SYNOPSYS INC
SNPS· Nasdaq· Services-Prepackaged Software
- Market cap
- –
- P/FCF
- –
- EV/Sales
- –
- FCF margin
- 19.1%
- ROIC, 5 yr avg
- 19.5%
- Revenue, 5 yr CAGR
- +13.9%
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Company statistics
Profile · FY2025
- Market cap
- –
- Enterprise value
- –
- Diluted shares
- 165.7M
- Revenue
- $7.1B
- Free cash flow
- $1.3B
- Owner earnings
- $455.9M
Valuation · FY2025
- P/E
- –
- P/FCF
- –
- P/Owner earnings
- –
- EV/Sales
- –
- EV/FCF
- –
- P/B
- –
Margins · FY2025
- Gross
- 77.0%
- Operating
- 13.0%
- Net
- 18.9%
- Free cash flow
- 19.1%
- Owner earnings
- 6.5%
- Stock pay
- 12.7%
Returns
- ROIC, FY2025
- 2.3%
- ROIC, 5 yr avg
- 19.5%
- ROE, FY2025
- 4.7%
- ROE, 5 yr avg
- 16.4%
Growth (CAGR)
- Revenue, 3 yr
- 15.2%
- Revenue, 5 yr
- 13.9%
- Revenue, 9 yr
- 12.6%
- Diluted EPS, 3 yr
- 8.5%
- Diluted EPS, 5 yr
- 13.5%
- Diluted EPS, 9 yr
- 18.6%
- Free cash flow, 3 yr
- -5.6%
- Free cash flow, 5 yr
- 10.0%
- Free cash flow, 9 yr
- 11.2%
Financial health · FY2025
- Cash and investments
- $3.0B
- Total debt
- $13.5B
- Net debt
- $10.5B
- Debt/Equity
- 0.5x
- Debt/FCF
- 10.0x
Shareholder returns · FY2025
- Dividend yield
- –
- Payout ratio
- –
- Buyback yield
- –
- Shareholder yield
- –
- Share count, 5 yr
- 1.2%
Financials: ten years from the 10-Ks
Revenue
$7.1B
+12.6% a year over 9 years
FY2016FY2025
Margins
Gross77.0%Operating13.0%Net18.9%
FY2025
FY2016FY2025
Free cash flow and owner earnings
Free cash flow$1.3BOwner earnings$455.9M
Free cash flow +11.2% a year
FY2016FY2025
Diluted shares
165.7M
+7.1% over 9 years, net dilution
FY2016FY2025
Return on invested capital
2.3%
FY2025
FY2016FY2025
Net debt (below zero)
-$10.5B
$10.5B more debt than cash
FY2016FY2025
Every figure, year by year
| Fiscal year | FY2016 | FY2017 | FY2018 | FY2019 | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The business | ||||||||||
| Revenue | $2.4B | $2.7B | $3.1B | $3.4B | $3.7B | $4.2B | $4.6B | $5.3B | $6.1B | $7.1B |
| Revenue growth | 8.0% | 12.5% | 14.5% | 7.7% | 9.7% | 14.1% | 9.8% | 15.2% | 15.2% | 15.1% |
| Gross margin | 77.6% | 76.0% | 76.4% | 77.6% | 78.4% | 79.5% | 80.5% | 80.6% | 79.7% | 77.0% |
| Operating margin | 13.1% | 12.8% | 11.5% | 15.5% | 16.8% | 17.5% | 24.9% | 23.9% | 22.1% | 13.0% |
| Net income | $266.8M | $136.6M | $432.5M | $532.4M | $664.3M | $757.5M | $984.6M | $1.2B | $2.3B | $1.3B |
| Net margin | 11.0% | 5.0% | 13.9% | 15.8% | 18.0% | 18.0% | 21.3% | 23.1% | 36.9% | 18.9% |
| Diluted EPS | $1.73 | $0.88 | $2.82 | $3.45 | $4.27 | $4.81 | $6.29 | $7.92 | $14.51 | $8.04 |
| Return on invested capital? | 12.4% | 5.2% | – | 14.6% | – | 18.5% | 25.3% | 25.9% | 25.6% | 2.3% |
| Cash | ||||||||||
| Operating cash flow | $586.6M | $632.5M | $424.4M | $800.5M | $991.3M | $1.5B | $1.7B | $1.7B | $1.4B | $1.5B |
| Capital expenditure | $66.9M | $70.3M | $99.0M | $198.1M | $154.7M | $93.8M | $136.6M | $189.6M | $139.5M | $169.5M |
| Free cash flow | $519.7M | $562.2M | $325.4M | $602.4M | $836.6M | $1.4B | $1.6B | $1.5B | $1.3B | $1.3B |
| Stock-based compensation | $97.6M | $108.3M | $140.0M | $155.0M | $248.6M | $345.3M | $459.0M | $563.3M | $692.3M | $893.3M |
| Owner earnings? | $422.1M | $453.9M | $185.4M | $447.4M | $588.0M | $1.1B | $1.1B | $950.4M | $575.2M | $455.9M |
| Free cash flow per share | $3.36 | $3.63 | $2.12 | $3.91 | $5.37 | $8.89 | $10.24 | $9.75 | $8.13 | $8.14 |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Dividends paid | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Share repurchases | $400.0M | $380.0M | $400.0M | $329.2M | $242.1M | $753.1M | $1.1B | $1.2B | $0 | $0 |
| Diluted shares | 154.7M | 154.9M | 153.4M | 154.2M | 155.7M | 157.3M | 156.5M | 155.2M | 155.9M | 165.7M |
| Share count change? | -2.1% | 0.1% | -1.0% | 0.5% | 1.0% | 1.0% | -0.5% | -0.8% | 0.5% | 6.2% |
| Balance sheet | ||||||||||
| Cash and equivalents | $976.6M | $1.0B | $723.1M | $728.6M | $1.2B | $1.4B | $1.4B | $1.4B | $3.9B | $2.9B |
| Short-term investments | $140.7M | $0 | – | – | $0 | $147.9M | $147.9M | $151.6M | $153.9M | $72.9M |
| Total debt | $0 | $134.1M | $125.5M | $120.1M | $100.8M | $25.1M | $20.8M | $18.1M | $15.6M | $13.5B |
| Net debt | -$1.1B | -$914.3M | -$597.6M | -$608.5M | -$1.1B | -$1.6B | -$1.5B | -$1.6B | -$4.0B | $10.5B |
| Shareholders' equity | $3.2B | $3.3B | $3.5B | $4.1B | $4.9B | $5.3B | $5.5B | $6.1B | $9.0B | $28.3B |
Latest filings
| 2026-08-26 | 10-Q | Quarterly report |
| 2026-08-26 | 8-K | Earnings release |
| 2026-05-27 | 10-Q | Quarterly report |
| 2026-05-27 | 8-K | Earnings release |
| 2026-02-25 | 10-Q | Quarterly report |
| 2026-02-25 | 8-K | Earnings release |
| 2026-02-19 | DEF 14A | Proxy statement |
| 2025-12-22 | 10-K | Annual report |
| 2025-12-10 | 8-K | Earnings release |
| 2025-09-09 | 10-Q | Quarterly report |
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