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SYNOPSYS INC

For the period ended Apr 30, 2026. Filed May 27, 2026.

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Apr 30, 2026 · Filed May 27, 2026

SNPS$450.46+2.3%Stored close · as of Nov 6, 2026

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Previous report: 10-Q

Period ended 2026-01-31; filed 2026-02-25.

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Item 1A. Risk FactorsUnregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of ProceedsOther Information

Current report: 10-Q

Period ended 2026-04-30; filed 2026-05-27.

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Item 1A. Risk FactorsUnregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of ProceedsOther Information

The baseline is this issuer’s latest earlier reporting period of the same form that was filed before the current report. A previous 10-Q is a different quarter, not a year-over-year comparison. Amendments are excluded.

Compared 191 previous paragraphs and 186 current paragraphs.

155 unchanged; 26 reworded; 3 added; 6 removed; 4 previous and 2 current paragraphs rearranged.

Tables are not compared: 5 previous and 4 current tables excluded. Dates, whitespace, punctuation and numbering changes are ignored; changes to financial figures remain significant.

A changed paragraph is not evidence that risk increased or decreased. An unchanged paragraph does not establish that risk stayed the same.

Added paragraphs (3)

Current report

In March 2026, we entered into an accelerated stock repurchase agreement (the March 2026 ASR) to repurchase anaggregate of $250.0 million of our common stock. Pursuant to the March 2026 ASR, we made a prepayment of $250.0 million to receive initial deliveries of shares valued at $212.5 million. The remaining share repurchase of $37.5 million will be completed no later than June 1, 2026.

Current report

During the three months ended April 30, 2026, we also repurchased on the open market approximately 126.7 thousand shares of our common stock pursuant to the Program, at an average price of $394.78 per share for an aggregate purchase price of $50.0 million.

Current report

(1)Amounts are calculated based on the settlement date.
Removed paragraphs (6)

Previous report

(a) Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities

Previous report

On January 23, 2026, we issued 1,468 shares of our common stock as consideration for earnout amounts payable to certain sellers in a prior acquisition by Ansys of all the outstanding shares of the acquired company. The offer, sale and issuance of these securities were not registered and were made in reliance on the private offering exemption of Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act and the private offering safe harbor provision of Rule 506 of Regulation D promulgated thereunder.

Previous report

(1)Except as indicated by footnote, each trading arrangement marked as a “Rule 10b5-1 Trading Arrangement” is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense of Rule 10b5-1(c), as amended (the Rule).

Previous report

(2)Except as indicated by footnote, each trading arrangement permitted or permits transactions through and including the earlier to occur of (a) the completion of all purchases or sales or (b) the date listed in the table. Each trading arrangement marked as a “Rule 10b5-1 Trading Arrangement” only permitted or only permits transactions upon expiration of the applicable mandatory cooling-off period under the Rule.

Previous report

(3)Terminated as of November 11, 2025.

Previous report

(4)For additional details about the material terms of this arrangement, refer to the description under the heading "Insider Adoption or Termination of Trading Arrangements" contained in Part II, Item 9B, Other Information of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended October 31, 2024, which is incorporated herein by reference.
Reworded paragraphs (26)

Previous wording

The macroeconomic environment reflects the effects of, among other things, changes in U.S. and global trade policy, including the tariffs enacted in 2025 by the U.S. and other governments and subsequent tariff and trade policy revisions, sustained global inflationary pressures and elevated interest rates, potential economic slowdowns or recessions, supply chain disruptions, geopolitical pressures, and fluctuations in foreign exchange rates. This uncertain macroeconomic environment has resulted in volatility in credit, equity and foreign currency markets and has led some of our customers to postpone their decision-making, delay their drawdowns under non-cancellable commitments, decrease their spending and/or delay their payments to us. Such caution by customers has, among other things, limited our ability to maintain or increase our sales or recognize revenue from committed contracts.

Current wording

The current macroeconomic environment reflects the effects of, among other things, changes in U.S. and global trade policy, including the tariffs enacted beginning in 2025 by the U.S. and other governments and subsequent tariff and trade policy revisions, sustained global inflationary pressures and elevated interest rates, potential economic slowdowns or recessions, supply chain disruptions, geopolitical pressures and instability, and fluctuations in foreign exchange rates. This uncertain macroeconomic environment has resulted in volatility in credit, equity and foreign currency markets and has led some of our customers to postpone their decision making, delay their drawdowns under non-cancellable commitments, decrease their spending and/or delay their payments to us. Such caution by customers has, among other things, limited our ability to maintain or increase our sales or recognize revenue from committed contracts.

Previous wording

The growth of the EDA industry as a whole and our sales in our Design Automation and Design IP segments are primarily dependent on the semiconductor and electronics industries. A substantial portion of our business and revenue depends upon the commencement of new design projects by semiconductor manufacturers, systems companies and their customers. The increasing complexity of designs of SoCs, ICs, electronic systems and customers’ concerns about managing costs have previously led to, and in the future could lead to, a decrease in design starts and design activity in general. If growth in the semiconductor and electronics industries or certain sectors within these industries slows or stalls, including, among other things, due to the factors creating an uncertain macroeconomic environment as discussed above, then demand for our products and services could decrease and our business, operating results and financial condition could be adversely affected. For example, while we have seen continued strength in the artificial intelligence and high-performance computing sectors, certain industries such as industrial, automotive, and consumer electronics have recovered more slowly from recent macroeconomic uncertainty, which has affected our business and operating results.

Current wording

The growth of the EDA industry as a whole and our sales in our Design Automation and Design IP segments are primarily dependent on the semiconductor and electronics industries. A substantial portion of our business and revenue depends upon the commencement of new design projects by semiconductor manufacturers, systems companies and their customers. The increasing complexity of designs of SoCs, ICs, electronic systems and customers’ concerns about managing costs have previously led to, and in the future could lead to, a decrease in design starts and design activity in general. If growth in the semiconductor and electronics industries or certain sectors within these industries slows or stalls, including, among other things, due to the factors creating an uncertain macroeconomic environment as discussed above, then demand for our products and services could decrease and our business, operating results and financial condition could be adversely affected. For example, while we have seen continued strength in the artificial intelligence and high-performance computing sectors, certain industries such as industrial, automotive and consumer electronics have experienced more modest growth, which has affected our business and operating results.

Previous wording

Technology in these industries evolves rapidly and is characterized by frequent product introductions and improvements as well as changes in industry standards and customer requirements. The adoption of AI technologies has brought new demands and also challenges in terms of disruption to both our business models and existing technology offerings. For example, in response to recent market trends and underperformance of our Design IP segment, we are in the process of reallocating resources in our IP business to certain higher growth opportunities. Our efforts in reallocating these resources and developing such new technology solutions may not succeed or generate expected returns, which may result in an adverse impact on our business and financial results. Semiconductor device functionality requirements continually increase while feature widths decrease, which substantially increases the complexity, cost and risk of chip design and manufacturing. At the same time, our customers and potential customers continue to demand a lower total cost of design, which can lead to the consolidation of their purchases from one vendor or displacement of their purchases by internal development. In order to succeed in this environment, we must successfully meet our customers’ technology requirements and increase the value of our products, while also striving to reduce their overall costs and our own operating costs.

Current wording

Technology in these industries evolves rapidly and is characterized by frequent product introductions and improvements as well as changes in industry standards and customer requirements. The adoption of AI technologies has brought new demands and also challenges in terms of disruption to both our business models and existing technology offerings. For example, in response to recent market trends and the underperformance of our Design IP segment, we are in the process of reallocating resources in our IP business to certain higher growth opportunities. Our efforts in reallocating these resources and developing these new technology solutions may not succeed or generate expected returns, which may result in an adverse impact on our business and financial results. Semiconductor device functionality requirements continually increase while feature widths decrease, which substantially increases the complexity, cost and risk of chip design and manufacturing. At the same time, our customers and potential customers continue to demand a lower total cost of design, which can lead to the consolidation of their purchases from one vendor or displacement of their purchases by internal development. In order to succeed in this environment, we must successfully meet our customers’ technology requirements and increase the value of our products, while also striving to reduce their overall costs and our own operating costs.

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•Our ability to anticipate and lead critical development cycles and technological shifts, innovate rapidly and efficiently, improve our existing software and hardware products, and successfully develop or acquire such new products;

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•Our ability to anticipate and lead critical development cycles and technological shifts, innovate rapidly and efficiently, improve our existing software and hardware products, and successfully develop or acquire new products;

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Any failure to comply with the U.S. Export Regulations or other U.S. or non-U.S. export, sanctions, or similar trade requirements (collectively, the Trade Restrictions) could subject us to substantial civil and criminal penalties, including fines and the possible loss of the ability to engage in exporting and other international transactions. Due to the nature of our business and technology, governmental agencies from time to time review certain transactions for compliance with applicable Trade Restrictions. For example, we have received administrative subpoenas from BIS requesting production of information and documentation relating to transactions with certain Chinese entities.

Current wording

Any failure to comply with the U.S. Export Regulations or other U.S. or non-U.S. export, sanctions, or similar trade requirements (collectively, the Trade Restrictions) could subject us to substantial civil and criminal penalties, including fines and the possible loss of the ability to engage in exporting and other international transactions. Due to the nature of our business and technology, governmental agencies from time to time review certain transactions for compliance with applicable Trade Restrictions. For example, we have received administrative subpoenas from the BIS requesting production of information and documentation relating to transactions with certain Chinese entities.

Previous wording

A number of business combinations and strategic partnerships among our customers in the semiconductor, electronics and S&A-targeted industries have occurred over the last several years, and more could occur in the future. Consolidation among our customers could lead to fewer customers or the loss of customers, increased customer bargaining power or reduced customer spending on products and services. Further, we depend on a relatively small number of large customers for a large portion of our revenues. For example, challenges with a major foundry customer negatively impacted our financial results for fiscal year 2025. Consolidation among our customers, particularly our large customers, could also reduce demand for our products and services if customers streamline research and development or operations, or reduce or delay purchasing decisions. Our customers operate in highly competitive industries due to, among other factors, continued pressure from current and new competitors and technological change in their industries. Failure by our customers to successfully manage these competitive factors could adversely affect their business, operating results and financial condition, which could result in reduced spending on our products or services. Reduced customer spending or the loss of customers, particularly our large customers, could adversely affect our business, operating results and financial condition.

Current wording

A number of business combinations and strategic partnerships among our customers have occurred over the last several years, and more could occur in the future. Consolidation among our customers could lead to fewer customers or the loss of customers, increased customer bargaining power or reduced customer spending on products and services. Further, we depend on a relatively small number of large customers for a large portion of our revenues. For example, challenges with a major foundry customer negatively impacted our financial results for fiscal year 2025. Consolidation among our customers, particularly our large customers, could also reduce demand for our products and services if customers streamline research and development or operations, or reduce or delay purchasing decisions. Our customers operate in highly competitive industries due to, among other factors, continued pressure from current and new competitors and technological change in their industries. Failure by our customers to successfully manage these competitive factors could adversely affect their business, operating results and financial condition, which could result in reduced spending on our products or services. Reduced customer spending or the loss of customers, particularly our large customers, could adversely affect our business, operating results and financial condition.

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•Difficulties in adapting to cultural differences in the conduct of business, which may include business practices in which we are prohibited from engaging by the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act or other anti-corruption laws; and

Current wording

•Difficulties in adapting to cultural differences in the conduct of business, which may include business practices prohibited by the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act or other anti-corruption laws; and

Previous wording

Our global operations are subject to numerous U.S. and foreign laws and regulations such as those related to anti-corruption, tax, corporate governance, imports and exports, government contracts, economic sanctions, financial and other disclosures, privacy and labor relations. These laws and regulations are complex and may have differing or conflicting legal standards, making compliance difficult and costly. In addition, there is uncertainty regarding how proposed, contemplated or future changes to these complex laws and regulations could affect our business. We may incur substantial expense in complying with the new obligations to be imposed by these laws and regulations, and we may be required to make significant changes in our business operations, all of which may adversely affect our revenues and our business overall. Any violation of these laws and regulations could subject us to, among other things, investigations, fines, enforcement actions, disgorgement of profits, damages, civil or criminal penalties, or injunctions, and may result in our inability to conduct business in one or more countries. Furthermore, any violation individually or in the aggregate could have a material adverse effect on our operations and financial condition.

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Our global operations are subject to numerous U.S. and foreign laws and regulations such as those related to anti-corruption, tax, corporate governance, imports and exports, government contracts, economic sanctions, financial and other disclosures, privacy and labor relations. These laws and regulations are complex and may have differing or conflicting legal standards, making compliance difficult and costly. For example, we contract with governmental entities and customers operating in heavily regulated industries, which subjects us to complex and evolving contractual and regulatory requirements, including broad audit and investigation rights and routine compliance audits. In addition, there is uncertainty regarding how proposed, contemplated or future changes to these complex laws and regulations could affect our business. We may incur substantial expense in complying with the new obligations to be imposed by these laws and regulations, and we may be required to make significant changes in our business operations, all of which may adversely affect our revenues and our business overall. Any violation of these laws, regulations and requirements could subject us to, among other things, investigations, fines, enforcement actions, disgorgement of profits, damages, civil and criminal penalties, or injunctions, and may result in our inability to conduct business in one or more countries. Furthermore, any violation individually or in the aggregate could have a material adverse effect on our operations and financial condition.

Previous wording

Our Ansys business distributes its products through a global network of independent channel partners. Difficulties in

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Our Ansys business distributes its products through a global network of independent channel partners. Difficulties in ongoing relationships with channel partners, such as failure to meet performance criteria, differences in handling customer relationships or the loss of a major channel partner, could adversely affect the performance of our Ansys business. Channel partners may also result in additional compliance burdens for us and any failure by them to comply with various U.S. and foreign laws could subject us to, among other things, investigations, fines,

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•Product competition in the EDA, IP, semiconductor or S&A-targeted industries;

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•Product competition in the semiconductor, electronics or S&A-targeted industries;

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•Natural variability in the timing of IP drawdowns, which can be difficult to predict; and

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•Variability in the timing of IP drawdowns, which can be difficult to predict; and

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These factors, or any other factors or risks discussed herein, could negatively impact our backlog, revenue or earnings and cause our stock price to decline. Additionally, our results may fail to meet or exceed the expectations of securities analysts and investors, or such analysts may change their recommendation regarding our stock, which could cause our stock price to decline. Our stock price has been, and may continue to be, volatile, which may make it more difficult for our stockholders to sell their shares at a time or a price that is favorable to them.

Current wording

These factors, or any other factors or risks discussed herein, could negatively impact our backlog, revenue or earnings and cause our stock price to decline. Additionally, our results may fail to meet or exceed the expectations of securities analysts and investors, or such analysts may change their recommendation regarding our stock, which could cause our stock price to decline.

Previous wording

We have also divested and may in the future divest certain product lines or technologies that no longer fit our long-term strategies. Divestitures may adversely impact our business, operating results and financial condition if we are unable to achieve the anticipated benefits or cost savings from such divestitures, or if we are unable to offset impacts from the loss of revenue associated with the divested product lines or technologies. For example, if we sell or otherwise dispose of certain product lines or assets, we may be unable to do so on satisfactory terms within our anticipated timeframe or at all. Further, whether such divestitures are ultimately consummated or not, their pendency could have a number of negative effects on our current business, including disrupting our regular operations, diverting the attention of our workforce and management team and increasing undesired workforce turnover. It could also disrupt existing business relationships, make it harder to develop new business relationships, or otherwise negatively impact the way that we operate our business.

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We have also divested and may in the future divest certain product lines or technologies that no longer fit our long-term strategies, including, for example, the pending divestiture of our Processor IP business. Divestitures may adversely impact our business, operating results and financial condition if we are unable to achieve the anticipated benefits or cost savings from such divestitures, or if we are unable to offset impacts from the loss of revenue associated with the divested product lines or technologies. Additionally, if we sell or otherwise dispose of certain product lines or assets, we may be unable to do so on satisfactory terms within our anticipated timeframe or at all. Further, whether such divestitures are ultimately consummated or not, their pendency could have a number of negative effects on our current business, including disrupting our regular operations, diverting the attention of our workforce and management team and increasing undesired workforce turnover. It could also disrupt existing business relationships, make it harder to develop new business relationships, or otherwise negatively impact the way that we operate our business.

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Industry incidences of cyberattacks and other cybersecurity breaches have increased and are likely to continue to increase. We are using an increasing number of third-party software solutions, including cloud-based solutions, which increase potential threat vectors, such as by exploitation of misconfigurations or vulnerabilities. We also use third-party vendors that provide software or hardware, have access to our network, and/or store sensitive data, and these third parties are subject to their own cybersecurity threats. Our standard vendor terms and conditions include provisions requiring the use of appropriate security measures to prevent unauthorized use or disclosure of our data, as well as other safeguards. Despite these measures, there is no guarantee that a compromise of our third-party vendors will not occur and in turn result in a compromise of our own IT systems or data. In addition, if we select a vendor that uses cloud storage as part of their service or product offerings, or if we are selected as a vendor for our cloud-based solutions, our proprietary information could be misappropriated by third parties despite our attempts to validate the security of such services. Many employees continue to work remotely based on a hybrid work model, which magnifies the importance of maintaining the integrity of our remote access security measures. We also periodically acquire new businesses with less mature security programs, and it takes significant time, effort and expense to align security practices to meet our information security policies, procedures and controls. During this time, we may also experience increased incidences of cyberattacks or other security breaches.

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Industry incidences of cyberattacks and other cybersecurity breaches have increased and are likely to continue to increase, and we have had and may in the future experience incidents involving third-party software solutions and third-party vendors. We are using an increasing number of third-party software solutions, including cloud-based solutions, which increase potential threat vectors, such as by exploitation of misconfigurations or vulnerabilities. We also use third-party vendors that provide software or hardware, have access to our network, and/or store sensitive data, and these third parties are subject to their own cybersecurity threats. Our standard vendor terms and conditions include provisions requiring the use of appropriate security measures to prevent unauthorized use or disclosure of our data, as well as other safeguards. Despite these measures, there is no guarantee that a compromise of our third-party vendors will not occur and in turn result in a compromise of our own IT systems or data. In addition, if we select a vendor that uses cloud storage as part of their service or product offerings, or if we are selected as a vendor for our cloud-based solutions, our proprietary information could be misappropriated by third parties despite our attempts to validate the security of such services. Many of our employees work remotely, which magnifies the importance of maintaining the integrity of our remote access security measures. We also periodically acquire new businesses with less mature security programs, and it takes significant time, effort and expense to align security practices to meet our information security policies, procedures and controls. During this time, we may also experience increased incidences of cyberattacks or other security breaches.

Previous wording

The techniques used to obtain unauthorized access to networks or to sabotage systems of companies such as ours change frequently, increasingly leverage technologies such as AI, and generally are not recognized until launched against a target. We may be unable to anticipate these emerging techniques, react in a timely manner, or implement adequate preventative measures, or we may not have sufficient logging available to fully investigate the incident. Our security measures vary in maturity across the business and may be and have been circumvented. For example, we have identified instances where employees have used non-approved applications for business purposes, some of which do not meet our security standards. In addition, we discovered unauthorized third-party access to our products and product license files hosted on our SolvNet Plus customer license and product delivery system in 2015. Any security breach of our own or a third-party vendor’s systems could cause us to be non-compliant with applicable laws or regulations, subject us to legal claims or proceedings, disrupt our operations, damage our reputation, and cause a loss of confidence in our products and services, any of which could adversely affect our business and our ability to sell our products and services.

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The techniques used to obtain unauthorized access to networks or to sabotage systems of companies such as ours change frequently, increasingly leverage technologies such as AI, and generally are not recognized until launched against a target. We may be unable to anticipate these emerging techniques, react in a timely manner, or implement adequate preventative measures, or we may not have sufficient logging available to fully investigate the incident. Our security measures vary in maturity across the business and may be and have been circumvented. For example, we have identified instances where employees have used non-approved applications for business purposes, some of which do not meet our security standards. In addition, we have discovered unauthorized third-party access to our and our customers' proprietary information in various incidents by cybercriminals suspected of being financially motivated and/or state-sponsored actors. We believe these incidents are contained, and where appropriate we have informed affected customers, federal law enforcement, and applicable regulatory agencies.

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Our software products and hosted solutions are also targeted by hackers and may be compromised by, among other things, phishing, exploits of our code or our system configurations, malicious code such as viruses and worms, distributed denial-of-service attacks, sophisticated attacks conducted or sponsored by nation-states, advanced persistent threat intrusions, ransomware and other malware. We leverage many security best practices throughout the software development lifecycle, but our security development practices vary in maturity across the business and may not be effective against all cybersecurity threats. Furthermore, due to geopolitical incidents, including regional military conflicts, state-supported and geopolitical-related cybersecurity incidents against companies such as ours may increase. Attacks on our products could potentially disrupt the proper functioning of our software, cause errors in the output of our customers’ work, allow unauthorized access to our or our customers’ proprietary information or cause other destructive outcomes.

Current wording

Our software products and hosted solutions are also targeted by hackers and may be compromised by, among other things, phishing, exploits of our code or our system configurations, malicious code such as viruses and worms, distributed denial-of-service attacks, sophisticated attacks conducted or sponsored by nation-states, advanced persistent threat intrusions, ransomware and other malware. We leverage many security best practices throughout the software development lifecycle, but our security development practices vary in maturity across the business and may not be effective against all cybersecurity threats. Furthermore, due to geopolitical incidents, including regional military conflicts, state-supported and geopolitical-related cybersecurity incidents against companies such as ours have increased. Attacks on our products could potentially disrupt the proper functioning of our software, cause errors in the output of our customers’ work, allow unauthorized access to our or our customers’ proprietary information or cause other destructive outcomes.

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From time to time, we may need to commence litigation or other legal proceedings in order to assert claims of infringement of our intellectual property, defend our products from piracy, protect our trade secrets or know-how, or determine the enforceability, scope and validity of the propriety rights of others. Intellectual property litigation is lengthy, expensive and uncertain. Legal fees related to such litigation will increase our operating expenses and may

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From time to time, we may need to commence litigation or other legal proceedings in order to assert claims of infringement of our intellectual property, defend our products from piracy, protect our trade secrets or know-how, or determine the enforceability, scope and validity of the proprietary rights of others. Intellectual property litigation is lengthy, expensive and uncertain. Legal fees related to such litigation will increase our operating expenses and may

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•Potential reductions in overall margins, as the gross margin for our hardware products, is typically lower than those of our software products and may be subject to certain trade regulation, including tariffs;

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•Potential reductions in overall margins, as the gross margin for our hardware products, is typically lower than that of our software products and may be subject to certain trade regulation, including tariffs;

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We and our directors or officers are subject to litigation proceedings that are expensive and could divert management attention and harm our business.

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We and our directors and officers are subject to litigation proceedings that are expensive and could divert management attention and harm our business.

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We and our directors or officers are subject to legal claims or regulatory matters involving stockholder, consumer, employment, customer, supplier, competition and other issues on a global basis. Litigation is subject to inherent uncertainties, and unfavorable rulings could occur. An unfavorable ruling could include monetary damages or, in cases for which injunctive relief is sought, an injunction prohibiting us from manufacturing or selling one or more products. If we were to receive an unfavorable ruling on a matter, our business and operating results could be materially harmed.

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We and our directors and officers are subject to legal claims or regulatory matters involving stockholder, consumer, employment, customer, supplier, competition and other issues on a global basis. Litigation is subject to inherent uncertainties, and unfavorable rulings could occur. An unfavorable ruling could include monetary damages or, in cases for which injunctive relief is sought, an injunction prohibiting us from manufacturing or selling one or more products. If we were to receive an unfavorable ruling on a matter, our business and operating results could be materially harmed.

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For example, we and our directors and officers are currently named as defendants in recently filed securities class action complaints. The stock market in general, and Nasdaq and technological companies in particular, have experienced extreme price and volume fluctuations that have often been unrelated or disproportionate to the operating performance of companies. The market price of our common stock is or may be volatile. In the past, companies that have experienced volatility in the market price of their stock have been subject to securities class action litigation.

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For example, as previously disclosed, we and our directors and officers have been named as defendants in securities class action complaints. The stock market in general, and Nasdaq and technology companies in particular, have experienced extreme price and volume fluctuations that have often been unrelated or disproportionate to the operating performance of companies. See “Our operating results may fluctuate in the future, which may adversely affect our stock price” for more information.

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our management’s and board of directors’ attention from other business concerns, which could seriously harm our

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our management’s and directors' attention from other business concerns, which could seriously harm our

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business. As noted above, in 2025, shareholder class action complaints were filed against Synopsys and certain of our current directors and officers. The complaints allege, among other matters, that certain material misstatements or omissions related to the performance of our Design IP segment were made in violation of federal securities laws. There is no guarantee that we will be successful in our efforts to defend against these complaints. Further information regarding certain of these matters is contained in Part II, Item 1, Legal Proceedings of this Quarterly Report.

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business. As noted above, in 2025 and 2026, shareholder class action complaints were filed against Synopsys and certain of our current directors and officers. The complaints allege, among other matters, that certain material misstatements or omissions related to the performance of our Design IP segment were made in violation of federal securities laws. There is no guarantee that we will be successful in our efforts to defend against these complaints. Further information regarding certain of these matters is contained in Part II, Item 1, Legal Proceedings of this Quarterly Report.

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Due to the global nature of our business, our operating results may be negatively impacted by catastrophic events and the effects of climate change, pandemics or other unexpected events throughout the world. We rely on a global network of infrastructure applications, enterprise applications and technology systems for our development, marketing, operational, support and sales activities. A disruption or failure of these systems in the event of a major earthquake, fire, extreme temperatures, drought, flood, telecommunications failure, cybersecurity attack, terrorist attack, epidemic or pandemic, or other catastrophic or climate change-related events could cause system interruptions, delays in our product development and loss of critical data and could prevent us from fulfilling our customers’ orders. In particular, our sales and infrastructure are vulnerable to regional or worldwide health conditions, including the effects of the outbreak of contagious diseases, such as the government-imposed restrictions that curtailed global economic activity and caused substantial volatility in global financial markets during the COVID-19 pandemic. Moreover, our corporate headquarters, a significant portion of our research and development activities, our data centers, and certain other critical business operations are located in California, near major earthquake faults and sites of recent wildfires, which may become more frequent, along with other extreme weather events, due to climate change. A catastrophic event or other extreme weather event that results in the destruction or disruption of our data centers or our critical business or IT systems would severely affect our ability to conduct normal business operations and, as a result, our operating results would be adversely affected.

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Due to the global nature of our business, our operating results may be negatively impacted by catastrophic events and the effects of climate change, pandemics or other unexpected events throughout the world. We rely on a global network of infrastructure applications, enterprise applications and technology systems for our development, marketing, operational, support and sales activities. A disruption or failure of these systems in the event of a major earthquake, fire, extreme temperatures, drought, flood, telecommunications failure, cybersecurity attack, terrorist attack, epidemic or pandemic, or other catastrophic or climate change-related events could cause system interruptions, delays in our product development and loss of critical data and could prevent us from fulfilling our customers’ orders. In particular, our sales and infrastructure are vulnerable to regional or worldwide health conditions, including the effects of the outbreak of contagious diseases, such as the government-imposed restrictions that curtailed global economic activity and caused substantial volatility in global financial markets during the COVID-19 pandemic. Moreover, our corporate headquarters, a significant portion of our research and development activities, our data centers, and certain other critical business operations are located in California, near major earthquake faults and sites of recent wildfires, which may become more frequent, along with other extreme weather events, due to climate change. A catastrophic event or other extreme weather event that results in the destruction or disruption of our data centers or of third-party data centers that we rely on, or of our critical business or IT systems, would severely affect our ability to conduct normal business operations and, as a result, our operating results would be adversely affected.

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(1) In fiscal 2022, our Board of Directors approved a stock repurchase program (the Program) with authorization to purchaseup to$1.5 billion of our common stock. As of January 31, 2026, $194.3 million remained available for future repurchases under the Program. In February 2026, the Board approved a replenishment of the Program with authorization to purchase up to $2.0 billion.

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(2) In fiscal 2022, Our Board of Directors (the Board) approved and publicly announced a stock repurchase program (the Program) with authorization to purchaseup to$1.5 billion of our common stock. In February 2026, the Board approved a replenishment of the Program with authorization to purchase up to $2.0 billion of our common stock. As of April 30, 2026, $1.7 billion remained available for future repurchases under the Program.

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None of our directors or officers informed us of the adoption, modification or termination of a "Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement" or "non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement" (as those terms are defined in Item 408(c) of Regulation S-K) during the quarterly period covered by this report, except as described in the table below:

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None of our directors or officers informed us of the adoption, modification or termination of a "Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement" or "non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement" (as those terms are defined in Item 408(c) of Regulation S-K) during the quarterly period covered by this report.
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Current report — wording carried from elsewhere

Our stock price has been, and may continue to be, volatile, which may make it more difficult for our stockholders to sell their shares at a time or a price that is favorable to them. Such volatility has attracted, and may in the future attract, securities litigation and activist stockholders seeking to influence our company. Responding to such activities may be costly, time-consuming and could divert management’s attention, further contributing to volatility in our stock price and adversely impacting stockholder value.

Current report — wording carried from elsewhere

Any security breach of our own or a third-party vendor’s systems could cause us to be non-compliant with applicable laws or regulations, subject us to legal claims or proceedings, disrupt our operations, damage our reputation, and cause a loss of confidence in our products and services, any of which could adversely affect our business and our ability to sell our products and services.
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Previous report — wording carried elsewhere

ongoing relationships with channel partners, such as failure to meet performance criteria, differences in handling

Previous report — wording carried elsewhere

customer relationships or the loss of a major channel partner, could adversely affect the performance of our Ansys

Previous report — wording carried elsewhere

business. Channel partners may also result in additional compliance burdens for us and any failure by them to

Previous report — wording carried elsewhere

comply with various U.S. and foreign laws could subject us to, among other things, investigations, fines,