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Cadence Design Systems

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Operating health83
Growth72
Profitability84
Cash generation100
Balance sheet100
Dilution control57
Key ratios and five-year financials
Latest quarter revenue YoY (2026-09-30)22.0%Revenue growth (FY)14.1%Revenue CAGR (3y)14.1%Gross margin—Operating margin28.2%Net margin20.9%Free cash flow margin30.0%R&D / revenue—Stock comp / revenue8.6%Net debt / operating cash flow—Current ratio2.86Diluted share count change-0.2%
Fiscal year endingFY 2022-01FY 2022-12FY 2023-12FY 2024-12FY 2025-12
Revenue$3.0B$3.6B$4.1B$4.6B$5.3B
Operating income$779M$1.1B$1.3B$1.4B$1.5B
Net income$696M$849M$1.0B$1.1B$1.1B
Operating cash flow$1.1B$1.2B$1.3B$1.3B$1.7B
Capital expenditure$65M$123M$102M$143M$142M
Free cash flow$1.0B$1.1B$1.2B$1.1B$1.6B
Stock-based comp$210M$270M$326M$391M$455M
Buybacks$612M$1.1B$700M$550M$925M
Cash$1.1B$882M$1.0B$2.6B$3.0B
Equity$2.7B$2.7B$3.4B$4.7B$5.5B

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