Cadence Design Systems filings document an operating software company with common stock listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under CDNS. Its reports include 8-K disclosures for operating results and financial condition, including management commentary and related earnings materials for its electronic design automation, design IP, and system design and analysis businesses.
The filing record also covers proxy governance matters, shareholder voting items, capital-structure disclosures, material agreements, and equity issuance activity. Cadence’s acquisition-related filings document the completed purchase of the Hexagon design and engineering business, including the issuance of common stock as partial consideration and the securities-law exemption used for that issuance.
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 reports strong growth driven by its AI‑centric Intelligent System Design strategy and expanding portfolio across core EDA, semiconductor IP, and system design and analysis. Total revenue reached $5,297 million in 2025, up from $4,642 million in 2024, with product and maintenance contributing $4,822 million and services $475 million.
The company highlights deep AI integration, cloud delivery and significant acquisitions, including Arm’s Artisan foundation IP business, Secure‑IC, VLAB Works and the pending purchase of Hexagon’s Design & Engineering business. Remaining performance obligations were $7.8 billion at December 31, 2025, providing multi‑year visibility.
Cadence also discloses complex global regulatory exposure, including evolving export controls and AI regulation, and details a prior export‑control settlement requiring enhanced compliance programs and payments of $140.6 million in aggregate penalties. As of December 31, 2025, it had approximately 13,800 employees, a non‑affiliate equity market value of about $83.97 billion, and 272,651,000 shares outstanding as of January 31, 2026.
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.