Direct Answer
Synopsys reports revenue across 2 business segments in its fiscal 2025 Form 10-K. Design Automation is the largest, with $5.3 billion of revenue (75% of the total), followed by Design IP at $1.8 billion (25%). 44% of revenue came from the United States.
How Does Synopsys Make Money?
Design Automation supplies 75% of revenue, so Synopsys's results move mostly with that one business; the others matter more for diversification than for the headline number. Between fiscal 2024 and 2025, Design Automation grew fastest (+25.6%) and Design IP slowest (-8.1%), so the revenue mix tilts toward Design Automation while that gap lasts.
| Segment | FY2025 revenue | FY2024 revenue | Share of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Design Automation | $5.3 billion | $4.2 billion | 75.2% | 25.6% |
| Design IP | $1.8 billion | $1.9 billion | 24.8% | -8.1% |
Which Synopsys Segments Earn the Most?
| Segment | FY2025 segment operating income | Segment margin |
|---|---|---|
| Design Automation | $2.2 billion | 41.7% |
| Design IP | $419 million | 23.9% |
Segment operating income is the profit measure Synopsys reports to its chief operating decision maker for each segment. It usually leaves out corporate costs that are not allocated to a segment, so the segments usually add up to more than consolidated operating income, and margins are comparable within Synopsys more safely than against another company.
What Does Synopsys Sell?
Synopsys also breaks revenue down by product and service line, which shows what customers pay for rather than how management organizes the business.
| Product or service | FY2025 revenue | FY2024 revenue | Share of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| License and Maintenance | $3.5 billion | $3.2 billion | 49.5% | 8.2% |
| License | $2.0 billion | $1.8 billion | 28.5% | 11.6% |
| Technology Service | $1.6 billion | $1.1 billion | 22.0% | 41.2% |
Where Does Synopsys's Revenue Come From?
Regions follow the definitions in the filing; most companies assign revenue by customer location.
| Region | FY2025 revenue | FY2024 revenue | Share of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | $3.1 billion | $2.7 billion | 43.9% | 13.2% |
| Other countries | $1.3 billion | $1.0 billion | 18.5% | 29.1% |
| South Korea | $947 million | $773 million | 13.4% | 22.5% |
| Europe | $889 million | $615 million | 12.6% | 44.6% |
| China | $814 million | $990 million | 11.5% | -17.7% |
What the Segment Figures Do Not Show
The rows above add up to 100% of Synopsys's reported revenue for fiscal 2025; the difference is intersegment eliminations, corporate revenue or items the company reports outside its segments. Segment definitions are management's choice and change when a company reorganizes, in which case it restates prior years in the next filing, so a multi-year comparison should use the figures from a single filing. Revenue shows where sales come from, not where profit or cash is earned: a small segment can carry most of the margin.
Where These Numbers Come From
Every figure on this page is a value Synopsys reported in the segment note and revenue disclosures of its Form 10-K filed December 22, 2025 (accession 0000883241-25-000028), read from the SEC's Financial Statement Data Sets. The prior-year column is the comparative figure from that same filing, so it reflects any restatement for a change in segments. Category names are the company's own XBRL labels, lightly reformatted for reading.
Rows that only total other rows (for example a "Products" line beside the individual products) are left out so nothing is counted twice. This page is educational and describes reported history for fiscal 2025; it is not a forecast or a recommendation.
Frequently Asked Questions
What are Synopsys's business segments?
In its fiscal 2025 Form 10-K, Synopsys reports revenue for Design Automation and Design IP.
Which part of Synopsys brings in the most revenue?
Design Automation, with $5.3 billion of revenue in fiscal 2025, or 75% of the total.
How much of Synopsys's revenue comes from outside the United States?
56% in fiscal 2025, by the geographic breakdown Synopsys reports in its Form 10-K. Companies assign revenue to regions differently (customer location, shipping address or selling entity), so check the filing's definition before comparing companies.