Investing
Investment Purchases
Cadence Design Systems Investment Purchases increased by 408.7% to $29.06M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 153.4%, from $11.47M to $29.06M.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionInvesting
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityVolatile
First reportedQ1 2020
Last reportedQ4 2025
How to read this metric
An increase indicates a surplus of cash being deployed into financial markets rather than core operations; a decrease may suggest a need for liquidity.
Detailed definition
The total cash outflow for the acquisition of debt and equity securities, including marketable securities and other fina...
Peer comparison
Large-cap technology firms often show high outflows here as they manage massive cash reserves across global portfolios.
Metric ID:
cf_purchases_of_investmentsHistorical Data
20 periods
| 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 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $1.00M | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $9.06M | $20.16M | $115.94M | $31.02M | $2.10M | $0.00 | $0.00 | $2.89M | $11.47M | $10.13M | $13.59M | $5.71M | $29.06M |
| QoQ Change | — | — | — | — | -100.0% | — | — | — | +122.6% | +475.2% | -73.2% | -93.2% | -100.0% | — | — | +297.3% | -11.7% | +34.2% | -57.9% | +408.7% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | +805.5% | — | — | — | -76.9% | -100.0% | -100.0% | -90.7% | +447.4% | — | — | +97.9% | +153.4% |
Range$0.00 – $115.94M
Avg YoY Growth+142.1%
Median YoY Growth+10.5%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Cadence Design Systems's investment purchases?
- Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) reported investment purchases of $29.06M in Q1 2026.
- How has Cadence Design Systems's investment purchases changed year-over-year?
- Cadence Design Systems's investment purchases increased by 153.4% year-over-year, from $11.47M to $29.06M.
- What does investment purchases mean?
- The amount of money a company spent to buy stocks, bonds, or other investment securities.