Dassault Systemes

What Dassault Systemes does

Dassault Systèmes is a France-headquartered (Vélizy-Villacoublay) publicly traded enterprise software company founded in 1981, operating the 3DEXPERIENCE platform across 13 industry-specialized brands: CATIA (3D design), SIMULIA (multiphysics simulation), SOLIDWORKS (mechanical CAD), DELMIA (manufacturing execution), ENOVIA (PLM collaboration), BIOVIA (scientific R&D), GEOVIA (mining and resources), 3DEXCITE (marketing content), 3DVIA (consumer visualization), MEDIDATA (clinical trials), NETVIBES (intelligence), OUTSCALE (sovereign cloud), and Centric PLM (retail). Its core technology is science-based virtual twin experience software that enables customers to design, simulate, manufacture, and operate products and processes virtually before physical production, with claims that 90% of the world's cars are engineered or built with its solutions. FY25 revenue was €6.24 billion (+4% YoY) with over 80% from recurring subscription contracts, a 32% non-IFRS operating margin, ARR of €4.4 billion (+6%), and a customer base exceeding 290,000 across 140 countries.

Dassault Systèmes serves enterprise customers primarily through direct field sales across aerospace and defense, transportation and mobility, life sciences and healthcare, consumer packaged goods and retail, home and lifestyle, infrastructure/energy/materials, and cities/public services verticals. The company's GTM motion is enterprise-led with industry-specific solution bundles, supplemented by an online self-serve SMB offering (3DEXPERIENCE PLM Express), a global partner network, and the 3DEXPERIENCE Lab startup program. Revenue mechanics are dominated by annual subscription licensing on the cloud-based 3DEXPERIENCE platform, with professional services layered on through a Virtual Twin as a Service consulting approach.

The company has pursued a 38-acquisition strategy over its history to expand into adjacent verticals, including the €5.8 billion Medidata acquisition (2019) in clinical trials, Accelrys (2014) in scientific R&D, and the announced €220 million Contentserv deal (2026) through subsidiary Centric Software in retail PIM/PXM. Dassault Systèmes is part of the Dassault Group conglomerate and is led by CEO Pascal Daloz. Recent strategic moves include a strategic Industrial AI platform partnership with NVIDIA (June 2026), establishment of a China-focused venture fund (May 2026), and issuance of €1 billion in senior unsecured bonds; the stock dropped 20.8% following the February 2026 results amid growth-slowdown concerns.

Name

Dassault Systemes

Legal name

Dassault Systèmes SE

Website

https://3ds.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

1981

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

Dassault Systèmes is a France-headquartered enterprise software company that provides science-based 3DEXPERIENCE virtual twin platforms and 13 industry-specialized brands (CATIA, SIMULIA, SOLIDWORKS, BIOVIA, MEDIDATA, DELMIA, ENOVIA, Centric PLM, and others) to 290,000+ customers across aerospace, automotive, life sciences, manufacturing, and retail.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Enterprise Software (PLM, 3D Design, Simulation & Virtual Twin)

NAICS

Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing (3345), Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing (334516)

SIC

Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823)

akta.pro primary industry

Robot Software, Autonomy Stacks & Simulation (ROS, digital twins) (HDAAAIAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Simulation & Digital Twin Data for ML Training (HDAAALAI), XR/AR/VR/MR Development Frameworks & Toolchains (MPAFAFAF), Modeling, Simulation, Digital Twins & Mission Rehearsal Systems (IMABAOAL)

Keywords

• Product lifecycle management
• 3D design software
• Multiphysics simulation
• Virtual twin technology
• Manufacturing execution systems

Headquarters

HQ city

Vélizy-villacoublay

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Software Subscriptions: Over 80% of revenue is recurring from subscription contracts. The company generates software revenue through annual subscriptions and licenses for CATIA, SOLIDWORKS, SIMULIA, ENOVIA and other brands on the 3DEXPERIENCE platform. Cloud software grew 8% with 3DEXPERIENCE software revenue growing 7%.
2. 3DEXPERIENCE Platform Licenses: Platform comprises products from 13 brands creating applications for 3D modeling, simulation, social and collaborative work, and information intelligence. Revenue includes both cloud-based and on-premise deployments.
3. Professional Services: Virtual Twin as a Service approach providing simulation expertise and consulting services as part of customer engagement.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Dassault Systèmes provides the 3DEXPERIENCE platform, a cloud-based collaborative environment that delivers 3D modeling, multiphysics simulation, social and collaborative applications, and information intelligence. The offering is composed of 13 specialized brands (CATIA, SOLIDWORKS, SIMULIA, DELMIA, ENOVIA, BIOVIA, GEOVIA, MEDIDATA, 3DVIA, NETVIBES, OUTSCALE, 3DEXCITE, Centric PLM) that cover the entire product lifecycle from concept and design through simulation, manufacturing execution, supply chain, and post-market operations. Science-based virtual twin technology is the differentiator, enabling customers to design, simulate, test, and manufacture products virtually across aerospace, automotive, life sciences, manufacturing, infrastructure, and consumer goods industries.

Product overview

Dassault Systèmes operates as a platform-plus-modules architecture offering the cloud-based 3DEXPERIENCE platform as the foundation, supported by 13 industry-focused brands: CATIA (3D design), SIMULIA (multiphysics simulation), SOLIDWORKS (mechanical design), DELMIA (manufacturing/MES), ENOVIA (PLM collaboration), BIOVIA (scientific R&D), GEOVIA (mining/resources), 3DEXCITE (marketing), 3DVIA (consumer 3D), MEDIDATA (clinical trials), NETVIBES (intelligence), OUTSCALE (sovereign cloud), and Centric PLM (retail). The portfolio spans all production stages from design through delivery, augmented by specialized modules like 3D UNIVERSES (virtual twin framework), Virtual Twin of Chemistry, Virtual Twin of the Lab, and Virtual Twin of Therapeutics, plus 3DEXPERIENCE PLM Express for SMBs. All solutions leverage AI-powered capabilities including generative design, predictive analytics, knowledge retrieval, and autonomous agents to enable virtual twin experiences across manufacturing, life sciences, and infrastructure industries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• 3DEXPERIENCE: Cloud-based collaborative platform integrating 3D modeling, simulation, social collaboration, and information intelligence applications for sustainable product development and innovation.
• 3D UNIVERSES
• 3DEXPERIENCE Lab

Products and services

• 3DEXPERIENCE Platform Cloud-based collaborative platform unifying 3D modeling, simulation, social & collaborative work, and information intelligence applications. Serves as the foundation for all Dassault Systèmes brands and industry solutions, enabling digital continuity across the product lifecycle from concept to delivery.
• CATIA World-leading 3D product design and styling solution delivering unique ability to model any product in 3D within the context of real-world behavior. Covers design/styling, engineering, systems engineering, and buildings/infrastructure.
• SIMULIA Realistic simulation applications enabling users to reveal the physical world through multiphysics analysis including structural, computational fluid dynamics (CFD), electromagnetic, automation, and optimization simulation. Includes SIMULIA PowerFLOW used by Peugeot Sport for 3,000+ CFD simulations.
• SOLIDWORKS Easy-to-use 2D and 3D product development solutions trusted by engineers for creating, collaborating, and delivering innovative product experiences. Covers data management, design/engineering, manufacturing/production, and simulation.
• DELMIA Manufacturing execution system (MES) and supply chain planning & optimization. Empowers manufacturing, supply chain, and service providers to efficiently plan, manage, optimize, and execute operations including DELMIA Apriso for global production operations.
• ENOVIA Product lifecycle management and collaboration platform enabling teams across value networks to securely collaborate and innovate. Covers collaboration & intelligence, planning, value network, and virtual product development.
• BIOVIA Scientific solutions for discovering, designing, developing, and delivering innovative drugs, materials, and formulas. Covers biosciences, laboratory informatics, materials science & engineering, and scientific informatics including AI-powered formulation development.
• GEOVIA End-to-end digital solutions for modelling, design, and simulation focusing on natural resources, infrastructure, and urban planning. Covers mine planning & design, geology, geospatial modeling, and geospatial intelligence.
• MEDIDATA Clinical trial data management and evidence generation for pharmaceutical, biotech, medical device, and diagnostics companies. Accelerates value, minimizes risk, and optimizes outcomes across clinical operations.
• OUTSCALE Sovereign cloud and AI services offering virtual twins of organizations and trusted cloud environments. Pursuing SecNumCloud 3.2 certification, offers AI Factories, Kubernetes as a Service, and managed databases with NuoDB.
• Centric PLM Product lifecycle management for retail, brands, and manufacturers. Innovative, intuitive, retail-driven PLM solutions for product inspiration, development, and execution serving fashion, retail, footwear, luxury, outdoor, and consumer goods industries.
• 3DEXPERIENCE PLM Express Cost-effective cloud-based PLM bundles for SMBs enabling efficient design, simulation, and data management. Includes Design Engineering, Design Simulation Engineering, Governance & Lifecycle Management, and Manufacturing Engineering bundles with AI-powered capabilities; available for direct online purchase.
• 3DEXCITE Marketing transformation with automated content production pipelines and collaborative networks based on 3DEXPERIENCE platform. Covers commercial content creation, engagement, experience building, and governance.
• 3DVIA 3D space planning and visualization for consumers, craftsmen, sales experts, and retailers. HomeByMe for consumers and HomeByMe for Enterprises enabling engaging consumer experiences.
• NETVIBES AI-powered intelligence and collaboration platform elevating real-world data into actionable evidence. Covers collaboration & intelligence, customer experience, planning, and value network through virtual twin experiences.

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 20-40% reduction in carbon footprint through sustainable initiatives and minimized physical prototyping
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles7 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

AI capability12 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

19 partnerships are on record, tiered core, strategic and flagship.

• NVIDIAcoreTechnology or Integration · 23 June 2026Dassault Systèmes is adopting NVIDIA BioNeMo Agent Toolkit for life sciences AI agents. Part of a strategic partnership to build an Industrial AI platform powering Virtual Twins. Company is among 50+ leading companies integrating NVIDIA tools for applications ranging from virtual screening to genomic analysis and protein design.
• Siemens and Schneider ElectricstrategicStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 June 2026Leading European companies including Siemens, Schneider Electric, and Dassault Systèmes developing most advanced AI applications for manufacturing, such as AI agents capable of programming industrial equipment with minimal human intervention.
• Mistral AIstrategicTechnology or Integration · 18 June 2026Part of broader French AI ecosystem with Mistral AI deploying 44-megawatt data center with 18,000 NVIDIA GB200 systems. Multiple French companies including Sanofi, Orange Business, Stellantis, TotalEnergies, and L'Oréal deploying AI agents and platforms in production.
• Software RépubliquestrategicStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 June 2026Software République launched 'cleveR insights' concept to help local authorities address urban challenges including heat islands, infrastructure decisions, and climate risks. Dassault CEO Pascal Daloz and Renault CEO Francois Provost inaugurated the concept discussing how industrial AI and virtual twins power the initiative.
• Neura RoboticsstrategicTechnology or Integration · 15 June 2026Neura Robotics partnered with Dassault Systèmes along with Amazon Web Services and Bosch for factory and warehouse deployments of cognitive robots. German robotics startup raised $1.4B Series C funding with Dassault as ecosystem partner.
• IIT HyderabadstrategicStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 June 2026Tripartite MoU with CEEPL India and Dassault Systèmes at Bharat Innovates 2026 to establish CODENE, India's first Centre of Design Excellence in Nuclear Engineering. Center addresses India's engineering talent requirements in civil nuclear sector supporting government's target of 100 GW nuclear power by 2047.
• PariSanté CampuscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 June 2026Partnership with France's healthcare-focused AI and digital innovation hub to support health-tech startups in France and across Europe. Eligible startups gain priority access to 3DEXPERIENCE Lab and OUTSCALE for Entrepreneurs accelerator programs, including AI-powered virtual twins and sovereign cloud infrastructure. Collaboration aims to bring virtual twins and sovereign cloud capabilities to European health-tech startups.
• Centric SoftwareflagshipOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing Partner · 10 June 2026Dassault Systèmes endorsed Centric Software's PLM solution as the preferred standard for Consumer Packaged Goods & Retail. Centric, a Dassault Systèmes subsidiary headquartered in California, achieved 120% customer growth in CPG & Retail over past five years, adding approximately 100 customers globally. Positions Centric as strategic PLM platform for the 'connected consumer goods enterprise.'
• VertivstrategicTechnology or Integration · 3 June 2026Collaboration using 3DEXPERIENCE platform for AI factory digital twin development. Vertiv SmartRun infrastructure platform integrated with NVIDIA Omniverse DSX Blueprint using model-based systems engineering from Dassault Systèmes. Marks first phase of multi-phase AI factory digital twin roadmap.
• Long Island UniversitystrategicStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 May 2026Strategic partnership to establish a 3DEXPERIENCE Education Center of Excellence as part of Long Island University's AI2 Center initiative. Includes 40,000-sq-ft science building at Post Campus and 20,000-sq-ft 3D design labs at Brooklyn Campus.
• iHawk GlobalstrategicStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 May 2026Deployment of cloud-based 3DEXPERIENCE virtual twin technology for autonomous cargo operations at an active 50,000 sqm container yard in Singapore. System combines aerial drones with ground rovers for real-time inventory data in GPS-denied environments. First-of-its-kind deployment in ASEAN.
• DYPIU (D Y Patil International University)strategicStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 May 2026MoU signed to establish Digital Engineering and Digital Manufacturing Experience Centre on Pune campus. Centre features labs including NextGen Product Innovation, Intelligent Production System, and Virtual Twin and Simulation facilities. Three-year Training of Trainers programme for faculty included.
• Olectra GreentechstrategicStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 May 2026Strategic collaboration to adopt 3DEXPERIENCE platform for digital-integrated product development of electric vehicles in India. Platform enables virtual simulation and model-based development, reducing dependence on physical prototypes while accelerating innovation cycles for next-generation electric buses and trucks.
• ContentservstrategicOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing Partner · 7 May 2026Centric Software (Dassault subsidiary) signed agreement to acquire Contentserv, a provider of AI-powered product information management and product experience management solutions, for €220 million enterprise value. Contentserv serves 1,600+ customers in 90 countries with Product Experience Cloud platform.
• Groupe RocherstrategicStrategic or Co-development Partner · 6 May 2026Collaboration to strengthen Groupe Rocher's R&D processes using virtual twin technologies on 3DEXPERIENCE platform. Aiming to reduce number of formulation trials by 20% by combining generative AI, chemical modeling, simulation, and domain expertise in plant-based active ingredients.
• OMRONstrategicTechnology or Integration · 3 May 2026New partnership with OMRON for production system simulation and automation. Announcement made alongside Q1 2026 earnings reaffirmation of full-year revenue and EPS guidance.
• Karnataka (CoE SpaceTech Foundation)strategicStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2026Partnership with Karnataka Innovation and Technology Society (KITS) and SIA-India for India's first State-led Centre of Excellence for Space Technology in Bengaluru. Focus on advanced research, talent development, startup incubation, and cross-sector applications of space technologies.
• AMCAD EngineeringstrategicStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2024Acquisition completed in June 2024. AMCAD specializes in modeling and design solutions for microwave components founded in 2004 based in Limoges. Products integrated into SIMULIA brand to enhance multiscale, multiphysics modeling capabilities for wireless communication systems.
• DiotastrategicStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 September 2022Acquisition of Diota, developer of assembly assistance and quality control software for manufacturing and operations. Expands 3DEXPERIENCE platform with virtual twin experiences for process optimization in aerospace, defense, and transportation.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Broad incumbents

• SAP: SAP's PLM and product master data solutions overlap with ENOVIA in enterprise product lifecycle management, particularly for large manufacturers using S/4HANA.
• AVEVA (Schneider Electric): AVEVA competes with DELMIA in industrial plant design and process manufacturing, with overlapping capabilities in 3D plant visualization and asset lifecycle management.

Direct peers

• Autodesk: Autodesk's Fusion 360, AutoCAD, and Inventor compete with CATIA and SOLIDWORKS in mechanical design and AEC, with growing overlap in cloud-based PLM.
• PTC: PTC's Creo (CAD), Windchill (PLM), and ThingWorx (IoT/AR) compete directly with Dassault's design, lifecycle management, and connected product offerings in discrete manufacturing.
• Ansys (now part of Synopsys): Ansys is the closest pure-play peer to SIMULIA in multiphysics simulation (structural, CFD, electromagnetic). Pending Synopsys acquisition creates a stronger combined CAE competitor to Dassault.
• Siemens Digital Industries Software: Siemens' Xcelerator portfolio and NX CAD compete head-to-head with CATIA/SIMULIA in automotive and industrial machinery. Most direct competitor to Dassault's 3DEXPERIENCE platform in PLM and digital twin.
• Altair Engineering: Altair's simulation, HPC, and design optimization software competes with SIMULIA, particularly in CAE and digital twin workflows for automotive and aerospace.
• Hexagon: Hexagon's MSC Software (CAE), Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence, and design/capture tools compete with SIMULIA, DELMIA, and CATIA in manufacturing and simulation.

Emerging players

• Trimble: Trimble's Tekla (BIM/structural), SketchUp, and connected construction tools overlap with CATIA's buildings/infrastructure vertical and Dassault's push into cities and infrastructure.
• Bentley Systems: Bentley's iTwin Platform and infrastructure digital twins overlap with Dassault's infrastructure and cities vertical, particularly in civil engineering and smart-city deployments.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries16 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors

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M&A50 records

Investments14 records

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