Cadence Design Systems Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 1988

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Public

  • Employees
  • 12,700

Employees

  • Stock Symbol
  • CDNS

Stock Symbol

  • Investments
  • 69

  • Share Price
  • $320.55
  • (As of Tuesday Closing)

Cadence Design Systems General Information

Description

Cadence Design Systems is a provider of electronic design automation software, intellectual property, and system design and analysis products. EDA software automates and aids in the chip design process, enhancing design accuracy, productivity, and complexity in a full-flow end-to-end solution. Cadence offers a portfolio of design IP, as well as system design and analysis products, which enables system-level analysis and verification solutions.

Contact Information

Website
www.cadence.com
Ownership Status
Publicly Held
Financing Status
Corporation
Corporate Office
  • 2655 Seely Avenue
  • Building 5
  • San Jose, CA 95134
  • United States
+1 (408)
Primary Industry
Electronic Equipment and Instruments
Other Industries
Other Semiconductors
Multimedia and Design Software
General Purpose Semiconductors
Application Specific Semiconductors
Stock Exchange
NAS
Vertical(s)
Corporate Office
  • 2655 Seely Avenue
  • Building 5
  • San Jose, CA 95134
  • United States
+1 (408)

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Cadence Design Systems Stock Performance

As of 20-May-2025, Cadence Design Systems’s stock price is $320.55. Its current market cap is $87.5B with 273M shares.

(As of Tuesday Closing)

Stock Price Previous Close 52 wk Range Market Cap Shares Average Volume EPS
$320.55 $320.30 $221.56 - $328.99 $87.5B 273M 2.43M $3.98

Cadence Design Systems Financials Summary

As of 31-Mar-2025, Cadence Design Systems has a trailing 12-month revenue of $4.87B.

In Thousands,
USD
TTM 31-Mar-2025 FY 2024 31-Dec-2024 FY 2023 31-Dec-2023 FY 2022 31-Dec-2022
EV 69,566,598 82,444,211 73,788,346 43,837,870
Revenue 4,874,527 4,641,264 4,089,986 3,561,718
EBITDA 1,666,545 1,604,349 1,434,217 1,193,628
Net Income 1,081,420 1,055,484 1,041,144 848,952
Total Assets 9,013,486 8,974,482 5,669,491 5,137,071
Total Debt 2,477,159 2,585,076 764,414 887,415
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Cadence Design Systems Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Valuation/
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Post-Val Status Debt

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Cadence Design Systems Comparisons

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Industry
HQ Location
Employees
Total Raised
Post Valuation
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Cadence Design Systems is a provider of electronic design automation software, intellectual property, and system design
Electronic Equipment and Instruments
San Jose, CA
12,700 As of 2024

Sunnyvale, CA
 

Santa Rosa, CA
 
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Cadence Design Systems Competitors (13)

One of Cadence Design Systems’s 13 competitors is Synopsys, a Formerly VC-backed company based in Sunnyvale, CA.

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
Synopsys Formerly VC-backed Sunnyvale, CA
Keysight Technologies Corporation Santa Rosa, CA
Silvaco Corporation Santa Clara, CA
Coventor Formerly VC-backed Fremont, CA
X-Epic Venture Capital-Backed Nanjing, China
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Cadence Design Systems Patents

Cadence Design Systems Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
US-20250053722-A1 Automated printed circuit board component clustering Pending 11-Aug-2023
US-12287369-B1 Self-correcting circuitry Active 02-Aug-2023
US-12182020-B1 System and method for creating a high-level parameter relational data model for memory configurability solutions Active 22-Jun-2023
US-12309008-B1 Passive equalization circuit Active 14-Jun-2023
US-12206532-B1 Wireline receiver sampling circuit Active 06-Jun-2023 H03K3/037
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Cadence Design Systems Investors

Investor Name Investor Type Holding Investor Since Participating Rounds Contact Info

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Cadence Design Systems Investments & Acquisitions (69)

Cadence Design Systems’s most recent deal was a Joint Venture with Joint Venture (Cadence Design Systems / Welsh Government). The deal was made on 20-Mar-2025.

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Lead Partner
Joint Venture (Cadence Design Systems / Welsh Government) 20-Mar-2025 Joint Venture Other Semiconductors
ARM (Physical IP Nodes Business) 27-Jan-2025 Merger/Acquisition Other Information Technology
Secure-IC 21-Jan-2025 Merger/Acquisition Network Management Software
Beta Simulation Solutions 30-May-2024 Merger/Acquisition Software Development Applications
MunEDA 16-May-2024 Merger/Acquisition Business/Productivity Software
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Cadence Design Systems ESG

Risk Overview

Risk Rating

Updated December, 06, 2024

14.49 | Low Risk

Risk Scale

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20-30

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30-40

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Peers Analysis

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Cadence Design Systems Exits (9)

Cadence Design Systems’s most recent exit was on 08-Sep-2005 from NemeriX. The exit was categorized as with 7 buyers.

Company Name Exit Date Exit Type Exit Size Status Buyers
NemeriX 08-Sep-2005 Completed
  • 7 buyers
Morpho Technologies 18-Apr-2005 Completed
  • 5 buyers
Hier Design 17-Mar-2003 Completed
  • 5 buyers
Morpho Technologies 21-Oct-2002 Completed
  • 4 buyers
Zagros Networks 10-Oct-2002 Early Stage VC Completed
  • 3 buyers
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Cadence Design Systems Affiliates

Subsidiaries (11)

Name Industry Location Year Founded
Invecas Santa Clara, CA 2014
Secure-IC Cesson-Sévigné, France 2010
CommandCAD Santa Rosa, CA 2004
Chip Estimate San Jose, CA 2003
MunEDA Munich, Germany 2001
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Cadence Design Systems FAQs

  • When was Cadence Design Systems founded?

    Cadence Design Systems was founded in 1988.

  • Where is Cadence Design Systems headquartered?

    Cadence Design Systems is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

  • What is the size of Cadence Design Systems?

    Cadence Design Systems has 12,700 total employees.

  • What industry is Cadence Design Systems in?

    Cadence Design Systems’s primary industry is Electronic Equipment and Instruments.

  • Is Cadence Design Systems a private or public company?

    Cadence Design Systems is a Public company.

  • What is Cadence Design Systems’s stock symbol?

    The ticker symbol for Cadence Design Systems is CDNS.

  • What is the current stock price of Cadence Design Systems?

    As of 20-May-2025 the stock price of Cadence Design Systems is $320.55.

  • What is the current market cap of Cadence Design Systems?

    The current market capitalization of Cadence Design Systems is $87.5B.

  • What is Cadence Design Systems’s current revenue?

    The trailing twelve month revenue for Cadence Design Systems is $4.87B.

  • Who are Cadence Design Systems’s competitors?

    Synopsys, Keysight Technologies, Silvaco, Coventor, and X-Epic are some of the 13 competitors of Cadence Design Systems.

  • What is Cadence Design Systems’s annual earnings per share (EPS)?

    Cadence Design Systems’s EPS for 12 months was $3.98.

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