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Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Jan. 31, 2025
Accounting Policies [Abstract] |
Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment | The following table presents information about Autodesk’s reported segment total net revenue, segment profit, and significant segment expenses:
| Fiscal Year ended January 31,
| 2025 |  | 2024 |  | 2023
Total net revenue | $ | 6,131 |  |  | $ | 5,497 |  |  | $ | 5,005 |
Less (1): |  |  |  |  |
Cost of subscription and maintenance revenue (2) | 376 |  |  | 344 |  |  | 309 |
Cost of other revenue (2) | 67 |  |  | 68 |  |  | 67 |
Amortization of developed technologies | 85 |  |  | 48 |  |  | 58 |
Marketing and sales (2) | 1,670 |  |  | 1,548 |  |  | 1,477 |
Research and development (2) | 1,181 |  |  | 1,065 |  |  | 953 |
General and administrative (2) | 541 |  |  | 524 |  |  | 443 |
Amortization of purchased intangibles | 49 |  |  | 42 |  |  | 40 |
Restructuring, other exit costs, and facility reductions | 15 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
New transaction model (3) | 107 |  |  | 27 |  |  | 9 |
Stock-based compensation | 686 |  |  | 703 |  |  | 660 |
Interest and other (income) expense, net | (30) |  |  | (8) |  |  | 43 |
Provision for income taxes | 272 |  |  | 230 |  |  | 123 |
Consolidated net income | $ | 1,112 |  |  | $ | 906 |  |  | $ | 823 |
____________________ (1)Significant expense categories and amounts align with the segment-level information that is regularly provided to the CODM. (2)The amounts of new transaction model and stock-based compensation are excluded from this line and presented separately within this table. (3)New transaction model costs include sales incentives to solution providers, transaction fees, and internal operating costs. The following table presents information about Autodesk’s other segment disclosures:
| Fiscal Year ended January 31,
| 2025 |  | 2024 |  | 2023
Interest income | $ | 85 |  |  | $ | 91 |  |  | $ | 21 |
Interest expense | 71 |  |  | 71 |  |  | 83 |
Depreciation, amortization, and accretion expense | 180 |  |  | 139 |  |  | 150 |
Amortization of costs to obtain a contract with a customer | 212 |  |  | 140 |  |  | 138 |
Schedule of Long-lived Assets by Geographic Areas | Information regarding Autodesk's long-lived assets by geographic area were as follows:
| January 31,
| 2025 |  | 2024
Long-lived assets (1): |  |  |
Americas |  |  |
U.S. | $ | 170 |  |  | $ | 221 |
Other Americas | 13 |  |  | 15 |
Total Americas | 183 |  |  | 236 |
Europe, Middle East, and Africa | 64 |  |  | 63 |
Asia Pacific | 39 |  |  | 46 |
Total long-lived assets | $ | 286 |  |  | $ | 345 |
____________________ (1)Long-lived assets exclude deferred tax assets, marketable securities, goodwill, and intangible assets
Schedule of Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable | Accounts receivable, net, consisted of the following as of January 31:
| 2025 |  | 2024
Trade accounts receivable | $ | 1,086 |  |  | $ | 979 |
Less: Allowance for credit losses | (3) |  |  | (4) |
Product returns reserve | (8) |  |  | (1) |
Partner programs and other obligations | (67) |  |  | (98) |
Accounts receivable, net | $ | 1,008 |  |  | $ | 876 |
Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets by Major Class | Intangible assets and related accumulated amortization at January 31, 2025 were as follows:
| Gross Carrying Amount (1) |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net |  |  |  |  |
Customer relationships | $ | 735 |  |  | $ | (480) |  |  | $ | 255 |  |  |  |  |  |
Developed technologies | 1,154 |  |  | (849) |  |  | 305 |  |  |  |  |  |
Trade names and patents | 122 |  |  | (115) |  |  | 7 |  |  |  |  |  |
Other | 7 |  |  | — |  |  | 7 |  |  |  |  |  |
Total intangible assets | $ | 2,018 |  |  | $ | (1,444) |  |  | $ | 574 |  |  |  |  |  |
_______________ (1)Includes the effects of foreign currency translation. Intangible assets and related accumulated amortization at January 31, 2024 were as follows:
| Gross Carrying Amount (1) |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net |  |
Customer relationships | $ | 664 |  |  | $ | (436) |  |  | $ | 228 |  |  |
Developed technologies | 933 |  |  | (765) |  |  | 168 |  |  |
Trade names and patents | 116 |  |  | (113) |  |  | 3 |  |  |
Other | 8 |  |  | (1) |  |  | 7 |  |  |
Total intangible assets | $ | 1,721 |  |  | $ | (1,315) |  |  | $ | 406 |  |  |
_______________ (1)Includes the effects of foreign currency translation.
Schedule of Expected Amortization Expense | Expected future amortization expense for intangible assets for each of the fiscal years ended thereafter is as follows:
| Fiscal Year ended January 31,
2026 | $ | 150 |
2027 | 140 |
2028 | 93 |
2029 | 65 |
2030 | 31 |
Thereafter | 95 |
Total | $ | 574 |
Schedule of Property, Plant and Equipment | Computer equipment, software, furniture, leasehold improvements, and the related accumulated depreciation at January 31 were as follows:
| 2025 |  | 2024
Computer hardware, at cost | $ | 103 |  |  | $ | 117 |
Computer software, at cost | 42 |  |  | 48 |
Furniture and equipment, at cost | 100 |  |  | 100 |
Leasehold improvements, land and buildings, at cost | 333 |  |  | 357 |
| 578 |  |  | 622 |
Less: Accumulated depreciation | (461) |  |  | (501) |
Computer equipment, software, furniture, and leasehold improvements, net | $ | 117 |  |  | $ | 121 |
Schedule of Goodwill | The following table summarizes the changes in the carrying amount of goodwill during the fiscal years ended January 31, 2025 and 2024:
| January 31, 2025 |  | January 31, 2024
Goodwill beginning of the year (1) | $ | 3,653 |  |  | $ | 3,625 |
Additions arising from acquisitions during the year | 619 |  |  | 25 |
Effect of foreign currency translation and measurement period adjustments (2) | (30) |  |  | 3 |
Goodwill, end of the year (1) | $ | 4,242 |  |  | $ | 3,653 |
_______________ (1)Accumulated impairment losses as of both January 31, 2025 and 2024, were $149 million. (2)Measurement period adjustments reflect revisions made to the Company's preliminary determination of estimated fair value of assets and liabilities assumed.
Schedule of Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs | The following table summarizes stock-based compensation expense for fiscal 2025, 2024, and 2023, as follows:
| Fiscal Year Ended January 31,
| 2025 |  | 2024 |  | 2023
Cost of subscription and maintenance revenue | $ | 37 |  |  | $ | 37 |  |  | $ | 34 |
Cost of other revenue | 13 |  |  | 14 |  |  | 12 |
Marketing and sales | 244 |  |  | 258 |  |  | 263 |
Research and development | 304 |  |  | 308 |  |  | 266 |
General and administrative | 88 |  |  | 86 |  |  | 85 |
Stock-based compensation expense related to stock awards and Employee Qualified Stock Purchase Plan ("ESPP") purchases | 686 |  |  | 703 |  |  | 660 |
Tax (benefit) expense | (35) |  |  | 2 |  |  | 13 |
Stock-based compensation expense related to stock awards and ESPP purchases, net | $ | 651 |  |  | $ | 705 |  |  | $ | 673 |
Schedule of Share-based Compensation Arrangements by Share-based Payment Award | Autodesk uses the following assumptions to estimate the fair value of stock-based awards:
|  | Fiscal Year Ended |  |  |  | Fiscal Year Ended |  |  |  | Fiscal Year Ended
|  | January 31, 2025 |  |  |  | January 31, 2024 |  |  |  | January 31, 2023
|  | Performance Stock Unit |  | ESPP |  |  |  | Performance Stock Unit |  | ESPP |  |  |  | Performance Stock Unit |  | ESPP
Range of expected volatilities |  | 29.4 - 31.4% |  | 28.7 - 34.5% |  |  |  | 40.9 - 42.5% |  | 29.4 - 42.4% |  |  |  | 39.4 - 40.7% |  | 38.3 - 44.9%
Range of expected lives (in years) |  | N/A |  | 0.5 - 2.0 |  |  |  | N/A |  | 0.5 - 2.0 |  |  |  | N/A |  | 0.5 - 2.0
Expected dividends |  | —% |  | —% |  |  |  | —% |  | —% |  |  |  | —% |  | —%
Range of risk-free interest rates |  | 5.2% |  | 3.6 - 5.4% |  |  |  | 4.3 - 4.7% |  | 4.3 - 5.5% |  |  |  | 1.2 - 1.6% |  | 0.9 - 3.9%

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