Cadence Design Systems reported third-quarter 2026 financial results with revenue of $1.633 billion and raised its full-year 2026 revenue growth outlook to 21 percent. Additionally, the company's board of directors authorized an additional $2.5 billion for its share repurchase program following $400 million spent on buybacks during the quarter.
Q3 2026 revenue reached $1.633 billion, up from $1.339 billion in Q3 2025.
Full-year 2026 revenue outlook was raised to a range of $6.387 billion to $6.417 billion.
Quarter-end backlog reached a record $8.2 billion.
The board of directors approved an additional $2.5 billion for the share repurchase program on October 23, 2026.
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From Cadence Design Systems's 10-Q and 10-K filings (SEC XBRL). YoY compares each quarter with the same quarter a year earlier; it is blank when the year-ago figure is missing or negative.
Annual results
Fiscal year
Revenue
Growth
EPS (diluted)
Growth
Net margin
FY2025
$5.30B
+14.1%
$4.06
+5.5%
20.9%
FY2024
$4.64B
+13.5%
$3.85
+0.8%
22.7%
FY2023
$4.09B
+14.8%
$3.82
+23.6%
25.5%
FY2022
$3.56B
+19.2%
$3.09
+23.6%
23.8%
FY2022
$2.99B
+11.4%
$2.50
+18.5%
23.3%
Frequently asked questions
When is Cadence Design Systems's next earnings date?
Cadence Design Systems has not announced a report date within the next three weeks. US companies usually report three to six weeks after each quarter ends; this page updates as soon as the date is on the calendar.
What did Cadence Design Systems earn last quarter?
For the quarter ended Sep 2026, Cadence Design Systems reported diluted EPS of $1.05 (+0.0% year over year) on revenue of $1.63B (+22.0%).
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