jun 29, 2019246.3615.29231.0744.2619.15%17.96%—$0.38
FY 2019 Q1Mar 30, 2019185.4115.28170.1442.2524.83%22.79%—$0.43
FY 2018 Q4Dec 29, 2018131.8819.74112.1442.5937.98%32.3%——
FY 2018 Q3Sep 29, 2018109.9510.6699.346.2646.59%42.08%—$0.35
FY 2018 Q2Jun 30, 2018205.2717.98187.2940.9621.87%19.95%—$0.27
FY 2018 Q1Mar 31, 2018157.6513.13144.5237.926.23%24.04%—$0.26
FY 2017 Q4Dec 30, 2017126.8618.23108.6336.0233.15%28.39%——
FY 2017 Q3Sep 30, 201789.3112.1977.1336.0946.79%40.41%—$0.29
FY 2017 Q2Jul 1, 2017162.1412.65149.4930.4820.39%18.8%—$0.25
FY 2017 Q1Apr 1, 201792.4314.8477.5927.4435.36%29.68%—$0.25
FY 2016 Q4Dec 31, 2016196.8611.26185.629.2315.75%14.85%——
FY 2016 Q3Oct 1, 201684.4614.1770.293042.67%35.52%—$0.23
FY 2016 Q2Jul 2, 201680.3716.1764.225.3639.5%31.55%—$0.17
FY 2016 Q1Apr 2, 201683.1912.1271.0824.6334.66%29.61%—$0.17
FY 2015 Q4Jan 2, 2016122.8510.72112.1424.6621.99%20.07%——
FY 2015 Q3Oct 3, 201586.9110.0376.8824.1231.37%27.75%—$0.25
FY 2015 Q2Jul 4, 2015121.7516.55105.2121.720.63%17.83%—$0.19
FY 2015 Q1Apr 4, 201546.697.5239.1721.8655.81%46.82%—$0.12
FY 2014 Q4Jan 3, 2015132.0711.85120.2222.9719.11%17.4%——
FY 2014 Q3Sep 27, 201487.6910.2477.4522.8829.54%26.09%—$0.12
FY 2014 Q2Jun 28, 201468.8711.4657.419.0833.23%27.7%—$0.08
FY 2014 Q1Mar 29, 201428.16.2521.8518.8686.35%67.14%—$0.11
FY 2013 Q4Dec 28, 2013119.168.98110.1918.817.06%15.77%——
FY 2013 Q3Sep 28, 201398.2112.218618.5721.59%18.9%—$0.13
FY 2013 Q2Jun 29, 201374.917.1757.7215.1126.18%20.18%—$0.03
FY 2013 Q1Mar 30, 201375.346.5768.7713.8120.08%18.33%—$0.27
FY 2012 Q4Dec 29, 201295.8810.0385.8413.2815.47%13.85%——
FY 2012 Q3Sep 29, 201291.937.6684.2712.414.71%13.49%—$0.21
FY 2012 Q2Jun 30, 201267.4810.0757.4110.3618.05%15.35%—$0.13
FY 2012 Q1Mar 31, 201260.718.252.5111.5321.95%18.98%—$0.11
FY 2011 Q4Dec 31, 201162.1413.7248.421224.78%19.31%——
FY 2011 Q3Oct 1, 201152.436.3946.0411.8925.83%22.68%—$0.1
FY 2011 Q2Jul 2, 201169.416.1363.2810.3416.34%14.9%—$0.1
FY 2011 Q1Apr 2, 201156.375.1851.189.3618.28%16.6%—$0.02
FY 2010 Q4Jan 1, 201157.015.8451.1710.6420.8%18.67%——
FY 2010 Q3Oct 2, 201046.4310.1836.2512.0133.13%25.87%—$0.48
FY 2010 Q2Jul 3, 2010498.8740.1310.4426%21.3%—$0.18
Sources and calculations

Financial inputs from company filings. Last checked Oct 18, 2026. A dash means missing inputs or an undefined calculation.

Period changes use the preceding fiscal quarter or year. Percentage changes divide by the absolute prior value; a zero or missing baseline has no percentage change. Percentage metrics show changes in percentage points.

FCF subtracts reported cash capital investment. PPE purchases are preferred; the productive-assets fallback also includes software and intangibles. Acquisitions and noncash lease additions are excluded. EPS and weighted shares are not summed across quarters. Annual figures use annual reports.

SBC / FCF always uses FCF before SBC deduction; both SBC ratios compare amounts from the same period. A zero or negative cash-flow denominator is undefined, and values above 100% are retained.

Each reported nonnegative cash use / sum of available tracked nonnegative cash uses × 100. Missing categories are omitted, never set to zero. This is the composition of tracked uses, not a complete cash-flow reconciliation or a percentage of OCF. SBC is noncash and excluded. Negative amounts are excluded as reversals or net receipts; they are not converted to spending. Annual bars use reported annual amounts. Turning off a category hides its share without changing the denominator. Debt repayments prefer a reported aggregate, with long-term or convertible-only scope identified in the tooltip. Acquisitions are net of cash acquired. Dividend payments use the aggregate where reported, including dividend equivalents when part of that concept.

The SBC option subtracts reported share-based compensation from FCF as an economic-cost scenario. Missing SBC never becomes zero.

Market prices: Yahoo Finance · CDNS, USD. Latest completed close Sep 25, 2026. Price data retrieved Sep 28, 2026.

Operating cash flow
Reported net cash provided by or used in operating activities.
Capital expenditures
Reported cash capital investment. Uses purchases of property, plant and equipment where disclosed; otherwise purchases of productive assets, which can also include software and intangibles. Excludes acquisitions and noncash lease additions.
Free cash flow
Operating cash flow − reported cash capital investment. PPE purchases are preferred; the productive-assets fallback also includes software and intangibles. Reflects the SBC option and can differ from issuer-defined FCF.
Stock-based compensation
Reported share-based compensation addback in the cash-flow statement. Missing disclosure is not treated as zero.
SBC / free cash flow
Reported share-based compensation / (operating cash flow − cash capital investment) × 100, for the same fiscal period. Always uses FCF before SBC deduction. Zero or negative FCF is undefined; values above 100% are retained.
SBC / operating cash flow
Reported share-based compensation / reported operating cash flow × 100, for the same fiscal period. Zero or negative operating cash flow is undefined. Unaffected by the SBC deduction scenario.
Software & intangible investment
Separately tagged payments for capitalized software under US GAAP, or purchases of intangible assets under IFRS. This optional disclosure is not inferred from total capex or deducted a second time from FCF.
Diluted EPS
Reported diluted earnings per share, normalized for recorded subsequent stock splits. Quarterly EPS is never subtracted from annual or YTD EPS.