What if you invested in Cadence Design in 2023?
CDNS · Technology · Data through 2026-07-01
If you invested $1,000 in Cadence Design in 2023
The same $1,000 in the S&P 500 would be worth $1,922(+92.2%)
The S&P 500 returned $1,922 on the same $1,000. S&P 500 outperformed by $62.
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What if Cadence Design keeps this up?
Project forward at Cadence Design's 18.4% historical growth rate. See 5-30 year scenarios.
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Cadence Design vs. S&P 500 vs. US Dollar, 2023 to present
Year-by-Year Returns
$1,000 invested in Cadence Design starting January 2023
| Year | Price | Value | Annual |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $182.83 | $1,000 | - |
| 2024 | $288.46 | $1,578 | +57.8% |
| 2025 | $297.62 | $1,628 | +3.2% |
| 2026 | $296.36 | $1,621 | -0.4% |
What this return means
$1,000 placed in Cadence Design (CDNS) in 2023 is worth $1,860 now. The total return is +86.0% over 3.7 years, as of 2026-07-01.
In compound terms that is roughly 18.4% a year, well above what a broad index has historically returned. A plain S&P 500 fund would have grown that $1,000 to about $1,922 instead, beating Cadence Design by around $62. The index compounded at about 19.5% a year, a reminder that a single stock can lag a basket of them.
The year-by-year record shows how bumpy the ride was. The best single year was 2024 at +57.8%, and the worst was 2025 at +3.2%. These figures use split-adjusted closing prices and exclude dividends, taxes, trading fees, and inflation, so a real after-tax result would differ.
Treat this as history rather than advice. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
What if you invested $100 a month instead?
Most people do not drop a lump sum in on day one. They add a fixed amount every month. Putting $100 into Cadence Design at the close of every month from January 2023 through July 2026 means 43 buys and $4,300 contributed over about 3.6 years.
$100/month, dollar-cost averaged
$5,285
+22.9% on $4,300 in
Same $4,300, all in at the start
$7,997
+86.0% on $4,300 in
Going all in at the start beat spreading the buys out by $2,712. That is the usual result when a stock trends up: each monthly buy pays a higher price than the last, so the average cost climbs. Averaging in also meant an average buy price of $276.63 per share across the whole stretch, so the monthly buyer never had to time a single low. Neither number counts dividends, taxes, or trading costs.
Illustrative fixed $100/month example, not a recommendation. Figures are computed from CDNS split-adjusted monthly closes through July 2026. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
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For informational and educational purposes only. Not financial advice. Past performance does not guarantee future results. All calculations are based on split-adjusted closing prices from Yahoo Finance and do not account for dividends, taxes, or trading fees. See our methodology and full disclaimer.