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REVENUE (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2025

Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]

Revenue from external customers by product category

The following table shows the percentage of revenue contributed by each of Cadence’s product categories for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 and September 30, 2024:

			Three Months Ended												Nine Months Ended
			September 30, 2025						September 30, 2024						September 30, 2025						September 30, 2024
Core EDA*			71		%				70		%				71		%				73		%
Semiconductor IP (“IP”)			14		%				14		%				14		%				13		%
System Design and Analysis			15		%				16		%				15		%				14		%
Total			100		%				100		%				100		%				100		%

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* Includes immaterial amount of revenue accounted for under leasing arrangements.

Disaggregation of revenue

The following table shows the percentage of Cadence’s revenue that is classified as recurring or up-front for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 and September 30, 2024:

			Three Months Ended												Nine Months Ended
			September 30, 2025						September 30, 2024						September 30, 2025						September 30, 2024
Revenue recognized over time			78		%				79		%				76		%				83		%
Other recurring revenue			4		%				4		%				5		%				4		%
Recurring revenue			82		%				83		%				81		%				87		%
Up-front revenue			18		%				17		%				19		%				13		%
Total revenue			100		%				100		%				100		%				100		%

Contract balances

Cadence’s contract balances as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024 were as follows:

			As of
			September 30, 2025						December 31, 2024
			(In thousands)
Contract assets			$	91,119					$	29,339
Deferred revenue			905,344						852,581

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