Sales Based Royalties — Contract with customer, liability, revenue recognized
Synopsys Sales Based Royalties — Contract with customer, liability, revenue recognized increased by 12.3% to $33.80M in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 35.2%, from $25.00M to $33.80M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Sales Based Royalties — Contract with customer, liability, revenue recognized shows relatively stable performance with a 1.8% CAGR. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increase suggests strong market adoption of the company's licensed technology by customers, while a decrease may indicate slowing end-market demand or a shift in licensing models.
Detailed definition
This metric represents revenue recognized from intellectual property licensing agreements where the consideration is con...
Peer comparison
Common in software and semiconductor IP companies, often compared against fixed-fee licensing models to assess the quality and scalability of revenue streams.
snps_segment_sales_based_royalties_contract_with_customer_liability_revenue_recognizedHistorical Data
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $27.90M | $28.00M | $32.00M | $37.70M | $33.90M | $33.70M | $24.70M | $26.90M | $24.20M | $23.50M | $25.40M | $27.40M | $21.10M | $30.50M | $25.00M | $25.70M | $44.50M | $30.10M | $33.80M |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.4% | +14.3% | +17.8% | -10.1% | -0.6% | -26.7% | +8.9% | -10.0% | -2.9% | +8.1% | +7.9% | -23.0% | +44.5% | -18.0% | +2.8% | +73.2% | -32.4% | +12.3% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +21.5% | +20.4% | -22.8% | -28.6% | -28.6% | -30.3% | +2.8% | +1.9% | -12.8% | +29.8% | -1.6% | -6.2% | +110.9% | -1.3% | +35.2% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Synopsys's sales based royalties — contract with customer, liability, revenue recognized?
- Synopsys (SNPS) reported sales based royalties — contract with customer, liability, revenue recognized of $33.80M in Q4 2025.
- How has Synopsys's sales based royalties — contract with customer, liability, revenue recognized changed year-over-year?
- Synopsys's sales based royalties — contract with customer, liability, revenue recognized increased by 35.2% year-over-year, from $25.00M to $33.80M.
- What is the long-term trend for Synopsys's sales based royalties — contract with customer, liability, revenue recognized?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Synopsys's sales based royalties — contract with customer, liability, revenue recognized has grown at a 1.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $116.70M to $125.30M.
- What does sales based royalties — contract with customer, liability, revenue recognized mean?
- Revenue earned from licensing technology where payments are based on the volume of sales made by the customer using that technology.