Synopsys (SNPS) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2010 - 2026)
Synopsys' Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 1.99% in fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), down 1.40 percentage points from 3.39% a year earlier.
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Synopsys (SNPS) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Oct 31, 2025), Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] at Synopsys came in at 3.40%, down 11.58 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] shows a five-year change of -8.82 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier fiscal years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 14.97% in FY2024 (-3.50 pp), 18.48% in FY2023 (+0.28 pp), 18.20% in FY2022 (+5.91 pp) and 12.29% in FY2021 (+0.08 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has moved between 1.98% (fiscal Q1 2026) and 17.82% (fiscal Q4 2023) over five years.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] over five years was fiscal Q4 2022 (a gain of 5.57 percentage points); the worst was fiscal Q3 2025 (a drop of 13.31 percentage points).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nvidia | 5,515.53 Bn | 5,289.69 Bn | 72.14 Bn | 80.04% |
| 2 | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing | 2,348.76 Bn | 1,974.46 Bn | 27.22 Bn | 8.47% |
| 3 | Broadcom | 1,668.85 Bn | 1,594.89 Bn | 20.46 Bn | 26.30% |
| 4 | Micron Technology | 1,189.94 Bn | 1,128.71 Bn | 35.06 Bn | 60.25% |
| 5 | Advanced Micro Devices | 992.04 Bn | 948.79 Bn | 6.20 Bn | 9.27% |
| 6 | Asml Holding | 682.73 Bn | 638.57 Bn | 5.90 Bn | - |
| 7 | Intel | 585.14 Bn | 469.87 Bn | 6.51 Bn | -0.05% |
| 8 | Lam Research | 393.49 Bn | 370.29 Bn | 3.48 Bn | 50.54% |
| 9 | Applied Materials | 386.29 Bn | 351.73 Bn | 4.59 Bn | 28.98% |
| 10 | Synopsys | 80.02 Bn | 76.41 Bn | 1.80 Bn | 1.99% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 1.99% |
| 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% |
API Access
Synopsys Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=SNPS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "SNPS", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=SNPS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();