Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (CDNS) quarterly cash flow statement — complete operating, investing & financing history
| Metric | Q1'26 | Q4'25 | Q3'25 | Q2'25 | Q1'25 | Q4'24 | Q3'24 | Q2'24 | Q1'24 | Q4'23 | Q3'23 | Q2'23 | Q1'23 | Q4'22 | Q3'22 | Q2'22 | Q1'22 | Q4'21 | Q3'21 | Q2'21 |
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| Cash from Operations | 355.78M | 553.5M | 310.66M | 377.6M | 487.02M | 441.36M | 410M | 155.97M | 253.23M | 272.09M | 395.91M | 413.77M | 267.4M | 263.63M | 317.11M | 324.54M | 336.61M | 215.86M | 296.28M | 380.38M |
| Operating CF Margin % | 24.13% | 38.43% | 23.2% | 29.61% | 39.2% | 32.55% | 33.73% | 14.7% | 25.09% | 25.46% | 38.7% | 42.37% | 26.17% | 29.3% | 35.13% | 37.85% | 37.33% | 27.92% | 39.46% | 52.23% |
| Operating CF Growth % | -26.95% | 25.41% | -24.23% | 142.11% | 92.32% | 62.21% | 3.56% | -62.31% | -5.3% | 3.21% | 24.85% | 27.49% | -20.56% | 22.13% | 7.03% | -14.68% | 61.49% | 59.28% | 43.44% | 10.21% |
| Net Income | 335.66M | 388.14M | 287.12M | 160.05M | 273.58M | 340.21M | 238.11M | 229.52M | 247.64M | 323.9M | 254.32M | 221.12M | 241.8M | 240.39M | 186.31M | 186.92M | 235.34M | 176.58M | 176.31M | 155.9M |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 84.37M | 68.87M | 54.3M | 57.75M | 52.92M | 53.86M | 55.36M | 47.15M | 39.56M | 38.51M | 37.21M | 33.88M | 33.01M | 38.13M | 27.86M | 33.68M | 35.75M | 26.66M | 34.73M | 35.23M |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 138.18M | 113.16M | 116.07M | 118.33M | 107.61M | 106.51M | 109.01M | 87.57M | 88.13M | 86.68M | 88.03M | 76.61M | 74.29M | 73.25M | 73.45M | 64.27M | 59.47M | 54.23M | 52.75M | 50.52M |
| Deferred Taxes | 73.13M | -23.71M | 86.52M | 5.1M | -1.86M | -123.66M | 4.42M | -7.98M | -1.52M | -13.01M | -3.33M | -8.53M | -11.64M | -57.77M | -8.24M | -16.68M | -24.92M | -8.61M | -36.28M | -1M |
| Other Non-Cash Items | -12.3M | -44.5M | 17.18M | -35.8M | 1.21M | 17.19M | 18.45M | -24.25M | -55.76M | -16.76M | -11.87M | 3.23M | 501K | 918K | 2.33M | 1.83M | 2.05M | 589K | 685K | 1.11M |
| Working Capital Changes | -263.26M | 51.53M | -250.53M | 72.18M | 53.57M | 47.24M | -15.36M | -176.04M | -64.82M | -147.23M | 31.56M | 87.46M | -70.56M | -31.29M | 35.4M | 54.51M | 28.92M | -33.59M | 68.09M | 138.62M |
| Change in Receivables | -18.55M | -184.23M | -79.45M | -113.35M | 102.14M | -135.52M | 4.62M | -152.38M | 102.99M | -61.77M | 8.82M | 49.93M | -8.72M | -138.47M | 6.73M | -35.61M | -28.43M | -13.12M | 63.15M | -2.09M |
| Change in Inventory | -31.38M | -30.17M | -68.39M | -7.49M | 15.02M | 56.41M | -123.2M | -5.29M | -10.69M | -18.6M | -30.31M | -17.38M | 399K | -15.05M | -8.39M | -4.21M | 4.58M | -13.42M | -11.08M | -13.86M |
| Change in Payables | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80.87M | -117.92M | 89.43M | 7.04M | 75.67M | -58.2M | 56.85M | 25.27M | 66M |
| Cash from Investing | -2.11B | -88.81M | -174.31M | -175.62M | -21.78M | -40.01M | -39.25M | -678.08M | -79.77M | -98.68M | -183.83M | -94.07M | -35.67M | -64.18M | -605.51M | -49.07M | -19.88M | -23.08M | -18.08M | -45.57M |
| Capital Expenditures | -48.82M | -41.04M | -33.68M | -44.09M | -23.06M | -37.2M | -26.54M | -29.2M | -49.6M | -33.87M | -21.98M | -19.94M | -26.72M | -36.92M | -44.34M | -24.07M | -18.13M | -15.32M | -18.84M | -14.17M |
| CapEx % of Revenue | 3.31% | 2.85% | 2.52% | 3.46% | 1.86% | 2.74% | 2.18% | 2.75% | 4.92% | 3.17% | 2.15% | 2.04% | 2.62% | 4.1% | 4.91% | 2.81% | 2.01% | 1.98% | 2.51% | 1.95% |
| Acquisitions | -2.07B | -178.84M | -128.55M | -122.15M | 0 | -2.25M | -14.51M | -649.37M | -71.45M | -34.39M | -108.58M | -55.38M | 0 | -27.62M | -561.16M | -25M | 0 | -6.17M | 634K | -31.4M |
| Investments | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other Investing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.5M | 0 | 0 | 487K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -27.26M | 0 | 0 | -750K | -1.58M | 0 | 0 |
| Cash from Financing | 174.52M | -213.89M | -194.06M | -195.24M | -345.78M | -511.14M | 1.33B | 574.82M | -159.4M | -137.6M | -114.36M | -354.25M | -197.35M | -357.15M | 313.47M | -352.68M | -260.69M | -115.65M | -108.76M | -237.11M |
| Debt Issued (Net) | 425M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -350M | 1.5B | 700M | 0 | 0 | 0 | -30M | -70M | -50M | 450M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Equity Issued (Net) | -127.39M | -192.18M | -140.26M | -173.48M | -273.22M | -159.98M | -139.91M | -124.24M | -8.28M | -1.21M | -168.2M | -336.38M | -59.64M | -298.38M | -189.56M | -345.48M | -204.34M | -105.86M | -78.63M | -235.82M |
| Dividends Paid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Share Repurchases | -200M | -200.01M | -200.01M | -175.01M | -350.01M | -170.28M | -200.57M | -140.78M | -125.01M | -2.83M | -168.2M | -404.1M | -125.01M | -308.8M | -189.56M | -350.03M | -306.36M | -119.79M | -110.01M | -241.69M |
| Other Financing | -123.09M | -21.71M | -53.8M | -21.77M | -72.57M | -1.16M | -21.73M | -944K | -151.12M | -136.4M | 53.84M | 12.13M | -67.71M | -8.77M | 53.03M | -7.2M | -56.34M | -9.8M | -30.13M | -1.28M |
| Net Change in Cash | -1.59B | 248.07M | -69.52M | 45.09M | 133.64M | -142.01M | 1.73B | 46.54M | 4.27M | 46.17M | 88.06M | -43.04M | 34.64M | -143.73M | -3.49M | -105.21M | 45.81M | 75.12M | 166.66M | 104.18M |
| Free Cash Flow | 306.96M | 512.45M | 276.98M | 333.52M | 463.96M | 404.16M | 383.45M | 126.77M | 203.63M | 238.22M | 373.94M | 393.83M | 240.68M | 226.72M | 272.77M | 300.47M | 317.73M | 198.95M | 277.44M | 366.2M |
| FCF Margin % | 20.82% | 35.58% | 20.69% | 26.15% | 37.34% | 29.81% | 31.55% | 11.95% | 20.18% | 22.29% | 36.55% | 40.33% | 23.56% | 25.19% | 30.22% | 35.04% | 35.23% | 25.74% | 36.95% | 50.28% |
| FCF Growth % | -33.84% | 26.8% | -27.77% | 163.1% | 127.84% | 69.66% | 2.55% | -67.81% | -15.39% | 5.08% | 37.09% | 31.07% | -24.25% | 13.95% | -1.69% | -17.95% | 65.94% | 90.47% | 48.89% | 13.11% |
| FCF per Share | 1.12 | 1.88 | 1.01 | 1.22 | 1.70 | 1.47 | 1.40 | 0.46 | 0.74 | 0.87 | 1.37 | 1.44 | 0.88 | 0.83 | 0.99 | 1.09 | 1.15 | 0.72 | 1.00 | 1.31 |
| FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income) | 1.06x | 1.43x | 1.08x | 2.36x | 1.78x | 1.30x | 1.72x | 0.68x | 1.02x | 0.84x | 1.56x | 1.87x | 1.11x | 1.10x | 1.70x | 1.74x | 1.43x | 1.22x | 1.68x | 2.44x |
| Interest Paid | 57.23M | 240K | 55.74M | 237K | 55.73M | 7.9M | 14.04M | 16.38M | 4.9M | 12.71M | 4.66M | 12.42M | 5.14M | 12.61M | 535K | 7.82M | 158K | 7.83M | 197K | 7.79M |
| Taxes Paid | 34.66M | 0 | 43.96M | 124.85M | 29.96M | 213.86M | 98.64M | 173.63M | 23.85M | 148.98M | 42.83M | 42.08M | 19.81M | 85.08M | 68.87M | 69.26M | 10.02M | 98.74M | 19.07M | 18.49M |