Synopsys (SNPS) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)

Synopsys (SNPS) posted Operating Margin of 8.43% for Q1 2026, up 56.57% on a QoQ basis from 5.38% in Q4 2025, and down 888.0% year-over-year from 1.07% in Q1 2025.

Synopsys (SNPS) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Synopsys' Operating Margin history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 8.43% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Operating Margin fell 888.0% year-over-year to 8.43% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was 10.82% (down 985.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 12.97%, down 916.0% from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin was 8.43% for Q1 2026 at Synopsys, up from 5.38% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Operating Margin topped out at 28.91% in Q4 2023 and bottomed at 5.38% in Q4 2025.
  • A 5-year average of 20.31% and a median of 22.83% in 2024 frame the typical range for Operating Margin.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Margin jumped 1203 bps — and 2025, when it sank 1411 bps.
  • Synopsys' Operating Margin stood at 24.93% in 2022, then gained by 16 bps to 28.91% in 2023, then plunged by 34 bps to 19.0% in 2024, then plunged by 72 bps to 5.38% in 2025, then surged by 57 bps to 8.43% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows SNPS's Operating Margin at 8.43% in Q1 2026, 5.38% in Q4 2025, and 9.5% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Operating Margin (Qtr)
1 Microsoft 2,834.76 Bn 2,710.32 Bn 56.06 Bn 46.33%
2 PagSeguro Digital 2,643.44 Bn 2,643.44 Bn 358.92 Mn 75.95%
3 Oracle 345.72 Bn 314.37 Bn - 31.97%
4 Repay Holdings 297.29 Bn 297.14 Bn - -
5 Palantir Technologies 295.33 Bn 287.41 Bn 1.42 Bn 46.18%
6 Pagaya Technologies 249.07 Bn 249.08 Bn 140.38 Mn 25.16%
7 Palo Alto Networks 228.92 Bn 224.38 Bn 1.91 Bn 15.30%
8 CrowdStrike Holdings 183.84 Bn 180.79 Bn 993.68 Mn 1.06%
9 Fortinet 111.23 Bn 107.94 Bn 1.49 Bn 31.36%
10 Synopsys 71.51 Bn 69.31 Bn 1.77 Bn 8.43%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jan 31, 2026 8.43%
Oct 31, 2025 5.38%
Jul 31, 2025 9.50%
Apr 30, 2025 23.46%
Jan 31, 2025 17.30%
Oct 31, 2024 19.00%
Jul 31, 2024 23.61%
Apr 30, 2024 22.83%
Jan 31, 2024 23.34%
Oct 31, 2023 28.91%
Jul 31, 2023 22.16%
Apr 30, 2023 23.15%
Jan 31, 2023 18.80%
Oct 31, 2022 24.93%
Jul 31, 2022 18.75%
Apr 30, 2022 28.43%
Jan 31, 2022 27.32%
Oct 31, 2021 16.51%
Jul 31, 2021 19.10%
Apr 30, 2021 18.96%