Cadence Design Systems CDNS
Cadence Design Systems is the 142nd largest S&P 500 company by market cap, worth $87.2 billion. 11 directors have filed with the SEC in the last 12 months (who counts), 1 of them an executive. 5 other officers are on file. At 30 Jun 2026, Vanguard was its largest institutional holder, with 10.1% of the company.
- CEO
- Anirudh Devgan
- Sector
- Information Technology
- Sub-industry
- Application Software
- Headquarters
- San Jose, California
- Founded
- 1988
- More
- Wikipedia
- Market cap
- $87.2B
- 142nd largest, 23 Oct 2026 close
- Price to sales
- 16.5
- Market cap over revenue
- Market cap per employee
- $6.3M
- Market cap over employees
- Connections
- 5
- S&P 500 companies sharing a director or officer
Largest institutional holders
Each fund group's share of Cadence Design Systems. Where a company has several share classes, the share is of its total value.
13F filings for the quarter to 30 Jun 2026
Board and officers
5 people here also hold roles at other S&P 500 companies.
Roles filed up to 30 Sep 2026
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Directors (11) | |
| Anirudh DevganPresident and CEOAlso at Lam Research | |
| Mark AdamsDirectorAlso at Seagate Technology | |
| Ita M. BrennanDirectorAlso at Lam Research | |
| Lewis ChewDirectorAlso at Arista Networks and Intuitive Surgical | |
| Moshe GavrielovDirectorAlso at NXP Semiconductors | |
| Luc Van den HoveDirector | |
| Mary L. KrakauerDirector | |
| Julia LiusonDirector | |
| James D. PlummerDirector | |
| Vincentelli Alberto SangiovanniDirector | |
| Young SohnDirector | |
| Officers (5) | |
| John M. WallSr. VP & CFOLast filed 21 Sep 2026 | |
| Paul CunninghamSr. Vice PresidentLast filed 21 Sep 2026 | |
| Paul ScannellSr. Vice PresidentLast filed 21 Sep 2026 | |
| Marc TaxaySVP & General CounselLast filed 19 May 2026 | |
| Chin-Chi TengSr. Vice PresidentLast filed 21 Sep 2026 | |
Companies that share people with Cadence Design Systems
Each person's title here, then at the other company.
- Lam Research LRCX
- Anirudh Devgan: President and CEO here, Director there
- Ita M. Brennan: Director here, Director there
- Arista Networks ANET
- Lewis Chew: Director here, Director there
- Intuitive Surgical ISRG
- Lewis Chew: Director here, Director there
- NXP Semiconductors NXPI
- Moshe Gavrielov: Director here, Director there
- Seagate Technology STX
- Mark Adams: Director here, Director there
Cadence Design Systems' market cap since December 2008
Weekly, up to 23 Oct 2026
| Week ending | Market cap |
|---|---|
| 23 Oct 2026 | $87.2B |
| 26 Dec 2025 | $86.8B |
| 27 Dec 2024 | $83.7B |
| 29 Dec 2023 | $74.1B |
| 30 Dec 2022 | $44.1B |
| 31 Dec 2021 | $51.6B |
| 25 Dec 2020 | $37.4B |
| 27 Dec 2019 | $19.7B |
| 28 Dec 2018 | $12.2B |
| 29 Dec 2017 | $11.8B |
| 30 Dec 2016 | $7.2B |
| 25 Dec 2015 | $6.3B |
| 26 Dec 2014 | $5.7B |
| 27 Dec 2013 | $4.0B |
| 28 Dec 2012 | $3.8B |
| 30 Dec 2011 | $2.8B |
| 31 Dec 2010 | $2.2B |
| 25 Dec 2009 | $1.6B |
| 26 Dec 2008 | $830M |
Download Cadence Design Systems' data as JSON, with the weekly market caps in billions of dollars from 5 Dec 2008.
Workforce
Headcount at 31 Dec 2025
- Employees
- 13,800
As of December 31, 2025, we had approximately 13,800 employees.
Insider trades
Open-market buys and sales by directors and officers. Grants, option exercises and shares withheld for tax are left out.
Trades from 30 Sep 2025 to 30 Sep 2026
Directors and officers sold $106 million of stock in 41 sales and made no open-market purchases in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026.
| Date | Person | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 15 Sep 2026Sale | Paul CunninghamSr. Vice President | $554K |
| 10 Sep 2026Sale | Ita M. BrennanDirector | $51K |
| 26 Aug 2026Sale | Paul ScannellSr. Vice President | $95K |
| 25 Aug 2026Sale | Vincentelli Alberto SangiovanniDirector | $401K |
| 21 Aug 2026Sale | Chin-Chi TengSr. Vice President | $1.5M |
| 17 Aug 2026Sale | Paul CunninghamSr. Vice President | $647K |
| 22 Jul 2026Sale | Chin-Chi TengSr. Vice President | $1.5M |
| 15 Jul 2026Sale | Paul CunninghamSr. Vice President | $767K |
| 22 Jun 2026Sale | Chin-Chi TengSr. Vice President | $1.7M |
| 15 Jun 2026Sale | Paul CunninghamSr. Vice President | $782K |
Showing 10 of 41 trades
Trades by members of Congress and officials
Trades members of Congress and senior executive branch officials disclosed, including their families'. Amounts are filed as ranges.
Trades from 20 Oct 2023 to 20 Oct 2026
13 people disclosed 26 purchases and 30 sales of Cadence Design Systems stock since October 2023.
| Date | Member or official | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 14 Sep 2026 | Kevin HernHouse, R-OK 路 Sold | $15K to $50K |
| 11 Sep 2026 | Rohit KhannaHouse, D-CA 路 Bought | $1K to $15K |
| 2 Sep 2026 | Kevin HernHouse, R-OK 路 Sold | $15K to $50K |
| 10 Aug 2026 | Rohit KhannaHouse, D-CA 路 Sold | $1K to $15K |
| 3 Aug 2026 | Rohit KhannaHouse, D-CA 路 Sold | $1K to $15K |
| 17 Jul 2026 | Donald J TrumpPresident 路 Sold | $1K to $15K |
| 7 Jul 2026 | Rohit KhannaHouse, D-CA 路 Bought | $1K to $15K |
| 15 Jun 2026 | Donald J TrumpPresident 路 Bought | $1K to $15K |
| 5 Jun 2026 | Byron DonaldsHouse, R-FL 路 Sold | $1K to $15K |
| 5 Jun 2026 | Byron DonaldsHouse, R-FL 路 Sold | $1K to $15K |
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Not on file: no WARN layoff notices under its own name since October 2023.