What would $1,000 invested in Cadence Design in 2005 be worth today?

$1,000 invested in Cadence Design (CDNS) in 2005 would be worth approximately $27,115 today, representing a total return of +2611.5% and an annualized return of 16.7%.

How does Cadence Design compare to the S&P 500 since 2005?

$1,000 invested in the S&P 500 in 2005 would be worth approximately $9,202 today (+820.2%), compared to $27,115 for Cadence Design (+2611.5%).

What was the annualized return for Cadence Design since 2005?

Cadence Design has delivered an annualized return of 16.7% since 2005, based on split-adjusted price data.

What if you invested in Cadence Design in 2005?

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If you invested $1,000 in Cadence Design in 2005

$27,115today

+2611.5% total return|+16.7% annualized

The same $1,000 in the S&P 500 would be worth $9,202(+820.2%)

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The S&P 500 returned $9,202 on the same $1,000. Cadence Design beat the market by $17,913.

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Year-by-Year Returns

$1,000 invested in Cadence Design starting January 2005

Year	Price	Value	Annual	Cumulative	S&P 500 Value
2005	$13.33	$1,000	-	-	$1,000
2006	$17.66	$1,325	+32.5%	+32.5%	$1,098
2007	$18.92	$1,419	+7.1%	+41.9%	$1,261
2008	$10.15	$761	-46.4%	-23.9%	$1,227
2009	$3.78	$284	-62.8%	-71.6%	$758
2010	$5.81	$436	+53.7%	-56.4%	$1,005
2011	$8.68	$651	+49.4%	-34.9%	$1,228
2012	$10.56	$792	+21.7%	-20.8%	$1,280
2013	$13.93	$1,045	+31.9%	+4.5%	$1,491
2014	$14.12	$1,059	+1.4%	+5.9%	$1,811
2015	$17.99	$1,350	+27.4%	+35%	$2,066
2016	$19.56	$1,467	+8.7%	+46.7%	$2,048
2017	$26.03	$1,953	+33.1%	+95.3%	$2,458
2018	$44.86	$3,365	+72.3%	+236.5%	$3,104
2019	$48.03	$3,603	+7.1%	+260.3%	$3,029
2020	$72.11	$5,410	+50.1%	+441%	$3,678
2021	$130.39	$9,782	+80.8%	+878.2%	$4,310
2022	$152.14	$11,413	+16.7%	+1,041.3%	$5,309
2023	$182.83	$13,716	+20.2%	+1,271.6%	$4,875
2024	$288.46	$21,640	+57.8%	+2,064%	$5,879
2025	$297.62	$22,327	+3.2%	+2,132.7%	$7,421
2026	$296.36	$22,233	-0.4%	+2,123.3%	$8,633

Cadence Design at different times

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Since 2000$17,524(+1652%)Since 2010$62,210(+6121%)Since 2015$20,091(+1909%)Since 2020$5,012(+401%)Since 2023$1,977(+98%)

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