Synopsys (SNPS) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)
Synopsys' (SNPS) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 1.98% in Q1 2026, down 975.0% YoY from 0.23% in Q1 2025, and down 3.78% on a QoQ basis from 2.06% in Q4 2025.
Synopsys (SNPS) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Synopsys (SNPS) has 17 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 1.98% in 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 retreated to 1.98% in Q1 2026, from 2.06% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 17.82% in Q4 2023 to a low of 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 sank 1331 bps.
- Tracing SNPS's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: 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.
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |