Synopsys Inc (SNPS) — Quality & forensics

As of 2026-09-18 — refreshed nightly. Closelook readings from an investment research diary, not ratings or advice.

The Closelook module scores

35 /100 composite · 7 modules · semis-cyclical weight set

Valuation 30
Quality 47
Growth 68
Balance sheet 34
Cash quality 30
Capital allocation 12
Momentum 18

Scores are computed nightly across the coverage universe and read relative to it — the methodology lives in the company-scoring explainer.

Financial forensics — the academic screens

2.69 Altman Z-Score

Sits in the grey zone (1.81–2.99). The Z-Score estimates financial-distress risk from five balance-sheet and earnings ratios.

3/9 Piotroski F-Score

Nine binary fundamental-strength checks across profitability, leverage and operating efficiency.

-2.25 Beneish M-Score

Screens reported earnings for statistical manipulation patterns — below the −1.78 manipulation-risk threshold. A screen, not an accusation.

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FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-09-18

Quick answers

What is Synopsys Inc's Closelook quality reading?

The composite reads 35/100 across 7 modules, as of 2026-09-18: valuation 30, quality 47, growth 68, balance sheet 34, cash quality 30, capital allocation 12, momentum 18. Closelook scores are research diary readings, not ratings or investment advice.

What is Synopsys Inc's Altman Z-Score?

2.69, which sits in the grey zone (1.81–2.99) as of 2026-09-18. The Altman Z-Score estimates financial distress risk from five balance-sheet and earnings ratios.

What is Synopsys Inc's Piotroski F-Score?

3 of 9, as of 2026-09-18. The F-Score counts nine binary fundamental-strength signals across profitability, leverage and operating efficiency.

What does Synopsys Inc's Beneish M-Score indicate?

-2.25 — below the −1.78 manipulation-risk threshold, as of 2026-09-18. The M-Score screens reported earnings for statistical manipulation patterns; it is a screen, not an accusation.

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Where SNPS appears in the diary — 9 pieces, newest first. Every link is our own writing.

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Long reads

Industrial & Physical AI: Global Dependencies 2026–2030Dossier · $29 · 6 Mar 2026The Landmark Deal: Silicon Meets System Simulation The landmark event is the completion of Synopsys' $35B acquisition of Ansys (July 2025), which merges silicon-level EDA with system-level multiphysics simulation — signaling that the…
Agentic Infrastructure Software: The Orchestration LayerDossier · $39 · 24 Feb 2026The "Physical AI Simulation" trade requires domain data owners (Siemens) and physics engines (Synopsys).
This company's software designs every AI chip that ships — it sat out the entire AI advance for a year, then flipped an overnight shrug into the week's cleanest double-digit paymentChart Pick · 28 Aug 2026In-universe on this one: Synopsys is a Rubin 100 constituent, so the Directional Flow reading comes straight from the nightly engine rather than a hand calculation.
Portfolio Construction — Build a Barbell · Closelook Heresy IIIHeresy · 16 May 2026Live cohort as of May 2026: COHR · CRWV · GLW · INTC · IREN · LITE · MRVL · NBIS · NOK · SNPS.
Pattern 03 — NVIDIA Strategic Authority InvestmentReport · 12 May 2026The 16-Event Timeline (2023-07-12 → 2026-05-12) 2024 2025 2026 RXRX 23-07 ARM 23-09 APLD 24-09 NBIS 24-12 MRVL 25-03 CRWV 25-03 INTC 25-09 NOK 25-10 SNPS 25-12 LITE COHR 26-03 IREN 26-05 GLW 26-05 exit RXRX exit APLD exit ARM Tier 1 …
Nvidia’s Equity Stakes — Follow the Wise Men, Pattern 03 PreviewWeekly Signal · 10 May 2026Synopsys at $502.51 is up 21% from NVIDIA's $414.79 entry, with the EDA sector running flat versus the rest of the structure.

Dailies

The bar moves overnight: three beat-and-raise prints get sold after hours.Morning 10 · 28 Aug 2026IGV closed +7.74%, the biggest software day of the year by this page's own tracking, with CRM +22.58% and CRWD +20.50% both paid again at scale on top of their after-hours gains, and Synopsys — which had only shrugged −1.0% Wednesday…
Daylight pays the five-print evening at scale — Salesforce +20%, Okta +27%, CrowdStrike +18%, Nvidia +7.6% — while ten of eleven sectors trade red and technology alone carries the index.Midday 10 · 27 Aug 2026Synopsys flips its overnight shrug into an 11.7% payment, jobless claims print tight at 203K against a 208K consensus, both bond lines sit unmoved through the risk-on tape, IBIT reclaims 44.5 a day after handing it back by four cents, and…
Pattern 03 cohort — NVIDIA equity deployments as Rubin Build-Out leading indicatorDaily Pulse · 26 May 2026Current cohort: 10 names — COHR, CRWV, GLW, INTC, IREN, LITE, MRVL, NBIS, NOK, SNPS.

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