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

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

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

Synopsys has reported Research & Development for 18 years, with the latest figure at $715.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Research & Development rose 29.24% year-over-year to $715.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 stood at $2.6 billion (up 25.17% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $2.5 billion, up 19.06% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development for Q1 2026 stood at $715.0 million, down from $746.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Research & Development was $746.8 million in Q4 2025, with the low at $371.1 million in Q4 2022.
  • Historically, Research & Development has averaged $514.3 million across 5 years, with a median of $493.1 million in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Research & Development dropped 10.34% — and 2025, when it surged 34.61%.
  • Synopsys' Research & Development stood at $371.1 million in 2022, then increased by 25.53% to $465.8 million in 2023, then grew by 19.11% to $554.8 million in 2024, then surged by 34.61% to $746.8 million in 2025, then declined by 4.27% to $715.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Research & Development figures came in at $715.0 million (Q1 2026), $746.8 million (Q4 2025), and $625.3 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Microsoft 3,064.95 Bn 2,986.68 Bn 56.06 Bn 8.92 Bn
2 Alarum Technologies 1,117.04 Bn 1,102.89 Bn 7.23 Mn 2.30 Mn
3 Oracle 608.54 Bn 569.96 Bn 15.14 Bn 2.61 Bn
4 Palantir Technologies 326.97 Bn 319.05 Bn 1.42 Bn 160.98 Mn
5 Palo Alto Networks 185.10 Bn 180.56 Bn 1.91 Bn 511.00 Mn
6 CrowdStrike Holdings 165.31 Bn 162.25 Bn 993.68 Mn 356.41 Mn
7 Fortinet 105.66 Bn 102.37 Bn 1.49 Bn 214.00 Mn
8 Synopsys 89.71 Bn 89.60 Bn 1.77 Bn 714.99 Mn
9 Cloudflare 87.54 Bn 86.60 Bn 455.60 Mn 150.97 Mn
10 CoreWeave 53.90 Bn 51.63 Bn 2.01 Bn -

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