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Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) Rule 144 notice: The filing lists proposed sales of Common shares by Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC as broker-dealer/agent with transaction dates including 01/31/2026 and 02/17/2026. The notice records planned sales tied to an Employee Stock Purchase Plan and to Restricted Stock Units & Performance Stock Units. Reported numeric entries include 10,500, 10,430, and values 3,460,695.00 and 272,651,000 associated with the securities line items. The filing is administrative notice of resale under Rule 144 and does not itself complete any transfers.
Cadence Design Systems reported strong first‑quarter 2026 growth and closed a major acquisition. Revenue rose to $1.47 billion from $1.24 billion, driven mainly by product and maintenance sales, while net income increased to $335.7 million from $273.6 million, with diluted EPS at $1.23.
On February 23, 2026, Cadence acquired Hexagon’s design and engineering business for total purchase consideration of $3.10 billion, including $2.2 billion in cash and 3.2 million Cadence shares valued at $902.2 million. This deal significantly expanded goodwill and acquired intangibles, supporting the System Design and Analysis portfolio.
Operating margin held at 29% as higher research and development and general and administrative spending reflected investment and acquisition costs. Cash and cash equivalents fell to $1.41 billion from $3.00 billion, mainly due to $2.11 billion net investing outflows tied to acquisitions and a $200 million share repurchase, partly offset by $355.8 million in operating cash flow and a $425 million draw on the revolving credit facility.
CDNS insider filing: A notice of proposed sale (Form 144) lists sales of 1,000 shares each reported on 02/02/2026, 03/02/2026, and 04/01/2026. The entries show per‑trade proceeds of $295,090.00, $297,780.00, and $280,190.00 respectively.
Cadence Design Systems ownership disclosure: Vanguard Capital Management reports beneficial ownership of 20,518,994 shares of Cadence common stock, representing 7.43% of the class as of 03/31/2026. The filing states sole dispositive power over 20,518,994 shares and sole voting power for 2,705,820 shares. The filing notes these holdings reflect securities held by Vanguard funds and certain affiliated investment divisions.
Cadence Design Systems reported strong Q1 2026 results and raised its full-year outlook. Revenue reached $1.474 billion, up from $1.242 billion in Q1 2025, with GAAP operating margin at 29.3% and non-GAAP operating margin at 44.7%. GAAP diluted EPS was $1.23 and non-GAAP diluted EPS was $1.96, both above prior-year levels.
Quarter-end backlog hit a record $8.0 billion, with $4.0 billion expected to convert to revenue over the next 12 months. For 2026, Cadence now guides revenue to $6.125–$6.225 billion, implying about 16–18% growth, and expects non-GAAP EPS of $7.85–$7.95. Management highlighted accelerating AI demand and the launch of its AgentStack and AI “Super Agent” platform as key drivers.
Cadence Design Systems Inc senior vice president and CFO John M. Wall reported an open-market sale of common stock. On April 16, 2026, he sold 21,500 shares at an average price of $309.45 per share. After this transaction, he directly holds 86,875 shares of Cadence common stock. The sale was carried out under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, indicating the transaction had been scheduled in advance rather than timed discretionarily.
CDNS submitted a Form 144 notice for proposed sales of Common Stock through Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC, dated 04/16/2026. The filing lists 21,500 shares and a corresponding value of $6,653,175.00. The excerpt also shows 112 shares tied to an Employee Stock Purchase Plan dated 01/31/2025 and 21,388 shares tied to Performance and Restricted Stock dated 12/15/2024.
Cadence Design Systems senior vice president Paul Cunningham reported an open-market sale of 1,000 shares of common stock at $280.19 per share. After this transaction, he directly holds 128,586 shares. The sale was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted on March 14, 2025, indicating it was scheduled in advance rather than timed discretionarily.
The filing discloses proposed and recent sales of Common stock by an affiliate under Form 144. It lists a proposed sale of 1,000 performance shares with an original grant date of 03/15/2024, and three sales of 1,000 shares each on 01/02/2026, 02/02/2026, and 03/02/2026 by Paul A, with reported values of $315,700, $295,090, and $297,780 respectively.
The Vanguard Group filed Amendment No. 15 to Schedule 13G/A reporting zero beneficial ownership of Cadence Design Systems Inc. common stock. The filing states that, following an internal realignment on January 12, 2026, certain subsidiaries will report holdings separately and The Vanguard Group, Inc. no longer is deemed to beneficially own those securities.
The disclosure lists Amount beneficially owned: 0 and Percent of class: 0%, and is signed by Ashley Grim, Head of Global Fund Administration, dated 03/26/2026.