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The cash flow of CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS, INC. over the past 10 years

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In fiscal 2025, the latest fiscal year on file, CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS, INC.'s operating cash flow was $1.73B and its capital expenditures $141.87M, leaving free cash flow of $1.59B. Free cash flow was above zero in all 10 years shown. It ranged from $391.17M in fiscal 2016 to $1.59B in fiscal 2025. Capital expenditures were highest in fiscal 2024, at $142.54M.

Year by year

Fiscal yearOperating cash flowCapital expendituresFree cash flow*
2025ended Dec 31, 2025$1.73B$141.87M$1.59B
2024ended Dec 31, 2024$1.26B$142.54M$1.12B
2023ended Dec 31, 2023$1.35B$102.34M$1.25B
2022ended Dec 31, 2022$1.24B$123.22M$1.12B
2021ended Jan 1, 2022$1.1B$65.3M$1.04B
2020ended Jan 2, 2021$904.92M$94.81M$810.11M
2019ended Dec 28, 2019$729.6M$74.61M$655M
2018ended Dec 29, 2018$604.75M$61.5M$543.25M
2017ended Dec 30, 2017$470.74M$57.9M$412.84M
2016ended Dec 31, 2016$444.88M$53.71M$391.17M

Fiscal years as CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS, INC. reports them. * Calculated by us from the company's filed figures; — no figure on file. From SEC filings, updated nightly. How each line is read.

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