Every Form 4 that Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) has filed with the SEC in the last 12 months is listed below, newest first, and each one links through to the document itself with the summary and the scores our analysis gives it.
A Form 4 covers the transactions officers, directors and large holders report, so if you follow CDNS and want that one kind of document rather than the whole filing history, this is the page to keep. The company's other filings, of every form, are on the full CDNS filings page.
CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC Senior Vice President Chin-Chi Teng reported equity compensation changes involving performance-based restricted stock units that converted into common stock. On March 18, he acquired 39,032 and 7,364 shares of common stock at $0 per share as awards after performance criteria were met. A portion of these units will vest in three equal annual installments on the first, second, and third anniversaries of the grant date, subject to continued service. To cover tax obligations from the vesting, 3,546 shares were disposed of at $289.64 per share through share withholding rather than a market sale. Following these transactions, Teng directly held 152,281 shares of common stock.
CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC Senior Vice President Paul Scannell reported equity compensation activity in the company’s common stock. He received 8,962 and 7,364 shares through performance-based restricted stock units that have met their performance criteria, with these awards scheduled to vest in three equal annual installments on the first, second and third anniversaries of the grant date, subject to continued service. To cover related tax obligations from the vesting of these units, 4,492 shares were withheld at a price of $289.64 per share. After these transactions, Scannell directly holds 44,446 shares of Cadence common stock.
CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC President and CEO Anirudh Devgan received significant equity awards and had shares withheld for taxes. He acquired 146,849 shares of common stock from performance-based restricted stock units that met performance criteria, plus another 43,318 performance-based restricted stock units that vest in three equal annual installments, all at no purchase price. To cover tax obligations from vesting, 18,138 shares were withheld at $289.64 per share. Following these transactions, he directly holds 330,412 shares of common stock.
Cadence Design Systems senior vice president Paul Cunningham reported routine equity compensation activity in company common stock. He acquired 39,032 and 7,364 shares through performance-based restricted stock units that met their performance criteria, with a portion scheduled to vest in three equal annual installments subject to continued service. To cover related tax obligations, 3,546 shares were withheld at a price of 289.64 per share rather than being sold on the open market. Following these transactions, he directly holds 129,586 shares of Cadence common stock.
Cadence Design Systems senior vice president and general counsel Marc Taxay reported receiving two stock awards of common stock as compensation. On the reported date, he acquired 973 shares and a separate grant of 5,460 shares at no cost, both described as performance-based restricted stock units that have met specified performance criteria. One award vests on the first anniversary of the grant date, while the other vests in three equal annual installments on the first, second, and third anniversaries of the grant date, each subject to continued service. Following these grants, his direct holdings increased to 25,398 shares of common stock.
Cadence Design Systems President and CEO Anirudh Devgan reported equity compensation activity and related tax withholding. On March 16, 2026, he received a grant of 40,562 shares of Common Stock as restricted stock units at no purchase price. On March 16 and 17, a total of 78,093 shares of Common Stock were withheld at prices around $292.72–$293.75 per share to satisfy tax obligations arising from the vesting of performance-based and other restricted stock awards, rather than open-market sales. After these transactions, he directly held 158,383 Common Stock shares, which includes 70 shares acquired through the employee stock purchase plan.
Cadence Design Systems Sr. VP & CFO John M. Wall reported routine share movements tied to equity compensation and taxes. On March 16, 2026, he received 15,616 shares of common stock as a grant of restricted stock units at no purchase price. Around the same time, a total of 24,684 shares were withheld on March 16 and 17 at prices around $293 per share to satisfy tax obligations from vesting performance-based and time-based stock awards, rather than being sold on the open market. After these transactions, Wall directly held 60,959 shares of Cadence common stock.
Cadence Design Systems senior vice president Paul Cunningham reported equity compensation activity involving restricted stock units. On March 16, 2026, he received a grant of 13,386 shares of Cadence common stock as restricted stock units at a stated price of $0.00 per share.
On the same date, 20,787 shares of common stock were surrendered in three separate tax-withholding dispositions at prices between $292.72 and $293.75 per share to cover tax obligations from vesting performance-based and time-based awards. After these transactions, Cunningham directly held 86,736 Cadence shares.
Cadence Design Systems director Ita M Brennan sold 180 shares of common stock in multiple open-market transactions. The sales occurred on March 17, 2026 at prices ranging from $293.51 to $300.56. The trades were made under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted on November 24, 2025.
After these transactions, Brennan directly holds 7,470 shares of Cadence Design Systems common stock. Because the sales were executed pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 plan, they reflect a scheduled diversification step rather than an ad hoc market-timing decision.
Cadence Design Systems Sr. Vice President Paul Scannell reported routine equity compensation activity. On March 16, 2026, he acquired 13,943 shares of Cadence Design Systems common stock as a grant of Restricted Stock Units, with no cash paid per share. On March 17, 2026, 1,610 shares were withheld at $293.75 per share to cover tax obligations arising from RSU vesting, a non-market disposition rather than an open-market sale. Following these transactions, he directly holds 32,612 shares of common stock, indicating a compensation-driven change in holdings rather than a directional market trade.
Cadence Design Systems Sr. Vice President Chin-Chi Teng reported equity compensation activity and related tax withholding in company stock. On March 16, 2026, he received a grant of 13,386 Restricted Stock Units at a stated price of $0.00 per share.
To cover taxes from vesting of performance-based and other restricted stock awards, 20,787 shares of common stock were withheld in three transactions: 16,598 and 1,827 shares at $292.72 on March 16, and 2,362 shares at $293.75 on March 17. After these transactions, Teng directly holds 109,431 Cadence shares, which includes 70 shares acquired through the employee stock purchase plan on January 30, 2026. These dispositions were tax-withholding events, not open-market sales.
Taxay Marc reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC SVP & General Counsel Marc Taxay received an equity grant of 8,366 shares of common stock on March 16, 2026. The Form 4 describes this transaction as a grant or award, with no purchase price paid for the shares.
Following this award, Taxay directly holds 18,965 shares of Cadence common stock. A footnote clarifies that the transaction represents a grant of restricted stock units, reflecting routine equity-based executive compensation rather than an open-market share purchase or sale.
CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC senior vice president Paul Cunningham reported an open-market sale of 1,000 shares of common stock at $297.78 per share. The sale was made under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted on March 14, 2025, and left him with 94,137 directly held shares.
Cadence Design Systems director Moshe Gavrielov reported several open-market trades in the company’s common stock. He sold 5 shares at $312.56 on January 21, 2026, sold 20 shares at $316.76 on December 2, 2025, and bought 54 shares at $256.95 on March 28, 2025, ending with 1,105 directly owned shares.
Cadence Design Systems reported an insider tax-related share disposition by Senior Vice President Paul Scannell. On February 17, 2026, 112 shares of common stock were withheld at $283.46 per share to satisfy tax obligations from the vesting of a restricted stock award.
Following this withholding, Scannell directly beneficially owns 20,279 Cadence shares, which includes 70 shares acquired through the company’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan on January 30, 2026. The transaction is classified as a tax-withholding disposition rather than an open-market sale.
Cadence Design Systems Sr. Vice President Paul Cunningham reported a pre-planned stock sale. On 02/02/2026, he sold 1,000 shares of Cadence common stock at $295.09 per share under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted on 03/14/2025.
After this transaction, Cunningham beneficially owns 95,137 Cadence shares directly, which includes 70 shares acquired through the Employee Stock Purchase Plan on January 30, 2026. This filing reflects a routine insider transaction executed pursuant to an established trading plan.
Cadence Design Systems senior vice president Chin-Chi Teng reported an option exercise and share sale in Cadence Design Systems common stock. On 01/08/2026, Teng exercised a non-qualified stock option for 3,000 shares at $78.76 per share and acquired 3,000 shares of common stock. On the same day, Teng sold 6,319 shares of common stock at $317.96 per share. After these transactions, Teng directly owned 116,762 shares of Cadence Design Systems common stock. The filing notes that the transactions were carried out under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted on 08/07/2025 and that the option vests at a rate of 1/48th per month.
Cadence Design Systems senior vice president Paul Cunningham reported selling 1,000 shares of common stock on 01/02/2026 at a price of $315.70 per share. After this planned sale, he beneficially owned 96,067 Cadence shares directly. The transaction was executed under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan that he adopted on 3/14/2025, which pre-schedules trades in advance.
Cadence Design Systems senior vice president and CFO John M. Wall reported a series of stock option exercises and share sales in the company’s stock. On 12/16/2025, he exercised several non-qualified stock options to acquire common shares at exercise prices of $138.02, $142.50, and $202.94, then sold portions of the resulting shares in the open market at weighted average prices between about $317 and $320 per share.
The filing states that these transactions were carried out under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted on 5/6/2025, which is designed to allow insiders to trade under preset instructions. After completing the reported exercises and sales, Wall beneficially owned 69,957 shares of Cadence Design Systems common stock directly.
Cadence Design Systems director reports preplanned stock sales. A board member of Cadence Design Systems Inc. sold small blocks of common stock on 12/10/2025 under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted on 12/12/2024. The reported transactions include sales such as 64 shares at a weighted average price of $337.0993 and 41 shares at $338.09, with underlying trades occurring within disclosed price ranges from $333.465 to $340.35. Following these sales, the reporting person beneficially owned 7,650 shares of Cadence Design Systems common stock directly.
Cadence Design Systems senior vice president Paul Scannell reported sales of company common stock under a prearranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. On 12/10/2025, he sold 4,731 shares of common stock at a weighted average price of $339.3285 per share and an additional 759 shares at a weighted average price of $340.0942, with each transaction coded "S" for sale. Following these transactions, he directly beneficially owned 20,321 shares of Cadence Design Systems common stock.
Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) reported an insider equity transaction by a senior executive. On 11/17/2025, Senior Vice President Paul Scannell had 159 shares of common stock withheld in a transaction coded "F" at a price of $311.29 per share. This code indicates shares were withheld to cover tax obligations arising from the vesting of a restricted stock award, rather than an open-market sale. Following this tax-withholding event, Scannell directly beneficially owned 25,811 shares of Cadence Design Systems common stock.
Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) senior vice president Chin‑Chi Teng reported insider activity on 11/06/2025. He exercised 2,000 stock options at an exercise price of $78.76 and 400 options at $138.02, then sold 5,800 common shares at a price of $324.94. Following these transactions, he directly owned 123,381 shares.
The filing notes the transactions were effected under a Rule 10b5‑1 trading plan adopted on 03/07/2025. The exercised options were non‑qualified awards, with original vesting schedules beginning on March 14, 2020 and March 25, 2021, respectively.
Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) reported an insider tax-withholding transaction by a Senior Vice President. On 11/06/2025, 619 shares of common stock were withheld (transaction code F) at a price of $324.45 to cover taxes from the vesting of a Performance Stock Award. Following this, the reporting person beneficially owned 25,970 shares, held directly.
Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) President and CEO Anirudh Devgan reported open‑market sales of 5,550 shares of common stock on 11/05/2025. The transactions executed at weighted average prices across ranges from $324.76 to $332.12. Following these sales, he beneficially owns 195,844 shares, held directly. The sales were made pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 Trading Plan adopted on 9/6/2024 and amended on 8/6/2025.
Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) insider transaction: Senior Vice President Paul Cunningham reported a sale of 1,000 shares of common stock on 11/03/2025 at $340.26 per share. The transaction was effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted on 3/14/2025.
Following the sale, Cunningham beneficially owned 98,067 shares, held directly. The filing identifies him as an officer of the company.