ADSK
Autodesk, Inc.
ADSK's fundamentals are strong and it looks cheap: trading at 34x earnings, below its usual 57x. Analysts expect earnings growth.
ADSK Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
ADSK's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
ADSK PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 19x | $259 | — |
| Current | 34x | $259 | — |
| Cheap | 48x | $373 | +44% |
| Fair | 57x | $441 | +70% |
| Expensive | 140x | $1,078 | +315% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
ADSK's PE is in its cheap range at 34x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 19x next year's earnings.
ADSK Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for ADSK, with profitability improving.
ADSK Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $13.53 | +75% |
| Q3 2026 | $7.72 | +60% |
| Q2 2026 | $6.85 | +47% |
| Q1 2026 | $5.23 | +2.1% |
| Q4 2025 | $5.15 | +2.6% |
| Q3 2025 | $4.82 | -1% |
| Q2 2025 | $4.66 | +1.3% |
| Q1 2025 | $5.12 | +22% |
| Q4 2024 | $5.02 | +18% |
ADSK earned $7.72 per share over the past year, up 60% from the year before.
ADSK Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $2B | +16% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.9B | +18% |
| Q1 2026 | $2B | +19% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.9B | +18% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.8B | +17% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.6B | +15% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.6B | +12% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.6B | +11% |
ADSK's revenue has grown year over year every quarter since late 2020: $2B last quarter, up 16% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 29% | +4.1 points |
| Q2 2026 | 28% | +14 points |
| Q1 2026 | 22% | -0.3 points |
| Q4 2025 | 25% | +3.3 points |
| Q3 2025 | 25% | +2.4 points |
| Q2 2025 | 14% | -6.8 points |
| Q1 2025 | 22% | +0.9 points |
| Q4 2024 | 22% | -1.6 points |
ADSK's operating margin was 29% last quarter, up 4.1 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the top of its range since 2019.
ADSK Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $561M | +24% |
| Q2 2026 | $876M | +58% |
| Q1 2026 | $972M | +43% |
| Q4 2025 | $430M | +116% |
| Q3 2025 | $451M | +122% |
| Q2 2025 | $556M | +14% |
| Q1 2025 | $678M | +59% |
| Q4 2024 | $199M | +1431% |
ADSK's free cash flow has been positive every quarter for seven years: $2.8B over the past year, up 51% from the year before.
ADSK Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.5% | -1M shares |
| 1 year | -1.9% | -4M shares |
| 3 years | -1.9% | -4M shares |
| 5 years | -5.2% | -11.5M shares |
| Available history | -4.9% | -10.9M shares |
ADSK has 211M diluted shares, down 1.9% from a year ago, with $1.6B in buybacks over the past year.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $453M |
| Q2 2026 | $448M |
| Q1 2026 | $331M |
| Q4 2025 | $359M |
| Q3 2025 | $358M |
| Q2 2025 | $354M |
| Q1 2025 | $409M |
| Q4 2024 | $323M |
ADSK spent $1.6B buying back its own shares over the past year, up 10% from the year before.
ADSK Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -0.1x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 0.6x | Very low |
ADSK has more cash than debt.
ADSK Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 58.6 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 74.3 | Neutral |
ADSK's weekly RSI is 59 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 74 (neutral).
ADSK PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | ADSK | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 34x | 28x | 21% above |
| PE % | 5 | 35 | 30 pts below |
ADSK is trading at 34x earnings, a 21% premium to the Technology sector's median of 28x.
ADSK Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $240.0 | 8.1% above |
| 20 week MA | $233.0 | 11% above |
| 50 week MA | $242.1 | 7.2% above |
| 100 week MA | $267.7 | 3.1% below |
| 200 week MA | $249.7 | 3.9% above |
ADSK's trend is mixed: it's above four of its five weekly moving averages, and 3.9% above its 200-week average.
ADSK Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $185.4 | $301.4 | +63% |
| 2021 | $301.4 | $281.0 | -6.8% |
| 2022 | $281.0 | $188.2 | -33% |
| 2023 | $188.2 | $243.5 | +29% |
| 2024 | $243.5 | $297.6 | +22% |
| 2025 | $297.6 | $300.7 | +1% |
| 2026 YTD | $300.7 | $259.5 | -14% |
ADSK has finished higher in four of the last six years. It's down 14% so far in 2026.