CDNS FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #7 of 189 in industry

Cadence Design Systems Inc CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $56.6M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $95,689 · Business Services.

Business Services peers All rankings
State
DE
Filing date
2026-03-25
Industry
Business Services
Industry rank
#7/189

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
592:1
Extreme (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$56.6M
Median worker
$95,689

Answer first

Cadence Design Systems Inc's FY2025 CEO total of $56.6M ranks #21 of 1,423 complete filings; its 592:1 pay ratio ranks #84. Dollar rank is not ratio rank.

According to the same FY2025 complete-filing cohort used on the rankings boards (CEO total, median worker, and ratio all present). Median worker pay is $95,689. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-73 peer cohort (# 7 of 189, 97th percentile - top 5% of industry peers by pay ratio). Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Business Services companies.

Dollar rank
#21
$56.6M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#84
592:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
97th
top 5% of industry peers by pay ratio

How Cadence Design Systems Inc ranks nationally

Cadence Design Systems Inc CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

Total CEO compensation, the full national distribution, this company marked

$56,647,888 Top 1% higher than 99% of 1,423 companies

$0–$2,500,000: 304 companies (21%). Below this entry. $2,500,000–$5,000,000: 182 companies (13%). Below this entry. $5,000,000–$7,500,000: 208 companies (15%). Below this entry. $7,500,000–$10,000,000: 192 companies (13%). Below this entry. $10,000,000–$12,500,000: 139 companies (10%). Below this entry. $12,500,000–$15,000,000: 91 companies (6%). Below this entry. $15,000,000–$17,500,000: 88 companies (6%). Below this entry. $17,500,000–$20,000,000: 54 companies (4%). Below this entry. $20,000,000–$22,500,000: 24 companies (2%). Below this entry. $22,500,000–$25,000,000: 34 companies (2%). Below this entry. $25,000,000–$27,500,000: 24 companies (2%). Below this entry. $27,500,000–$30,000,000: 16 companies (1%). Below this entry. $30,000,000–$32,500,000: 10 companies (1%). Below this entry. $32,500,000–$35,000,000: 7 companies (0%). Below this entry. $35,000,000–$37,500,000: 9 companies (1%). Below this entry. $37,500,000–$40,000,000: 6 companies (0%). Below this entry. $40,000,000–$42,500,000: 1 companies (0%). Below this entry. $42,500,000–$45,000,000: 1 companies (0%). Below this entry. $45,000,000–$47,500,000: 6 companies (0%). Below this entry. $47,500,000–$50,000,000: 27 companies (2%). This entry sits in this band. This company $0 $50M+ every complete-filing company, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $2500K-wide band; taller bars hold more companies. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source SEC DEF 14A Section 953(b) disclosures, PlainCEOPay extract · FY2025

Cadence Design Systems Inc vs. Business Services peers

CEO total pay ($56.6M) against pay ratio (592:1) for Cadence Design Systems Inc (marked) and its 5 closest same-industry peers, against the Business Services industry median on both axes.

Pay + gap both highContained pay, wide gapHigh pay, contained gapBelow peer norms on both2303037.822093545.94188405461674562.181465070.270.2:1206.8:1343.5:1480.2:1616.9:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)Cadence Design Systems Inc, CEO total pay: 56647888 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 592:1Cadence Design Systems IncFidelity National Information Services, Inc., CEO total pay: 22910622 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 518:1Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.Procore Technologies, Inc., CEO total pay: 77866796 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 518:1Procore Technologies, Inc.Kelly Services Inc, CEO total pay: 5901312 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 512:1Kelly Services IncKyndryl Holdings, Inc., CEO total pay: 21766355 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 501:1Kyndryl Holdings, Inc.Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp, CEO total pay: 21530826 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 477:1Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp
Cadence Design Systems Inc vs. Business Services peers, plotted against the industry's $7.9M median CEO total and 95:1 median pay ratio.

Ratio bands among Business Services peers

Exclusive CEO-to-median-worker bands across 173 complete latest-FY filings in SIC 73. Segments sum to the peer set, not this company's compensation pillar.

CEO Compensation Breakdown, FY2025

A component-level pay breakdown is not reported in Cadence Design Systems Inc's structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · Cadence Design Systems Inc

Complete DEF 14A pay-ratio filings for this CIK across FY2022–2025. Year-over-year deltas compare adjacent filing years only; incomplete dollar rows are omitted (same completeness gate as the hero figures).

Latest ratio
592:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
+442:1
from FY2024 150:1
CEO $ YoY
+194%
$56.6M latest
Filings shown
4
FY2022–2025
Cadence Design Systems Inc CEO total compensation, median worker pay, and pay ratio by fiscal year from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A.
FY CEO pay Δ pay Median worker Pay ratio Δ ratio
2022 $32.3M - $110,482 292:1 -
2023 $17.3M -46% $114,804 151:1 -141:1
2024 $19.3M +11% $128,463 150:1 -1:1
2025 $56.6M +194% $95,689 592:1 +442:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 813672, FY2022–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Business Services

This Company's Ratio
592:1
Industry Median Ratio
95:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$7.9M
This CEO's Pay
$56.6M
Companies in Industry
189
vs. Industry Median
Above
#7 of 189 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Business Services →

Cadence Design Systems Inc: upper-tail Item 402(u) ratio

Cadence Design Systems Inc's FY2025 ratio 592:1 ranks #7 of 189 Business Services filers (97th percentile). the CEO earned 592× the median employee ($95,689) in FY2025.

At $95,689 median worker pay (HIGH-MED), the EXTREME stamp means roughly 592 years of median wages to match one CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$56.6M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, well above median

Pay Ratio

592:1

Outlier, top decile

Cadence Design Systems Inc in the higher Business Services third

Cadence Design Systems Inc's FY2025 ratio 592:1 ranks #7 of 189 Business Services filers (97th percentile). The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Business Services (SIC 73) median ratio is 95:1 across 189 FY2025 filers; Cadence Design Systems Inc's $56.6M CEO total is above the $7.9M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #21 and ratio rank #84 split - treat 592:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Business Services peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$56.6M
Median Employee Pay
$95,689
Pay Ratio
592:1
Filing Date
2026-03-25

Company Info

Ticker
CDNS
CIK
813672
Industry
Business Services
SIC Code
7372
State
DE
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 813672, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Cadence Design Systems Inc's FY2025 ratio 592:1 ranks #7 of 189 Business Services filers (97th percentile).

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ABS(ceo_total_comp) peers first, then a SIC pole and a stamp-branched guide - not a fixed Related strip. This page stamps EXTREME · OUTLIER · HIGH-MED.

Netflix Inc · OUTLIER

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $53.9M (Δ $2.8M lighter vs Cadence Design Systems Inc); STEEP · ELITE-MED vs this page's EXTREME · OUTLIER · HIGH-MED.
MongoDB, Inc. · OUTLIER

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $53.5M (Δ $3.1M lighter vs Cadence Design Systems Inc); STEEP · ELITE-MED vs this page's EXTREME · OUTLIER · HIGH-MED.
Rocket Companies, Inc. · OUTLIER

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $52.9M (Δ $3.7M lighter vs Cadence Design Systems Inc); HIGH · HIGH-MED vs this page's EXTREME · OUTLIER · HIGH-MED.
Cloudflare, Inc. · OUTLIER

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $60.5M (Δ $3.8M heavier vs Cadence Design Systems Inc); HIGH · ELITE-MED vs this page's EXTREME · OUTLIER · HIGH-MED.
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. (SIC 73 pole)

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. stamps EXTREME · PEAK nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to Cadence Design Systems Inc's EXTREME filing.
National dual ranks · #21/#84

Cadence Design Systems Inc's FY2025 package sits #21 by CEO dollars and #84 by ratio under OUTLIER · EXTREME.
Highest-paid CEOs · EXTREME

Cadence Design Systems Inc's EXTREME stamp is in the upper tail - the highest-paid list shows how dollar packages and ratios diverge.
Data sourced from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for Cadence Design Systems Inc (CIK 813672), FY2025. See our methodology. Aggregated by PlainCEOPay as of August 2026.

Data currency: Executive compensation from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A proxy statements through fiscal year 2025, compiled and last refreshed August 2026. See our methodology for source dates and refresh cadence. Spot a figure that looks wrong? Report a correction.