Autodesk, Inc. — Earnings Quality Grade D
ADSK · Technology
Significant concerns
Screening Summary
Financial Trends
Revenue & Net Income ($B)
Margins (%)
18-Point Screening
Revenue Quality
DSO increased by 13 days
AR outpaced revenue for 2 consecutive years
Revenue 17.5%, CFFO 52.6%. Cash follows revenue
Expense Quality
No material inventory
CapEx growth -25.5% vs revenue 17.5%. Normal
SG&A/Gross Profit = 46.8%. Normal
Gross margin 91.0%, change +0.4pp. Stable
Cash Flow Quality
CFFO/NI = 2.18. Profits backed by cash
FCF $2.4B, FCF/NI = 2.11
Accruals ratio = -10.7%. Low accruals
Cash $2.6B covers 95% of debt $2.7B
Balance Sheet Health
Goodwill+Intangibles $4.8B = 156% of equity. Over 50%
Debt/EBITDA = 1.4x. Healthy
Other assets grew 63.1% vs revenue 17.5%
No write-off data
Acquisition Risk
FCF after acquisitions positive
Goodwill+Intangibles change -1% YoY. Normal
Manipulation Score
M-Score = -2.68 (< -2.22). Unlikely manipulator
Beneish M-Score
Altman Z-Score
Generated from public financial data using forensic accounting frameworks. Not investment advice. Data: Yahoo Finance · 2026-04-08