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AutodeskADSK

Application Software · San Francisco, California · In the S&P 500
High quality
$249.61+3.26%After hours: $249.61 (0.00%)At the close, 30 Oct · Prices from CNBC, may be delayed
▼ 16.0% over 1 year
Autodesk over 1 yearDaily close, $, to 30 Oct 2026
$200$300Nov2026MarMayJulSep$249.61$200$300NovMarJul$249.61
Source: Nasdaq daily closes
Market value$52.17B
Price to earnings32.4x
Forward P/E19.2x
Dividend yield–
Year to date−15.7%
One year−16.0%
Next earningsNot scheduled
SectorInformation Technology
52-week range (closes)
$187.72$310.25

Quality and valuation

How Autodesk compares with other information technology stocks. A description, not a recommendation.

Autodesk and 6 application software peers. Across: valuation (P/E) against the sector. Up: business quality against the sector. Hover or tap a logo for its numbers.

Business quality: stronger than mostValuation: in line with its sector

A stronger business than most information technology companies, priced about in line with them.

Autodesk trades at 19.2 times the next 12 months of expected earnings, against a median of 22.2x for the 99 information technology stocks we cover. The quality score blends where it ranks on revenue growth, gross margin, operating margin and free-cash-flow margin (net margin for banks and insurers) over the last 12 months, from SEC filings.

  • Revenue grew slower than the sector median: +17.9% vs +20.6%
  • Keeps more of each sale (gross margin): 91.2% vs 61.5%
  • More profitable (operating margin): 26.2% vs 17.0%
  • Turns more of its sales into cash: 36.4% vs 21.7%
ADSK trades at 19.2x forward earnings, below the sector medianForward p/e, Application Software peers
ADBE9.3xINTU14.3xORCL15.4xCRM15.7xADSK19.2xSAP26.6xPLTR108.1xSNOW120.5xSector median 22.2xADBE9.3xINTU14.3xORCL15.4xCRM15.7xADSK19.2xSAP26.6xPLTR108.1xSNOW120.5xSector median 22.2x
Source: CNBC quotes; Mostly Markets
At 32.3x earnings, ADSK is cheaper than its average since Sep 2024Price over the last 12 months of reported (GAAP) diluted EPS
P/EUsual range (±1 s.d.)
40x60xAverage 51.5x2025202632.3x40x60xAverage 51.5x2025202632.3x
Source: Nasdaq prices; SEC filings

Financials

From Autodesk's SEC filings, through the quarter ending 31 Jul 2026. Hover or tap a bar for its value.

Revenue grew 16.1% from a year earlierQuarterly revenue, $bn, latest Q2 ’27
$0bn$1bn$2bnQ3 ’25Q1 ’26Q3 ’26$2.0bnQ2 ’27$0bn$1bn$2bnQ3 ’25Q1 ’26Q3 ’26$2.0bnQ2 ’27
Source: SEC filings
Growth slowed to +16.1% last quarterRevenue growth, year on year, %
0%5%10%15%Q3 ’25Q1 ’26Q3 ’2616.1%Q2 ’270%10%Q3 ’25Q1 ’26Q3 ’2616.1%Q2 ’27
Source: SEC filings
Operating margin was 29.3% last quarterOperating income as a share of revenue, %
0%10%20%Q3 ’25Q1 ’26Q3 ’2629.3%Q2 ’270%10%20%Q3 ’25Q1 ’26Q3 ’2629.3%Q2 ’27
Source: SEC filings
Free cash flow was $2.8 billion over 12 monthsQuarterly free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex), $m
$0m$250m$500m$750mQ3 ’25Q1 ’26Q3 ’26$561mQ2 ’27$0m$500mQ3 ’25Q1 ’26Q3 ’26$561mQ2 ’27
Source: SEC filings
Last 12 monthsADSKSector median
Revenue growth+17.9%+20.6%
Gross margin91.2%61.5%
Operating margin26.2%17.0%
Free cash flow margin36.4%21.7%
Price to earnings32.4x33.1x

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