Synopsys Quarterly Cash Flow Statement
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Synopsys free cash flow
In the quarter ended Jul 31, 2026, Synopsys generated $812.8 million of operating cash flow and spent $66.6 million on capital expenditures. That left free cash flow of $746.3 million, a free-cash-flow margin of 30.1% of revenue. Free cash flow was up 18.0% from the prior year's $632.4 million.
Synopsys returned $37.5 million to shareholders through share repurchases, equal to 5% of free cash flow.
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Synopsys cash flow statement (quarterly)
| Quarter (USD) | Q3 20262026-07-31 | Q2 20262026-04-30 | Q1 20262026-01-31 | Q4 20252025-10-31 | Q3 20252025-07-31 | Q2 20252025-04-30 | Q1 20252025-01-31 | Q4 20242024-10-31 | Q3 20242024-07-31 | Q2 20242024-04-30 | Q1 20242024-01-31 | Q4 20232023-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income | 545.71M | 16.87M | 64.72M | 448.45M | 242.28M | 345.11M | 297.41M | 1.10B | 404.89M | 289.09M | 446.21M | 346.50M |
| Net Income growth (YoY) | +125.24% | -95.11% | -78.24% | -59.07% | -40.16% | +19.38% | -33.35% | +216.20% | +21.57% | +7.09% | +66.11% | +128.62% |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 454.84M | 456.49M | 450.69M | 449.12M | 114.47M | 48.90M | 47.93M | 114.92M | 56.26M | 61.00M | 62.89M | 67.09M |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 231.60M | 222.30M | 258.72M | 237.38M | 267.72M | 201.72M | 186.46M | 152.29M | 181.54M | 177.84M | 180.65M | 141.34M |
| Change in Working Capital | -107.61M | 120.66M | 154.41M | 22.29M | 604.02M | 4.82M | -539.10M | 22.40M | -70.84M | 136.34M | -457.04M | -311.75M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 812.84M | 628.93M | 856.83M | 639.74M | 670.96M | 275.37M | -67.45M | 562.82M | 455.41M | 476.59M | -87.79M | 326.06M |
| Capital Expenditures | -66.57M | -54.20M | -35.32M | -34.55M | -38.60M | -55.59M | -40.72M | -20.73M | -40.01M | -38.37M | -40.39M | -53.10M |
| Investing Cash Flow | 443.13M | -52.86M | -36.51M | 564.42M | -16.50B | 75.98M | -21.98M | 1.44B | -53.79M | -111.79M | -54.40M | -300.55M |
| Share Repurchases | -37.50M | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -300.00M |
| Debt Issued | 0 | — | — | 0 | 4.29B | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Debt Repaid | -1.36M | -11.06M | -3.45B | -861.06M | -1.29M | 0 | -1.29M | 0 | -1.30M | 0 | -1.30M | 0 |
| Financing Cash Flow | -37.78M | -280.95M | -1.58B | -835.85M | 4.24B | 10.10B | -141.84M | 30.09M | -56.81M | 32.57M | -187.15M | -254.29M |
| Net Change in Cash | 1.19B | 282.44M | -759.41M | 361.55M | -11.59B | 10.47B | -240.95M | 2.04B | 347.84M | 390.47M | -320.02M | -246.76M |
| Free Cash Flow | 746.27M | 574.74M | 821.51M | 605.19M | 632.36M | 219.78M | -108.17M | 542.09M | 415.40M | 438.22M | -128.18M | 272.96M |
This table shows 12 quarterly periods of Synopsys's cash flow statement, from Q3 2026 back to Q4 2023, across 13 line items including net income, depreciation & amortization, stock-based compensation. Values in USD; B = billions, M = millions. Fiscal periods follow SNPS's reporting calendar. What is a cash flow statement?