H1B Report
Side-by-side comparison

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. vs Microsoft Corporation

A direct H-1B sponsorship comparison built from the same DOL Labor Condition Application data that drives every page on H1B Report. Total filings, outcome rates, top occupations and yearly demand side-by-side.

Entity A
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.
CARank #FEIN 77-0148231
Entity B
Microsoft Corporation
WARank #5FEIN 91-1144442

Key metrics

All percentages are share of total LCAs filed by each sponsor.

MetricCadence Design Systems, Inc.Microsoft Corporation
Total filings2,30972,912▲
Certified %90.47%94.30%▲
Denied %0.82%0.15%▲
Withdrawn %1.47%0.69%
Cert-withdrawn %7.23%4.85%
Rank—#5
Active yearsFY2010–FY2026FY2010–FY2026
Worksite stateCAWA

Outcomes — Cadence Design Systems, Inc.

DOL case-status mix.

Outcome breakdown: Certified 90.5%, Cert-withdrawn 7.2%, Withdrawn 1.5%, Denied 0.8%
Outcome breakdown
OutcomeShare
Certified90.5%
Cert-withdrawn7.2%
Withdrawn1.5%
Denied0.8%
Certified90.5%
Cert-withdrawn7.2%
Withdrawn1.5%
Denied0.8%

Outcomes — Microsoft Corporation

DOL case-status mix.

Outcome breakdown: Certified 94.3%, Cert-withdrawn 4.9%, Withdrawn 0.7%, Denied 0.2%
Outcome breakdown
OutcomeShare
Certified94.3%
Cert-withdrawn4.9%
Withdrawn0.7%
Denied0.2%
Certified94.3%
Cert-withdrawn4.9%
Withdrawn0.7%
Denied0.2%

Yearly filing volume

Year-over-year H-1B demand for each sponsor.

Cadence Design Systems, Inc.
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY201061
FY201147
FY201264
FY2013105
FY201495
FY2015161
FY2016170
FY2017188
FY2018205
FY2019281
FY20201
FY20212
FY20221
FY202364
FY2024226
FY2025310
FY2026328
Microsoft Corporation
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY20104,407
FY20114,184
FY20124,005
FY20133,832
FY20143,674
FY20154,476
FY20164,919
FY20174,884
FY20185,457
FY20196,000
FY202051
FY2021110
FY2022150
FY20232,791
FY20249,492
FY20259,362
FY20265,118

Top 5 occupations — Cadence Design Systems, Inc.

Top 5 occupations — Microsoft Corporation

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INFOSYS LIMITEDCOGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORPTATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITEDDeloitte Consulting LLP
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INFOSYS LIMITEDCOGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORPTATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITEDDeloitte Consulting LLP
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