Cadence Design Systems Inc Cash Flow Quality Index
Cadence Design Systems Inc cash flow quality index. Cadence Design Systems Inc (CDNS) has a Cash Flow Quality Index of 1.73x as of June 2026. Operating cash flow of $634.93 Million exceeds net income of $367.08 Million, indicating high earnings quality where cash backs reported profits. See CDNS free cash flow debt coverage to measure the company's free cash flow as a share of total liabilities.
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Cash Flow Quality Index of Cadence Design Systems Inc (1986–2025)
Cash flow quality index of Cadence Design Systems Inc from 1986 to 2025. Historical Cash Flow Quality Index for Cadence Design Systems Inc across 34 annual periods. Values consistently above 1.0x indicate high-quality earnings. Explore cash flow to debt ratio of Cadence Design Systems Inc to assess how comfortably operating cash covers total debt obligations.
Cadence Design Systems Inc Cash Flow Quality Index by Year (1986–2025)
Cadence Design Systems Inc cash flow quality index by year from 1986 to 2025. Year-by-year earnings quality comparison for Cadence Design Systems Inc. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see cash efficiency ratio of Cadence Design Systems Inc.
| Year | Quality Index | Operating CF (USD) | Net Income | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.56x | $1.73 Billion | $1.11 Billion | ▲ +30.5% |
| 2024 | 1.19x | $1.26 Billion | $1.06 Billion | ▼ -7.8% |
| 2023 | 1.30x | $1.35 Billion | $1.04 Billion | ▼ -11.4% |
| 2022 | 1.46x | $1.24 Billion | $848.95 Million | ▼ -7.5% |
| 2021 | 1.58x | $1.10 Billion | $695.96 Million | ▲ +3.3% |
| 2020 | 1.53x | $904.92 Million | $590.64 Million | ▲ +107.7% |
| 2019 | 0.74x | $729.60 Million | $988.98 Million | ▼ -57.8% |
| 2018 | 1.75x | $604.75 Million | $345.78 Million | ▼ -24.2% |
| 2017 | 2.31x | $470.74 Million | $204.10 Million | ▲ +5.3% |
| 2016 | 2.19x | $444.88 Million | $203.09 Million | ▲ +46.2% |
| 2015 | 1.50x | $378.20 Million | $252.42 Million | ▼ -24.8% |
| 2014 | 1.99x | $316.72 Million | $158.90 Million | ▼ -10.9% |
| 2013 | 2.24x | $367.61 Million | $164.24 Million | ▲ +211.6% |
| 2012 | 0.72x | $315.99 Million | $439.95 Million | ▼ -78.4% |
| 2011 | 3.33x | $240.34 Million | $72.23 Million | ▲ +137.8% |
| 2010 | 1.40x | $199.14 Million | $142.34 Million | ▲ +3.0% |
| 2007 | 1.36x | $402.44 Million | $296.25 Million | ▼ -54.0% |
| 2006 | 2.95x | $421.22 Million | $142.59 Million | ▼ -65.8% |
| 2005 | 8.64x | $426.28 Million | $49.34 Million | ▲ +72.7% |
| 2004 | 5.00x | $372.52 Million | $74.47 Million | ▲ +2.8% |
| 2002 | 4.87x | $350.20 Million | $71.95 Million | ▲ +174.1% |
| 2001 | 1.78x | $250.91 Million | $141.29 Million | ▼ -37.5% |
| 2000 | 2.84x | $142.10 Million | $49.98 Million | ▼ -63.0% |
| 1998 | 7.69x | $246.07 Million | $31.98 Million | ▲ +557.3% |
| 1997 | 1.17x | $198.36 Million | $169.47 Million | ▼ -80.6% |
| 1996 | 6.04x | $175.31 Million | $29.04 Million | ▲ +198.0% |
| 1995 | 2.03x | $197.10 Million | $97.27 Million | ▼ -51.9% |
| 1994 | 4.21x | $154.44 Million | $36.65 Million | ▲ +449.3% |
| 1992 | 0.77x | $42.50 Million | $55.40 Million | ▼ -43.9% |
| 1990 | 1.37x | $52.00 Million | $38.00 Million | ▼ -0.7% |
| 1989 | 1.38x | $38.30 Million | $27.80 Million | ▼ -19.8% |
| 1988 | 1.72x | $22.50 Million | $13.10 Million | ▲ +16.9% |
| 1987 | 1.47x | $4.70 Million | $3.20 Million | ▲ +181.6% |
| 1986 | -1.80x | $-2.70 Million | $1.50 Million | — |