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

Synopsys (SNPS) posted Return on Capital Employed of 1.98% for Q1 2026, down 3.78% on a QoQ basis from 2.06% in Q4 2025, and down 975.0% year-over-year from 0.23% in Q1 2025.

Synopsys (SNPS) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Synopsys' Return on Capital Employed history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 1.98% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 975.0% year-over-year to 1.98% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was 1.98% (down 975.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 3.4%, down 1158.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed was 1.98% for Q1 2026 at Synopsys, down from 2.06% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 17.82% in Q4 2023 and bottomed at 1.98% in Q1 2026.
  • A 5-year average of 12.98% and a median of 14.77% in 2023 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed soared 557 bps — and 2025, when it plunged 1331 bps.
  • Synopsys' Return on Capital Employed stood at 17.41% in 2022, then rose by 2 bps to 17.82% in 2023, then fell by 22 bps to 13.96% in 2024, then slumped by 85 bps to 2.06% in 2025, then retreated by 4 bps to 1.98% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows SNPS's Return on Capital Employed at 1.98% in Q1 2026, 2.06% in Q4 2025, and 3.39% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

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1 Microsoft 2,842.90 Bn 2,718.46 Bn 56.06 Bn 27.43%
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3 Oracle 329.59 Bn 297.69 Bn - 9.73%
4 Repay Holdings 314.63 Bn 314.48 Bn - -
5 Palantir Technologies 294.47 Bn 286.44 Bn 1.42 Bn 24.39%
6 Palo Alto Networks 227.51 Bn 222.98 Bn 1.91 Bn 8.75%
7 CrowdStrike Holdings 183.28 Bn 180.18 Bn 993.68 Mn -4.62%
8 Fortinet 112.44 Bn 109.14 Bn 1.49 Bn 40.10%
9 Cloudflare 92.78 Bn 91.83 Bn 455.60 Mn -5.85%
10 Synopsys 70.83 Bn 68.63 Bn 1.77 Bn 1.98%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jan 31, 2026 1.98%
Oct 31, 2025 2.06%
Jul 31, 2025 3.39%
Apr 30, 2025 8.12%
Jan 31, 2025 11.73%
Oct 31, 2024 13.96%
Jul 31, 2024 16.70%
Apr 30, 2024 17.02%
Jan 31, 2024 17.55%
Oct 31, 2023 17.82%
Jul 31, 2023 14.77%
Apr 30, 2023 14.23%
Jan 31, 2023 15.63%
Oct 31, 2022 17.41%
Jul 31, 2022 16.88%
Apr 30, 2022 16.73%
Jan 31, 2022 14.69%
Oct 31, 2021 11.84%
Jul 31, 2021 12.19%
Apr 30, 2021 12.66%