Autodesk (ADSK) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
Autodesk (ADSK) reported Operating Margin of 22.02% for Q1 2026, down 31.0% year-over-year from 31.92% in Q1 2025, and down 13.17% on a QoQ basis from 25.36% in Q4 2025.
Autodesk (ADSK) has 18 years of Operating Margin data on file, last reported at 22.02% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Operating Margin fell 31.0% year-over-year to 22.02% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was 21.9% (down 19.0% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at 21.9%, down 19.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin declined to 22.02% in Q1 2026 per ADSK's latest filing, from 25.36% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Operating Margin topped out at 25.36% in Q4 2025 and bottomed at 11.81% in Q1 2022.
- The 5-year median for Operating Margin is 21.1% (2024), against an average of 20.44%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when Operating Margin jumped 921 bps; it then plunged 683 bps in 2025.
- Tracing ADSK's Operating Margin over 5 years: stood at 20.0% in 2022, then increased by 18 bps to 23.62% in 2023, then fell by 7 bps to 22.04% in 2024, then increased by 15 bps to 25.36% in 2025, then dropped by 13 bps to 22.02% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest ADSK Operating Margin figures stand at 22.02% (Q1 2026), 25.36% (Q4 2025), and 25.18% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sap Se | 253.17 Bn | 235.20 Bn | 8.16 Bn | 28.69% |
| 2 | Salesforce | 171.07 Bn | 161.50 Bn | 8.69 Bn | 16.69% |
| 3 | Uber Technologies | 147.39 Bn | 146.35 Bn | 11.88 Bn | 14.56% |
| 4 | Shopify | 134.25 Bn | 128.50 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 12.05% |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 105.72 Bn | 100.54 Bn | 2.83 Bn | 13.34% |
| 6 | Cadence Design Systems | 101.64 Bn | 100.23 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 29.26% |
| 7 | Adobe | 100.35 Bn | 93.46 Bn | 5.73 Bn | 37.79% |
| 8 | Automatic Data Processing | 90.91 Bn | 87.68 Bn | 2.87 Bn | -22.99% |
| 9 | Intuit | 88.30 Bn | 81.52 Bn | 6.77 Bn | 46.97% |
| 10 | Autodesk | 51.33 Bn | 48.73 Bn | 1.79 Bn | 22.02% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 31, 2026 | 22.02% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 25.36% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 25.18% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 14.27% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 22.33% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 22.04% |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 22.79% |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 21.10% |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 21.44% |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 23.62% |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 19.48% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 17.10% |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 21.02% |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 20.00% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 19.56% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 18.29% |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 11.81% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 17.14% |
| Jul 31, 2021 | 13.96% |
| Apr 30, 2021 | 13.55% |
| Jan 31, 2021 | 17.74% |
| Oct 31, 2020 | 17.64% |
| Jul 31, 2020 | 16.00% |
| Apr 30, 2020 | 14.75% |
| Jan 31, 2020 | 14.88% |
| Oct 31, 2019 | 13.12% |
| Jul 31, 2019 | 9.26% |
| Apr 30, 2019 | 3.37% |
| Jan 31, 2019 | 5.47% |
| Oct 31, 2018 | 2.22% |
| Jul 31, 2018 | -4.04% |
| Apr 30, 2018 | -9.88% |
| Jan 31, 2018 | -32.85% |
| Oct 31, 2017 | -19.41% |
| Jul 31, 2017 | -21.44% |
| Apr 30, 2017 | -24.62% |
| Jan 31, 2017 | -34.90% |
| Oct 31, 2016 | -24.49% |
| Jul 31, 2016 | -11.42% |
| Apr 30, 2016 | -29.24% |
| Jan 31, 2016 | -1.50% |
| Oct 31, 2015 | -2.47% |
| Jul 31, 2015 | 0.71% |
| Apr 30, 2015 | 3.33% |
| Jan 31, 2015 | 2.11% |
| Oct 31, 2014 | 2.36% |
| Jul 31, 2014 | 7.83% |
| Apr 30, 2014 | 7.12% |
| Jan 31, 2014 | 8.81% |
| Oct 31, 2013 | 12.27% |
| Jul 31, 2013 | 14.88% |
| Apr 30, 2013 | 14.27% |
| Jan 31, 2013 | 13.94% |
| Oct 31, 2012 | 6.28% |
| Jul 31, 2012 | 16.34% |
| Apr 30, 2012 | 15.97% |
| Jan 31, 2012 | 15.50% |
| Oct 31, 2011 | 16.44% |
| Jul 31, 2011 | 17.39% |
| Apr 30, 2011 | 14.88% |
| Jan 31, 2011 | 13.57% |
| Oct 31, 2010 | 14.52% |
| Jul 31, 2010 | 16.88% |
| Apr 30, 2010 | 10.70% |
| Jan 31, 2010 | 12.28% |
| Oct 31, 2009 | 6.31% |
| Jul 31, 2009 | 0.65% |
| Apr 30, 2009 | -4.56% |
| Jan 31, 2009 | -59.21% |