Company data
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. employees and revenue per employee
CDNS · Software - Application · $96.8B market cap
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. had 13,800 employees at the end of fiscal Dec 2025, up 8.7% from a year earlier. Revenue for the year was $5.30B, up 14.1% from a year earlier, or $384K per employee. Revenue and headcount both grew, and revenue grew faster.
Employees
13,800
+8.7% YoY
Revenue
$5.30B
+14.1% YoY
Revenue / employee
$384K
Peer median $403K
Rank in industry
30 of 53
Software - Application
Headcount against revenue
Both lines start at 100 in the first year we hold, so you can see which one grew faster.
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| Year ending | Employees | Revenue | Per employee | Staff YoY | Revenue YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | 13,800 | $5.30B | $384K | +8.7% | +14.1% |
| Dec 2024 | 12,700 | $4.64B | $365K | +13.4% | +13.5% |
| Dec 2023 | 11,200 | $4.09B | $365K | +9.8% | +14.8% |
| Dec 2022 | 10,200 | $3.56B | $349K | +9.7% | +19.2% |
| Jan 2022 | 9,300 | $2.99B | $321K | +5.7% | +11.4% |
| Jan 2021 | 8,800 | $2.68B | $305K | +8.6% | +14.8% |
| Dec 2019 | 8,100 | $2.34B | $288K | +8.0% | +9.3% |
| Dec 2018 | 7,500 | $2.14B | $285K | +4.2% | +10.0% |
| Dec 2017 | 7,200 | $1.94B | $270K | +1.4% | +7.0% |
| Dec 2016 | 7,100 | $1.82B | $256K | — | — |
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Cadence Design Systems, Inc. against similar companies
The closest industry peers by revenue, from Software - Application.
| Company | Employees | Revenue | Revenue / employee | Shape |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| APP AppLovin Corporation | 876 | $5.48B | $6.26M | Leaner |
| LYFT Lyft, Inc. | 3,913 | $6.32B | $1.61M | Hiring ahead |
| ZM Zoom Communications, Inc. | 7,438 | $4.87B | $655K | Efficient growth |
| SNOW Snowflake Inc. | 9,060 | $4.68B | $517K | Efficient growth |
| ADSK Autodesk, Inc. | 14,300 | $7.21B | $504K | Leaner |
| TEAM Atlassian Corporation | 13,301 | $6.57B | $494K | Leaner |
| ROP Roper Technologies, Inc. | 19,400 | $7.90B | $407K | Efficient growth |
| CDNS Cadence Design Systems, Inc. | 13,800 | $5.30B | $384K | Efficient growth |
| SSNC SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. | 28,800 | $6.27B | $218K | Hiring ahead |
Questions about Cadence Design Systems, Inc.
- How many employees does Cadence Design Systems, Inc. have?
- Cadence Design Systems, Inc. reported 13,800 employees for the fiscal year ending Dec 2025, in the annual report it filed on February 19, 2026. That is up 8.7% from a year earlier.
- What is Cadence Design Systems, Inc.'s revenue per employee?
- Cadence Design Systems, Inc. brought in $5.30B of revenue in fiscal Dec 2025, which is $384K per employee. That ranks 30 of 53 companies we track in Software - Application, where the median is $403K.
- Where do these numbers come from?
- Employee counts and revenue are taken from each company's own annual report (Form 10-K). Open roles are counted from the company's public job board where we have matched one. Companies report headcount once a year, sometimes rounded, so small changes can be noise.
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Source: employee counts and revenue as stated in Cadence Design Systems, Inc.'s annual reports (Form 10-K), latest filed February 19, 2026. This is data, not a recommendation to buy or sell CDNS.