Autodesk, Inc.
Autodesk, Inc. is an American multinational software corporation that provides software products and services for the architecture, engineering, construction, manufacturing, media, education, and entertainment industries. Autodesk is headquartered in San Francisco, California, and has offices worldwide. Its U.S. offices are located in the states of California, Oregon, Colorado, Texas, Michigan, New Hampshire and Massachusetts. Its Canadian offices are located in the provinces of Ontario, Quebec, Alberta, and British Columbia.
Basic company information
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- Ticker / security symbols
- ADSK [1]
- Listing exchanges
- Nasdaq [1]
- SEC industry
- Services-Prepackaged Software [1]
- Business sectors
- software development [2]
- Company / filing name
- Autodesk, Inc. [1]
- Headquarters location
- San Francisco [2]
- Business address
- ONE MARKET, STE. 400., SAN FRANCISCO, CA, 94105 [1]
- Founded
- 1982 [2]
- Legal form
- public company [2]
- Incorporation jurisdiction
- Delaware, United States [1]
- Official website
- www.autodesk.com ↗ [2]
- Annual revenue
- USD 1,710,000,000 · reported year 2010 [2]
- Fiscal year end
- January 31 (SEC record) [1]
- ISIN (reported securities)
- US0527691069 [2]
- CIK
- 0000769397 [1]
- SIC code
- 7372 [1]
- Country in background record
- United States [2]
Company positioning and business
Autodesk, Inc. is an American multinational software corporation that provides software products and services for the architecture, engineering, construction, manufacturing, media, education, and entertainment industries. Autodesk is headquartered in San Francisco, California, and has offices worldwide. Its U.S. offices are located in the states of California, Oregon, Colorado, Texas, Michigan, New Hampshire and Massachusetts. Its Canadian offices are located in the provinces of Ontario, Quebec, Alberta, and British Columbia. [3]
The company was founded in 1982 by John Walker, who was a co-author of the first versions of AutoCAD. AutoCAD is the company's flagship computer-aided design (CAD) software and, along with its 3D design software Revit, is primarily used by architects, engineers, and structural designers to design, draft, and model buildings and other structures. Autodesk software has been used in many fields, and on projects from the One World Trade Center to Tesla electric cars. [3]
Autodesk became best known for AutoCAD, but now develops a broad range of software for design, engineering, and entertainment—and a line of software for consumers. The manufacturing industry uses Autodesk's digital prototyping software—including Autodesk Inventor, Autodesk Fusion, and the Autodesk Product Design Suite—to visualize, simulate, and analyze real-world performance using a digital model in the design process. The company's Revit line of software for building information modeling is designed to let users explore the planning, construction, and management of a building virtually before it is built. [3]
Background text: Wikipedia contributors, Autodesk. Selected introductory paragraphs, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Official filing data is cited separately.
Understanding company scale
Annual revenue: USD 1,710,000,000 · reported year 2010. [2]
Financial year, securities and disclosures
The SEC submissions record gives Autodesk, Inc. a fiscal year end of 0131 (MMDD). Individual filings below identify their own reporting period; the filing date is the publication event, not the financial year end. [1]
Listed securities: ADSK (Nasdaq). Multiple symbols may represent different share classes or securities of the same registrant. [4]
History and key events
Financial results and regulatory disclosures
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Source-verified relationships
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Related entities and concepts
Frequently asked questions
When was Autodesk, Inc. founded?
Founded: 1982. The linked source provides the background record. [2]
Where is the headquarters of Autodesk, Inc.?
Headquarters location: San Francisco. The linked source provides the background record. [2]
Which business sectors are recorded for Autodesk, Inc.?
Business sectors: software development. The linked source provides the background record. [2]
Autodesk, Inc. relationship map
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2 verified direct relationships. Industry peers are not relationship edges.
Sources and review dates
- SEC — Autodesk, Inc. filing identity and securities ↗
- Wikidata — company background record (CC0) ↗
- Wikipedia contributors — Autodesk (CC BY-SA 4.0) ↗
- SEC securities directory ↗
- Company chronology / filing ↗
Reviewed 23 October 2026. Financial periods and historical event dates are shown separately. Figures reflect their stated source dates; this page is not a live quote or investment recommendation.