Company overview
Global software company headquartered in Boston; 30,000+ customers; 95% of FY2025 revenue recurring
Source evidence
“Our business is based on a subscription model and 95% of our 2025 revenue is recurring in nature.”

PTC
Updated: 23/09/2026, 11:56:53
PTC Inc. operates as a global provider of software and services, with its market presence extending across the Americas, Europe, and the Asia Pacific regions. The company's business is organized into two primary divisions: Software Products and Professional Services. Among its key offerings is the ThingWorx platform, which furnishes enterprises with a suite of functionalities to drive digital innovation across their operations. These solutions are characterized by ease of creation and deployment, scalability for future demands, and their ability to accelerate value realization for customers. Another significant product, Vuforia, enables the visualization of digital information within real-world contexts and facilitates the development of augmented reality applications. PTC also delivers Onshape, a cloud-based product development platform that seamlessly integrates computer-aided design with robust data management, collaborative tools, and real-time analytical capabilities. For product lifecycle management (PLM), the company provides Arena, a solution designed to empower product teams to collaborate virtually from any location, and Windchill, another comprehensive PLM software. Furthermore, Creo stands as a leading 3D CAD technology, supporting the digital design, validation, and refinement of product models. Additional specialized software includes Integrity, an application lifecycle management solution, and Servigistics, focused on optimizing service parts management. Beyond its software portfolio, PTC offers an extensive array of professional services, encompassing consulting, implementation support, training programs, cloud solutions, and ongoing licensing and technical assistance. Established in 1985 and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, the company was originally named Parametric Technology Corporation before officially rebranding as PTC Inc. in January 2013.
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Reported and calculated KPIs plus operational exposure disclosed in the FY 2025 filing.
Revenue
2.7B
FY 2025 · Reported
Net income
0.7B
FY 2025 · Reported
Gross margin
83.8%
FY 2025 · Calculated
Free cash flow
0.9B
FY 2025 · Calculated
R&D intensity
16.7%
FY 2025 · Calculated
Share repurchases
0.3B
FY 2025 · Reported
Other offerings mentioned without separate sales
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Company overview
Global software company headquartered in Boston; 30,000+ customers; 95% of FY2025 revenue recurring
“Our business is based on a subscription model and 95% of our 2025 revenue is recurring in nature.”
Goodwill balance and drivers FY2025
Goodwill $3,493.3M at Sept 30, 2025 (from $3,461.9M), driven by other acquisitions ($6.0M) and FX translation ($25.4M)
“Balance, September 30, 2025 $ 3,493,316”
Industry verticals served
Industrials; Federal, Aerospace and Defense; Electronics and High Tech; Automotive; Medical Technology and Life Sciences
“We primarily serve customers in the following industry verticals: •Industrials •Federal, Aerospace and Defense •Electronics and High Tech •Automotive •Medical Technology and Life Sciences”
Discrete manufacturing sector concentration
A large amount of sales are to customers in the discrete manufacturing sector
“A large amount of our sales are to customers in the discrete manufacturing sector.”
Sales channel mix
~75% direct sales force; remainder via third-party resellers focused on SMB
“Approximately 75% of our sales are from products and services sold directly by our sales force to end-user customers. The rest of our sales of products and services are through third-party resellers.”
Principal products
PLM (Windchill, Codebeamer, pure::variants, ServiceMax, Servigistics, Arena) and CAD (Creo, Onshape)
“Our Windchill® PLM application suite manages all aspects of the product development lifecycle... Our Creo® 3D CAD technology enables the digital design, testing, and modification of product models.”
SaaS product portfolio
Cloud-native SaaS: Arena, ServiceMax, Onshape; newly introduced SaaS: Windchill+, Creo+
“While our Arena, ServiceMax, and Onshape solutions are cloud-native SaaS solutions, and we have introduced our Windchill+ and Creo+ SaaS solutions, customers may not adopt them as we expect.”
Revenue streams
Revenue sources: (1) subscriptions, (2) perpetual licenses, (3) support for perpetual licenses, (4) professional services
“Our sources of revenue include: (1) subscriptions, (2) perpetual licenses, (3) support for perpetual licenses, and (4) professional services. Subscriptions include term-based on-premises licenses and related support, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), and hosting services.”
Key FX exposures
Most significant FX exposures: Eurozone, Japan, Sweden, Switzerland, China, India; hedged via FX derivatives
“Our most significant foreign currency exposures relate to Eurozone countries, Japan, Sweden, Switzerland, China and India.”
FX transaction exposure
~50% of revenue and 35% of expenses in non-USD; Euro, Yen, Shekel, Rupee key exposures; FX added $33M to ARR
“Approximately 50% of our revenue and 35% of our expenses are transacted in currencies other than the U.S. Dollar.”
Headcount
7,642 full-time employees as of September 30, 2025
“As of September 30, 2025, PTC had 7,642 full-time employees.”
ServiceMax acquisition purchase price allocation
ServiceMax PPA: goodwill $974.9M, customer relationships $512.7M, purchased software $106.9M, total $1,448.2M; $620.0M liability for $650.0M deferred purchase price
“We also recorded a liability of $620.0 million related to the fair value of the $650.0 million deferred purchase price payment.”
IncQuery Group GmbH acquisition (Q3 FY2025)
In the third quarter of 2025, we acquired IncQuery Group GmbH... The purchase price was $7.9 million, net of cash acquired, of which $6.5 million was paid in the period and $1.4 million is contingent consideration that may be paid in 2027
“In the third quarter of 2025, we acquired IncQuery Group GmbH pursuant to a Share Purchase Agreement. The purchase price was $7.9 million, net of cash acquired”
ServiceMax pro forma results FY2023
Pro forma year ended September 30, 2023: Revenue $2,140,738 thousand; Net income $239,437 thousand
“Pro forma year ended September 30, 2023 Revenue $ 2,140,738”
ServiceMax goodwill supports closed-loop PLM strategy
Goodwill from ServiceMax reflects expected future growth as ServiceMax expands our closed-loop product lifecycle management (PLM) strategy
“The amount of goodwill resulting from the purchase price allocation reflects expected future growth as ServiceMax expands our closed-loop product lifecycle management (PLM) strategy.”
Named competitors
Autodesk, Dassault Systèmes, Siemens (CAD/PLM); IBM, Jama, Siemens (ALM); Oracle, SAP, IFS, Microsoft, Salesforce (SLM)
“For enterprise CAD and PLM solutions, we compete with large established companies including Autodesk, Dassault Systèmes SA, and Siemens AG.”
Sale of Kepware and ThingWorx to TPG
Definitive agreement (Nov 5, 2025) to sell Kepware and ThingWorx to TPG affiliate for up to $725M; close expected H1 CY2026
“On November 5, 2025, we entered into a definitive agreement with an affiliate of TPG, under which we agreed to sell our Kepware and ThingWorx businesses for total consideration of up to $725 million”
PLM services business sale to ITC Infotech and FY2025 contingent gain
2022 sale of a portion of PLM services business to ITC Infotech for ~$60.4M plus up to $20M contingent; $13.1M gain recognized in FY2025 payable in service credits
“In the year ended September 30, 2025, we recognized a $13.1 million gain upon the achievement of performance milestones associated with this contingent consideration.”
Services partner leverage strategy
Strategy of leveraging partners to deliver services; professional services revenue -19% in FY'25
“Professional services revenue decreased in FY'25 as we continue to execute on our strategy of leveraging partners to deliver services”
Acquired intangible assets net book value and remaining amortization schedule
Total goodwill and acquired intangibles $4,317.98M; NBV of finite-life intangibles $824.7M; weighted-average useful life 16 years
“The estimated aggregate future amortization expense for intangible assets with finite lives remaining as of September 30, 2025 is $79.6 million for 2026, $79.7 million for 2027, $76.9 million for 2028, $73.8 million for 2029, $66.2 million for 2030 and $448.5 million thereafter.”
PLM services divestiture contingent consideration gain
FY2025 $13.1M gain from contingent consideration on FY'22 partial sale of PLM services business
“In FY'25, we recognized a $13.1 million gain related to contingent consideration earned upon the achievement of performance milestones associated with the FY'22 sale of a portion of our PLM services business.”
Macroeconomic exposure via manufacturing customers
Macro pressures (tariffs, rates, inflation, FX, USD strength) may cause customers to delay, reduce, or forego purchases
“the effects of recently imposed import tariffs and threats of additional import tariffs, the effects of earlier and ongoing supply chain disruptions, high interest rates and inflation, volatile foreign exchange rates and the current relative strength of the U.S. Dollar”
SaaS business transformation risk
Failure to develop competitive SaaS solutions and transform operations could adversely affect business and prospects
“If we fail to successfully develop competitive SaaS solutions and to transform our operations to support the sale of SaaS solutions, our business and prospects could be adversely affected.”
Global compliance risk
Globally dispersed sales and operations create compliance risks under FCPA, U.K. Bribery Act, GDPR, and sanctions laws
“Those laws include, but are not limited to, anti-corruption laws and regulations (including the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and the U.K. Bribery Act 2010), data privacy laws and regulations (including the European Union's General Data Privacy Regulation), and trade and economic sanctions laws and regulations”
Intense competition and SaaS transition risk
Intense competition; risk of losing customers if SaaS offerings (Arena, ServiceMax, Onshape, Windchill+, Creo+) are not adopted as expected
“The markets for our products and solutions are rapidly changing and characterized by intense competition, disruptive technology developments, evolving distribution models and increasingly lower barriers to entry.”
Cybersecurity breach risk
Cyberattack or intrusion could be successful and material; SaaS products hosted by third-party providers add exposure
“we regularly deal with security issues and have experienced security incidents from time to time.”
Third-party cloud infrastructure dependency
Increasing reliance on third-party cloud infrastructure providers; vulnerable to their service interruptions
“We increasingly rely on third-party providers of cloud infrastructure services to deliver our offerings to users on our platform, and any disruption of or interference with our use of these services could adversely affect our business, financial condition, operating results, and prospects.”
Partner ecosystem dependency
Failures by partners or termination of relationships could adversely affect business
“We have a large ecosystem of strategic, technology, and software partners and system integrators that enable us to enhance our products and offerings, expand our market reach, and accelerate our customers' digital transformation journeys.”
Talent attraction and retention
May be unable to hire or retain employees with necessary skills
“Our success depends upon our ability to attract and retain highly skilled employees to develop and sell our products and solutions and to operate and grow our business.”
Subscriptions are the principal revenue source; bundled offerings require significant revenue-recognition judgment affecting timing of revenue.
“Our sources of revenue include: (1) subscriptions, (2) perpetual licenses, (3) support for perpetual licenses, and (4) professional services.”
PLM software revenue of $1,639.0M in FY'25 was primarily driven by Windchill; PLM ARR +10% primarily driven by Windchill and Codebeamer.
“PLM software revenue grew across all geographic regions, primarily driven by Windchill.”
A large amount of PTC's sales are to discrete manufacturing customers, so manufacturing activity and macro pressures on manufacturers (tariffs, rates, inflation, FX) directly drive demand.
“A large amount of our sales are to customers in the discrete manufacturing sector.”
Customer demand for SaaS is increasing; PTC's competitiveness depends on adoption of its SaaS offerings and successful business transformation toward SaaS.
“For example, customer demand for SaaS solutions is increasing.”
CAD software revenue of $992.9M in FY'25 grew primarily driven by Creo; CAD ARR +10% primarily driven by Creo.
“CAD ARR grew 10% (9% constant currency) from September 30, 2024 to September 30, 2025, primarily driven by Creo.”
PTC depends on third-party cloud infrastructure for development and delivery of cloud-based products; outages or non-renewal could interrupt delivery and increase costs.
“We use a number of third-party service providers that we do not control for key components of our infrastructure, particularly with respect to development and delivery of our cloud-based products.”
Escalating cyberattacks and ransomware threats against PTC and its third-party service providers could disrupt operations, trigger investigation/remediation/ransom costs, lawsuits, and customer loss.
“This could require us to incur significant costs of investigation, remediation and/or payment of a ransom; harm our reputation; cause customers to stop buying our products; and cause us to face lawsuits and potential liability, any of which could have a material adverse effect”
Recently imposed and threatened import tariffs create uncertainty for manufacturers, who may delay, reduce, or forego purchases of PTC solutions.
“Customers may delay, reduce, or forego purchases of our solutions due to these challenges and concerns, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations, and prospects.”
Partners provide embedded technologies, implementation services, complementary offerings, and market and sell PTC solutions; partner failures or terminations could reduce sales and delay product development.
“If these companies fail to perform as we expect, or if a company terminates or substantially alters the terms of the relationship, we could experience delays in product development, reduced or delayed sales, customer dissatisfaction, incur additional expenses”
Customer base is geographically diverse across many industries with no >10% concentration, reducing single-customer revenue dependency.
“Our customer base consists of many geographically diverse customers dispersed across many industries.”
Eurozone currencies are among PTC's most significant FX exposures, hedged with FX derivatives.
“Our most significant foreign currency exposures relate to Eurozone countries, Japan, Sweden, Switzerland, China and India.”
~50% of revenue is non-USD; Euro is a particularly significant currency affecting reported results and ARR.
“currency translation, particularly changes in the Euro, Yen, Shekel, and Rupee relative to the U.S. Dollar, affects our reported results.”
Industrials is the first listed industry vertical PTC primarily serves.
“We primarily serve customers in the following industry verticals: •Industrials”
Japan listed among the most significant FX exposures.
“Our most significant foreign currency exposures relate to Eurozone countries, Japan, Sweden, Switzerland, China and India.”
PTC is under audit by multiple tax authorities including the IRS; outcomes could materially change tax estimates, with $157.7M unrecognized tax benefits and $109.2M near-term reduction tied to IRS consent.
“PTC and its subsidiaries are examined by various taxing authorities, including the IRS in the U.S.”
Dassault Systèmes is a named large established competitor in enterprise CAD and PLM, PTC's core markets.
“For enterprise CAD and PLM solutions, we compete with large established companies including Autodesk, Dassault Systèmes SA, and Siemens AG.”
Siemens competes with PTC in both CAD/PLM and ALM product areas.
“For our ALM products, we compete with IBM, Jama Software, Inc. and Siemens AG.”
Customer emphasis on AI-driven transformation is a demand driver; PTC positions its product data foundation as the backbone of AI transformation.
“This includes the growing emphasis on AI-driven transformation across our customers' teams, operations, and processes. A product data foundation is the backbone of AI-driven transformation.”
Current relative strength of the U.S. Dollar and volatile foreign exchange rates create macro uncertainty for manufacturing customers that may reduce purchases of PTC solutions.
“volatile foreign exchange rates and the current relative strength of the U.S. Dollar”
Globally dispersed operations and a partner-heavy go-to-market model heighten anti-corruption, data privacy, and sanctions compliance risks under FCPA and related laws.
“Our compliance risks are heightened due to the go-to-market approach for our business that relies heavily on a partner ecosystem, the fact that some of the countries we operate in have a higher incidence of corruption and fraudulent business practices, the fact that we sell to governments and state-owned business enterprises, and the fact that global enforcement of laws has significantly increased.”
Roughly 25% of sales flow through third-party resellers covering SMB markets.
“The rest of our sales of products and services are through third-party resellers.”
IRS guidance requiring consent for previously automatic accounting method changes increased estimated taxable income in 2024 and drove $10.9M of FY2025 tax expense via accrued interest.
“The IRS procedural guidance change significantly increased our estimated taxable income in 2024, with a lesser impact to taxable income in 2025.”
PTC sold part of its PLM services business to ITC Infotech and receives services in lieu of cash, including $13.1M of FY2025 contingent consideration paid in service credits.
“This consideration will be received in credits for future services to be provided by ITC Infotech rather than in cash.”
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