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Synopsys
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What Synopsys is doing, read from its filings, its own words and the news, with every figure dated and sourced. Not investment advice: no ratings, no price targets.
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The latest read
Computed from the data on Oct 22, 2026. Every figure links back to its source in the sections below.
- Revenue over the four quarters to July 31, 2026: $9.42 billion, up 46% from a year earlier.SEC EDGAR filings (XBRL)
- Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capital expenditure) over the four quarters to July 31, 2026: $2.75 billion, up 113% from a year earlier.SEC EDGAR filings (XBRL)
- Capital expenditure over the four quarters to July 31, 2026: $0.19 billion, up 19% from a year earlier.SEC EDGAR filings (XBRL)
- Long-term debt issued in the fiscal year to October 31, 2025: $14.3 billion.SEC EDGAR filings (10-K)
- Latest earnings call or results release (August 26, 2026): sentiment 0.80 on a −1 to +1 scale (confident, opportunity-framed), confidence 0.90 of 1.Palanor Discourse
- Guidance in the last 90 days: 2 outlook figures raised, 1 lowered, 0 held.Guidance Ledger (8-K results releases)
- Latest annual report (filed December 22, 2025): 1 risk factor added, 8 removed.Risk Factor Changes (10-K Item 1A)
- Insiders were net sellers in Q3 2026: $38.0 million on the open market.SEC Form 4
- 1,453 institutional managers reported a position at June 30, 2026 (+51 on the quarter before).SEC Form 13F
- H-1B filings certified in Q2 2026: 143 (133 a year earlier).U.S. Department of Labor (OFLC)
- Headlines in the last 30 days: 9, of which 4 read positive and 0 negative.Palanor headline tone
Company Posture
How Company Posture is measured →What Synopsys is doing, on three axes, from its filings and its own words, as of 2026-10-22. A description, not a rating: Company Posture never says whether to buy.
Steady · Confident
Expanding ↔ Retrenching
Steady
- Capital spending59th pct
- Debt raised—
- Buybacks vs capex—
- Hiring filings51st pct
- Deals and private raises83rd pct
- Patent publications5th pct
Confident ↔ Hedging
Confident
- Call sentiment75th pct
- Call confidence80th pct
- Guidance changes79th pct
- Risk factors added37th pct
- Insider open-market trades39th pct
- + Guidance changes
- + Call sentiment
- + Call confidence
Pressure
Components only: Not yet shown as a score: in the back-test it did not add to a naive reader's forecast of impairment, debt acceleration or bankruptcy filings (8-K 2.06, 2.04, 1.03) (not enough events (17 in half 1; needs 20)).
- Fails-to-deliver8th pct
- Stress filings49th pct
Credit
How these are built →Synopsys's borrowing from its SEC filings: the bonds it priced and the debt on its latest balance sheet. A description, not a rating.
Debt on the balance sheet
$10.0B
- Due within a year $1.0B
- Longer term $9.0B
- Default point $5.5B (short + ½ long)
Finance leases included · Jul 31, 2026 filing
Bonds priced, last 12 months
None
U.S. dollar tranches with a term sheet on EDGAR. Deals sold under Rule 144A file none and are not counted.
| Priced | Amount | Coupon | Matures | Spread | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 3, 2025 | $1B | 4.650% | 2028 (3y) | +70bp | 4.675% |
| Mar 3, 2025 | $2B | 4.850% | 2030 (5y) | +85bp | 4.853% |
| Mar 3, 2025 | $1B | 4.550% | 2027 (2y) | +60bp | 4.599% |
| Mar 3, 2025 | $1.5B | 5.000% | 2032 (7y) | +95bp | 5.041% |
| Mar 3, 2025 | $2.4B | 5.150% | 2035 (10y) | +100bp | 5.178% |
| Mar 3, 2025 | $2.1B | 5.700% | 2055 (30y) | +125bp | 5.720% |
From the pricing term sheets Synopsys filed with the SEC. Spread is to the benchmark Treasury (or Bund, Gilt) at pricing.
Charts
Live charts: each one redraws from today’s data and has an image link to paste into a document or slide.
Cash flow
Capital returned and raised
What the company says
Hiring and ownership
In the news
Headlines that name Synopsys, with the publisher and a link. The tone is read from each headline’s own words, never from a summary of the article.
- NeutralSynopsys: A Low-Risk, High-Reward Play On The AI Chip Design Market (NASDAQ:SNPS)
seekingalpha.com · via Marketaux · Oct 8, 2026
- PositiveSynopsys (SNPS) Announces $1 Billion Accelerated Share Repurchase Agreement with JPMorgan
gurufocus.com · via Marketaux · Oct 5, 2026
- PositiveSynopsys Inc (SNPS): GF Score of 93 Signals Strong Outperformance Potential
gurufocus.com · via Marketaux · Oct 2, 2026
- NeutralSynopsys (SNPS) Bags New Multi-Billion Dollar Deals, Shares Spike
insidermonkey.com · via Marketaux · Oct 2, 2026
- PositiveDeutsche Bank Raises Synopsys (SNPS) Price Target Amid Major Deals with Amazon and OpenAI
gurufocus.com · via Marketaux · Oct 1, 2026
- NeutralSynopsys: New Investor Day Targets Prove Consensus Estimates Are Too Low (NASDAQ:SNPS)
seekingalpha.com · via Marketaux · Oct 1, 2026
- NeutralSynopsys, Inc. (SNPS) Analyst/Investor Day - Slideshow (NASDAQ:SNPS) 2026-09-30
seekingalpha.com · via Marketaux · Sep 30, 2026
- NeutralSynopsys Inc Investor Day Transcript
gurufocus.com · via Marketaux · Sep 30, 2026
- PositiveSynopsys (SNPS) Partners with OpenAI to Integrate AI into Semiconductor Design Tools
gurufocus.com · via Marketaux · Sep 30, 2026
Filings and records
The last two years of notable 8-Ks, offerings, annual reports, federal awards, lobbying reports, patents and other public records, newest first.
- Oct 20, 2026LobbyingLobbying report (H&M STRATEGIES LLP)third_quarter 2026 · $0.1 million
- Oct 20, 2026LobbyingLobbying report (SYNOPSYS, INC.)third_quarter 2026 · $0.4 million
- Oct 20, 2026LobbyingLobbying report (DLA PIPER LLP (US))third_quarter 2026 · $0.1 million
- Oct 20, 2026Patent
- Oct 20, 2026Patent
- Oct 20, 2026Patent
- Oct 20, 2026Patent
- Oct 19, 2026LobbyingLobbying report (BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP)third_quarter 2026 · $0.1 million
- Oct 13, 2026Patent
- Aug 26, 20268-KExit or restructuring costsItem 2.05
- Aug 12, 20268-KDirector or officer changeItem 5.02
- Jul 20, 2026LobbyingLobbying report (H&M STRATEGIES LLP)second_quarter 2026 · $0.1 million
- Jul 20, 2026LobbyingLobbying report (DLA PIPER LLP (US))second_quarter 2026 · $0.1 million
- Jul 17, 2026LobbyingLobbying report (THE ARTEMIS GROUP, LLC (OKLAHOMA))second_quarter 2026 · $0.0 million
- Jul 17, 2026LobbyingLobbying report (SYNOPSYS, INC.)second_quarter 2026 · $0.3 million
- Jun 12, 2026Trademark
- May 27, 20268-KMaterial agreement signedItem 1.01
- May 27, 20268-KDirector or officer changeItem 5.02
- Apr 20, 20268-KDirector or officer changeItem 5.02
- Apr 20, 20268-KShareholder vote resultsItem 5.07
- Feb 19, 20268-KDirector or officer changeItem 5.02
- Dec 22, 202510-KAnnual report (10-K)1 risk factors added, 8 removed
- Dec 8, 2025Form DPrivate offering notice$2,000 million offered
- Nov 12, 20258-KExit or restructuring costsItem 2.05
- Nov 4, 20258-KDirector or officer changeItem 5.02
- Sep 18, 20258-KDirector or officer changeItem 5.02
- Jul 17, 20258-KMaterial agreement signedItem 1.01
- Jul 17, 20258-KAcquisition or sale completedItem 2.01
- Jul 17, 20258-KDirector or officer changeItem 5.02
- Apr 11, 20258-KShareholder vote resultsItem 5.07
- Apr 11, 20258-KDirector or officer changeItem 5.02
- Mar 17, 20258-KMaterial agreement signedItem 1.01
- Mar 5, 20258-KMaterial agreement signedItem 1.01
- Dec 19, 202410-KAnnual report (10-K)9 risk factors added, 4 removed
- Dec 12, 202310-KAnnual report (10-K)0 risk factors added, 1 removed
Peers
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| Company | Revenue | Free cash flow | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Autodesk ADSK | $7.8B | $2.8B | Jul 31, 2026 |
| Atlassian TEAM | $6.6B | $1.3B | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Palantir Technologies PLTR | $6.2B | $3.4B | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Cadence Design Systems CDNS | $5.5B | $1.4B | Mar 31, 2026 |
| Trimble Inc. TRMB | $3.8B | $0.8B | Jul 3, 2026 |
| DocuSign DOCU | $3.4B | $1.2B | Jul 31, 2026 |
| Zscaler ZS | $3.4B | $0.8B | Jul 31, 2026 |
| Okta, Inc. OKTA | $3.1B | $1.0B | Jul 31, 2026 |