ADSK · PEAD → 14

Autodesk reported Q1 FY2027 EPS of $2.99 on 2026-05-28, beating the $2.84 consensus by $0.15 (+5.3%).

Print-day reaction was a modest +1.7% versus the prior close, a subdued initial move given the magnitude of the EPS beat. The overnight gap reversed sharply, with the stock opening -6.4% below the T+0 close, suggesting the market tempered its enthusiasm after hours. Over the following two trading days the price drifted +2.3%, partially recovering the gap but unable to fully reclaim the print-day close. Cumulative abnormal return of -1.4% versus SPY.US lands squarely in neutral territory — PEAD verdict is none; the offsetting forces of gap-down and partial drift recovery leave no clean directional read through 2026-08-25.