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Synopsys

NASDAQ: SNPS · USD

Synopsys cash flow and EPS—

Operating cash flow, capital investment, free cash flow and earnings per share.

Capital allocation

% of tracked cash uses

$105.428M
Synopsys capital allocation. Quarterly values. Missing values are unavailable.
PeriodCapexAcquisitionsBuybacksDividendsDebt repaymentsTracked uses
FY 2010 Q314.43% · $13.8M7.12% · $6.809M78.44% · $75MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $95.609M
FY 2010 Q42.68% · $11.63M83.63% · $363.148M13.69% · $59.442MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $434.22M
FY 2011 Q113.11% · $10.217M3.52% · $2.741M83.38% · $64.997MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $77.955M
FY 2011 Q25.73% · $10.383M0.43% · $0.779M93.84% · $169.988MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $181.15M
FY 2011 Q317.92% · $22.236M1.5% · $1.862M80.58% · $100MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $124.098M
FY 2011 Q412.4% · $14.509M30.46% · $35.633M57.14% · $66.851MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $116.993M
FY 2012 Q130.07% · $11.016M15.35% · $5.623M54.59% · $20MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $36.639M
FY 2012 Q21.46% · $8.569M95.14% · $558.905M3.4% · $20MUnavailableUnavailable100% · $587.474M
FY 2012 Q39.35% · $13.133M14.15% · $19.89M0% · $0MUnavailable76.5% · $107.5M100% · $140.523M
FY 2012 Q45.18% · $21.473M93.01% · $385.671M0% · $0MUnavailable1.81% · $7.5M100% · $414.644M
FY 2013 Q164.73% · $13.98MUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable35.27% · $7.619M100% · $21.599M
FY 2013 Q266.97% · $15.446MUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable33.03% · $7.618M100% · $23.064M
FY 2013 Q329.86% · $18.198MUnavailable57.44% · $35MUnavailable12.7% · $7.738M100% · $60.936M
FY 2013 Q417.73% · $17.835M0% · $0M74.58% · $75.017MUnavailable7.69% · $7.737M100% · $100.589M
FY 2014 Q118.68% · $14.353MUnavailable71.24% · $54.747MUnavailable10.08% · $7.748M100% · $76.848M
FY 2014 Q232.19% · $15.548MUnavailable51.76% · $25MUnavailable16.04% · $7.749M100% · $48.297M
FY 2014 Q311.67% · $28.184M2.3% · $5.548M0% · $0MUnavailable86.03% · $207.742M100% · $241.474M
FY 2014 Q439.63% · $45.19M18.51% · $21.11M35.08% · $40MUnavailable6.78% · $7.729M100% · $114.029M
FY 2015 Q110.52% · $19.607MUnavailable77.28% · $144MUnavailable12.2% · $22.723M100% · $186.33M
FY 2015 Q222.76% · $24.372MUnavailable0% · $0MUnavailable77.24% · $82.701M100% · $107.073M
FY 2015 Q310.44% · $23.729MUnavailable15.84% · $36MUnavailable73.71% · $167.5M100% · $227.229M
FY 2015 Q412.28% · $19.257MUnavailable51.03% · $80MUnavailable36.68% · $57.501M100% · $156.758M
FY 2016 Q18.39% · $15.337MUnavailable87.51% · $160MUnavailable4.1% · $7.5M100% · $182.837M
FY 2016 Q233.03% · $13.563MUnavailable48.71% · $20MUnavailable18.26% · $7.5M100% · $41.063M
FY 2016 Q38.17% · $19.349MUnavailable50.67% · $120MUnavailable41.17% · $97.5M100% · $236.849M
FY 2016 Q49.76% · $18.66MUnavailable52.31% · $100MUnavailable37.93% · $72.5M100% · $191.16M
FY 2017 Q15.67% · $18.178M58.49% · $187.624M24.94% · $80MUnavailable10.91% · $35M100% · $320.802M
FY 2017 Q211.33% · $13.017M0% · $0M87.04% · $100MUnavailable1.63% · $1.875M100% · $114.892M
FY 2017 Q313.51% · $19.032M0% · $0M85.16% · $120MUnavailable1.33% · $1.875M100% · $140.907M
FY 2017 Q44.55% · $20.101MUnavailable18.1% · $80MUnavailable77.35% · $341.875M100% · $441.976M
FY 2018 Q13.38% · $28.316M72.55% · $608.344M21.47% · $180MUnavailable2.61% · $21.875M100% · $838.535M
FY 2018 Q212.82% · $20.296M22.23% · $35.193M34.74% · $55MUnavailable30.2% · $47.812M100% · $158.301M
FY 2018 Q39.72% · $21.857M1.4% · $3.15M58.71% · $132MUnavailable30.16% · $67.813M100% · $224.82M
FY 2018 Q413% · $28.507MUnavailable15.05% · $33MUnavailable71.96% · $157.813M100% · $219.32M
FY 2019 Q116.96% · $29.007M0% · $0M17.07% · $29.185MUnavailable65.97% · $112.812M100% · $171.004M
FY 2019 Q210.69% · $39.955M0% · $0M21.41% · $80MUnavailable67.9% · $253.75M100% · $373.705M
FY 2019 Q317.38% · $53.396M0% · $0M32.56% · $100MUnavailable50.06% · $153.75M100% · $307.146M
FY 2019 Q437.98% · $75.771MUnavailable60.14% · $120MUnavailable1.88% · $3.751M100% · $199.522M
FY 2020 Q125.55% · $54.605M35.27% · $75.388M37.43% · $80MUnavailable1.75% · $3.75M100% · $213.743M
FY 2020 Q26.92% · $26.058M20.13% · $75.79M26.56% · $100MUnavailable46.39% · $174.687M100% · $376.535M
FY 2020 Q318.39% · $39.571M23.17% · $49.867M9.29% · $20MUnavailable49.15% · $105.781M100% · $215.219M
FY 2020 Q442.46% · $34.483MUnavailable51.81% · $42.078MUnavailable5.74% · $4.661M100% · $81.222M
FY 2021 Q18.93% · $27.779M24.01% · $74.67M65.23% · $202.871MUnavailable1.83% · $5.694M100% · $311.014M
FY 2021 Q27.43% · $16.281MUnavailable89.14% · $195.211MUnavailable3.42% · $7.5M100% · $218.992M
FY 2021 Q38.78% · $22.897M34.29% · $89.427M53.69% · $140MUnavailable3.24% · $8.443M100% · $260.767M
FY 2021 Q410.8% · $26.807MUnavailable86.61% · $214.999MUnavailable2.59% · $6.424M100% · $248.23M
FY 2022 Q112.01% · $41.751M5.75% · $19.989M60.4% · $210MUnavailable21.84% · $75.938M100% · $347.678M
FY 2022 Q26.33% · $25.616M22.01% · $89.071M71.66% · $290MUnavailable0% · $0M100% · $404.687M
FY 2022 Q36.34% · $35.567M54.77% · $307.263M38.73% · $217.266MUnavailable0.16% · $0.9M100% · $560.996M
FY 2022 Q48.08% · $33.655MUnavailable91.92% · $382.734MUnavailable0% · $0M100% · $416.389M
FY 2023 Q114.24% · $43.5M0% · $0M85.34% · $260.724MUnavailable0.42% · $1.294M100% · $305.518M
FY 2023 Q212.3% · $47.868M10.62% · $41.324M77.08% · $300MUnavailable0% · $0M100% · $389.192M
FY 2023 Q312.67% · $45.152M2.81% · $10M84.16% · $300MUnavailable0.37% · $1.309M100% · $356.461M
FY 2023 Q415.04% · $53.098MUnavailable84.96% · $300MUnavailable0% · $0M100% · $353.098M
FY 2024 Q196.87% · $40.391MUnavailable0% · $0MUnavailable3.13% · $1.303M100% · $41.694M
FY 2024 Q2100% · $38.372MUnavailable0% · $0MUnavailable0% · $0M100% · $38.372M
FY 2024 Q396.84% · $40.009MUnavailable0% · $0MUnavailable3.16% · $1.304M100% · $41.313M
FY 2024 Q4100% · $4.389MUnavailable0% · $0MUnavailable0% · $0M100% · $4.389M
FY 2025 Q196.93% · $40.715MUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable3.07% · $1.289M100% · $42.004M
FY 2025 Q2100% · $55.588MUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable0% · $0M100% · $55.588M
FY 2025 Q396.77% · $38.605MUnavailable0% · $0MUnavailable3.23% · $1.29M100% · $39.895M
FY 2025 Q43.86% · $34.546MUnavailable0% · $0MUnavailable96.14% · $861.058M100% · $895.604M
FY 2026 Q11.01% · $35.32MUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable98.99% · $3,451.31M100% · $3,486.63M
FY 2026 Q283.05% · $54.198MUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable16.95% · $11.059M100% · $65.257M
FY 2026 Q363.14% · $66.571MUnavailable35.57% · $37.5MUnavailable1.29% · $1.357M100% · $105.428M
Jul 31, 2010 through Jul 31, 2026

Operating cash flow

USD millions

$812.837M

Capital expenditures

USD millions

$66.571M

Free cash flow

USD millions

$746.266M

Stock-based compensation

USD millions

$231.604M

SBC / free cash flow

% · FCF before SBC deduction

31.04%

SBC / operating cash flow

%

28.49%

Software & intangible investment

USD millions

—

Separately disclosed software and intangible investment is unavailable in the extracted statements for this period.

Diluted EPS

USD per share

$2.84

Quarterly data

Synopsys cash-flow history. Each metric has its own unit. A dash means inputs are missing or the calculation is undefined.
Fiscal periodEndedOperating cash flowUSD millionsCapital expendituresUSD millionsFree cash flowUSD millionsStock-based compensationUSD millionsSBC / free cash flow%SBC / operating cash flow%Software & intangible investmentUSD millionsDiluted EPSUSD per share
FY 2026 Q3Jul 31, 2026812.8466.57746.27231.631.04%28.49%—$2.84
FY 2026 Q2Apr 30, 2026628.9354.2574.74222.338.68%35.35%—$0.09
FY 2026 Q1Jan 31, 2026856.8335.32821.51258.7231.49%30.2%—$0.34
FY 2025 Q4Oct 31, 2025639.7434.55605.19237.3939.22%37.11%——
FY 2025 Q3Jul 31, 2025670.9638.61632.36267.7242.34%39.9%—$1.5
FY 2025 Q2Apr 30, 2025275.3755.59219.78201.7291.79%73.26%—$2.21
FY 2025 Q1Jan 31, 2025-67.4640.72-108.17186.46———$1.89
FY 2024 Q4Oct 31, 2024562.824.39558.43152.2927.27%27.06%——
FY 2024 Q3Jul 31, 2024455.4140.01415.4181.5443.7%39.86%—$2.61
FY 2024 Q2Apr 30, 2024476.5938.37438.22177.8440.58%37.31%—$1.88
FY 2024 Q1Jan 31, 2024-87.7940.39-128.18180.65———$2.89
FY 2023 Q4Oct 31, 2023326.0653.1272.96141.3451.78%43.35%——
FY 2023 Q3Jul 31, 2023559.5245.15514.37144.4628.09%25.82%—$2.17
FY 2023 Q2Apr 30, 2023702.9447.87655.07143.2621.87%20.38%—$1.76
FY 2023 Q1Jan 31, 2023114.7543.571.25134.23188.39%116.97%—$1.75
FY 2022 Q4Oct 31, 2022393.5133.66359.85125.5934.9%31.92%——
FY 2022 Q3Jul 31, 2022439.6935.57404.13127.6131.58%29.02%—$1.43
FY 2022 Q2Apr 30, 2022749.9625.62724.34110.0615.19%14.68%—$1.89
FY 2022 Q1Jan 31, 2022155.7441.75113.9995.7784.01%61.49%—$1.99
FY 2021 Q4Oct 31, 2021370.5626.81343.7596.7428.14%26.11%——
FY 2021 Q3Jul 31, 2021421.7722.9398.8785.1621.35%20.19%—$1.27
FY 2021 Q2Apr 30, 2021526.3416.28510.0679.5915.6%15.12%—$1.24
FY 2021 Q1Jan 31, 2021173.9627.78146.1883.7857.31%48.16%—$1.03
FY 2020 Q4Oct 31, 2020202.1534.48167.6778.4346.78%38.8%——
FY 2020 Q3Jul 31, 2020399.4239.57359.8561.8417.18%15.48%—$1.62
FY 2020 Q2Apr 30, 2020379.9226.06353.8656.4415.95%14.85%—$0.71
FY 2020 Q1Jan 31, 20209.8254.61-44.7951.88—528.34%—$0.67
FY 2019 Q4Oct 31, 2019221.2575.77145.4840.1827.62%18.16%——
FY 2019 Q3Jul 31, 2019370.4653.4317.0739.4512.44%10.65%—$0.65
FY 2019 Q2Apr 30, 2019352.8239.96312.8736.9111.8%10.46%—$0.77
FY 2019 Q1Jan 31, 2019-144.0229.01-173.0338.46———$1.01
FY 2018 Q4Oct 31, 2018130.9628.51102.4537.4936.59%28.63%——
FY 2018 Q3Jul 31, 2018289.2121.86267.3537.2513.93%12.88%—$0.52
FY 2018 Q2Apr 30, 201863.4320.343.1332.9776.42%51.97%—$0.67
FY 2018 Q1Jan 31, 2018-59.3728.32-87.6832.32———$-0.02
FY 2017 Q4Oct 31, 2017184.8520.1164.7528.617.36%15.47%——
FY 2017 Q3Jul 31, 2017279.8519.03260.8228.310.85%10.11%—$0.75
FY 2017 Q2Apr 30, 2017122.9813.02109.9625.5623.25%20.79%—$0.34
FY 2017 Q1Jan 31, 201746.8818.1828.725.8390%55.1%—$0.56
FY 2016 Q4Oct 31, 2016147.6618.6612925.5419.8%17.3%—$0.47
FY 2016 Q3Jul 31, 2016251.7119.35232.3625.5711%10.16%—$0.42
FY 2016 Q2Apr 30, 2016222.4313.56208.8723.4611.23%10.55%—$0.45
FY 2016 Q1Jan 31, 2016-35.1715.34-50.5123.01———$0.39
FY 2015 Q4Oct 31, 2015152.4219.26133.1622.9417.23%15.05%—$0.31
FY 2015 Q3Jul 31, 2015275.0123.73251.2822.68.99%8.22%—$0.35
FY 2015 Q2Apr 30, 2015155.0824.37130.7120.2815.52%13.08%—$0.35
FY 2015 Q1Jan 31, 2015-87.3419.61-106.9520.58———$0.41
FY 2014 Q4Oct 31, 2014172.9145.19127.7221.116.52%12.2%—$0.39
FY 2014 Q3Jul 31, 2014340.1328.18311.9521.46.86%6.29%—$0.42
FY 2014 Q2Apr 30, 2014111.815.5596.2618.8219.56%16.84%—$0.4
FY 2014 Q1Jan 31, 2014-73.8914.35-88.2418.12———$0.43
FY 2013 Q4Oct 31, 2013191.3417.84173.517.7910.25%9.3%—$0.36
FY 2013 Q3Jul 31, 2013263.0818.2244.8816.496.73%6.27%—$0.33
FY 2013 Q2Apr 30, 2013133.7315.45118.2815.5313.13%11.61%—$0.44
FY 2013 Q1Jan 31, 2013-91.4413.98-105.4217.7———$0.45
FY 2012 Q4Oct 31, 2012102.9321.4781.4617.3421.28%16.84%——
FY 2012 Q3Jul 31, 2012295.6813.13282.5517.236.1%5.83%—$0.5
FY 2012 Q2Apr 30, 2012126.778.57118.2120.6117.43%16.25%—$0.14
FY 2012 Q1Jan 31, 2012-39.3211.02-50.3316.25———$0.39
FY 2011 Q4Oct 31, 201173.0314.5158.5214.9825.61%20.52%——
FY 2011 Q3Jul 31, 2011310.4422.24288.213.524.69%4.35%—$0.35
FY 2011 Q2Apr 30, 201196.4910.3886.1112.6714.71%13.13%—$0.53
FY 2011 Q1Jan 31, 2011-39.6310.22-49.8515.25———$0.31
FY 2010 Q4Oct 31, 201096.8911.6385.2614.7717.33%15.25%——
FY 2010 Q3Jul 31, 2010207.9213.8194.1214.517.48%6.98%—$0.26
Sources and calculations

Financial inputs from company filings. Last checked Oct 18, 2026. A dash means missing inputs or an undefined calculation.

Period changes use the preceding fiscal quarter or year. Percentage changes divide by the absolute prior value; a zero or missing baseline has no percentage change. Percentage metrics show changes in percentage points.

FCF subtracts reported cash capital investment. PPE purchases are preferred; the productive-assets fallback also includes software and intangibles. Acquisitions and noncash lease additions are excluded. EPS and weighted shares are not summed across quarters. Annual figures use annual reports.

SBC / FCF always uses FCF before SBC deduction; both SBC ratios compare amounts from the same period. A zero or negative cash-flow denominator is undefined, and values above 100% are retained.

Each reported nonnegative cash use / sum of available tracked nonnegative cash uses × 100. Missing categories are omitted, never set to zero. This is the composition of tracked uses, not a complete cash-flow reconciliation or a percentage of OCF. SBC is noncash and excluded. Negative amounts are excluded as reversals or net receipts; they are not converted to spending. Annual bars use reported annual amounts. Turning off a category hides its share without changing the denominator. Debt repayments prefer a reported aggregate, with long-term or convertible-only scope identified in the tooltip. Acquisitions are net of cash acquired. Dividend payments use the aggregate where reported, including dividend equivalents when part of that concept.

The SBC option subtracts reported share-based compensation from FCF as an economic-cost scenario. Missing SBC never becomes zero.

Market prices: Yahoo Finance · SNPS, USD. Latest completed close Sep 25, 2026. Price data retrieved Sep 28, 2026.

Operating cash flow
Reported net cash provided by or used in operating activities.
Capital expenditures
Reported cash capital investment. Uses purchases of property, plant and equipment where disclosed; otherwise purchases of productive assets, which can also include software and intangibles. Excludes acquisitions and noncash lease additions.
Free cash flow
Operating cash flow − reported cash capital investment. PPE purchases are preferred; the productive-assets fallback also includes software and intangibles. Reflects the SBC option and can differ from issuer-defined FCF.
Stock-based compensation
Reported share-based compensation addback in the cash-flow statement. Missing disclosure is not treated as zero.
SBC / free cash flow
Reported share-based compensation / (operating cash flow − cash capital investment) × 100, for the same fiscal period. Always uses FCF before SBC deduction. Zero or negative FCF is undefined; values above 100% are retained.
SBC / operating cash flow
Reported share-based compensation / reported operating cash flow × 100, for the same fiscal period. Zero or negative operating cash flow is undefined. Unaffected by the SBC deduction scenario.
Software & intangible investment
Separately tagged payments for capitalized software under US GAAP, or purchases of intangible assets under IFRS. This optional disclosure is not inferred from total capex or deducted a second time from FCF.
Diluted EPS
Reported diluted earnings per share, normalized for recorded subsequent stock splits. Quarterly EPS is never subtracted from annual or YTD EPS.