Stock Analysis on Net
Stock Analysis on Net

Balance Sheet: Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Quarterly Data

The balance sheet provides creditors, investors, and analysts with information on company resources (assets) and its sources of capital (its equity and liabilities). It normally also provides information about the future earnings capacity of a company assets as well as an indication of cash flows that may come from receivables and inventories.

Liabilities represents obligations of a company arising from past events, the settlement of which is expected to result in an outflow of economic benefits from the entity.

Synopsys Inc., consolidated balance sheet: liabilities and stockholders’ equity (quarterly data)

US$ in thousands

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Apr 30, 2026 Jan 31, 2026 Oct 31, 2025 Jul 31, 2025 Apr 30, 2025 Jan 31, 2025 Oct 31, 2024 Jul 31, 2024 Apr 30, 2024 Jan 31, 2024 Oct 31, 2023 Jul 31, 2023 Apr 30, 2023 Jan 31, 2023 Oct 31, 2022 Jul 31, 2022 Apr 30, 2022 Jan 31, 2022 Oct 31, 2021 Jul 31, 2021 Apr 30, 2021 Jan 31, 2021 Oct 31, 2020 Jul 31, 2020 Apr 30, 2020 Jan 31, 2020
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities 1,185,204 1,304,688 1,326,211 1,283,204 903,546 938,679 1,163,592 756,983 635,916 699,474 1,123,761 905,464 701,816 663,594 809,403 736,099 612,221 540,733 741,191 630,273 506,304 455,155 651,402 570,559 463,809 374,159
Current operating lease liabilities 135,523 133,098 128,205 127,452 104,170 99,310 94,791 89,869 84,550 89,194 85,690 80,192 78,056 66,326 54,274 54,170 55,170 78,748 79,678 79,289 77,610 72,769 73,173 71,861 72,465 68,274
Current deferred revenue 2,419,876 2,459,122 2,245,961 1,991,429 1,375,398 1,320,605 1,391,737 1,356,804 1,457,282 1,855,839 1,776,000 1,744,326 1,968,808 1,995,077 1,910,822 1,755,594 1,795,267 1,852,175 1,517,623 1,542,606 1,581,841 1,546,038 1,388,263 1,389,609 1,396,511 1,404,729
Short-term debt 22,117 22,117 22,117 22,117 22,962 74,992 82,468 89,945 97,421 27,084 24,248 121,412 208,576
Current liabilities held for sale 27,912 23,625 20,005 331,294 330,602
Current liabilities 3,790,632 3,942,650 3,722,494 3,444,207 2,406,076 2,358,594 2,650,120 2,534,950 2,508,350 2,644,507 2,985,451 2,729,982 2,748,680 2,724,997 2,774,499 2,545,863 2,462,658 2,471,656 2,413,484 2,334,636 2,255,700 2,171,383 2,139,922 2,056,277 2,054,197 2,055,738
Long-term operating lease liabilities 670,475 691,249 680,698 672,729 587,438 551,507 574,065 568,407 543,207 563,815 584,035 590,827 591,667 603,538 581,273 592,930 601,317 477,487 487,003 487,574 498,953 459,880 462,411 470,215 462,094 459,152
Long-term deferred revenue 389,419 420,887 382,557 383,405 331,133 316,178 340,831 319,080 307,965 189,841 175,128 194,860 191,413 172,794 154,472 164,964 165,911 157,465 136,303 103,759 98,470 107,001 104,850 111,915 125,153 96,712
Long-term debt 10,013,845 10,022,093 13,462,398 14,318,016 10,027,681 14,220 15,601 15,599 16,960 16,951 18,078 18,165 20,201 20,569 20,824 21,960 23,775 24,370 25,094 24,754 25,620 25,658 100,823 107,104 114,370 122,516
Other long-term liabilities 1,547,591 1,613,051 1,649,299 1,797,713 488,584 495,689 469,738 465,233 446,514 436,528 386,138 389,516 365,949 364,975 327,829 352,188 345,774 380,135 391,433 380,047 368,317 362,018 309,689 316,422 285,703 314,095
Long-term liabilities 12,621,330 12,747,280 16,174,952 17,171,863 11,434,836 1,377,594 1,400,235 1,368,319 1,314,646 1,207,135 1,163,379 1,193,368 1,169,230 1,161,876 1,084,398 1,132,042 1,136,777 1,039,457 1,039,833 996,134 991,360 954,557 977,773 1,005,656 987,320 992,475
Total liabilities 16,411,962 16,689,930 19,897,446 20,616,070 13,840,912 3,736,188 4,050,355 3,903,269 3,822,996 3,851,642 4,148,830 3,923,350 3,917,910 3,886,873 3,858,897 3,677,905 3,599,435 3,511,113 3,453,317 3,330,770 3,247,060 3,125,940 3,117,695 3,061,933 3,041,517 3,048,213
Redeemable non-controlling interest 30,000 31,043 31,043 31,043 31,043 35,877 35,877 36,049 38,664 43,516 43,516
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value; none outstanding
Common stock, $0.01 par value 1,928 1,915 1,860 1,855 1,552 1,547 1,541 1,536 1,532 1,525 1,521 1,521 1,523 1,524 1,524 1,530 1,530 1,533 1,531 1,526 1,526 1,526 1,528 1,519 1,509 1,502
Capital in excess of par value 20,565,562 20,562,001 18,640,947 18,549,871 1,219,021 1,127,181 1,211,206 1,192,363 1,182,829 1,183,473 1,276,152 1,257,382 1,330,072 1,292,900 1,487,126 1,415,244 1,517,481 1,430,226 1,576,363 1,606,980 1,679,801 1,589,175 1,653,166 1,623,586 1,655,787 1,626,783
Retained earnings 10,397,550 10,380,445 10,315,487 9,866,791 9,624,282 9,278,950 8,984,105 7,884,044 7,478,366 7,188,550 6,741,699 6,389,825 6,075,009 5,805,843 5,534,307 5,377,586 5,157,633 4,863,400 4,549,713 4,348,266 4,149,620 3,954,542 3,795,397 3,597,944 3,356,489 3,268,205
Treasury stock, at cost (242,827) (191,851) (398,278) (572,091) (689,001) (860,967) (1,025,770) (1,188,435) (1,321,554) (1,539,340) (1,675,650) (1,542,889) (1,428,748) (1,321,180) (1,272,955) (1,034,841) (999,234) (856,929) (782,866) (757,341) (701,457) (628,216) (488,613) (554,304) (634,669) (664,352)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (244,082) (203,683) (232,414) (231,895) (240,136) (241,919) (180,380) (180,112) (188,013) (163,224) (196,414) (147,284) (145,997) (142,333) (234,277) (155,493) (113,099) (51,457) (49,604) (48,411) (41,355) (34,775) (54,074) (72,820) (104,030) (83,311)
Total Synopsys stockholders’ equity 30,478,131 30,548,827 28,327,602 27,614,531 9,915,718 9,304,792 8,990,702 7,709,396 7,153,160 6,670,984 6,147,308 5,958,555 5,831,859 5,636,754 5,515,725 5,604,026 5,564,311 5,386,773 5,295,137 5,151,020 5,088,135 4,882,252 4,907,404 4,595,925 4,275,086 4,148,827
Non-controlling interest (1,066) (829) (587) (345) (113) 109 2,504 4,976 4,638 4,590 5,950 5,449 5,086 5,948 4,801 4,100 3,119 3,460 3,806 4,116 4,370 4,646 4,963 5,392 5,863 5,863
Total stockholders’ equity 30,477,065 30,547,998 28,327,015 27,614,186 9,915,605 9,304,901 8,993,206 7,714,372 7,157,798 6,675,574 6,153,258 5,964,004 5,836,945 5,642,702 5,520,526 5,608,126 5,567,430 5,390,233 5,298,943 5,155,136 5,092,505 4,886,898 4,912,367 4,601,317 4,280,949 4,154,690
Total liabilities, redeemable non-controlling interest and stockholders’ equity 46,889,027 47,237,928 48,224,461 48,230,256 23,756,517 13,041,089 13,073,561 11,648,684 11,011,837 10,558,259 10,333,131 9,923,231 9,790,732 9,565,624 9,418,087 9,329,547 9,210,381 8,901,346 8,752,260 8,485,906 8,339,565 8,012,838 8,030,062 7,663,250 7,322,466 7,202,903

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2026-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2026-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2025-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-01-31).


The balance sheet reflects a period of massive capital expansion and structural transformation between January 2020 and April 2026. Total liabilities, redeemable non-controlling interests, and stockholders' equity grew from approximately $7.2 billion to $46.9 billion, marking a significant increase in the overall scale of the company's financial position.

Liability Trends and Composition
Current liabilities exhibited a steady upward trajectory, increasing from $2.06 billion in early 2020 to $3.79 billion by April 2026. A primary driver of this growth was current deferred revenue, which rose from $1.40 billion to $2.42 billion, suggesting a substantial increase in prepaid customer contracts and service obligations.
A fundamental shift in the long-term debt profile occurred in April 2023. Long-term debt, which had remained relatively low and stable between $10 million and $122 million from 2020 to early 2023, surged to over $10 billion. This indicates a major strategic financing event or a large-scale acquisition. Total liabilities peaked at $20.6 billion in April 2025 before stabilizing around $16.4 billion by April 2026.
Equity Evolution and Capital Structure
Stockholders' equity experienced exponential growth, rising from $4.15 billion in January 2020 to $30.48 billion in April 2026. This growth was driven by two distinct mechanisms: consistent organic accumulation and a massive capital infusion.
Retained earnings demonstrated a linear and consistent increase, growing from $3.27 billion to $10.40 billion over the period, which reflects sustained profitability and the retention of earnings to fund operations.
Capital in excess of par value remained relatively stable until a dramatic increase occurred between January 2023 ($1.29 billion) and July 2025 ($18.55 billion). This surge, coinciding with the increase in long-term debt, suggests a significant issuance of equity or a complex acquisition accounting adjustment.
Treasury stock activity showed a reversal in trend; after peaking at a cost of -$1.68 billion in October 2022, the balance reduced to -$242.8 million by April 2026, indicating a decrease in the volume of repurchased shares held by the company.
Overall Financial Positioning
The transition from a lean capital structure in 2020 to a highly leveraged and equity-heavy structure by 2026 is evident. The simultaneous spike in long-term debt and capital in excess of par value indicates a transition toward a much larger corporate footprint. Despite the increase in total liabilities, the growth in total stockholders' equity has outpaced the growth in liabilities in the latter half of the period, maintaining a strong equity base to support the expanded balance sheet.

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