Growth Metrics

Synopsys (SNPS) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

Synopsys' Return on Capital Employed history spans 17 years, with the latest figure at 0.02% for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 10.0% year-over-year to 0.02%; the TTM value through Jan 2026 reached 0.02%, down 10.0%, while the annual FY2025 figure was 0.03%, 12.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed reached 0.02% in Q1 2026 per SNPS's latest filing, down from 0.02% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 0.18% in Q4 2023 to a low of 0.02% in Q1 2026.
  • Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 0.13%, with a median of 0.15% recorded in 2023.
  • Peak YoY movement for Return on Capital Employed: grew 6bps in 2022, then fell -13bps in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 0.17% in 2022, then increased by 2bps to 0.18% in 2023, then fell by -22bps to 0.14% in 2024, then crashed by -85bps to 0.02% in 2025, then fell by -4bps to 0.02% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for SNPS's Return on Capital Employed are 0.02% (Q1 2026), 0.02% (Q4 2025), and 0.03% (Q3 2025).