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Cadence Design Systems NRR

Net Revenue Retention history for Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) - Dev Tools, Public stage. Sourced from SEC filings and earnings releases.

Latest NRR · FY2026-Q1
110%
All-time peak
110%
FY-2023
All-time low
110%
FY-2023
Disclosures tracked
2
since FY-2023
QoQ flat

NRR vs GRR over time

0%32%63%95%127% FY-2023FY2026-Q1 Retention NRR (incl. expansion) GRR (excl. expansion) NRR - FY-2023: 110% NRR - FY2026-Q1: 110% GRR - FY-2023: 0% GRR - FY2026-Q1: 0%

Gross Retention excludes expansion - it shows pure churn / contraction loss. The gap between NRR and GRR is the expansion lift.

Currently at all-time peak NRR of 110%.

Cadence Design Systems is above the Dev Tools Public median by +0pp (cell median: 110%)

What the data shows

Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) is a dev tools company at the public stage. As of its most recent disclosure (FY2026-Q1), Cadence Design Systems reported a Net Revenue Retention rate of 110% - a mid-pack result for B2B SaaS at this segment.

Cadence Design Systems is currently at or near its all-time NRR peak.

Within its peer set (dev tools companies at public stage in the $500k+ acv band), Cadence Design Systems's NRR is roughly in line with the cell median of 110%. Compare against the full peer cell aggregate for distribution and top performers.

Customer mix

Total customers
-
Over $100K ARR
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Over $1M ARR
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US revenue mix
41%
2026-03-31
Top-10 concentration
-
Average ACV
-

Commercial structure

Contract shape and forward-booked revenue.

Multi-year contracts
-
Avg contract length
-
RPO (total)
$8.0B
2026-03-31
cRPO (next 12mo)
$4.4B
2026-03-31
New customers added
-
Subscription rev mix
77%
2026-03-31

Scale & headcount

Revenue, ARR, and team-size denominators for the productivity ratios.

Revenue (period)
$1.0B
2026-03-31
Total ARR
-
ARR growth (YoY)
19%
2026-03-31
AE headcount
-
Total employees
15,000
2026-03-31

RPO duration breakdown

Forward-booked revenue by maturity. Renewal pipeline visibility.

Next 12 months
$4.4B
2026-03-31
13–24 months
-
Over 24 months
-
Total RPO
$8.0B
2026-03-31

The post-sales motion

Pricing model
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Renewal cadence
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CS team size
-
Customers per CSM
-

Compare Cadence Design Systems to peers

Side-by-side NRR, customer cohorts, commercial structure, and CS motion.

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Every disclosure

Period NRR GRR Source type Filing
FY2026-Q1 110% - presentation-pdf source ↗
FY-2023 110% - presentation-pdf source ↗
Last verified disclosure: 2026-03-31 · Report an inaccuracy → · How we verify →

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