3D design software company Autodesk (NASDAQ: ADSK) will be reporting results this Tuesday after market hours. Here’s what to look for.
Autodesk beat analysts’ revenue expectations by 2.3% last quarter, reporting revenues of $1.76 billion, up 17.1% year on year. It was an exceptional quarter for the company, with an impressive beat of analysts’ billings estimates and a solid beat of analysts’ EBITDA estimates.
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This quarter, analysts are expecting Autodesk’s revenue to grow 15.3% year on year to $1.81 billion, improving from the 11% increase it recorded in the same quarter last year. Adjusted earnings are expected to come in at $2.50 per share.
Analysts covering the company have generally reconfirmed their estimates over the last 30 days, suggesting they anticipate the business to stay the course heading into earnings. Autodesk has a history of exceeding Wall Street’s expectations, beating revenue estimates every single time over the past two years by 1.5% on average.
Looking at Autodesk’s peers in the design software segment, some have already reported their Q3 results, giving us a hint as to what we can expect. Unity delivered year-on-year revenue growth of 5.4%, beating analysts’ expectations by 4.6%, and PTC reported revenues up 42.7%, topping estimates by 18.7%. Unity traded up 12.1% following the results while PTC was down 8.4%.
Read our full analysis of Unity’s results here and PTC’s results here.
Debates over possible tariffs and corporate tax adjustments have raised questions about economic stability in 2025. While some of the design software stocks have shown solid performance in this choppy environment, the group has generally underperformed, with share prices down 8.7% on average over the last month. Autodesk is down 7% during the same time and is heading into earnings with an average analyst price target of $360.39 (compared to the current share price of $291.06).
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