Analysis of Liquidity Ratios
Quarterly Data
Liquidity ratios measure the company ability to meet its short-term obligations.
Liquidity Ratios (Summary)
Cadence Design Systems Inc., liquidity ratios (quarterly data)
Based on: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-28).
- Current Ratio
- The current ratio displayed a general upward trend from March 2020, starting at 1.38, and increasing to a peak of 1.86 by December 2020. Following this peak, the ratio experienced fluctuations but generally remained above 1.2 throughout the subsequent quarters. Notably, a decline is observed during late 2022 and early 2023, dipping to 1.24 in December 2023. However, there is a significant rebound from March 2024 onwards, reaching a high of 3.07 in September 2024 before a slight decrease to 2.82 by June 2025. This suggests strengthening short-term liquidity in the latter periods after some volatility in the mid-term.
- Quick Ratio
- The quick ratio trends similarly to the current ratio but with slightly lower values, as expected. It rose from 1.22 in March 2020 to 1.59 in December 2020, indicating improvement in liquid assets relative to current liabilities. Post-2020, the quick ratio showed variability with a declining phase throughout 2022, lowering to 0.94 by December 2023. Beginning in 2024, the ratio increased sharply, reaching 2.58 in September 2024, before a moderate reduction to 2.33 in June 2025. This pattern suggests initial stabilization followed by fluctuating liquidity, then a marked improvement in the firm's immediate asset base over liabilities in recent quarters.
- Cash Ratio
- The cash ratio indicates more pronounced fluctuations over the periods. It rose steadily from 0.93 in March 2020 to 1.17 by December 2020, reflecting increased cash or cash-equivalent reserves. A downward trend is evident through 2022 and early 2023, hitting a low of 0.63 in December 2023. Starting in 2024, the ratio demonstrates a significant increase, peaking at 2.14 in September 2024, and then slightly decreasing to 1.89 by June 2025. This trend highlights periods of restrained cash holdings midterm, followed by a strong cash position in more recent quarters, enhancing the company's ability to cover short-term obligations solely with cash.
- Overall Analysis
- Over the full period, liquidity ratios initially improved significantly through 2020, suggesting enhanced short-term financial strength. Subsequent fluctuations point to alternating phases of liquidity tightening and easing. The pronounced improvements from early 2024 onward across all three liquidity measures indicate a strategic accumulation of current and liquid assets relative to liabilities, improving the company’s capacity to meet short-term obligations. The strong rise in the cash ratio in the last observed quarters is particularly notable, signaling a robust cash position. Such a development can indicate improved operational cash flows, asset management, or possibly a precautious liquidity strategy in a potentially uncertain market environment.
Current Ratio
Cadence Design Systems Inc., current ratio calculation (quarterly data)
| 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 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 26, 2020 | Jun 27, 2020 | Mar 28, 2020 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current assets | 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) | 1,478,587) | 1,736,482) | 1,639,783) | 1,399,507) | |||||||
| Current liabilities | 1,496,565) | 1,300,767) | 1,370,105) | 1,674,994) | 1,533,722) | 1,465,743) | 1,590,867) | 1,264,167) | 1,196,300) | 1,181,381) | 1,347,696) | 1,256,994) | 1,042,491) | 960,826) | 971,225) | 907,196) | 926,716) | 792,341) | 796,808) | 1,117,889) | 1,151,887) | 1,012,429) | |||||||
| Liquidity Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ratio1 | 2.82 | 3.07 | 2.93 | 2.45 | 1.43 | 1.32 | 1.24 | 1.44 | 1.37 | 1.44 | 1.27 | 1.33 | 1.59 | 1.81 | 1.77 | 1.70 | 1.57 | 1.70 | 1.86 | 1.55 | 1.42 | 1.38 | |||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current Ratio, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accenture PLC | 1.48 | 1.47 | 1.10 | 1.16 | 1.26 | 1.33 | 1.30 | 1.37 | 1.29 | 1.26 | 1.23 | 1.27 | 1.23 | 1.22 | 1.25 | 1.42 | 1.39 | 1.45 | 1.40 | 1.37 | 1.38 | 1.39 | |||||||
| Adobe Inc. | 0.99 | 1.18 | 1.07 | 1.11 | 1.16 | 1.05 | 1.34 | 1.25 | 1.16 | 1.12 | 1.11 | 1.14 | 1.07 | 1.04 | 1.25 | 1.39 | 1.31 | 1.27 | 1.48 | 1.44 | 1.29 | 1.23 | |||||||
| CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. | 1.90 | 1.80 | 1.76 | 1.74 | 1.82 | 1.78 | 1.73 | 1.76 | 1.80 | 1.83 | 1.83 | 1.90 | 1.98 | 2.07 | 2.65 | 1.91 | 2.18 | 2.25 | 2.38 | 2.53 | 2.94 | 1.03 | |||||||
| Datadog Inc. | 3.43 | 2.74 | 2.64 | 2.13 | 2.01 | 3.43 | 3.17 | 3.35 | 3.42 | 3.19 | 3.09 | 3.23 | 3.31 | 3.33 | 3.54 | 3.94 | 4.31 | 5.45 | 5.77 | 6.49 | 6.74 | 4.43 | |||||||
| Fair Isaac Corp. | 2.11 | 1.80 | 1.62 | 1.87 | 2.04 | 1.31 | 1.51 | 1.46 | 1.40 | 1.36 | 1.46 | 1.23 | 1.26 | 1.44 | 0.99 | 1.02 | 1.10 | 1.30 | 1.29 | 1.05 | 1.01 | 1.04 | |||||||
| International Business Machines Corp. | 0.91 | 1.01 | 1.04 | 1.06 | 1.12 | 1.13 | 0.96 | 0.91 | 1.06 | 1.16 | 0.92 | 0.95 | 0.88 | 0.92 | 0.88 | 0.84 | 0.84 | 0.93 | 0.98 | 1.05 | 1.04 | 0.96 | |||||||
| Intuit Inc. | 1.27 | 1.24 | 1.29 | 1.50 | 1.17 | 1.25 | 1.47 | 1.51 | 1.23 | 1.37 | 1.39 | 1.63 | 1.18 | 2.10 | 1.94 | 1.96 | 1.53 | 3.09 | 2.26 | 1.79 | 1.67 | 1.80 | |||||||
| Microsoft Corp. | 1.35 | 1.30 | 1.27 | 1.24 | 1.22 | 1.66 | 1.77 | 1.91 | 1.93 | 1.84 | 1.78 | 1.99 | 2.25 | 2.16 | 2.08 | 2.29 | 2.58 | 2.53 | 2.52 | 2.90 | 2.80 | 2.85 | |||||||
| Oracle Corp. | 0.81 | 0.72 | 0.72 | 0.85 | 0.79 | 0.87 | 0.91 | 0.82 | 0.65 | 0.60 | 1.62 | 1.52 | 1.65 | 2.04 | 2.30 | 2.16 | 2.17 | 2.66 | 3.03 | 2.12 | 2.37 | 2.25 | |||||||
| Palantir Technologies Inc. | 6.32 | 6.49 | 5.96 | 5.67 | 5.92 | 5.91 | 5.55 | 5.53 | 5.22 | 5.41 | 5.17 | 4.28 | 4.36 | 4.38 | 4.34 | 4.13 | 3.90 | 3.88 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Palo Alto Networks Inc. | 0.84 | 0.84 | 0.89 | 0.84 | 0.83 | 0.86 | 0.78 | 0.74 | 0.64 | 0.70 | 0.77 | 0.74 | 0.66 | 0.68 | 0.91 | 1.38 | 0.98 | 1.63 | 1.91 | 1.29 | 1.78 | 1.78 | |||||||
| Salesforce Inc. | 1.04 | 1.11 | 1.09 | 1.04 | 1.02 | 1.02 | 1.02 | 1.05 | 1.06 | 1.03 | 1.05 | 1.06 | 0.93 | 1.33 | 1.23 | 1.22 | 1.15 | 1.15 | 1.08 | 1.05 | 0.97 | 0.96 | |||||||
| ServiceNow Inc. | 1.09 | 1.12 | 1.10 | 1.13 | 1.12 | 1.05 | 1.06 | 1.08 | 1.14 | 1.17 | 1.11 | 1.24 | 1.12 | 1.12 | 1.05 | 1.13 | 1.08 | 1.23 | 1.21 | 1.40 | 1.17 | 1.03 | |||||||
| Synopsys Inc. | 7.02 | 2.68 | 2.44 | 2.02 | 1.86 | 1.29 | 1.15 | 1.20 | 1.15 | 1.11 | 1.09 | 1.14 | 1.25 | 1.19 | 1.16 | 1.18 | 1.19 | 1.10 | 1.19 | 1.06 | 0.95 | 0.95 | |||||||
| Workday Inc. | 2.04 | 2.00 | 1.97 | 2.13 | 2.00 | 1.95 | 1.75 | 1.87 | 1.61 | 1.56 | 1.03 | 1.10 | 1.04 | 0.93 | 1.12 | 1.09 | 1.45 | 1.25 | 1.04 | 1.19 | 0.81 | 1.09 | |||||||
Based on: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-28).
1 Q2 2025 Calculation
Current ratio = Current assets ÷ Current liabilities
= 4,222,543 ÷ 1,496,565 = 2.82
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
- Current Assets
- The current assets exhibit a fluctuating but generally upward trend over the observed periods. Starting at approximately 1.40 billion USD in March 2020, current assets increased to around 1.72 billion USD by December 2020, indicating growth during this period. A slight dip occurred in early 2021, followed by a gradual recovery and an increasing trajectory through late 2021 and into 2022. Notably, from June 2024 onwards, current assets show a sharp and significant increase, peaking at over 4 billion USD in September 2024 before stabilizing around the 4 billion USD mark through mid-2025.
- Current Liabilities
- Current liabilities display more volatility with several periods of increase and decrease. Beginning at roughly 1.01 billion USD in March 2020, liabilities decreased notably to about 797 million USD by December 2020, marking a significant reduction. Subsequently, there is a gradual increase in liabilities through 2021 and early 2022, reaching a peak of nearly 1.35 billion USD in December 2022. Following this peak, liabilities declined and then fluctuated between approximately 1.18 billion to 1.59 billion USD through 2023 and early 2024. Unlike current assets, liabilities did not spike proportionally and remained below 1.7 billion USD for most of the period until mid-2025 where a moderate rise occurs.
- Current Ratio
- The current ratio, a measure of short-term liquidity, reflects a variable but generally strong liquidity position over the timeframe. Starting at 1.38 in March 2020 and reaching a high of 1.86 by December 2020, the ratio indicates improving liquidity. However, this was followed by a gradual decline to around 1.27 by December 2022, suggesting a modest weakening in liquidity relative to liabilities. From early 2023 onward, the current ratio showed a recovery and a substantial increase, culminating in a marked surge to levels above 2.8 from March 2024 onward, peaking at 3.07 in September 2024. This sharp rise in the current ratio corresponds with the significant jump in current assets, implying improved short-term financial strength.
- Overall Insights
- The financial data indicates a company maintaining generally positive liquidity conditions throughout the observed periods, with pronounced improvements in late 2024 and early 2025 largely driven by increases in current assets. Despite fluctuations in current liabilities, the company appears to have enhanced its capacity to cover short-term obligations, as reflected in the current ratio's upward trend toward the end of the timeline. The exceptional increase in assets starting in mid-2024 may warrant further investigation to understand underlying causes and sustainability. The moderate volatility in liabilities suggests effective liabilities management without excessive buildup of short-term obligations.
Quick Ratio
Cadence Design Systems Inc., quick ratio calculation (quarterly data)
| 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 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 26, 2020 | Jun 27, 2020 | Mar 28, 2020 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 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) | 928,432) | 1,306,564) | 1,189,186) | 946,285) | |||||||
| Receivables, net | 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) | 338,487) | 300,413) | 312,758) | 284,093) | |||||||
| Total quick assets | 3,492,928) | 3,358,561) | 3,324,490) | 3,347,013) | 1,623,806) | 1,402,283) | 1,497,376) | 1,388,487) | 1,314,840) | 1,405,200) | 1,369,035) | 1,417,232) | 1,421,282) | 1,496,541) | 1,426,536) | 1,341,010) | 1,237,146) | 1,131,647) | 1,266,919) | 1,606,977) | 1,501,944) | 1,230,378) | |||||||
| Current liabilities | 1,496,565) | 1,300,767) | 1,370,105) | 1,674,994) | 1,533,722) | 1,465,743) | 1,590,867) | 1,264,167) | 1,196,300) | 1,181,381) | 1,347,696) | 1,256,994) | 1,042,491) | 960,826) | 971,225) | 907,196) | 926,716) | 792,341) | 796,808) | 1,117,889) | 1,151,887) | 1,012,429) | |||||||
| Liquidity Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Quick ratio1 | 2.33 | 2.58 | 2.43 | 2.00 | 1.06 | 0.96 | 0.94 | 1.10 | 1.10 | 1.19 | 1.02 | 1.13 | 1.36 | 1.56 | 1.47 | 1.48 | 1.33 | 1.43 | 1.59 | 1.44 | 1.30 | 1.22 | |||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Quick Ratio, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accenture PLC | 1.33 | 1.33 | 0.98 | 1.03 | 1.13 | 1.18 | 1.18 | 1.24 | 1.15 | 1.12 | 1.12 | 1.14 | 1.10 | 1.10 | 1.14 | 1.31 | 1.27 | 1.34 | 1.29 | 1.25 | 1.25 | 1.28 | |||||||
| Adobe Inc. | 0.82 | 1.03 | 0.95 | 0.97 | 1.02 | 0.93 | 1.22 | 1.12 | 1.03 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.01 | 0.93 | 0.89 | 1.11 | 1.25 | 1.18 | 1.12 | 1.34 | 1.28 | 1.11 | 1.06 | |||||||
| CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. | 1.72 | 1.64 | 1.60 | 1.59 | 1.66 | 1.63 | 1.58 | 1.62 | 1.66 | 1.68 | 1.68 | 1.76 | 1.81 | 1.93 | 2.50 | 1.76 | 2.01 | 2.07 | 2.18 | 2.36 | 2.76 | 0.87 | |||||||
| Datadog Inc. | 3.34 | 2.66 | 2.57 | 2.07 | 1.95 | 3.32 | 3.08 | 3.26 | 3.31 | 3.09 | 3.01 | 3.14 | 3.21 | 3.23 | 3.45 | 3.84 | 4.19 | 5.31 | 5.64 | 6.35 | 6.59 | 4.29 | |||||||
| Fair Isaac Corp. | 1.86 | 1.62 | 1.52 | 1.76 | 1.92 | 1.22 | 1.43 | 1.39 | 1.28 | 1.26 | 1.37 | 1.15 | 1.17 | 1.31 | 0.91 | 0.95 | 0.92 | 1.16 | 1.19 | 0.93 | 0.87 | 0.89 | |||||||
| International Business Machines Corp. | 0.77 | 0.86 | 0.90 | 0.89 | 0.95 | 0.98 | 0.82 | 0.74 | 0.90 | 0.99 | 0.76 | 0.75 | 0.68 | 0.73 | 0.69 | 0.64 | 0.66 | 0.75 | 0.83 | 0.88 | 0.88 | 0.80 | |||||||
| Intuit Inc. | 0.68 | 0.54 | 0.71 | 1.00 | 0.55 | 0.66 | 1.25 | 1.29 | 1.02 | 1.10 | 1.17 | 1.29 | 0.78 | 1.71 | 1.60 | 1.72 | 1.20 | 2.74 | 2.04 | 1.54 | 1.30 | 1.34 | |||||||
| Microsoft Corp. | 1.10 | 1.06 | 1.06 | 1.05 | 1.02 | 1.45 | 1.54 | 1.66 | 1.66 | 1.59 | 1.57 | 1.77 | 2.05 | 1.96 | 1.90 | 2.10 | 2.36 | 2.30 | 2.33 | 2.73 | 2.65 | 2.68 | |||||||
| Oracle Corp. | 0.67 | 0.59 | 0.59 | 0.69 | 0.63 | 0.73 | 0.74 | 0.65 | 0.50 | 0.49 | 1.43 | 1.34 | 1.45 | 1.90 | 2.15 | 2.00 | 2.02 | 2.50 | 2.83 | 1.91 | 2.16 | 2.09 | |||||||
| Palantir Technologies Inc. | 6.19 | 6.36 | 5.83 | 5.55 | 5.77 | 5.80 | 5.41 | 5.39 | 5.08 | 5.25 | 4.92 | 4.08 | 4.09 | 4.15 | 4.11 | 3.90 | 3.79 | 3.73 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Palo Alto Networks Inc. | 0.78 | 0.77 | 0.82 | 0.78 | 0.78 | 0.81 | 0.72 | 0.66 | 0.58 | 0.65 | 0.73 | 0.70 | 0.62 | 0.64 | 0.86 | 1.23 | 0.88 | 1.48 | 1.78 | 1.16 | 1.64 | 1.64 | |||||||
| Salesforce Inc. | 0.86 | 0.95 | 0.96 | 0.86 | 0.86 | 0.86 | 0.90 | 0.89 | 0.91 | 0.88 | 0.93 | 0.89 | 0.79 | 1.19 | 1.11 | 1.05 | 0.98 | 1.00 | 0.95 | 0.87 | 0.82 | 0.81 | |||||||
| ServiceNow Inc. | 0.99 | 1.03 | 1.02 | 1.05 | 1.03 | 0.98 | 1.00 | 1.01 | 1.08 | 1.11 | 1.06 | 1.17 | 1.06 | 1.06 | 1.01 | 1.07 | 1.03 | 1.19 | 1.16 | 1.33 | 1.11 | 0.98 | |||||||
| Synopsys Inc. | 6.34 | 1.99 | 1.88 | 1.10 | 0.99 | 0.88 | 0.85 | 0.92 | 0.90 | 0.86 | 0.85 | 0.87 | 0.99 | 0.93 | 0.89 | 0.90 | 0.92 | 0.83 | 0.94 | 0.82 | 0.73 | 0.73 | |||||||
| Workday Inc. | 1.92 | 1.88 | 1.87 | 2.01 | 1.90 | 1.83 | 1.66 | 1.75 | 1.52 | 1.47 | 0.96 | 1.03 | 0.98 | 0.86 | 1.07 | 1.02 | 1.35 | 1.15 | 0.95 | 1.09 | 0.74 | 1.00 | |||||||
Based on: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-28).
1 Q2 2025 Calculation
Quick ratio = Total quick assets ÷ Current liabilities
= 3,492,928 ÷ 1,496,565 = 2.33
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
- Total quick assets
- The total quick assets exhibited fluctuations over the reported periods. Initial growth is noted from March 2020 through September 2020, peaking at about 1.6 billion USD, followed by a decline toward December 2020. A stabilization phase appears through 2021 with moderate increases leading to nearly 1.5 billion USD in early 2022. From mid-2022 onwards, the values display some variability, but a significant surge is observed starting in the third quarter of 2024, with total quick assets more than doubling relative to earlier periods, reaching over 3.4 billion USD by mid-2025.
- Current liabilities
- Current liabilities began at approximately 1.0 billion USD in March 2020, increased gradually, and fluctuated around 900 million to 1.3 billion USD through 2021 and early 2022. From mid-2022 until early 2024, a degree of volatility is observed with liabilities rising close to 1.6 billion USD and then moderating. Afterward, liabilities show a downward trend briefly but then again exhibit variability, concluding near 1.5 billion USD by June 2025. The pattern indicates oscillations without a clear, consistent long-term upward or downward trend.
- Quick ratio
- The quick ratio demonstrated an initial upward trend from 1.22 in March 2020 to a high of 1.59 in December 2020, suggesting improving liquidity during this period. However, from 2021 through early 2023, the ratio declined steadily, reaching a low near 0.94 by December 2023, which indicates tightening liquidity conditions. Subsequently, a strong recovery took place, with the quick ratio increasing sharply to values exceeding 2.0 from the third quarter of 2024 onwards, reaching up to 2.58 by mid-2025. This improvement reflects a significant strengthening of short-term financial stability in the latest periods.
- Overall insights
- Liquidity indicators reveal a cycle of improvement in early periods, followed by a decline and tightening conditions in 2022 and early 2023. The substantial increase in total quick assets coupled with the sharp rise in the quick ratio from late 2024 suggests a strategic enhancement of liquid resources relative to current liabilities. Current liabilities behavior does not exhibit a definitive trend but fluctuates within a range, implying active management or external factors influencing short-term obligations. The pronounced enhancement in liquidity ratios toward the end of the observed timeframe signals improved capacity to meet current liabilities with readily available assets.
Cash Ratio
Cadence Design Systems Inc., cash ratio calculation (quarterly data)
| 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 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 26, 2020 | Jun 27, 2020 | Mar 28, 2020 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 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) | 928,432) | 1,306,564) | 1,189,186) | 946,285) | |||||||
| Total cash assets | 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) | 928,432) | 1,306,564) | 1,189,186) | 946,285) | |||||||
| Current liabilities | 1,496,565) | 1,300,767) | 1,370,105) | 1,674,994) | 1,533,722) | 1,465,743) | 1,590,867) | 1,264,167) | 1,196,300) | 1,181,381) | 1,347,696) | 1,256,994) | 1,042,491) | 960,826) | 971,225) | 907,196) | 926,716) | 792,341) | 796,808) | 1,117,889) | 1,151,887) | 1,012,429) | |||||||
| Liquidity Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash ratio1 | 1.89 | 2.14 | 1.93 | 1.66 | 0.69 | 0.69 | 0.63 | 0.76 | 0.73 | 0.78 | 0.65 | 0.82 | 0.99 | 1.18 | 1.12 | 1.12 | 0.91 | 0.94 | 1.17 | 1.17 | 1.03 | 0.93 | |||||||
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| Cash Ratio, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accenture PLC | 0.50 | 0.48 | 0.26 | 0.30 | 0.32 | 0.41 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.38 | 0.36 | 0.45 | 0.41 | 0.35 | 0.37 | 0.52 | 0.67 | 0.65 | 0.68 | 0.67 | 0.54 | 0.49 | 0.52 | |||||||
| Adobe Inc. | 0.63 | 0.81 | 0.75 | 0.78 | 0.85 | 0.72 | 0.95 | 0.90 | 0.82 | 0.76 | 0.75 | 0.77 | 0.72 | 0.65 | 0.84 | 1.00 | 0.94 | 0.85 | 1.09 | 1.03 | 0.84 | 0.80 | |||||||
| CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. | 1.48 | 1.38 | 1.29 | 1.35 | 1.42 | 1.41 | 1.28 | 1.36 | 1.41 | 1.44 | 1.42 | 1.54 | 1.57 | 1.71 | 2.22 | 1.51 | 1.76 | 1.81 | 1.85 | 2.01 | 2.42 | 0.58 | |||||||
| Datadog Inc. | 2.89 | 2.40 | 2.25 | 1.80 | 1.65 | 2.86 | 2.58 | 2.78 | 2.87 | 2.61 | 2.48 | 2.62 | 2.72 | 2.78 | 2.94 | 3.33 | 3.70 | 4.82 | 5.09 | 5.87 | 6.07 | 3.77 | |||||||
| Fair Isaac Corp. | 0.43 | 0.56 | 0.40 | 0.46 | 0.43 | 0.37 | 0.37 | 0.41 | 0.37 | 0.39 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.46 | 0.50 | 0.35 | 0.44 | 0.40 | 0.37 | 0.38 | 0.27 | 0.23 | 0.25 | |||||||
| International Business Machines Corp. | 0.41 | 0.50 | 0.45 | 0.48 | 0.54 | 0.60 | 0.39 | 0.36 | 0.50 | 0.57 | 0.28 | 0.32 | 0.24 | 0.32 | 0.22 | 0.23 | 0.22 | 0.31 | 0.36 | 0.41 | 0.37 | 0.30 | |||||||
| Intuit Inc. | 0.34 | 0.39 | 0.54 | 0.76 | 0.24 | 0.45 | 0.97 | 0.97 | 0.54 | 0.82 | 0.90 | 1.09 | 0.48 | 1.52 | 1.46 | 1.52 | 1.02 | 2.69 | 2.00 | 1.46 | 1.03 | 1.28 | |||||||
| Microsoft Corp. | 0.66 | 0.68 | 0.60 | 0.68 | 0.67 | 1.15 | 1.07 | 1.22 | 1.22 | 1.23 | 1.10 | 1.35 | 1.62 | 1.62 | 1.47 | 1.74 | 1.96 | 1.97 | 1.89 | 2.34 | 2.25 | 2.35 | |||||||
| Oracle Corp. | 0.39 | 0.34 | 0.34 | 0.40 | 0.36 | 0.48 | 0.44 | 0.38 | 0.27 | 0.32 | 1.12 | 1.12 | 1.21 | 1.70 | 1.93 | 1.77 | 1.81 | 2.26 | 2.50 | 1.64 | 1.88 | 1.89 | |||||||
| Palantir Technologies Inc. | 5.51 | 5.61 | 5.25 | 4.84 | 4.96 | 5.15 | 4.93 | 4.77 | 4.53 | 4.83 | 4.48 | 3.59 | 3.69 | 3.77 | 3.83 | 3.64 | 3.43 | 3.50 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Palo Alto Networks Inc. | 0.43 | 0.46 | 0.34 | 0.41 | 0.43 | 0.52 | 0.31 | 0.46 | 0.39 | 0.46 | 0.44 | 0.50 | 0.45 | 0.48 | 0.57 | 0.98 | 0.72 | 1.22 | 1.39 | 0.87 | 1.40 | 1.39 | |||||||
| Salesforce Inc. | 0.60 | 0.76 | 0.53 | 0.61 | 0.60 | 0.65 | 0.48 | 0.65 | 0.67 | 0.68 | 0.48 | 0.62 | 0.55 | 0.98 | 0.67 | 0.78 | 0.72 | 0.76 | 0.54 | 0.62 | 0.59 | 0.61 | |||||||
| ServiceNow Inc. | 0.72 | 0.80 | 0.69 | 0.78 | 0.75 | 0.73 | 0.66 | 0.73 | 0.82 | 0.85 | 0.71 | 0.89 | 0.81 | 0.83 | 0.67 | 0.80 | 0.76 | 0.94 | 0.83 | 1.04 | 0.82 | 0.68 | |||||||
| Synopsys Inc. | 5.93 | 1.62 | 1.53 | 0.79 | 0.66 | 0.48 | 0.53 | 0.67 | 0.62 | 0.48 | 0.56 | 0.60 | 0.70 | 0.51 | 0.65 | 0.66 | 0.65 | 0.47 | 0.58 | 0.51 | 0.42 | 0.34 | |||||||
| Workday Inc. | 1.63 | 1.62 | 1.55 | 1.71 | 1.59 | 1.56 | 1.32 | 1.48 | 1.30 | 1.31 | 0.72 | 0.83 | 0.77 | 0.71 | 0.83 | 0.81 | 1.08 | 0.94 | 0.65 | 0.84 | 0.56 | 0.77 | |||||||
Based on: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-28).
1 Q2 2025 Calculation
Cash ratio = Total cash assets ÷ Current liabilities
= 2,822,762 ÷ 1,496,565 = 1.89
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
- Total Cash Assets
- The total cash assets exhibit fluctuations over the reported periods. Initially, cash holdings increased steadily from approximately 946 million in March 2020 to about 1.3 billion by September 2020. This was followed by a decline to around 742 million in April 2021. Subsequently, cash assets recovered and remained relatively stable, fluctuating between 850 million and 1.1 billion throughout late 2021 and 2022. A notable surge is observed starting in late 2023, with cash assets rising sharply to about 2.78 billion by September 2024 and maintaining a similar high level through June 2025. This significant increase suggests improved liquidity or cash inflows during this later period.
- Current Liabilities
- Current liabilities demonstrate both decreases and increases across the timeline. There is a decline from over 1 billion in March 2020 to approximately 797 million by December 2020. From early 2021 to late 2022, current liabilities show an upward trend, reaching a peak of about 1.35 billion at the end of 2022. In the subsequent periods of 2023, liabilities fluctuate but generally remain within the range of 1.18 to 1.59 billion. Notably, current liabilities decrease during early to mid-2025, falling to roughly 1.3 to 1.5 billion. The variations reflect shifting obligations possibly related to operational or financing activities during these periods.
- Cash Ratio
- The cash ratio indicates the company's ability to cover current liabilities with cash assets and varies significantly through the reported quarters. From a starting ratio below 1 in early 2020, it briefly exceeds 1.1 between September and December 2020, indicating a strong liquidity position at that time. However, it then declines to a low around 0.63 by December 2023, suggesting tighter liquidity or rising liabilities in proportion to cash. From late 2023 onward, there is a marked improvement with the ratio sharply increasing to levels well above 1.5, peaking above 2.1 by September 2024 before settling near 1.9 in mid-2025. This increase aligns with the surge in cash assets and potentially reflects a strategic build-up of cash reserves or reduction in current liabilities relative to cash in later periods.
- Overall Insights
- The data indicates a period of liquidity tightening during 2021 through early 2023, characterized by relatively stable or declining cash levels alongside increasing liabilities, which resulted in a diminished cash ratio. The sharp improvement in cash ratio and cash assets beginning in late 2023 points to a significant change in financial position, with the company strengthening its cash reserves and liquidity. The management may have focused on building cash buffers, paying down liabilities, or improving operational cash flows to support a more robust financial structure in anticipation of future opportunities or challenges.