401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Cadence Design Systems Inc 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$2.1B
Total assets Very large vs avg
3,690
Participants Above avg headcount
99th
Percentile by assets National rank
$566,959
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Cadence Design Systems, Inc. 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Cadence Design Systems Inc · California · Manufacturing

$2.1B in assets, 3,690 participants

Cadence Design Systems Inc's Cadence Design Systems, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported $2.1B in total assets and 3,690 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 99th percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

  • #17,537 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Coverage in California

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. 401(k) Plan covers 3,690 participants in California, 5.9x the typical California plan (state average ~630 per filing). Assets: $2.1B.

#17,537
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
+17.8%
assets growth YoY
21×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500

$2,092,078,532 Top 1% higher than 99% of 123,620 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2024

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. 401(k) Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Cadence Design Systems, Inc. 401(k) Plan lands in the large band (3,690 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Cadence Design Systems, Inc. 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $1.8B in the plan year 2023 filing to $2.1B in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Cadence Design Systems, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 3,437 in the plan year 2023 filing to 3,690 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Cadence Design Systems, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from $314M in the plan year 2023 filing to $316M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 770148231 · Cadence Design Systems Inc PY 2024 · 401(k)

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. 401(k) Plan · $2.1B · 3,690 · 99th

  • EBSA $2.1B
  • EBSA 3,690
  • EBSA 99th
  • EBSA 401(k)
  • EBSA near Westinghouse Electric Company Savings Plan
  • EBSA ind #17537

Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with Manufacturing retirement plans → · Plans in California →

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. 401(k) PlanCadence Design Systems, Inc.…$2.1BWestinghouse Electric Company Savings PlanWestinghouse Electric Compan…$2.1BDassault Systemes Employee Savings Plan PlusDassault Systemes Employee S…$2.1BGeneral Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan for Represented EmployeesGeneral Dynamics Corporation…$2.1BProfit Participation Plan of Moody's CorporationProfit Participation Plan of…$2.1B
End-of-year total assets ($B) among Cadence Design Systems, Inc. 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

California filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$1.8B
Net Assets (End of Year)$2.1B
Net Income$316M
Employer EIN770148231
Plan Effective Date1984-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Cadence Design Systems Inc)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Cadence Design Systems Inc plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$2.1B 43.08409825412895% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$1.2B$1.4B$1.6B$1.8B$2B$2.2B 202220232024 $1.46B $2.09B ▲ +43.2%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 3,101 $1.5B
2023 1 3,437 $1.8B
2024 1 3,690 $2.1B

Nearby 401(k) Plans in California

Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Cadence Design Systems, Inc. 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.092078532 · Participants: 3690Cadence Design Systems, Inc. 401(k) PlanGoogle LLC 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 48.738057415 · Participants: 116712Google LLC 401(k) Savings PlanOracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 31.02646504 · Participants: 58962Oracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment PlanIntel 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 24.850880304 · Participants: 55298Intel 401(k) Savings PlanApple 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 24.714519387 · Participants: 101450Apple 401(k) PlanCisco Systems,Inc. 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 22.728425546 · Participants: 40452Cisco Systems,Inc. 401(k) Plan
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants
Compare Cadence Design Systems, Inc. 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Westinghouse Electric Company Savings Plan in PA ($2.1B); by covered participants it is Aaon, Inc. Savings and Investment Plan in OK (3,690 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (3,690 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Cadence Design Systems, Inc. 401(k) Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. 401(k) Plan grew sharply - up 17.8% during 2024, from $1.8B to $2.1B. Reported net income was $316M.
How have Cadence Design Systems Inc plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Cadence Design Systems Inc's sponsor-wide assets grew 43.1%, from $1.5B to $2.1B.
Where does Cadence Design Systems, Inc. 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. 401(k) Plan ranks in the 99th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (among the largest 1% of all filed plans).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Cadence Design Systems, Inc. 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Westinghouse Electric Company Savings Plan in PA ($2.1B, 9,557 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Cadence Design Systems, Inc. 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Aaon, Inc. Savings and Investment Plan in OK (3,690 participants, $449M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2024.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 770148231.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.