Cadence Design Systems Reportable Segment — Interest Expense increased by 1.4% to $29.44M in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 1.6%, from $29.91M to $29.44M. Over 3 years (FY 2022 to FY 2025), Reportable Segment — Interest Expense shows an upward trend with a 71.9% CAGR. This increase may warrant attention — for this metric, lower values are generally preferred.
An increase typically signals higher debt levels or rising interest rates, which may pressure segment profitability, while a decrease suggests debt reduction or refinancing at lower rates.
This metric captures the interest costs incurred on debt obligations directly attributable to the operations or financin...
Standard across capital-intensive industries; peers with similar debt structures will report comparable interest expense allocations.
cdn_segment_reportable_segment_interest_expense| Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | |
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| Value | $5.73M | $5.73M | $5.73M | $5.73M | $9.05M | $9.05M | $9.05M | $9.05M | $8.69M | $12.91M | $24.50M | $29.91M | $29.12M | $28.95M | $29.04M | $29.44M |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +57.8% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | -3.9% | +48.5% | +89.8% | +22.1% | -2.6% | -0.6% | +0.3% | +1.4% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +57.8% | +57.8% | +57.8% | +57.8% | -3.9% | +42.7% | +170.8% | +230.6% | +235.0% | +124.3% | +18.5% | -1.6% |