ADSK vs SSYS vs PARA Stock Comparison

Autodesk, Stratasys and Banzai International Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ADSK Autodesk, Inc.
$242.10 +15.6% 1M -22.8% 1Y
Market cap
$50.60B
P/E
31.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.79B
Div. yield
–
Creative Software Technology
9 wins
SSYS Stratasys Ltd.
$7.16 -13.3% 1M -39.9% 1Y
Market cap
$616.55M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$547.27M
Div. yield
–
3D Printing Industrials

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Autodesk leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Autodesk 9, Banzai International 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionADSKSSYSPARALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $50.60B $616.55M $1.56M ADSK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 31.0x -12.7x -0.3x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.8x 71.6x — ADSK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +17.9% -3.1% +19.6% PARA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 21.1% -8.4% -228.7% ADSK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 26.5% — -113.0% ADSK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.4x — -0.3x ADSK
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% — 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -22.8% -39.9% -90.2% ADSK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -5.3%/yr -25.4%/yr -86.5%/yr ADSK
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.8% 47.8% 283.3% ADSK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 37/100 25/100 ADSK

Percentile Scorecard

ADSKSSYSPARA

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

AxisADSKSSYSPARA
Valuation 29 #21 of 29 36 #131 of 203 29 #72 of 101
Growth 62 #11 of 27 22 #147 of 188 37 #62 of 97
Profitability 88 #4 of 26 13 #160 of 183 10 #85 of 94
Financial Health 47 #17 of 31 80 #45 of 217 26 #80 of 108
Shareholder Returns 44 #10 of 17 – –
Overall 54 37 25
  • ADSK ranked among 32 companies in Workplace Software
  • SSYS ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • PARA ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodADSKSSYSPARASPY
1 month +15.6%-13.3%+525.7% -0.2%
3 months +2.0%-9.9%+129.3% +3.9%
6 months +3.1%-16.5%-44.8% +8.2%
Year to date -18.2%-17.5%-77.3% +12.9%
1 year -22.8%-39.9%-90.2% +12.3%
3 years +24.1%-30.1%-100.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year +7.5%-11.3%-96.6% +23.3%
5 years -23.7%-76.9%-100.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year -5.3%-25.4%-86.5% +10.9%
10 years +243.0%-63.2%— +261.1%
10 years, per year +13.1%-9.5%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureADSKSSYSPARASPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.8%47.8%283.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 42.6%46.9%159.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.432.221.63 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.57-0.83-0.32 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -50.8%-83.4%-100.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -22.8%-39.9%-90.2% -1.2%
52-week high $313.53$11.91$44.80 $779.14
52-week low $187.72$6.80$0.41 $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.

MultipleADSKSSYSPARA
P/E now vs peer median 31.0xmedian 31.0x -12.7xmedian 25.2x -0.3xmedian 28.3x
P/S now vs peer median 6.5xmedian 2.4x 1.1xmedian 1.9x 0.1xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.0xmedian 11.3x -12.2xmedian 14.0x -0.4xmedian 17.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.8xmedian 15.6x -26.5xmedian 21.7x -0.1xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 15.0xmedian 3.0x 0.8xmedian 2.3x 0.1xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.28median 0.74 -29.27median 1.32 -0.01median 0.85

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 monthsADSKSSYSPARA
Revenue $7.79B $547.27M $10.62M
Gross profit $7.11B $221.15M $8.63M
Operating income $2.04B -$83.46M -$18.88M
Net income $1.64B -$115.18M -$24.30M
Free cash flow $2.84B -$23.24M -$16.08M
R&D $1.72B $77.20M –
EPS (diluted) $7.78 $-0.56 $-14.94
Cash & equivalents $4.10B $92.53M $646.00K
Total debt $10.43B – $32.30M
Shares (diluted) 211.00M 82.30M 1.63M
Enterprise value $38.63B -$333.27M -$338.04K

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
MetricADSKSSYSPARA
P/E 31.0x -12.7x -0.3x
P/FCF 17.8x -26.5x -0.1x
P/Operating cash flow 17.5x -134.6x -0.1x
P/S 6.5x 1.1x 0.1x
P/B 15.0x 0.8x 0.1x
P/Tangible book 17.1x 0.8x 0.3x
EV/EBITDA 17.0x -12.2x -0.4x
EV/EBIT 24.2x -4.8x -0.3x
EV/Revenue 6.3x 0.7x 0.6x
EV/FCF 17.4x -17.4x -0.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.1x -88.2x -0.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.28 -29.27 -0.01

Growth

14 metrics
MetricADSKSSYSPARA
Revenue growth (1Y) 17.9% -3.1% 19.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.3% -4.6% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 18.8% -12.3% 23.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.7% -6.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 46.9% -30.0% -14.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 26.3% -9.0% -23.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 57.4% -17.1% 30.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 23.4% -37.3% 9.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 60.4% 59.7% 95.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 24.2% 0.4% 37.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 50.4% -172.1% -8.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.0% 61.1% -22.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 50.7% -116.2% -8.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.8% 36.4% -22.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricADSKSSYSPARA
Gross margin 91.2% 40.4% 81.2%
EBITDA margin 37.3% -6.1% -166.3%
Operating margin 26.2% -15.3% -177.7%
Pretax margin 27.0% -13.1% -227.9%
Net margin 21.1% -8.4% -228.7%
FCF margin 36.4% -4.2% -151.4%
Operating cash flow margin 37.2% -0.8% -151.4%
Return on equity 49.9% -14.0% -239.1%
Return on assets 13.2% -10.9% -77.4%
Return on invested capital 26.5% – -113.0%
Return on capital employed 35.0% -9.3% -141.2%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.5x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 0.0x 0.7x
Stock comp / revenue 9.1% 4.3% 38.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricADSKSSYSPARA
Debt / assets 22.9% – 17.6%
Debt / equity 0.9x – 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.4x – -0.3x
Debt / FCF 1.0x – -0.3x
Liabilities / assets 73.9% 22.0% 60.9%
Equity / assets 26.1% 78.0% 39.1%
Interest coverage – – -4.6x
Current ratio 0.9x 3.5x 0.1x
Quick ratio 0.7x 2.3x 0.1x
Cash ratio 0.6x 1.3x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 4.06 -0.97 -7.33

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricADSKSSYSPARA
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 2.9% – -403.2%
Shareholder yield 2.9% – -403.2%
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.

ConsensusADSKSSYSPARA
Forward P/E 19.8xFY2026 71.6xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $12.24FY2026 $0.10FY2026 $-8.12FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +17.4%FY2026 -33.3%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +13.2% +100.0% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.49BFY2026 $582.47MFY2026 $14.14MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +17.8%FY2026 +5.7%FY2026 +16.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.7% +6.8% +53.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersADSKSSYSPARA
Held by institutions 96.0% 50.8% 0.0%
Institutions holding 1,195 150 1
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.6% +7.3% –
Institutions buying 501 79 1
Institutions selling 535 29 0
Buyers to sellers 0.94 2.72 –

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.

ADSKSSYSPARA
ADSK 1.00 -0.04 -0.04
SSYS -0.04 1.00 0.08
PARA -0.04 0.08 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ADSK, SSYS and PARA?

Autodesk (ADSK) is the largest by market capitalisation: Autodesk (ADSK) $50.60B, Stratasys (SSYS) $616.55M, Banzai International (PARA) $1.56M.

Which company is growing faster?

Banzai International (PARA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Autodesk (ADSK) +17.9%, Stratasys (SSYS) -3.1%, Banzai International (PARA) +19.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Autodesk (ADSK) has the highest net margin (Autodesk (ADSK) 21.1%, Stratasys (SSYS) -8.4%, Banzai International (PARA) -228.7%). On return on invested capital, Autodesk (ADSK) leads (Autodesk (ADSK) 26.5%, Banzai International (PARA) -113.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Autodesk (ADSK) returned the most: Autodesk (ADSK) -22.8%, Stratasys (SSYS) -39.9%, Banzai International (PARA) -90.2%. Over five years, Autodesk (ADSK) compounded fastest (Autodesk (ADSK) -5.3%/yr, Stratasys (SSYS) -25.4%/yr, Banzai International (PARA) -86.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Autodesk (ADSK) has been the steadiest (Autodesk (ADSK) 39.8%, Stratasys (SSYS) 47.8%, Banzai International (PARA) 283.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ADSK, SSYS and PARA?

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 9. 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.