Autodesk, Inc. (ADSK) Key Metrics
ADSK valuation today
Trailing 12 months · as of October 18, 2026- Market cap
- $50.14B
- Enterprise value
- $44.93B
- P/E (TTM)
- 31.1 10-yr median 60.5
- Forward P/E
- 17.6
- PEG ratio
- 0.84
- Price / sales
- 6.4 10-yr median 11.7
- Price / book
- 13.6 10-yr median 29.6
- EV / EBITDA
- 19.1 10-yr median 57.8
- Dividend yield
- —
- Beta
- 1.33
ADSK key metrics, FY2017–FY2026
Fiscal year ended January 31, 2026 · U.S. dollarsADSK valuation Price multiples at each fiscal year-end price.
ADSK returns How much profit the business earns on the capital it uses.
ADSK per-share figures Results divided by the shares outstanding at year-end.
ADSK financial health Debt, liquidity and how easily interest is covered.
ADSK efficiency & capital use Working capital cycle and where the cash goes.
ADSK valuation history
ADSK returns on capital
Net income (ROE, ROA) or after-tax operating income (ROIC) divided by the average of the opening and closing balance.
ADSK debt vs cash
Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease liabilities.
ADSK cash returned to shareholders
ADSK price vs earnings per share
ADSK key metrics
FY2017–FY2026| FY2026 | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 | FY2018 | FY2017 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valuation | ||||||||||
| Market capitalization | $54.37B | $67.56B | $54.82B | $46.90B | $55.45B | $61.62B | $43.80B | $32.22B | $25.38B | $18.11B |
| Enterprise value | $54.50B | $68.23B | $55.20B | $47.50B | $56.75B | $61.86B | $44.50B | $33.37B | $25.67B | $17.71B |
| P/E ratio | 48.4 | 60.8 | 60.5 | 57.0 | 111.6 | 51.0 | 204.2 | — | — | — |
| Price / sales | 7.5 | 11.0 | 10.0 | 9.4 | 12.6 | 16.3 | 13.4 | 12.5 | 12.3 | 8.9 |
| Price / book | 17.9 | 25.8 | 29.6 | 41.0 | 65.3 | 63.8 | — | — | — | 24.6 |
| Price / free cash flow | 22.6 | 44.9 | 42.8 | 23.2 | 37.9 | 45.9 | 32.2 | 103.9 | — | 193.3 |
| Price / operating cash flow | 22.2 | 42.0 | 41.8 | 22.6 | 36.2 | 42.9 | 31.0 | 85.4 | — | 106.7 |
| EV / sales | 7.6 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 | 12.9 | 16.3 | 13.6 | 13.0 | 12.5 | 8.7 |
| EV / EBITDA | 28.6 | 43.6 | 43.3 | 40.7 | 71.9 | 85.7 | 93.5 | 319.0 | — | — |
| EV / free cash flow | 22.6 | 45.3 | 43.1 | 23.5 | 38.7 | 46.1 | 32.7 | 107.6 | — | 189.0 |
| Earnings yield | 2.1% | 1.6% | 1.7% | 1.8% | 0.9% | 2.0% | 0.5% | −0.3% | −2.2% | −3.2% |
| Free cash flow yield | 4.4% | 2.2% | 2.3% | 4.3% | 2.6% | 2.2% | 3.1% | 1.0% | −0.2% | 0.5% |
| Dividend yield | — | — | — | — | 1.8% | — | 1.1% | — | 2.0% | 0.0% |
| Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks) | 2.6% | 1.3% | 1.5% | 2.3% | 3.7% | 0.9% | 2.1% | 0.9% | 4.7% | 3.4% |
| Share price at fiscal year-end | $252.87 | $311.34 | $253.81 | $215.16 | $249.79 | $277.43 | $196.85 | $147.20 | $115.62 | $81.34 |
| Per share | ||||||||||
| Revenue per share | $33.52 | $28.25 | $25.45 | $22.96 | $19.76 | $17.06 | $14.72 | $11.74 | $9.37 | $9.12 |
| Earnings per share | $5.23 | $5.12 | $4.19 | $3.78 | $2.24 | $5.44 | $0.96 | −$0.37 | −$2.58 | −$2.61 |
| Operating cash flow per share | $11.40 | $7.41 | $6.08 | $9.50 | $6.90 | $6.47 | $6.36 | $1.72 | $0.00 | $0.76 |
| Free cash flow per share | $11.20 | $6.94 | $5.94 | $9.29 | $6.60 | $6.04 | $6.12 | $1.42 | −$0.23 | $0.42 |
| Cash per share | $12.08 | $8.69 | $10.40 | $9.50 | $7.95 | $8.36 | $8.29 | $4.36 | $6.03 | $8.53 |
| Book value per share | $14.16 | $12.08 | $8.59 | $5.25 | $3.82 | $4.35 | −$0.63 | −$0.96 | −$1.17 | $3.31 |
| Tangible book value per share | −$7.99 | −$10.12 | −$10.20 | −$13.24 | −$14.63 | −$8.24 | −$11.93 | −$12.64 | −$8.67 | −$3.91 |
| Dividends per share | — | — | — | — | $4.49 | — | $2.24 | — | $2.26 | $0.00 |
| Capex per share | $0.20 | $0.47 | $0.14 | $0.21 | $0.30 | $0.43 | $0.24 | $0.31 | $0.23 | $0.34 |
| Debt per share | $12.72 | $11.79 | $12.16 | $12.23 | $13.78 | $9.48 | $11.44 | $9.60 | $7.35 | $6.69 |
| Shares outstanding | 215.0M | 217.0M | 216.0M | 218.0M | 222.0M | 222.1M | 222.5M | 218.9M | 219.5M | 222.7M |
| Change in shares outstanding | −0.9% | +0.5% | −0.9% | −1.8% | −0.0% | −0.2% | +1.6% | −0.3% | −1.4% | −1.5% |
| Returns & profitability | ||||||||||
| Return on equity (ROE) | 39.7% | 49.7% | 60.4% | 82.5% | 54.8% | 292.4% | — | — | — | −49.3% |
| Return on invested capital (ROIC) | 34.2% | 39.8% | 45.3% | 44.3% | 32.4% | 70.9% | 33.3% | −4.1% | −222.1% | −64.8% |
| Return on assets (ROA) | 9.6% | 10.7% | 9.4% | 9.1% | 6.3% | 18.0% | 3.9% | −1.8% | −12.7% | −11.3% |
| Return on tangible assets | 14.6% | 18.5% | 15.5% | 15.2% | 11.0% | 26.9% | 5.9% | −3.7% | −23.0% | −18.2% |
| Free cash flow margin | 33.4% | 24.5% | 23.3% | 40.5% | 33.4% | 35.4% | 41.6% | 12.1% | −2.4% | 4.6% |
| Income quality (OCF / net income) | 2.18 | 1.45 | 1.45 | 2.52 | 3.08 | 1.19 | 6.60 | — | — | — |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Total debt | $2.73B | $2.56B | $2.63B | $2.67B | $3.06B | $2.10B | $2.54B | $2.10B | $1.61B | $1.49B |
| Cash & short-term investments | $2.60B | $1.89B | $2.25B | $2.07B | $1.76B | $1.86B | $1.84B | $953.6M | $1.32B | $1.90B |
| Net debt | $137.0M | $673.0M | $380.0M | $594.0M | $1.30B | $247.4M | $700.9M | $1.15B | $290.8M | −$409.2M |
| Debt / equity | 0.90 | 0.98 | 1.42 | 2.33 | 3.60 | 2.18 | — | — | — | 2.02 |
| Debt / assets | 0.22 | 0.24 | 0.26 | 0.28 | 0.36 | 0.29 | 0.41 | 0.44 | 0.39 | 0.31 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.07 | 0.43 | 0.30 | 0.51 | 1.64 | 0.34 | 1.47 | 10.97 | — | — |
| Current ratio | 0.85 | 0.68 | 0.82 | 0.84 | 0.69 | 0.83 | 0.83 | 0.70 | 0.88 | 1.12 |
| Quick ratio | 0.85 | 0.68 | 0.72 | 0.84 | 0.69 | 0.83 | 0.83 | 0.70 | 0.88 | 1.12 |
| Interest coverage | — | — | 141.0 | 13.9 | 8.1 | 12.5 | 5.7 | -0.5 | -14.8 | -16.8 |
| Working capital | −$866.0M | −$1.67B | −$772.0M | −$659.0M | −$1.25B | −$555.5M | −$559.9M | −$681.2M | −$245.3M | $266.9M |
| Invested capital | $3.18B | $3.29B | $2.23B | $1.74B | $2.15B | $1.21B | $561.8M | $936.4M | $34.8M | $327.3M |
| Tangible asset value | −$1.72B | −$2.19B | −$2.20B | −$2.89B | −$3.25B | −$1.83B | −$2.65B | −$2.77B | −$1.90B | −$870.3M |
| Net current asset value | −$4.48B | −$4.73B | −$4.48B | −$4.95B | −$4.99B | −$3.62B | −$3.66B | −$3.32B | −$2.49B | −$1.60B |
| Graham number | $40.82 | $37.32 | $28.47 | $21.12 | $13.88 | $23.06 | — | — | — | — |
| Graham net-net per share | −$26.72 | −$25.67 | −$22.85 | −$25.23 | −$24.58 | −$17.90 | −$17.91 | −$16.59 | −$12.38 | −$8.18 |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Dividends paid | — | — | — | — | $997.0M | — | $498.9M | — | $496.9M | $0 |
| Share buybacks (net) | $1.40B | $852.0M | $795.0M | $1.10B | $1.08B | $551.7M | $442.5M | $293.5M | $699.0M | $621.7M |
| Dividend payout ratio | — | — | — | — | 200.6% | — | 232.6% | — | — | — |
| Dividends + buybacks / free cash flow | 58.2% | 56.6% | 62.0% | 54.4% | 141.7% | 41.1% | 69.1% | 94.6% | — | 663.5% |
| Capex / revenue | 0.6% | 1.7% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 1.5% | 2.5% | 1.6% | 2.6% | 2.5% | 3.7% |
| Capex / operating cash flow | 1.8% | 6.3% | 2.4% | 2.2% | 4.3% | 6.7% | 3.8% | 17.8% | 5,633.3% | 44.8% |
| Capex / depreciation | 0.22 | 0.57 | 0.22 | 0.31 | 0.45 | 0.77 | 0.42 | 0.70 | 0.47 | 0.55 |
| Stock-based compensation / revenue | 10.9% | 11.1% | 12.8% | 13.1% | 12.7% | 10.5% | 11.1% | 9.7% | 12.7% | 10.9% |
| R&D / revenue | 24.1% | 24.2% | 25.0% | 24.4% | 25.4% | 24.6% | 26.0% | 28.2% | 36.7% | 37.7% |
| SG&A / revenue | 42.5% | 43.2% | 44.4% | 45.5% | 50.0% | 48.9% | 52.4% | 59.3% | 67.7% | 64.5% |
| Efficiency | ||||||||||
| Days sales outstanding | 62.0 | 56.1 | 61.0 | 61.1 | 56.6 | 62.4 | 62.8 | 64.8 | 79.0 | 99.4 |
| Days of inventory on hand | — | — | 311.4 | — | — | 0.0 | — | 0.0 | — | — |
| Days payables outstanding | 219.1 | 108.0 | 72.1 | 84.8 | 106.3 | 111.7 | 104.1 | 125.3 | 113.2 | 113.9 |
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | -157.2 | -51.9 | 300.3 | -23.6 | -49.8 | -49.3 | -41.3 | -60.5 | -34.2 | -14.5 |
| Receivables turnover | 5.89 | 6.51 | 5.98 | 5.97 | 6.45 | 5.85 | 5.81 | 5.63 | 4.62 | 3.67 |
| Payables turnover | 1.67 | 3.38 | 5.06 | 4.30 | 3.43 | 3.27 | 3.51 | 2.91 | 3.22 | 3.20 |
| Inventory turnover | — | — | 1.17 | — | — | 337,000,000.00 | — | 285,900,000.00 | — | — |
| Asset turnover | 0.62 | 0.59 | 0.57 | 0.55 | 0.55 | 0.56 | 0.60 | 0.58 | 0.46 | 0.39 |
| Average receivables | $1.22B | $942.0M | $918.5M | $838.5M | $679.5M | $647.7M | $563.3M | $456.2M | $445.2M | $553.0M |
| Average payables | $332.0M | $171.0M | $101.0M | $111.5M | $121.8M | $103.1M | $92.7M | $98.2M | $94.1M | $106.7M |
| Average inventory | — | — | $436.0M | — | — | $1 | — | $1 | — | $0 |
| Intangibles / total assets | 38.2% | 44.5% | 41.0% | 42.7% | 47.6% | 38.4% | 40.7% | 54.1% | 40.0% | 33.5% |
Computed from ADSK's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed March 3, 2026) and the closing share price on each fiscal year-end, adjusted for stock splits. Figures in U.S. dollars; data from EODHD. Averages use the opening and closing balance of each year.
ADSK valuation and financial ratios
At the end of fiscal 2026 (January 31, 2026), Autodesk traded at 48.4 times earnings, against a 10-year median of 60.5. Based on the latest twelve months, the trailing P/E is 31.1 and the forward P/E is 17.6. Autodesk earned a return on equity of 39.7% and a return on invested capital of 34.2% in fiscal 2026. It ended the year with $2.7 billion of debt and $2.6 billion in cash and short-term investments, net debt of $137.0 million. It returned $1.4 billion to shareholders: $0 in dividends and $1.4 billion in share buybacks, 58% of free cash flow. The share count fell 3.5% from 222.7M to 215.0M over 9 years.
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ADSK key metrics FAQ
What is Autodesk's P/E ratio?
Autodesk's trailing P/E ratio is 31.1 based on the last twelve months of earnings (as of October 18, 2026), and its forward P/E is 17.6. At the end of fiscal 2026 it was 48.4, compared with a 10-year median of 60.5.
What is Autodesk's EV/EBITDA?
Autodesk's enterprise value was 28.6 times EBITDA at the end of fiscal 2026 (enterprise value $54.5 billion, EBITDA $1.9 billion); the current EV/EBITDA is 19.1.
What is Autodesk's return on equity?
Autodesk's return on equity (ROE) was 39.7% in fiscal 2026: net income of $1.1 billion on average shareholders' equity of $2.8 billion.
What is Autodesk's ROIC?
Autodesk's return on invested capital was 34.2% in fiscal 2026, using after-tax operating income divided by average debt plus equity minus cash.
How much debt does Autodesk have?
Autodesk had total debt of $2.7 billion at the end of fiscal 2026, a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.90 and $137.0 million of net debt (0.07 times EBITDA).
Does Autodesk buy back its shares?
Yes. Autodesk spent $1.4 billion on net share repurchases in fiscal 2026 Shares outstanding changed −0.9% over the year, to 215.0M..
What is Autodesk's free cash flow yield?
Autodesk generated $2.4 billion of free cash flow in fiscal 2026, a free cash flow yield of 4.4% on its market value at year-end ($54.4 billion).
What is Autodesk's current ratio?
Autodesk's current ratio was 0.85 at the end of fiscal 2026: current assets were 0.85 times current liabilities.