Deferred Revenue
Cadence Design Systems Deferred Revenue increased by 6.2% to $775.28M in Q3 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 3.1%, from $800.28M to $775.28M. Over 4 years (FY 2020 to FY 2024), Deferred Revenue shows an upward trend with a 13.3% CAGR. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increase suggests strong sales of subscription-based services or bundled offerings, providing a predictable pipeline for future revenue recognition.
Detailed definition
Represents cash payments received from customers in advance of the company fulfilling its performance obligations, speci...
Peer comparison
High-growth software and services companies typically maintain larger deferred revenue balances relative to pure hardware manufacturers.
deferred_revenue_currentHistorical 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 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $586.11M | $543.36M | $655.09M | $707.12M | $719.87M | $754.47M | $782.06M | $823.76M | $782.95M | $766.52M | $763.96M | $746.63M | $767.42M | $800.28M | $737.41M | $730.57M | $729.93M | $775.28M |
| QoQ Change | — | -7.3% | +20.6% | +7.9% | +1.8% | +4.8% | +3.7% | +5.3% | -5.0% | -2.1% | -0.3% | -2.3% | +2.8% | +4.3% | -7.9% | -0.9% | -0.1% | +6.2% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +22.8% | +38.9% | +19.4% | +16.5% | +8.8% | +1.6% | -2.3% | -9.4% | -2.0% | +4.4% | -3.5% | -2.2% | -4.9% | -3.1% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Cadence Design Systems's deferred revenue?
- Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) reported deferred revenue of $775.28M in Q3 2025.
- How has Cadence Design Systems's deferred revenue changed year-over-year?
- Cadence Design Systems's deferred revenue decreased by 3.1% year-over-year, from $800.28M to $775.28M.
- What is the long-term trend for Cadence Design Systems's deferred revenue?
- Over 4 years (2020 to 2024), Cadence Design Systems's deferred revenue has grown at a 13.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $446.86M to $737.41M.
- What does deferred revenue mean?
- Money collected from customers for products or services that haven't been delivered yet but will be within a year.