APPN vs BR vs EGAN Stock Comparison

Appian, Broadridge Financial Solutions and Egain Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
APPN Appian Corp
$52.35 +37.9% 1M +68.6% 1Y
Market cap
$3.76B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$795.31M
Div. yield
–
Business Process Automation Technology
2 wins
EGAN EGAIN Corp
$5.68 -4.2% 1M -60.9% 1Y
Market cap
$152.36M
P/E
17.4x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Business Process Automation Technology
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Broadridge Financial Solutions leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Broadridge Financial Solutions 8, Appian 2, Egain 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAPPNBREGANLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.76B $21.06B $152.36M BR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -353.8x 18.7x 17.4x EGAN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 46.7x 17.8x 113.6x BR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +20.9% +8.5% — APPN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -1.3% 15.0% — BR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.5% 16.7% — BR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.4x 1.8x — BR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +68.6% -21.0% -60.9% APPN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -11.2%/yr -0.1%/yr -11.1%/yr BR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 68.2% 30.5% 60.7% BR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 57/100 — BR

Percentile Scorecard

APPNBREGAN

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

AxisAPPNBREGAN
Valuation 41 #60 of 101 67 #34 of 101 96 #5 of 101
Growth 91 #10 of 97 40 #59 of 97 –
Profitability 55 #43 of 94 80 #20 of 94 –
Financial Health 32 #75 of 109 47 #58 of 109 79 #24 of 109
Shareholder Returns 38 #40 of 64 52 #31 of 64 –
Overall 51 57 –
  • APPN ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • BR ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • EGAN ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAPPNBREGANSPY
1 month +37.9%+12.0%-4.2% -1.0%
3 months +120.4%+23.0%-11.4% +2.9%
6 months +136.3%+18.2%-24.1% +6.4%
Year to date +47.8%-17.9%-44.8% +11.4%
1 year +68.6%-21.0%-60.9% +13.1%
3 years +25.8%+6.0%-8.1% +79.4%
3 years, per year +8.0%+2.0%-2.8% +21.5%
5 years -44.9%-0.4%-44.4% +67.7%
5 years, per year -11.2%-0.1%-11.1% +10.9%
10 years —+184.8%+89.3% +255.2%
10 years, per year —+11.0%+6.6% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureAPPNBREGANSPY
Volatility, 1Y 68.2%30.5%60.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 59.7%32.8%71.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.510.041.66 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.01-0.69-1.00 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -81.9%-49.3%-66.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-21.1%-63.3% -2.5%
52-week high $52.35$232.29$15.46 $779.14
52-week low $18.72$135.44$5.11 $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.

MultipleAPPNBREGAN
P/E now vs peer median -359.3xmedian 29.9x 19.0xmedian 29.9x 17.4xmedian 29.9x
P/S now vs peer median 4.7xmedian 2.8x 2.8xmedian 2.8x 1.6xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 188.9xmedian 17.4x 14.8xmedian 17.4x —median 17.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 49.0xmedian 16.9x 16.3xmedian 16.9x 7.2xmedian 16.9x
P/B now vs peer median -35.7xmedian 3.1x 7.4xmedian 3.1x 1.8xmedian 3.1x
PEG now vs peer median -6.06median 0.86 0.86median 0.86 —median 0.86

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 monthsAPPNBREGAN
Revenue $795.31M $7.48B –
Gross profit $565.62M $2.38B –
Operating income $10.14M $1.30B –
Net income -$10.62M $1.12B –
Free cash flow $76.75M $1.28B –
R&D $185.95M – –
EPS (diluted) $-0.15 $9.60 –
Cash & equivalents $121.11M $402.90M $73.34M
Total debt $236.03M $3.25B –
Shares (diluted) 72.90M 117.10M 27.86M
Enterprise value $3.01B $19.69B -$137.85M

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
MetricAPPNBREGAN
P/E -359.3x 19.0x 17.4x
P/FCF 49.0x 16.3x 7.2x
P/Operating cash flow 46.5x 15.5x –
P/S 4.7x 2.8x 1.6x
P/B -35.7x 7.4x 1.8x
P/Tangible book -35.5x 12.7x 1.8x
EV/EBITDA 188.9x 14.8x –
EV/EBIT 377.3x 18.3x –
EV/Revenue 4.8x 3.2x –
EV/FCF 49.9x 18.6x –
EV/Operating cash flow 47.4x 17.6x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -6.06 0.86 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAPPNBREGAN
Revenue growth (1Y) 20.9% 8.5% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 16.2% 7.2% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 19.3% 11.2% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 15.8% 10.0% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 172.8% 9.4% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 27.4% 11.6% –
Net income growth (1Y) 38.4% 33.9% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 59.3% 21.3% –
EPS growth (1Y) 37.3% 35.3% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 59.3% 21.9% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 66.0% 14.9% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 42.0% 17.8% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 66.9% 13.4% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 39.7% 17.7% –

Profitability

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

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAPPNBREGAN
Debt / assets 40.3% 36.4% –
Debt / equity -2.2x 1.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA 3.4x 1.8x –
Debt / FCF 3.1x 2.5x –
Liabilities / assets 118.0% 68.2% 43.1%
Equity / assets -18.0% 31.8% 56.9%
Interest coverage 0.6x – –
Current ratio 1.0x 1.2x 1.7x
Quick ratio 0.8x 1.1x 1.7x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.3x 1.2x
Altman Z-score 3.18 4.13 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAPPNBREGAN
Dividend yield – 2.2% –
Net buyback yield 2.0% 2.8% –
Shareholder yield 2.0% 5.0% –
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.

ConsensusAPPNBREGAN
Forward P/E 46.7xFY2026 17.8xFY2027 113.6xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $1.12FY2026 $10.32FY2027 $0.05FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +83.6%FY2026 +7.5%FY2027 -89.4%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +20.5% +5.0% -60.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $897.68MFY2026 $7.42BFY2027 $89.04MFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +23.5%FY2026 -0.9%FY2027 -2.3%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +12.0% +3.8% -12.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAPPNBREGAN
Held by institutions 94.9% 92.3% 53.0%
Institutions holding 212 1,014 106
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.3% -1.2% -1.1%
Institutions buying 120 487 55
Institutions selling 52 398 34
Buyers to sellers 2.31 1.22 1.62

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.

APPNBREGAN
APPN 1.00 0.42 0.31
BR 0.42 1.00 0.26
EGAN 0.31 0.26 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, APPN, BR and EGAN?

Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Appian (APPN) $3.76B, Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) $21.06B, Egain (EGAN) $152.36M.

Which stock is cheaper, APPN, BR and EGAN?

Egain (EGAN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Appian (APPN) -353.8x, Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) 18.7x, Egain (EGAN) 17.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) is cheapest (Appian (APPN) 46.7x, Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) 17.8x, Egain (EGAN) 113.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

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

Which company is more profitable?

Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) has the highest net margin (Appian (APPN) -1.3%, Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) 15.0%). 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) +68.6%, Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) -21.0%, Egain (EGAN) -60.9%. Over five years, Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) compounded fastest (Appian (APPN) -11.2%/yr, Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) -0.1%/yr, Egain (EGAN) -11.1%/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) 68.2%, Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) 30.5%, Egain (EGAN) 60.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 8. 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.