New York, May 23, 2026, 16:02 (EDT)
- Autodesk ended Friday at $240.99, up 0.33%. The stock added about 1.9% this week.
- U.S. stock markets are closed for the weekend and will stay shut on Monday for the Memorial Day holiday.
- Investors are looking ahead to Autodesk’s fiscal first-quarter earnings call set for May 28.
Autodesk Inc. ticked up in the holiday-shortened week, as the design-software company’s shares edged higher going into its earnings report after Thursday’s close. The stock finished Friday at $240.99, up 0.33%, with shares moving from $238.46 to $247.00 on volume of around 2.46 million. Autodesk ended the week above the previous Friday’s close of $236.62.
This is important now since there is no Monday session to reset positions. Memorial Day, May 25, is marked by Nasdaq as a full market holiday, giving investors three trading days ahead of Autodesk’s Q1 FY27 earnings call at 5 p.m. EDT on May 28.
Indexes found some footing this week, but Autodesk didn’t get much lift. The S&P 500 gained 0.4% Friday, the Dow rose 0.6%, and the Nasdaq edged up 0.2%. All three finished the week higher, AP said.
Autodesk shares lagged behind other software peers. PTC finished up 1.64% Friday. Synopsys and Cadence Design Systems both climbed more than 4%. Autodesk rose just 0.33%. The move hints the stock could move more on its next earnings than from a general software surge.
Autodesk, Inc. expects fiscal first-quarter revenue of $1.885 billion to $1.900 billion, with non-GAAP EPS seen at $2.82 to $2.86. The company uses non-GAAP earnings, which exclude some accounting items, to match Wall Street’s preferred way of tracking operations.
Autodesk’s last full report left expectations high. Fourth-quarter revenue climbed 19% to $1.96 billion, while billings jumped 33% to $2.80 billion. Full-year fiscal 2026 revenue rose 18% to $7.21 billion. The company said billings — invoices sent to customers — can signal future revenue for subscription software providers.
CEO Andrew Anagnost linked the company’s push to cloud and AI in February, saying “agentic AI for the real world requires specialized data, context, and expertise.” CFO Janesh Moorjani pointed to “outperformance in AECO,” referring to Autodesk’s architecture, engineering, construction and operations business last quarter. PR Newswire
There’s also a risk that the earnings report could reveal weaker trends below the headline numbers. Moorjani said fiscal 2027 guidance “included prudence” given some temporary risk to billings and revenue as Autodesk pushes ahead with its sales optimization plan. A miss here would be an issue for a stock still priced for growth and margin gains. Autodesk, Inc.
Autodesk makes 3D design and engineering software for everything from architecture and construction to manufacturing and media. The stock trades differently than other big software names—investors pay attention to construction demand, manufacturing budgets, infrastructure projects and cloud adoption, not just office software seat growth.
Stocks won’t move much Monday with markets closed, but trading picks up Tuesday. Autodesk faces a key test by Thursday night as investors look to see if its subscriber numbers, AI offering and construction software demand can still hold up the shares after a bumpy May.
