Business Segments · Adjusted operating margin
Design Automation — Adjusted operating margin
Synopsys Design Automation — Adjusted operating margin increased by 6.8% to $0.47 in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 17.5%, from $0.40 to $0.47. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.
Analysis
StatementSegment
CategoryProfitability
SignalHigher is better
VolatilityStable
First reportedQ4 2020
Last reportedQ4 2025
How to read this metric
An increase indicates improved operational efficiency and profitability, while a decrease suggests rising costs or competitive pricing pressure.
Detailed definition
This metric measures the profitability of the design automation segment as a percentage of its total revenue, after adju...
Peer comparison
Comparable to segment operating margin benchmarks for high-margin software and technology services companies.
Metric ID:
snps_segment_design_automation_adjusted_operating_marginHistorical Data
15 periods
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q4 '25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.0% | +8.8% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +310.8% | +7.9% | -12.2% | +11.1% | +2.5% | -2.4% | +2.5% | +7.3% | +6.8% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +8.8% | +8.8% | +310.8% | +343.2% | — | +5.3% | +0.0% | +11.1% | +2.5% | +7.3% | +17.5% |
Range0.1 – 0.5
CAGR+63.0%
Avg YoY Growth+71.5%
Median YoY Growth+8.8%
Current Streak3 quarters growth
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Synopsys's design automation — adjusted operating margin?
- Synopsys (SNPS) reported design automation — adjusted operating margin of $0.47 in Q4 2025.
- How has Synopsys's design automation — adjusted operating margin changed year-over-year?
- Synopsys's design automation — adjusted operating margin increased by 17.5% year-over-year, from $0.40 to $0.47.
- What does design automation — adjusted operating margin mean?
- The percentage of revenue that remains as profit after accounting for the operating costs of the design automation segment.