CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS, INC. (CDNS) Spending and interest coverage
- R&D / revenue · 12 months: Value (m); Formula and calculation Research and development expense / revenue. Period ending 2026-03-31..
- Stock-based compensation / revenue · 12 months: Value 8.79%; Formula and calculation Share-based compensation / revenue. Period ending 2026-03-31..
- Interest coverage · 12 months: Value 13.12×; Formula and calculation Operating income ÷ reported interest expense..
Spending and interest coverage
Overview →Financial period ending 2026-03-31; current quote (m). Amounts retain their stated periods and units.
| Metric | Value | Formula and calculation |
|---|---|---|
| R&D / revenue · 12 months | (m) | Research and development expense / revenue. Period ending 2026-03-31. Calculation unavailable: missing inputs remain (m). |
| Stock-based compensation / revenue · 12 months | 8.79% | Share-based compensation / revenue. Period ending 2026-03-31. $485.75M ÷ $5.53B × 100 ≈ 8.79% |
| Interest coverage · 12 months | 13.12× | Operating income ÷ reported interest expense. $1.56B ÷ $119.04M ≈ 13.12× |
Calculation inputs
| Input | Amount with unit | Raw financial data |
|---|---|---|
| Research and development spending | (m) | Research and Development Expense |
| Revenue | 5.53B USD | Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax |
| Stock-based compensation | 485.75M USD | Share-based Payment Arrangement, Noncash Expense |
| Operating income | 1.56B USD | Operating Income (Loss) |
| Interest expense · reported / estimated | 119.04M USD | Interest Expense · Estimated expense assumptions |
Latest interest expense basis: Reported. Estimated values carry *; expand each history row’s basis for its dated balances and rate assumptions.
Calculated history
Changes compare with the next older row (previous quarter), unless explicitly labeled otherwise. Rolling 12-month growth compares two successive quarter-end rolling totals; it is not year-over-year growth.
| Period ending | Research and development spending (USD) | Revenue (USD) | Stock-based compensation (USD) | Operating income (USD) | Interest expense · reported / estimated (USD) | R&D / revenue | SBC / revenue | Interest coverage | Interest expense basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-31 | (m) | $5.53B | $485.75M | $1.56B | $119.04M | (m) | 8.79% | 13.12× | Reported |
| 2025-12-31 | (m) | $5.30B | $455.18M | $1.49B | $116.54M | (m) | 8.59% | 12.80× | Reported |
| 2025-09-30 | (m) | $5.21B | $448.52M | $1.49B | $117.01M | (m) | 8.60% | 12.70× | Reported |
| 2025-06-30 | (m) | $5.09B | $441.46M | $1.41B | $112.47M | (m) | 8.67% | 12.54× | Reported |
| 2025-03-31 | (m) | $4.87B | $410.70M | $1.46B | $96.42M | (m) | 8.43% | 15.17× | Reported |
| 2024-12-31 | (m) | $4.64B | $391.22M | $1.35B | $76.00M | (m) | 8.43% | 17.77× | Reported |
| 2024-09-30 | (m) | $4.35B | $371.39M | $1.23B | $55.08M | (m) | 8.53% | 22.34× | Reported |
| 2024-06-30 | (m) | $4.16B | $350.41M | $1.17B | $39.65M | (m) | 8.42% | 29.59× | Reported |
| 2024-03-31 | (m) | $4.08B | $339.45M | $1.18B | $35.62M | (m) | 8.33% | 33.09× | Reported |
| 2023-12-31 | (m) | $4.09B | $325.61M | $1.25B | $36.19M | (m) | 7.96% | 34.58× | Reported |
| 2023-09-30 | (m) | $3.92B | $312.18M | $1.13B | $36.28M | (m) | 7.96% | 31.03× | Reported |
| 2023-06-30 | (m) | $3.80B | $297.60M | $1.09B | $32.68M | (m) | 7.83% | 33.46× | Reported |
| 2023-03-31 | (m) | $3.68B | $285.26M | $1.08B | $28.09M | (m) | 7.75% | 38.35× | Reported |
| 2022-12-31 | (m) | $3.56B | $270.44M | $1.07B | $22.93M | (m) | 7.59% | 46.82× | Reported |
| 2022-10-01 | (m) | $3.43B | $251.42M | $1.06B | $18.10M | (m) | 7.32% | 58.46× | Reported |
| 2022-07-02 | (m) | $3.28B | $230.72M | $991.53M | $16.84M | (m) | 7.03% | 58.89× | Reported |
| 2022-04-02 | (m) | $3.15B | $216.96M | $894.08M | $16.87M | (m) | 6.88% | 53.00× | Reported |
| 2022-01-01 | (m) | $2.99B | $210.09M | $779.09M | $16.98M | (m) | 7.03% | 45.88× | Reported |
| 2021-10-02 | (m) | $2.98B | $214.41M | $768.39M | $17.60M | (m) | 7.21% | 43.65× | Reported |
| 2021-07-03 | (m) | $2.89B | $206.99M | $743.63M | $18.73M | (m) | 7.16% | 39.70× | Reported |
| 2021-04-03 | (m) | $2.80B | $203.38M | $710.14M | $20.33M | (m) | 7.26% | 34.93× | Reported |
| 2021-01-02 | (m) | $2.68B | $197.27M | $645.55M | $20.75M | (m) | 7.35% | 31.11× | Reported |
| 2020-09-26 | (m) | $2.52B | $185.48M | $569.47M | $20.10M | (m) | 7.35% | 28.33× | Reported |
| 2020-06-27 | (m) | $2.44B | $188.43M | $521.03M | $19.01M | (m) | 7.74% | 27.40× | Reported |
| 2020-03-28 | (m) | $2.38B | $185.78M | $502.75M | $18.07M | (m) | 7.81% | 27.81× | Reported |
| 2019-12-28 | (m) | $2.34B | $181.55M | $491.80M | $18.83M | (m) | 7.77% | 26.12× | Reported |
| 2019-09-28 | (m) | $2.31B | $177.38M | $496.59M | $18.93M | (m) | 7.69% | 26.24× | Reported |
| 2019-06-29 | (m) | $2.26B | $175.37M | $479.39M | $19.86M | (m) | 7.76% | 24.14× | Reported |
| 2019-03-30 | (m) | $2.20B | $172.07M | $438.77M | $21.55M | (m) | 7.83% | 20.36× | Reported |
| 2018-12-29 | (m) | $2.14B | $167.72M | $396.21M | $23.14M | (m) | 7.84% | 17.12× | Reported |
| 2018-09-29 | (m) | $2.07B | $161.14M | $363.80M | $25.53M | (m) | 7.78% | 14.25× | Reported |
| 2018-06-30 | (m) | $2.02B | $150.96M | $340.55M | $26.58M | (m) | 7.46% | 12.81× | Reported |
| 2018-03-31 | (m) | $1.98B | $140.49M | $330.19M | $26.16M | (m) | 7.08% | 12.62× | Reported |
| 2017-12-30 | (m) | $1.94B | $130.02M | $323.95M | $25.66M | (m) | 6.69% | 12.62× | Reported |
| 2017-09-30 | (m) | $1.91B | $123.24M | $295.79M | $25.32M | (m) | 6.45% | 11.68× | Reported |
| 2017-07-01 | (m) | $1.87B | $117.15M | $282.25M | $25.14M | (m) | 6.26% | 11.23× | Reported |
| 2017-04-01 | (m) | $1.85B | $112.02M | $266.47M | $24.79M | (m) | 6.07% | 10.75× | Reported |
| 2016-12-31 | (m) | $1.82B | $109.22M | $244.90M | $23.67M | (m) | 6.01% | 10.35× | Reported |
| 2016-10-01 | (m) | $1.79B | $104.65M | $273.62M | $21.51M | (m) | 5.85% | 12.72× | Reported |
| 2016-07-02 | (m) | $1.78B | $98.77M | $284.68M | $19.63M | (m) | 5.56% | 14.50× | Reported |
| 2016-04-02 | (m) | $1.74B | $95.11M | $294.18M | $21.91M | (m) | 5.47% | 13.42× | Reported |
| 2016-01-02 | (m) | $1.70B | $92.34M | $285.43M | $28.31M | (m) | 5.43% | 10.08× | Reported |
| 2015-10-03 | (m) | $1.68B | $90.66M | $278.38M | $36.07M | (m) | 5.38% | 7.72× | Reported |
| 2015-07-04 | (m) | $1.65B | $89.42M | $254.52M | $39.42M | (m) | 5.42% | 6.46× | Reported |
| 2015-04-04 | (m) | $1.61B | $86.79M | $213.62M | $38.61M | (m) | 5.38% | 5.53× | Reported |
| 2015-01-03 | (m) | $1.58B | $83.79M | $206.64M | $34.12M | (m) | 5.30% | 6.06× | Reported |
| 2014-09-27 | (m) | $1.53B | $79.62M | $169.66M | $31.37M | (m) | 5.19% | 5.41× | Reported |
| 2014-06-28 | (m) | $1.50B | $75.31M | $163.54M | $33.43M | (m) | 5.02% | 4.89× | Reported |
| 2014-03-29 | (m) | $1.48B | $71.34M | $173.18M | $35.59M | (m) | 4.81% | 4.87× | Reported |
| 2013-12-28 | (m) | $1.46B | $66.28M | $189.01M | $37.58M | (m) | 4.54% | 5.03× | Reported |
| 2013-09-28 | (m) | $1.43B | $60.76M | $207.47M | $37.27M | (m) | 4.25% | 5.57× | Reported |
| 2013-06-29 | (m) | $1.40B | $54.60M | $218.98M | $36.43M | (m) | 3.90% | 6.01× | Reported |
| 2013-03-30 | (m) | $1.36B | $49.85M | $224.46M | $35.47M | (m) | 3.65% | 6.33× | Reported |
| 2012-12-29 | (m) | $1.33B | $47.56M | $211.67M | $34.74M | (m) | 3.59% | 6.09× | Reported |
| 2012-09-29 | (m) | $1.29B | $46.28M | $201.11M | $36.28M | (m) | 3.59% | 5.54× | Reported |
| 2012-06-30 | (m) | $1.24B | $45.78M | $173.85M | $38.37M | (m) | 3.68% | 4.53× | Reported |
| 2012-03-31 | (m) | $1.20B | $45.76M | $148.18M | $40.58M | (m) | 3.81% | 3.65× | Reported |
| 2011-12-31 | (m) | $1.15B | $43.59M | $120.38M | $43.02M | (m) | 3.79% | 2.80× | Reported |
| 2011-10-01 | (m) | $1.09B | $42.23M | $48.90M | $43.05M | (m) | 3.87% | 1.14× | Reported |
| 2011-07-02 | (m) | $1.04B | $42.35M | $13.64M | $42.69M | (m) | 4.09% | 0.32× | Reported |
| 2011-04-02 | (m) | $980.12M | $42.45M | $-6.10M | $39.90M | (m) | 4.33% | -0.15× | Reported |
| 2011-01-01 | (m) | $935.95M | $43.46M | $-28.97M | $36.34M | (m) | 4.64% | -0.80× | Reported |
| 2010-10-02 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2010-07-03 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2010-04-03 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2010-01-02 | (m) | $852.63M | $54.71M | $-123.59M | $28.87M | (m) | 6.42% | -4.28× | Reported |
| 2009-10-03 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2009-07-04 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2009-01-03 | (m) | $1.04B | $81.27M | $-1.57B | $27.40M | (m) | 7.83% | -57.41× | Reported |
(m) means missing inputs. Historical market-based ratios use the saved close on or immediately before period ending and that period’s reported shares; current quotes are not substituted. Five-year projections repeat historical CAGR, not analyst forecasts.
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