Analysis of Profitability Ratios
Quarterly Data
Profitability ratios measure the company ability to generate profitable sales from its resources (assets).
Profitability Ratios (Summary)
Synopsys Inc., profitability ratios (quarterly data)
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).
The financial performance over the analyzed period exhibits two distinct phases: a prolonged period of stability and growth in profitability metrics followed by a sharp and systemic decline beginning in the third quarter of 2025.
- Gross Profit Margin
- Between January 2021 and June 2025, the gross profit margin remained remarkably stable, generally fluctuating within a tight range between 78.5% and 80.3%. However, a clear downward trend emerged starting in July 2025, with the margin contracting to 73.47% by April 2026, indicating an increase in the cost of goods sold relative to revenue.
- Operating Profit Margin
- Operating margins showed a general upward trajectory from 17.82% in early 2021 to a peak of 24.22% in April 2024. This period of expansion was followed by a severe contraction starting in July 2025, where the margin plummeted from 17.16% to 7.03% by April 2026. The rate of decline in operating margin significantly outpaced the decline in gross margin, suggesting a substantial increase in operating expenses during the final year of the period.
- Net Profit Margin
- The net profit margin displayed significant volatility and a notable divergence from operating margins in late 2024. While it grew steadily to 24.60% by July 2024, it spiked to a peak of 36.94% in October 2024, despite a simultaneous dip in operating margins. This suggests the presence of significant non-operating income or one-time tax benefits. Following this peak, a precipitous decline occurred, with the margin falling to 8.91% by April 2026.
- Return on Equity (ROE) and Return on Assets (ROA)
- Efficiency ratios followed a similar pattern of growth followed by collapse. ROE rose from 14.80% in early 2021 to a peak of 25.17% in October 2024, while ROA peaked at 17.31% in the same period. Both metrics experienced a dramatic crash starting in July 2025, with ROE ending at 2.54% and ROA ending at 1.65% by April 2026. This suggests a severe reduction in net income coupled with a potentially expanded asset and equity base.
Overall, the data reveals a critical inflection point in mid-2025. The simultaneous erosion of all profitability and efficiency ratios points to a significant deterioration in operational performance and bottom-line profitability in the final four quarters of the reporting period.
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Return on Sales
Return on Investment
Gross Profit Margin
Synopsys Inc., gross profit margin calculation (quarterly data)
| 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 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross margin | 1,646,135) | 1,771,416) | 1,600,197) | 1,359,173) | 1,285,919) | 1,185,340) | 1,260,963) | 1,235,073) | 1,154,315) | 1,231,796) | 1,266,785) | 1,179,806) | 1,096,849) | 1,076,986) | 1,001,571) | 976,585) | 1,026,418) | 1,013,271) | 917,693) | 852,064) | 810,337) | 762,322) | |||||||
| Revenue | 2,275,985) | 2,408,798) | 2,254,860) | 1,739,737) | 1,604,266) | 1,455,315) | 1,635,986) | 1,525,749) | 1,454,712) | 1,510,989) | 1,599,128) | 1,487,288) | 1,394,863) | 1,361,340) | 1,284,292) | 1,247,766) | 1,279,229) | 1,270,255) | 1,152,419) | 1,057,130) | 1,024,323) | 970,321) | |||||||
| Profitability Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross profit margin1 | 73.47% | 75.14% | 76.98% | 79.12% | 79.84% | 79.64% | 79.68% | 80.25% | 79.85% | 79.69% | 79.08% | 78.79% | 78.51% | 78.91% | 79.07% | 79.48% | 80.05% | 79.78% | 79.50% | 79.11% | 78.93% | 78.81% | |||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross Profit Margin, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accenture PLC | 32.03% | 31.97% | 31.91% | 32.07% | 32.18% | 32.45% | 32.61% | 32.58% | 32.58% | 32.50% | 32.34% | 32.25% | 32.12% | 32.02% | 31.99% | 32.26% | 32.30% | 32.35% | 32.38% | 31.99% | 31.66% | 31.81% | |||||||
| Adobe Inc. | — | 89.40% | 89.27% | 89.14% | 89.25% | 89.15% | 89.04% | 88.66% | 88.24% | 88.08% | 87.87% | 87.89% | 87.77% | 87.66% | 87.70% | 87.76% | 87.87% | 88.04% | 88.18% | 88.17% | 87.87% | 87.45% | |||||||
| AppLovin Corp. | — | 88.37% | 87.86% | 84.56% | 82.02% | 78.70% | 75.22% | 73.89% | 71.80% | 69.90% | 67.74% | 61.91% | 58.66% | 57.47% | 55.41% | 60.39% | 62.19% | 62.81% | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Cadence Design Systems Inc. | — | 86.08% | 86.36% | 85.54% | 85.57% | 85.86% | 86.05% | 87.79% | 88.51% | 89.31% | 89.36% | 89.18% | 89.41% | 89.18% | 89.57% | 89.87% | 89.74% | 89.83% | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. | 74.03% | 74.51% | 74.92% | 75.24% | 75.37% | 75.29% | 75.27% | 74.62% | 74.04% | 73.69% | 73.17% | 73.55% | 73.74% | 73.63% | 73.60% | 73.76% | 73.88% | 73.86% | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Datadog Inc. | — | 79.89% | 79.96% | 79.94% | 79.92% | 80.14% | 80.79% | 81.22% | 81.55% | 81.39% | 80.74% | 79.99% | 79.33% | 79.25% | 79.30% | 79.30% | 79.00% | 78.04% | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| International Business Machines Corp. | — | 58.36% | 58.19% | 57.81% | 57.57% | 57.04% | 56.65% | 56.53% | 56.09% | 55.64% | 55.45% | 55.04% | 54.64% | 54.24% | 54.00% | 53.78% | 54.01% | 54.48% | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Intuit Inc. | 80.05% | 79.89% | 79.57% | 79.45% | 78.97% | 78.73% | 78.72% | 78.53% | 78.08% | 78.12% | 78.13% | 78.46% | 79.00% | 79.99% | 81.09% | 82.36% | 82.11% | 82.13% | 82.53% | 82.67% | 82.23% | 82.85% | |||||||
| Microsoft Corp. | 68.59% | 68.76% | 68.82% | 69.07% | 69.41% | 69.35% | 69.76% | 69.89% | 69.75% | 69.44% | 68.92% | 68.45% | 68.16% | 68.26% | 68.40% | 68.73% | 68.83% | 68.86% | 68.93% | 68.38% | 68.35% | 68.27% | |||||||
| Oracle Corp. | 68.54% | 69.66% | 70.51% | 71.12% | 71.27% | 71.31% | 71.41% | 71.53% | 71.88% | 72.26% | 72.85% | 74.50% | 76.10% | 77.78% | 79.08% | 79.44% | 79.96% | 80.22% | 80.59% | 80.59% | 80.33% | 79.96% | |||||||
| Palantir Technologies Inc. | — | 84.07% | 82.37% | 80.81% | 80.03% | 80.01% | 80.25% | 81.10% | 81.39% | 81.16% | 80.62% | 79.92% | 79.15% | 78.75% | 78.56% | 78.59% | 78.73% | 78.16% | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Palo Alto Networks Inc. | 73.50% | 73.47% | 73.41% | 73.56% | 73.86% | 74.17% | 74.35% | 74.43% | 74.05% | 73.35% | 72.29% | 70.80% | 69.77% | 69.06% | 68.76% | 69.34% | 69.63% | 69.77% | 70.05% | 69.74% | 70.02% | 70.42% | |||||||
| Salesforce Inc. | 77.65% | 77.34% | 77.19% | 76.94% | 76.35% | 76.00% | 75.50% | 74.99% | 74.52% | 73.78% | 73.34% | 72.69% | 72.61% | 73.10% | 73.48% | 74.02% | 74.34% | 74.32% | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| ServiceNow Inc. | — | 76.56% | 77.53% | 78.05% | 78.52% | 78.92% | 79.18% | 79.24% | 79.07% | 78.87% | 78.59% | 78.52% | 78.50% | 78.45% | 78.29% | 77.85% | 77.53% | 77.26% | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Workday Inc. | 75.58% | 75.66% | 75.50% | 75.60% | 75.77% | 75.64% | 75.60% | 74.73% | 73.87% | 73.25% | 72.41% | 72.22% | 72.23% | 72.25% | 72.21% | 72.39% | 72.46% | 72.61% | — | — | — | — | |||||||
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).
1 Q2 2026 Calculation
Gross profit margin = 100
× (Gross marginQ2 2026
+ Gross marginQ1 2026
+ Gross marginQ4 2025
+ Gross marginQ3 2025)
÷ (RevenueQ2 2026
+ RevenueQ1 2026
+ RevenueQ4 2025
+ RevenueQ3 2025)
= 100 × (1,646,135 + 1,771,416 + 1,600,197 + 1,359,173)
÷ (2,275,985 + 2,408,798 + 2,254,860 + 1,739,737)
= 73.47%
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The financial data indicates a period of sustained revenue growth accompanied by fluctuating gross profit margins, culminating in a significant divergence between top-line expansion and margin efficiency in the final periods of the analysis.
- Revenue and Absolute Gross Margin Growth
- A consistent upward trajectory in revenue is observed, rising from 970,321 thousand US$ in January 2021 to 2,275,985 thousand US$ by April 2026. This growth is mirrored by the absolute gross margin, which increased from 762,322 thousand US$ to a peak of 1,771,416 thousand US$ in January 2026. A notable acceleration in revenue occurred starting in October 2025, where quarterly figures jumped from approximately 1.7 billion US$ to over 2.2 billion US$.
- Gross Profit Margin Percentage Stability and Peak
- Between January 2021 and July 2024, the gross profit margin percentage remained highly stable, fluctuating within a narrow range between 78.51% and 80.25%. The margin experienced a steady climb during 2021, reaching an initial peak of 80.05% in April 2022, followed by a period of slight volatility before hitting a secondary peak of 80.25% in July 2024.
- Margin Compression and Recent Trends
- A distinct downward trend in the gross profit margin percentage is evident starting in the latter half of 2024. Despite the aforementioned surge in revenue, the margin percentage declined from 80.25% in July 2024 to 73.47% by April 2026. This compression became particularly acute after July 2025, with the margin dropping from 79.12% to 73.47% over the final three quarters.
The data reveals an inverse relationship between revenue volume and margin percentage in the most recent quarters. While the company achieved its highest revenue levels between October 2025 and April 2026, this growth coincided with the lowest gross profit margins in the recorded period. This suggests that the cost of goods sold increased at a disproportionately higher rate than revenue during this phase of expansion.
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Operating Profit Margin
Synopsys Inc., operating profit margin calculation (quarterly data)
| Apr 30, 2026 | Jan 31, 2026 | Oct 31, 2025 | Jul 31, 2025 | Apr 30, 2025 | Jan 31, 2025 | Oct 31, 2024 | Jul 31, 2024 | Apr 30, 2024 | Jan 31, 2024 | Oct 31, 2023 | Jul 31, 2023 | Apr 30, 2023 | Jan 31, 2023 | Oct 31, 2022 | Jul 31, 2022 | Apr 30, 2022 | Jan 31, 2022 | Oct 31, 2021 | Jul 31, 2021 | Apr 30, 2021 | Jan 31, 2021 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating income | 120,426) | 203,046) | 121,393) | 165,269) | 376,426) | 251,839) | 310,802) | 360,211) | 332,072) | 352,626) | 430,521) | 295,474) | 287,332) | 255,932) | 217,373) | 233,928) | 363,701) | 347,036) | 190,288) | 201,923) | 194,231) | 148,348) | |||||||
| Revenue | 2,275,985) | 2,408,798) | 2,254,860) | 1,739,737) | 1,604,266) | 1,455,315) | 1,635,986) | 1,525,749) | 1,454,712) | 1,510,989) | 1,599,128) | 1,487,288) | 1,394,863) | 1,361,340) | 1,284,292) | 1,247,766) | 1,279,229) | 1,270,255) | 1,152,419) | 1,057,130) | 1,024,323) | 970,321) | |||||||
| Profitability Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating profit margin1 | 7.03% | 10.82% | 12.97% | 17.16% | 20.88% | 20.67% | 22.13% | 24.22% | 23.31% | 22.80% | 21.72% | 19.11% | 18.81% | 20.70% | 22.87% | 22.93% | 23.18% | 20.72% | 17.48% | 18.17% | 18.81% | 17.82% | |||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating Profit Margin, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accenture PLC | 14.42% | 14.35% | 14.68% | 15.38% | 15.14% | 15.04% | 14.79% | 14.20% | 13.76% | 13.60% | 13.74% | 14.42% | 14.90% | 15.27% | 15.21% | 15.20% | 15.12% | 15.19% | 15.08% | 15.03% | 14.89% | 14.84% | |||||||
| Adobe Inc. | — | 36.65% | 36.63% | 36.25% | 36.37% | 36.29% | 31.35% | 31.16% | 30.51% | 29.95% | 34.26% | 33.95% | 33.64% | 33.91% | 34.64% | 35.45% | 36.25% | 36.72% | 36.76% | 36.53% | 35.75% | 34.75% | |||||||
| AppLovin Corp. | — | 77.09% | 75.75% | 67.07% | 58.94% | 49.35% | 39.78% | 35.78% | 29.99% | 25.56% | 19.74% | 11.75% | 7.61% | 4.86% | -1.70% | 1.14% | 0.99% | 0.38% | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Cadence Design Systems Inc. | — | 28.25% | 28.17% | 28.50% | 27.71% | 30.00% | 29.10% | 28.26% | 28.19% | 28.91% | 30.59% | 28.71% | 28.78% | 29.26% | 30.15% | 30.81% | 30.20% | 28.35% | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. | -8.59% | -5.95% | -3.05% | -0.15% | 1.52% | 0.74% | -0.07% | -3.27% | -5.78% | -7.59% | -8.48% | -7.48% | -7.41% | -8.25% | -9.82% | -10.49% | -10.43% | -10.14% | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Datadog Inc. | — | -0.67% | -1.29% | -1.38% | -0.61% | 1.05% | 2.02% | 2.86% | 2.01% | 0.60% | -1.57% | -4.77% | -6.48% | -5.80% | -3.50% | -1.02% | 0.79% | 0.34% | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| International Business Machines Corp. | — | 17.75% | 17.50% | 17.08% | 16.08% | 15.34% | 14.95% | 15.09% | 15.46% | 15.13% | 15.17% | 14.58% | 13.88% | 13.49% | 13.50% | 12.92% | 12.77% | 12.30% | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Intuit Inc. | 27.08% | 26.69% | 26.14% | 24.38% | 22.24% | 21.66% | 22.29% | 24.02% | 23.00% | 22.86% | 21.86% | 21.67% | 19.48% | 18.41% | 20.20% | 23.68% | 22.49% | 24.10% | 25.95% | 29.04% | 26.95% | 30.30% | |||||||
| Microsoft Corp. | 46.67% | 46.27% | 45.62% | 45.23% | 44.96% | 44.49% | 44.64% | 44.70% | 44.17% | 43.01% | 41.77% | 40.85% | 40.58% | 41.69% | 42.06% | 42.56% | 42.52% | 42.14% | 41.59% | 40.15% | 39.24% | 38.17% | |||||||
| Oracle Corp. | 30.28% | 30.44% | 30.80% | 30.93% | 30.30% | 29.82% | 28.99% | 28.20% | 27.73% | 27.01% | 26.21% | 28.06% | 30.42% | 22.92% | 25.74% | 26.22% | 26.62% | 37.78% | 37.58% | 37.74% | 37.13% | 36.29% | |||||||
| Palantir Technologies Inc. | — | 38.13% | 31.59% | 21.81% | 16.55% | 13.02% | 10.83% | 13.80% | 11.78% | 8.43% | 5.39% | 1.71% | -3.22% | -5.93% | -8.46% | -11.05% | -13.30% | -20.43% | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Palo Alto Networks Inc. | 14.37% | 13.24% | 13.48% | 11.09% | 10.99% | 9.11% | 8.52% | 8.97% | 7.98% | 8.15% | 5.62% | 2.30% | 0.37% | -1.56% | -3.43% | -5.12% | -6.74% | -7.51% | -7.15% | -6.56% | -5.49% | -4.79% | |||||||
| Salesforce Inc. | 20.22% | 19.27% | 19.01% | 18.84% | 18.14% | 17.65% | 14.38% | 11.03% | 8.18% | 4.42% | 3.29% | 1.64% | 0.26% | 0.77% | 2.07% | 3.67% | 4.69% | 4.25% | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| ServiceNow Inc. | — | 13.44% | 13.74% | 13.85% | 13.28% | 12.93% | 12.42% | 12.04% | 10.78% | 10.02% | 8.49% | 7.64% | 6.32% | 5.41% | 4.90% | 3.40% | 3.30% | 3.95% | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Workday Inc. | 5.88% | 4.48% | 4.91% | 5.13% | 4.34% | 3.53% | 2.52% | 0.22% | -1.47% | -2.62% | -3.57% | -3.94% | -3.24% | -2.80% | -2.27% | -1.81% | -2.71% | -3.18% | — | — | — | — | |||||||
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).
1 Q2 2026 Calculation
Operating profit margin = 100
× (Operating incomeQ2 2026
+ Operating incomeQ1 2026
+ Operating incomeQ4 2025
+ Operating incomeQ3 2025)
÷ (RevenueQ2 2026
+ RevenueQ1 2026
+ RevenueQ4 2025
+ RevenueQ3 2025)
= 100 × (120,426 + 203,046 + 121,393 + 165,269)
÷ (2,275,985 + 2,408,798 + 2,254,860 + 1,739,737)
= 7.03%
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The operating profit margin exhibits three distinct phases: a period of stability and gradual expansion, a peak of operational efficiency, and a subsequent period of severe margin compression. While revenue demonstrates a consistent long-term upward trajectory, operating income fails to maintain a proportional growth rate in the latter stages of the analyzed period.
- Early Stability and Expansion (2021 – Early 2022)
- Between January 2021 and October 2021, operating margins remained relatively stable, fluctuating within a narrow band between 17.48% and 18.81%. A significant shift occurred in early 2022, where margins climbed and stabilized in the 22% to 23% range, signaling an improvement in operational leverage as revenue grew from approximately 970 million to 1.28 billion US dollars.
- Volatility and Peak Performance (2023 – Mid 2024)
- The period between January 2023 and July 2024 was characterized by moderate volatility. After a temporary dip to 18.81% in April 2023, the operating profit margin recovered steadily, reaching a peak of 24.22% by July 31, 2024. This peak represents the highest level of operational efficiency recorded in the sequence, coinciding with revenue levels exceeding 1.5 billion US dollars.
- Accelerated Margin Compression (Late 2024 – 2026)
- Starting in October 2024, a sharp downward trend in profitability is observed. Despite revenue continuing to scale, reaching a high of 2.4 billion US dollars by January 2026, operating income declined precipitously. The operating profit margin fell from 22.13% in October 2024 to 7.03% by April 30, 2026. This represents a critical divergence where revenue growth no longer translates into operating profit, indicating a substantial increase in operating expenses relative to income.
Overall, the trajectory reveals a transition from high operational efficiency to a state of significant margin erosion. The final four quarters show an accelerating decline, with the margin dropping from 17.16% in July 2025 to 7.03% in April 2026, despite the company achieving its highest historical revenue levels during this same window.
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Net Profit Margin
Synopsys Inc., net profit margin calculation (quarterly data)
| 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 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income attributed to Synopsys | 17,105) | 64,958) | 448,696) | 242,509) | 345,332) | 295,683) | 1,114,106) | 408,055) | 292,107) | 449,112) | 349,190) | 336,252) | 272,910) | 271,536) | 153,500) | 222,626) | 294,781) | 313,687) | 201,447) | 198,646) | 195,078) | 162,345) | |||||||
| Revenue | 2,275,985) | 2,408,798) | 2,254,860) | 1,739,737) | 1,604,266) | 1,455,315) | 1,635,986) | 1,525,749) | 1,454,712) | 1,510,989) | 1,599,128) | 1,487,288) | 1,394,863) | 1,361,340) | 1,284,292) | 1,247,766) | 1,279,229) | 1,270,255) | 1,152,419) | 1,057,130) | 1,024,323) | 970,321) | |||||||
| Profitability Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net profit margin1 | 8.91% | 13.76% | 18.89% | 31.04% | 34.77% | 34.75% | 36.94% | 24.60% | 23.57% | 23.49% | 21.05% | 18.71% | 17.41% | 18.22% | 19.38% | 20.86% | 21.19% | 20.18% | 18.02% | 18.48% | 20.27% | 18.91% | |||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net Profit Margin, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accenture PLC | 10.61% | 10.76% | 11.02% | 11.61% | 11.43% | 11.41% | 11.19% | 10.78% | 10.89% | 10.65% | 10.72% | 11.27% | 10.99% | 11.30% | 11.17% | 11.12% | 11.27% | 11.53% | 11.69% | 12.05% | 11.95% | 11.74% | |||||||
| Adobe Inc. | — | 29.48% | 30.00% | 30.01% | 30.39% | 30.63% | 25.85% | 25.59% | 24.86% | 24.08% | 27.97% | 27.12% | 26.34% | 26.32% | 27.01% | 28.00% | 29.29% | 29.90% | 30.55% | 38.67% | 38.79% | 40.68% | |||||||
| AppLovin Corp. | — | 64.29% | 60.83% | 54.48% | 48.70% | 39.92% | 33.55% | 26.87% | 20.91% | 16.48% | 10.87% | 3.46% | 0.70% | -2.82% | -6.84% | -2.82% | -3.61% | -2.46% | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Cadence Design Systems Inc. | — | 21.18% | 20.94% | 20.35% | 19.88% | 22.19% | 22.74% | 23.87% | 25.36% | 25.68% | 25.46% | 24.42% | 23.41% | 23.23% | 23.84% | 22.86% | 23.61% | 23.59% | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. | -6.70% | -4.02% | -0.49% | 3.39% | 4.84% | 4.01% | 2.92% | -0.42% | -3.54% | -6.18% | -8.18% | -8.73% | -9.45% | -11.08% | -16.18% | -16.48% | -16.34% | -15.86% | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Datadog Inc. | — | 3.69% | 3.14% | 3.32% | 4.13% | 5.85% | 6.85% | 7.58% | 6.81% | 5.11% | 2.28% | -1.72% | -4.38% | -4.68% | -2.99% | -0.91% | 0.48% | 0.17% | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| International Business Machines Corp. | — | 15.61% | 15.69% | 12.09% | 9.11% | 8.71% | 9.60% | 10.22% | 13.52% | 13.18% | 12.13% | 11.32% | 3.34% | 3.03% | 2.71% | 2.08% | 9.36% | 9.46% | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Intuit Inc. | 21.57% | 21.19% | 20.55% | 19.07% | 17.69% | 17.59% | 18.19% | 19.43% | 18.35% | 17.53% | 16.59% | 15.91% | 14.22% | 14.10% | 16.23% | 19.44% | 19.03% | 20.28% | 21.41% | 23.93% | 22.64% | 25.10% | |||||||
| Microsoft Corp. | 39.04% | 35.71% | 36.15% | 35.79% | 35.43% | 35.61% | 35.96% | 36.43% | 36.27% | 35.31% | 34.15% | 33.25% | 33.05% | 34.37% | 36.69% | 37.63% | 38.50% | 38.51% | 36.45% | 35.02% | 33.47% | 32.29% | |||||||
| Oracle Corp. | 25.28% | 21.08% | 21.68% | 21.80% | 21.16% | 20.40% | 19.76% | 20.27% | 19.63% | 18.40% | 17.02% | 17.46% | 19.09% | 13.15% | 15.83% | 18.08% | 24.79% | 34.16% | 33.96% | 32.32% | 26.34% | 26.13% | |||||||
| Palantir Technologies Inc. | — | 43.67% | 36.31% | 28.11% | 22.18% | 18.32% | 16.13% | 18.01% | 16.32% | 12.79% | 9.43% | 6.93% | -2.35% | -12.87% | -19.61% | -30.64% | -30.90% | -30.25% | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Palo Alto Networks Inc. | 12.96% | 11.69% | 12.30% | 13.95% | 14.64% | 32.99% | 32.11% | 31.41% | 30.24% | 8.52% | 6.38% | 3.32% | 0.56% | -2.46% | -4.85% | -7.54% | -9.50% | -11.20% | -11.72% | -11.00% | -9.73% | -8.36% | |||||||
| Salesforce Inc. | 16.87% | 16.08% | 16.35% | 15.96% | 15.44% | 15.30% | 11.87% | 7.63% | 4.77% | 1.18% | 0.66% | 0.92% | 1.83% | 3.59% | 5.45% | 6.96% | 9.99% | 19.87% | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| ServiceNow Inc. | — | 12.59% | 13.16% | 13.67% | 13.78% | 13.41% | 12.97% | 12.77% | 11.51% | 20.34% | 19.30% | 18.72% | 17.76% | 5.25% | 4.49% | 2.90% | 2.79% | 3.56% | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Workday Inc. | 6.51% | 5.60% | 6.23% | 19.87% | 19.60% | 19.67% | 19.02% | 0.96% | -1.81% | -4.09% | -5.90% | -5.29% | -3.46% | -0.49% | 0.57% | 0.63% | -0.79% | -3.81% | — | — | — | — | |||||||
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).
1 Q2 2026 Calculation
Net profit margin = 100
× (Net income attributed to SynopsysQ2 2026
+ Net income attributed to SynopsysQ1 2026
+ Net income attributed to SynopsysQ4 2025
+ Net income attributed to SynopsysQ3 2025)
÷ (RevenueQ2 2026
+ RevenueQ1 2026
+ RevenueQ4 2025
+ RevenueQ3 2025)
= 100 × (17,105 + 64,958 + 448,696 + 242,509)
÷ (2,275,985 + 2,408,798 + 2,254,860 + 1,739,737)
= 8.91%
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The net profit margin exhibits three distinct phases of performance between January 2021 and April 2026: a period of relative stability, a phase of significant margin expansion, and a subsequent sharp contraction.
- Stability and Gradual Growth (2021–2023)
- From January 2021 through October 2023, profitability remained relatively consistent, generally oscillating between a low of 17.41% and a high of 23.49%. During this period, revenue grew steadily from approximately 970 million to 1.6 billion, with the net profit margin reflecting a stable relationship between operating costs and revenue generation.
- Peak Profitability Phase (2024–Mid-2025)
- A substantial increase in profitability is observed starting in early 2024, with margins climbing to a peak of 36.94% by October 31, 2024. This surge was driven by a significant spike in net income, which reached 1.11 billion in the fourth quarter of 2024. Elevated margins persisted into early 2025, remaining above 30% for three consecutive quarters, indicating a period of high operational efficiency or non-recurring gains.
- Profitability Contraction (Late 2025–2026)
- A precipitous decline in the net profit margin is evident starting in October 2025. Despite revenue reaching its highest recorded levels—peaking at approximately 2.4 billion—net income fell sharply to 64.9 million and 17.1 million in the final observed quarters. This resulted in the net profit margin crashing from 18.89% in October 2025 to 8.91% by April 30, 2026.
The overall trend indicates that while the organization successfully scaled its top-line revenue over the five-year trajectory, the final quarters show a severe disconnect between revenue growth and bottom-line profitability, resulting in the lowest margins of the entire period.
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Return on Equity (ROE)
Synopsys Inc., ROE calculation (quarterly data)
| 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 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income attributed to Synopsys | 17,105) | 64,958) | 448,696) | 242,509) | 345,332) | 295,683) | 1,114,106) | 408,055) | 292,107) | 449,112) | 349,190) | 336,252) | 272,910) | 271,536) | 153,500) | 222,626) | 294,781) | 313,687) | 201,447) | 198,646) | 195,078) | 162,345) | |||||||
| 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) | |||||||
| Profitability Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ROE1 | 2.54% | 3.61% | 4.70% | 7.23% | 21.82% | 22.68% | 25.17% | 19.44% | 19.94% | 21.10% | 20.01% | 17.36% | 15.79% | 16.72% | 17.85% | 18.42% | 18.13% | 16.87% | 14.31% | 14.63% | 15.88% | 14.80% | |||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ROE, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accenture PLC | 24.51% | 24.66% | 24.61% | 26.01% | 26.27% | 25.93% | 25.68% | 25.06% | 25.92% | 25.79% | 26.75% | 28.28% | 29.20% | 30.69% | 31.11% | 30.99% | 31.09% | 30.45% | 30.25% | 29.87% | 29.81% | 29.33% | |||||||
| Adobe Inc. | — | 63.05% | 61.34% | 59.11% | 60.00% | 51.55% | 39.42% | 36.85% | 34.22% | 31.05% | 32.86% | 32.46% | 32.71% | 33.35% | 33.85% | 33.49% | 34.96% | 35.04% | 32.59% | 40.51% | 40.30% | 41.09% | |||||||
| AppLovin Corp. | — | 167.67% | 156.17% | 192.05% | 208.17% | 333.67% | 144.96% | 122.87% | 101.50% | 78.59% | 28.39% | 9.58% | 1.32% | -4.32% | -10.13% | -4.35% | -5.53% | -3.44% | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Cadence Design Systems Inc. | — | 17.85% | 20.26% | 20.41% | 20.21% | 22.64% | 22.58% | 22.77% | 24.77% | 29.35% | 30.58% | 30.75% | 30.59% | 29.09% | 30.93% | 28.99% | 29.53% | 26.96% | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. | -7.75% | -4.82% | -0.59% | 4.14% | 5.97% | 5.19% | 3.88% | -0.58% | -5.09% | -9.42% | -12.52% | -13.52% | -14.14% | -16.44% | -22.89% | -22.34% | -20.56% | -18.66% | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Datadog Inc. | — | 3.40% | 2.89% | 3.10% | 3.90% | 5.68% | 6.77% | 7.31% | 6.77% | 5.23% | 2.40% | -1.91% | -5.04% | -5.55% | -3.56% | -1.08% | 0.54% | 0.18% | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| International Business Machines Corp. | — | 32.61% | 32.45% | 28.34% | 21.20% | 20.36% | 22.06% | 26.17% | 35.09% | 35.17% | 33.29% | 30.00% | 9.12% | 8.48% | 7.47% | 6.29% | 28.79% | 28.98% | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Intuit Inc. | 22.78% | 21.31% | 19.63% | 17.23% | 16.92% | 16.10% | 16.07% | 16.38% | 16.38% | 15.21% | 13.81% | 12.73% | 12.28% | 11.69% | 12.57% | 14.75% | 13.93% | 21.49% | 20.89% | 21.37% | 19.70% | 37.50% | |||||||
| Microsoft Corp. | 30.51% | 28.90% | 29.65% | 30.02% | 30.64% | 31.46% | 32.83% | 34.04% | 34.64% | 34.93% | 35.09% | 35.45% | 36.83% | 40.21% | 43.68% | 44.47% | 44.49% | 44.67% | 43.15% | 41.65% | 39.40% | 38.49% | |||||||
| Oracle Corp. | 51.50% | 51.51% | 60.84% | 72.68% | 84.56% | 101.48% | 120.26% | 189.26% | 262.21% | 395.57% | 792.45% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 262.43% | 144.16% | 131.11% | 107.99% | |||||||
| Palantir Technologies Inc. | — | 27.00% | 22.00% | 16.62% | 12.87% | 10.52% | 9.24% | 10.59% | 9.99% | 7.91% | 6.04% | 4.62% | -1.63% | -9.38% | -14.57% | -23.50% | -22.95% | -21.07% | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Palo Alto Networks Inc. | 13.65% | 12.89% | 14.49% | 17.12% | 19.68% | 46.25% | 49.86% | 54.78% | 52.25% | 28.28% | 25.15% | 17.47% | 4.71% | -28.23% | -127.14% | -115.40% | -391.77% | -98.34% | -78.63% | -43.97% | -35.50% | -40.11% | |||||||
| Salesforce Inc. | 10.86% | 10.23% | 10.13% | 10.14% | 9.77% | 9.17% | 6.93% | 4.46% | 2.72% | 0.66% | 0.36% | 0.47% | 0.89% | 1.70% | 2.48% | 3.05% | 4.24% | 10.44% | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| ServiceNow Inc. | — | 14.98% | 13.48% | 15.32% | 15.19% | 15.17% | 14.83% | 14.38% | 13.22% | 23.78% | 22.69% | 22.08% | 20.56% | 7.14% | 6.46% | 4.44% | 4.39% | 5.58% | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Workday Inc. | 6.36% | 5.46% | 5.82% | 18.79% | 18.47% | 18.23% | 17.09% | 1.01% | -1.94% | -4.45% | -6.57% | -5.81% | -3.83% | -0.55% | 0.65% | 0.73% | -0.95% | -5.01% | — | — | — | — | |||||||
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).
1 Q2 2026 Calculation
ROE = 100
× (Net income attributed to SynopsysQ2 2026
+ Net income attributed to SynopsysQ1 2026
+ Net income attributed to SynopsysQ4 2025
+ Net income attributed to SynopsysQ3 2025)
÷ Total Synopsys stockholders’ equity
= 100 × (17,105 + 64,958 + 448,696 + 242,509)
÷ 30,478,131 = 2.54%
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
The analysis of return on equity (ROE) reveals three distinct phases: a period of moderate stability, a phase of significant expansion, and a subsequent sharp contraction. From January 2021 through October 2022, ROE remained relatively consistent, fluctuating between 14.31% and 18.42%. This stability was supported by steady growth in stockholders' equity and fluctuating but generally positive net income levels.
- Growth and Peak Performance
- Starting in January 2023, a clear upward trajectory in profitability is observed. ROE climbed from 16.72% to a peak of 25.17% in October 2024. This growth was primarily driven by a substantial increase in net income, which reached a period high of approximately 1.114 billion US dollars during the October 2024 quarter. During this interval, net income growth outpaced the growth of stockholders' equity, leading to enhanced capital efficiency.
- Equity Base Expansion
- A fundamental shift in the capital structure occurred between January 2025 and July 2025. Stockholders' equity increased abruptly from approximately 9.3 billion US dollars to 27.6 billion US dollars. This massive expansion of the equity base significantly altered the denominator of the ROE calculation, creating a mathematical drag on the ratio regardless of net income performance.
- ROE Compression and Decline
- Following the equity surge, ROE entered a state of rapid decline. The ratio dropped from 21.82% in April 2025 to 7.23% in July 2025, eventually falling to 2.54% by April 2026. This contraction was exacerbated by a simultaneous decline in net income, which fell from 448.7 million US dollars in July 2025 to 17.1 million US dollars by April 2026. The combination of a vastly enlarged equity base and diminishing net earnings resulted in a severe compression of the return on equity.
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Return on Assets (ROA)
Synopsys Inc., ROA calculation (quarterly data)
| 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 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income attributed to Synopsys | 17,105) | 64,958) | 448,696) | 242,509) | 345,332) | 295,683) | 1,114,106) | 408,055) | 292,107) | 449,112) | 349,190) | 336,252) | 272,910) | 271,536) | 153,500) | 222,626) | 294,781) | 313,687) | 201,447) | 198,646) | 195,078) | 162,345) | |||||||
| Total assets | 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) | |||||||
| Profitability Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ROA1 | 1.65% | 2.33% | 2.76% | 4.14% | 9.11% | 16.18% | 17.31% | 12.86% | 12.96% | 13.33% | 11.90% | 10.42% | 9.40% | 9.85% | 10.45% | 11.07% | 10.95% | 10.21% | 8.66% | 8.88% | 9.69% | 9.02% | |||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ROA, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accenture PLC | 11.40% | 11.76% | 11.74% | 12.55% | 12.83% | 12.64% | 12.99% | 12.84% | 13.70% | 13.35% | 13.41% | 14.29% | 14.54% | 14.97% | 14.55% | 14.38% | 14.42% | 14.19% | 13.68% | 13.72% | 13.65% | 13.72% | |||||||
| Adobe Inc. | — | 24.27% | 24.17% | 24.19% | 24.44% | 22.54% | 18.39% | 17.97% | 16.93% | 16.70% | 18.23% | 17.60% | 17.44% | 17.76% | 17.51% | 18.00% | 18.57% | 18.58% | 17.70% | 22.33% | 21.82% | 22.28% | |||||||
| AppLovin Corp. | — | 51.42% | 45.92% | 44.63% | 40.77% | 33.64% | 26.92% | 21.18% | 15.69% | 11.35% | 6.66% | 2.10% | 0.37% | -1.39% | -3.30% | -1.41% | -1.78% | -1.12% | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Cadence Design Systems Inc. | — | 9.68% | 10.92% | 11.05% | 10.64% | 12.00% | 11.76% | 11.34% | 14.61% | 18.30% | 18.36% | 17.63% | 17.26% | 16.54% | 16.53% | 15.80% | 17.77% | 16.93% | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. | -3.13% | -1.91% | -0.22% | 1.63% | 2.36% | 1.92% | 1.34% | -0.20% | -1.69% | -2.94% | -3.65% | -3.98% | -4.17% | -4.73% | -6.49% | -6.42% | -5.93% | -5.50% | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Datadog Inc. | — | 1.95% | 1.62% | 1.76% | 2.14% | 2.76% | 3.18% | 4.15% | 3.70% | 2.78% | 1.23% | -0.97% | -2.51% | -2.67% | -1.67% | -0.50% | 0.25% | 0.08% | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| International Business Machines Corp. | — | 6.88% | 6.97% | 5.40% | 3.93% | 3.76% | 4.39% | 4.76% | 6.30% | 5.96% | 5.55% | 5.35% | 1.53% | 1.37% | 1.29% | 1.00% | 4.38% | 4.14% | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Intuit Inc. | 12.66% | 12.41% | 10.47% | 9.48% | 9.59% | 8.79% | 9.22% | 9.73% | 9.33% | 9.07% | 8.58% | 7.74% | 7.15% | 6.93% | 7.45% | 8.77% | 8.26% | 14.07% | 13.29% | 13.50% | 11.97% | 20.26% | |||||||
| Microsoft Corp. | 17.93% | 16.49% | 16.45% | 17.18% | 17.37% | 17.31% | 17.21% | 17.80% | 17.54% | 17.29% | 17.56% | 18.16% | 18.50% | 19.40% | 19.94% | 21.03% | 20.91% | 20.24% | 18.36% | 18.13% | 16.87% | 15.78% | |||||||
| Oracle Corp. | 7.52% | 6.89% | 7.39% | 7.53% | 7.83% | 7.61% | 7.42% | 7.76% | 7.55% | 6.86% | 6.33% | 6.36% | 6.85% | 4.46% | 6.15% | 6.96% | 9.60% | 11.35% | 10.48% | 10.86% | 9.44% | 9.03% | |||||||
| Palantir Technologies Inc. | — | 22.37% | 18.26% | 13.50% | 10.36% | 8.47% | 7.29% | 8.26% | 7.79% | 6.21% | 4.64% | 3.51% | -1.21% | -6.94% | -10.80% | -16.90% | -16.42% | -15.01% | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Palo Alto Networks Inc. | 5.13% | 4.75% | 4.81% | 5.63% | 5.99% | 13.42% | 12.89% | 13.65% | 12.45% | 4.15% | 3.03% | 1.52% | 0.26% | -1.14% | -2.18% | -3.51% | -4.44% | -4.89% | -4.87% | -4.59% | -3.88% | -3.43% | |||||||
| Salesforce Inc. | 6.83% | 6.29% | 6.02% | 6.49% | 6.11% | 5.69% | 4.14% | 2.85% | 1.71% | 0.41% | 0.21% | 0.30% | 0.57% | 1.08% | 1.52% | 1.99% | 2.65% | 6.85% | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| ServiceNow Inc. | — | 7.21% | 6.71% | 7.94% | 7.53% | 7.33% | 6.99% | 7.25% | 6.29% | 10.99% | 9.96% | 10.51% | 9.54% | 2.94% | 2.44% | 1.81% | 1.66% | 2.03% | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Workday Inc. | 3.25% | 2.83% | 2.93% | 9.87% | 9.49% | 9.33% | 8.39% | 0.48% | -0.89% | -2.00% | -2.72% | -2.54% | -1.48% | -0.21% | 0.28% | 0.33% | -0.40% | -1.98% | — | — | — | — | |||||||
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).
1 Q2 2026 Calculation
ROA = 100
× (Net income attributed to SynopsysQ2 2026
+ Net income attributed to SynopsysQ1 2026
+ Net income attributed to SynopsysQ4 2025
+ Net income attributed to SynopsysQ3 2025)
÷ Total assets
= 100 × (17,105 + 64,958 + 448,696 + 242,509)
÷ 46,889,027 = 1.65%
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The analysis of profitability ratios reveals three distinct phases of operational performance. Initial periods are characterized by steady returns, followed by a significant surge in asset efficiency, and concluding with a sharp contraction in Return on Assets (ROA) that coincides with a massive expansion of the total asset base.
- ROA Trend and Volatility
- Return on Assets remained relatively stable between 8.66% and 11.07% from January 2021 through October 2022. A subsequent growth phase saw the ratio climb to a peak of 17.31% by October 2024, indicating a period of heightened asset productivity. However, beginning in January 2025, the ratio entered a precipitous decline, falling to 1.65% by April 2026.
- Asset Base Expansion
- A dramatic increase in total assets is observed starting in January 2025, where assets rose from approximately $13.04 billion to over $48.2 billion by April 2025. This nearly four-fold increase in the balance sheet size occurred without a corresponding proportional increase in earnings, creating a significant drag on the ROA percentage.
- Net Income Correlation
- Net income exhibited a strong upward trajectory through October 2024, reaching a peak of $1.114 billion. Following this peak, earnings became volatile and eventually experienced a sharp downturn in the final two quarters of the sequence, dropping to $17.1 million by April 2026. The simultaneous occurrence of declining net income and a vastly expanded asset base resulted in the rapid deterioration of profitability relative to assets.
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