Why is ADSK down?
Up 3.5% today, while its tech peers are down 2.0%; no story names it yet.
Lags the market
Down 21% over five years while the S&P 500 rose 76%.
- Its 4 peers' median return over five years was -29%,
ADSK's Quality Score rose 2 points on Mon, Nov 2, to 9.
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Up 3.5% today, while its tech peers are down 2.0%; no story names it yet.
Lags the market
Down 21% over five years while the S&P 500 rose 76%.
| The company | Profit up 57% to $1.6B |
| Latest filing | 10-Q, Aug 28 |
TodayNo story names it yet.
After its last 4 reports it closed 0.0% on average, higher 2 of 4 times.
Averagefor quality, not price, 5 of 14 chart checks firingWhat the Quality Score means
ADSK is #88 of 271 by Quality Score.
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Share count against a year before: ADSK -1.4%, U +4.9%, PTC -4.4%.
Reports Tue Nov 24, after the close (in 22 days). Confirmed.
What an earnings report is: every 3 months, a company tells everyone how much it sold and earned. We read the figures, the outlook, and how the stock moved after.
The figures are not read from the release yet.
“We’ve narrowed our fiscal 27 free cash flow expectations reflecting stronger underlying expectations offset by the operating and net financing costs for MaintainX and including approximately $45 million of transaction expenses related to the MaintainX acquisition.”
ADSK's results filing gives no sales by line in a table we read.
No outlook figures read from this release.
Sales grew 14% a year over 5 years, fiscal 2021 to 2026.
Its share count fell 0.6% a year over 5 years.
| Reported | Gap | Reaction | 5 sessions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27, 2026 | -3.5% | -3.7% | -12.2% |
| May 28, 2026 | -6.4% | -4.0% | -3.0% |
| Feb 26, 2026 | +0.1% | +5.3% | +13.1% |
Sales grew every year from 2019 to 2026, to $7.2B. It made a profit in seven of the eight years.
4 insiders bought $2.2M across 5 filings in the last 6 months. No open-market sales on record. The newest:
21 trades disclosed in the last six months. The newest:
Officers and directors with a Form 4 in the last 12 months.
In ETFs: ADSK is 0.6% of JEPI, 0.3% of XLK, and 0.3% of FTEC, the most of the 24 funds Breakaway covers, by each fund's latest filing, Jun 30 to Jul 31, 2026.
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“The markets for our products are highly competitive, are subject to rapid change, and can have complex interdependencies between many of the larger businesses.”
ADSK scores 9 today, which Breakaway calls Average. It is #88 of 271 in Software by Quality Score, with 5 of 14 chart checks firing. Down 21% over five years while the S&P 500 rose 76%. Breakaway does not say whether to buy any stock: the score does not know your situation, and it is not a recommendation to buy or sell anything. Please do your own research.
ADSK scores 9 today, which Breakaway calls Average (6 to 10). That is #88 of 271 in Software by Quality Score. The score adds up the chart checks, the trend, the company's filed sales, its profits, the news, insider trades, and Congress trades. The section above lists the lines behind ADSK's 9.
4 insiders bought $2.2M across 5 filings in the last 6 months. No open-market sales on record. The newest is John T. Cahill, Director, who bought $378K on Jun 23. Every filing, with the scored weight, for Pro members.
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