SYNOPSYS INC · Software

SNPS

Low riskAI: Chip equipment and designNext report: Around Dec 9 (est.)

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The short version

A profitable company with growing sales. Institutions are adding.

Going well

Sales up 42% in the latest quarter vs a year ago
Profitable every year for 10 years
Sales up 15% last year

Money moves

Insiders sold $13.4M in the last 30 days
Institutions added 6.9% to their holdings in the quarter ending June 2026 (758 bought, 629 sold)
Held by Philippe Laffont (Coatue), Ray Dalio (Bridgewater), Cathie Wood (ARK Invest)

Facts from SEC filings, not a recommendation.

What the price means

Price as of Oct 26

$454.22+5.6% that day

Company value: $87.0B; Share price times all shares
Price vs profit (P/E): 79.4x; You pay about $79 for each $1 of yearly profit
Price vs sales: 9.2x; Company value is 9.2 times a year of sales
Cash vs value: 4%; Cash as a share of company value
Debt vs value: 12%; Debt as a share of company value

From SNPS's last IEX trade and its SEC filings (profits and sales over the last four quarters). A starting point for research, not a verdict.

The business over time

Last 12 quarters, from SEC filings

Sales, Jul '26

$2.5B+42% vs a year earlier

Oct '23Tap a barJul '26

Last 12 months: $9.4B, up 46% from the 12 months before. Over 5 years, sales grew about 14% a year.

What the price assumes

Your guesses, our math

Move the sliders to your own view of SNPS. Starting points are the company's recent numbers.

Sales growth+30% a yearRecently: +46% a yearProfit margin11%Last 12 months: 11.4%P/E at the end40xToday: 79.4x. Many steady companies trade at 12x to 25xShare count change+2% a yearBelow zero means buybacks; above zero means new shares (dilution)

Sales in 5 years$35.0B

Profit in 5 years$3.8B

Price these guesses point to$727.07+60% vs $454.22 todayAbout +9.9% a year, before dividends

What today's price needs: with a 11% margin and a 40x P/E, sales would have to grow about 18% a year for 5 years just to match today's price.

Simple math on your guesses, not a forecast or a price target. Real results depend on many things these sliders leave out.

Price

Price chart by TradingView.

Business quality

The checklist Warren Buffett-style investors use. Annual numbers for 2025.

5/7Mixed

MissReturn on equity 15%+Earns a lot on the money owners have in the business.6.7%
PassDebt under half of equityNot relying on borrowed money.0.33x equity
PassNet margin 10%+Keeps at least 10 cents of profit from each dollar of sales.18.9%
PassProfitable every yearSteady profits, not one good year.10 of 10 years
PassFree cash flow positiveBrings in more cash than it spends to run and grow.$1.3B
MissShare count not growingNot diluting owners. Falling means buybacks.+5.9% in 3 years
PassGross margin 40%+Pricing power: sells for well above what it costs to make.77.0%

Revenue: $7.1B; +15.1% vs prior year
5-year growth: +13.9%/yr; revenue, per year
Total debt: $10.0B; 0.33x equity
Current ratio: 1.36x; short-term assets / bills due

From annual reports filed with the SEC. A checklist is a starting point for research, not a verdict.

Latest quarter

Quarter ended Jul 31, 2026

Reported Aug 26

Revenue: $2.5B; +42.4% YoY
EPS: $2.84; vs $1.50
Op. margin: 14.4%; +4.9 pts
Gross margin: 72.6%; -5.5 pts
Free cash flow: $746.3M
Share count: +18.9%; vs a year ago

Insider rating

Last 90 days

20Heavy selling

2 insiders sold $6.6M (not pre-planned)
Pre-planned sales of $6.8M (weaker signal)

50 is neutral. Buying by more insiders, top executives and bigger stakes raises it. Selling lowers it; pre-planned sales count less.

Weekly insider trend

13 weeks agoBoughtSoldThis week

Filing buzz

Last 7 days vs normal

0/ 100

This week: 0
Normal week: 1.8
vs normal: 0.0x

SEC filings of any kind. 50 means a normal week.

Institutional ownership

Accumulating+6.9%

Institutions added 6.9% to their holdings. 758 bought, 629 sold.

Shares held by institutions179.2M

Sep '24Jun '26

Safety check

From SEC filings

Share count growthYearly rate, last 3 years

+7.9%

Cash runwayAt last year's cash burn

Cash flow positive

Debt to equityLatest balance sheet: debt compared with what owners have

0.3x · $10.0B debt

Shares outstandingLatest reported

192M

Why low risk

Share count growing 7.9% a year

Earnings reports

Last 12

Next reportAround Dec 9 (est.)Estimated from the same quarter last year

Results filedAug 26
Results filedMay 27
Results filedFeb 25
Results filedDec 10, 2025
Results filedSep 9, 2025

Flags and big holders

Offerings 6 months, flags 12 months, holders 90 days

No offerings, red flags or new big holders. Clean record.

Insider trades

Open-market buys and sells, last 90 days

Bought$00 insiders

Sold$13.4M3 insiders, 1 pre-planned

Insider	Trade	Shares	Avg price	Value	Owns after	Date
Sassine GhaziPRESIDENT AND CEO	Sell	15K	$462.84	$6.8M	77K	Oct 15Filing ↗
-16% of their holdings Pre-planned sale (10b5-1) Also Director Filed 1 day after
Sudhindra KankanwadiDeputy CFO & CAO	Sell	12K	$496.25	$6.0M	23K	Oct 6Filing ↗
-34.9% of their holdings $484.78 to $500.00 across 2 trades Traded Oct 5 to Oct 6 Not a pre-planned sale Filed same day
Janet LeeGC & Corporate Secretary	Sell	1K	$502.52	$575K	17K	Oct 6Filing ↗
-6.5% of their holdings $502.40 to $502.64 across 2 trades Not a pre-planned sale Filed 1 day after