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Synopsys stock buybacks

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$38Mbought back in the 12 months to Jul 31, 2026

Synopsys bought back $38M of its stock in the last twelve months, but paid out $913M more than that in stock compensation. Its share count is up 18.9% from a year earlier.

Stock repurchases by quarter
$0$200M$400MQ4 '20Q4 '21Q4 '22Q4 '23Q4 '24Q3 '26
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PeriodValue
Q4 '20$42.1M
Q1 '21$202.9M
Q2 '21$195.2M
Q3 '21$140M
Q4 '21$215M
Q1 '22$210M
Q2 '22$290M
Q3 '22$217.3M
Q4 '22$382.7M
Q1 '23$260.7M
Q2 '23$300M
Q3 '23$300M
Q4 '23$300M
Q1 '24$0
Q2 '24$0
Q3 '24$0
Q4 '24$0
Q1 '25$0
Q2 '25$0
Q3 '25$0
Q4 '25$0
Q1 '26$0
Q2 '26$0
Q3 '26$37.5M
Diluted shares outstanding
156.4M173.5M190.6MQ4 '20Q4 '21Q4 '22Q4 '23Q4 '24Q1 '26Q3 '26
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PeriodValue
Q4 '20158.0M
Q1 '21157.3M
Q2 '21157.1M
Q3 '21156.9M
Q4 '21158.1M
Q1 '22157.3M
Q2 '22156.2M
Q3 '22155.8M
Q4 '22156.7M
Q1 '23155.1M
Q2 '23154.7M
Q3 '23154.9M
Q4 '23156.0M
Q1 '24155.3M
Q2 '24155.8M
Q3 '24156.1M
Q4 '24156.5M
Q1 '25156.2M
Q2 '25156.1M
Q3 '25161.7M
Q1 '26190.8M
Q2 '26192.1M
Q3 '26192.3M
$38Mlast quarter (Q3 2026)
−$913Mnet of stock compensation ($950M)
+18.9%diluted shares, 1 year
+6.4%diluted shares, 5 years
—dividends, 12 months
1%of free cash flow ($2.7B) spent on buybacks
−$14Mraised by issuing stock, 12 months
$1.7Bleft under its authorization as of Jul 31, 2026

By fiscal year

Fiscal yearBuybacksDividendsStock payFree cash flowDiluted sharesFiling
2025$0—$893M$1.3B165.7M10-K
2024$0—$692M$1.3B155.9M10-K
2023$1.2B—$563M$1.5B155.2M10-K
2022$1.1B—$459M$1.6B156.5M10-K
2021$753M—$345M$1.4B157.3M10-K
2020$242M—$249M$837M155.7M10-K
2019$329M—$155M$602M154.2M10-K
2018$400M—$140M$325M153.4M10-K
2017$380M—$108M$562M154.9M10-K
2016$400M—$98M—154.7M10-K

Questions

Does Synopsys buy back its stock?
Synopsys bought back $38M of its stock in the last twelve months, but paid out $913M more than that in stock compensation. Its share count is up 18.9% from a year earlier.
How much did Synopsys spend on buybacks in fiscal 2025?
$0, according to its 10-K for the fiscal year ending Oct 31, 2025.
Is Synopsys's share count going down?
Its diluted share count changed +6.4% over five fiscal years and +18.9% over the last year.
Does Synopsys have a buyback authorization?
Its filings show $1.7B remaining under its repurchase authorization as of Jul 31, 2026.

Latest filing used: 10-Q for the period ending Jul 31, 2026, filed Aug 26, 2026 · open on SEC.gov

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