Net Income per Share (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2022

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Reconciliation of Weighted-Average Common Shares Used to Calculate Net Income Per Share

The table below reconciled the weighted average common shares used to calculate basic net income per share with the weighted average common shares used to calculate diluted net income per share:

	Three Months Ended   July 31,				Nine Months Ended   July 31,
	2022		2021		2022		2021
	(in thousands, except per share amounts)
Numerator:
Net income attributed to Synopsys	$	222,626	$	198,646	$	831,094	$	556,069
Denominator:
Weighted average common shares for basic net income per share	152,938		152,635		153,082		152,619
Dilutive effect of common share equivalents	2,868		4,272		3,463		4,539
Weighted average common shares for diluted net income per share	155,806		156,907		156,545		157,158
Net income per share attributed to Synopsys:
Basic	$	1.46	$	1.30	$	5.43	$	3.64
Diluted	$	1.43	$	1.27	$	5.31	$	3.54
Anti-dilutive employee stock-based awards excluded	336		355		268		405