Autodesk (ADSK) Projected to Post Earnings on Thursday

Autodesk (NASDAQ:ADSK) will likely be issuing its Q4 2026 results after the market closes on Thursday, February 26th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $2.63 per share and revenue of $1.9111 billion for the quarter. Parties may visit the the company’s upcoming Q4 2026 earning results page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Thursday, February 26, 2026 at 5:00 PM ET.

Autodesk (NASDAQ:ADSK) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, November 25th. The software company reported $2.67 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.50 by $0.17. The firm had revenue of $1.85 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.81 billion. Autodesk had a net margin of 16.09% and a return on equity of 52.06%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 18.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $2.17 earnings per share. On average, analysts expect Autodesk to post $6 EPS for the current fiscal year and $7 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Autodesk Price Performance

Shares of Autodesk stock opened at $218.64 on Tuesday. Autodesk has a 1-year low of $216.01 and a 1-year high of $329.09. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $266.26 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $291.49. The company has a current ratio of 0.82, a quick ratio of 0.82 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.86. The stock has a market capitalization of $46.35 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 42.37, a P/E/G ratio of 1.59 and a beta of 1.45.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its holdings in Autodesk by 14.5% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 1,162 shares of the software company’s stock valued at $343,000 after buying an additional 147 shares during the period. Sivia Capital Partners LLC raised its position in shares of Autodesk by 98.1% during the 2nd quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 2,472 shares of the software company’s stock valued at $765,000 after acquiring an additional 1,224 shares during the last quarter. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. acquired a new position in shares of Autodesk in the 2nd quarter valued at $466,000. Baird Financial Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Autodesk by 7.5% in the 2nd quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. now owns 10,048 shares of the software company’s stock worth $3,111,000 after purchasing an additional 701 shares during the last quarter. Finally, NewEdge Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Autodesk by 25.3% in the 2nd quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 13,860 shares of the software company’s stock worth $4,291,000 after purchasing an additional 2,795 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 90.24% of the company’s stock.

Autodesk News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Autodesk this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Autodesk led a $1B financing for World Labs and directly invested $200 million, highlighting a strategic push into advanced AI research that could support long-term product differentiation and address AI-related market concerns. Autodesk (ADSK) Invests $200 Million in World Labs
• Positive Sentiment: Morgan Stanley reiterated a bullish stance (Buy/Overweight) citing strong demand, margin expansion potential and limited AI-disruption risk, which supports a longer-term constructive view on revenue and profitability. Autodesk: Buy Rating Backed by Strong Demand Outlook, Margin Expansion, and Limited AI Disruption Risk
• Neutral Sentiment: Pre-earnings coverage is digging into key Q4 metrics and estimates beyond headline revenue/EPS, which could increase volatility around the upcoming results and guide investor focus to subscription metrics and margin trajectories. Gear Up for Autodesk (ADSK) Q4 Earnings: Wall Street Estimates for Key Metrics
• Negative Sentiment: Analysts are trimming price targets: Stifel lowered its PT to $285 (still a Buy) and Morgan Stanley cut its PT to $350 (keeps Overweight). PT cuts, even with maintained ratings, signal moderated upside expectations and can weigh on near-term sentiment. Stifel adjusts price target on Autodesk to $285
• Negative Sentiment: Loop Capital cut its price target to $250, adding to the downward pressure from lowered analyst targets and reinforcing a more cautious near-term view. Loop Capital Cuts Autodesk Price Target to $250
• Negative Sentiment: Broader sector dynamics: Canva’s recent acquisitive moves and market commentary highlight that public software stocks are being punished amid AI concerns — a sector-wide force likely contributing to Autodesk’s weakness today. As Wall Street punishes software stocks over AI concerns, Canva gets more acquisitive

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on the company. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price target on Autodesk from $320.00 to $330.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 26th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upgraded Autodesk from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their target price for the company from $345.00 to $375.00 in a research note on Wednesday, November 26th. Wolfe Research reduced their price target on shares of Autodesk from $390.00 to $330.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, February 2nd. Robert W. Baird raised their price objective on shares of Autodesk from $367.00 to $377.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 26th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company reduced their target price on shares of Autodesk from $380.00 to $365.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, February 18th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-two have issued a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $350.57.

Autodesk Company Profile

Autodesk, Inc (NASDAQ: ADSK) is a software company that develops design and creation tools for the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC), manufacturing, and media and entertainment industries. Headquartered in San Rafael, California, the company was founded in 1982 and is best known for pioneering CAD (computer-aided design) software. Autodesk sells products and services to a global customer base, including architects, engineers, contractors, product designers, and content creators.

The company’s product portfolio includes industry-standard design and modeling applications such as AutoCAD, Revit, Inventor, Fusion 360, Maya and 3ds Max, as well as cloud-based collaboration and project management platforms like BIM 360 and Autodesk Construction Cloud.