What would $1,000 invested in Cadence Design in 2000 be worth today?

$1,000 invested in Cadence Design (CDNS) in 2000 would be worth approximately $17,524 today, representing a total return of +1652.4% and an annualized return of 11.4%.

How does Cadence Design compare to the S&P 500 since 2000?

$1,000 invested in the S&P 500 in 2000 would be worth approximately $8,389 today (+738.9%), compared to $17,524 for Cadence Design (+1652.4%).

What was the annualized return for Cadence Design since 2000?

Cadence Design has delivered an annualized return of 11.4% since 2000, based on split-adjusted price data.

What if you invested in Cadence Design in 2000?

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If you invested $1,000 in Cadence Design in 2000

$17,529today

+1652.9% total return|+11.4% annualized

The same $1,000 in the S&P 500 would be worth $8,389(+738.9%)

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The S&P 500 returned $8,389 on the same $1,000. Cadence Design beat the market by $9,135.

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Cadence Design vs. S&P 500 vs. US Dollar, 2000 to present

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Year-by-Year Returns

$1,000 invested in Cadence Design starting January 2000

Year	Price	Value	Annual	Cumulative	S&P 500 Value
2000	$20.62	$1,000	-	-	$1,000
2001	$29.49	$1,430	+43%	+43%	$992
2002	$23.70	$1,149	-19.6%	+14.9%	$830
2003	$9.92	$481	-58.1%	-51.9%	$641
2004	$16.57	$803	+67%	-19.7%	$859
2005	$13.33	$646	-19.6%	-35.4%	$912
2006	$17.66	$856	+32.5%	-14.4%	$1,001
2007	$18.92	$917	+7.1%	-8.3%	$1,150
2008	$10.15	$492	-46.4%	-50.8%	$1,119
2009	$3.78	$183	-62.8%	-81.7%	$691
2010	$5.81	$282	+53.7%	-71.8%	$916
2011	$8.68	$421	+49.4%	-57.9%	$1,120
2012	$10.56	$512	+21.7%	-48.8%	$1,167
2013	$13.93	$675	+31.9%	-32.5%	$1,359
2014	$14.12	$685	+1.4%	-31.5%	$1,651
2015	$17.99	$872	+27.4%	-12.8%	$1,884
2016	$19.56	$948	+8.7%	-5.2%	$1,868
2017	$26.03	$1,262	+33.1%	+26.2%	$2,241
2018	$44.86	$2,175	+72.3%	+117.5%	$2,830
2019	$48.03	$2,329	+7.1%	+132.9%	$2,761
2020	$72.11	$3,496	+50.1%	+249.6%	$3,353
2021	$130.39	$6,322	+80.8%	+532.2%	$3,929
2022	$152.14	$7,376	+16.7%	+637.6%	$4,841
2023	$182.83	$8,864	+20.2%	+786.4%	$4,444
2024	$288.46	$13,986	+57.8%	+1,298.6%	$5,360
2025	$297.62	$14,430	+3.2%	+1,343%	$6,766
2026	$296.36	$14,369	-0.4%	+1,336.9%	$7,871

Cadence Design at different times

See how the start year changes the outcome

Since 2005$27,115(+2612%)Since 2010$62,210(+6121%)Since 2015$20,091(+1909%)Since 2020$5,012(+401%)Since 2023$1,977(+98%)

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