Autodesk has announced plans to reduce its global workforce by approximately 9%, affecting around 1,350 employees. According to the California-based design software firm, the layoffs are part of a restructuring strategy aimed at optimising its go-to-market (GTM) operations. The company said that the job cuts would align internal resources with evolving business needs and improve efficiency across its sales and marketing functions.
“Our GTM model has evolved significantly from the transition to subscription and multi-year contracts billed annually to self-service enablement, the adoption of direct billing, and more,” said Autodesk president and CEO Andrew Anagnost in a memo to employees. “These changes position us to better meet the evolving needs of our customers and channel partners. To fully benefit from these changes, we are beginning the transformation of our GTM organisation to increase customer satisfaction and Autodesk’s productivity.”
Anagnost stated that Autodesk’s investments in cloud, platform, and AI are ahead of competitors, enabling broader customer and developer engagement. To strengthen this position, the company is reallocating resources across its go-to-market, platform, industry, and corporate functions to accelerate strategic investments.
He added that macroeconomic, geopolitical, and regulatory shifts are transforming the business landscape, requiring Autodesk to optimise talent distribution and expertise globally. The company aims to begin discussions with affected employees this week, adhering to local laws and consultation requirements where applicable. Autodesk has also committed to providing severance and support to impacted staff.
The restructuring is expected to result in pre-tax charges of $135m to $150m, with the majority being cash expenditures.
Tech industry layoffs accelerate in 2025
Autodesk’s workforce reduction reflects a broader trend of layoffs across the technology sector in 2025, as companies adjust to macroeconomic pressures and shifts in business models.
In January, Meta announced a 5% workforce reduction, while Workday, a provider of human resources and financial management software, cut 8.5% of its staff earlier this month. Google has also made targeted job reductions within its human resources and cloud divisions, and HP stated in a regulatory filing that it would eliminate up to 2,000 positions, amounting to nearly 4% of its global workforce. Salesforce is also reportedly planning more than 1,000 job cuts amid an AI-fuelled hiring push.
Analysts have attributed these layoffs to corporate cost-cutting efforts, automation, and shifts towards AI-driven solutions, which are transforming operational structures across multiple industries.
The job cuts were announced by Autodesk as part of its financial results for the firm’s fiscal fourth quarter of 2025. During this period, the company’s revenue increased by 12% year-on-year to $1.64bn. Its subscription-based revenue model continued to gain traction, with subscriptions contributing 97% of total revenue, reflecting Autodesk’s ongoing transition from traditional software licensing to cloud-based services. For the full fiscal year 2025, Autodesk generated $6.13bn in revenue, an increase of 12% compared to the previous year. Net income for the year reached $1.1bn, up from $906m in fiscal 2024.
Autodesk’s subscription revenue increased 14% year-on-year to $5.72bn, while total subscriptions grew by 516,000, bringing the total number of active subscriptions to 7.79 million.
By product category, design software revenue rose 12% to $1.36bn, while manufacturing solutions generated $318m, a 9% increase. Autodesk’s media and entertainment division, which includes software used in film and gaming industries, reported $84m in revenue, reflecting a 7% annual increase
Looking ahead, Autodesk has projected fiscal 2026 revenue between $6.89bn and $6.97bn, alongside non-GAAP earnings per share (EPS) of $9.34 to $9.67.
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