8-K filed Oct 26, 2026
Cadence Design Systems authorizes $2.5B for stock buybacks
“Underscoring Cadence's continued commitment to returning capital to shareholders, Cadence's Board of Directors has authorized an additional $2.5 billion for Cadence's share repurchase program.”
From Cadence Design Systems’s 8-K filed Oct 26, 2026 · read the filing · all documents
How big is it?
Cadence Design Systems bought back $775M of stock in the twelve months to Mar 31, 2026. At that pace, $2.5B covers about 3.2 years of buybacks.
The amount equals 175% of its free cash flow over the same twelve months ($1.4B).
Its diluted share count is up 0.0% from a year earlier.
An authorization is permission, not a promise: the company can buy less, more slowly, or not at all, and usually doesn't have to say when it buys.
Show as table
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| Q2 '23 | $325.1M |
| Q3 '23 | $125.0M |
| Q4 '23 | $125.0M |
| Q1 '24 | $125.0M |
| Q2 '24 | $125M |
| Q3 '24 | $150.0M |
| Q4 '24 | $150.0M |
| Q1 '25 | $350.0M |
| Q2 '25 | $175.0M |
| Q3 '25 | $200.0M |
| Q4 '25 | $200.0M |
| Q1 '26 | $200M |