Cadence Design Systems Cash Flow Statement
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Cadence Design Systems free cash flow
In fiscal 2025, Cadence Design Systems generated $1.73 billion of operating cash flow and spent $141.9 million on capital expenditures. That left free cash flow of $1.59 billion, a free-cash-flow margin of 30.0% of revenue. Free cash flow was up 41.9% from the prior year's $1.12 billion.
Cadence Design Systems returned $925.0 million to shareholders through share repurchases, equal to 58% of free cash flow.
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Cadence Design Systems cash flow statement (annual)
| Fiscal year (USD) | FY 20252025-12-31 | FY 20242024-12-31 | FY 20232023-12-31 | FY 20222022-12-31 | FY 20212022-01-01 | FY 20202021-01-02 | FY 20192019-12-28 | FY 20182018-12-29 | FY 20172017-12-30 | FY 20162016-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income | 1.11B | 1.06B | 1.04B | 848.95M | 695.96M | 590.64M | 988.98M | 345.78M | 204.10M | 203.09M |
| Net Income growth (YoY) | +5.06% | +1.38% | +22.64% | +21.98% | +17.83% | -40.28% | +186.02% | +69.41% | +0.50% | -19.54% |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 227.83M | 196.94M | 145.29M | 132.09M | 142.31M | 145.65M | 122.79M | 118.72M | 115.52M | 119.59M |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 455.18M | 391.22M | 325.61M | 270.44M | 210.09M | 197.27M | 181.55M | 167.72M | 130.02M | 109.22M |
| Change in Working Capital | -130.18M | -151.04M | -139.59M | 82.93M | 123.94M | 5.34M | 15.66M | 1.31M | -45.12M | 28.16M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 1.73B | 1.26B | 1.35B | 1.24B | 1.10B | 904.92M | 729.60M | 604.75M | 470.74M | 444.88M |
| Capital Expenditures | -141.87M | -142.54M | -102.34M | -123.22M | -65.30M | -94.81M | -74.61M | -61.50M | -57.90M | -53.71M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -460.52M | -837.12M | -412.25M | -738.63M | -292.95M | -292.16M | -105.71M | -173.84M | -191.21M | 1.36M |
| Share Repurchases | -925.03M | -550.03M | -700.13M | -1.05B | -612.30M | -380.06M | -306.15M | -250.06M | -100.03M | -960.29M |
| Debt Issued | 0 | 3.20B | 0 | 300.00M | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 300.00M |
| Debt Repaid | 0 | -1.35B | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | -300.00M | 0 | 0 |
| Financing Cash Flow | -948.98M | 1.24B | -803.57M | -657.05M | -643.79M | -415.29M | -443.89M | -567.94M | -70.15M | -592.70M |
| Net Change in Cash | 357.29M | 1.64B | 125.83M | -206.62M | 160.51M | 223.22M | 171.91M | -154.79M | 222.85M | -151.45M |
| Free Cash Flow | 1.59B | 1.12B | 1.25B | 1.12B | 1.04B | 810.11M | 655.00M | 543.25M | 412.84M | 391.17M |
This table shows 10 annual periods of Cadence Design Systems's cash flow statement, from FY 2025 back to FY 2016, across 13 line items including net income, depreciation & amortization, stock-based compensation. Values in USD; B = billions, M = millions. Fiscal periods follow CDNS's reporting calendar. What is a cash flow statement?