
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.
TechnologyNASDAQ:CDNS · NASDAQ Global Select
-$0.38 today
Vol 0.59M · Avg 2.64M
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Cash Flow Statement
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| Metric | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 | FY2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income | $1.1B +5.1% | $1.1B +1.4% | $1.0B +22.6% | $849.0M +22.0% | $696.0M | $487.6M | $476.4M | $465.2M |
| Depreciation & Amortization | $233.8M +19.9% | $195.0M +38.9% | $140.4M +3.6% | $135.4M +3.6% | $130.7M | $374.2M | $1.2B | $631.8M |
| Deferred Income Tax | $66.0M | $0 +100.0% | -$36.5M +66.1% | -$107.6M -149.2% | -$43.2M | $1.4B | -$1.5B | $304.2M |
| Stock-Based Compensation | $455.2M +16.3% | $391.2M +20.1% | $325.6M +20.4% | $270.4M +28.7% | $210.1M | $489.0M | $354.6M | -$1.6B |
| Change in Working Capital | -$73.3M +64.9% | -$209.0M -111.6% | -$98.8M -212.8% | $87.5M -17.3% | $105.8M | $350.4M | -$1.6B | $1.5B |
| Accounts Receivables | -$274.9M -52.5% | -$180.3M -1434.6% | -$11.7M +91.5% | -$138.5M -6975.4% | $2.0M | $592.6M | $1.3B | $626.2M |
| Inventory | -$91.0M -10.0% | -$82.8M -25.6% | -$65.9M -185.6% | -$23.1M +40.9% | -$39.0M | $1.0B | $1.2B | $1.1B |
| Accounts Payables | $184.9M | $0 -100.0% | $5.4M -95.2% | $113.9M +69.2% | $67.4M | $948.2M | -$1.5B | $433.0M |
| Other Working Capital | $107.8M +99.3% | $54.1M +303.7% | -$26.6M -119.6% | $135.1M +79.1% | $75.5M | $567.4M | $1.3B | $601.0M |
| Other Non-Cash Items | -$61.9M +64.0% | -$172.2M -659.9% | -$22.7M -417.6% | $7.1M +348.4% | $1.6M | $1.4B | -$1.5B | $300.0M |
| Operating Cash Flow | $1.7B +37.1% | $1.3B -6.6% | $1.3B +8.6% | $1.2B +12.8% | $1.1B | $7.2B | $8.9B | $10.5B |
| Capital Expenditures | -$141.9M +0.5% | -$142.5M -39.1% | -$102.5M +17.5% | -$124.2M -85.7% | -$66.9M | $664.0M | $1.4B | $697.6M |
| Acquisitions (Net) | -$429.5M +41.8% | -$737.6M -271.9% | -$198.4M +67.7% | -$613.8M -171.3% | -$226.2M | $937.0M | $1.1B | $1.3B |
| Purchases of Investments | -$40.9M -720.9% | -$5.0M +97.2% | -$176.2M -17517.0% | -$1.0M -163.2% | $1.6M | $444.2M | $1.4B | $1.3B |
| Sales of Investments | $140.3M +192.4% | $48.0M -25.9% | $64.8M +17598.1% | $366.0K +185.9% | $128.0K | $822.2M | $318.2M | -$1.5B |
| Other Investing Activities | $11.5M | $0 +100.0% | -$166.0K | $0 +100.0% | -$1.6M | $616.4M | $370.0M | $1.2B |
| Investing Cash Flow | -$460.5M +45.0% | -$837.1M -103.1% | -$412.2M +44.2% | -$738.6M -152.1% | -$293.0M | $4.8B | $6.4B | $5.1B |
| Debt Repayment | $0 -100.0% | $1.8B +1946.6% | -$100.0M -133.3% | $300.0M | $0 | $680.8M | $759.2M | $1.1B |
| Common Stock Issued | $145.9M -28.6% | $204.2M +53.6% | $133.0M +26.2% | $105.3M +20.0% | $87.8M | $778.8M | $946.8M | $812.4M |
| Common Stock Repurchased | -$925.0M -17.4% | -$787.8M +5.8% | -$836.5M +28.0% | -$1.2B -59.1% | -$730.3M | $351.8M | -$1.6B | $1.5B |
| Dividends Paid | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $535.2M | $613.6M | $692.0M |
| Other Financing Activities | -$169.8M -612.8% | -$23.8M | $0 -100.0% | $204.9M +16046.0% | -$1.3M | -$1.6B | $1.3B | $1.1B |
| Financing Cash Flow | -$949.0M -176.6% | $1.2B +254.2% | -$803.6M -22.3% | -$657.0M -2.1% | -$643.8M | $12.2B | $13.9B | -$15.5B |
| Effect of Forex Changes | $38.0M +241.8% | -$26.8M -256.0% | -$7.5M +85.8% | -$52.8M -1326.2% | -$3.7M | $1.3B | $1.1B | $990.2M |
| Net Change in Cash | $357.3M -78.2% | $1.6B +1200.1% | $125.8M +160.9% | -$206.6M -228.7% | $160.5M | $3.2B | $4.9B | $6.5B |
| Free Cash Flow | $1.6B +41.9% | $1.1B -10.3% | $1.2B +11.5% | $1.1B +8.1% | $1.0B | $8.6B | -$16.8B | $11.1B |
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Does CDNS generate free cash flow?
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (CDNS) generated $1.59B of free cash flow in fiscal 2025.
How much operating cash flow does CDNS produce?
Operating cash flow was $1.73B, before capital expenditures of $141.87M.
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