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The Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: CDNS) SEC filings page on Stock Titan provides structured access to the company’s regulatory disclosures filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Cadence is a software publisher specializing in electronic design automation (EDA), design IP and system design and analysis, and its filings offer detailed insight into how this business operates across AI, digital twins and semiconductor and system design.
Through this page, users can review current and historical 10-K and 10-Q reports (when available on EDGAR) to understand Cadence’s revenue mix between product and maintenance and services, operating expenses such as research and development and marketing, and discussions of risks, markets served and business strategy. For a company active in AI, hyperscale computing, automotive, aerospace, industrial, life sciences and robotics markets, these periodic reports are central to analyzing long-term trends and the structure of its operations.
Cadence also files numerous Form 8-K reports that disclose material events. Recent examples include announcements of quarterly financial results, an equity purchase agreement to acquire Hexagon’s design and engineering business, the completion of the Secure-IC acquisition, settlements with the U.S. Bureau of Industry and Security and the U.S. Department of Justice regarding export law violations, and the appointment of Dr. Luc Van den hove to the board of directors. These filings give investors timely visibility into strategic transactions, regulatory matters, governance changes and export compliance obligations.
In addition, investors can use this page to locate proxy statements and executive compensation disclosures when filed, as well as any Form 4 insider transaction reports that may appear on EDGAR, which document trades by directors and officers. For Cadence, which has disclosed export control settlements and ongoing compliance commitments, the legal and risk factor sections of its filings are particularly relevant for assessing regulatory exposure.
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Cadence Design Systems reported strong fourth quarter and full-year 2025 results, plus upbeat guidance for 2026. 2025 revenue reached $5.297 billion, up from $4.641 billion, while non-GAAP operating margin expanded to 44.6% and non-GAAP diluted EPS rose to $7.14 from $5.97.
Fourth-quarter 2025 revenue was $1.440 billion with non-GAAP operating margin of 45.8% and non-GAAP EPS of $1.99. Year-end backlog climbed to a record $7.8 billion, with $3.8 billion expected to convert to revenue over the next 12 months.
For 2026, Cadence targets revenue of $5.9–$6.0 billion, non-GAAP operating margin of 44.75–45.75%, and non-GAAP EPS of $8.05–$8.15. The company expects about $2.0 billion of operating cash flow and plans to use roughly half of free cash flow for share repurchases.
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.
A shareholder of CDNS has filed a Rule 144 notice to sell 1,000 shares of common stock through Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC, with an aggregate market value of $295,090.00. The filing shows 272,201,000 shares outstanding and lists NASDAQ as the exchange.
The 1,000 shares to be sold were acquired on 03/15/2024 as performance shares from the issuer. The shareholder has already sold three separate 1,000-share blocks of common stock in the past three months, with gross proceeds of $312,640.00, $340,260.00, and $315,700.00.
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 insider plans to sell 6,319 common shares under Rule 144. The shares are to be sold through Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC on or after 01/08/2026 on the NASDAQ market, with an aggregate market value of $2,009,189.24. The filing notes that 272,201,000 common shares were outstanding. The seller acquired 3,319 shares as performance shares on 03/15/2024 and 3,000 shares via a stock option exercise paid in cash on 01/08/2026. In the prior three months, the same individual sold 5,977 and 5,800 common shares for gross proceeds of $2,020,166.23 and $1,884,652.00, respectively.
The Vanguard Group filed an amended Schedule 13G reporting beneficial ownership of 27,230,987 shares of Cadence Design Systems Inc common stock, representing 10% of the class as of 12/31/2025. Vanguard reports sole power to dispose of 24,500,941 shares and shared power to dispose of 2,730,046 shares, with no sole voting power and shared voting power over 1,737,177 shares.
The shares are held for Vanguard’s clients, including registered investment companies and other managed accounts, and no single other person has an interest in more than 5% of the class. Vanguard certifies that the securities were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and not for the purpose of changing or influencing control of Cadence Design Systems.
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.