What is Cadence Design Systems's acquisitions?

Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) reported acquisitions of $2.07B in Q1 2026.

What is the long-term trend for Cadence Design Systems's acquisitions?

Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Cadence Design Systems's acquisitions has grown at a 17.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $226.84M to $429.54M.

What does acquisitions mean?

Cash paid for business acquisitions net of cash acquired in the target company — the primary M&A cash flow line.

Cadence Design Systems CDNS Acquisitions

Acquisitions at other companies

Keysight TechnologiesKEYS

$1M-66.7%

Arteris, Inc.AIP

$11.18M—

Silvaco Group, Inc.SVCO

$0-100%

Teradyne, Inc.TER

$0-100%

PDF SolutionsPDFS

$0-100%

Astera Labs, Inc.ALAB

$65.05M—

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$1.5B+18.7%

Operating income$431.3M+19.3%

Net income$335.7M+22.7%

EPS (diluted)$1.23+23.0%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$1.4B-49.4%

Total debt$177.2M—

Total equity$6.6B+37.4%

Total assets$12.1B+34.2%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$355.8M-26.9%

CapEx$48.8M+112%

Free cash flow$307.0M-33.8%

Valuation

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Market cap$103.52B+24.1%

Enterprise value$102.29B—

P/E88.4×+6.0×

P/S18.7×+2.3×

Profitability

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Operating margin28.3%-1.7pp

Net margin21.2%-1.0pp

FCF margin25.9%-2.4pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity20.7%-5.3pp

Debt / equity0×—

Current ratio1.5×-1.6×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Cadence Design Systems in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired.

The official record: Cadence Design Systems’s 10-Q, filed May 1, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Cadence Design Systems's acquisitions?: Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) reported acquisitions of $2.07B in Q1 2026.
What is the long-term trend for Cadence Design Systems's acquisitions?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Cadence Design Systems's acquisitions has grown at a 17.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $226.84M to $429.54M.
What does acquisitions mean?: Cash paid for business acquisitions net of cash acquired in the target company — the primary M&A cash flow line.