Autodesk, Inc. Stock: price and insider trades · United States · SEC (Form 4)

About Autodesk, Inc.

Autodesk, Inc. is a U.S.-based software company listed on the NASDAQ under the ticker ADSK, in the United States. Founded in 1982 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, Autodesk has become one of the leading names in digital design and manufacturing software. The company serves a global professional customer base across architecture, engineering, construction, manufacturing, and media, and is widely recognized for the strength of its brand and the mission-critical nature of its products. Its franchise was built on AutoCAD and has since expanded into a broader cloud-enabled, platform-driven software portfolio. ([autodesk.com](https://www.autodesk.com/company/newsroom/corporate-info?msockid=04705bb399326696136f4d439813673e&utm_source=openai)) Autodesk now organizes its offerings around four primary product families: AECO (Architecture, Engineering, Construction and Operations), AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT, Manufacturing (MFG), and Media & Entertainment (M&E). This structure highlights the company’s evolution from traditional CAD software toward a broader set of tools spanning 2D drafting, 3D modeling, BIM, collaboration, simulation, fabrication, and digital content creation. Core products and collections include AutoCAD, Revit, Fusion, and sector-specific collections that are embedded in customer workflows across design, engineering, construction, and manufacturing. ([investors.autodesk.com](https://investors.autodesk.com/news-releases/news-release-details/autodesk-inc-announces-fiscal-2025-fourth-quarter-and-full-year?utm_source=openai)) From a competitive standpoint, Autodesk benefits from deep customer integration, strong switching costs, and a broad ecosystem built over decades. In many workflows, its software is effectively a standard, particularly in CAD and parts of AECO. The company has also been steadily shifting to subscription-based monetization and expanding its platform capabilities. Management has highlighted cloud, platform, and AI as strategic priorities, including industry-specific foundation models and generative AI tools designed to understand design and make data, geometry, and physical behavior. ([investors.autodesk.com](https://investors.autodesk.com/news-releases/news-release-details/autodesk-inc-announces-fiscal-2026-second-quarter-results?utm_source=openai)) Geographically, Autodesk is a global business with international operations and sales exposure. That global footprint makes the company sensitive to foreign exchange, macroeconomic conditions, and geopolitical developments, which management regularly references in earnings disclosures. At the same time, Autodesk continues to emphasize the resilience of its business model and the breadth of its end markets. ([investors.autodesk.com](https://investors.autodesk.com/news-releases/news-release-details/autodesk-inc-announces-fiscal-2025-fourth-quarter-and-full-year?utm_source=openai)) Recent developments have reinforced the investment case. Autodesk reported strong fiscal 2026 quarterly performance, including revenue growth of 15% in Q1, 17% in Q2, and 18% in Q3, and then announced fiscal 2026 fourth-quarter results on February 26, 2026. In 2025, it also unveiled a refreshed brand platform, “Design and Make,” and continued to push into AI, cloud, and next-generation business models. For investors, Autodesk remains a high-quality U.S. technology company with recurring revenue characteristics, strong competitive positioning, and exposure to long-term digitization trends across the physical world. ([investors.autodesk.com](https://investors.autodesk.com/news-releases/news-release-details/autodesk-inc-announces-fiscal-2026-first-quarter-results?utm_source=openai))