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Cadence Design Systems Inc cash flow statement

In fiscal 2025, Cadence Design Systems Inc's operations generated $1.73bn of cash; it spent $142m on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of $1.59bn. It returned $925m through buybacks.

Cash flow statement

US$ millions unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Fiscal year2009Jan 20102010Jan 20112011Dec 20112012Dec 20122013Dec 20132014Jan 20152015Jan 20162016Dec 20162017Dec 20172018Dec 20182019Dec 20192020Jan 20212021Jan 20222022Dec 20222023Dec 20232024Dec 20242025Dec 2025LTMSept 2026
Cash from operations261992403163683173784454716057309051,1011,2421,3491,2611,7291,968
Depreciation and amortisation9388928998116118120116119123146142132145197228385
Stock-based pay55434448668492109130168182197210270326391455543
Capital spending41353136454045545862759565123102143142204
Free cash flow−161642092803232773333914135436558101,0361,1191,2471,1181,5871,764
Free cash flow after stock pay−701211652322561932412822833764736138268489217271,1321,221
Share buybacks—400001003339601002503063806121,0507005509251,000
Shares issued28142033436675554941537588105133204146147

Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending. Free cash flow after stock pay also subtracts stock-based compensation, a real cost to shareholders that the cash flow statement adds back. Dividends, buybacks and shares issued are cash amounts for the period.

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Figures from Cadence Design Systems Inc's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 29, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Cadence Design Systems Inc.