Synopsys (SNPS) Research & Development (2009 - 2026)

Synopsys (SNPS) posted Research & Development of $715.0 million for Q1 2026, down 4.27% on a QoQ basis from $746.8 million in Q4 2025, and up 29.24% year-over-year from $553.2 million in Q1 2025.

Synopsys (SNPS) Research & Development (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Synopsys (SNPS) has reported Research & Development for 18 consecutive years, with $715.0 million the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • Research & Development for Q1 2026 came in at $715.0 million, up 29.24% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was $2.6 billion (up 25.17% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $2.5 billion, up 19.06% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development was $715.0 million for Q1 2026 at Synopsys, down from $746.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Research & Development peaked at $746.8 million in Q4 2025 and troughed at $371.1 million in Q4 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $514.3 million and a median of $493.1 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Research & Development.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Research & Development declined 10.34% — and 2025, when it soared 34.61%.
  • Year by year, Research & Development stood at $371.1 million in 2022, then gained by 25.53% to $465.8 million in 2023, then rose by 19.11% to $554.8 million in 2024, then jumped by 34.61% to $746.8 million in 2025, then retreated by 4.27% to $715.0 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest SNPS Research & Development figures stand at $715.0 million (Q1 2026), $746.8 million (Q4 2025), and $625.3 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 ZenaTech 82,806.72 Bn 82,806.72 Bn - 1.33 Mn
2 Microsoft 11,085.79 Bn 11,007.52 Bn 56.06 Bn 8.92 Bn
3 Palantir Technologies 1,073.49 Bn 1,065.58 Bn 1.42 Bn 160.98 Mn
4 Rezolve Ai 1,009.18 Bn 1,009.17 Bn - -
5 Palo Alto Networks 824.56 Bn 820.03 Bn 1.91 Bn 511.00 Mn
6 CrowdStrike Holdings 701.26 Bn 698.20 Bn 993.68 Mn 356.41 Mn
7 Oracle 514.97 Bn 476.40 Bn 17.12 Bn 2.61 Bn
8 Fortinet 456.74 Bn 453.45 Bn 1.49 Bn 214.00 Mn
9 Cloudflare 331.63 Bn 330.68 Bn 455.60 Mn 150.97 Mn
10 Synopsys 303.79 Bn 303.67 Bn 1.77 Bn 714.99 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jan 31, 2026 714.99 Mn
Oct 31, 2025 746.84 Mn
Jul 31, 2025 625.30 Mn
Apr 30, 2025 553.98 Mn
Jan 31, 2025 553.22 Mn
Oct 31, 2024 554.82 Mn
Jul 31, 2024 508.87 Mn
Apr 30, 2024 493.14 Mn
Jan 31, 2024 525.53 Mn
Oct 31, 2023 465.82 Mn
Jul 31, 2023 484.47 Mn
Apr 30, 2023 460.46 Mn
Jan 31, 2023 465.33 Mn
Oct 31, 2022 371.09 Mn
Jul 31, 2022 444.83 Mn
Apr 30, 2022 389.96 Mn
Jan 31, 2022 383.97 Mn
Oct 31, 2021 413.86 Mn
Jul 31, 2021 371.15 Mn
Apr 30, 2021 362.35 Mn