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How Synopsys, Inc. stacks up
SNPS · against 53 other Technology companies of similar size
Profitability
42/ 100
Near the bottom of its peers.
Ranked #46 of 54 · scores higher than 15% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score5 peers with a profitability score of 40–49, including SNPS · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 42?
Weighted metrics compared with all Technology companies.Its metrics sit close to the Technology norm.
- a lower return on invested capital: weaker than 68% of peers. Return on invested capital: 1.7% vs peer median 6.8%
- Return on assets is close to the peer norm. Return on assets: 2.3% vs peer median 2.9%
- Operating margin is close to the peer norm. Operating margin: 8.5% vs peer median 6.3%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = SNPS, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | SNPS | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 52 reported | 1.7% | 16.0% | 12% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 54 reported | 8.5% | 17.8% | 28% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 53 reported | 2.3% | 8.1% | 15% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 53 reported | 3.7% | 21.9% | 13% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 54 reported | 82.9% | 48.2% | 91% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around SNPS| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 561.7B CNY (≈$78.6B) | 99 | 77 | |
| 1 | 25.82T JPY (≈$175.6B) | 99 | 73 | |
| 1 | 95.8B USD | 99 | 67 | |
| 1 | 164.9B USD | 99 | 89 | |
| 1 | 137.9B USD | 99 | 59 | |
| 42 | 736.3B HKD (≈$94.2B) | 48 | 63 | |
| 43 | 8.73T JPY (≈$59.4B) | 47 | 44 | |
| 44 | 70.5B USD | 46 | 55 | |
| 45 | 351.9B CNY (≈$49.3B) | 45 | 50 | |
| 46 | 88.7B USD | 42 | 48 | |
| 47 | 47.5B USD | 37 | 39 | |
| 48 | 45.7B USD | 36 | 34 | |
| 49 | 79.2B USD | 31 | 47 | |
| 50 | 61.6B USD | 27 | 38 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score