UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): ~~February 25~~March 2, 2026

SYNOPSYS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

Delaware

000-19807

56-1546236

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

675 Almanor Ave

Sunnyvale, California 94085

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (650) 584-5000

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	TradingSymbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock(par value of $0.01 per share)	SNPS	Nasdaq Global Select Market
Common Stock (par value of $0.01 per share)	SNPS	Nasdaq Global Select Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On February 25, 2026, Synopsys, Inc. (“Synopsys”, “we”, “our”, or “us”) issued a press release announcing the financial results of its first fiscal quarter ended January 31, 2026. A copy of the press release is furnished and attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto and incorporated by reference herein, shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section or Sections 11 and 12(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The information contained herein and in the accompanying exhibit shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by Synopsys whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 8.01

Other Events.

On ~~February~~March 252, 2026, Synopsys, ~~also~~Inc. ~~announced that its board of directors~~ (~~the~~ “~~Board~~Synopsys”) ~~replenished~~issued ~~Synopsys’~~a ~~existing~~press ~~stock~~release ~~repurchase~~announcing ~~program~~its ~~with~~entry ~~authorization~~into toan ~~purchase~~accelerated upshare torepurchase ~~$2 billion~~agreement ofwith ~~Synopsys common stock.~~ The ~~program~~Bank ~~authorizes,~~of ~~but~~Nova ~~does~~Scotia ~~not obligate, Synopsys~~ to ~~purchase~~repurchase upan toaggregate of $2250 ~~billion~~million of ~~its~~shares ~~common~~of ~~stock, and~~ Synopsys’ ~~chief~~common ~~executive~~stock. ~~officer,~~A ~~chief~~copy ~~financial~~of ~~officer~~the orpress ~~Board~~release ~~may~~is ~~suspend~~attached orhereto ~~terminate~~as ~~the~~Exhibit ~~program~~99.1 atand ~~any~~is ~~time~~incorporated atby ~~their~~reference ~~sole discretion~~herein.

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit Number		Exhibit Title
99.1		Press release dated ~~February~~March 252, 2026 ~~containing~~announcing Synopsys, Inc.’s ~~results~~entry ofinto ~~operations~~$250 ~~for~~million ~~its~~accelerated ~~first~~share ~~fiscal~~repurchase ~~quarter ended January 31, 2026~~agreement.
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.

SYNOPSYS, INC.

Dated: February 25, 2026

/S/ JANET LEE

Dated: March 2, 2026

/S/ JANET LEE

General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

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