Analysis of Liquidity Ratios
Quarterly Data
Liquidity ratios measure the company ability to meet its short-term obligations.
Liquidity Ratios (Summary)
Synopsys Inc., liquidity ratios (quarterly data)
Based on: 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 analysis of liquidity ratios over the presented periods reveals several key trends regarding the company's short-term financial health and ability to meet obligations.
- Current Ratio
- The current ratio demonstrates a general upward trend from early 2020 through to 2025, indicating an improving capacity to cover current liabilities with current assets. Starting near a level of 0.95, the ratio shows steady increases with some fluctuations, peaking notably in April 2025 at 7.02 before declining sharply in July 2025 to 1.62. This peak suggests an exceptional accumulation of current assets relative to liabilities during that period, followed by a normalization. The values predominantly stay above 1.0 after mid-2020, reflecting a consistent position of more current assets than liabilities.
- Quick Ratio
- The quick ratio, which excludes inventory from current assets, follows a parallel trend to the current ratio but generally remains lower. It starts around 0.73 in early 2020, increasing gradually with minor fluctuations until reaching a significant peak at 6.34 in April 2025. This surge aligns with the current ratio's spike, indicative of a substantial build-up in liquid assets excluding inventory. Post-peak, the ratio declines to 1.16 in July 2025, representing a sharp adjustment. Overall, the quick ratio improvements suggest enhanced liquidity and reduced reliance on inventory for short-term solvency.
- Cash Ratio
- The cash ratio reflects the relationship between cash and cash equivalents to current liabilities, displaying a similar pattern of growth. Starting from a modest 0.34 early in 2020, the ratio increases steadily with some variability, peaking at 5.93 in April 2025. This indicates a significant cash reserve relative to current liabilities at that point. The subsequent decrease to 0.75 in July 2025 suggests a considerable cash outflow or increase in liabilities. The general upward movement across the analyzed periods signals an increasing focus on liquidity in its most liquid form, cash.
In summary, the liquidity ratios collectively show an enhancing liquidity profile over the long term, punctuated by extraordinary peaks in early 2025, followed by substantial corrections. The peaks in all ratios likely reflect specific financial events or strategic asset management decisions leading to accumulation of liquid resources in those quarters. The post-peak declines bring the ratios closer to more typical levels, though still maintaining an overall stronger liquidity position compared to the beginning of the period analyzed.
Current Ratio
Synopsys Inc., current ratio calculation (quarterly data)
| 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 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current assets | 5,595,628) | 16,879,029) | 6,323,616) | 6,469,666) | 5,127,753) | 4,653,120) | 3,407,928) | 3,430,624) | 3,268,312) | 3,160,935) | 3,028,399) | 3,012,669) | 2,899,028) | 3,074,246) | 2,947,497) | 2,808,341) | 2,763,976) | 2,689,800) | 2,397,724) | 2,549,217) | 2,186,015) | 1,960,755) | 1,951,429) | |||||||
| Current liabilities | 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) | |||||||
| Liquidity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ratio1 | 1.62 | 7.02 | 2.68 | 2.44 | 2.02 | 1.86 | 1.29 | 1.15 | 1.20 | 1.15 | 1.11 | 1.09 | 1.14 | 1.25 | 1.19 | 1.16 | 1.18 | 1.19 | 1.10 | 1.19 | 1.06 | 0.95 | 0.95 | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current Ratio, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accenture PLC | 1.46 | 1.48 | 1.47 | 1.10 | 1.16 | 1.26 | 1.33 | 1.30 | 1.37 | 1.29 | 1.26 | 1.23 | 1.27 | 1.23 | 1.22 | 1.25 | 1.42 | 1.39 | 1.45 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Adobe Inc. | 1.02 | 0.99 | 1.18 | 1.07 | 1.11 | 1.16 | 1.05 | 1.34 | 1.25 | 1.16 | 1.12 | 1.11 | 1.14 | 1.07 | 1.04 | 1.25 | 1.39 | 1.31 | 1.27 | 1.48 | 1.44 | 1.29 | 1.23 | |||||||
| AppLovin Corp. | — | 2.74 | 1.68 | 2.19 | 2.41 | 2.28 | 2.11 | 1.71 | 1.61 | 2.87 | 3.31 | 3.35 | 3.36 | 2.82 | 2.93 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Cadence Design Systems Inc. | 3.05 | 2.82 | 3.07 | 2.93 | 2.45 | 1.43 | 1.32 | 1.24 | 1.44 | 1.37 | 1.44 | 1.27 | 1.33 | 1.59 | 1.81 | 1.77 | 1.70 | 1.57 | 1.70 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. | 1.86 | 1.90 | 1.80 | 1.76 | 1.74 | 1.82 | 1.78 | 1.73 | 1.76 | 1.80 | 1.83 | 1.83 | 1.90 | 1.98 | 2.07 | 2.65 | 1.91 | 2.18 | 2.25 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Datadog Inc. | — | 3.43 | 2.74 | 2.64 | 2.13 | 2.01 | 3.43 | 3.17 | 3.35 | 3.42 | 3.19 | 3.09 | 3.23 | 3.31 | 3.33 | 3.54 | 3.94 | 4.31 | 5.45 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| International Business Machines Corp. | 0.93 | 0.91 | 1.01 | 1.04 | 1.06 | 1.12 | 1.13 | 0.96 | 0.91 | 1.06 | 1.16 | 0.92 | 0.95 | 0.88 | 0.92 | 0.88 | 0.84 | 0.84 | 0.93 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Intuit Inc. | 1.45 | 1.27 | 1.24 | 1.29 | 1.50 | 1.17 | 1.25 | 1.47 | 1.51 | 1.23 | 1.37 | 1.39 | 1.63 | 1.18 | 2.10 | 1.94 | 1.96 | 1.53 | 3.09 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Microsoft Corp. | 1.37 | 1.35 | 1.30 | 1.27 | 1.24 | 1.22 | 1.66 | 1.77 | 1.91 | 1.93 | 1.84 | 1.78 | 1.99 | 2.25 | 2.16 | 2.08 | 2.29 | 2.58 | 2.53 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Oracle Corp. | 1.02 | 0.81 | 0.72 | 0.72 | 0.85 | 0.79 | 0.87 | 0.91 | 0.82 | 0.65 | 0.60 | 1.62 | 1.52 | 1.65 | 2.04 | 2.30 | 2.16 | 2.17 | 2.66 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Palantir Technologies Inc. | — | 6.32 | 6.49 | 5.96 | 5.67 | 5.92 | 5.91 | 5.55 | 5.53 | 5.22 | 5.41 | 5.17 | 4.28 | 4.36 | 4.38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Palo Alto Networks Inc. | 0.90 | 0.84 | 0.84 | 0.89 | 0.84 | 0.83 | 0.86 | 0.78 | 0.74 | 0.64 | 0.70 | 0.77 | 0.74 | 0.66 | 0.68 | 0.91 | 1.38 | 0.98 | 1.63 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Salesforce Inc. | 1.11 | 1.04 | 1.11 | 1.09 | 1.04 | 1.02 | 1.02 | 1.02 | 1.05 | 1.06 | 1.03 | 1.05 | 1.06 | 0.93 | 1.33 | 1.23 | 1.22 | 1.15 | 1.15 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| ServiceNow Inc. | — | 1.09 | 1.12 | 1.10 | 1.13 | 1.12 | 1.05 | 1.06 | 1.08 | 1.14 | 1.17 | 1.11 | 1.24 | 1.12 | 1.12 | 1.05 | 1.13 | 1.08 | 1.23 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Workday Inc. | 2.05 | 2.04 | 2.00 | 1.97 | 2.13 | 2.00 | 1.95 | 1.75 | 1.87 | 1.61 | 1.56 | 1.03 | 1.10 | 1.04 | 0.93 | 1.12 | 1.09 | 1.45 | 1.25 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
Based on: 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).
1 Q3 2025 Calculation
Current ratio = Current assets ÷ Current liabilities
= 5,595,628 ÷ 3,444,207 = 1.62
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
The analysis of the quarterly financial data reveals notable trends in the liquidity position as indicated by the current assets, current liabilities, and current ratio over the observed periods.
- Current Assets
- Current assets exhibit a general upward trend from January 2020 through April 2025, increasing from approximately 1.95 billion US dollars to over 16.8 billion US dollars at one peak in April 2025. However, this peak is followed by a significant decline in the subsequent quarter, indicating some volatility or asset reallocation towards the end of the period.
- Current Liabilities
- Current liabilities also increase over the same timeframe but at a much steadier and more moderate pace compared to current assets. Starting near 2.06 billion US dollars, liabilities rise to just above 3.44 billion US dollars by July 2025. Unlike the assets, current liabilities do not show abrupt peaks or troughs, suggesting controlled short-term obligations management.
- Current Ratio
- The current ratio, a measure of liquidity calculated by dividing current assets by current liabilities, reflects these changes. Initially below 1.0 in early 2020, the ratio gradually improves above 1.0, pointing to a strengthening liquidity position. Significant increases are observed towards the latter part of the timeline, with the ratio rising to values as high as 7.02 in April 2025. This indicates a substantial increase in coverage of current liabilities by current assets at that point. However, the ratio then declines sharply to 1.62, which may suggest an adjustment or correction after an unusually high liquidity level.
Overall, the liquidity position improves markedly over the period with assets growing faster than liabilities. The fluctuations seen in the ratio around the latest quarters may warrant further investigation to understand the underlying causes, such as asset revaluation, changes in working capital management, or one-time transactions affecting short-term assets and liabilities.
Quick Ratio
Synopsys Inc., quick ratio calculation (quarterly data)
| 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 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 2,526,475) | 14,119,095) | 3,653,880) | 3,896,532) | 1,839,815) | 1,502,920) | 1,118,944) | 1,438,913) | 1,686,144) | 1,544,592) | 1,154,873) | 1,417,608) | 1,383,559) | 1,573,620) | 1,124,299) | 1,432,840) | 1,385,395) | 1,457,918) | 1,023,074) | 1,235,653) | 1,049,922) | 856,424) | 700,356) | |||||||
| Short-term investments | 67,235) | 144,816) | 155,489) | 153,869) | 154,431) | 156,780) | 154,490) | 151,639) | 148,443) | 150,846) | 147,050) | 147,913) | 147,599) | 146,901) | 147,748) | 147,949) | 144,773) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | |||||||
| Accounts receivable, net | 1,392,373) | 1,002,195) | 892,647) | 934,470) | 805,198) | 834,918) | 1,064,135) | 946,967) | 666,577) | 779,892) | 1,035,323) | 796,091) | 682,647) | 722,992) | 1,038,749) | 568,501) | 577,845) | 612,285) | 789,320) | 780,709) | 638,489) | 634,807) | 799,078) | |||||||
| Total quick assets | 3,986,083) | 15,266,106) | 4,702,016) | 4,984,871) | 2,799,444) | 2,494,618) | 2,337,569) | 2,537,519) | 2,501,164) | 2,475,330) | 2,337,246) | 2,361,612) | 2,213,805) | 2,443,513) | 2,310,796) | 2,149,290) | 2,108,013) | 2,070,203) | 1,812,394) | 2,016,362) | 1,688,411) | 1,491,231) | 1,499,434) | |||||||
| Current liabilities | 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) | |||||||
| Liquidity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Quick ratio1 | 1.16 | 6.34 | 1.99 | 1.88 | 1.10 | 0.99 | 0.88 | 0.85 | 0.92 | 0.90 | 0.86 | 0.85 | 0.87 | 0.99 | 0.93 | 0.89 | 0.90 | 0.92 | 0.83 | 0.94 | 0.82 | 0.73 | 0.73 | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Quick Ratio, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accenture PLC | 1.32 | 1.33 | 1.33 | 0.98 | 1.03 | 1.13 | 1.18 | 1.18 | 1.24 | 1.15 | 1.12 | 1.12 | 1.14 | 1.10 | 1.10 | 1.14 | 1.31 | 1.27 | 1.34 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Adobe Inc. | 0.87 | 0.82 | 1.03 | 0.95 | 0.97 | 1.02 | 0.93 | 1.22 | 1.12 | 1.03 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.01 | 0.93 | 0.89 | 1.11 | 1.25 | 1.18 | 1.12 | 1.34 | 1.28 | 1.11 | 1.06 | |||||||
| AppLovin Corp. | — | 2.54 | 1.51 | 2.04 | 2.25 | 2.10 | 1.93 | 1.54 | 1.47 | 2.61 | 3.04 | 3.08 | 2.96 | 2.55 | 2.67 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Cadence Design Systems Inc. | 2.49 | 2.33 | 2.58 | 2.43 | 2.00 | 1.06 | 0.96 | 0.94 | 1.10 | 1.10 | 1.19 | 1.02 | 1.13 | 1.36 | 1.56 | 1.47 | 1.48 | 1.33 | 1.43 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. | 1.69 | 1.72 | 1.64 | 1.60 | 1.59 | 1.66 | 1.63 | 1.58 | 1.62 | 1.66 | 1.68 | 1.68 | 1.76 | 1.81 | 1.93 | 2.50 | 1.76 | 2.01 | 2.07 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Datadog Inc. | — | 3.34 | 2.66 | 2.57 | 2.07 | 1.95 | 3.32 | 3.08 | 3.26 | 3.31 | 3.09 | 3.01 | 3.14 | 3.21 | 3.23 | 3.45 | 3.84 | 4.19 | 5.31 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| International Business Machines Corp. | 0.78 | 0.77 | 0.86 | 0.90 | 0.89 | 0.95 | 0.98 | 0.82 | 0.74 | 0.90 | 0.99 | 0.76 | 0.75 | 0.68 | 0.73 | 0.69 | 0.64 | 0.66 | 0.75 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Intuit Inc. | 0.85 | 0.68 | 0.54 | 0.71 | 1.00 | 0.55 | 0.66 | 1.25 | 1.29 | 1.02 | 1.10 | 1.17 | 1.29 | 0.78 | 1.71 | 1.60 | 1.72 | 1.20 | 2.74 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Microsoft Corp. | 1.15 | 1.10 | 1.06 | 1.06 | 1.05 | 1.02 | 1.45 | 1.54 | 1.66 | 1.66 | 1.59 | 1.57 | 1.77 | 2.05 | 1.96 | 1.90 | 2.10 | 2.36 | 2.30 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Oracle Corp. | 0.87 | 0.67 | 0.59 | 0.59 | 0.69 | 0.63 | 0.73 | 0.74 | 0.65 | 0.50 | 0.49 | 1.43 | 1.34 | 1.45 | 1.90 | 2.15 | 2.00 | 2.02 | 2.50 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Palantir Technologies Inc. | — | 6.19 | 6.36 | 5.83 | 5.55 | 5.77 | 5.80 | 5.41 | 5.39 | 5.08 | 5.25 | 4.92 | 4.08 | 4.09 | 4.15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Palo Alto Networks Inc. | 0.83 | 0.78 | 0.77 | 0.82 | 0.78 | 0.78 | 0.81 | 0.72 | 0.66 | 0.58 | 0.65 | 0.73 | 0.70 | 0.62 | 0.64 | 0.86 | 1.23 | 0.88 | 1.48 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Salesforce Inc. | 0.90 | 0.86 | 0.95 | 0.96 | 0.86 | 0.86 | 0.86 | 0.90 | 0.89 | 0.91 | 0.88 | 0.93 | 0.89 | 0.79 | 1.19 | 1.11 | 1.05 | 0.98 | 1.00 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| ServiceNow Inc. | — | 0.99 | 1.03 | 1.02 | 1.05 | 1.03 | 0.98 | 1.00 | 1.01 | 1.08 | 1.11 | 1.06 | 1.17 | 1.06 | 1.06 | 1.01 | 1.07 | 1.03 | 1.19 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Workday Inc. | 1.94 | 1.92 | 1.88 | 1.87 | 2.01 | 1.90 | 1.83 | 1.66 | 1.75 | 1.52 | 1.47 | 0.96 | 1.03 | 0.98 | 0.86 | 1.07 | 1.02 | 1.35 | 1.15 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
Based on: 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).
1 Q3 2025 Calculation
Quick ratio = Total quick assets ÷ Current liabilities
= 3,986,083 ÷ 3,444,207 = 1.16
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
The analysis of the quarterly financial data reveals notable fluctuations in liquidity and working capital components over the observed periods. Total quick assets and current liabilities, as key determinants of the quick ratio, exhibit varying trends that influence the company's short-term financial stability measures.
- Total quick assets
- The amount of total quick assets generally increased from approximately 1.5 billion USD in early 2020 to around 2.5 billion USD by the end of 2023. There is a significant spike observed in the quarter ending October 2024, where total quick assets surged dramatically to nearly 5 billion USD, followed by an extraordinary peak of over 15 billion USD in the subsequent quarter, then reverting to just under 4 billion USD thereafter. These spikes suggest either a sizable inflow of liquid assets or reclassification of assets during these quarters, marking periods of unusual liquidity levels.
- Current liabilities
- Current liabilities remained relatively stable with a gradual upward trend from about 2.06 billion USD at the start of 2020 to around 3 billion USD by the end of 2023. Unlike quick assets, the liabilities did not experience extreme fluctuations but showed modest increases and decreases within a narrow range. In the quarters corresponding to the dramatic increases in quick assets, liabilities remained within typical levels, rising moderately but not proportionate to quick assets spikes.
- Quick ratio
- The quick ratio displayed a general improvement trend from 0.73 in early 2020 to values hovering around 0.9 to 1.0 in 2021 through 2023, indicating improved short-term liquidity relative to current liabilities. This ratio crossed the 1.0 threshold in early 2022 and exhibited further strengthening in 2024. Notably, in the quarters ending January and April 2025, the quick ratio reached exceptionally high levels of 6.34 and 1.16 respectively, reflecting the irregular surge in total quick assets relative to liabilities during these periods. The extreme peak suggests an unusual liquidity position that could either indicate exceptional cash reserves or one-time events impacting asset composition.
In summary, the data reflects increasing liquidity strength over the years, with the company maintaining or improving its quick ratio close to or above 1.0 for most recent periods, demonstrating adequate coverage of current liabilities by liquid assets. However, the extraordinary fluctuations in quick assets and quick ratio in late 2024 and early 2025 merit further investigation to understand the underlying causes, as they significantly deviate from the historical pattern of more moderate changes.
Cash Ratio
Synopsys Inc., cash ratio calculation (quarterly data)
| 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 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 2,526,475) | 14,119,095) | 3,653,880) | 3,896,532) | 1,839,815) | 1,502,920) | 1,118,944) | 1,438,913) | 1,686,144) | 1,544,592) | 1,154,873) | 1,417,608) | 1,383,559) | 1,573,620) | 1,124,299) | 1,432,840) | 1,385,395) | 1,457,918) | 1,023,074) | 1,235,653) | 1,049,922) | 856,424) | 700,356) | |||||||
| Short-term investments | 67,235) | 144,816) | 155,489) | 153,869) | 154,431) | 156,780) | 154,490) | 151,639) | 148,443) | 150,846) | 147,050) | 147,913) | 147,599) | 146,901) | 147,748) | 147,949) | 144,773) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | |||||||
| Total cash assets | 2,593,710) | 14,263,911) | 3,809,369) | 4,050,401) | 1,994,246) | 1,659,700) | 1,273,434) | 1,590,552) | 1,834,587) | 1,695,438) | 1,301,923) | 1,565,521) | 1,531,158) | 1,720,521) | 1,272,047) | 1,580,789) | 1,530,168) | 1,457,918) | 1,023,074) | 1,235,653) | 1,049,922) | 856,424) | 700,356) | |||||||
| Current liabilities | 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) | |||||||
| Liquidity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash ratio1 | 0.75 | 5.93 | 1.62 | 1.53 | 0.79 | 0.66 | 0.48 | 0.53 | 0.67 | 0.62 | 0.48 | 0.56 | 0.60 | 0.70 | 0.51 | 0.65 | 0.66 | 0.65 | 0.47 | 0.58 | 0.51 | 0.42 | 0.34 | |||||||
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| Cash Ratio, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accenture PLC | 0.51 | 0.50 | 0.48 | 0.26 | 0.30 | 0.32 | 0.41 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.38 | 0.36 | 0.45 | 0.41 | 0.35 | 0.37 | 0.52 | 0.67 | 0.65 | 0.68 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Adobe Inc. | 0.64 | 0.63 | 0.81 | 0.75 | 0.78 | 0.85 | 0.72 | 0.95 | 0.90 | 0.82 | 0.76 | 0.75 | 0.77 | 0.72 | 0.65 | 0.84 | 1.00 | 0.94 | 0.85 | 1.09 | 1.03 | 0.84 | 0.80 | |||||||
| AppLovin Corp. | — | 1.09 | 0.39 | 0.70 | 0.73 | 0.63 | 0.57 | 0.53 | 0.41 | 1.48 | 2.01 | 1.87 | 1.74 | 1.48 | 1.80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Cadence Design Systems Inc. | 1.96 | 1.89 | 2.14 | 1.93 | 1.66 | 0.69 | 0.69 | 0.63 | 0.76 | 0.73 | 0.78 | 0.65 | 0.82 | 0.99 | 1.18 | 1.12 | 1.12 | 0.91 | 0.94 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. | 1.42 | 1.48 | 1.38 | 1.29 | 1.35 | 1.42 | 1.41 | 1.28 | 1.36 | 1.41 | 1.44 | 1.42 | 1.54 | 1.57 | 1.71 | 2.22 | 1.51 | 1.76 | 1.81 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Datadog Inc. | — | 2.89 | 2.40 | 2.25 | 1.80 | 1.65 | 2.86 | 2.58 | 2.78 | 2.87 | 2.61 | 2.48 | 2.62 | 2.72 | 2.78 | 2.94 | 3.33 | 3.70 | 4.82 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| International Business Machines Corp. | 0.42 | 0.41 | 0.50 | 0.45 | 0.48 | 0.54 | 0.60 | 0.39 | 0.36 | 0.50 | 0.57 | 0.28 | 0.32 | 0.24 | 0.32 | 0.22 | 0.23 | 0.22 | 0.31 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Intuit Inc. | 0.64 | 0.34 | 0.39 | 0.54 | 0.76 | 0.24 | 0.45 | 0.97 | 0.97 | 0.54 | 0.82 | 0.90 | 1.09 | 0.48 | 1.52 | 1.46 | 1.52 | 1.02 | 2.69 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Microsoft Corp. | 0.70 | 0.66 | 0.68 | 0.60 | 0.68 | 0.67 | 1.15 | 1.07 | 1.22 | 1.22 | 1.23 | 1.10 | 1.35 | 1.62 | 1.62 | 1.47 | 1.74 | 1.96 | 1.97 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Oracle Corp. | 0.60 | 0.39 | 0.34 | 0.34 | 0.40 | 0.36 | 0.48 | 0.44 | 0.38 | 0.27 | 0.32 | 1.12 | 1.12 | 1.21 | 1.70 | 1.93 | 1.77 | 1.81 | 2.26 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Palantir Technologies Inc. | — | 5.51 | 5.61 | 5.25 | 4.84 | 4.96 | 5.15 | 4.93 | 4.77 | 4.53 | 4.83 | 4.48 | 3.59 | 3.69 | 3.77 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Palo Alto Networks Inc. | 0.43 | 0.43 | 0.46 | 0.34 | 0.41 | 0.43 | 0.52 | 0.31 | 0.46 | 0.39 | 0.46 | 0.44 | 0.50 | 0.45 | 0.48 | 0.57 | 0.98 | 0.72 | 1.22 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Salesforce Inc. | 0.66 | 0.60 | 0.76 | 0.53 | 0.61 | 0.60 | 0.65 | 0.48 | 0.65 | 0.67 | 0.68 | 0.48 | 0.62 | 0.55 | 0.98 | 0.67 | 0.78 | 0.72 | 0.76 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| ServiceNow Inc. | — | 0.72 | 0.80 | 0.69 | 0.78 | 0.75 | 0.73 | 0.66 | 0.73 | 0.82 | 0.85 | 0.71 | 0.89 | 0.81 | 0.83 | 0.67 | 0.80 | 0.76 | 0.94 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Workday Inc. | 1.62 | 1.63 | 1.62 | 1.55 | 1.71 | 1.59 | 1.56 | 1.32 | 1.48 | 1.30 | 1.31 | 0.72 | 0.83 | 0.77 | 0.71 | 0.83 | 0.81 | 1.08 | 0.94 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
Based on: 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).
1 Q3 2025 Calculation
Cash ratio = Total cash assets ÷ Current liabilities
= 2,593,710 ÷ 3,444,207 = 0.75
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
- Total Cash Assets
- The total cash assets exhibited a general upward trend from early 2020 through mid-2024, with periodic fluctuations. Starting at approximately $700 million at the beginning of 2020, the cash assets increased steadily, reaching over $1.9 billion by mid-2024. Notably, there was a significant spike in cash assets in October 2024, surpassing $4 billion, followed by a sharp decline in subsequent periods. This peak likely represents an extraordinary event affecting liquidity, after which cash levels normalized but remained higher than earlier years.
- Current Liabilities
- Current liabilities showed a fairly consistent increase from early 2020 through late 2022, rising from about $2.06 billion to nearly $2.77 billion. After this period, current liabilities experienced minor fluctuations but generally stabilized around $2.5 billion to $2.9 billion until mid-2024. However, there was a marked increase to over $3.4 billion in the latest reported quarter, indicating a rise in short-term obligations which may impact liquidity considerations.
- Cash Ratio
- The cash ratio demonstrated a strengthening liquidity position over the observed timeframe. Initially, it was low at 0.34 in early 2020, indicating that cash and cash equivalents covered approximately one-third of current liabilities. The ratio gradually improved, frequently staying between 0.5 and 0.8, reflecting enhanced ability to meet short-term obligations with cash alone. The most extraordinary movement occurred in the fourth quarter of 2024, where the cash ratio peaked dramatically at nearly 6.0, primarily driven by the spike in cash assets. Subsequently, the cash ratio corrected downward but stayed above 0.7, a healthy level.
- Summary Insights
- Across the examined quarters, the company showed improved liquidity, as evidenced by increased cash assets and higher cash ratios. Despite ongoing growth in current liabilities, the cash position improved sufficiently to maintain a strong liquidity buffer. The anomalous cash and cash ratio surge near late 2024 suggests a non-recurring event or a major financing inflow, which significantly bolstered short-term financial strength temporarily. The increase in current liabilities at the end of the period bears monitoring to assess any impact on future liquidity if not accompanied by similar rises in liquid assets.