Thesis

Street consensus, scenarios, merits, risks, and invalidation triggers

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Thesis Summary

Synopsys enters the final quarter of FY2026 with broad-based operating momentum: FY2026 Q3 revenue and non-GAAP EPS exceeded prior guidance, management raised full-year revenue, margin, EPS and cash-flow expectations, and Design IP returned to year-over-year growth. The Ansys integration has also progressed from strategic intent to commercially available joint workflows. A balanced stance remains appropriate because the acquisition adds execution and deleveraging obligations, guidance assumes no further export-control changes.

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This section is the 12-month view: analyst targets and the probability-weighted scenarios built from them. The intrinsic value at the top of this page answers a different question: what the business is worth today.
Street view · analyst 12-month targets25 analysts · as of 18 Aug 2026
Low · most bearish analyst$414.77
Mean target$561.03
High · most bullish analyst$650.00
Street targets sit above today's price; our intrinsic value sits below it. Different horizons, different questions.
Our research · scenarios, merits, risks, and invalidation triggersResearch as of 18 Sep 2026
Scenarios · 12-month scenario targetsAnchored at research date
Bear CaseDownside scenario
$414.7719%

New export restrictions, renewed Design IP weakness or slower adoption of combined Synopsys-Ansys products causes revenue, margin or cash flow to fall below the raised outlook. Integration complexity and acquisition-related financial obligations then constrain strategic flexibility and delay expected benefits.

Base CaseCentral scenario
$561.0358%
Matches the consensus mean

Synopsys delivers within its raised FY2026 ranges, with EDA remaining the principal growth engine, Ansys integration advancing on schedule and Design IP maintaining positive year-over-year growth. The September Investor Day provides the next major opportunity to validate long-term targets and synergy expectations.

Bull CaseUpside scenario
$650.0023%

Sustained AI-driven EDA demand, continued Design IP recovery and successful adoption of integrated Synopsys-Ansys workflows produce results above the raised FY2026 outlook. Multiphysics Fusion and other combined products expand cross-selling while operating discipline converts growth into stronger margins and cash generation.

Scenarios are anchored to street consensus at the research date, with our probabilities and rationale.

Key Investment Merits
  • FY2026 Q3 revenue of $2.477 billion and non-GAAP EPS of $3.91 exceeded prior guidance, prompting management to raise full-year revenue, operating-margin, EPS and cash-flow expectations.
  • The Ansys acquisition expanded Synopsys from silicon-design automation into broader simulation and analysis, with the first integrated workflows and Multiphysics Fusion solutions commercially available in 2026.
  • Management expects approximately $2.6 billion of FY2026 free cash flow, supporting investment, integration and acquisition-related deleveraging.
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Key Investment Risks
  • FY2026 guidance expressly assumes no further changes to export-control restrictions or current U.S. Entity List restrictions.
  • Realizing the Ansys acquisition benefits depends on successful product and operational integration, customer retention, synergy execution and management of acquisition-related indebtedness.
  • Synopsys identifies intense competition, semiconductor-cycle uncertainty, customer concentration and geopolitical conditions as factors that could cause actual outcomes to differ materially from expectations.
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All scenarios are estimates and subject to change. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

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