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CAD / PLM / Simulation

Leader: Siemens — 8.7% S1 · 23.8% CR3

S1
8.7%
leader
CR3
23.8%
top 3 combined
HHI
190
Unconcentrated
MARKET SIZE
$80.3B
Global

How this is calculated

FORMULA
S1 = Siemens software revenue / total software revenue = 8.7%
CR3 = Siemens + Dassault + Autodesk = 23.8%
HHI = Σ(share²) = 190 (Unconcentrated (HHI < 1,500))
DENOMINATOR
Software Revenue — $80.3B (Global)
Global CAD, PLM, and engineering simulation software revenue.
Size from: CIMdata PLM Market Analysis Report
TOP 3 PLAYERS
#1Siemens8.7%
#2Dassault8.3%
#3Autodesk6.8%
METHODOLOGY NOTE
Autodesk's share of global CAD/PLM/simulation software revenue per CIMdata. Validated against Autodesk 10-K, Dassault Systèmes URD, and Siemens Digital Industries segment. Stable oligopoly pattern. [Refreshed Aug 2026: LEADER CHANGE (correction): CIMdata full PLM market $80.3B with Siemens ~$7.0B > Dassault ~$6.7B > Autodesk ~$5.5B — baseline didn't match its cited source's denominator. Source: CIMdata 2025 PLM Market & Solution Provider Analysis (2024 data, June 2025)]
SOURCES
Year: 2025
Geo: Global
Firms: 8

Labor economics

REV / EMPLOYEE (leader)
$0.5M
industry avg $0.4M
SG&A % (leader)
43%
of revenue

Autodesk FY2025 SG&A 43.2% on $6.1B revenue

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Source Quality Hierarchy

Every market has a primary source plus 1–3 validation sources. Revenue numerators come from SEC 10-K filings; denominators validated against the Economic Census where available.

TIER 1Authoritative anchorsGovernment data + SEC filings
US Economic Census (data.census.gov) · SEC EDGAR / Company 10-Ks · BEA Industry Value-Added (FRED) · BLS QCEW · USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries · EIA Refinery Capacity Report · FDA device listings
TIER 2Leading commercial trackersIndustry-standard paid trackers
IDC Semiannual Software Tracker · Gartner Market Share & Magic Quadrant · IBISWorld NAICS reports · StatCounter Global Stats · eMarketer / Insider Intelligence · Synergy Research Group
TIER 3Category specialistsBest-in-class niche authorities
SIPRI (aerospace & defense) · IQVIA (pharma) · TrendForce (semiconductors) · CIMdata (CAD/PLM) · Nilson Report (payments) · Am Law 100 (legal) · ENR Top 500 (A&E) · AM Best (insurance) · SIA (staffing) · Ad Age (agencies) · Barron's / Cerulli (wealth) · Evaluate MedTech · Nielsen Gauge (streaming) · Gridwise (ride-hail) · Bloomberg Second Measure (delivery) · RC Top 100 (roofing) · SDM Top 100 (fire/safety) · Big 4 annual reports · ALM Intelligence (consulting)

Data vintage: Q2 2025 research compilation. Labels updated 2026-Q2. Tier 1 sources refreshed from FY2025 SEC filings where available. For full methodology see the Methodology page.