ADSK vs PTC vs TRMB Stock Comparison

Autodesk, Ptc and Trimble Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ADSK Autodesk, Inc.
$241.73 +19.0% 1M -18.6% 1Y
Market cap
$52.24B
P/E
31.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.79B
Div. yield
–
Creative Software Technology
3 wins
PTC Ptc Inc.
$194.80 +41.6% 1M -1.5% 1Y
Market cap
$22.33B
P/E
18.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.95B
Div. yield
–
Construction Software Technology
6 wins
TRMB Trimble Inc.
$65.34 +14.0% 1M -17.7% 1Y
Market cap
$15.26B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.78B
Div. yield
–
Construction Software Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Ptc leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Ptc 6, Autodesk 3, Trimble 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionADSKPTCTRMBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $52.24B $22.33B $15.26B ADSK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 31.8x 18.2x -145.7x PTC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.7x 25.6x 17.2x TRMB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +17.9% +19.5% +5.8% PTC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 21.1% 41.4% -2.8% PTC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 26.5% 18.0% 9.4% ADSK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.4x 0.9x 1.5x ADSK
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -18.6% -1.5% -17.7% PTC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -5.3%/yr +8.9%/yr -5.6%/yr PTC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.5% 46.5% 32.3% TRMB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 76/100 57/100 PTC

Percentile Scorecard

ADSKPTCTRMB

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

AxisADSKPTCTRMB
Valuation 32 #20 of 29 60 #36 of 89 65 #32 of 89
Growth 62 #11 of 27 84 #14 of 81 36 #52 of 81
Profitability 92 #3 of 26 96 #4 of 76 64 #28 of 76
Financial Health 43 #18 of 31 55 #42 of 93 54 #43 of 93
Shareholder Returns 36 #10 of 15 84 #9 of 50 67 #17 of 50
Overall 53 76 57
  • ADSK ranked among 32 companies in Workplace Software
  • PTC ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software
  • TRMB ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodADSKPTCTRMBSPY
1 month +19.0%+41.6%+14.0% +0.7%
3 months +2.9%+42.9%+14.5% +3.7%
6 months +2.0%+42.9%-2.9% +7.1%
Year to date -18.3%+11.8%-16.6% +12.8%
1 year -18.6%-1.5%-17.7% +11.9%
3 years +22.2%+39.7%+40.9% +85.2%
3 years, per year +6.9%+11.8%+12.1% +22.8%
5 years -23.9%+53.0%-25.2% +67.6%
5 years, per year -5.3%+8.9%-5.6% +10.9%
10 years +236.4%+315.4%+137.2% +262.0%
10 years, per year +12.9%+15.3%+9.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureADSKPTCTRMBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.5%46.5%32.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 42.3%40.4%35.8% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.430.531.08 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.47-0.03-0.55 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -50.8%-48.1%-54.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -22.1%-1.9%-21.8% -1.2%
52-week high $310.25$198.54$83.52 $779.14
52-week low $187.72$112.33$48.87 $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.

MultipleADSKPTCTRMB
P/E now vs peer median 30.9xmedian 33.1x 18.3xmedian 39.2x -145.4xmedian 39.2x
P/S now vs peer median 6.5xmedian 2.5x 7.3xmedian 2.4x 4.0xmedian 2.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.0xmedian 9.8x 18.6xmedian 17.3x 19.5xmedian 17.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.8xmedian 15.2x 23.1xmedian 20.3x 19.7xmedian 20.3x
P/B now vs peer median 14.9xmedian 3.1x 6.2xmedian 1.8x 3.0xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 1.28median 0.74 0.30median 1.52 4.48median 1.52

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 monthsADSKPTCTRMB
Revenue $7.79B $2.95B $3.78B
Gross profit $7.11B $2.50B $2.64B
Operating income $2.04B $1.12B $642.70M
Net income $1.64B $1.22B -$104.70M
Free cash flow $2.84B $935.48M $773.10M
R&D $1.72B $474.33M $655.50M
EPS (diluted) $7.78 $10.64 $-0.45
Cash & equivalents $4.10B $351.45M $214.40M
Total debt $10.43B $1.42B $1.46B
Shares (diluted) 211.00M 114.98M 233.00M
Enterprise value $40.27B $21.15B $14.32B

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
MetricADSKPTCTRMB
P/E 30.9x 18.3x -145.4x
P/FCF 17.8x 23.1x 19.7x
P/Operating cash flow 17.4x 22.6x 19.1x
P/S 6.5x 7.3x 4.0x
P/B 14.9x 6.2x 3.0x
P/Tangible book 17.1x 8.0x 3.6x
EV/EBITDA 17.0x 18.6x 19.5x
EV/EBIT 24.2x 20.3x 25.6x
EV/Revenue 6.3x 7.7x 4.4x
EV/FCF 17.4x 24.2x 21.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.0x 23.7x 20.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.28 0.30 4.48

Growth

14 metrics
MetricADSKPTCTRMB
Revenue growth (1Y) 17.9% 19.5% 5.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.3% 12.8% 1.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 18.8% 22.9% 9.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.7% 15.1% 6.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 46.9% 50.4% 24.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 26.3% 32.2% 12.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 57.4% 138.7% -136.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 23.4% 58.6% -32.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 60.4% 150.1% -137.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 24.2% 60.6% -32.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 50.4% 10.9% 156.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.0% 16.8% 13.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 50.7% 10.1% 169.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.8% 17.8% 15.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricADSKPTCTRMB
Gross margin 91.2% 84.5% 69.8%
EBITDA margin 37.3% 41.2% 22.3%
Operating margin 26.2% 37.8% 17.0%
Pretax margin 27.0% 51.8% -0.1%
Net margin 21.1% 41.4% -2.8%
FCF margin 36.4% 31.7% 20.4%
Operating cash flow margin 37.2% 32.3% 21.1%
Return on equity 49.9% 33.4% -1.9%
Return on assets 13.2% 18.8% -1.2%
Return on invested capital 26.5% 18.0% 9.4%
Return on capital employed 35.0% 21.5% 8.7%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.5x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 0.8x -7.6x
Stock comp / revenue 9.1% 8.1% 4.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricADSKPTCTRMB
Debt / assets 22.9% 21.9% 17.1%
Debt / equity 0.9x 0.4x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.4x 0.9x 1.5x
Debt / FCF 1.0x 1.5x 1.9x
Liabilities / assets 73.9% 46.7% 40.2%
Equity / assets 26.1% 53.3% 59.8%
Interest coverage – 17.1x 8.1x
Current ratio 0.9x 1.0x 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.9x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.3x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 4.06 5.91 3.79

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricADSKPTCTRMB
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 2.9% 6.4% 3.4%
Shareholder yield 2.9% 6.4% 3.4%
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.

ConsensusADSKPTCTRMB
Forward P/E 19.7xFY2026 25.6xFY2026 17.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $12.24FY2026 $7.62FY2026 $3.80FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +17.4%FY2026 -4.7%FY2026 +21.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +13.2% +11.9% +6.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.49BFY2026 $2.85BFY2026 $4.15BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +17.8%FY2026 +4.0%FY2026 +15.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.7% -1.4% +7.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersADSKPTCTRMB
Held by institutions 96.0% 97.3% 99.6%
Institutions holding 1,196 682 708
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.6% -1.5% +6.4%
Institutions buying 501 340 317
Institutions selling 536 281 303
Buyers to sellers 0.93 1.21 1.05

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.

ADSKPTCTRMB
ADSK 1.00 0.61 0.58
PTC 0.61 1.00 0.43
TRMB 0.58 0.43 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ADSK, PTC and TRMB?

Autodesk (ADSK) is the largest by market capitalisation: Autodesk (ADSK) $52.24B, Ptc (PTC) $22.33B, Trimble (TRMB) $15.26B.

Which stock is cheaper, ADSK, PTC and TRMB?

Ptc (PTC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Autodesk (ADSK) 31.8x, Ptc (PTC) 18.2x, Trimble (TRMB) -145.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Trimble (TRMB) is cheapest (Autodesk (ADSK) 19.7x, Ptc (PTC) 25.6x, Trimble (TRMB) 17.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Ptc (PTC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Autodesk (ADSK) +17.9%, Ptc (PTC) +19.5%, Trimble (TRMB) +5.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ptc (PTC) has the highest net margin (Autodesk (ADSK) 21.1%, Ptc (PTC) 41.4%, Trimble (TRMB) -2.8%). On return on invested capital, Autodesk (ADSK) leads (Autodesk (ADSK) 26.5%, Ptc (PTC) 18.0%, Trimble (TRMB) 9.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ptc (PTC) returned the most: Autodesk (ADSK) -18.6%, Ptc (PTC) -1.5%, Trimble (TRMB) -17.7%. Over five years, Ptc (PTC) compounded fastest (Autodesk (ADSK) -5.3%/yr, Ptc (PTC) +8.9%/yr, Trimble (TRMB) -5.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Trimble (TRMB) has been the steadiest (Autodesk (ADSK) 39.5%, Ptc (PTC) 46.5%, Trimble (TRMB) 32.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ADSK, PTC and TRMB?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Ptc (PTC) 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.