- Prev close
- $261.72
- Day range
- $258.61 – $264.68
- From 52-wk high
- -18.2%
- Next earnings
- in 17 days
Autodesk’s +7.0% move looks stock-specific rather than market-driven, with the rise coming against a +0.3% S&P 500 and +0.6% Nasdaq 100 and ahead of mostly modest peer action. The underlying picture is constructive on growth and margins, but the 32.1 P/E keeps the setup somewhat sensitive.
ADSK
AUTODESK INC
As of Nov 4, 2026
68/100
Worth keeping an eye onHealth ScoreMove driver
The primary driver looks stock-specific: Autodesk rose +7.0% while the S&P 500 gained +0.3% and the Nasdaq 100 gained +0.6%. Same-session peers were much quieter, with CDNS +1.8%, SNPS +0.0%, and DDOG -14.4%, so the move was not a broad sector rerating. The intraday path also showed strength, opening at $258.49, reaching a high of $273.72, and closing at $270.09, which points to sustained buying rather than a brief spike.
Volatility check
This looks like an above-normal move in the context of Autodesk’s operating profile, but not one backed by weakening fundamentals. Revenue is still growing +17.9% YoY on a TTM basis and +16.1% YoY in the latest quarter, while EPS is +59.9% YoY TTM and margins are strong at gross +91.3%, operating +26.2%, and net +21.1%. The valuation is still demanding at a PE 32.1 and a PEG 1.84 — PEG is the P/E divided by growth, so it shows how much investors are paying per point of growth — which means good news can move the stock sharply in either direction. Beta 1.23 also signals somewhat higher-than-market sensitivity, so a 7.0% session is sizable but not out of character for the name.
Earnings preview
The next earnings date is 2026-11-24. The provided facts do not include explicit consensus revenue or EPS estimates for that report, so I can only anchor the preview on the company’s current operating trend: revenue growth of +17.9% YoY TTM, latest-quarter revenue growth of +16.1% YoY, and EPS growth of +59.9% YoY TTM, with operating margin at +26.2%. The facts also do not give a prior earnings reaction history for Autodesk, so I cannot quantify how it usually trades around prints. The market will be focused on three things: whether revenue growth stays near the +16.1% to +17.9% range, whether margins hold near the current +26.2% operating level, and whether the large earnings gain continues to justify a PE 32.1 and forward PE 18.1.
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