Stock Analysis on Net
Stock Analysis on Net

Cadence Design Systems Inc. (NASDAQ:CDNS)

Balance Sheet: Assets
Quarterly Data

The balance sheet provides creditors, investors, and analysts with information on company resources (assets) and its sources of capital (its equity and liabilities). It normally also provides information about the future earnings capacity of a company assets as well as an indication of cash flows that may come from receivables and inventories.

Assets are resources controlled by the company as a result of past events and from which future economic benefits are expected to flow to the entity.

Cadence Design Systems Inc., consolidated balance sheet: assets (quarterly data)

US$ in thousands

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Jun 30, 2026 Mar 31, 2026 Dec 31, 2025 Sep 30, 2025 Jun 30, 2025 Mar 31, 2025 Dec 31, 2024 Sep 30, 2024 Jun 30, 2024 Mar 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2023 Sep 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2023 Mar 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Oct 1, 2022 Jul 2, 2022 Apr 2, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Oct 2, 2021 Jul 3, 2021 Apr 3, 2021
Cash and cash equivalents 1,440,443 1,406,668 3,001,317 2,753,246 2,822,762 2,777,674 2,644,030 2,786,040 1,058,955 1,012,418 1,008,152 961,982 873,925 916,963 882,325 1,026,051 1,029,544 1,134,752 1,088,940 1,013,819 847,160 742,981
Receivables, net 1,065,023 1,033,814 944,939 755,265 670,166 580,887 680,460 560,973 564,851 389,865 489,224 426,505 440,915 488,237 486,710 391,181 391,738 361,789 337,596 327,191 389,986 388,666
Inventories 390,378 317,951 303,545 286,193 226,162 225,621 257,711 293,350 171,508 185,784 181,661 163,693 139,576 127,566 128,005 114,283 106,372 110,213 115,721 101,575 90,479 76,592
Prepaid expenses and other 326,049 421,967 419,872 492,336 503,453 413,905 433,878 459,560 401,074 341,865 297,180 272,283 188,634 165,778 209,727 138,968 129,966 128,143 173,512 100,428 129,442 141,490
Current assets 3,221,893 3,180,400 4,669,673 4,287,040 4,222,543 3,998,087 4,016,079 4,099,923 2,196,388 1,929,932 1,976,217 1,824,463 1,643,050 1,698,544 1,706,767 1,670,483 1,657,620 1,734,897 1,715,769 1,543,013 1,457,067 1,349,729
Property, plant and equipment, net 560,161 536,903 517,004 494,701 482,131 466,322 458,200 448,652 449,422 433,016 403,213 379,776 370,193 372,956 371,451 348,238 316,741 310,690 305,911 303,313 301,979 305,089
Goodwill 4,914,788 4,929,581 2,749,143 2,644,910 2,599,798 2,419,717 2,378,671 2,493,467 2,417,747 1,575,107 1,535,845 1,500,442 1,428,772 1,377,625 1,374,268 1,348,494 924,460 923,719 928,358 925,949 929,525 912,603
Acquired intangibles, net 1,874,455 1,933,262 718,223 672,508 618,952 584,228 594,734 662,343 664,038 334,644 336,843 347,617 340,742 341,738 354,617 353,912 215,781 219,110 233,265 247,628 264,789 264,671
Deferred taxes 832,566 843,209 917,733 892,568 980,223 986,191 982,057 889,939 892,963 886,576 880,001 874,805 872,151 864,750 853,691 783,315 802,886 787,111 763,770 766,036 729,790 729,296
Other assets 676,462 674,999 581,372 607,544 605,051 558,941 544,741 572,707 605,183 562,855 537,372 504,272 500,216 516,006 476,277 463,645 443,786 419,540 439,226 427,936 439,398 437,571
Long-term assets 8,858,432 8,917,954 5,483,475 5,312,231 5,286,155 5,015,399 4,958,403 5,067,108 5,029,353 3,792,198 3,693,274 3,606,912 3,512,074 3,473,075 3,430,304 3,297,604 2,703,654 2,660,170 2,670,530 2,670,862 2,665,481 2,649,230
Total assets 12,080,325 12,098,354 10,153,148 9,599,271 9,508,698 9,013,486 8,974,482 9,167,031 7,225,741 5,722,130 5,669,491 5,431,375 5,155,124 5,171,619 5,137,071 4,968,087 4,361,274 4,395,067 4,386,299 4,213,875 4,122,548 3,998,959

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2026-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2026-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2025-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-04-03).


The balance sheet reflects a period of aggressive expansion, with total assets growing from approximately 3.99 billion USD in April 2021 to 12.08 billion USD by June 2026. This growth is characterized by two distinct phases: a steady organic increase in the first three years, followed by substantial jumps in asset valuation driven by strategic acquisitions and liquidity shifts.

Total Asset Trajectory and Composition
Total assets expanded by approximately 202% over the analyzed period. While current assets grew significantly, the most profound growth occurred within long-term assets, which rose from 2.65 billion USD in April 2021 to 8.86 billion USD in June 2026. The balance sheet shifted from a more balanced distribution between current and long-term assets toward a heavy concentration in long-term intangible assets.
Acquisition Activity and Intangibles
A strong correlation is observed between the growth of total assets and the surge in goodwill and acquired intangibles. Goodwill increased from 912.6 million USD in April 2021 to 4.91 billion USD by June 2026, with a particularly sharp increase occurring between December 2025 and March 2026. Similarly, acquired intangibles rose from 264.7 million USD to 1.87 billion USD. These patterns indicate a strategy of inorganic growth through significant corporate acquisitions.
Liquidity and Cash Management
Cash and cash equivalents exhibited significant volatility. A notable spike occurred in September 2024, where reserves jumped from 1.05 billion USD to 2.78 billion USD, remaining elevated through December 2025. This surge was followed by a sharp reduction to 1.44 billion USD by June 2026, suggesting the deployment of cash reserves to fund the large-scale acquisitions reflected in the goodwill account.
Working Capital and Operating Assets
Operating assets showed a consistent upward trend. Net receivables grew from 388.7 million USD to 1.06 billion USD, and inventories increased from 76.6 million USD to 390.4 million USD. This growth suggests a scaling of business operations and an increase in the volume of customer engagements and product delivery.
Fixed and Other Assets
Property, plant, and equipment (PP&E) demonstrated modest and linear growth, moving from 305.1 million USD in April 2021 to 560.2 million USD in June 2026. Deferred taxes remained relatively stable, fluctuating between 729 million USD and 986 million USD, indicating that the expansion of the asset base was primarily driven by intangibles rather than physical infrastructure or significant tax-related shifts.

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