Latest headcount
13,800
YoY change
+8.7%
Headcount CAGR
+5.5%
Revenue / employee
$384K
Employee count history for Cadence Design Systems
| Fiscal year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 1993 | 2,476 |
| 1995 | 869 |
| 1996 | 3,028 |
| 1998 | 3,945 |
| 1999 | 4,200 |
| 2000 | 5,650 |
| 2001 | 5,600 |
| 2002 | 5,175 |
| 2004 | 4,800 |
| 2005 | 5,000 |
| 2006 | 5,200 |
| 2007 | 5,300 |
| 2009 | 4,900 |
| 2010 | 4,400 |
| 2011 | 4,700 |
| 2012 | 5,200 |
| 2013 | 5,700 |
| 2015 | 6,100 |
| 2016 | 7,100 |
| 2017 | 7,200 |
| 2018 | 7,500 |
| 2019 | 8,100 |
| 2021 | 8,800 |
| 2022 | 10,200 |
| 2023 | 11,200 |
| 2024 | 12,700 |
| 2025 | 13,800 |
Revenue per employee for Cadence Design Systems
Annual revenue divided by reported headcount, normalized to US dollars.
| Fiscal year | Revenue per employee (USD) |
|---|---|
| 1993 | $149K |
| 1995 | $631K |
| 1996 | $245K |
| 1998 | $232K |
| 1999 | $290K |
| 2000 | $226K |
| 2001 | $255K |
| 2002 | $250K |
| 2004 | $233K |
| 2005 | $266K |
| 2006 | $285K |
| 2007 | $305K |
| 2009 | $212K |
| 2010 | $194K |
| 2011 | $245K |
| 2012 | $255K |
| 2013 | $256K |
| 2015 | $259K |
| 2016 | $256K |
| 2017 | $270K |
| 2018 | $285K |
| 2019 | $288K |
| 2021 | $305K |
| 2022 | $349K |
| 2023 | $365K |
| 2024 | $365K |
| 2025 | $384K |
Earnings per employee for Cadence Design Systems
Annual net income divided by reported headcount, normalized to US dollars; years with a net loss dip below zero.
| Fiscal year | Earnings per employee (USD) |
|---|---|
| 1993 | -$5.17K |
| 1995 | $112K |
| 1996 | $9.59K |
| 1998 | $43K |
| 1999 | $7.61K |
| 2000 | $8.85K |
| 2001 | $25.2K |
| 2002 | $13.9K |
| 2004 | -$3.66K |
| 2005 | $9.87K |
| 2006 | $27.4K |
| 2007 | $55.9K |
| 2009 | -$378K |
| 2010 | -$34.1K |
| 2011 | $15.4K |
| 2012 | $84.6K |
| 2013 | $28.8K |
| 2015 | $26K |
| 2016 | $28.6K |
| 2017 | $28.3K |
| 2018 | $46.1K |
| 2019 | $122K |
| 2021 | $67.1K |
| 2022 | $83.2K |
| 2023 | $93K |
| 2024 | $83.1K |
| 2025 | $80.4K |
Employee count history for Cadence Design Systems (CDNS)
Annual figures come from annual reports (10-K, or 20-F/40-F for foreign filers); interim rows reflect headcount disclosed in periodic filings. Year-over-year change compares each filing with the prior year's equivalent. Revenue and earnings per employee are annual figures normalized to US dollars.
- 202513,800+8.7%
- 202412,700+13.4%
- 202311,200+9.8%
- 202210,200+15.9%
- 20229,300+5.7%
- 20218,800—
- 20198,100+8.0%
- 20187,500+4.2%
- 20177,200+1.4%
- 20167,100+16.4%
- 20166,700+9.8%
- 20156,100—
- 20135,700+9.6%
- 20125,200+10.6%
- 20114,700+6.8%
- 20114,600+4.5%
- 20104,400-10.2%
- 20094,900—
- 20075,300+1.9%
- 20065,200+4.0%
- 20055,000+4.2%
- 20054,900+2.1%
- 20044,800—
- 20025,175-7.6%
- 20015,600-0.9%
- 20005,650+34.5%
- 20005,000—
- 19994,200+6.5%
- 19983,945—
- 19963,028+248.4%
- 1995869—
- 19942,449—
- 19932,476—
About Cadence Design Systems's employee count
Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) employed 13,800 people in fiscal year 2025, based on its most recent annual report. That headcount grew by +1,100 (+8.7%) from 12,700 a year earlier.
Across the 1993–2025 period, the company's reported workforce went from 2,476 to 13,800 employees — a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of +5.5% per year.
Cadence Design Systems generated about $384K of revenue and $80.4K of net income per employee in its latest annual period. Revenue and earnings per employee gauge how efficiently a company turns headcount into output, and are most telling when tracked over time or compared with peers in the same industry.
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