Synopsys Inc insider trading
SNPSfinancial statementsForm 4 filings on EDGAR246 transactions since Nov 1, 2024
From August 4, 2026 to November 1, 2026, 0 insiders at Synopsys Inc bought $0 of stock in the open market, and 4 sold $51M. Officers and directors accounted for $0 of purchases and $51M of sales. The last reported transaction was an option exercise by Ghazi Sassine on October 15, 2026.
The answer card and chart use the same period. Change the range above the chart to update both. Form 4 filings through October 16, 2026; awards, option exercises, tax withholding and gifts are excluded from these totals.
Stock price and insider activity
Daily price candles with insider purchases and sales directly beneath them on the same timeline. Bars show individual days; totals sum all days in the selected period.
Bought $0Sold $51MAug 4, 2026 – Nov 1, 2026
purchases above zero; sales below. Both use the transaction date and the same dollar scale. Hover, tap, or use arrow keys to inspect a date. Awards, exercises, tax withholding and gifts are excluded.
Dates with prices or insider activity are spaced evenly; empty weekends and holidays are omitted. Prices through Oct 30, 2026. Insider data through Nov 1, 2026. Prices are adjusted for splits; transaction values are reported dollars.
Every transaction
246 transactions from November 1, 2024 to November 1, 2026, newest first. Open-market purchases and sales are coloured; awards, exercises, tax withholding and gifts are grey and not counted.
| Traded | Insider | Role | Transaction | Shares | Price | Value | Held after | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15, 2026 | Ghazi Sassine | PRESIDENT AND CEO, Director | option exercise | 14,604 | $135.88 | $2M | 91,469 | Oct 16, 2026 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | Ghazi Sassine | PRESIDENT AND CEO, Director | open-market sale10b5-1 | 14,604 | $462.84 | $7M | 76,865 | Oct 16, 2026 |
| Oct 6, 2026 | Lee Janet | GC & Corporate Secretary | open-market sale | 584 | $502.64 | $293K | 17,094 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| Oct 6, 2026 | Lee Janet | GC & Corporate Secretary | open-market sale | 560 | $502.39 | $281K | 16,534 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| Oct 6, 2026 | Kankanwadi Sudhindra | Deputy CFO & CAO | option exercise | 9,170 | $135.88 | $1M | 31,887 | Oct 6, 2026 |
| Oct 6, 2026 | Kankanwadi Sudhindra | Deputy CFO & CAO | open-market sale | 9,170 | $500.00 | $5M | 22,717 | Oct 6, 2026 |
| Oct 5, 2026 | Kankanwadi Sudhindra | Deputy CFO & CAO | option exercise | 3,000 | $135.88 | $408K | 25,717 | Oct 6, 2026 |
| Oct 5, 2026 | Kankanwadi Sudhindra | Deputy CFO & CAO | open-market sale | 3,000 | $484.78 | $1M | 22,717 | Oct 6, 2026 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | Ghazi Sassine | PRESIDENT AND CEO, Director | option exercise | 14,604 | $135.88 | $2M | 91,469 | Sep 16, 2026 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | Ghazi Sassine | PRESIDENT AND CEO, Director | open-market sale10b5-1 | 14,604 | $374.88 | $5M | 76,865 | Sep 16, 2026 |
| Sep 11, 2026 | Lee Janet | GC & Corporate Secretary | option exercise | 2,283 | $0.00 | — | 18,671 | Sep 14, 2026 |
| Sep 11, 2026 | Lee Janet | GC & Corporate Secretary | tax withholding | 993 | $397.38 | $395K | 17,678 | Sep 14, 2026 |
| Sep 1, 2026 | Lee Janet | GC & Corporate Secretary | option exercise | 699 | $0.00 | — | 16,692 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Sep 1, 2026 | Lee Janet | GC & Corporate Secretary | tax withholding | 304 | $414.82 | $126K | 16,388 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Sep 1, 2026 | DE Geus Aart | EXECUTIVE CHAIR, Director | option exercise | 24,641 | $135.88 | $3M | 145,084 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Sep 1, 2026 | DE Geus Aart | EXECUTIVE CHAIR, Director | open-market sale10b5-1 | 24,641 | $419.44 | $10M | 120,443 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | Ghazi Sassine | PRESIDENT AND CEO, Director | other | 27 | $360.96 | $10K | 76,865 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | Kankanwadi Sudhindra | Deputy CFO & CAO | other | 27 | $360.96 | $10K | 22,717 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | Ellow Michael | Chief Revenue Officer | other | 27 | $360.96 | $10K | 2,612 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | DE Geus Aart | EXECUTIVE CHAIR, Director | option exercise | 25,000 | $135.88 | $3M | 145,421 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | DE Geus Aart | EXECUTIVE CHAIR, Director | open-market sale10b5-1 | 25,000 | $441.76 | $11M | 120,421 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | DE Geus Aart | EXECUTIVE CHAIR, Director | other | 22 | $360.96 | $8K | 120,443 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Aug 28, 2026 | DE Geus Aart | EXECUTIVE CHAIR, Director | option exercise | 25,000 | $135.88 | $3M | 145,421 | Aug 31, 2026 |
| Aug 28, 2026 | DE Geus Aart | EXECUTIVE CHAIR, Director | open-market sale10b5-1 | 25,000 | $445.55 | $11M | 120,421 | Aug 31, 2026 |
| Aug 16, 2026 | Lee Janet | GC & Corporate Secretary | option exercise | 729 | $0.00 | — | 16,311 | Aug 17, 2026 |
| Aug 16, 2026 | Lee Janet | GC & Corporate Secretary | tax withholding | 318 | $421.50 | $134K | 15,993 | Aug 17, 2026 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | Ellow Michael | Chief Revenue Officer | option exercise | 4,048 | $0.00 | — | 4,048 | Jun 16, 2026 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | Ellow Michael | Chief Revenue Officer | tax withholding | 2,007 | $454.38 | $912K | 2,041 | Jun 16, 2026 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | Ellow Michael | Chief Revenue Officer | option exercise | 1,080 | $0.00 | — | 3,121 | Jun 16, 2026 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | Ellow Michael | Chief Revenue Officer | tax withholding | 536 | $454.38 | $244K | 2,585 | Jun 16, 2026 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | Lee Janet | GC & Corporate Secretary | option exercise | 540 | $0.00 | — | 15,817 | Jun 16, 2026 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | Lee Janet | GC & Corporate Secretary | tax withholding | 235 | $454.38 | $107K | 15,582 | Jun 16, 2026 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | Kankanwadi Sudhindra | Deputy CFO & CAO | option exercise | 720 | $0.00 | — | 22,939 | Jun 16, 2026 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | Kankanwadi Sudhindra | Deputy CFO & CAO | tax withholding | 249 | $454.38 | $113K | 22,690 | Jun 16, 2026 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | Glaser Shelagh | CFO | option exercise | 1,259 | $0.00 | — | 1,888 | Jun 16, 2026 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | Glaser Shelagh | CFO | tax withholding | 436 | $454.38 | $198K | 1,452 | Jun 16, 2026 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | Ghazi Sassine | PRESIDENT AND CEO, Director | option exercise | 14,603 | $135.88 | $2M | 89,623 | Jun 16, 2026 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | Ghazi Sassine | PRESIDENT AND CEO, Director | open-market sale10b5-1 | 14,603 | $458.96 | $7M | 75,020 | Jun 16, 2026 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | Ghazi Sassine | PRESIDENT AND CEO, Director | option exercise | 3,310 | $0.00 | — | 78,330 | Jun 16, 2026 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | Ghazi Sassine | PRESIDENT AND CEO, Director | tax withholding | 1,492 | $454.38 | $678K | 76,838 | Jun 16, 2026 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | DE Geus Aart | EXECUTIVE CHAIR, Director | option exercise | 449 | $0.00 | — | 120,577 | Jun 16, 2026 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | DE Geus Aart | EXECUTIVE CHAIR, Director | tax withholding | 156 | $454.38 | $71K | 120,421 | Jun 16, 2026 |
| Jun 12, 2026 | Glaser Shelagh | CFO | open-market sale10b5-1indirect | 3,394 | $450.02 | $2M | 14,358 | Jun 15, 2026 |
| Jun 1, 2026 | Lee Janet | GC & Corporate Secretary | option exercise | 699 | $0.00 | — | 15,581 | Jun 2, 2026 |
| Jun 1, 2026 | Lee Janet | GC & Corporate Secretary | tax withholding | 304 | $492.29 | $150K | 15,277 | Jun 2, 2026 |
| Jun 1, 2026 | Cohn Jesse | Director | award | 710 | $0.00 | — | 710 | Jun 2, 2026 |
| Jun 1, 2026 | Cohn Jesse | Director | award | 372 | $0.00 | — | 1,082 | Jun 2, 2026 |
| May 16, 2026 | Lee Janet | GC & Corporate Secretary | option exercise | 729 | $0.00 | — | 15,200 | May 18, 2026 |
| May 16, 2026 | Lee Janet | GC & Corporate Secretary | tax withholding | 318 | $502.42 | $160K | 14,882 | May 18, 2026 |
| Apr 16, 2026 | Vijayaraghavan Ravi K | Director | award | 453 | $0.00 | — | 3,667 | Apr 17, 2026 |
Who the insiders are
Everyone who reported a transaction since November 1, 2024, by open-market value over twelve months. Shares held are after the insider’s latest directly held transaction.
| Insider | Role | Last transaction | Kind | Shares held | Bought, 12 months | Sold, 12 months | Sales under a plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE Geus Aart | EXECUTIVE CHAIR, Director | Sep 1, 2026 | option exercise | 145,084 | — | $33M (3) | 3 of 3 |
| Ghazi Sassine | PRESIDENT AND CEO, Director | Oct 15, 2026 | option exercise | 91,469 | — | $19M (3) | 3 of 3 |
| Kankanwadi Sudhindra | Deputy CFO & CAO | Oct 6, 2026 | option exercise | 31,887 | — | $6M (2) | 0 of 2 |
| Glaser Shelagh | CFO | Jun 15, 2026 | option exercise | 1,888 | — | $3M (3) | 3 of 3 |
| Lee Janet | GC & Corporate Secretary | Oct 6, 2026 | open-market sale | 17,094 | — | $835K (4) | 2 of 4 |
| Mahoney Richard S. | Chief Revenue Officer | Aug 29, 2025 | other | 1,511 | — | — | — |
| Runkel John F JR | GC & Corporate Secretary | Mar 15, 2025 | option exercise | 23,534 | — | — | — |
| Gopal Ajei | Director | Sep 11, 2025 | award | 166,948 | — | — | — |
| Ellow Michael | Chief Revenue Officer | Aug 31, 2026 | other | 2,612 | — | — | — |
| Vijayaraghavan Ravi K | Director | Apr 16, 2026 | award | 3,667 | — | — | — |
| Shimer Peter A | Director | Apr 16, 2026 | award | 1,378 | — | — | — |
| Painter Robert G | Director | Apr 16, 2026 | award | 2,744 | — | — | — |
| Cohn Jesse | Director | Jun 1, 2026 | award | 710 | — | — | — |
| Schwarz John | Director | Apr 16, 2026 | award | 13,240 | — | — | — |
| Sargent Jeannine P | Director | Apr 16, 2026 | award | 2,997 | — | — | — |
| Johnson Mercedes | Director | Apr 16, 2026 | award | 453 | — | — | — |
| Chizen Bruce R | Director | Apr 16, 2026 | award | 16,162 | — | — | — |
| Chaffin Janice | Director | Apr 16, 2026 | award | 15,622 | — | — | — |
| Borgen Luis | Director | Apr 10, 2025 | award | 1,833 | — | — | — |
Questions
Are Synopsys Inc insiders buying or selling?
Over the twelve months to November 1, 2026, 5 insiders at Synopsys Inc sold $62M of stock in the open market, all by officers and directors, and no insider bought. Net, insiders sold $62M. Only open-market purchases and sales are counted.
Who sold the most Synopsys Inc stock in the last year?
DE Geus Aart (EXECUTIVE CHAIR, Director) sold $33M in 3 open-market sales over the twelve months to November 1, 2026.
Do Synopsys Inc executives sell under 10b5-1 plans?
11 of the 15 open-market sales in the last twelve months (73%) were reported as made under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, set up in advance. A sale under a plan is still counted as a sale.
What counts as insider buying here?
Only open-market purchases (Form 4 code P) and sales (code S) by officers, directors and 10% owners. Stock awards, option exercises, shares withheld for tax and gifts are listed in the table but never counted as buying or selling.
More on Synopsys Inc
- Synopsys Inc financial statements
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- Insider buying and selling across all companies
- These transactions as JSON
From Form 4, 4/A and 5 filings with the SEC. A record of insider transactions, not a recommendation.