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Bentley Systems, Incorporated
(NASDAQ:BSY) 

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Bentley Systems, Incorporated, together with its subsidiaries, provides infrastructure engineering software solutions in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia-Pacific. The company offers open modeling and open simulation applications for infrastructure design integration, which...

Founded: 1984
CEO: Greg Bentley  
Sector: Technology
Industry: Software-Application

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    Unit: USD2026-03-31 2025-12-31 2025-09-30 2025-06-30 2025-03-31 2024-12-31 2024-09-30 2024-06-30 2024-03-31 2023-12-31 2023-09-30 2023-06-30 2023-03-31 2022-12-31 2022-09-30 2022-06-30 2022-03-31 2021-12-31 2021-09-30 2021-06-30 2021-03-31 2020-12-31 2020-09-30 
                           
      revenues:
                           
      subscriptions
    392,484,000 356,633,000 344,293,000 333,452,000 342,318,000 315,590,000 303,239,000 297,444,000 307,089,000 272,468,000 270,751,000 259,243,000 277,845,000 251,489,000 235,307,000 232,191,000 241,233,000 227,003,000 212,227,000 185,452,000 188,125,000 178,262,000 173,174,000 
      perpetual licenses
    9,057,000 14,282,000 10,913,000 10,193,000 10,792,000 14,312,000 11,274,000 10,863,000 9,512,000 12,886,000 11,887,000 11,718,000 9,547,000 12,164,000 9,460,000 11,548,000 10,205,000 19,707,000 11,866,000 11,391,000 10,116,000 21,362,000 12,827,000 
      subscriptions and licenses
    401,541,000 370,915,000 355,206,000 343,645,000 353,110,000 329,902,000 314,513,000 308,307,000 316,601,000 285,354,000 282,638,000 270,961,000 287,392,000 263,653,000 244,767,000 243,739,000 251,438,000 246,710,000 224,093,000 196,843,000 198,241,000 199,624,000 186,001,000 
      services
    22,640,000 20,667,000 20,343,000 20,461,000 17,432,000 19,920,000 20,660,000 22,030,000 21,162,000 25,287,000 23,974,000 25,788,000 27,019,000 23,295,000 23,565,000 24,546,000 24,079,000 24,920,000 24,387,000 26,088,000 23,764,000 19,943,000 16,996,000 
      total revenues
    424,181,000 391,582,000 375,549,000 364,106,000 370,542,000 349,822,000 335,173,000 330,337,000 337,763,000 310,641,000 306,612,000 296,749,000 314,411,000 286,948,000 268,332,000 268,285,000 275,517,000 271,630,000 248,480,000 222,931,000 222,005,000 219,567,000 202,997,000 
      yoy
    14.48% 11.94% 12.05% 10.22% 9.70% 12.61% 9.32% 11.32% 7.43% 8.26% 14.27% 10.61% 14.12% 5.64% 7.99% 20.34% 24.10% 23.71% 22.41%     
      qoq
    8.32% 4.27% 3.14% -1.74% 5.92% 4.37% 1.46% -2.20% 8.73% 1.31% 3.32% -5.62% 9.57% 6.94% 0.02% -2.62% 1.43% 9.32% 11.46% 0.42% 1.11% 8.16%  
      cost of revenues:
                           
      cost of subscriptions and licenses
    53,098,000 53,325,000 53,824,000 47,758,000 46,498,000 46,470,000 44,220,000 42,432,000 40,218,000 45,231,000 42,088,000 41,156,000 40,931,000 39,674,000 37,371,000 36,806,000 33,727,000 34,439,000 31,056,000 29,881,000 28,945,000 29,337,000 23,338,000 
      cost of services
    20,676,000 17,575,000 18,371,000 21,018,000 19,161,000 21,442,000 20,612,000 20,761,000 21,612,000 22,566,000 22,588,000 25,270,000 26,253,000 22,677,000 21,812,000 22,888,000 22,058,000 25,128,000 23,176,000 23,570,000 20,344,000 21,226,000 19,290,000 
      total cost of revenues
    73,774,000 70,900,000 72,195,000 68,776,000 65,659,000 67,912,000 64,832,000 63,193,000 61,830,000 67,797,000 64,676,000 66,426,000 67,184,000 62,351,000 59,183,000 59,694,000 55,785,000 59,567,000 54,232,000 53,451,000 49,289,000 50,563,000 42,628,000 
      gross profit
    350,407,000 320,682,000 303,354,000 295,330,000 304,883,000 281,910,000 270,341,000 267,144,000 275,933,000 242,844,000 241,936,000 230,323,000 247,227,000 224,597,000 209,149,000 208,591,000 219,732,000 212,063,000 194,248,000 169,480,000 172,716,000 169,004,000 160,369,000 
      yoy
    14.93% 13.75% 12.21% 10.55% 10.49% 16.09% 11.74% 15.99% 11.61% 8.12% 15.68% 10.42% 12.51% 5.91% 7.67% 23.08% 27.22% 25.48% 21.13%     
      qoq
    9.27% 5.71% 2.72% -3.13% 8.15% 4.28% 1.20% -3.19% 13.63% 0.38% 5.04% -6.84% 10.08% 7.39% 0.27% -5.07% 3.62% 9.17% 14.61% -1.87% 2.20% 5.38%  
      gross margin %
    82.61% 81.89% 80.78% 81.11% 82.28% 80.59% 80.66% 80.87% 81.69% 78.18% 78.91% 77.62% 78.63% 78.27% 77.94% 77.75% 79.75% 78.07% 78.17% 76.02% 77.80% 76.97% 79.00% 
      operating expense:
                           
      research and development
    83,005,000 80,990,000 78,751,000 75,385,000 72,450,000 77,099,000 70,068,000 65,709,000 68,371,000 71,237,000 65,465,000 70,117,000 67,800,000 67,890,000 63,827,000 64,866,000 61,273,000 63,002,000 57,334,000 52,776,000 47,803,000 45,945,000 50,217,000 
      selling and marketing
    75,272,000 84,504,000 72,107,000 69,873,000 63,059,000 78,722,000 64,940,000 57,129,000 54,386,000 64,074,000 53,757,000 54,364,000 52,141,000 53,946,000 46,114,000 49,617,000 45,945,000 47,394,000 44,392,000 38,014,000 32,440,000 36,240,000 41,824,000 
      general and administrative
    58,509,000 66,429,000 53,818,000 49,857,000 47,228,000 57,679,000 51,359,000 54,854,000 46,482,000 51,995,000 42,678,000 39,258,000 46,807,000 45,666,000 37,794,000 40,033,000 51,154,000 39,883,000 35,329,000 41,878,000 33,388,000 28,176,000 33,006,000 
      deferred compensation plan
    -1,074,000 2,038,000 6,033,000 7,584,000 -1,246,000 -1,283,000 6,983,000 883,000 5,799,000 8,817,000 -3,160,000 3,777,000 4,146,000 6,091,000 -4,576,000 -12,159,000 -5,138,000 5,719,000 88,965,000     
      amortization of purchased intangibles
    8,435,000 8,211,000 8,148,000 8,201,000 8,208,000 8,281,000 8,361,000 8,392,000 8,964,000 8,948,000 9,517,000 9,502,000 10,548,000 10,245,000 10,446,000 10,517,000 9,906,000 8,898,000 8,676,000 4,589,000 3,438,000 4,368,000 3,869,000 
      total operating expenses
    224,147,000 242,172,000 218,857,000 210,900,000 189,699,000 220,498,000 201,711,000 186,967,000 184,002,000 205,071,000 168,257,000 177,018,000 181,442,000 183,838,000 153,605,000 152,874,000 163,140,000 164,896,000 234,696,000 137,257,000 117,069,000 114,729,000 155,046,000 
      income from operations
    126,260,000 78,510,000 84,497,000 84,430,000 115,184,000 61,412,000 68,630,000 80,177,000 91,931,000 37,773,000 73,679,000 53,305,000 65,785,000 40,759,000 55,544,000 55,717,000 56,592,000 47,167,000 -40,448,000 32,223,000 55,647,000 54,275,000 5,323,000 
      yoy
    9.62% 27.84% 23.12% 5.30% 25.29% 62.58% -6.85% 50.41% 39.74% -7.33% 32.65% -4.33% 16.24% -13.59% -237.32% 72.91% 1.70% -13.10% -859.87%     
      qoq
    60.82% -7.09% 0.08% -26.70% 87.56% -10.52% -14.40% -12.79% 143.38% -48.73% 38.22% -18.97% 61.40% -26.62% -0.31% -1.55% 19.98% -216.61% -225.53% -42.09% 2.53% 919.63%  
      operating margin %
    29.77% 20.05% 22.50% 23.19% 31.09% 17.56% 20.48% 24.27% 27.22% 12.16% 24.03% 17.96% 20.92% 14.20% 20.70% 20.77% 20.54% 17.36% -16.28% 14.45% 25.07% 24.72% 2.62% 
      interest expense
    -8,200,000 -2,381,000 -2,727,000 -3,519,000 -3,808,000 -5,755,000 -4,669,000 -5,100,000 -6,520,000 -9,170,000 -10,047,000 -9,484,000 -11,092,000 -11,589,000 -8,382,000 -7,622,000 -7,042,000 -3,883,000 -3,836,000 -2,453,000 -2,319,000 -3,026,000 -1,934,000 
      other income
    497,000 -243,000 1,937,000 -1,596,000 449,000 8,619,000 -5,087,000 2,280,000 7,137,000 -14,429,000 5,953,000 965,000 289,000 9,980,000 180,000 3,497,000 10,641,000 1,483,000 -957,000 -3,777,000 14,482,000 18,190,000 13,741,000 
      income before income taxes
    118,557,000 75,886,000 83,707,000 79,315,000 111,825,000 64,276,000 58,874,000 77,357,000 92,548,000 14,174,000 69,585,000 44,786,000 54,982,000 39,150,000 47,342,000 51,592,000 60,191,000 44,767,000 -45,241,000 25,993,000 67,810,000 69,439,000 17,130,000 
      provision for income taxes
    -23,155,000 -13,905,000 -26,256,000 -8,876,000 -20,488,000 -11,024,750 -16,522,000  -22,247,000 -5,526,750 -16,514,000  -9,492,000    -3,231,000    -10,358,000 -5,536,250 -10,705,000 
      equity in net (losses) income of investees, net of tax
    -53,000 -25,000 -162,000   3,500 -14,000                 
      net income
    95,349,000 58,667,000 57,289,000 70,500,000 91,338,000 49,739,000 42,338,000 72,046,000 70,310,000 179,585,000 53,027,000 48,685,000 45,490,000 25,722,000 36,997,000 55,673,000 56,388,000 41,404,000 -50,128,000 44,910,000 57,006,000 51,932,000 5,844,000 
      yoy
    4.39% 17.95% 35.31% -2.15% 29.91% -72.30% -20.16% 47.98% 54.56% 598.18% 43.33% -12.55% -19.33% -37.88% -173.81% 23.97% -1.08% -20.27% -957.77%     
      qoq
    62.53% 2.41% -18.74% -22.81% 83.63% 17.48% -41.23% 2.47% -60.85% 238.67% 8.92% 7.02% 76.85% -30.48% -33.55% -1.27% 36.19% -182.60% -211.62% -21.22% 9.77% 788.64%  
      net income margin %
    22.48% 14.98% 15.25% 19.36% 24.65% 14.22% 12.63% 21.81% 20.82% 57.81% 17.29% 16.41% 14.47% 8.96% 13.79% 20.75% 20.47% 15.24% -20.17% 20.15% 25.68% 23.65% 2.88% 
      less: net income attributable to noncontrolling interest
    -37,000 29,000 -84,000 18,000 -30,000                   
      net income attributable to bentley systems
    95,386,000 58,638,000 57,373,000 70,482,000 91,368,000                   
      net income per share
         0.148 0.13 0.23 0.22 0.58 0.17 0.16 0.15 0.09 0.12 0.18 0.18 0.13 -0.16 0.15 0.19 0.18 0.02 
      basic
    0.31 0.18 0.18 0.22 0.29                   
      diluted
    0.3 0.18 0.18 0.22 0.28                   
      weighted-average shares:
                           
      basic
    312,593,358 314,690,707 314,626,191 314,622,491 315,130,071 314,886,615                  
      diluted
    321,836,470 333,089,213 333,277,478 332,824,020 333,441,006 333,774,167                  
      operating expenses:
                           
      equity in net income of investees, net of tax
       61,000 1,000   19,000 9,000               
      per share information:
                           
      net income per share
         0.148 0.13 0.23 0.22 0.58 0.17 0.16 0.15 0.09 0.12 0.18 0.18 0.13 -0.16 0.15 0.19 0.18 0.02 
      weighted-average shares, basic
          315,207,216 314,980,580 314,295,102 312,358,823 313,069,132 311,914,602 310,758,802 309,226,677 310,116,104 308,244,778 307,969,672 305,711,345 308,195,379 304,066,038 302,583,452   
      weighted-average shares, diluted
          333,789,636 333,780,984 333,623,518 332,503,633 332,825,186 332,352,725 331,251,884 331,765,158 325,170,383 332,275,216 331,330,256 314,610,814 308,195,379 324,478,086 321,736,649   
      benefit for income taxes
           -5,330,000    3,899,000  -13,062,000 -9,664,000 4,674,000  -2,717,000 -4,223,000 20,746,000    
      loss from investments accounted for using the equity method, net of tax
             -11,000 -44,000             
      loss from investment accounted for using the equity method, net of tax
                 -461,500 -681,000 -593,000 -572,000 -646,000 -664,000 -1,829,000 -446,000 -1,027,000 -581,000 
      less: net income attributable to participating securities
                 -11,000 -11,000 -11,000 -9,000 -3,000 -3,000 -3,000  -230,000 -4,000 
      net income attributable to class a and class b common stockholders
                 25,711,000 36,986,000 55,662,000 56,379,000 41,401,000 -50,131,000 44,907,000 57,006,000 51,702,000 5,840,000 
      expenses associated with initial public offering
                          26,130,000 
      weighted-average shares outstanding, basic
                         289,863,272 289,318,391 
      weighted-average shares outstanding, diluted
                         299,371,129 299,634,961 
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      Unit: USD2026-03-31 2025-12-31 2025-09-30 2025-06-30 2025-03-31 2024-12-31 2024-09-30 2024-06-30 2024-03-31 2023-12-31 2023-09-30 2023-06-30 2023-03-31 2022-12-31 2022-09-30 2022-06-30 2022-03-31 2021-12-31 2021-09-30 2021-06-30 2021-03-31 2020-12-31 2020-09-30 
                             
        assets
                             
        current assets:
                             
        cash and cash equivalents
      105,159,000 123,278,000 165,411,000 89,646,000 83,637,000 64,009,000 72,175,000 51,278,000 141,601,000 68,412,000 66,963,000 82,716,000 93,567,000 71,684,000 72,856,000 93,411,000 129,617,000 329,337,000 155,755,000 131,154,000 569,536,000 122,006,000 137,598,000 
        accounts receivable
      344,098,000 350,299,000 293,942,000 300,173,000 312,296,000 322,862,000 271,689,000 282,918,000 284,200,000 302,501,000 243,488,000 252,863,000 285,192,000 296,376,000 214,459,000 218,775,000 233,032,000 241,807,000 194,682,000 221,764,000 189,530,000 195,782,000 172,600,000 
        allowance for credit losses
      -8,081,000                       
        prepaid income taxes
      16,770,000 19,805,000 17,337,000 8,789,000 8,802,000 13,066,000 15,846,000 18,487,000 10,891,000 12,812,000 25,972,000 20,491,000 21,169,000 18,406,000 17,414,000 17,641,000 26,254,000 16,880,000 20,958,000 32,108,000 3,994,000 3,535,000 7,307,000 
        prepaid and other current assets
      60,283,000 53,260,000 57,916,000 50,018,000 50,056,000 50,531,000 52,955,000 43,101,000 46,716,000 44,797,000 46,128,000 44,043,000 39,849,000 38,732,000 32,224,000 34,717,000 32,644,000 34,348,000 35,062,000 26,864,000 25,118,000 24,694,000 27,897,000 
        total current assets
      518,229,000 539,033,000 526,830,000 439,522,000 446,055,000 442,073,000 403,819,000 386,685,000 473,685,000 419,557,000 374,239,000 391,457,000 431,741,000 415,895,000 326,151,000 355,491,000 414,061,000 615,831,000 400,102,000 405,494,000 781,808,000 340,258,000 338,910,000 
        property and equipment
      36,791,000 36,031,000 35,176,000 34,377,000 33,302,000 33,798,000 34,533,000 36,756,000 38,563,000 40,100,000 38,309,000 35,520,000 33,038,000 32,251,000 30,753,000 29,603,000 32,043,000 31,823,000 31,103,000 31,439,000 27,767,000 28,414,000 29,332,000 
        operating lease right-of-use assets
      45,717,000 31,141,000 31,099,000 31,473,000 31,765,000 32,303,000 36,425,000 34,868,000 36,454,000 38,476,000 41,434,000 43,248,000 38,946,000 40,249,000 41,499,000 45,124,000 49,432,000 50,818,000 48,642,000 52,599,000 41,691,000 46,128,000 46,006,000 
        intangible assets
      180,719,000 193,018,000 181,022,000 192,751,000 202,811,000 213,959,000 225,788,000 225,539,000 236,402,000 248,787,000 259,979,000 271,639,000 283,969,000 292,271,000 301,173,000 316,258,000 329,029,000 245,834,000 251,467,000 262,234,000 53,697,000 45,627,000 46,560,000 
        goodwill
      2,474,746,000 2,482,154,000 2,410,308,000 2,416,815,000 2,380,494,000 2,367,179,000 2,390,392,000 2,265,174,000 2,261,190,000 2,269,336,000 2,251,312,000 2,252,832,000 2,247,797,000 2,237,184,000 2,193,053,000 2,215,909,000 2,217,578,000 1,588,477,000 1,592,399,000 1,593,670,000 622,756,000 581,174,000 542,239,000 
        investments
      27,878,000 27,920,000 27,690,000 25,844,000 25,871,000 25,764,000 24,724,000 24,258,000 23,641,000 23,480,000 30,332,000 26,997,000 32,010,000 22,270,000 21,690,000 10,666,000 8,680,000 6,438,000 5,429,000 6,870,000 5,245,000 5,691,000 5,218,000 
        deferred income taxes
      163,011,000 170,368,000 176,376,000 201,702,000 199,405,000 198,286,000 207,821,000 206,259,000 208,152,000 212,831,000 61,664,000 68,681,000 52,484,000 52,636,000 52,751,000 62,473,000 47,683,000 71,376,000 77,418,000 54,705,000 42,133,000 39,224,000 44,543,000 
        other assets
      76,624,000 75,502,000 75,947,000 80,800,000 83,231,000 86,445,000 72,985,000 77,641,000 75,681,000 67,283,000 77,574,000 73,553,000 68,037,000 72,249,000 74,367,000 64,085,000 59,797,000 48,646,000 47,523,000 47,104,000 51,771,000 39,519,000 37,689,000 
        total assets
      3,523,715,000 3,555,167,000 3,464,448,000 3,423,284,000 3,402,934,000 3,399,807,000 3,396,487,000 3,257,180,000 3,353,768,000 3,319,850,000 3,134,843,000 3,163,927,000 3,188,022,000 3,165,005,000 3,041,437,000 3,099,609,000 3,158,303,000 2,659,243,000 2,454,083,000 2,454,115,000 1,626,868,000 1,126,035,000 1,090,497,000 
        liabilities and equity
                             
        current liabilities:
                             
        accounts payable
      21,269,000 26,952,000 17,841,000 24,480,000 24,498,000 16,479,000 30,514,000 23,901,000 23,568,000 18,094,000 26,389,000 37,423,000 28,781,000 15,176,000 16,860,000 16,395,000 19,058,000 16,483,000 12,502,000 14,891,000 15,947,000 16,492,000 15,086,000 
        accruals and other current liabilities
      170,655,000 173,255,000 158,299,000 153,821,000 163,858,000 536,417,000 494,911,000 500,007,000 539,775,000 457,348,000 403,428,000 398,883,000 420,935,000 362,048,000 337,442,000 339,395,000 351,273,000 323,603,000 317,271,000 314,529,000 296,497,000 226,793,000 212,866,000 
        cloud services subscription deposits
      525,718,000 463,312,000 427,750,000 414,791,000 447,907,000                   
        deferred revenues
      265,981,000 278,244,000 234,824,000 246,646,000 244,075,000 245,729,000 225,291,000 236,624,000 242,037,000 253,785,000 211,815,000 231,473,000 234,775,000 226,955,000 186,358,000 201,598,000 215,448,000 224,610,000 189,683,000 215,678,000 186,396,000 202,294,000 173,578,000 
        operating lease liabilities
      13,312,000 13,669,000 11,797,000 11,908,000 11,744,000 11,656,000 12,079,000 11,429,000 11,178,000 11,645,000 11,430,000 12,533,000 14,147,000 14,672,000 15,078,000 16,595,000 16,963,000 17,482,000 18,003,000 18,694,000 15,894,000 16,610,000 15,629,000 
        income taxes payable
      9,931,000 4,778,000 9,944,000 6,718,000 13,905,000 4,053,000 19,434,000 13,817,000 11,275,000 9,491,000 18,879,000 21,383,000 14,862,000 4,507,000 8,405,000 12,431,000 5,048,000 6,696,000 11,974,000 5,761,000 11,721,000 3,366,000 5,100,000 
        current portion of long-term debt
              10,000,000 10,000,000 8,750,000 7,500,000 6,250,000 5,000,000 5,000,000 5,000,000 5,000,000 5,000,000      
        total current liabilities
      1,006,866,000 960,210,000 860,455,000 858,364,000 905,987,000 814,334,000 782,229,000 785,778,000 837,833,000 760,363,000 680,691,000 709,195,000 719,750,000 628,358,000 569,143,000 591,414,000 612,790,000 593,874,000 549,433,000 569,553,000 526,455,000 465,555,000 422,259,000 
        long-term debt
      1,115,269,000 1,248,912,000 1,247,378,000 1,245,843,000 1,244,308,000 1,388,088,000 1,418,870,000 1,334,618,000 1,425,445,000 1,518,403,000 1,580,752,000 1,629,483,000 1,668,781,000 1,775,696,000 1,776,610,000 1,825,505,000 1,871,527,000 1,430,992,000 1,302,845,000 1,269,842,000 672,599,000 246,000,000 589,583,000 
        deferred compensation plan liabilities
      105,209,000 106,831,000 104,857,000 98,895,000 94,962,000 96,684,000 97,932,000 91,172,000 93,402,000 88,181,000 79,537,000 82,641,000 80,674,000 77,014,000 71,013,000 75,525,000 89,282,000 94,890,000 89,174,000     
        long-term operating lease liabilities
      36,982,000 22,150,000 24,072,000 24,986,000 26,092,000 26,894,000 27,954,000 26,950,000 28,812,000 30,626,000 31,355,000 32,273,000 26,651,000 27,670,000 28,776,000 31,024,000 34,907,000 35,274,000 32,583,000 35,968,000 27,861,000 31,767,000 32,555,000 
        other liabilities
      10,406,000 4,794,000 5,082,000 6,086,000 5,420,000 3,819,000 4,242,000 3,383,000 2,735,000 5,378,000 4,311,000 5,192,000 7,313,000 7,355,000 7,734,000 9,009,000 13,104,000 14,269,000 17,352,000 21,334,000 16,660,000 15,362,000 15,229,000 
        total liabilities
      2,297,827,000 2,365,675,000 2,269,098,000 2,261,114,000 2,305,245,000 2,358,687,000 2,362,477,000 2,272,674,000 2,421,161,000 2,435,868,000 2,442,682,000 2,520,155,000 2,573,832,000 2,591,551,000 2,521,238,000 2,602,616,000 2,700,650,000 2,250,021,000 2,075,085,000 1,982,301,000 1,272,871,000 784,436,000 1,083,324,000 
        commitments and contingencies
                             
        equity:
                             
        preferred stock, 0.01 par value...
                             
        class a common stock, 0.01 par value...
      115,000 115,000 115,000 115,000 115,000 115,000 115,000 115,000 115,000 115,000 2,952,000 2,947,000 2,915,000 2,890,000 2,884,000 2,882,000 2,851,000 2,825,000 2,820,000 2,812,000 2,737,000 2,722,000 2,622,000 
        class b common stock, 0.01 par value...
      2,921,000 2,909,000 2,919,000 2,919,000 2,914,000 2,905,000 2,905,000 2,882,000 2,865,000 2,848,000              
        additional paid-in capital
      1,325,977,000 1,301,205,000 1,283,584,000 1,259,476,000 1,239,817,000 1,217,986,000 1,201,442,000 1,176,630,000 1,154,137,000 1,127,234,000 1,108,816,000 1,085,066,000 1,060,842,000 1,030,466,000 1,005,075,000 981,203,000 957,498,000 937,805,000 921,410,000 910,951,000 732,635,000 741,113,000 441,723,000 
        accumulated other comprehensive loss
      -80,727,000 -74,558,000 -77,445,000 -69,095,000 -97,583,000 -104,078,000 -82,959,000 -93,264,000 -92,619,000 -84,987,000 -95,128,000 -87,828,000 -89,374,000 -89,740,000 -101,929,000 -89,131,000 -75,324,000 -91,774,000 -81,880,000 -54,886,000 -35,394,000 -26,233,000 -29,211,000 
        accumulated deficit
      -22,439,000 -40,258,000 -13,870,000 -31,374,000 -47,681,000 -75,941,000 -88,197,000 -102,561,000 -132,595,000 -161,932,000 -325,183,000 -357,117,000 -360,897,000 -370,866,000 -385,831,000 -397,961,000 -427,372,000 -439,634,000 -463,352,000 -387,063,000 -345,981,000 -376,003,000 -407,961,000 
        total bentley systems stockholders’ equity
      1,225,847,000 1,189,413,000 1,195,303,000 1,162,041,000 1,097,582,000 1,040,987,000                  
        noncontrolling interest
      41,000 79,000 47,000 129,000 107,000 133,000                  
        total equity
      1,225,888,000 1,189,492,000 1,195,350,000 1,162,170,000 1,097,689,000 1,041,120,000                  
        total liabilities and equity
      3,523,715,000 3,555,167,000 3,464,448,000 3,423,284,000 3,402,934,000 3,399,807,000                  
        allowance for doubtful accounts
       -7,609,000 -7,776,000 -9,104,000 -8,736,000 -8,395,000 -8,846,000 -9,099,000 -9,723,000 -8,965,000 -8,312,000 -8,656,000 -8,036,000 -9,303,000 -10,802,000 -9,053,000 -7,486,000 -6,541,000 -6,355,000 -6,396,000 -6,370,000 -5,759,000 -6,492,000 
        liabilities and stockholders’ equity
                             
        stockholders’ equity:
                             
        non-controlling interest
            704,000 704,000 704,000 704,000 704,000 704,000 704,000 704,000          
        total stockholders’ equity
            1,034,010,000 984,506,000 932,607,000 883,982,000 692,161,000 643,772,000 614,190,000 573,454,000 520,199,000 496,993,000 457,653,000 409,222,000 378,998,000 471,814,000 353,997,000 341,599,000 7,173,000 
        total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
            3,396,487,000 3,257,180,000 3,353,768,000 3,319,850,000 3,134,843,000 3,163,927,000 3,188,022,000 3,165,005,000 3,041,437,000 3,099,609,000 3,158,303,000 2,659,243,000 2,454,083,000 2,454,115,000 1,626,868,000 1,126,035,000 1,090,497,000 
                             
      Cashflow Statements:
      Quarterly
      Annual
        Unit: USD2026-03-31 2025-12-31 2025-09-30 2025-06-30 2025-03-31 2024-12-31 2024-09-30 2024-06-30 2024-03-31 2023-12-31 2023-09-30 2023-06-30 2023-03-31 2022-12-31 2022-09-30 2022-06-30 2022-03-31 2021-12-31 2021-09-30 2021-06-30 2021-03-31 2020-12-31 
                              
          cash flows from operating activities:
                              
          net income
        95,349,000 58,667,000 57,289,000 70,500,000 91,338,000 49,739,000 42,338,000 72,046,000 70,310,000 179,585,000 53,027,000 48,685,000 45,490,000 25,722,000 36,997,000 55,673,000 56,388,000 41,404,000 -50,128,000 44,910,000 57,006,000 51,932,000 
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:
                              
          depreciation and amortization
        16,141,000   15,749,000 15,640,000  16,030,000 15,982,000 16,385,000  17,483,000 17,247,000 18,057,000 17,893,000 17,914,000 18,518,000 17,212,000 16,847,000 16,666,000 10,287,000 8,993,000 10,281,000 
          deferred income taxes
        8,207,000 994,000 25,985,000 -1,430,000 -1,216,000 5,515,000 -1,610,000 3,364,000 5,302,000 -184,246,000 14,303,000 -24,757,000 -4,178,000 8,544,000 3,136,000 -25,848,000 9,042,000 -1,957,000 -16,873,000 -1,881,000 966,000 8,393,000 
          stock-based compensation expense
        20,192,000 17,539,000 18,042,000 19,593,000 17,402,000 16,561,000 16,097,000 22,101,000 19,658,000 16,880,000 18,504,000 18,104,000 19,484,000 23,847,000 18,791,000 17,469,000 15,099,000 16,192,000 12,255,000 11,685,000 8,913,000 8,497,000 
          deferred compensation plan
        -1,074,000 2,038,000 6,033,000 7,584,000 -1,246,000 -1,283,000 6,983,000 883,000 5,799,000 8,817,000 -3,160,000 3,777,000 4,146,000 6,091,000 -4,576,000 -12,159,000 -5,138,000      
          amortization of deferred debt issuance costs
        1,135,000 1,893,000 1,894,000 1,894,000 1,894,000 1,784,000 1,804,000 1,927,000 1,823,000  1,823,000 1,823,000 1,823,000          
          change in fair value of derivative
        -76,000 945,000 1,582,000 3,339,000 4,372,000 -5,580,000 7,931,000 429,000 -2,790,000 9,140,000 -4,765,000 -3,826,000 4,489,000 2,235,000 -9,828,000 -7,406,000 -12,084,000 -572,000 -1,463,000 5,926,000 -13,661,000 -3,712,000 
          foreign currency remeasurement loss
        180,000 -530,000 -353,000   -659,000 -628,000 2,246,000 -1,744,000 -3,650,000 3,342,000 -1,162,000 1,018,000 -8,445,000 8,697,000 4,071,000 1,677,000  2,474,000 -1,788,000 -583,000 -15,435,000 
          other
        665,000 6,828,000 -1,747,000 418,000 175,000 9,527,000 -18,000 -2,814,000 1,099,000 18,583,000             
          changes in assets and liabilities, net of effect from acquisitions:
                              
          accounts receivable
        4,886,000 -59,397,000 4,243,000 22,224,000 14,346,000 -66,652,000 20,258,000 -178,000 14,508,000 -61,245,000 6,894,000 33,751,000 15,420,000 -73,488,000 -3,031,000 6,890,000 8,691,000 -61,824,000 30,970,000 -19,568,000 14,903,000 -34,273,000 
          prepaid and other assets
        -5,251,000 8,415,000 -5,408,000 4,594,000 2,942,000 3,946,000 -9,367,000 4,736,000 -5,321,000 5,358,000 -882,000 -12,501,000 12,137,000 6,274,000 4,454,000 -2,393,000 5,718,000 2,950,000 825,000 2,228,000 8,257,000 2,798,000 
          accounts payable, accruals, and other liabilities
        -11,056,000 18,544,000 -7,588,000 -21,040,000 -8,356,000 38,597,000 -5,266,000 -43,449,000 85,071,000 35,296,000 -8,532,000 -11,158,000 53,127,000 416,000 3,082,000 -1,108,000 26,791,000 18,311,000 -5,857,000    
          cloud services subscription deposits
        65,852,000 34,831,000 14,933,000 -47,063,000 74,489,000                  
          deferred revenues
        -9,994,000 43,375,000 -11,169,000 -6,662,000 -6,538,000 29,723,000 -16,624,000 -5,631,000 -9,257,000 37,621,000 -15,896,000 -3,734,000 1,942,000 29,017,000 -6,433,000 -7,777,000 -12,515,000 41,938,000 -31,842,000 17,133,000 -21,889,000 34,569,000 
          income taxes payable, net of prepaid income taxes
        8,252,000 -8,309,000 -6,096,000 -10,187,000 14,198,000 -15,797,000 8,177,000 -9,056,000 4,126,000 4,018,000 -8,251,000 6,406,000 7,679,000 -2,203,000 -2,435,000 15,772,000 -10,814,000 -2,689,000 13,987,000    
          net cash from operating activities
        193,408,000 141,588,000 116,376,000 61,085,000 219,415,000 81,632,000 86,105,000 62,586,000 204,969,000 87,053,000 72,824,000 80,596,000 176,223,000 36,126,000 69,468,000 66,999,000 101,731,000 80,607,000 58,395,000 16,224,000 132,798,000 82,315,000 
          capital expenditures
        -5,551,000 -5,419,000 -5,701,000 -4,091,000 -3,044,000 -5,547,000 -1,810,000 -3,090,000 -3,599,000 -6,096,000 -7,653,000 -6,969,000 -4,284,000 -5,564,000 -6,393,000 -2,413,000 -4,176,000 -6,387,000 -6,402,000 -2,095,000 -2,655,000 -2,691,000 
          free cash flows
        187,857,000 136,169,000 110,675,000 56,994,000 216,371,000 76,085,000 84,295,000 59,496,000 201,370,000 80,957,000 65,171,000 73,627,000 171,939,000 30,562,000 63,075,000 64,586,000 97,555,000 74,220,000 51,993,000 14,129,000 130,143,000 79,624,000 
          cash flows from investing activities:
                              
          purchases of property and equipment and investment in capitalized software
        -5,551,000 -5,419,000 -5,701,000 -4,091,000 -3,044,000 -5,547,000 -1,810,000 -3,090,000 -3,599,000 -6,096,000 -7,653,000 -6,969,000 -4,284,000 -5,564,000 -6,393,000 -2,413,000 -4,176,000 -6,387,000 -6,402,000 -2,095,000 -2,655,000 -2,691,000 
          net cash from investing activities
        -5,551,000 -98,535,000 -6,639,000 -4,091,000 -3,044,000 -7,587,000 -124,734,000 -7,097,000 -3,849,000 -9,259,000 -21,493,000 -8,991,000 -20,761,000 -29,682,000 -16,478,000 -23,392,000 -700,575,000 -8,756,000 -39,846,000 -947,371,000 -60,630,000 -28,525,000 
          cash flows from financing activities:
                              
          proceeds from credit facility
        820,537,000                      
          repayments of credit facility
        -277,126,000                      
          repayment of convertible senior notes
        -677,830,000                      
          payments of dividends
        -21,225,000 -21,207,000 -21,263,000 -21,295,000 -21,198,000 -18,130,000 -18,134,000 -17,980,000 -17,871,000 -14,764,000 -14,768,000 -14,702,000 -14,522,000 -8,665,000 -8,665,000 -8,635,000 -8,528,000 -8,320,000 -8,485,000 -8,372,000 -8,219,000 -9,794,000 
          proceeds from stock purchases under employee stock purchase plan
        5,500,000 6,222,000 5,312,000 5,668,000 5,560,000 5,431,000 4,557,000 5,724,000 4,611,000     
          payments for shares acquired including shares withheld for taxes
        -14,226,000 -3,805,000 -3,603,000 -15,343,000 -9,436,000 -1,305,000 -1,573,000 -1,527,000 -8,099,000 -1,410,000 -6,325,000 -30,254,000 -20,948,000 -1,348,000 -1,693,000 -5,403,000 -35,117,000 -9,233,000 -23,470,000 -69,073,000 -18,763,000 -11,499,000 
          repurchases of class b common stock under approved program
        -40,021,000 -60,028,000 -15,006,000 -20,009,000 -30,014,000 -18,590,000 -8,254,000 -22,509,000 -15,006,000              
          net cash from financing activities
        -204,441,000 -85,091,000 -33,698,000 -56,701,000 -200,808,000 -76,632,000 57,781,000 -144,564,000 -126,435,000 -79,055,000 -64,043,000 -81,735,000 -134,241,000 -11,658,000 -71,081,000 -74,158,000 399,931,000 112,933,000 3,139,000 494,373,000 372,137,000 -66,381,000 
          effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
        -1,535,000 -95,000 -274,000 5,716,000 4,065,000 -5,579,000 1,745,000 -1,248,000 -1,496,000 2,710,000 -3,041,000 -721,000 662,000 4,042,000 -2,464,000 -5,655,000 -807,000 -11,202,000 2,913,000 -1,608,000 3,225,000 -3,001,000 
          increase in cash and cash equivalents
        -18,119,000 -42,133,000 75,765,000 6,009,000 19,628,000  20,897,000 -90,323,000 73,189,000   -10,851,000 21,883,000 -1,172,000 -20,555,000 -36,206,000 -199,720,000 173,582,000 24,601,000 -438,382,000 447,530,000 -15,592,000 
          cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
        123,278,000  64,009,000                  
          cash and cash equivalents, end of period
        105,159,000  75,765,000 6,009,000 83,637,000  20,897,000 -90,323,000 141,601,000  -15,753,000 -10,851,000 93,567,000  -20,555,000 -36,206,000 129,617,000  24,601,000 -438,382,000 569,536,000  
          depreciation, amortization, and impairment
         15,755,000                     
          acquisitions, net of cash acquired
             -1,633,000 -123,774,000   -2,913,000 -12,811,000 -10,299,000 -23,468,000 -5,342,000 -18,229,000 -695,968,000      
          purchases of investments
         -43,000    -628,000 -250,000 -307,000 -250,000 -250,000 -3,152,000 -2,022,000 -6,178,000          
          proceeds from investments
                             
          proceeds from credit facilities
         30,817,000 22,661,000 113,840,000 122,249,000 284,362,000 181,557,000 11,886,000 39,838,000 145,588,000 154,179,000 171,248,000 117,139,000 79,916,000 95,395,000 94,069,000 563,912,000 63,227,000 100,850,000 565,233,000 16,000,000 118,500,000 
          payments of credit facilities
         -30,817,000 -22,661,000 -113,839,000 -257,565,000 -266,748,000 -63,856,000 -11,886,000 -131,866,000 -207,005,000 -201,979,000 -209,615,000 -223,124,000 -78,980,000 -144,607,000 -140,411,000 -123,696,000 -131,082,000 -69,382,000 -528,846,000 -262,000,000 -337,500,000 
          repayments of term loan
             -50,000,000 -35,000,000 -102,500,000 -2,500,000 -1,250,000 -1,250,000            
          repurchase of convertible senior notes
         -9,797,000                  
          payments of debt issuance costs
                         -692,000 -1,174,000 -3,777,000 
          payments of contingent and non-contingent consideration
         -310,000 -2,571,000 -451,000 -1,285,000 -179,000 -2,611,000 -249,000          
          proceeds from exercise of stock options
             4,007,000 1,125,000 890,000 5,498,000 4,202,000 1,483,000 994,000 3,093,000 2,768,000 566,000 715,000 2,573,000 1,751,000  
          cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year
             68,412,000 71,684,000 329,337,000 122,006,000 
          cash and cash equivalents, end of year
                              
          foreign currency remeasurement gain
            -25,000                  
          proceeds from sale of aircraft
                     2,380,000      
          settlement of convertible senior notes
                              
          decrease in cash and cash equivalents
                              
          amortization and write-off of deferred debt issuance costs
                     1,823,000 1,822,000 1,868,000 1,778,000 1,795,000 1,789,000 1,142,000 1,229,000  
          proceeds from convertible senior notes, net of discounts and commissions
                         560,627,000 672,750,000  
          purchase of capped call options
                         -50,000 -26,025,000 -25,530,000  
          proceeds from term loan
                             
          other non-cash items
                   7,941,000 -4,411,000 3,599,000         
          repurchase of class b common stock under approved program
                     -15,008,000        
          other financing activities
                   -49,000 -46,000          
          repayments from term loan
                    -1,250,000          
          other investing activities
                     -650,000 -4,743,000 -2,750,000 -2,811,000 -1,081,000 -2,300,000   -1,499,000 
          proceeds from term loans
                              
          repayments from term loans
                              
          payments of acquisition debt and other consideration
                     -1,464,000 -1,937,000 -2,338,000 -2,721,000 -1,630,000 -197,000 -519,000 -25,000 -1,391,000 
          proceeds from class b common stock follow-on offering, net of underwriters’ discounts and commissions
                              
          payments of class b common stock follow-on offering expenses
                              
          proceeds from common stock purchase agreement
                             
          bad debt allowance
                      1,408,000 2,836,000 955,000 737,000 175,000 -455,000 746,000  
          repayment of term loan
                      -1,250,000 -1,250,000 -1,250,000      
          payments of financing leases
                      -34,000 -41,000 -48,000 -50,000 -46,000 -51,000 -50,000 -48,000 
          change in fair value of contingent consideration
                       500,000     
          change on fair value of investments
                       -112,000      
          gain on sale of aircraft
                       -2,029,000      
          loss from investment accounted for using the equity method, net of tax
                       593,000 572,000  664,000 1,829,000 446,000 1,027,000 
          income from investment accounted for using the equity method, net of tax
                              
          deferred compensation plan liabilities
                         6,318,000     
          acquisitions, net of cash acquired of 37,837 and 2,064, respectively
                              
          deferred compensation plan activity
                           834,000 1,021,000 1,219,000 
          acquisitions, net of cash acquired of 36,847 and 2,064, respectively
                              
          accounts payable, accruals and other liabilities
                            54,977,000 16,170,000 
          income taxes payable
                            11,474,000 753,000 
          acquisitions, net of cash acquired of 1,326 and 1,986, respectively
                            -57,975,000  
          bad debt (recovery) allowance
                              
          capitalization of costs to translate software products into foreign languages
                             -223,000 
          acquisitions, net of cash acquired of 5,266, 2,523, and 7,774, respectively
                              
          supplemental information:
                              
          cash paid for income taxes
                             11,648,000 
          income tax refunds
                             2,233,000 
          interest paid
                             3,354,000 
          non-cash contingent acquisition consideration
                             478,000 
          non-cash deferred, non-contingent consideration
                              
          provision for accounts receivable allowance
                              
          acquisitions, net of cash acquired of 2,064 and 980, respectively
                              
          net proceeds from exercise of common stock options and restricted stock
                              
          non-cash deferred acquisition consideration