Synopsys (SNPS) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)

Synopsys has reported Return on Capital Employed for 17 years, with the latest figure at 1.98% in Q1 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 975.0% year-over-year to 1.98%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 stood at 1.98% (down 975.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 3.4%, down 1158.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 1.98%, down from 2.06% in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 17.82% in Q4 2023, with the low at 1.98% in Q1 2026.
• Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 12.98% across 5 years, with a median of 14.77% in 2023.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed soared 557 bps — and 2025, when it sank 1331 bps.
• Synopsys' Return on Capital Employed stood at 17.41% in 2022, then grew by 2 bps to 17.82% in 2023, then dropped by 22 bps to 13.96% in 2024, then plunged by 85 bps to 2.06% in 2025, then declined by 4 bps to 1.98% in 2026.
• The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 1.98% (Q1 2026), 2.06% (Q4 2025), and 3.39% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.