Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) Acquisitions: History & Chart

Cadence Design Systems, Inc.(CDNS)

Software - Application · San Jose, CA

$284.60+0.49 (+0.17%)

Delayed quote: Sep 9, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT

About Cadence Design Systems, Inc.

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. operates globally, delivering a comprehensive suite of solutions that includes software, specialized hardware, professional services, and pre-designed integrated circuit (IC) building blocks. The company's robust functional verification offerings feature dedicated emulation and prototyping hardware. This portfolio encompasses JasperGold for formal verification, Xcelium for parallel logic simulation, Palladium as an enterprise-grade emulation platform, and Protium, a prototyping platform designed for thorough chip verification. Cadence additionally provides extensive products for digital IC design and final sign-off. These include the Genus logic synthesis solution, Joules for RTL power analysis, and the Modus software solution, which streamlines design-for-test (DFT) processes for systems-on-chip. Their tools further extend to physical implementation, covering place and route, optimization, and multiple patterning preparation, alongside essential sign-off products for validating designs prior to silicon manufacturing. Moreover, the company furnishes custom IC design and simulation tools capable of generating both schematic and physical representations of circuits down to the transistor level. These tools support a wide array of applications, such as analog, mixed-signal, custom digital, memory, and radio frequency (RF) designs. Cadence also offers system design and analysis products crucial for developing printed circuit boards (PCBs) and integrated circuit packages, along with capabilities to analyze complex multi-physics effects like electromagnetic and electro-thermal interactions. Furthermore, Cadence supplies intellectual property (IP) products, consisting of pre-verified, customizable functional blocks ready for integration into customer ICs. This includes verification IP and memory models used to simulate and characterize the behavior and interactions of standard industry system interface protocols. Complementing its product portfolio, Cadence provides a range of services, including methodology consulting, educational programs, hosted design solutions, and ongoing technical support and maintenance. Its diverse clientele spans sectors such as 5G communications, aerospace and defense, automotive, industrial and healthcare, mobile technology, consumer electronics, and hyperscale computing. Established in 1987, Cadence Design Systems, Inc. is headquartered in San Jose, California.

San Jose, CA

13,800 employees

www.cadence.com

Technology / Software - Application

Sector: Technology
Industry: Software - Application
CEO: Anirudh Devgan

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Acquisitions

The latest quarterly acquisitions is −$25.76 Million with a QoQ Growth of +98.76%. Acquisitions represent cash spent to acquire other businesses and show externally purchased growth activity.

Goodwill|Revenue|CapEx|Free Cash Flow|Cash Flow

Acquisitions

CDNS Acquisitions

$-25.76M

Reported quarterly acquisitions; no daily interpolation. Q2 FY2026 (2026-06-30): $-25.76M.

Current Acquisitions

−$25.76M

−$25.76 Million

QoQ Growth

+98.76%

vs. −$2.07B prior quarter

Historical Data

Quarters of data available

Quarterly Acquisitions History

Period	Acquisitions	QoQ Growth	YoY Growth
Q2 FY2026Period end 2026-06-30	−$25.76M	+98.76%	+78.91%
Q1 FY2026Period end 2026-03-31	−$2.07B	-1059.97%	N/A
Q4 FY2025Period end 2025-12-31	−$178.84M	-39.12%	-7859.19%
Q3 FY2025Period end 2025-09-30	−$128.55M	-5.24%	-786.18%
Q2 FY2025Period end 2025-06-30	−$122.15M	N/A	+81.19%
Q1 FY2025Period end 2025-03-31	$0	N/A	N/A
Q4 FY2024Period end 2024-12-31	−$2.25M	+84.51%	+93.47%
Q3 FY2024Period end 2024-09-30	−$14.51M	+97.77%	+86.64%
Q2 FY2024Period end 2024-06-30	−$649.37M	-808.85%	-1072.59%
Q1 FY2024Period end 2024-03-31	−$71.45M	-107.78%	N/A
Q4 FY2023Period end 2023-12-31	−$34.39M	+68.33%	-24.49%
Q3 FY2023Period end 2023-09-30	−$108.58M	-96.07%	+80.65%
Q2 FY2023Period end 2023-06-30	−$55.38M	N/A	-121.52%
Q1 FY2023Period end 2023-03-31	$0	N/A	N/A
Q4 FY2022Period end 2022-12-31	−$27.62M	+95.08%	-347.32%
Q3 FY2022Period end 2022-10-01	−$561.16M	-2144.65%	N/A
Q2 FY2022Period end 2022-07-02	−$25.00M	N/A	+20.38%
Q1 FY2022Period end 2022-04-02	$0	N/A	N/A
Q4 FY2021Period end 2021-12-31	−$6.17M	N/A	N/A
Q3 FY2021Period end 2021-10-02	$634.00K	N/A	N/A
Q2 FY2021Period end 2021-07-03	−$31.40M	+83.41%	N/A
Q1 FY2021Period end 2021-04-03	−$189.26M	N/A	+2.35%
Q4 FY2020Period end 2020-12-31	$0	N/A	N/A
Q3 FY2020Period end 2020-09-26	−$2.44M	N/A	N/A
Q2 FY2020Period end 2020-06-27	−$1.30M	+99.33%	N/A
Q1 FY2020Period end 2020-03-28	−$193.82M	N/A	N/A
Q4 FY2019Period end 2019-12-31	$0	N/A	N/A
Q3 FY2019Period end 2019-09-28	$0	N/A	N/A
Q2 FY2019Period end 2019-06-29	−$338.00K	N/A	N/A
Q1 FY2019Period end 2019-03-30	$0	N/A	N/A
Q4 FY2018Period end 2018-12-31	$0	N/A	N/A
Q3 FY2018Period end 2018-09-29	$0	N/A	N/A
Q2 FY2018Period end 2018-06-30	$0	N/A	N/A
Q1 FY2018Period end 2018-03-31	$0	N/A	N/A
Q4 FY2017Period end 2017-12-31	−$142.70M	N/A	N/A
Q3 FY2017Period end 2017-09-30	−$550.00K	N/A	N/A
Q2 FY2017Period end 2017-07-01	$0	N/A	N/A
Q1 FY2017Period end 2017-04-01	$0	N/A	N/A
Q4 FY2016Period end 2016-12-31	$0	N/A	N/A
Q3 FY2016Period end 2016-10-01	$0	N/A	N/A
Q2 FY2016Period end 2016-07-02	−$37.77M	-880.38%	N/A
Q1 FY2016Period end 2016-04-02	−$3.85M	N/A	N/A
Q4 FY2015Period end 2015-12-31	$0	N/A	N/A
Q3 FY2015Period end 2015-10-03	$0	N/A	N/A
Q2 FY2015Period end 2015-07-04	$0	N/A	N/A
Q1 FY2015Period end 2015-04-04	$0	N/A	N/A
Q4 FY2014Period end 2014-12-31	$127.00K	N/A	N/A
Q3 FY2014Period end 2014-09-27	−$3.56M	+97.39%	N/A
Q2 FY2014Period end 2014-06-28	−$136.26M	-396.91%	+65.18%
Q1 FY2014Period end 2014-03-29	−$27.42M	N/A	N/A
Q4 FY2013Period end 2013-12-31	$0	N/A	N/A
Q3 FY2013Period end 2013-09-28	−$686.00K	+99.82%	+98.95%
Q2 FY2013Period end 2013-06-29	−$391.38M	N/A	N/A
Q1 FY2013Period end 2013-03-30	−$757.00K	N/A	N/A
Q4 FY2012Period end 2012-12-31	$0	N/A	N/A
Q3 FY2012Period end 2012-09-29	−$65.39M	N/A	-208.64%
Q2 FY2012Period end 2012-06-30	$0	N/A	N/A
Q1 FY2012Period end 2012-03-31	−$1.04M	N/A	+58.98%
Q4 FY2011Period end 2011-12-31	$0	N/A	N/A
Q3 FY2011Period end 2011-10-01	−$21.19M	-4.23%	N/A
Q2 FY2011Period end 2011-07-02	−$20.33M	-700.91%	+92.27%
Q1 FY2011Period end 2011-04-02	−$2.54M	N/A	N/A
Q4 FY2010Period end 2010-12-31	$0	-100.00%	N/A
Q3 FY2010Period end 2010-10-02	$6.97M	N/A	N/A
Q2 FY2010Period end 2010-07-03	−$263.09M	N/A	N/A
Q1 FY2010Period end 2010-04-03	$0	N/A	N/A
Q4 FY2009Period end 2009-12-31	$0	N/A	N/A
Q3 FY2009Period end 2009-10-03	−$9.23M	N/A	+36.04%
Q2 FY2009Period end 2009-07-04	−$1.35M	+61.81%	N/A
Q1 FY2009Period end 2009-04-04	−$3.54M	N/A	+36.28%
Q4 FY2008Period end 2008-12-31	−$310.00K	+97.85%	+95.31%
Q3 FY2008Period end 2008-09-27	−$14.43M	N/A	+78.37%
Q2 FY2008Period end 2008-06-28	−$629.00K	+88.69%	+89.24%
Q1 FY2008Period end 2008-03-29	−$5.56M	+15.86%	N/A
Q4 FY2007Period end 2007-12-31	−$6.61M	+90.10%	N/A
Q3 FY2007Period end 2007-09-29	−$66.72M	-1041.15%	-208.30%
Q2 FY2007Period end 2007-06-30	−$5.85M	N/A	+85.52%
Q1 FY2007Period end 2007-03-31	−$1.55M	N/A	+53.53%
Q4 FY2006Period end 2006-12-31	−$426.00K	+98.03%	N/A
Q3 FY2006Period end 2006-09-30	−$21.64M	+46.41%	-20.25%
Q2 FY2006Period end 2006-07-01	−$40.38M	-1113.01%	+85.37%
Q1 FY2006Period end 2006-04-01	−$3.33M	N/A	N/A
Q4 FY2005Period end 2005-12-31	−$1.69M	+90.61%	N/A
Q3 FY2005Period end 2005-10-01	−$18.00M	+93.48%	+2.01%
Q2 FY2005Period end 2005-07-02	−$276.03M	N/A	N/A
Q1 FY2005Period end 2005-04-02	−$1.41M	N/A	N/A
Q4 FY2004Period end 2004-12-31	$0	N/A	N/A
Q3 FY2004Period end 2004-10-02	−$18.37M	N/A	+52.29%
Q2 FY2004Period end 2004-07-03	$0	N/A	N/A
Q1 FY2004Period end 2004-04-03	$0	N/A	N/A
Q4 FY2003Period end 2003-12-31	−$39.11M	-1.58%	-1119.93%
Q3 FY2003Period end 2003-09-27	−$38.50M	N/A	+43.99%
Q2 FY2003Period end 2003-06-28	$0	N/A	N/A
Q1 FY2003Period end 2003-03-29	−$26.43M	-724.45%	N/A
Q4 FY2002Period end 2002-12-31	−$3.21M	+95.34%	N/A
Q3 FY2002Period end 2002-09-28	−$68.74M	N/A	N/A

Growth uses unique fiscal quarters. Missing or ambiguous prior periods render N/A.

Data as of June 30, 2026

Acquisitions

CDNS Acquisitions

Current Acquisitions

QoQ Growth

Historical Data

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