APPN vs BR vs DVLT Stock Comparison

Appian, Broadridge Financial Solutions and Datavault AI Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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APPN Appian Corp
$50.47 +42.9% 1M +69.1% 1Y
Market cap
$3.57B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$795.31M
Div. yield
–
Business Process Automation Technology
1 win
DVLT Datavault AI Inc.
$0.08 -46.7% 1M -97.0% 1Y
Market cap
$51.52M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$46.86M
Div. yield
–
Data Infrastructure Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Broadridge Financial Solutions leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Broadridge Financial Solutions 7, Datavault AI 2, Appian 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAPPNBRDVLTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.57B $20.79B $51.52M BR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -336.0x 18.5x -0.3x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 45.1x 17.3x — BR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +20.9% +8.5% +955.8% DVLT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -1.3% 15.0% -370.2% BR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.5% 16.7% — BR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.4x 1.8x 0.0x DVLT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +69.1% -19.0% -97.0% APPN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -12.7%/yr 0.0%/yr -92.7%/yr BR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 68.3% 30.3% 162.0% BR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 56/100 35/100 BR

Percentile Scorecard

APPNBRDVLT

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

AxisAPPNBRDVLT
Valuation 38 #63 of 101 66 #35 of 101 23 #96 of 124
Growth 91 #10 of 97 39 #60 of 97 36 #73 of 113
Profitability 54 #43 of 93 83 #17 of 93 16 #92 of 109
Financial Health 32 #74 of 108 45 #60 of 108 68 #42 of 127
Shareholder Returns 40 #38 of 63 47 #34 of 63 –
Overall 51 56 35
  • APPN ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • BR ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • DVLT ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAPPNBRDVLTSPY
1 month +42.9%+10.7%-46.7% +0.7%
3 months +90.6%+15.1%-77.1% +3.7%
6 months +142.8%+15.7%-89.0% +7.1%
Year to date +42.5%-20.2%-87.7% +12.8%
1 year +69.1%-19.0%-97.0% +11.9%
3 years +28.7%+5.1%-99.7% +85.2%
3 years, per year +8.8%+1.7%-84.9% +22.8%
5 years -49.2%-0.2%-100.0% +67.6%
5 years, per year -12.7%0.0%-92.7% +10.9%
10 years —+178.0%— +262.0%
10 years, per year —+10.8%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAPPNBRDVLTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 68.3%30.3%162.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 59.9%32.3%160.9% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.510.031.96 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.01-0.63-0.60 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -81.9%-49.3%-100.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.6%-23.2%-97.0% -1.2%
52-week high $52.35$232.02$2.67 $779.14
52-week low $18.72$135.44$0.07 $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.

MultipleAPPNBRDVLT
P/E now vs peer median -346.4xmedian 28.0x 18.4xmedian 28.0x -0.3xmedian 39.0x
P/S now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 2.8x 2.7xmedian 2.8x 1.5xmedian 4.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 182.2xmedian 16.9x 14.4xmedian 16.9x -1.2xmedian 32.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 47.2xmedian 15.9x 15.9xmedian 15.9x -0.7xmedian 27.4x
P/B now vs peer median -34.5xmedian 3.2x 7.1xmedian 3.2x 0.3xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median -5.84median 0.89 0.84median 0.89 -0.01median 1.23

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 monthsAPPNBRDVLT
Revenue $795.31M $7.48B $46.86M
Gross profit $565.62M $2.38B $33.29M
Operating income $10.14M $1.30B -$67.99M
Net income -$10.62M $1.12B -$173.47M
Free cash flow $76.75M $1.28B -$92.24M
R&D $185.95M – $22.88M
EPS (diluted) $-0.15 $9.60 $-0.24
Cash & equivalents $121.11M $402.90M $1.40M
Total debt $236.03M $3.25B $6.72M
Shares (diluted) 72.90M 117.10M 727.62M
Enterprise value $2.82B $19.42B $44.21M

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
MetricAPPNBRDVLT
P/E -346.4x 18.4x -0.3x
P/FCF 47.2x 15.9x -0.7x
P/Operating cash flow 44.9x 15.1x -0.8x
P/S 4.6x 2.7x 1.5x
P/B -34.5x 7.1x 0.3x
P/Tangible book -34.3x 12.4x 0.5x
EV/EBITDA 182.2x 14.4x -1.2x
EV/EBIT 364.0x 17.8x -1.0x
EV/Revenue 4.6x 3.1x 1.5x
EV/FCF 48.1x 18.1x -0.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 45.7x 17.2x -0.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -5.84 0.84 -0.01

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAPPNBRDVLT
Revenue growth (1Y) 20.9% 8.5% 955.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 16.2% 7.2% 157.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 19.3% 11.2% 5,930%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 15.8% 10.0% 201.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 172.8% 9.4% -103.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 27.4% 11.6% -49.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 38.4% 33.9% -198.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 59.3% 21.3% -129.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 37.3% 35.3% 76.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 59.3% 21.9% 58.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 66.0% 14.9% -326.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 42.0% 17.8% -70.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 66.9% 13.4% -331.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 39.7% 17.7% -71.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAPPNBRDVLT
Gross margin 71.1% 31.8% 71.0%
EBITDA margin 2.5% 21.5% -117.9%
Operating margin 1.3% 17.4% -145.1%
Pretax margin -0.7% 19.3% -370.2%
Net margin -1.3% 15.0% -370.2%
FCF margin 9.6% 17.1% -196.9%
Operating cash flow margin 10.2% 18.0% -193.7%
Return on equity – 39.7% -74.5%
Return on assets -1.8% 12.7% -65.9%
Return on invested capital 6.5% 16.7% –
Return on capital employed 5.3% 17.5% -28.8%
Asset turnover 1.3x 0.8x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -7.6x 1.2x 0.5x
Stock comp / revenue 5.4% 1.3% 32.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAPPNBRDVLT
Debt / assets 40.3% 36.4% 0.6%
Debt / equity -2.2x 1.1x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.4x 1.8x 0.0x
Debt / FCF 3.1x 2.5x 0.0x
Liabilities / assets 118.0% 68.2% 11.1%
Equity / assets -18.0% 31.8% 88.9%
Interest coverage 0.6x – -14.2x
Current ratio 1.0x 1.2x 4.9x
Quick ratio 0.8x 1.1x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.3x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 3.07 4.07 -1.47

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAPPNBRDVLT
Dividend yield – 2.2% –
Net buyback yield 2.0% 2.9% -176.7%
Shareholder yield 2.0% 5.1% -176.7%
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.

ConsensusAPPNBRDVLT
Forward P/E 45.1xFY2026 17.3xFY2027 –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.12FY2026 $10.32FY2027 $-0.10FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +83.6%FY2026 +7.5%FY2027 –
EPS growth, the year after +20.5% +5.0% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $897.68MFY2026 $7.42BFY2027 $183.24MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +23.5%FY2026 -0.9%FY2027 +368.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +12.0% +3.8% +85.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAPPNBRDVLT
Held by institutions 52.8% 92.3% 6.8%
Institutions holding 212 1,015 99
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.3% -1.2% +58.9%
Institutions buying 120 487 60
Institutions selling 52 399 15
Buyers to sellers 2.31 1.22 4.00

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.

APPNBRDVLT
APPN 1.00 0.42 0.04
BR 0.42 1.00 0.07
DVLT 0.04 0.07 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, APPN, BR and DVLT?

Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Appian (APPN) $3.57B, Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) $20.79B, Datavault AI (DVLT) $51.52M.

Which company is growing faster?

Datavault AI (DVLT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Appian (APPN) +20.9%, Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) +8.5%, Datavault AI (DVLT) +955.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) has the highest net margin (Appian (APPN) -1.3%, Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) 15.0%, Datavault AI (DVLT) -370.2%). On return on invested capital, Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) leads (Appian (APPN) 6.5%, Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) 16.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Appian (APPN) returned the most: Appian (APPN) +69.1%, Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) -19.0%, Datavault AI (DVLT) -97.0%. Over five years, Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) compounded fastest (Appian (APPN) -12.7%/yr, Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) 0.0%/yr, Datavault AI (DVLT) -92.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) has been the steadiest (Appian (APPN) 68.3%, Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) 30.3%, Datavault AI (DVLT) 162.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, APPN, BR and DVLT?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) leads on 7. 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.