ADSK vs ROP vs SNPS Stock Comparison

Autodesk, Roper Technologies and Synopsys Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ADSK Autodesk, Inc.
$241.73 +19.0% 1M -18.6% 1Y
Market cap
$52.47B
P/E
32.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.79B
Div. yield
–
Creative Software Technology
4 wins
ROP Roper Technologies Inc
$449.65 +28.7% 1M +0.8% 1Y
Market cap
$47.02B
P/E
18.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.43B
Div. yield
–
ERP Software Technology
3 wins
SNPS Synopsys Inc
$490.19 +18.1% 1M +7.7% 1Y
Market cap
$89.56B
P/E
68.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.88B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor EDA Software Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Synopsys leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Synopsys 4, Autodesk 4, Roper Technologies 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionADSKROPSNPSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $52.47B $47.02B $89.56B SNPS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 32.0x 18.2x 68.8x ROP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.7x 19.6x 33.7x ROP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +17.9% +9.2% +38.0% SNPS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 21.1% — 14.7% ADSK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 26.5% — 1.8% ADSK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.4x — 2.8x ADSK
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -18.6% +0.8% +7.7% SNPS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -5.3%/yr -1.6%/yr +8.0%/yr SNPS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.5% 31.2% 44.8% ROP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 44/100 37/100 ADSK

Percentile Scorecard

ADSKROPSNPS

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisADSKROPSNPS
Valuation 32 #20 of 29 59 #42 of 101 40 #57 of 94
Growth 62 #11 of 27 43 #56 of 97 47 #49 of 92
Profitability 92 #3 of 26 45 #52 of 93 43 #51 of 88
Financial Health 43 #18 of 31 48 #57 of 108 18 #79 of 96
Shareholder Returns 36 #10 of 15 24 #48 of 63 –
Overall 53 44 37
  • ADSK ranked among 32 companies in Workplace Software
  • ROP ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • SNPS ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodADSKROPSNPSSPY
1 month +19.0%+28.7%+18.1% +0.7%
3 months +2.9%+15.5%+31.7% +3.7%
6 months +2.0%+26.7%+1.6% +7.1%
Year to date -18.3%+1.0%+4.4% +12.8%
1 year -18.6%+0.8%+7.7% +11.9%
3 years +22.2%-7.3%+6.3% +85.2%
3 years, per year +6.9%-2.5%+2.1% +22.8%
5 years -23.9%-7.8%+47.1% +67.6%
5 years, per year -5.3%-1.6%+8.0% +10.9%
10 years +236.4%+167.8%+739.8% +262.0%
10 years, per year +12.9%+10.4%+23.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureADSKROPSNPSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.5%31.2%44.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 42.3%33.7%42.9% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.43-0.051.68 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.470.020.17 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -50.8%-46.9%-42.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -22.1%-1.2%-8.3% -1.2%
52-week high $310.25$455.20$534.56 $779.14
52-week low $187.72$315.53$372.33 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleADSKROPSNPS
P/E now vs peer median 30.9xmedian 33.1x 17.4xmedian 28.0x 72.1xmedian 46.4x
P/S now vs peer median 6.5xmedian 2.5x 5.3xmedian 2.8x 10.6xmedian 7.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.0xmedian 9.8x —median 16.9x 43.4xmedian 27.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.8xmedian 15.2x 13.2xmedian 15.9x —median 40.1x
P/B now vs peer median 14.9xmedian 3.1x 2.3xmedian 3.2x 3.0xmedian 4.7x
PEG now vs peer median 1.28median 0.74 -9.82median 0.89 152.27median 2.10

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsADSKROPSNPS
Revenue $7.79B $8.43B $8.88B
Gross profit $7.11B $5.88B $6.53B
Operating income $2.04B $2.37B $847.20M
Net income $1.64B $2.59B $1.30B
Free cash flow $2.84B – –
R&D $1.72B – $2.81B
EPS (diluted) $7.78 $25.75 $6.77
Cash & equivalents $4.10B $311.00M $3.61B
Total debt $10.43B – $10.04B
Shares (diluted) 211.00M 100.60M 192.32M
Enterprise value $40.51B $47.02B $85.95B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricADSKROPSNPS
P/E 30.9x 17.4x 72.1x
P/FCF 17.8x 13.2x –
P/Operating cash flow 17.4x 17.0x –
P/S 6.5x 5.3x 10.6x
P/B 14.9x 2.3x 3.0x
P/Tangible book 17.1x 4.6x 4.8x
EV/EBITDA 17.0x – 43.4x
EV/EBIT 24.2x – 118.5x
EV/Revenue 6.3x 5.3x 11.3x
EV/FCF 17.4x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 17.0x 17.0x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.28 -9.82 152.27

Growth

14 metrics
MetricADSKROPSNPS
Revenue growth (1Y) 17.9% 9.2% 38.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.3% 12.1% 22.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 18.8% 10.4% 28.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.7% 12.0% 18.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 46.9% 8.9% -23.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 26.3% 11.8% -7.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 57.4% 65.0% -34.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 23.4% -4.0% 8.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 60.4% 77.8% -45.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 24.2% -1.8% 0.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 50.4% 3.8% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.0% 20.8% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 50.7% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.8% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricADSKROPSNPS
Gross margin 91.2% – 73.5%
EBITDA margin 37.3% – 26.0%
Operating margin 26.2% – 9.5%
Pretax margin 27.0% – 16.5%
Net margin 21.1% – 14.7%
FCF margin 36.4% – –
Operating cash flow margin 37.2% 31.1% –
Return on equity 49.9% – 4.2%
Return on assets 13.2% – 2.7%
Return on invested capital 26.5% – 1.8%
Return on capital employed 35.0% – 2.0%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.2x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 1.0x –
Stock comp / revenue 9.1% 2.4% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricADSKROPSNPS
Debt / assets 22.9% – 21.0%
Debt / equity 0.9x – 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.4x – 2.8x
Debt / FCF 1.0x – –
Liabilities / assets 73.9% 44.2% 34.7%
Equity / assets 26.1% 55.8% 65.3%
Interest coverage – – 1.3x
Current ratio 0.9x 0.4x 1.3x
Quick ratio 0.7x – 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.6x – 0.7x
Altman Z-score 4.06 – 4.01

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricADSKROPSNPS
Dividend yield – 0.8% –
Net buyback yield 2.9% – –
Shareholder yield 2.9% 0.8% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusADSKROPSNPS
Forward P/E 19.7xFY2026 19.6xFY2026 33.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $12.24FY2026 $22.94FY2026 $14.56FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +17.4%FY2026 +14.7%FY2026 +12.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +13.2% +12.3% +21.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.49BFY2026 $8.28BFY2026 $10.20BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +17.8%FY2026 +4.8%FY2026 +44.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.7% +16.4% +12.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersADSKROPSNPS
Held by institutions 96.0% 100.0% 92.3%
Institutions holding 1,196 1,076 1,442
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.6% +6.7% +5.6%
Institutions buying 501 415 773
Institutions selling 536 523 494
Buyers to sellers 0.93 0.79 1.56

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

ADSKROPSNPS
ADSK 1.00 0.60 0.28
ROP 0.60 1.00 0.09
SNPS 0.28 0.09 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ADSK, ROP and SNPS?

Synopsys (SNPS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Autodesk (ADSK) $52.47B, Roper Technologies (ROP) $47.02B, Synopsys (SNPS) $89.56B.

Which stock is cheaper, ADSK, ROP and SNPS?

Roper Technologies (ROP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Autodesk (ADSK) 32.0x, Roper Technologies (ROP) 18.2x, Synopsys (SNPS) 68.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Roper Technologies (ROP) is cheapest (Autodesk (ADSK) 19.7x, Roper Technologies (ROP) 19.6x, Synopsys (SNPS) 33.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Synopsys (SNPS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Autodesk (ADSK) +17.9%, Roper Technologies (ROP) +9.2%, Synopsys (SNPS) +38.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Autodesk (ADSK) has the highest net margin (Autodesk (ADSK) 21.1%, Synopsys (SNPS) 14.7%). On return on invested capital, Autodesk (ADSK) leads (Autodesk (ADSK) 26.5%, Synopsys (SNPS) 1.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Synopsys (SNPS) returned the most: Autodesk (ADSK) -18.6%, Roper Technologies (ROP) +0.8%, Synopsys (SNPS) +7.7%. Over five years, Synopsys (SNPS) compounded fastest (Autodesk (ADSK) -5.3%/yr, Roper Technologies (ROP) -1.6%/yr, Synopsys (SNPS) +8.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Roper Technologies (ROP) has been the steadiest (Autodesk (ADSK) 39.5%, Roper Technologies (ROP) 31.2%, Synopsys (SNPS) 44.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ADSK, ROP and SNPS?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Synopsys (SNPS) leads on 4. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.