Cadence Design Systems 10-Q 2025-09-30

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549


FORM 10-Q


(Mark One)

☒QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2025

OR

☐TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from to

Commission file number 000-15867


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CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)


Delaware00-0000000
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
2655 Seely Avenue, Building 5,San Jose,California95134
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)(Zip Code)

(408) 943-1234

Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code


Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each classTrading Symbol(s)Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.01 par value per shareCDNSNasdaq Global Select Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large Accelerated Filer☒Accelerated Filer☐Smaller Reporting Company☐
Non-accelerated Filer☐Emerging Growth Company☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☒

On September 30, 2025, approximately 272,201,000 shares of the registrant’s common stock, $0.01 par value, were outstanding.

CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS, INC.

INDEX

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PART I.FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.Financial Statements:
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 20241
Condensed Consolidated Income Statements for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 and September 30, 20242
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 and September 30, 20243
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 and September 30, 20244
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and September 30, 20246
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements6
Item 2.Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations24
Item 3.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk38
Item 4.Controls and Procedures40
PART II.OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1.Legal Proceedings41
Item 1A.Risk Factors41
Item 2.Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds43
Item 3.Defaults Upon Senior Securities43
Item 4.Mine Safety Disclosures43
Item 5.Other Information43
Item 6.Exhibits45
Signatures47

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

As of
September 30, 2025December 31, 2024
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents$2,753,246$2,644,030
Receivables, net755,265680,460
Inventories286,193257,711
Prepaid expenses and other492,336433,878
Total current assets4,287,0404,016,079
Property, plant and equipment, net494,701458,200
Goodwill2,644,9102,378,671
Acquired intangibles, net672,508594,734
Deferred taxes892,568982,057
Other assets607,544544,741
Total assets$9,599,271$8,974,482
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities$631,273$632,692
Current portion of deferred revenue775,284737,413
Total current liabilities1,406,5571,370,105
Long-term liabilities:
Long-term portion of deferred revenue130,060115,168
Long-term debt2,479,1422,476,183
Other long-term liabilities384,510339,448
Total long-term liabilities2,993,7122,930,799
Commitments and contingencies (Note 16)
Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock and capital in excess of par value4,605,2304,181,737
Treasury stock, at cost(6,126,147)(5,309,579)
Retained earnings6,712,6205,991,868
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)7,299(190,448)
Total stockholders’ equity5,199,0024,673,578
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity$9,599,271$8,974,482

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENTS

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

Three Months EndedNine Months Ended
September 30, 2025September 30, 2024September 30, 2025September 30, 2024
Revenue:
Product and maintenance$1,207,703$1,100,380$3,489,063$2,974,222
Services131,135115,119367,582311,061
Total revenue1,338,8381,215,4993,856,6453,285,283
Costs and expenses:
Cost of product and maintenance118,702109,593374,672279,351
Cost of services63,49353,451158,823148,160
Marketing and sales192,560189,763595,855557,077
Research and development423,031407,3691,304,1901,157,067
General and administrative78,03571,581210,162203,733
Amortization of acquired intangibles10,2339,14828,35921,222
Loss related to contingent liability (Note 16)——128,545—
Restructuring27,39424,53827,33224,785
Total costs and expenses913,448865,4432,827,9382,391,395
Income from operations425,390350,0561,028,707893,888
Interest expense(29,035)(24,495)(87,101)(46,092)
Other income (expense), net(3,572)7,85387,476111,371
Income before provision for income taxes392,783333,4141,029,082959,167
Provision for income taxes105,66195,303308,330243,893
Net income$287,122$238,111$720,752$715,274
Net income per share – basic$1.06$0.87$2.65$2.64
Net income per share – diluted$1.05$0.87$2.64$2.61
Weighted average common shares outstanding – basic271,152272,244271,471270,925
Weighted average common shares outstanding – diluted273,798273,958273,440273,679

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

Three Months EndedNine Months Ended
September 30, 2025September 30, 2024September 30, 2025September 30, 2024
Net income$287,122$238,111$720,752$715,274
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax effects:
Foreign currency translation adjustments(17,562)101,297195,35587,330
Changes in defined benefit plan liabilities560(92)95331
Unrealized losses on derivatives designated as hedging instruments—(7,131)—(7,131)
Reclassification of losses on derivatives designated as hedging instruments200—592—
Unrealized gains on available-for-sale debt securities129

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the condensed consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (this “Quarterly Report”) and in conjunction with our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024 (our “Annual Report”). This Quarterly Report contains statements that are not historical in nature, are predictive, or that depend upon or refer to future events or conditions or contain other forward-looking statements. Statements including, but not limited to, statements regarding the extent, timing and mix of future revenues and customer demand; the deployment of our products and services; the impact of the macroeconomic and geopolitical environment, including but not limited to, expanded trade controls, tariffs, conflicts around the world, volatility in foreign currency exchange rates, inflation and changes in interest rates; the impact of government actions; future costs, expenses, tax rates and uses of cash; legal, administrative and tax proceedings, including our settlements with BIS and the DOJ and ongoing obligations; restructuring actions and associated charges and benefits; pending acquisitions, the accounting for acquisitions and integration of acquired businesses; and other statements using words such as “anticipates,” “believes,” “could,” “estimates,” “expects,” “forecasts,” “intends,” “may,” “plans,” “projects,” “should,” “targets,” “will” and “would,” and words of similar import and the negatives thereof, constitute forward-looking statements. These statements are predictions based upon our current expectations about future events. Actual results could vary materially as a result of certain factors, including, but not limited to, those expressed in these statements. We refer you to the “Results of Operations,” “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk,” and “Liquidity and Capital Resources” sections contained in this Quarterly Report, the "Risk Factors" section contained in our Annual Report and this Quarterly Report, and the risks discussed in our other Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) filings, which identify important risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements.

We urge you to consider these factors carefully in evaluating the forward-looking statements contained in this Quarterly Report. All subsequent written or oral forward-looking statements attributable to our company or persons acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by these cautionary statements. The forward-looking statements included in this Quarterly Report are made only as of the date of this Quarterly Report. We disclaim any obligation to update these forward-looking statements, except as required by law.

As used in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, “we,” “us,” “our company” and "Cadence” mean Cadence Design Systems, Inc. and our subsidiaries, unless the context indicates or requires otherwise.

Business Overview

Cadence® is a global market leader that develops computational, AI-driven software, accelerated hardware, and intellectual property (“IP”) solutions for engineers and scientists to bring new and innovative products to life. Many of the world’s most innovative technology companies use our solutions and services to deliver transformational products to multiple industries that drive the global economy. The products these companies develop are some of the most complex systems in the world. Since our inception, we have been at the forefront of technology innovation. We work closely with our customers, helping them solve their most complex challenges in the semiconductor and electronic systems industries to unlock limitless opportunities.

Our customers include semiconductor companies that design and manufacture semiconductor devices and systems companies that design and manufacture products containing many different types of semiconductors, which they either make themselves or buy from a semiconductor company. Semiconductors, also referred to as integrated circuits (“ICs”), or chips, are at the heart of almost every major industry. Semiconductors are the catalyst for innovation in many industries including automotive, aerospace, biotech, hyperscale and cloud computing, data centers, telecommunications, medical technology, industrial internet of things (“IIoT”), and AI. They are found in a wide variety of consumer products such as cell phones, automobiles, computers, home appliances, home security, drones, and home entertainment systems.

Our Intelligent System Design™ (“ISD”) strategy allows us to deliver solutions to our customers to solve their most complex product development challenges. Our industry-leading computational software, accelerated hardware, and IP enable us to adapt to our customers' dynamic design requirements, allowing them to meet their critical business and environmental concerns including time-to-market and sustainability. The creation of even the most seemingly simple electronic systems and products typically includes a complex design process and requires highly trained engineers with various areas of specialized knowledge and skill sets. Our ability to deliver innovative products that keep up with increasing complexity allows our customers to be successful in meeting their business goals and objectives.

In alignment with our ISD strategy, we group our solutions in three product categories: Core EDA, Semiconductor IP, and System Design and Analysis. Core EDA includes our software, hardware, and services used to design and verify a wide variety of semiconductors. Our Semiconductor IP portfolio includes silicon subsystems, software, and services that are used in semiconductor design. The System Design and Analysis category includes our software and services used to design and verify a wide variety of physical electronic systems. Leveraging our AI and computational software expertise, we have integrated the multiphysics domain (also known as “computational fluid dynamics,” or “CFD”) with our EDA solutions to provide customers with complete system-level design and analysis solutions. These categories are tightly integrated to provide complete design solutions for our customers.

For additional information about our products, see the discussion in Item 1, “Business,” under the heading “Product Categories,” in our Annual Report.

Management uses certain performance indicators to manage our business, including revenue, certain elements of operating expenses and cash flow from operations, and we describe these items further below under the headings “Results of Operations” and “Liquidity and Capital Resources.”

Acquisitions

As part of our ISD strategy, we invest in and acquire complementary businesses, joint ventures, services and technologies and IP rights. The size and timing of these investments and acquisitions may affect comparability of revenue, expenses and cash flows between fiscal periods.

During the second quarter of fiscal 2024, we completed our acquisition of BETA CAE Systems International AG (“BETA CAE”), a system analysis platform provider of multi-domain, engineering simulation solutions. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, revenue associated with contracts assumed with our acquisition of BETA CAE was primarily classified as product and maintenance revenue in our System Design and Analysis product category, and cost of revenue associated with these contracts was primarily classified as cost of product and maintenance in our condensed consolidated income statements.

During the second quarter of fiscal 2025, we completed our acquisition of a holding company containing the VLAB Works business (“VLAB Works”). VLAB Works is a leader in virtual models for hardware verification and software development. Additionally, during the third quarter of fiscal 2025, we acquired

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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Foreign Currency Risk

A material portion of our revenue, expenses and business activities are transacted in the U.S. dollar. In certain foreign countries where we price our products and services in U.S. dollars, a decrease in value of the local currency relative to the U.S. dollar results in an increase in the prices for our products and services compared to those products of our competitors that are priced in local currency. This could result in our prices being uncompetitive in certain markets.

In certain countries where we may invoice customers in the local currency, our revenue benefits from a weaker dollar and is adversely affected by a stronger dollar. The opposite impact occurs in countries where we record expenses in local currencies. In those cases, our costs and expenses benefit from a stronger dollar and are adversely affected by a weaker dollar. The fluctuations in our operating expenses outside the United States resulting from volatility in foreign exchange rates are not generally moderated by corresponding fluctuations in revenue from existing contracts.

We enter into foreign currency forward exchange contracts to protect against currency exchange risks associated with existing assets, liabilities and other commitments. In connection with our pending acquisition of Hexagon’s design and engineering business, we entered into foreign currency forward exchange contracts to mitigate the impact of currency price fluctuations of the European Union euro relative to the U.S. dollar on the contractual cash consideration payable to Hexagon at close.

A foreign currency forward exchange contract acts as a hedge by increasing in value when underlying assets decrease in value or underlying liabilities increase in value due to changes in foreign exchange rates. Conversely, a foreign currency forward exchange contract decreases in value when underlying assets increase in value or underlying liabilities decrease in value due to changes in foreign exchange rates. These forward contracts are not designated as accounting hedges, so the unrealized gains and losses are recognized in other income (expense), net, in advance of the actual foreign currency cash flows with the fair value of these forward contracts being recorded as accrued liabilities or other current assets.

We do not use forward contracts for trading purposes. Our forward contracts generally have maturities of 90 days or less. We enter into foreign currency forward exchange contracts based on estimated future asset and liability exposures, and the effectiveness of our hedging program depends on our ability to estimate these future asset and liability exposures. Recognized gains and losses with respect to our current hedging activities will ultimately depend on how accurately we are able to match the amount of foreign currency forward exchange contracts with actual underlying asset and liability exposures.

The following table provides information about our foreign currency forward exchange contracts as of September 30, 2025. The information is provided in U.S. dollar equivalent amounts. The table presents the notional amounts, at contract exchange rates, and the weighted average contractual foreign currency exchange rates expressed as units of the foreign currency per U.S. dollar, which in some cases may not be the market convention for quoting a particular currency. All of these forward contracts mature before or during June 2026.

Notional PrincipalWeighted Average Contract Rate
(In millions)
Forward Contracts:
European Union euro$2,515.00.84
Canadian dollar128.31.37
British pound107.40.74
Japanese yen120.8146.63
Swedish krona102.59.46
Israeli shekel84.63.38
Chinese renminbi80.67.12
Indian rupee41.588.15
Polish zloty5.53.66
Taiwan dollar9.030.04
South Korean won5.31,386.72
Singapore dollar3.41.28
Total$3,203.9
Estimated fair value$(16.8)

As of December 31, 2024, our foreign currency exchange contracts had an aggregate principal amount of $927.6 million, and an estimated fair value of $(7.5) million.

We have performed sensitivity analyses as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, using a modeling technique that measures the change in the fair values arising from a hypothetical 10% change in the value of the U.S. dollar relative to applicable foreign currency exchange rates, with all other variables held constant. The foreign currency exchange rates we used in performing the sensitivity analysis were based on market rates in effect at each respective date. The sensitivity analyses indicated that a hypothetical 10% decrease in the value of the U.S. dollar would result in a decrease to the fair value of our foreign currency forward exchange contracts of $212.6 million and an increase of $18.3 million as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively, while a hypothetical 10% increase in the value of the U.S. dollar would result in an increase to the fair value of our foreign currency forward exchange contracts of $218.1 million and a decrease of $12.7 million as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively.

We actively monitor our foreign currency risks, but our foreign currency hedging activities may not substantially offset the impact of fluctuations in currency exchange rates on our results of operations, cash flows and financial position.

Interest Rate Risk

Our exposure to market risk for changes in interest rates relates primarily to our portfolio of cash, cash equivalents, investments in debt securities and any balances outstanding on our 2024 Credit Facility. We are exposed to interest rate fluctuations in many of the world’s leading industrialized countries, but our interest income and expense is most sensitive to fluctuations in the general level of United States interest rates. In this regard, changes in United States interest rates affect the interest earned on our cash and cash equivalents and the costs associated with foreign currency hedges. All highly liquid securities with a maturity of three months or less at the date of purchase are considered to be cash equivalents. The carrying value of our interest-bearing instruments approximated fair value as of September 30, 2025.

Our investments in debt securities had a fair value of $72.8 million and $50.3 million as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively, that may decline in value if market interest rates rise. As of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, an increase in the market rates of interest of 1% would result in a decrease in the fair values of our marketable debt securities by $3.1 million and $2.0 million, respectively.

Interest rates under our 2024 Credit Facility are variable, so interest expense could be adversely affected by changes in interest rates, particularly for periods when we maintain an outstanding balance. As of September 30, 2025, there were no borrowings outstanding under our 2024 Credit Facility.

Interest rates for our 2024 Credit Facility can fluctuate based on changes in market interest rates and in interest rate margins that vary based on the credit ratings of our unsecured debt. Assuming all loans were fully drawn and we were to fully exercise our right to increase borrowing capacity under our 2024 Credit Facility, each quarter point change in interest rates would result in a $4.4 million change in annual interest expense on our indebtedness under our 2024 Credit Facility. For an additional description of the 2024 Credit Facility, see Note 4 in the notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

Equity Price Risk

Equity Investments

We have a portfolio of equity investments that includes marketable equity securities and non-marketable investments. Our equity investments are made primarily in connection with our strategic investment program. Under our strategic investment program, from time to time, we make cash investments in companies with technologies that have the potential to be strategically important to us. For an additional description of our portfolio of equity investments, see Note 13 in the notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

As required by Rule 13a-15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and our Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”), we evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) as of September 30, 2025.

Based on their evaluation as of September 30, 2025, our CEO and CFO have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the end of the period covered by this report to provide reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed by us in our reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms and is accumulated and communicated to our management, including the CEO and CFO, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2025 that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

Inherent Limitations on Effectiveness of Controls

Our management, including our CEO and CFO, does not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures or our internal control over financial reporting will prevent or detect all errors and all fraud. Internal control over financial reporting, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of internal control are met. Further, the design of internal control must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of the control must be considered relative to their costs. While our disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting are designed to provide reasonable assurance of their effectiveness, because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within Cadence, have been detected.

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

For information regarding pending legal proceedings, related matters and associated risks, see Note 16 in the notes to condensed consolidated financial statements under Part I, Item 1 in this Quarterly Report and the “Risk Factors” section in our Annual Report and this Quarterly Report.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

Our operations and financial results are subject to various risks and uncertainties, including those described in the “Risk Factors” sections in our Annual Report and this Quarterly Report, that could adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations, cash flows, liquidity, revenue, growth, prospects, demand, reputation, and the trading price of our common stock, and make an investment in us speculative or risky. We have updated below one of the risk factors in our Annual Report. The risks described in our Annual Report and subsequent Quarterly Reports do not include all of the risks that we face, and there may be additional risks or uncertainties that are currently unknown or not believed to be material that occur or become material.

We are subject to governmental export and import controls that subject us to liability and impair our ability to compete in global markets as well as a variety of other laws and regulations.

We must comply with the import and export restrictions and regulations and economic sanctions laws of the United States and of certain other countries in selling, providing or shipping our products and transferring our technology outside the United States, to foreign nationals (including foreign nationals within the United States) or across borders. Changes in our products or services, or changes in and continued expansion of these laws and regulations, including new or increased tariffs, trade protection measures, sanctions, trade embargoes and other trade barriers, may create delays in the introduction of our products or services into international markets and prevent our customers from deploying our products or services. In some cases, such changes have prevented and may further prevent the export or import of our products or services to certain countries, governments or persons altogether, or may result in increased costs for us, which could reduce our competitiveness, or for our customers, which could affect their purchasing behaviors. Any decreased use of our products or services or limitation on our ability to export to or sell our products or services in international markets would likely harm our business, operating results and financial condition.

For example, trade control laws and regulations have expanded over the past several years, including through the imposition of certain export control restrictions concerning advanced node IC production in China, the inclusion of additional Chinese technology companies on BIS “Entity List” and the issuance of new regulations governing the sale of certain technologies. If a customer was added to the Entity List or became subject to new or expanded trade restrictions, it would have a negative effect on our ability to sell products and provide services to these customers. In addition, the issuance of new or expanded trade restrictions, such as the continued expansion of the military end-user and military end-use rule, the foreign-direct product rules, or any other rule that prevents a class of commodities, software or technology from export to any specific country or countries without a license, could increase our costs or expenses. For example, effective September 29, 2025, BIS issued an interim final rule that extended the export restrictions imposed on entities identified on the Entity List or the Military End-User List and other certain sanctioned parties, to entities that are 50% or more owned by one or more of such entities.

In addition, as previously disclosed, on May 23, 2025, BIS informed us that a license was required for the export, re-export or in-country transfer of EDA Software and Technology when a party to the transaction is located in China or is a Chinese "military end user" on the "Military End-User List," wherever located. On July 2, 2025, BIS informed us that the license requirements set forth in the May 23, 2025 letter from BIS were rescinded effective immediately. While we have since restored access to EDA Software and Technology for affected customers in accordance with these updated U.S. export regulations, the temporary license requirements negatively impacted our revenue in China during this period. However, in light of continued negotiations between the United States and China, the United States may consider reimposing these or additional restrictions on the export, re-export or in-country transfer of EDA Software and Technology or our other products and services in China in the future.

Anticipated or actual changes in trade restrictions could also affect customer purchasing behaviors. Entity List restrictions and other trade restrictions may also encourage customers to seek substitute products from our competitors, including a growing class of foreign competitors and open source alternatives, that are not subject to these restrictions or to develop their own solutions, thereby decreasing our long-term competitiveness. In particular, China’s stated national policy to be a global leader in all segments of the semiconductor industry by 2030 has resulted in and may continue to cause increased competitive capability in China. In addition, although customers on the Entity List are not prohibited from paying (and we are not restricted from collecting) for products we previously delivered to them (in compliance with applicable law), the credit risks associated with outstanding receivables from customers on the Entity List – including receivables from anti-piracy enforcement efforts and litigation settlements – and other trade restrictions could increase.

We cannot predict whether or when any additional changes will be made that eliminate or decrease these limitations on our ability to sell products and provide services to these Entity List customers or other customers impacted by other trade restrictions. We are unable to predict the duration of the export restrictions imposed with respect to any particular customer, technology, country or region or the long-term effects on our business or our customers’ businesses. In addition, there may be indirect impacts to our business which we cannot reasonably quantify, including that certain restrictions, even if not directly applicable to us, may impact our customers' products which may have an adverse effect on demand for our products, or that a country-specific export control may limit or prevent our employees who are nationals of the restricted country from performing their duties unless a license can be obtained. Additionally, our business may also be impacted by other trade restrictions that may be imposed by the United States, China or other countries. For example, the United States and other global actors have imposed economic sanctions on Russia and other entities and individuals as a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and conflicts in the Middle East. New or increased tariffs and other changes in U.S. trade policy, including new sanctions, have triggered and could continue to trigger retaliatory actions by affected countries.

Failure to obtain import, export or re-export licenses or permits when required or restrictions on trade imposed by the United States or other countries could harm our business by rendering us unable to sell or ship products and transfer our technology outside of the United States or across borders. In addition, if our customers sell our products to any entity on the Entity List without our knowledge or authorization, we may be held liable for such sales. Although we have implemented risk-based policies and procedures that are reasonably designed to comply with all applicable trade restrictions, we and governmental authorities have had and may in the future have reason to inquire into particular transactions.

Specifically, as previously disclosed, on July 27, 2025, we reached a settlement with each of BIS and the DOJ that resolved matters relating to export control violations that occurred between 2015 and 2021 primarily involving sales initiated by a Cadence subsidiary of products and services valued at $45.3 million in total over that period to a customer in China, as well as the subsequent transfer of technology involved in those sales to a third party in China, without the requisite authorization from BIS. As part of the settlements, we entered into a plea agreement with the DOJ pursuant to which we agreed to plead guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit export controls violations. The plea agreement has a three-year probationary term and includes obligations to implement additional export compliance programs and policies, including ongoing reporting and certification requirements and risk assessments, as well as obligations to cooperate in any ongoing or future investigations.

In addition, we have entered into an administrative settlement agreement with BIS. Obligations under the administrative settlement agreement include two internal annual audits of our export compliance programs. Compliance with the administrative settlement agreement is a condition to our continued ability to export products.

Under the agreements, we paid BIS and the DOJ aggregate net penalties and forfeitures of $140.6 million during the three months ended September 30, 2025.

Failure to comply with the terms of the plea agreement, the administrative settlement agreement or our probation could result in further criminal, civil, or administrative proceedings or denial of export privileges. Such failure or any resulting further government action could materially and adversely affect our business, operating results, reputation and financial condition. Further, our ongoing obligations under these agreements will generally apply to any new business entities we acquire, which could limit our ability to acquire new businesses that may be strategically important to us, and our continued acquisition and integration of other businesses could increase our risk of a violation. Our ongoing obligations under these agreements will also generally apply to any purchaser of our company or our material business operations, which could deter a potential acquisition of our company. In addition, political, media or other scrutiny surrounding these matters or their outcome could cause significant expense and reputational harm and distract senior executives from managing normal day-to-day operations. Entry into the settlements, including the plea agreement and the administrative settlement agreement, exposes us and our directors, officers and employees to further inquiries or other actions by other governmental authorities, including in China, which could materially and adversely affect our ability to operate and do business in China. We could also face challenges in our future business dealings with government agencies, including the potential for debarment from U.S. government contracts. Any of the foregoing could further materially and adversely affect our business, operating results, reputation and financial condition.

The laws and policies of the United States and other countries in this area are evolving and changing, and we have experienced and may continue to experience challenges in complying with new rules as they become effective. The application and interpretation of these laws and policies can also be uncertain and change over time, and we may need to adjust our policies and procedures accordingly. In addition to the matters described above, any further failure or alleged failure to comply with these laws and policies could have negative consequences, including significant legal costs, government investigations, penalties, denial of export privileges and debarment from participation in U.S. government contracts, any of which could have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results, reputation and financial condition.

In addition to export control laws, our global operations are subject to numerous U.S. and foreign laws and regulations, including those related to anti-corruption, anti-bribery, tax, corporate governance, financial and other disclosures, competition, antitrust, data privacy, data protection and employment. These laws and regulations are complex and may have differing or conflicting legal standards, making compliance difficult and costly, and changes to these laws, or their interpretations, may require us to make significant changes to our business operations that may adversely affect our business overall. The policies and procedures we have implemented to assist our compliance with these laws and regulations do not provide complete assurance that our employees, contractors, agents or partners will not violate such laws and regulations. Any violation individually or in the aggregate could have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results, reputation and financial condition. For more information about the import and export restrictions and regulations that we may be subject to, see “Governmental Regulations—Trade” under Item 1 of Part I of our Annual Report.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

We are authorized to repurchase shares of our common stock under a publicly announced program that was most recently increased by our Board of Directors on May 8, 2025. Pursuant to this authorization, we may repurchase shares from time to time through open market repurchases, in privately negotiated transactions or by other means, including accelerated share repurchase transactions or other structured repurchase transactions, block trades or pursuant to trading plans intended to comply with Rule 10b5-1 of the Exchange Act. The actual timing and amount of repurchases are subject to business and market conditions, corporate and regulatory requirements, stock price, acquisition opportunities and other factors. Our repurchase authorization does not obligate us to acquire a minimum number of shares, does not have an expiration date and may be modified, suspended or terminated without prior notice.

The following table presents repurchases made under our publicly announced repurchase authorizations and shares surrendered by employees to satisfy income tax withholding obligations during the three months ended September 30, 2025:

PeriodTotal Number of Shares Purchased (1)Average Price Paid Per Share (2)Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plan or Program (3)Approximate Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under Publicly Announced Plan or Program (1) (In millions)
July 1, 2025 - July 31, 2025228,336$323.56205,379$1,735
August 1, 2025 - August 31, 2025265,104$352.25189,322$1,668
September 1, 2025 - September 30, 2025209,758$352.49189,171$1,602
Total703,198$343.00583,872

(1)Shares purchased that were not part of our publicly announced repurchase programs represent shares of restricted stock surrendered by employees to satisfy employee income tax withholding obligations due upon vesting, and do not reduce the dollar value that may yet be purchased under our publicly announced repurchase programs.

(2)The weighted average price paid per share of common stock does not include the cost of commissions.

(3)Our publicly announced share repurchase program was originally announced on February 1, 2017 and most recently increased by an additional $1.5 billion on May 8, 2025.

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

None.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

Not applicable.

Item 5. Other Information

Insider Trading Arrangement****s

During the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2025, our directors and officers (as defined in Rule 16a-1(f) under the Exchange Act) adopted or terminated the contracts, instructions or written plans for the purchase or sale of our securities set forth in the table below.

Type of Trading Arrangement
Name and PositionActionAdoption/ Termination DateRule 10b5-1*Total Shares of Common Stock to be SoldExpiration Date
Anirudh Devgan, President and Chief Executive OfficerTermination(1)8/6/2025XUp to 137,837(2)2/20/2026
Anirudh Devgan, President and Chief Executive OfficerAdoption(1)8/6/2025XUp to 243,654(3)2/26/2027
Chin-Chi Teng, Senior Vice President and General Manager, R&DAdoption8/7/2025XUp to 18,0961/30/2026
Paul Scannell. Senior Vice President, Worldwide Field OperationsAdoption9/9/2025XUp to 36,541(4)11/13/2026
* Contract, instruction or written plan intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c) under the Exchange Act.

(1)Represents the modification, as described in Rule 10b5-1(c)(1)(iv) under the Exchange Act, of a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted on September 6, 2024. As a result of this modification, the subject plan is deemed terminated and a new plan is deemed adopted as of the modification date.

(2)Includes up to 32,800 shares subject to Performance Stock Awards previously granted to Dr. Devgan subject to vesting and release to Dr. Devgan during the period from March 15, 2025 to September 15, 2025 upon the satisfaction of the applicable total shareholder return hurdles and relative total shareholder return threshold. The actual number of shares that will vest in connection with these awards is not yet determinable. In addition, the actual number of shares that will be released to Dr. Devgan in connection with these awards and may be sold under the Rule 10b5-1 trading plan will be net of the number of shares withheld to satisfy tax withholding obligations arising from the vesting of such shares.

(3)Transactions under the Rule 10b5-1 trading plan will not begin until the expiration of the plan described in the preceding footnotes. Includes up to 161,440 shares subject to Performance Stock Awards previously granted to Dr. Devgan subject to vesting and release to Dr. Devgan during the period from March 15, 2025 to March 15, 2026 upon the satisfaction of the applicable total shareholder return hurdles and relative total shareholder return threshold. The actual number of shares that will vest in connection with these awards is not yet determinable. In addition, the actual number of shares that will be released to Dr. Devgan in connection with these awards and may be sold under the Rule 10b5-1 trading plan will be net of the number of shares withheld to satisfy tax withholding obligations arising from the vesting of such shares.

(4)Includes up to 14,666 shares subject to Performance Stock Awards previously granted to Mr. Scannell subject to vesting and release to Mr. Scannell during the period from November 6, 2025 to August 17, 2026 upon the satisfaction of the applicable total shareholder return hurdles and relative total shareholder return threshold. The actual number of shares that will vest in connection with these awards is not yet determinable. In addition, the actual number of shares that will be released to Mr. Scannell in connection with these awards and may be sold under the Rule 10b5-1 trading plan will be net of the number of shares withheld to satisfy tax withholding obligations arising from the vesting of such shares.

Item 6. Exhibits

Incorporated by Reference
Exhibit NumberExhibit TitleFormFile No.Exhibit No.Filing DateProvided Herewith
2.1* #Equity Purchase Agreement between Hexagon Smart Solutions AB and Cadence Design Systems, Inc. dated September 4, 2025.X
3.1The Registrant’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on May 3, 2024.8-K000-158673.15/6/2024
3.2The Registrant’s Amended and Restated Bylaws, effective as of November 2, 2023.8-K000-158673.111/3/2023
10.1Plea Agreement, dated July 27, 2025, by and among the Registrant, the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of California.10-Q000-1586710.37/30/2025
10.2Settlement Agreement, dated July 27, 2025, by and between the Registrant and the Bureau of Industry and Security, U.S. Department of Commerce.10-Q000-1586710.47/30/2025
31.1*Certification of the Registrant’s Chief Executive Officer, Anirudh Devgan, pursuant to Rule 13a-14 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.X
31.2*Certification of the Registrant’s Chief Financial Officer, John M. Wall, pursuant to Rule 13a-14 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.X
32.1†Certification of the Registrant’s Chief Executive Officer, Anirudh Devgan, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.X
32.2†Certification of the Registrant’s Chief Financial Officer, John M. Wall, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.X
101.INS*Inline XBRL Instance Document – the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.
101.SCH*Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.X
101.CAL*Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.X
101.DEF*Inline XBRL Definition Linkbase Document.X
101.LAB*Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.X
101.PRE*Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.X
104Cover Page Interactive Data File - The cover page from this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q is formatted in Inline XBRL (included as Exhibit 101).X

*Filed herewith.
†Furnished herewith.
#Portions of the exhibit, marked by brackets, have been omitted because the omitted information (i) is not material and (ii) is the type of information that the registrant treats as private or confidential.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS, INC. (Registrant)
DATE:October 28, 2025By:/s/ Anirudh Devgan
Anirudh Devgan
President and Chief Executive Officer
DATE:October 28, 2025By:/s/ John M. Wall
John M. Wall
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer