Buyback yield (TTM)
1.03%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
1.03%
5Y share count change
-2.3%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$775.03M
Cumulative buybacks
$10.56B
Key takeaways
- Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) repurchased about $775.03M of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is down 2.3% over the last ~5 fiscal years — buybacks are net-shrinking the share base.
- TTM buyback ÷ stock-based-comp ratio of 1.60× — repurchases more than cover SBC dilution.
- Cash buyback spend has compounded at +13.5% per year over the latest 5-year window.
- TTM repurchases used about 54% of free cash flow remaining after dividends.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for Cadence Design Systems (CDNS)
Stacked annual yields — buyback yield (TTM cash repurchases ÷ market cap) plus dividend yield from the same fiscal-year-end key-metrics period — show how total cash return per dollar of equity has evolved.
Diluted vs basic shares (annual) for Cadence Design Systems (CDNS)
Diluted weighted-average shares are the EPS denominator — a falling count means buybacks are outpacing SBC dilution.
Year-over-year change in diluted shares for Cadence Design Systems (CDNS)
Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year (net repurchase); red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Cash buyback spend over time for Cadence Design Systems (CDNS)
Latest: $925.03M
Overview
The 2025 reading of Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) buyback spend is $925.03M – grew 17.4% year-over-year.
Over 2020–2025 (5 years), Cadence Design Systems buyback spend expanded at a +13.5% compound annual rate, sustaining 2 straight years of year-over-year growth.
Cadence Design Systems buyback spend peaked at $1.16B in 2022; the latest annual figure is $925.03M in 2025 (20.4% below peak).
$1.16B stands as the all-time-high annual buyback spend, posted in 2022, against a low of $0.00 during 1989.
Cadence Design Systems Buyback Spend 2025: $925.03M
Cadence Design Systems posted buyback spend of $925.03M in 2025, grew 17.4% from 2024.
Cadence Design Systems Buyback Spend 2024: $787.76M
In 2024, Cadence Design Systems reported buyback spend of $787.76M, grew 12.5% from 2023.
Cadence Design Systems Buyback Spend 2023: $700.13M
Cadence Design Systems buyback spend in 2023 was $700.13M, plunged 39.7% below 2022.
Cadence Design Systems Buyback Spend 2022: $1.16B
2022's buyback spend for Cadence Design Systems came in at $1.16B, surged 59.1% from 2021. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.
Cadence Design Systems Buyback Spend 2021: $730.28M
Cadence Design Systems buyback spend in 2021 was $730.28M.
See more financial history for Cadence Design Systems (CDNS).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $925.03M | $455.18M | $469.86M | 1.09% | 0.27B | -0.2% | |
| 2024 | $787.76M | $391.22M | $396.54M | 0.96% | 0.27B | +0.4% | |
| 2023 | $700.13M | $325.61M | $374.52M | 0.96% | 0.27B | -0.8% | |
| 2022 | $1.16B | $270.44M | $891.52M | 2.68% | 0.28B | -1.4% | |
| 2021 | $730.28M | $210.09M | $520.19M | 1.44% | 0.28B | -0.3% | |
| 2020 | $490.09M | $197.27M | $292.82M | 1.31% | 0.28B | -0.3% | |
| 2019 | $396.73M | $181.55M | $215.18M | 2.09% | 0.28B | -0.2% | |
| 2018 | $319.98M | $167.72M | $152.26M | 2.69% | 0.28B | +0.3% | |
| 2017 | $157.19M | $130.02M | $27.16M | 1.38% | 0.28B | -3.8% | |
| 2016 | $960.29M | $109.22M | $851.07M | 13.97% | 0.29B | -6.7% | |
| 2015 | $366.84M | $92.34M | $274.50M | 5.93% | 0.31B | +1.8% | |
| 2014 | $124.84M | $83.79M | $41.05M | 2.32% | 0.31B | +4.1% | |
| 2013 | $20.14M | $66.28M | −$46.15M | 0.51% | 0.29B | +5.0% | |
| 2012 | $15.73M | $47.56M | −$31.83M | 0.43% | 0.28B | +3.6% | |
| 2011 | $14.22M | $43.59M | −$29.36M | 0.51% | 0.27B | +1.9% | |
| 2010 | $48.94M | $43.46M | $5.48M | 2.28% | 0.27B | +3.1% | |
| 2009 | $0.00 | $54.71M | −$54.71M | — | 0.26B | +1.4% | |
| 2008 | $273.95M | $81.27M | $192.68M | 30.07% | 0.25B | -14.0% | |
| 2007 | $418.62M | $0.00 | $418.62M | 8.46% | 0.30B | -5.4% | |
| 2006 | $624.04M | $0.00 | $624.04M | 11.33% | 0.31B | -0.6% | |
| 2005 | $101.07M | $0.00 | $101.07M | 1.88% | 0.31B | +2.8% | |
| 2004 | $94.11M | $0.00 | $94.11M | 2.24% | 0.31B | +14.6% | |
| 2003 | $213.83M | $0.00 | $213.83M | 3.95% | 0.27B | -0.3% | |
| 2002 | $181.80M | $0.00 | $181.80M | 5.71% | 0.27B | +4.1% | |
| 2001 | $299.04M | $0.00 | $299.04M | 5.14% | 0.26B | -2.2% | |
| 2000 | $232.96M | $0.00 | $232.96M | — | 0.26B | +11.8% | |
| 1999 | $115.80M | $0.00 | $115.80M | — | 0.23B | -8.9% | |
| 1998 | $170.80M | $0.00 | $170.80M | — | 0.26B | +10.9% | |
| 1997 | $105.10M | $0.00 | $105.10M | — | 0.23B | +8.5% | |
| 1996 | $128.50M | $0.00 | $128.50M | — | 0.21B | — | |
| 1995 | $181.12M | $0.00 | $181.12M | — | — | — | |
| 1994 | $105.44M | $0.00 | $105.44M | — | — | — | |
| 1993 | $52.20M | $0.00 | $52.20M | — | — | — | |
| 1992 | $10.80M | $0.00 | $10.80M | — | — | — | |
| 1991 | $1.80M | $0.00 | $1.80M | — | — | — | |
| 1990 | $600.00K | $0.00 | $600.00K | — | — | — | |
| 1989 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1988 | $3.30M | $0.00 | $3.30M | — | — | — | |
| 1987 | $11.30M | $0.00 | $11.30M | — | — | — | |
| 1986 | $10.10M | $0.00 | $10.10M | — | — | — |
- 2025$925.03M
- 2024$787.76M
- 2023$700.13M
- 2022$1.16B
- 2021$730.28M
- 2020$490.09M
- 2019$396.73M
- 2018$319.98M
- 2017$157.19M
- 2016$960.29M
- 2015$366.84M
- 2014$124.84M
- 2013$20.14M
- 2012$15.73M
- 2011$14.22M
- 2010$48.94M
- 2009$0.00
- 2008$273.95M
- 2007$418.62M
- 2006$624.04M
- 2005$101.07M
- 2004$94.11M
- 2003$213.83M
- 2002$181.80M
- 2001$299.04M
- 2000$232.96M
- 1999$115.80M
- 1998$170.80M
- 1997$105.10M
- 1996$128.50M
- 1995$181.12M
- 1994$105.44M
- 1993$52.20M
- 1992$10.80M
- 1991$1.80M
- 1990$600.00K
- 1989$0.00
- 1988$3.30M
- 1987$11.30M
- 1986$10.10M
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for Cadence Design Systems (CDNS)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 1.60×.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for Cadence Design Systems (CDNS)
How Cadence Design Systems splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
Sector peers by buyback spend
Companies in the same sector as Cadence Design Systems, ranked by their latest buyback spend.
| $90.71B | |
| $40.09B | |
| $18.42B | |
| $6.65B | |
| $6.31B | |
| $1.32B | |
| $0.00 | |
| $0.00 |
- $90.71B
- $40.09B
- $18.42B
- $6.65B
- $6.31B
- $1.32B
- $0.00
Buyback capacity (TTM)
Free cash flow minus dividends paid versus actual TTM repurchases — the headroom bar shows how much of post-dividend FCF is still being deployed elsewhere.
Headroom $1.43B (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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