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Cadence Design Systems shares outstanding CDNS

Diluted shares outstanding, averaged over each quarter, from 2009.

Latest quarter, to Jun 30, 2026
276.2M
On a year earlier
+1.2%
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Cadence Design Systems had 276.2M diluted shares outstanding on average in Q2 FY26, the quarter to Jun 30, 2026.

That is 1.2% more than a year earlier, so each share owns a little less of the company.

Shares outstanding over time

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Fiscal year by fiscal year

Fiscal yearShares, fourth quarterChange
FY2025272.9M−0%
FY2024274.3M+1%
FY2023272.4M−0%
FY2022273M−2%
FY2021278.3M−1%
FY2020280.2M+0%
FY2019279.6M−0%
FY2018280.4M+3%
FY2017273.2M−2%
FY2016278.9M−10%
FY2015310.5M+0%
FY2014310.1M+5%
FY2013294.7M+3%
FY2012286.4M+5%
FY2011273.1M+5%

Each fiscal year is the twelve months to its fourth quarter, shown as the fourth quarter's average share count.

Quarter by quarter

QuarterEndedShares outstandingOn a year earlier
Q2 FY26276.2M+1%
Q1 FY26273.7M+0%
Q4 FY25272.9M−0%
Q3 FY25273.8M−0%
Q2 FY25272.9M−0%
Q1 FY25273.6M+0%
Q4 FY24274.3M+1%
Q3 FY24274M+1%
Q2 FY24273.5M+0%
Q1 FY24273.5M+0%
Q4 FY23272.4M−0%
Q3 FY23272.4M−1%

What the shares outstanding tells you

Diluted shares outstanding, averaged over the period. Fewer shares means each one owns more of the company.

A falling count usually means buybacks. A rising one means stock pay, acquisitions paid in shares or new shares sold.

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