Synopsys (SNPS) Research & Development (2009 - 2026)
Synopsys' (SNPS) quarterly Research & Development came in at $396.4 million in Q1 2026, up 89.47% YoY from $209.2 million in Q1 2025, and down 77.93% on a QoQ basis from $1.8 billion in Q4 2025.
Synopsys (SNPS) Research & Development (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Synopsys (SNPS) has 18 years of Research & Development data on file, last reported at $396.4 million in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Research & Development rose 89.47% year-over-year to $396.4 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was $2.7 billion (up 81.56% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $2.5 billion, up 19.06% from the prior year.
- Research & Development slipped to $396.4 million in Q1 2026, from $1.8 billion in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Research & Development ranged from a high of $1.8 billion in Q4 2025 to a low of $180.7 million in Q2 2023.
- A 5-year average of $424.6 million and a median of $215.0 million in 2025 frame the typical range for Research & Development.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Research & Development soared 369.12% — and 2023, when it tumbled 81.64%.
- Tracing SNPS's Research & Development over 5 years: stood at $1.0 billion in 2022, then slumped by 81.64% to $187.0 million in 2023, then jumped by 196.77% to $554.8 million in 2024, then surged by 223.64% to $1.8 billion in 2025, then plunged by 77.93% to $396.4 million in 2026.
- The last three Research & Development figures came in at $396.4 million (Q1 2026), $1.8 billion (Q4 2025), and $259.5 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
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Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | R&D (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 3,679.34 Bn | 3,546.58 Bn | 60.48 Bn | 10.00 Bn |
| 2 | Oracle | 433.50 Bn | 402.15 Bn | - | 4.01 Bn |
| 3 | Palantir Technologies | 418.20 Bn | 408.90 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 339.50 Mn |
| 4 | Palo Alto Networks | 312.41 Bn | 309.30 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 1.16 Bn |
| 5 | Fortinet | 117.38 Bn | 113.31 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 669.10 Mn |
| 6 | Cloudflare | 101.74 Bn | 97.57 Bn | 499.52 Mn | 276.12 Mn |
| 7 | Synopsys | 80.70 Bn | 78.49 Bn | 1.77 Bn | 396.38 Mn |
| 8 | CoreWeave | 58.00 Bn | 52.46 Bn | 1.70 Bn | 60.00 Mn |
| 9 | Block | 49.79 Bn | 43.33 Bn | 3.17 Bn | 664.96 Mn |
| 10 | NetApp | 40.59 Bn | 37.00 Bn | 1.37 Bn | 261.00 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 31, 2026 | 396.38 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 1.80 Bn |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 259.48 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 215.02 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 209.20 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 554.82 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 211.49 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 493.14 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 525.53 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 186.95 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 185.77 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 180.66 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 210.79 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 1.02 Bn |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 199.25 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 191.57 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 383.97 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2021 | -378.47 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2021 | 171.43 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2021 | 362.35 Mn |