What is SNPS's five-year median P/E?

58.7x. Half of SNPS's weekly readings over the last five years were higher and half were lower. This page has 806 weekly readings, from May 23, 2011 to Oct 26, 2026.

Does a low historical rank mean a stock is a buy?

No. The rank compares SNPS only with its own past. Slower growth or more risk can justify a lower multiple than before. P/E uses earnings and P/S uses revenue from the last twelve months.

Synopsys (SNPS) valuation

Information Technology

$487.94

Latest weekly close · Market cap $93.8B

Synopsys' P/E of 85.3x is higher than 94% of its weekly readings over the last five years, but its recent earnings include a large one-time gain outside its main business. Its P/S is lower than 85% of its weekly readings (as of Oct 29, 2026).

Forward P/E 26.3× (analyst estimates, not ranked).

Weekly P/E with its 5-year range

P/E each weekMiddle half of the last 5 years5-year median 58.7×

5-year median: 58.7×
10-year median: 54.2×
5-year low to high: 28.7× to 108.6×
Versus 5-year median: +45%

P/E

94thpercentile

of its weekly readings over the last five years

Recent earnings include a large one-time gain outside the main business.

Growth, last 12 months vs the year before

Revenue: +46%accelerating
EPS: -55%

Price vs revenue and EPS, indexed to 100

Each line starts at 100 at its first positive reading over the last five years. Revenue and EPS change at fiscal quarter ends.

PriceRevenue, last 12 monthsEPS, last 12 months100 = first reading

P/E at each year-end

The last weekly reading of each year, and its percentile against the five years before it.

SNPS P/E at each year-end
Year-end	P/E	5-year percentile	P/S	EV/Sales	EV/EBITDA
Dec 29, 2025	59.7×	60	11.3×	12.8×	57.2×
Dec 30, 2024	34.0×	1	12.3×	11.6×	44.0×
Dec 25, 2023	65.0×	80	13.7×	13.4×	51.7×
Dec 26, 2022	50.8×	41	9.8×	9.5×	34.8×
Dec 27, 2021	76.6×	80	13.8×	13.4×	60.2×
Dec 28, 2020	60.9×	77	11.0×	10.7×	47.3×
Dec 30, 2019	41.0×	73	6.5×	6.3×	29.5×
Dec 31, 2018	29.7×	29	4.1×	4.0×	22.2×
Dec 25, 2017	98.0×	99	4.8×	4.5×	22.9×
Dec 26, 2016	34.0×	84	3.8×	3.4×	15.6×

Information Technology peers on P/E

Each percentile compares a stock with its own last five years.

Compare SNPS with peers

Information Technology peers of SNPS on P/E
Stock	P/E	Versus its own history	5-year percentile
ADSKAutodesk	31.4×	Historically low	5
APPAppLovin	20.0×	Historically low	0
APPFAppfolio Inc	43.3×	Within its usual range	35
BILLBILL Holdings Inc	n/m	Not ranked	n/m, not ranked
BMNRBitMine Immersion Technologies Inc	n/m	Not ranked	n/m, not ranked

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About this history

What is SNPS's current P/E?: Synopsys' P/E of 85.3x is higher than 94% of its weekly readings over the last five years, but its recent earnings include a large one-time gain outside its main business. Its P/S is lower than 85% of its weekly readings (as of Oct 29, 2026).
What is SNPS's five-year median P/E?: 58.7x. Half of SNPS's weekly readings over the last five years were higher and half were lower. This page has 806 weekly readings, from May 23, 2011 to Oct 26, 2026.
Does a low historical rank mean a stock is a buy?: No. The rank compares SNPS only with its own past. Slower growth or more risk can justify a lower multiple than before. P/E uses earnings and P/S uses revenue from the last twelve months.