If you invested $1,000 in CDNS — what it would be worth today
A $1,000 investment in Cadence Design Systems Inc. (CDNS) in January 2016 would be worth $16,536 as of August 2026 with dividends reinvested — 30.5% a year. Use the dropdowns above to try any amount, ticker, or starting month back to August 1987.
Over the same period, the same $1,000 would be worth $4,684 in the S&P 500 (SPY) and $7,427 in the Nasdaq-100 (QQQ). CDNS beat both the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq-100 over that period.
What $1,000 in CDNS would be worth today, by starting month#
each bar = one starting month, held to today$1,000 invested in CDNS, by starting year#
| Invested in | Worth today | Same in QQQ | Multiple | Annualized |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $16,536 | $7,427 | 16.5× | 30.5% |
| 2017 | $12,426 | $6,141 | 12.4× | 30.2% |
| 2018 | $7,210 | $4,475 | 7.2× | 26.0% |
| 2019 | $6,734 | $4,470 | 6.7× | 28.8% |
| 2020 | $4,486 | $3,403 | 4.5× | 25.8% |
| 2021 | $2,481 | $2,353 | 2.5× | 17.8% |
| 2022 | $2,126 | $2,029 | 2.1× | 18.1% |
| 2023 | $1,769 | $2,482 | 1.8× | 17.5% |
| 2024 | $1,121 | $1,742 | 1.1× | 4.6% |
| 2025 | $1,087 | $1,382 | 1.1× | 5.5% |
Methodology#
Investments are assumed made at the first trading day's close of the chosen year. "Dividends reinvested" uses split- and dividend-adjusted closes (a standard total-return approximation; taxes and fees excluded). "Price-only" uses split-adjusted closes. CDNS data begins August 1987; values as of August 2026 and refresh daily. Past performance does not predict future returns; not investment advice.
See the live CDNS chart and fundamentals on the CDNS quote page or compare with the same investment in SPY.
FAQ
- How much would $1,000 invested in CDNS be worth today?
- A $1,000 investment in Cadence Design Systems Inc. (CDNS) in January 2016 would be worth about $16,536 as of August 2026, with dividends reinvested. That works out to about 30.5% a year.
- How far back does the CDNS calculation go?
- CDNS data begins August 1987. You can pick any starting month from then to the present and see what your investment would be worth today.
- Does this include dividends?
- Yes. The default "dividends reinvested" view uses split- and dividend-adjusted closing prices — a standard total-return approximation that excludes taxes and fees. A price-only view (split-adjusted, no dividends) is also available.