Anirudh Devgan is President and Chief Executive Officer of Cadence Design Systems Inc (CDNS). The company reported total compensation of $56,683,576 for fiscal year 2025.
| Salary | $800,000 |
|---|---|
| Bonus | $0 |
| Stock awards | $54,412,532 |
| Option awards | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive plan | $1,456,271 |
| Pension and non-qualified deferred compensation | $0 |
| All other compensation | $14,772 |
| Total | $56,683,576 |
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column; 0 means it reported zero. Figures are as printed, without adjustment.
Cited to the compensation disclosure Cadence Design Systems Inc filed March 25, 2026, accession 0001193125-26-124264.
| Fiscal year | Role | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $800,000 | $0 | $54,412,532 | $0 | $1,456,271 | $0 | $14,772 | $56,683,576 |
| FY2024 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $750,000 | $0 | $8,686,096 | $8,665,680 | $1,177,600 | $0 | $13,128 | $19,292,503 |
| FY2023 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $750,000 | $0 | $7,702,791 | $7,689,913 | $1,187,386 | $0 | $11,772 | $17,341,862 |
| FY2022 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $725,000 | $0 | $25,318,495 | $4,779,658 | $1,381,859 | $0 | $11,022 | $32,216,034 |
| FY2021 | President and CEO | $604,808 | $0 | $2,499,956 | $17,496,404 | $1,109,054 | $0 | $25,572 | $21,735,794 |
| FY2020 | President and CEO | $561,539 | — | $2,640,035 | $1,359,478 | $972,416 | — | $10,422 | $5,543,890 |
| FY2019 | President and CEO | $550,000 | $0 | $6,528,009 | $1,358,505 | $698,084 | $0 | $171,921 | $9,306,519 |
Totals as disclosed in each year's own compensation disclosure for Cadence Design Systems Inc.
| Peer-group chief executive median | $26,031,706 |
|---|---|
| Difference from that median | $30,651,870 |
| Percentile within the disclosed peer group | 88th |
| Peers with a disclosed figure | 17 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across the peer group Cadence Design Systems Inc discloses in its own compensation disclosure.
| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Anirudh Devgan this page | President and Chief Executive Officer | $56,683,576 |
| John Wall | Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | $17,119,862 |
| Paul Scannell | Senior Vice President, Customer Success Team | $15,699,536 |
| Paul Cunningham | Senior Vice President, GM, System Verification Group | $15,207,257 |
| Chin-Chi Teng | Senior Vice President, GM, Digital & Signoff Group | $15,185,652 |
The company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2025, and what it reported for each. See the full Cadence Design Systems Inc compensation brief.
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