ADSK vs ROP vs PERF Stock Comparison

Autodesk, Roper Technologies and Perfect Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ADSK Autodesk, Inc.
$252.20 +16.1% 1M -18.6% 1Y
Market cap
$52.42B
P/E
31.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.79B
Div. yield
–
Creative Software Technology
3 wins
ROP Roper Technologies Inc
$438.14 +19.6% 1M -8.7% 1Y
Market cap
$44.36B
P/E
17.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.28B
Div. yield
–
ERP Software Technology
5 wins
PERF Perfect Corp.
$2.00 +4.2% 1M +1.0% 1Y
Market cap
$170.12M
P/E
35.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$71.07M
Div. yield
–
Creative Software Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Roper Technologies leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Roper Technologies 5, Autodesk 3, Perfect 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionADSKROPPERFLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $52.42B $44.36B $170.12M ADSK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 31.9x 17.7x 35.3x ROP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.6x 19.2x 28.6x ROP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +17.9% +10.9% +10.4% ADSK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 21.1% 30.2% 8.1% ROP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 26.5% 6.6% 0.8% ADSK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.4x 3.4x -67.9x PERF
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -18.6% -8.7% +1.0% PERF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -4.0%/yr -2.1%/yr — ROP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.7% 31.4% 47.8% ROP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 56/100 60/100 PERF

Percentile Scorecard

ADSKROPPERF

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

AxisADSKROPPERF
Valuation 28 #22 of 30 63 #38 of 101 79 #7 of 30
Growth 62 #11 of 27 52 #47 of 97 35 #18 of 27
Profitability 88 #4 of 26 83 #17 of 94 36 #17 of 26
Financial Health 48 #17 of 32 38 #68 of 109 90 #4 of 32
Shareholder Returns 44 #10 of 17 46 #35 of 64 –
Overall 54 56 60
  • ADSK ranked among 33 companies in Workplace Software
  • ROP ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • PERF ranked among 33 companies in Workplace Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodADSKROPPERFSPY
1 month +16.1%+19.6%+4.2% -1.0%
3 months +20.2%+19.3%+4.2% +2.9%
6 months +6.2%+24.0%+22.0% +6.4%
Year to date -14.8%-1.6%+10.5% +11.4%
1 year -18.6%-8.7%+1.0% +13.1%
3 years +23.0%-9.2%-27.3% +79.4%
3 years, per year +7.1%-3.2%-10.1% +21.5%
5 years -18.3%-10.1%— +67.7%
5 years, per year -4.0%-2.1%— +10.9%
10 years +254.3%+154.1%— +255.2%
10 years, per year +13.5%+9.8%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureADSKROPPERFSPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.7%31.4%47.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 42.7%33.8%47.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.45-0.070.22 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.47-0.280.02 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -50.8%-46.9%-88.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.6%-8.7%-4.3% -2.5%
52-week high $313.53$479.96$2.09 $779.14
52-week low $187.72$315.53$1.30 $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.

MultipleADSKROPPERF
P/E now vs peer median 32.3xmedian 32.3x 17.6xmedian 29.9x 35.3xmedian 32.3x
P/S now vs peer median 6.8xmedian 2.4x 5.2xmedian 2.8x 2.4xmedian 2.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.7xmedian 11.5x 16.7xmedian 17.4x 7.0xmedian 11.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 18.6xmedian 14.2x 16.5xmedian 16.9x 15.6xmedian 14.2x
P/B now vs peer median 15.6xmedian 2.7x 2.3xmedian 3.1x 1.1xmedian 2.7x
PEG now vs peer median 1.33median 0.77 -6.48median 0.86 1.33median 0.77

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 monthsADSKROPPERF
Revenue $7.79B $8.28B $71.07M
Gross profit $7.11B $5.76B $56.66M
Operating income $2.04B $2.32B $1.26M
Net income $1.64B $2.50B $8.43M
Free cash flow $2.84B $2.62B $10.88M
R&D $1.72B – $14.93M
EPS (diluted) $7.78 $24.89 $0.06
Cash & equivalents $4.10B $364.90M $125.62M
Total debt $10.43B $40.10B $7.81M
Shares (diluted) 211.00M 100.60M 101.85M
Enterprise value $40.46B $42.99B -$417.85M

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
MetricADSKROPPERF
P/E 32.3x 17.6x 35.3x
P/FCF 18.6x 16.5x 15.6x
P/Operating cash flow 18.2x 16.2x 16.2x
P/S 6.8x 5.2x 2.4x
P/B 15.6x 2.3x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 17.8x 4.6x 1.1x
EV/EBITDA 17.7x 16.7x 7.0x
EV/EBIT 25.2x 23.4x 12.6x
EV/Revenue 6.6x 6.6x 0.2x
EV/FCF 18.2x 20.7x 1.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.8x 20.3x 1.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.33 -6.48 1.33

Growth

14 metrics
MetricADSKROPPERF
Revenue growth (1Y) 17.9% 10.9% 10.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.3% 12.7% 13.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 18.8% 11.9% 14.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.7% 12.6% 12.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 46.9% 10.5% 157.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 26.3% 12.1% 26.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 57.4% 62.7% 37.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 23.4% -4.8% 26.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 60.4% 75.3% -1.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 24.2% -2.7% 26.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 50.4% 10.7% -32.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.0% 34.0% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 50.7% 12.3% -31.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.8% 35.4% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricADSKROPPERF
Gross margin 91.2% 69.5% 79.7%
EBITDA margin 37.3% 39.3% 3.2%
Operating margin 26.2% 28.0% 1.8%
Pretax margin 27.0% 35.9% 10.0%
Net margin 21.1% 30.2% 8.1%
FCF margin 36.4% 31.7% 15.3%
Operating cash flow margin 37.2% 32.2% 14.8%
Return on equity 49.9% 13.3% 5.4%
Return on assets 13.2% 7.2% 4.3%
Return on invested capital 26.5% 6.6% 0.8%
Return on capital employed 35.0% 7.4% 0.8%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.2x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 1.1x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 9.1% 2.3% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricADSKROPPERF
Debt / assets 22.9% 32.2% 4.0%
Debt / equity 0.9x 0.6x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.4x 3.4x -67.9x
Debt / FCF 1.0x 4.3x 0.7x
Liabilities / assets 73.9% 46.8% 19.4%
Equity / assets 26.1% 53.2% 80.6%
Interest coverage – 5.9x 66.4x
Current ratio 0.9x 0.6x 4.6x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.4x 4.6x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.1x 4.4x
Altman Z-score 4.19 2.72 1.28

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricADSKROPPERF
Dividend yield – 0.8% –
Net buyback yield 2.8% 6.2% –
Shareholder yield 2.8% 7.1% –
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.

ConsensusADSKROPPERF
Forward P/E 20.6xFY2026 19.2xFY2026 28.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $12.24FY2026 $22.80FY2026 $0.07FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +17.4%FY2026 +14.0%FY2026 +40.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +13.2% +12.3% +14.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.49BFY2026 $8.28BFY2026 $76.52MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +17.8%FY2026 +4.8%FY2026 +10.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.7% +16.1% +8.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersADSKROPPERF
Held by institutions 96.0% 100.0% –
Institutions holding 1,195 1,075 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.6% +6.7% –
Institutions buying 501 415 –
Institutions selling 535 522 –
Buyers to sellers 0.94 0.80 –

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.

ADSKROPPERF
ADSK 1.00 0.60 0.16
ROP 0.60 1.00 0.08
PERF 0.16 0.08 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ADSK, ROP and PERF?

Autodesk (ADSK) is the largest by market capitalisation: Autodesk (ADSK) $52.42B, Roper Technologies (ROP) $44.36B, Perfect (PERF) $170.12M.

Which stock is cheaper, ADSK, ROP and PERF?

Roper Technologies (ROP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Autodesk (ADSK) 31.9x, Roper Technologies (ROP) 17.7x, Perfect (PERF) 35.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Roper Technologies (ROP) is cheapest (Autodesk (ADSK) 20.6x, Roper Technologies (ROP) 19.2x, Perfect (PERF) 28.6x). 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%, Roper Technologies (ROP) +10.9%, Perfect (PERF) +10.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Roper Technologies (ROP) has the highest net margin (Autodesk (ADSK) 21.1%, Roper Technologies (ROP) 30.2%, Perfect (PERF) 8.1%). On return on invested capital, Autodesk (ADSK) leads (Autodesk (ADSK) 26.5%, Roper Technologies (ROP) 6.6%, Perfect (PERF) 0.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Perfect (PERF) returned the most: Autodesk (ADSK) -18.6%, Roper Technologies (ROP) -8.7%, Perfect (PERF) +1.0%. Over five years, Roper Technologies (ROP) compounded fastest (Autodesk (ADSK) -4.0%/yr, Roper Technologies (ROP) -2.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Roper Technologies (ROP) has been the steadiest (Autodesk (ADSK) 39.7%, Roper Technologies (ROP) 31.4%, Perfect (PERF) 47.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ADSK, ROP and PERF?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Roper Technologies (ROP) leads on 5. 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.