SYNOPSYS INC
Close on Oct 19, 2026
- Market cap
- $87.42B
- P/E (TTM)
- 80.3
- Dividend yield
- –
About Synopsys
Services-Prepackaged Software, SIC 7372
Synopsys, Inc. provides engineering solutions spanning silicon design to electronic systems, enabling customers to design and build AI-powered products. The company operates primarily through two segments: Design Automation and Design IP. Its Design Automation segment features electronic design automation software and hardware for designing, testing, and manufacturing integrated circuits, as well as the Ansys portfolio for engineering simulation and analysis across structural, fluid, electromagnetic, and optical disciplines. The Design IP segment delivers pre-designed semiconductor intellectual property components and subsystems to reduce chip development risks. The company serves semiconductor and electronics companies, alongside clients across automotive, aerospace and defense, high-tech, energy, industrial equipment, healthcare, and academia.
The company operates globally through 189 offices, with sales, support, or service facilities in the United States, Canada, Europe, Israel, and Asia, including Japan, China, Korea, India, and Taiwan. Synopsys employed approximately 28,000 people at fiscal 2025 year-end, with about 23% in the United States and 77% internationally. Its corporate headquarters is located in Sunnyvale, California.
Summary of the business section of Synopsys's latest annual report, written by StockData.
Company profile
Company
- Legal name
- SYNOPSYS INC
- Founded
- 1986
- Headquarters
- Sunnyvale, CA
- Address
- 675 Almanor Ave 94085
- Phone
- (650) 584-5000
- Website
- synopsys.com
- Employees
- 28,000, Oct 31, 2025
- Industry
- Services-Prepackaged Software
- Incorporated in
- Delaware
- Fiscal year ends
- October 31
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP, Santa Clara, CA
Stock & identifiers
- Ticker
- SNPS
- Exchange
- Nasdaq
- Shares outstanding
- 192M, Aug 24, 2026
- Public float
- $59.30B, Apr 30, 2025
- Filer category
- Large accelerated filer
- Stock splits
- 2-for-1, Sep 24, 2003; 2-for-1, Sep 11, 1995
- SEC CIK
- 883241
- CUSIP
- 871607107
- ISIN
- US8716071076
- LEI
- QG7T915N9S0NY5UKNE63
- EIN
- 56-1546236
Executives and directors
Officers and directors who filed ownership reports (Forms 3, 4, 5) in the last two years
| Name | Position | Shares owned |
|---|---|---|
| Sassine Ghazi | PRESIDENT AND CEO, Director | 91,469 |
| Geus Aart De | EXECUTIVE CHAIR, Director | 443,734 |
| Janet Lee | GC & Corporate Secretary | 18,671 |
| Michael Ellow | Chief Revenue Officer | 2,628 |
| Sudhindra Kankanwadi | Deputy CFO & CAO | 22,717 |
| Shelagh Glaser | CFO | 15,810 |
| Richard S. Mahoney | Chief Revenue Officer | 1,511 |
| John F. Runkel Jr | GC & Corporate Secretary | 23,383 |
| Jesse Cohn | Director | 710 |
| Janice Chaffin | Director | 15,622 |
| Jeannine P. Sargent | Director | 3,442 |
| John Schwarz | Director | 13,240 |
| Robert G. Painter | Director | 2,744 |
| Bruce R. Chizen | Director | 16,162 |
| Mercedes Johnson | Director | 2,843 |
| Ravi K. Vijayaraghavan | Director | 3,667 |
| Peter A. Shimer | Director | 1,378 |
| Ajei Gopal | Director | 167,746 |
| Luis Borgen | Director | 1,833 |
CEO pay and shareholder return
Pay versus performance table from the proxy statement
| Fiscal year | CEO total pay | CEO pay actually paid | Other executives (avg) | Value of $100 invested | Peer group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Sassine Ghazi | $19.61M | -$15.59M | $4.84M | $212 | $319 |
| FY2024 Aart J.De Geus | $8.96M | $15.46M | $6.23M | $240 | $232 |
| FY2024 Sassine Ghazi | $27.40M | $30.47M | $6.23M | $240 | $232 |
| FY2023 Aart J.De Geus | $12.68M | $34.15M | $7.76M | $214 | $151 |
| FY2022 Aart J.De Geus | $10.06M | $10.85M | $4.53M | $138 | $119 |
| FY2022 Chi Foon Chan | $359.85K | -$23.87M | $4.53M | $138 | $119 |
“Actually paid” adjusts reported pay for changes in the value of equity awards. Shareholder return assumes $100 invested at the start of the measurement period, as disclosed by the company.
Employees
Headcount reported in annual reports
“As of fiscal 2025 year-end, Synopsys had approximately 28,000 employees, with about 23% in the United States and 77% in other locations worldwide.”
Corporate history
Events identified from SEC filings