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Synopsys (BSP:S1NP34) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF : 70.96 (As of Jun. 26, 2025)


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What is Synopsys Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF?

As of today (2025-06-26), Synopsys's current share price is R$673.45. Synopsys's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2025 was R$9.49. Synopsys's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is 70.96.

The historical rank and industry rank for Synopsys's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF or its related term are showing as below:

BSP:S1NP34' s Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 17.28   Med: 56.54   Max: 99.03
Current: 72.03

During the past years, Synopsys's highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF was 99.03. The lowest was 17.28. And the median was 56.54.

BSP:S1NP34's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is ranked worse than
74.89% of 705 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 30.85 vs BSP:S1NP34: 72.03

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted free cash flow per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Synopsys's adjusted free cash flow per share data for the three months ended in Apr. 2025 was R$2.038. Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share for the past 10 years together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share, which is R$9.49 for the trailing ten years ended in Apr. 2025.

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Synopsys Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Historical Data

The historical data trend for Synopsys's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Synopsys Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Chart

Synopsys Annual Data
Trend Oct15 Oct16 Oct17 Oct18 Oct19 Oct20 Oct21 Oct22 Oct23 Oct24
Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 63.08 79.40 56.27 78.29 77.77

Synopsys Quarterly Data
Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24 Apr24 Jul24 Oct24 Jan25 Apr25
Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 84.16 88.20 77.77 78.78 67.86

Competitive Comparison of Synopsys's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, Synopsys's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Synopsys's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Synopsys's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Synopsys's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF falls into.


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Synopsys Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF takes the Free Cash Flow per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/FCF calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPFCF Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF.

Synopsys's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=673.45/9.49
=70.96

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Synopsys's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2025 is calculated as:

For example, Synopsys's adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share data for the three months ended in Apr. 2025 was:

Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare=Free Cash Flow per Share/CPI of Apr. 2025 (Change)*Current CPI (Apr. 2025)
=2.038/135.3468*135.3468
=2.038

Current CPI (Apr. 2025) = 135.3468.

Synopsys Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201507 1.274 100.691 1.712
201510 0.807 100.346 1.088
201601 -0.336 99.957 -0.455
201604 1.198 100.947 1.606
201607 1.232 101.524 1.642
201610 0.657 101.988 0.872
201701 0.143 102.456 0.189
201704 0.552 103.167 0.724
201707 1.343 103.278 1.760
201710 0.836 104.070 1.087
201801 -0.474 104.578 -0.613
201804 0.234 105.708 0.300
201807 1.668 106.324 2.123
201810 0.623 106.695 0.790
201901 -1.063 106.200 -1.355
201904 1.976 107.818 2.481
201907 1.933 108.250 2.417
201910 0.944 108.577 1.177
202001 -0.308 108.841 -0.383
202004 3.038 108.173 3.801
202007 3.034 109.318 3.756
202010 1.487 109.861 1.832
202101 1.239 110.364 1.519
202104 4.518 112.673 5.427
202107 3.278 115.183 3.852
202110 3.012 116.696 3.493
202201 0.998 118.619 1.139
202204 5.509 121.978 6.113
202207 3.473 125.002 3.760
202210 3.018 125.734 3.249
202301 0.591 126.223 0.634
202304 5.310 127.992 5.615
202307 3.977 128.974 4.173
202310 2.220 129.810 2.315
202401 -1.015 130.124 -1.056
202404 3.608 132.289 3.691
202407 3.687 132.708 3.760
202410 5.030 133.182 5.112
202501 -1.041 134.029 -1.051
202504 2.038 135.347 2.038

Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.


Synopsys  (BSP:S1NP34) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Explanation

Compared with the regular Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF smoothed out the fluctuations of free cash flow during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF should give similar results to regular Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow.


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Synopsys is a provider of electronic design automation software and intellectual property products. EDA software automates and aids in the chip design process, enhancing design accuracy, productivity, and complexity in a full-flow end-to-end solution. Synopsys' comprehensive portfolio is benefiting from a convergence of semiconductor companies moving up the stack of technologies toward systems-like companies, and systems companies moving down-stack toward in-house chip design. The resulting expansion in EDA customers alongside secular digitalization of various end markets benefits EDA vendors like Synopsys.

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