---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000813672-26-000013"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CDNS"
cik: "0000813672"
company_name: "CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC"
filed_at: "2026-02-17T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T02:39:21.646564+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Cadence FY25 rev $5.30B (+14%), backlog record $7.8B; guides FY26 rev ~$5.95B

## Summary
- FY25 revenue $5.297B (+14% YoY); non-GAAP EPS $7.14 (+20% YoY).
- Q4 revenue $1.440B; non-GAAP EPS $1.99 vs $1.88 a year ago.
- Backlog reached record $7.8B; ~$3.8B expected in next 12 months.
- FY26 revenue guidance $5.9B-$6.0B; non-GAAP EPS guidance $8.05-$8.15.
- Core EDA grew 13% in 2025; IP business grew nearly 25% YoY.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000813672-26-000013
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CDNS
- cik: 0000813672
- company_name: CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC
- filed_at: 2026-02-17T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.85
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/813672/000081367226000013/0000813672-26-000013-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/813672/000081367226000013/cdns-20260217.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000813672-26-000013.txt

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