Autodesk, Inc. (ADSK)
Services-Prepackaged Software · Services-Prepackaged Software · NASDAQ
$212.00
+0.33%
Investru Score
62.5 / 100
Good
Why is ADSK moving?
ADSK is up 0.33% today, a bounce against its broader downtrend.
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Business overview
- The company operates in the Services-Prepackaged Software industry as a software provider.
- Market capitalization stands at $44,944,000,000.
- Price change is up 0.33%.
These figures demonstrate that Autodesk operates as a sizeable software enterprise, though the business quality pillar is largely defined by its underlying operational efficiency rather than market size alone.
Bull case
The bull case relies on exceptional gross margins of 91% and a high free cash flow margin of 33.4%, which provide robust financial flexibility. If forward P/E compression to 16.12 and strong capital efficiency drive a reversal in the current downtrend, the stock could realize substantial upside.
Bear case
The bear case centers on severe technical deterioration, highlighted by an RSI of 28.79 and negative price positioning relative to both the 50-day and 200-day moving averages. Combined with sluggish EPS growth of 2.1%, these headwinds could prolong the ongoing downtrend.
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Score breakdown
- Financial Quality
- 83
- Growth
- 53
- Profitability
- 70
- Balance Sheet
- 61
- Valuation
- 72
- Momentum
- 7
Score history
-8.0 over the last 33 days, driven mainly by momentum (-92).
Financial quality
- Return on invested capital is 20.3%.
- Return on equity is 36.9%.
- Free cash flow margin is 33.4%.
- Earnings quality is 2.18.
These metrics collectively indicate elite capital allocation efficiency and strong cash generation capabilities, suggesting that the business converts its profits into high-quality cash flow effectively.
- ROIC
- 20.3%
- ROE
- 36.9%
- FCF Margin
- 33.4%
- Free Cash Flow (TTM)
- $2.4B
- Earnings Quality (OCF ÷ Net Income)
- 2.2x
Valuation
- P/E ratio is 27.42.
- Forward P/E ratio is 16.12.
- PEG trailing is 12.76.
- PEG forward is 7.5.
- Median PEG is 10.13.
- EV-to-EBITDA is 20.1.
- P/S ratio is 5.92.
- FCF yield is 5.4%.
Taken together, these valuation measures suggest that while trailing multiples appear elevated, forward-looking earnings expectations and a solid free cash flow yield point to a more reasonable valuation profile looking ahead.
- P/E (TTM)
- 27.4x
- Forward P/E
- 16.1x
- PEG (P/E ÷ EPS Growth)
- 12.8x
- Company Median PEG
- 10.1x
- Price / Sales
- 5.9x
- EV / EBITDA
- 20.1x
- FCF Yield
- 5.4%
Key risks
- Short-term liquidity pressure indicated by a current ratio of 0.85.(Probability: High · Impact: Medium)
- Severe downward technical momentum with the stock in a downtrend and trading well below its moving averages.(Probability: High · Impact: High)
- Muted year-over-year EPS growth of 2.1% despite double-digit revenue expansion.(Probability: Medium · Impact: Medium)
Latest earnings
- Q2 FY27 EPS
- $2.33
- Estimate
- Data unavailable
- Surprise
- Data unavailable
- EPS growth year-over-year is 2.1%.
- Earnings quality is 2.18.
These metrics indicate that while earnings growth has been muted, the underlying quality of those earnings remains high.
SEC filings
- 10-Q · Q2 FY27 · period ended 2026-07-31Filed 2026-08-28
- 10-Q · Q1 FY27 · period ended 2026-04-30Filed 2026-05-29
- 10-K · FY26 · period ended 2026-01-31Filed 2026-03-03
- 10-Q · Q3 FY26 · period ended 2025-10-31Filed 2025-11-26
- 10-Q · Q2 FY26 · period ended 2025-07-31Filed 2025-09-02
- 10-K · FY25 · period ended 2025-01-31Filed 2025-03-06
- 10-K · FY24 · period ended 2024-01-31Filed 2024-06-10
- 10-K · FY23 · period ended 2023-01-31Filed 2023-03-14
- 10-K · FY22 · period ended 2022-01-31Filed 2022-03-14
Event filings (8-K) aren't covered by this page's data source yet — only 10-K/10-Q are shown above.
Market cap $44.9B · 52-week range $185.50–$326.20 · market data as of Oct 2, 2026, 4:00 PM ET · latest SEC filing: 2026-08-28
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