Synopsys Inc SNPS
Stock research in plain language · As of Oct 04, 2026 · updated once a week, after the trading week closes
What the company does
Synopsys Inc is a large-cap company in the Technology sector (Software - Infrastructure), with a market value of $93.9B, based in the USA.
It employs about 28,000 people and has been listed since Feb 26, 1992.
Synopsys, Inc. provides design IP solutions in the semiconductor and electronics industries. It operates in two segments, Design Automation and Design IP.
Cheap or expensive? relatively expensive
Its price-to-earnings (P/E) is 85.5 versus 41.5 for the median of the Technology sector in our universe (46 companies) — relatively expensive.
Revenue is growing 42% a year — the market is paying ahead for that growth. If it slows, the high multiple becomes the risk.
On analysts' next-year forecasts the multiple drops to 23.3 — they expect higher earnings.
The average analyst price target is 569.78, 16% above the current price (their view, not ours).
The stock sits at 72% of its one-year range (0% = the low, 100% = the high).
The risks
- ⚠️ The share count grew 19% in a year — each share owns a smaller slice of the company.
Strengths
- ✅ Profitable — 22 of every 100 dollars of revenue stays as profit.
- ✅ Generates free cash flow — profit becomes cash in the bank.
- ✅ Most analysts rate it buy (23 vs 0).
- ✅ Revenue is growing 42% a year.
What changed this week
Over the past week the stock rose 15.1% (for comparison: S&P 500 -0.2%, sector ETF XLK +1.8%).
This week's news
- Salesforce (CRM) Is Buying Back $50 Billion of Stock. What Does That Say About Growth? finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-04
- Nokia (NOK) Has Doubled in a Year. Is the Turnaround Real or Just a Rerating? finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-04
- Synopsys (SNPS) Has a Strong Design Business. Is Its Growth Worth the Premium? finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-04
- Notable tech headlines for the week: Micron, Nvidia, Accenture in focus seekingalpha.com · 2026-10-03
- Investing.com’s stocks of the week finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-02
- 2026 BayAreaCISO ORBIE Awards Recognize Bay Area’s Top Security Executives finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-02
A description of facts from the filings and the market — not investment advice or a recommendation. "Cheap" and "expensive" are always relative to the comparison group.