| CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC (CDNS) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q2-CY2026 | Q1-CY2026 | Q4-CY2025 | Q3-CY2025 | Q2-CY2025 | Q1-CY2025 | Q4-CY2024 | Q3-CY2024 | Q2-CY2024 | Q1-CY2024 | Q4-CY2023 | Q3-CY2023 | Q2-CY2023 | Q1-CY2023 | Q4-CY2022 | Q3-CY2022 | Q2-CY2022 | Q1-CY2022 | Q4-CY2021 | Q3-CY2021 | Q2-CY2021 | Q1-CY2021 | Q4-CY2020 | Q3-CY2020 | Q2-CY2020 | Q1-CY2020 | Q4-CY2019 | Q3-CY2019 | Q2-CY2019 | Q1-CY2019 | Q4-CY2018 | Q3-CY2018 | Q2-CY2018 | Q1-CY2018 | Q4-CY2017 | Q3-CY2017 | Q2-CY2017 | Q1-CY2017 | Q4-CY2016 | Q3-CY2016 | Q2-CY2016 | Q1-CY2016 | Q4-CY2015 | Q3-CY2015 | Q2-CY2015 | Q1-CY2015 | Q4-CY2014 | Q3-CY2014 | Q2-CY2014 | |
| Balance Sheet Date | 2026-Mar-31 | 2025-Dec-31 | 2025-Sep-30 | 2025-Jun-30 | 2025-Mar-31 | 2024-Dec-31 | 2024-Sep-30 | 2024-Jun-30 | 2024-Mar-31 | 2023-Dec-31 | 2023-Sep-30 | 2023-Jun-30 | 2023-Mar-31 | 2022-Dec-31 | 2022-Oct-01 | 2022-Jul-02 | 2022-Apr-02 | 2022-Jan-01 | 2021-Oct-02 | 2021-Jul-03 | 2021-Apr-03 | 2021-Jan-02 | 2020-Sep-26 | 2020-Jun-27 | 2020-Mar-28 | 2019-Dec-28 | 2019-Sep-28 | 2019-Jun-29 | 2019-Mar-30 | 2018-Dec-29 | 2018-Sep-29 | 2018-Jun-30 | 2018-Mar-31 | 2017-Dec-30 | 2017-Sep-30 | 2017-Jul-01 | 2017-Apr-01 | 2016-Dec-31 | 2016-Oct-01 | 2016-Jul-02 | 2016-Apr-02 | 2016-Jan-02 | 2015-Oct-03 | 2015-Jul-04 | 2015-Apr-04 | 2015-Jan-03 | 2014-Sep-27 | 2014-Jun-28 | |
| Fiscal Period | Q1-FY2026 | Q4-FY2025 | Q3-FY2025 | Q2-FY2025 | Q1-FY2025 | Q4-FY2024 | Q3-FY2024 | Q2-FY2024 | Q1-FY2024 | Q4-FY2023 | Q3-FY2023 | Q2-FY2023 | Q1-FY2023 | Q4-FY2022 | Q3-FY2022 | Q2-FY2022 | Q1-FY2022 | Q4-FY2021 | Q3-FY2021 | Q2-FY2021 | Q1-FY2021 | Q4-FY2020 | Q3-FY2020 | Q2-FY2020 | Q1-FY2020 | Q4-FY2019 | Q3-FY2019 | Q2-FY2019 | Q1-FY2019 | Q4-FY2018 | Q3-FY2018 | Q2-FY2018 | Q1-FY2018 | Q4-FY2017 | Q3-FY2017 | Q2-FY2017 | Q1-FY2017 | Q4-FY2016 | Q3-FY2016 | Q2-FY2016 | Q1-FY2016 | Q4-FY2015 | Q3-FY2015 | Q2-FY2015 | Q1-FY2015 | Q4-FY2014 | Q3-FY2014 | Q2-FY2014 | |
| Operating Cash Flow | 355,782,000$ | 553,495,000$ | 310,662,000$ | 377,603,000$ | 487,021,000$ | 441,359,000$ | 409,995,000$ | 155,965,000$ | 253,232,000$ | 272,091,000$ | 395,914,000$ | 413,770,000$ | 267,401,000$ | 263,635,000$ | 317,110,000$ | 324,541,000$ | 336,608,000$ | 215,857,000$ | 296,283,000$ | 380,376,000$ | 208,442,000$ | 135,522,000$ | 206,557,000$ | 345,124,000$ | 217,719,000$ | 159,296,000$ | 138,530,000$ | 246,360,000$ | 185,414,000$ | 131,884,000$ | 109,954,000$ | 205,266,000$ | 157,647,000$ | 126,856,000$ | 89,314,000$ | 162,140,000$ | 92,430,000$ | 196,862,000$ | 84,460,000$ | 80,366,000$ | 83,191,000$ | 122,851,000$ | 86,907,000$ | 121,754,000$ | 46,688,000$ | 132,067,000$ | 87,692,000$ | 68,865,000$ | |
| Investing Cash Flow | (2,111,975,000$) | (88,809,000$) | (174,315,000$) | (175,615,000$) | (21,784,000$) | (40,012,000$) | (39,254,000$) | (678,083,000$) | (79,769,000$) | (98,676,000$) | (183,832,000$) | (94,069,000$) | (35,672,000$) | (64,176,000$) | (605,506,000$) | (49,072,000$) | (19,880,000$) | (23,079,000$) | (18,076,000$) | (45,569,000$) | (206,230,000$) | (30,851,000$) | (22,654,000$) | (22,654,000$) | (215,999,000$) | (27,078,000$) | (16,965,000$) | (15,678,000$) | (45,987,000$) | (132,084,000$) | (10,656,000$) | (17,977,000$) | (13,128,000$) | (160,512,000$) | (3,398,000$) | (12,563,000$) | (14,736,000$) | (5,214,000$) | 13,144,000$ | 7,338,000$ | (13,911,000$) | (9,977,000$) | (6,423,000$) | (19,688,000$) | (8,416,000$) | (6,731,000$) | (10,794,000$) | (146,302,000$) | |
| Purchases of Property and Equipment | 48,820,000$ | 41,041,000$ | 33,684,000$ | 44,085,000$ | 23,061,000$ | 37,202,000$ | 26,540,000$ | 29,199,000$ | 49,601,000$ | 33,703,000$ | 21,979,000$ | 19,936,000$ | 26,719,000$ | 36,920,000$ | 44,093,000$ | 24,072,000$ | 18,130,000$ | 15,321,000$ | 18,838,000$ | 14,171,000$ | 16,968,000$ | 31,068,000$ | 20,210,000$ | 21,356,000$ | 22,179,000$ | 27,078,000$ | 16,965,000$ | 15,287,000$ | 15,275,000$ | 19,742,000$ | 10,656,000$ | 17,977,000$ | 13,128,000$ | 18,225,000$ | 12,188,000$ | 12,645,000$ | 14,843,000$ | 11,260,000$ | 14,165,000$ | 16,171,000$ | 12,116,000$ | 10,715,000$ | 10,026,000$ | 16,547,000$ | 7,520,000$ | 11,852,000$ | 10,243,000$ | 11,463,000$ | |
| Financing Cash Flow | 174,516,000$ | (213,889,000$) | (194,058,000$) | (195,244,000$) | (345,784,000$) | (511,138,000$) | 1,334,964,000$ | 574,819,000$ | (159,404,000$) | (137,605,000$) | (114,363,000$) | (354,253,000$) | (197,352,000$) | (357,151,000$) | 313,471,000$ | (352,683,000$) | (260,686,000$) | (115,653,000$) | (108,763,000$) | (237,108,000$) | (182,268,000$) | (501,178,000$) | (79,085,000$) | (80,788,000$) | 245,762,000$ | (86,866,000$) | (88,057,000$) | (134,885,000$) | (134,078,000$) | (7,607,000$) | (366,971,000$) | (96,305,000$) | (97,056,000$) | 39,370,000$ | (62,872,000$) | (46,097,000$) | (548,000$) | (236,640,000$) | (244,141,000$) | (230,349,000$) | 118,433,000$ | (107,769,000$) | (107,916,000$) | (336,943,000$) | (73,682,000$) | 316,843,000$ | (127,843,000$) | 100,094,000$ | |
| End Cash Position | 1,406,668,000$ | 3,001,317,000$ | 2,753,246,000$ | 2,822,762,000$ | 2,777,674,000$ | 2,644,030,000$ | 2,786,040,000$ | 1,058,955,000$ | 1,012,418,000$ | 1,008,152,000$ | 961,982,000$ | 873,925,000$ | 916,963,000$ | 882,325,000$ | 1,026,051,000$ | 1,029,544,000$ | 1,134,752,000$ | 1,088,940,000$ | 1,013,819,000$ | 847,160,000$ | 742,981,000$ | 928,432,000$ | 1,306,564,000$ | 1,189,186,000$ | 946,285,000$ | 705,210,000$ | 655,216,000$ | 633,415,000$ | 538,898,000$ | 533,298,000$ | 544,585,000$ | 819,540,000$ | 746,968,000$ | 688,087,000$ | 678,284,000$ | 655,998,000$ | 544,128,000$ | 465,232,000$ | 524,333,000$ | 669,573,000$ | 810,400,000$ | 616,686,000$ | 616,091,000$ | 647,851,000$ | 887,736,000$ | 932,161,000$ | 500,483,000$ | 557,416,000$ | |
| Exchange Rate Effect | (12,972,000$) | (2,726,000$) | (11,805,000$) | 38,344,000$ | 14,191,000$ | (32,219,000$) | 21,380,000$ | (6,164,000$) | (9,793,000$) | 10,360,000$ | (9,662,000$) | (8,486,000$) | 261,000$ | 13,966,000$ | (28,568,000$) | (27,994,000$) | (10,230,000$) | (2,004,000$) | (2,785,000$) | 6,480,000$ | (5,395,000$) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dividends Paid | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Unlevered Free Cash Flow | 306,962,000$ | 512,454,000$ | 276,978,000$ | 333,518,000$ | 463,960,000$ | 404,157,000$ | 383,455,000$ | 126,766,000$ | 203,631,000$ | 238,388,000$ | 373,935,000$ | 393,834,000$ | 240,682,000$ | 226,715,000$ | 273,017,000$ | 300,469,000$ | 318,478,000$ | 200,536,000$ | 277,445,000$ | 366,205,000$ | 191,474,000$ | 104,454,000$ | 186,347,000$ | 323,768,000$ | 195,540,000$ | 132,218,000$ | 121,565,000$ | 231,073,000$ | 170,139,000$ | 112,142,000$ | 99,298,000$ | 187,289,000$ | 144,519,000$ | 108,631,000$ | 77,126,000$ | 149,495,000$ | 77,587,000$ | 185,602,000$ | 70,295,000$ | 64,195,000$ | 71,075,000$ | 112,136,000$ | 76,881,000$ | 105,207,000$ | 39,168,000$ | 120,215,000$ | 77,449,000$ | 57,402,000$ | |