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Autodesk Inc

United States · Large Cap · listed since 1985 · Revenue 12 mo. $7.8B

Price as of 11/06/2026

StockScorer score
8.2
of 10 9 of 11 points High Match To the score
Price
$261.72
1 Y −20.8%
Market cap
$52.9B
Phase
Growth
revenue growing, core business profitable
Revenue +12.9% a year (3 years)EBIT margin 21.9%Payout 57.2% of operating cash flow

Autodesk, Inc. engages in the provision of 3D design, engineering, and entertainment technology solutions worldwide.

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Autodesk, Inc. engages in the provision of 3D design, engineering, and entertainment technology solutions worldwide. The company offers AutoCAD Civil 3D, a surveying, design, analysis, and documentation solution; Autodesk Build, a toolset for managing, sharing, and accessing project documents for streamlined workflows between the office, trailer, and jobsite; Revit, a software built for building information modeling to help professionals design, build, and maintain energy-efficient buildings; Autodesk BIM Collaborate Pro, cloud-based design collaboration and design management software; BuildingConnected, a SaaS preconstruction solution; and Tandem, a cloud-based platform that transforms the built asset lifecycle. It also provides AutoCAD software, a customizable and extensible CAD application for professional design, drafting, detailing, and visualization; AutoCAD LT, a drafting and detailing software; Fusion, a 3D CAD, computer-aided manufacturing, and computer-aided engineering tool; Inventor, a software solution that offers a set of tools for 3D mechanical design, simulation, analysis, tooling, visualization, and documentation; product design and manufacturing collection tools; and Vault, a data management software for managing data in one central location, accelerate design processes, and streamline internal/external collaboration. The company offers Flow Production Tracking, a cloud-based production management software; Maya software that offers 3D modeling, animation, effects, rendering, and compositing solutions for film and video artists, game developers, and design visualization professionals; Media and Entertainment Collection that offers end-to-end creative tools for entertainment creation; and 3ds Max software, which provides 3D modeling, animation, and rendering solutions. It sells its products and services through a network of resellers and distributors. Autodesk, Inc. was incorporated in 1982 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

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Summary

Autodesk Inc is around the middle of the Technology sector overall

53.4 of 100

Mean of the six area values. Each area value is the mean of the stock's ranks among the companies in its sector. 50 is the middle of the sector, not a share of companies beaten.

Analysis

What the price requires

The price requires 9.6% FCF growth a year: more than over the last 5 years, less than over the last 10 years.

If free cash flow stays at €2.2B (2026), it supports €24B. The remaining €23.5B of the market value assume it grows 9.6% a year for 10 years and not at all afterwards.

Required FCF growth per year

9.6%

no growth afterwards

Market value breakdown€47.5B market value, price as of 11/06/2026

€24B without growth
€23.5B priced-in growth
  • 5 yrs achieved 2.5%
  • 10 yrs achieved 38.4%
  • priced in 9.6%

Valuation against its own history

Price to operating cash flow 19.1×, below its usual range.

Middle half of 20 quarters: 21.4× to 40.5×, median 29.5×.

Measures only against its own past, not against what the company is worth. Price as of 11/06/2026.

2 signs support the expectation, none speaks against it.

What supports it

with respect to the priced-in expectation

  • High, stable gross margin median 90.4%, range 9.2 pp (10 years)
  • Low capital needs capex median 1.6% of revenue (10 years)

What speaks against it

with respect to the priced-in expectation

No anomaly in the stored figures.

Since the last quarter

Q2 → Q3 2026

Mostly better than the previous quarter: 2 of 2 changes for the better.

  • Net debt$53.0M → −$393.0Msign changedbetter
  • Return on equity45.9% → 48.5%+2.7 ppbetter

6 more unchanged: Revenue, 12 mo., FCF, 12 mo., Gross margin, EBIT margin, FCF margin, Shares outstanding

Derivation

How the sector comparison is derived

Each area value is the average of its metrics' ranks within the sector (0 to 100, 50 is the middle). For metrics where lower is better, the rank is mirrored. The overall value is the average of the area values.

Price as of 11/06/2026.

Profitability86.7above the middleEarns more than the sector: Gross margin 92.33%, sector 48.47%.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Return on equity36.91%14.60%Rank 85
Return on capital (Greenblatt)567.63%29.77%Rank 98
EBIT margin21.90%17.40%Rank 65
FCF margin33.43%18.54%Rank 87
Gross margin92.33%48.47%Rank 99
Growth36.6below the middleGrows more slowly than the sector: Sustainable growth (ROE × retained earnings) 0.60%, sector 2.87%.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Revenue growth, 1 year17.53%12.70%Rank 66
Earnings growth, 3 years per year11.46%9.54%Rank 53
Earnings growth, 5 years per year−0.79%14.07%Rank 17
Sustainable growth (ROE × retained earnings)0.60%2.87%Rank 10
Valuation43.8around the middleValued about like the sector.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Earnings yield2.00%2.64%Rank 37
FCF yield4.55%3.06%Rank 67
EV/saleslower is better7.375.18Rank 36
EV/EBITlower is better33.6426.24Rank 36
Momentum62.5above the middleShare price doing better than the sector: Distance from 52-week high −15.64%, sector −33.23%.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Share price, 1 year−20.85%−0.59%Rank 27
Share price, 6 months7.53%−4.46%Rank 66
Share price, 3 months10.21%−5.84%Rank 76
Distance from 52-week high−15.64%−33.23%Rank 81
Quality51.7around the middleQuality about like the sector.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Accruals (Sloan)lower is better−7.53%1.65%Rank 88
Change in share countlower is better−0.92%−0.17%Rank 63
Dividend streak in years–8Rank 18
Price reaction to results, market-adjusted−3.43%−1.57%Rank 37
Balance sheet & risk39.2below the middleMore risk than the sector: Equity ratio 24.42%, sector 53.98%.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Equity ratio24.42%53.98%Rank 18
Net debt/EBITDAlower is better0.07−0.20Rank 42
Debt to equitylower is better0.900.33Rank 18
Volatility, 1 yearlower is better39.37%50.37%Rank 79

Ten years in figures

Revenue from $2.0B (2017) to $7.2B (2026), 15.1% a year.

Fiscal years, amounts in USD
YearRevenue, $BEBIT marginFCFSharesNet debt
20172.0−24.6%$93.7M223M$277.6M
20182.1−24.8%−$49.8M220M$508.0M
20192.6−1.0%$310.1M219M$1.2B
20203.310.5%$1.4B223M$769.9M
20213.816.6%$1.3B222M$332.4M
20224.414.1%$1.5B222M$1.5B
20235.019.8%$2.0B218M$719.0M
20245.520.5%$1.3B216M$734.0M
20256.122.3%$1.5B217M$960.0M
20267.221.9%$2.4B215M$485.0M
8.2 / 10High MatchStockScorer score9 of 11 points

5 of 7 StockScorer Score rules met · How the score is built

Autodesk Inc mainly meets criteria in the Profitability category. Result from 18 strategies checked.

This stock · Profitability: 100%This stock · Growth: 50%This stock · Valuation: 100%This stock · Momentum: 0%Median of all stocks · Profitability: 33%Median of all stocks · Growth: 0%Median of all stocks · Valuation: 0%Median of all stocks · Momentum: 0%50%100%ProfitabilityGrowthValuationMomentumThis stockMedian of all stocks

How Autodesk Inc's score is built

Autodesk Inc is rated here with the StockScorer Score strategy, the flagship rule set. It compares return and cash-flow metrics with the median of the company's own sector and checks growth and price trend.

5 of 7 rules met

9 of 11 points

  1. Free cash flow yield above the sector medianmet2 of 2 points
  2. Return on capital (Greenblatt ROC) above the sector medianmet2 of 2 points
  3. Return on equity above the sector medianmet1 of 1 point
  4. Free cash flow margin above the sector medianmet2 of 2 points
  5. Revenue growth above 15%met2 of 2 points
  6. 3-year earnings growth above 12% p.a.not met0 of 1 point
  7. 12-month share price more than 20 percentage points ahead of the marketnot met0 of 1 point
  8. Exclusion: financial and real estate stocksdoes not apply

Detail data

How does Autodesk Inc stock perform across 18 strategies?

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  • Balanced GARP
  • Growth Momentum (CAN SLIM principle)
  • Magic Formula: Value + Quality
  • Defensive: Low Volatility
  • Undervalued Stocks: Multi-Factor Check
  • Acquirer's Multiple: EV/EBIT Deep Value
  • Altman Z-Score: Stress Test
  • Dividend Aristocrats & Continuity
  • Dividend Quality: 4 Factors
  • Levermann Strategy (13 Criteria)
  • PEG Strategy (inspired by Peter Lynch)
  • Trending Value: Value + Momentum

Autodesk Inc key metrics: P/E, P/B and equity ratio

Selected fundamental metrics for Autodesk Inc.

MetricStockSector
P/E ratio50.135.1
P/B ratio18.55.5
Return on equity (ROE)36.9%14.6%
Equity ratio24.4%54.0%
Debt-to-equity (D/E)0.900.33
Dividend yield0.0%0.9%

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Frequently asked questions about Autodesk Inc stock

How does Autodesk Inc stock (ADSK) score in the StockScorer model?
Autodesk Inc stock reaches a StockScorer score of 8.2 out of 10, which is a high match with the rule-based strategies. 5 out of 7 flagship profile rules are met.
What is Autodesk Inc's P/E ratio?
Autodesk Inc's P/E ratio is 50.1. The Technology sector median is 35.1.
What sector is Autodesk Inc in?
Autodesk Inc is assigned to the Technology sector. Its rank within the sector is 53.4 out of 100: 100 means the stock leads its peer group of large and mid-cap sector stocks in every measured area.

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