SNPS Synopsys
$451.41
▼ 3.6%Updated Oct 16, 2:25 PM ET
Report Card
SNPS at a glance — five pillars scored 0–100 from real filed financials.
How the 0–100 rating is calculatedOverall: Weak · 38/100. A wider, greener shape means more pillars look healthy. Dividends scores 0 when a company pays none — that is a choice, not a flaw.
Price — Past Year
▼ Down 3.8% in the year to Jul 6, 2026
Key Metrics
Market Cap
$83.71B
P/E
111.48x
Forward P/E (est.)
159.26x
ROE
2.6%
Revenue Growth
39.5%
EPS Growth
-68.8%
Profit Margin
8.9%
FCF Yield
1.8%
Debt / Equity
0.48x
ROIC
2.0%
Interest Coverage
776.68x
Current Ratio
1.43x
Dividend Yield
—
Implied Growth (rev. DCF)
7.3%
Rating Score
38/100
Business Overview
Synopsys (SNPS) is a large-cap company in the Application Software industry, part of the Information Technology sector of the S&P 500, with a market value around $83.71B.
In its latest reported year it generated about $7.05B in revenue and $1.33B in net profit.
Our model rates SNPS Weak (38/100) on growth, profitability, financial health, and valuation. The summary below is built from its filed financials and current ratios and refreshes automatically.
Economic Moat
Evidence of durable competitive advantage in the filed financials (9 years of history).
Profit margins and economic moats, explainedThe filed history looks like a business competitors struggle to attack: high and steady margins, revenue that grows through cycles, and strong returns on capital.
79.1% average over the last 3 years
±1.7 pts around 78.4% across 9 years
grew in 8 of the last 8 year-over-year periods
positive in 9 of 9 years
2.0% latest fiscal year
A moat can't be proven by numbers alone — this scores the evidence a durable advantage leaves behind (pricing power, consistency, returns on capital), computed the same way for every stock. Pair it with the business overview before concluding anything.
Technical Analysis (Educational)
Technical analysis reads price and volume to judge momentum and timing. It complements the fundamentals above — it does not replace them. Here is what SNPS's chart says today, with each tool explained.
Trend — moving averages. A moving average is the average closing price over a window, which smooths out daily noise. SNPS trades near $451.41, below its 50-day average ($483.12) and 200-day average ($456.51). Price below both averages is a downtrend — momentum is against buyers for now.
Momentum — RSI. The Relative Strength Index runs 0–100 and measures how strong recent gains are versus losses. Above 70 is "overbought", below 30 "oversold". At 39 it is in neutral territory — neither stretched nor washed out.
MACD. MACD compares two moving averages to flag shifts in momentum. Its histogram is currently negative — short-term momentum is fading.
Volatility — ATR. Average True Range is the typical daily move. SNPS's is $16.98 (~3.8% of price), so swings of about that size each day are normal — handy for setting a stop that isn't too tight.
Support & resistance. In the month to Jul 6, 2026, SNPS found buyers near $434.25 (support) and sellers near $500.35 (resistance); its 52-week range then was $376.18–$651.73. A decisive break beyond either edge often marks the next move.
Volume. The latest session traded 0.7× the 20-day average — lighter than usual, so the move carries less conviction. Rising volume on up-days suggests real buying; on down-days, real selling.
Educational information to help you read a chart — not a recommendation or a forecast. The indicators were last computed on Jul 6, 2026; the price is current.
Revenue Growth
4Y CAGR
13.8%
Revenue moved from $2.72B in 2017 to $7.05B in 2025, a 12.6% compound annual growth rate. The most recent year grew a strong 39.5% year over year. Consistent top-line growth is one sign of healthy demand.
Profitability
Gross Margin
77.0%
Operating Margin
13.0%
Net Margin
18.9%
ROE
2.6%
Synopsys keeps about 8.9% of each sales dollar as net profit, with a 77.0% gross margin and 13.0% operating margin. Return on equity is 2.6% and return on invested capital about 2.0%. Margins are moderate — typical of a competitive but profitable business.
Debt Analysis
Total Debt
$10.04B
Net Debt
$7.62B
Net Debt / EBITDA
8.33x
Debt / Equity
0.48x
Leverage: debt-to-equity is 0.5x, and operating profit covers interest about 776.7x, with a current ratio of 1.4x. That is a conservative balance sheet — a cushion in downturns. It carries roughly $10.04B of total debt against $2.41B of cash.
Cash Flow Analysis
Operating CF
$1.52B
Free Cash Flow
$1.35B
FCF Margin
19.1%
In the latest year Synopsys produced about $1.52B of operating cash flow and $1.35B of free cash flow after capital spending. That is a free-cash-flow yield of about 1.8% on today's price. Cash flow is what ultimately pays shareholders, so it is worth tracking over time.
Valuation Analysis
P/E
111.48x
P/S
12.14x
P/B
3x
EV / EBITDA
—
SNPS trades at 111.5x trailing earnings (about 159.3x on estimated forward earnings), 12.1x sales, and 3.0x book value. Reverse-engineering today's price implies the market expects roughly 7.3% long-term free-cash-flow growth. That is a rich multiple that prices in a lot of future growth.
DCF Fair Value (Educational)
A two-stage discounted cash flow on real SEC-filed free cash flow — the intrinsic-value anchor professional analysts triangulate from.
How this DCF estimate is calculatedDCF fair value / share
$291.78
Current price
$451.41
Starting FCF (latest 10-K)
$1.35B
Growth, years 1–5
20.0%
Fade to terminal, years 6–10
2.5%
Discount rate
9.0%
Cash flows grow at the stage-1 rate (trailing revenue growth, capped at 20%) for five years, fade to 2.5% by year 10, and continue at that rate forever (Gordon terminal value), all discounted at 9.0%. Small changes in assumptions move the result a lot — treat this as one reference point, not a target price. Educational only, not investment advice.
Metrics vs. Sector Range
Where SNPS sits versus the Information Technology companies we cover.
Bands show the middle half (25th–75th percentile) of the 98 Information Technology companies in our coverage that have fundamentals data — the peer-relative anchor professional comps analysis uses. Context only — not investment advice.
Sector Peer Comparison
How SNPS stacks up against its Information Technology peers — valuation, profitability, and growth versus the sector median.
Among the 98 rated Information Technology companies we cover, SNPS ranks #86 by our overall rating. It trades at a premium versus the sector on earnings (111.5x P/E vs. 36.2x median) with a lower return on equity (2.6% vs. 17.5%) and faster revenue growth (39.5% vs. 17.7%).
P/E vs sector
111.5x
median 36.2x
ROE vs sector
2.6%
median 17.5%
Growth vs sector
39.5%
median 17.7%
Sector rank
#86
of 98 rated
Valuation vs. quality map
The sweet spot is upper-left: more profitable (higher ROE) for a lower P/E. Dashed lines mark the sector median.
Peers are the closest Information Technology companies by sub-industry and size, preferring ones with full data. Sector medians and rank use the 98 rated companies among the 230 Information Technology stocks we cover. Educational, not a recommendation.
5-Year Projection Model
Project revenue → earnings → price. Edit the assumptions to build your own case.
What drives this projection, and its limits2030 scenario price range (Base Case)
$2,604.50 – $4,314.91
vs. $451.41 today · implied CAGR 42% – 57%
| Metric | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $9.88B | $13.83B | $19.36B | $27.10B | $37.94B |
| Net income | $1.88B | $2.63B | $3.68B | $5.15B | $7.21B |
| EPS | $10.12 | $14.17 | $19.83 | $27.77 | $38.87 |
| Share price (low) | $677.97 | $949.16 | $1,328.83 | $1,860.36 | $2,604.50 |
| Share price (high) | $1,123.21 | $1,572.49 | $2,201.49 | $3,082.08 | $4,314.91 |
| CAGR (low–high) | 50% / 149% | 45% / 87% | 43% / 70% | 42% / 62% | 42% / 57% |
Educational scenario model, not a forecast or investment advice. It starts from the latest annual revenue in SEC filings. By default, growth is trailing revenue growth (held between 3% and 45% a year), the net margin is the latest one (held between 3% and 50%, so a loss-making company is modeled with a small profit), and the Base case P/E runs from 60% to 100% of today's. Carrying recent growth forward five years can miss badly in either direction. Outputs are only as good as the assumptions.
Bull Case
The case for SNPS:
- Revenue is growing 39.5% a year, a sign of real demand.
- A conservative balance sheet (debt/equity 0.5x) lowers risk.
Bear Case
The case against SNPS:
- A rich 111.5x earnings multiple prices in a lot of growth.
- Our model's overall read is Weak (38/100).
Key Risks
Valuation risk — at 111.5x earnings, disappointing results could compress the multiple.
Market risk — sector rotation, the economic cycle, and broad sentiment move the stock regardless of fundamentals.
Investment Thesis
On balance, the fundamentals screen weakly: Synopsys is a large-cap information technology business still growing nicely, with modest profitability, and a sound balance sheet. It trades at 111.5x earnings, which our model scores Weak (38/100). Weigh this against your own goals and time horizon — this is educational information, not a recommendation.
Analyst Ratings
What 32 Wall Street analysts covering SNPS recommend (September 2026). Consensus is a useful sanity check — not a substitute for your own homework.
Analysts have turned more positive over the last three months (+10 pts of buy ratings).
Latest SEC Filings
SNPS's most recent filings, straight from SEC EDGAR. Annual and quarterly reports are the deep dives; 8-Ks flag material events the moment they happen. How to read a 10-K
In the Idea Lab
SNPS — frequently asked questions
Is SNPS a good stock to buy?
We don't give buy or sell advice. Our model rates Synopsys Weak (38/100) based on its growth, profitability, financial health, and valuation — use that as a research starting point and make your own decision.
What is SNPS's rating on The Stocks School?
Synopsys currently scores 38/100 (Weak) on our transparent model, which weighs real fundamentals: growth, margins, returns on capital, balance-sheet strength, and valuation.
How our ratings work →Where does SNPS's data come from?
Live price data plus real fundamentals and 5-year financials pulled directly from Synopsys's SEC filings — refreshed automatically, not hand-entered.
How is the 5-year projection for SNPS calculated?
It's a scenario model. It starts from the latest annual revenue and net margin in SEC filings, grows revenue at an assumed rate (trailing revenue growth by default), and applies a P/E range built around today's multiple to show the resulting share-price range. When a stock has no growth or P/E data, the starting values are placeholders. It's a tool for thinking, not a prediction.
Is this SNPS analysis financial advice?
No. Everything on this page is educational research, not financial advice or a recommendation to buy or sell SNPS. Always do your own research and consider a licensed professional.
Data notice. Fundamentals and financial statements are sourced from company filings (SEC EDGAR) and market-data providers; prices and market caps refresh on trading days and may be delayed. Ratings, projections, technical signals, and written summaries are model- or rule-generated for education and may simplify or lag the latest filings.
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