Latest period
275M
YoY change
-0.2%
5Y CAGR
-0.5%
Peak year (FY2005)
314M
Latest annual
273M
Shares Outstanding history chart for Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) from 2016 to 2025
Latest: 273M
Shares Outstanding growth chart for Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) from 2016 to 2025
Latest: -0.2%
Shares Outstanding history table for Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) from 1986 to 2025
| FY2025 | 273M | -0.2% | -521K | ||
| FY2024 | 274M | +0.4% | +1.09M | ||
| FY2023 | 273M | -0.8% | -2.26M | ||
| FY2022 | 275M | -1.4% | -3.85M | ||
| FY2021 | 279M | -0.3% | -783K | ||
| FY2020 | 280M | -0.3% | -874K | ||
| FY2019 | 281M | -0.2% | -629K | ||
| FY2018 | 281M | +0.3% | +923K | ||
| FY2017 | 280M | -3.8% | -11M | ||
| FY2016 | 291M | -6.7% | -21M | ||
| FY2015 | 312M | +1.8% | +5.53M | ||
| FY2014 | 307M | +4.1% | +12.2M | ||
| FY2013 | 295M | +5.0% | +13.9M | ||
| FY2012 | 281M | +3.6% | +9.85M | ||
| FY2011 | 271M | +1.9% | +4.95M | ||
| FY2010 | 266M | +3.1% | +8.09M | ||
| FY2009 | 258M | +1.4% | +3.46M | ||
| FY2008 | 254M | -14.0% | -41.3M | ||
| FY2007 | 296M | -5.4% | -16.9M | ||
| FY2006 | 312M | -0.6% | -1.93M | ||
| FY2005 | 314M | +2.8% | +8.61M | ||
| FY2004 | 306M | +14.6% | +39M | ||
| FY2003 | 267M | -0.3% | -706K | ||
| FY2002 | 268M | +4.1% | +10.6M | ||
| FY2001 | 257M | -2.2% | -5.81M | ||
| FY2000 | 263M | +11.8% | +27.7M | ||
| FY1999 | 235M | -8.9% | -22.9M | ||
| FY1998 | 258M | +10.9% | +25.3M | ||
| FY1997 | 233M | +8.5% | +18.2M | ||
| FY1996 | 214M | +246.0% | +152M | ||
| FY1995 | 62M | +44.0% | +18.9M | ||
| FY1994 | 43M | -44.9% | -35.1M | ||
| FY1993 | 78.1M | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| FY1992 | 78.1M | 0.0% | 0 | ||
| FY1991 | 78.1M | -44.5% | -62.6M | ||
| FY1990 | 141M | +6.3% | +8.36M | ||
| FY1989 | 132M | +31.4% | +31.6M | ||
| FY1988 | 101M | +120.4% | +55.1M | ||
| FY1987 | 45.7M | +9.4% | +3.93M | ||
| FY1986 | 41.8M | — | — |
- FY2025273M-0.2%
- FY2024274M+0.4%
- FY2023273M-0.8%
- FY2022275M-1.4%
- FY2021279M-0.3%
- FY2020280M-0.3%
- FY2019281M-0.2%
- FY2018281M+0.3%
- FY2017280M-3.8%
- FY2016291M-6.7%
- FY2015312M+1.8%
- FY2014307M+4.1%
- FY2013295M+5.0%
- FY2012281M+3.6%
- FY2011271M+1.9%
- FY2010266M+3.1%
- FY2009258M+1.4%
- FY2008254M-14.0%
- FY2007296M-5.4%
- FY2006312M-0.6%
- FY2005314M+2.8%
- FY2004306M+14.6%
- FY2003267M-0.3%
- FY2002268M+4.1%
- FY2001257M-2.2%
- FY2000263M+11.8%
- FY1999235M-8.9%
- FY1998258M+10.9%
- FY1997233M+8.5%
- FY1996214M+246.0%
- FY199562M+44.0%
- FY199443M-44.9%
- FY199378.1M0.0%
- FY199278.1M0.0%
- FY199178.1M-44.5%
- FY1990141M+6.3%
- FY1989132M+31.4%
- FY1988101M+120.4%
- FY198745.7M+9.4%
- FY198641.8M—
Shares Outstanding values are taken from Cadence Design Systems's reported income statements (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.
About Shares Outstanding at Cadence Design Systems (CDNS)
According to Cadence Design Systems's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported diluted shares outstanding is 275M. Diluted weighted-average shares outstanding is the share count used to compute per-share metrics like EPS. Buybacks lower it; new issuance, stock-based compensation, and convertible securities raise it. Multiply by the stock price for market capitalization.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
In 2025, Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) diluted shares outstanding totalled 273M – edged down 0.2% year-over-year.
Across 2020–2025 (5 years), Cadence Design Systems diluted shares outstanding produced a CAGR of -0.5% – with a net decline across the window.
Cadence Design Systems diluted shares outstanding peaked at 314M in 2005; the latest annual figure is 273M in 2025 (13.1% below peak).
2005 marks the peak diluted shares outstanding at 314M, with the historical low of 41.8M recorded in 1986.
Cadence Design Systems Shares Outstanding by Year
Cadence Design Systems Shares Outstanding 2025: 273M
2025's diluted shares outstanding for Cadence Design Systems came in at 273M, edged down 0.2% below 2024.
Cadence Design Systems Shares Outstanding 2024: 274M
Cadence Design Systems posted diluted shares outstanding of 274M in 2024, edged up 0.4% from 2023.
Cadence Design Systems Shares Outstanding 2023: 273M
In 2023, Cadence Design Systems reported diluted shares outstanding of 273M, edged down 0.8% below 2022.
Cadence Design Systems Shares Outstanding 2022: 275M
Cadence Design Systems diluted shares outstanding in 2022 was 275M, edged down 1.4% below 2021.
Cadence Design Systems Shares Outstanding 2021: 279M
Cadence Design Systems diluted shares outstanding in 2021 was 279M.
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