Financing Cash Flow
Cadence Design Systems Financing Cash Flow increased by 181.6% to $174.52M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 150.5%, from -$345.78M to $174.52M. Over 3 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Financing Cash Flow shows a downward trend with a 13.8% CAGR.
Analysis
How to read this metric
A large negative value typically indicates a company is returning capital to shareholders or paying down debt, while a positive value suggests the company is raising external capital to fund operations or acquisitions.
Detailed definition
This metric represents the net flow of cash between a company and its capital providers, including shareholders and lend...
Peer comparison
Large-cap peers like Microsoft or Alphabet similarly show large negative financing outflows due to aggressive share repurchase programs and dividend distributions.
cf_net_cash_from_financingHistorical Data
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | -$237.11M | -$108.76M | -$115.65M | -$260.69M | -$352.68M | $313.47M | -$357.15M | -$197.35M | -$354.25M | -$114.36M | -$137.61M | -$159.40M | $574.82M | $1.33B | -$345.78M | -$195.24M | -$194.06M | -$213.89M | $174.52M |
| QoQ Change | — | +54.1% | -6.3% | -125.4% | -35.3% | +188.9% | -213.9% | +44.7% | -79.5% | +67.7% | -20.3% | -15.8% | +460.6% | +132.2% | -125.9% | +43.5% | +0.6% | -10.2% | +181.6% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -48.7% | +388.2% | -208.8% | +24.3% | -0.4% | -136.5% | +61.5% | +19.2% | +262.3% | >999% | -116.9% | -134.0% | -114.5% | — | +150.5% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Cadence Design Systems's financing cash flow?
- Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) reported financing cash flow of $174.52M in Q1 2026.
- How has Cadence Design Systems's financing cash flow changed year-over-year?
- Cadence Design Systems's financing cash flow increased by 150.5% year-over-year, from -$345.78M to $174.52M.
- What is the long-term trend for Cadence Design Systems's financing cash flow?
- Over 3 years (2021 to 2025), Cadence Design Systems's financing cash flow has grown at a 13.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -$643.79M to -$948.98M.
- What does financing cash flow mean?
- The total amount of money a company spends or receives from borrowing debt and managing its own shares and dividends.