Synopsys vs Workday
Workday reported revenue of $9.6 billion in fiscal 2026, 1.4 times Synopsys' $7.1 billion in fiscal 2025. Synopsys' revenue grew 15.1% in its latest year, and Workday's grew 13.1%. Synopsys had an operating margin of 13.0%, against 7.5% at Workday. Free cash flow was $1.3 billion at Synopsys and $2.8 billion at Workday. Their fiscal years end in different months (October 31 and January 31), so the periods don't line up exactly.
Side by side
| Synopsys | Workday | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2025, Oct 31, 2025 | FY2026, Jan 31, 2026 |
| Revenue | $7.1B | $9.6B |
| Revenue growth | 15.1% | 13.1% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | 13.9% | 17.2% |
| Gross margin | 77.0% | — |
| Operating margin | 13.0% | 7.5% |
| Net margin | 18.9% | 7.3% |
| Free cash flow | $1.3B | $2.8B |
| Free cash flow margin | 19.1% | 29.1% |
| Return on capital | 4.0% | 10.6% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | 6.7x | −2.6x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $0M | $2.9B |
| Change in diluted share count | 6.2% | −0.4% |
| Last close | $454.33 | $208.50 |
| P/E at the last close | 79.4× | 42.2× |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | sold $61.5 million | sold $574.0 million |
| Piotroski F-score | 3 of 9 | 7 of 8 |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.
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