Cadence Design Systems Overview
- Year Founded
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1988

- Status
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Public
- Employees
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12,700

- Stock Symbol
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CDNS

- Investments
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69
- Share Price
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$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.comCorporate Office
- 2655 Seely Avenue
- Building 5
- San Jose, CA 95134
- United States
Corporate Office
- 2655 Seely Avenue
- Building 5
- San Jose, CA 95134
- United States
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 |
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$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 |
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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 |
Cadence Design Systems Valuation & Funding
Deal Type | Date | Amount | Valuation/ EBITDA |
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Cadence Design Systems Comparisons
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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 |
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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 |
Cadence Design Systems Patents
Cadence Design Systems Recent Patent Activity
Publication ID | Patent Title | Status | First Filing Date | Technology (CPC) | Citations |
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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 |
Cadence Design Systems Signals
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 |
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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 |
Cadence Design Systems ESG
Risk Overview
Risk Rating
Updated December, 06, 2024
14.49 | Low Risk
Risk Scale
A lower score indicates better sustainability
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10-20
Med
20-30
High
30-40
Severe
40+
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Management
Management is related to actions taken to manage ESG issues
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 |
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NemeriX | 08-Sep-2005 | Completed |
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Morpho Technologies | 18-Apr-2005 | Completed |
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Hier Design | 17-Mar-2003 | Completed |
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Morpho Technologies | 21-Oct-2002 | Completed |
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Zagros Networks | 10-Oct-2002 | Early Stage VC | Completed |
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Cadence Design Systems Affiliates
Subsidiaries (11)
Name | Industry | Location | Year Founded |
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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 |
Cadence Design Systems FAQs
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When was Cadence Design Systems founded?
Cadence Design Systems was founded in 1988.
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Where is Cadence Design Systems headquartered?
Cadence Design Systems is headquartered in San Jose, CA.
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What is the size of Cadence Design Systems?
Cadence Design Systems has 12,700 total employees.
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What industry is Cadence Design Systems in?
Cadence Design Systems’s primary industry is Electronic Equipment and Instruments.
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Is Cadence Design Systems a private or public company?
Cadence Design Systems is a Public company.
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What is Cadence Design Systems’s stock symbol?
The ticker symbol for Cadence Design Systems is CDNS.
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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.
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What is the current market cap of Cadence Design Systems?
The current market capitalization of Cadence Design Systems is $87.5B.
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What is Cadence Design Systems’s current revenue?
The trailing twelve month revenue for Cadence Design Systems is $4.87B.
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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.
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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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