Synopsys Past Earnings Performance

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Synopsys has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 19.8%, while the Software industry saw earnings growing at 21.7% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 12.9% per year. Synopsys's return on equity is 13.7%, and it has net margins of 21.4%.

Key information

19.8%

Earnings growth rate

19.6%

EPS growth rate

Software Industry Growth17.3%
Revenue growth rate12.9%
Return on equity13.7%
Net Margin21.4%
Last Earnings Update31 Jan 2025

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

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Apr 02
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Jan 25
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Jan 16

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Dec 30
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Dec 23

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Dec 05

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Nov 17
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Nov 04
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Aug 24

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Jul 17

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Jul 11
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Jun 14
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What Is Synopsys, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:SNPS) Share Price Doing?

May 27
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May 23

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May 17

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Mar 25

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Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Synopsys makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.


Earnings and Revenue History

NasdaqGS:SNPS Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
31 Jan 256,0721,3001,4542,110
31 Oct 246,1271,4421,4282,082
31 Jul 246,4831,5111,5242,090
30 Apr 246,3121,4211,4472,066
31 Jan 245,5961,3951,1901,936
31 Oct 235,3181,2271,1021,850
31 Jul 235,1351,0341,1281,846
30 Apr 235,0289211,1331,806
31 Jan 235,0459411,1341,736
31 Oct 224,6169709561,590
31 Jul 224,9501,0331,1041,633
30 Apr 224,7591,0091,0691,559
31 Jan 224,5049091,0491,531
31 Oct 214,2047581,0351,505
31 Jul 214,0777541,0051,431
30 Apr 213,9848089801,382
31 Jan 213,8217239431,322
31 Oct 203,6856649171,279
31 Jul 203,5116288851,230
30 Apr 203,4004758791,192
31 Jan 203,3754838861,180
31 Oct 193,3615328621,137
31 Jul 193,3056268861,137
30 Apr 193,2316058781,130
31 Jan 193,1725908691,092
31 Oct 183,1214338601,085
31 Jul 183,023588411,038
30 Apr 182,93895802990
31 Jan 182,84246778961
31 Oct 172,725137738909
31 Jul 172,662329701886
30 Apr 172,582277693879
31 Jan 172,507293673873
31 Oct 162,423267668857
31 Jul 162,376244664843
30 Apr 162,317235655819
31 Jan 162,269221654791
31 Oct 152,242226640776
31 Jul 152,194239626758
30 Apr 152,160249615743
31 Jan 152,121257608733
31 Oct 142,057259608719
31 Jul 142,023254599703

Quality Earnings: SNPS has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: SNPS's current net profit margins (21.4%) are lower than last year (24.9%).


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: SNPS's earnings have grown by 19.8% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: SNPS's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.

Earnings vs Industry: SNPS had negative earnings growth (-6.8%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Software industry average (30.9%).


Return on Equity

High ROE: SNPS's Return on Equity (13.7%) is considered low.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/05/05 05:26
End of Day Share Price 2025/05/05 00:00
Earnings2025/01/31
Annual Earnings2024/10/31

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AnalystInstitution
Joseph VruwinkBaird
Ishan MajumdarBaptista Research
Gary MobleyBenchmark Company