Revenue

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2026

Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]

Disaggregated Revenue

The following table shows the percentage of revenue by product groups:


	Three Months Ended January 31,
	2026		2025
EDA	45.6	%	67.3	%
Design IP	16.9	%	29.9	%
Ansys	36.8	%	—	%
Other	0.7	%	2.8	%
Total	100.0	%	100.0	%

Contract Balances

The timing of revenue recognition may differ from the timing of invoicing customers, resulting in receivables, contract assets, or contract liabilities (deferred revenue) in our condensed consolidated balance sheets. For specific software, hardware, and IP agreements with payment plans, we record an unbilled receivable associated with revenue recognized upon transfer of control, as it holds an unconditional right to invoice and receive payment in the future for those transferred products or services. Unbilled receivables are presented as accounts receivable, net, in the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

A contract asset is recorded when revenue is recognized before we have the unconditional right to invoice or retain performance risk concerning that performance obligation. These contract assets transition to receivables when the rights become unconditional, generally upon the completion of a milestone. The contract assets listed below are included in prepaid and other current assets and other long-term assets in the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

Contract balances are as follows:


	As of
	January 31, 2026		October 31, 2025
	(in thousands)
Contract assets, net	$	1,141,522	$	1,222,029
Unbilled receivables	$	43,124	$	45,528
Deferred revenue	$	2,880,009	$	2,628,518

Long-term contract assets were $365.9 million and $336.4 million as of January 31, 2026 and October 31, 2025, respectively.

During the three months ended January 31, 2026, we recognized revenue of $1.1 billion that was included in the deferred revenue balance as of October 31, 2025, including previously unfulfilled contracts that have expired and are no longer subject to an implied promise to provide future services.

Contracted but unsatisfied or partially unsatisfied performance obligations (backlog) were approximately $11.3 billion as of January 31, 2026, which includes $1.9 billion in non-cancellable Flexible Spending Account (FSA) commitments from customers where actual product selection and quantities of specific products or services are to be determined by customers at a later date. We have elected to exclude future sales-based royalty payments from the remaining performance obligations. Approximately 47% of the backlog as of January 31, 2026, excluding non-cancellable FSA, is expected to be recognized as revenue over the next 12 months, with the remainder to be recognized thereafter. The majority of the remaining backlog is expected to be recognized in the following three years.

During the three months ended January 31, 2026 and 2025, we recognized $33.8 million and $25.0 million from performance obligations satisfied from sales-based royalties earned during the periods.

Costs of Obtaining a Contract with Customer

Capitalized commission costs, net of accumulated amortization, as of January 31, 2026 were $115.7 million, of which $27.7 million are included in prepaid and other current assets, and $88.0 million in other long-term assets in our condensed consolidated balance sheets. Amortization of these assets were $19.3 million and $12.5 million

during the three months ended January 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively, and are included in sales and marketing expense in our condensed consolidated statements of income.

- Definition

The entire disclosure of revenue from contract with customer to transfer good or service and to transfer nonfinancial asset. Includes, but is not limited to, disaggregation of revenue, credit loss recognized from contract with customer, judgment and change in judgment related to contract with customer, and asset recognized from cost incurred to obtain or fulfill contract with customer. Excludes insurance and lease contracts.

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