ADSK vs OTEX vs CMRC Stock Comparison

Autodesk, Open Text and Commerce.com Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ADSK Autodesk, Inc.
$242.38 +17.0% 1M -22.1% 1Y
Market cap
$50.66B
P/E
31.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.79B
Div. yield
–
Creative Software Technology
6 wins
OTEX Open Text Corp
$27.13 +22.1% 1M -31.6% 1Y
Market cap
$6.57B
P/E
10.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.25B
Div. yield
4.11%
Productivity Software Technology
4 wins
CMRC Commerce.com, Inc.
$3.47 +9.5% 1M -28.9% 1Y
Market cap
$287.52M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$346.90M
Div. yield
–
E-commerce Software Technology
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Autodesk leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Autodesk 6, Open Text 4, Commerce.com 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionADSKOTEXCMRCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $50.66B $6.57B $287.52M ADSK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 31.0x 10.5x -49.6x OTEX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.8x 6.5x 10.2x OTEX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +17.9% +1.5% +2.8% ADSK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 21.1% 12.3% -1.7% ADSK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 26.5% 8.1% 2.7% ADSK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.4x 2.8x -10.4x CMRC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 4.11% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -22.1% -31.6% -28.9% ADSK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -5.3%/yr -11.6%/yr -40.4%/yr ADSK
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.8% 38.7% 77.5% OTEX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 58/100 53/100 OTEX

Percentile Scorecard

ADSKOTEXCMRC

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisADSKOTEXCMRC
Valuation 32 #20 of 29 86 #5 of 29 67 #55 of 166
Growth 62 #11 of 27 42 #16 of 27 62 #59 of 152
Profitability 88 #4 of 26 68 #9 of 26 50 #76 of 152
Financial Health 47 #17 of 31 13 #27 of 31 68 #58 of 179
Shareholder Returns 44 #10 of 17 81 #4 of 17 17 #78 of 94
Overall 54 58 53
  • ADSK ranked among 32 companies in Workplace Software
  • OTEX ranked among 32 companies in Workplace Software
  • CMRC ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodADSKOTEXCMRCSPY
1 month +17.0%+22.1%+9.5% +0.9%
3 months -1.2%+4.8%+5.2% +5.9%
6 months +2.8%+21.3%+24.4% +8.5%
Year to date -18.1%-16.7%-15.8% +13.3%
1 year -22.1%-31.6%-28.9% +12.4%
3 years +24.2%-16.4%-61.1% +88.1%
3 years, per year +7.5%-5.8%-27.0% +23.5%
5 years -23.7%-46.1%-92.5% +68.2%
5 years, per year -5.3%-11.6%-40.4% +11.0%
10 years +237.3%-12.1%— +263.4%
10 years, per year +12.9%-1.3%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureADSKOTEXCMRCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.8%38.7%77.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 42.8%40.0%83.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.430.821.08 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.55-0.82-0.37 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -50.8%-61.7%-96.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -22.1%-31.6%-37.0% -0.9%
52-week high $311.08$39.69$5.51 $779.14
52-week low $187.72$20.01$2.06 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleADSKOTEXCMRC
P/E now vs peer median 31.0xmedian 31.0x 10.5xmedian 31.0x -49.6xmedian 16.8x
P/S now vs peer median 6.5xmedian 2.5x 1.3xmedian 2.5x 0.8xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.0xmedian 11.2x 6.6xmedian 11.2x 9.3xmedian 13.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.8xmedian 15.6x 8.1xmedian 15.6x 14.7xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 15.0xmedian 3.2x 1.6xmedian 3.2x 5.6xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 1.28median 0.74 0.16median 0.74 -0.79median 0.36

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsADSKOTEXCMRC
Revenue $7.79B $5.25B $346.90M
Gross profit $7.11B $3.87B $267.70M
Operating income $2.04B $1.08B $1.45M
Net income $1.64B $643.26M -$5.78M
Free cash flow $2.84B $807.52M $19.55M
R&D $1.72B $647.71M $71.21M
EPS (diluted) $7.78 $2.58 $-0.07
Cash & equivalents $4.10B $956.02M $57.17M
Total debt $10.43B $5.77B $4.05M
Shares (diluted) 211.00M 249.37M 82.79M
Enterprise value $38.69B $2.00B -$307.07M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricADSKOTEXCMRC
P/E 31.0x 10.5x -49.6x
P/FCF 17.8x 8.1x 14.7x
P/Operating cash flow 17.5x 6.5x 8.2x
P/S 6.5x 1.3x 0.8x
P/B 15.0x 1.6x 5.6x
P/Tangible book 17.1x 2.6x 6.6x
EV/EBITDA 17.0x 6.6x 9.3x
EV/EBIT 24.2x 10.5x 93.1x
EV/Revenue 6.4x 2.2x 0.4x
EV/FCF 17.4x 14.1x 6.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.1x 11.3x 3.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.28 0.16 -0.79

Growth

14 metrics
MetricADSKOTEXCMRC
Revenue growth (1Y) 17.9% 1.5% 2.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.3% 5.4% 5.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 18.8% 3.6% 1.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.7% 6.9% 6.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 46.9% 21.3% 105.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 26.3% 28.0% 26.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 57.4% 47.5% 68.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 23.4% 62.3% 61.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 60.4% 56.0% 69.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 24.2% 66.8% 63.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 50.4% 21.2% 9.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.0% 8.9% 37.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 50.7% 17.5% -29.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.8% 7.2% 32.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricADSKOTEXCMRC
Gross margin 91.2% 73.7% 77.2%
EBITDA margin 37.3% 32.6% 4.2%
Operating margin 26.2% 20.6% 0.4%
Pretax margin 27.0% 16.4% -1.3%
Net margin 21.1% 12.3% -1.7%
FCF margin 36.4% 15.4% 5.6%
Operating cash flow margin 37.2% 19.2% 10.1%
Return on equity 49.9% 16.1% -11.8%
Return on assets 13.2% 4.9% -1.8%
Return on invested capital 26.5% 8.1% 2.7%
Return on capital employed 35.0% 10.2% 0.7%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.4x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 1.6x -6.1x
Stock comp / revenue 9.1% 1.5% 5.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricADSKOTEXCMRC
Debt / assets 22.9% 44.0% 1.2%
Debt / equity 0.9x 1.4x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.4x 2.8x -10.4x
Debt / FCF 1.0x 7.1x 0.2x
Liabilities / assets 73.9% 69.4% 84.1%
Equity / assets 26.1% 30.6% 15.9%
Interest coverage – – 0.1x
Current ratio 0.9x 0.8x 2.0x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.7x 2.0x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.4x 1.4x
Altman Z-score 4.06 1.28 -0.60

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricADSKOTEXCMRC
Dividend yield – 4.1% –
Net buyback yield 2.9% 6.3% -0.4%
Shareholder yield 2.9% 10.4% -0.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusADSKOTEXCMRC
Forward P/E 19.8xFY2026 6.5xFY2027 10.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $12.24FY2026 $4.15FY2027 $0.34FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +17.4%FY2026 -4.8%FY2027 +30.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +13.2% 0.0% +76.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.49BFY2026 $5.05BFY2027 $356.73MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +17.8%FY2026 -2.5%FY2027 +4.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.7% +1.2% -11.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersADSKOTEXCMRC
Held by institutions 96.0% 81.5% 74.0%
Institutions holding 1,195 270 154
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.6% +6.5% +3.3%
Institutions buying 501 159 88
Institutions selling 535 82 40
Buyers to sellers 0.94 1.94 2.20

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

ADSKOTEXCMRC
ADSK 1.00 0.62 0.40
OTEX 0.62 1.00 0.39
CMRC 0.40 0.39 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ADSK, OTEX and CMRC?

Autodesk (ADSK) is the largest by market capitalisation: Autodesk (ADSK) $50.66B, Open Text (OTEX) $6.57B, Commerce.com (CMRC) $287.52M.

Which stock is cheaper, ADSK, OTEX and CMRC?

Open Text (OTEX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Autodesk (ADSK) 31.0x, Open Text (OTEX) 10.5x, Commerce.com (CMRC) -49.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Open Text (OTEX) is cheapest (Autodesk (ADSK) 19.8x, Open Text (OTEX) 6.5x, Commerce.com (CMRC) 10.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Autodesk (ADSK) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Autodesk (ADSK) +17.9%, Open Text (OTEX) +1.5%, Commerce.com (CMRC) +2.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Autodesk (ADSK) has the highest net margin (Autodesk (ADSK) 21.1%, Open Text (OTEX) 12.3%, Commerce.com (CMRC) -1.7%). On return on invested capital, Autodesk (ADSK) leads (Autodesk (ADSK) 26.5%, Open Text (OTEX) 8.1%, Commerce.com (CMRC) 2.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Autodesk (ADSK) returned the most: Autodesk (ADSK) -22.1%, Open Text (OTEX) -31.6%, Commerce.com (CMRC) -28.9%. Over five years, Autodesk (ADSK) compounded fastest (Autodesk (ADSK) -5.3%/yr, Open Text (OTEX) -11.6%/yr, Commerce.com (CMRC) -40.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Autodesk (ADSK) 0.00%, Open Text (OTEX) 4.11%. Autodesk (ADSK) and Commerce.com (CMRC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Open Text (OTEX) has been the steadiest (Autodesk (ADSK) 39.8%, Open Text (OTEX) 38.7%, Commerce.com (CMRC) 77.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ADSK, OTEX and CMRC?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Autodesk (ADSK) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.