Financial Performance - Revenue for Q2 fiscal 2025 was 1.604billion,anincreaseof149.6 million or 10% compared to Q2 fiscal 2024[157] - Operating income for Q2 fiscal 2025 was 376.4million,anincreaseof44.4 million or 13% year-over-year[163] - Total revenue for the six months ended April 30, 2025, was 3.059billion,anincreaseof93.9 million or 3% compared to the same period in fiscal 2024[163] - Total revenue for the three months ended April 30, 2025, was 1,604.3million,representinga101,454.7 million in the same period of 2024[195] - Design Automation segment revenue increased by 6% to 1,122.3millionforthethreemonthsendedApril30,2025,comparedto1,054.9 million in the prior year[195] - Design IP segment revenue grew by 21% to 482.0millionforthethreemonthsendedApril30,2025,upfrom399.8 million in the same period of 2024[195] - Upfront products revenue for the three months ended April 30, 2025, was 510.7million,a29396.4 million in the same period of 2024[201] - Time-based products revenue for the three months ended April 30, 2025, was 828.3million,a6781.7 million in the same period of 2024[200] - Maintenance revenue for the three months ended April 30, 2025, increased to 117.8million,up6110.9 million in 2024, while total maintenance and service revenue decreased by 4% to 265.2million[203]−AdjustedoperatingincomefortheDesignAutomationSegmentroseto458.8 million for the three months ended April 30, 2025, reflecting a 10% increase from 418.2millionin2024[223]−AdjustedoperatingincomefortheDesignIPSegmentincreasedto150.5 million for the three months ended April 30, 2025, a 21% rise from 124.8millionin2024[224]CostsandExpenses−TotalcostofrevenueandoperatingexpensesforQ2fiscal2025was1.2 billion, an increase of 105.2millionor9318.3 million, a 6% increase from 300.4millionin2024[205]−ResearchanddevelopmentexpensesforthethreemonthsendedApril30,2025,roseto554.0 million, a 12% increase from 493.1millionin2024[210]−SalesandmarketingexpensesforthethreemonthsendedApril30,2025,were215.0 million, a 2% increase from 209.8millionin2024[212]−GeneralandadministrativeexpensesforthethreemonthsendedApril30,2025,increasedto136.5 million, a 19% rise from 114.8millionin2024[214]−Theincreaseincostofrevenuewasprimarilydueto23.2 million in employee-related costs and 9.0millioninhardware−relatedcosts[208]NetIncomeandOtherIncome−NetincomefromcontinuingoperationsattributedtoSynopsysforQ2fiscal2025was299.1 million, compared to 644.9millionforthesameperiodinfiscal2024[158]−TotalotherincomeforthethreemonthsendedApril30,2025,was114.1 million, a 592% increase from 16.5millioninthesameperiodof2024[221]−Interestincomeincreasedto89.9 million for the three months ended April 30, 2025, up 675% from 11.6millioninthesameperiodof2024[221]AcquisitionandFinancing−ThependingacquisitionofAnsysisvaluedatapproximately35.0 billion, based on Synopsys' stock price as of December 21, 2023[165] - The Ansys Merger is expected to close in the first half of calendar year 2025, pending regulatory approvals[168] - Synopsys plans to issue 10.1billioninSeniorNotestofundaportionofthecashconsiderationfortheAnsysMerger[171]−ThependingAnsysMergerisexpectedtorequireacashconsiderationpaymentof19 billion, funded through a combination of cash on hand and debt financing[230] - The company issued 10billionaggregateprincipalamountofSeniorNotesinMarch2025,withnetproceedsofapproximately9.9 billion intended for the Ansys Merger and related expenses[255] Cash Flow and Investments - Cash provided by operating activities decreased to 207.9millionforthesixmonthsendedApril30,2025,downfrom388.8 million in 2024[236] - Cash provided by investing activities improved to 54.0millionforthesixmonthsendedApril30,2025,comparedtocashusedof166.2 million in the same period of 2024[239] - As of April 30, 2025, the company held 14.3billionincash,cashequivalents,andshort−terminvestments[228]MarketandEconomicConditions−Thecompanyhasconsistentlygrownrevenuesince2005,despiteglobaleconomicuncertainties,duetostrongcustomerrelationshipsandexecution[161]−ThecompanyisactivelymonitoringgeopoliticalpressuresandchangesinU.S.andglobaltradepolicy,butthesehavenotmateriallyimpactedbusinessresultstodate[175]−Thecompanyanticipatesgrowthacrossitsgeographiesinfiscal2025,exceptforChina,whichisfacingachallengingeconomicenvironment[174]−TheU.S.ExportRegulationshavenotmateriallyimpactedthecompany′sbusiness,althoughfuturechangesareanticipated[178]−Thecompany’stime−basedmodelprovidesstability,butthelong−termimplicationsofmacroeconomicandgeopoliticaleventsremainuncertain[177]DebtandCreditFacilities−Thecompanyhasanunsecured850.0 million committed multicurrency revolving credit facility and an unsecured uncommitted incremental revolving loan facility of up to 150.0million,withamaturitydateofDecember14,2027[250]−AsofApril30,2025,thecompanyhadnooutstandingbalanceundertheRevolvingCreditAgreement[250]−TheapplicablemarginforAdjustedTermSOFRRatebasedloansrangesfrom0.7859.9 billion of Senior Notes outstanding, which have fixed annual interest rates, thus avoiding economic interest rate exposure[259] - The financial covenant requires the company to maintain a maximum consolidated leverage ratio, and it was in compliance as of April 30, 2025[253] - Interest under the Revolving Credit Agreement will accrue at a floating rate based on the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate or the ABR, with margins based on credit ratings ranging from 0.080% to 0.175%[252] Other Financial Metrics - Contracted but unsatisfied performance obligations (backlog) as of April 30, 2025, were 8.1billion,withapproximately42(94.3) million, a significant increase of 1,228% compared to (7.1)millionin2024[219]−TheeffectivetaxratedecreasedduetoacapitallossonthesaleofownershipinOpenLightinthefirstquarterof2025[226]−AsofApril30,2025,194.3 million remained available for future stock repurchases under the stock repurchase program, which has been suspended in connection with the Ansys Merger[231] - The company had a 14.1millionoutstandingbalanceundera12−yearcreditagreementinChinaasofApril30,2025[254]−Thecompanyhasadeferredpaymentagreementwithanoutstandingbalanceof122.5 million related to the 2025 Rate Lock agreements as of April 30, 2025[256] - The company’s exposure to market risk had not changed materially since November 2, 2024[258]