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Cadence Design Systems Inc (CDNS) operating KPIs

CDNSNasdaqServices-Prepackaged SoftwareFiscal year ends December 31
Financials through Q2 FY2026, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Jul 29, 2026Score 15/3040% above fair value
$327.89−14.86 (-4.34%)

Close on Oct 30, 2026Market cap $90.30BP/E 65.2Yield –

Cadence Design Systems up-Front Revenue Share (Transferred at a Point in Time — Hardware & Upfront IP) (%)

Primarily Palladium Z2/Z3 emulation and Protium X2/X3 prototyping hardware, upfront IP licenses, and perpetual software.

QuarterlyAnnual
Latest, Q3 2026
21.0%
Period ended Sep 30, 2026
Change on a year earlier
+3.0 pts
18.0% in Q3 2025
History
23 quarters
Since Q1 2021
Sources
19
Documents cited below

Quarterly history

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PeriodEndedUp-Front Revenue Share (Transferred at a Point in Time — Hardware & Upfront IP) (%)Year on yearSource
Q3 2026Sep 30, 202621.0%+3.0 ptsSEC Form 8-K — CFO Commentary EX-99.02 (filed 2026-10-26, 0000813672-26-000116) ↗
Q2 2026Jun 30, 202622.0%0.0 ptsSEC Form 8-K — CFO Commentary EX-99.02 (filed 2026-10-26, 0000813672-26-000116) ↗
Q1 2026Mar 31, 202623.0%+5.0 ptsSEC Form 8-K — CFO Commentary EX-99.02 (filed 2026-10-26, 0000813672-26-000116) ↗
Q4 2025Dec 31, 202521.0%-3.0 ptsSEC Form 8-K — CFO Commentary EX-99.02 (filed 2026-10-26, 0000813672-26-000116) ↗
Q3 2025Sep 30, 202518.0%+1.0 ptsSEC Form 8-K — CFO Commentary EX-99.02 (filed 2026-10-26, 0000813672-26-000116) ↗
Q2 2025Jun 30, 202522.0%+10.0 ptsSEC Form 8-K — CFO Commentary EX-99.02 (filed 2026-07-27, 0000813672-26-000089) ↗
Q1 2025Mar 31, 202518.0%+8.0 ptsSEC Form 8-K — CFO Commentary EX-99.02 (filed 2026-04-27, 0000813672-26-000044) ↗
Q4 2024Dec 31, 202424.0%+11.0 ptsSEC Form 8-K — CFO Commentary EX-99.02 (filed 2026-02-17, 0000813672-26-000013) ↗
Q3 2024Sep 30, 202417.0%+2.0 ptsSEC Form 8-K — CFO Commentary EX-99.02 (filed 2025-10-27, 0000813672-25-000144) ↗
Q2 2024Jun 30, 202412.0%-3.0 ptsSEC Form 8-K — CFO Commentary EX-99.02 (filed 2025-07-28, 0000813672-25-000108) ↗
Q1 2024Mar 31, 202410.0%-10.0 ptsSEC Form 8-K — CFO Commentary EX-99.02 (filed 2025-04-28, 0000813672-25-000046) ↗
Q4 2023Dec 31, 202313.0%0.0 ptsSEC Form 8-K — CFO Commentary EX-99.02 (filed 2025-02-18, 0000813672-25-000016) ↗
Q3 2023Sep 30, 202315.0%-1.0 ptsSEC Form 8-K — CFO Commentary EX-99.02 (filed 2024-10-28, 0000813672-24-000188) ↗
Q2 2023Jun 30, 202315.0%+1.0 ptsSEC Form 8-K — CFO Commentary EX-99.02 (filed 2024-07-22, 0000813672-24-000150) ↗
Q1 2023Mar 31, 202320.0%+3.0 ptsSEC Form 8-K — CFO Commentary EX-99.02 (filed 2024-04-22, 0000813672-24-000083) ↗
Q4 2022Dec 31, 202213.0%+4.0 ptsSEC Form 8-K — CFO Commentary EX-99.02 (filed 2024-02-12, 0000813672-24-000030) ↗

Breakdown

What makes up up-front revenue share (transferred at a point in time — hardware & upfront ip)

Cite this data

StockData. (2026). Cadence Design Systems Up-Front Revenue Share (Transferred at a Point in Time — Hardware & Upfront IP) (%), quarterly Q1 2021–Q3 2026 [Data set]. Compiled from Cadence Design Systems SEC filings and investor materials. https://stockdatahq.com/stocks/cdns/kpis/upfront-rev-pct

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