Q3 FY2026 · ended Sep 30, 2026 · Revenue $1.63B, +22.0% YoY · Filed Oct 28, 2026
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (CDNS) files with the SEC under industry code 7372, Services-Prepackaged Software. In Q3 of fiscal 2026, the quarter ended Sep 30, 2026, it reported revenue of $1.6 billion and net income of $289.7 million. Free cash flow was $361.9 million. As of Sep 30, 2026 it held $1.6 billion in cash and investments and $2.7 billion in total debt.
Revenue
$1.63B
+22.0% vs year-ago quarter
Net income
$289.75M
+0.9% vs year-ago quarter
Operating cash flow
$423.73M
+36.4% vs year-ago quarter
Free cash flow
$361.92M
+30.7% vs year-ago quarter
EPS
$1.05
+0.0% vs year-ago quarter
Dividend per share
None
Shares outstanding
274.38M
+0.8% vs year-ago quarter
Net cash
$-1.07B
Q3 FY2026
Operating margin
28.9%
TTM
Company profile
- Industry
- Services-Prepackaged Software (SIC 7372)
- Listed as
- CDNS (Nasdaq)
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31
- Incorporated in
- DE
- Headquarters
- San Jose, CA
- SEC filer status
- Large accelerated filer
- SEC CIK
- 813672
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Key figures
Fiscal-year totals from the annual reports; switch to Annual for the full-year view. Balance sheet lines are as of each year end.
| Line | Q3 FY2026 Sep 30, 2026 |
Q2 FY2026 Jun 30, 2026 |
Q1 FY2026 Mar 31, 2026 |
Q4 FY2025 Dec 31, 2025 |
Q3 FY2025 Sep 30, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $1.6B | $1.6B | $1.5B | $1.4B | $1.3B |
| Operating income | $428.7M | $450.3M | $431.3M | $463.3M | $425.4M |
| Net income | $289.7M | $367.1M | $335.7M | $388.1M | $287.1M |
| Diluted EPS | $1.05 | $1.33 | $1.23 | $1.42 | $1.05 |
| Operating cash flow | $423.7M | $634.9M | $355.8M | $553.5M | $310.7M |
| Free cash flow | $361.9M | $582.3M | $307.0M | $512.5M | $277.0M |
| Total assets | $12.2B | $12.1B | $12.1B | $10.2B | $9.6B |
| Stockholders' equity | $6.9B | $6.9B | $6.6B | $5.5B | $5.2B |
| Cash and investments | $1.6B | $1.5B | $1.5B | $3.2B | $2.8B |
| Total debt | $2.7B | $169.2M | $177.2M | $186.2M | — |
Recent SEC filings
| Form | Description | Filed | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-Q | Quarterly report | Oct 28, 2026 | Sep 30, 2026 |
| 8-K |
Current report
Results of operations, Other events
|
Oct 26, 2026 | Oct 23, 2026 |
| 10-Q | Quarterly report | Jul 29, 2026 | Jun 30, 2026 |
| 8-K |
Current report
Results of operations
|
Jul 27, 2026 | Jul 27, 2026 |
| 8-K |
Current report
Officer or director change, Shareholder vote results
|
May 12, 2026 | May 7, 2026 |
| 8-K/A |
Amended current report
Officer or director change
|
May 12, 2026 | Nov 17, 2025 |
All 1000 Cadence Design Systems, Inc. SEC filings
Source: SEC EDGAR filings. This is company-reported data, not investment advice.