APPN vs CPAY vs SVMB Stock Comparison

Appian, Corpay and Jingbo Technology Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
APPN Appian Corp
$49.94 +38.7% 1M +60.7% 1Y
Market cap
$3.76B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$795.31M
Div. yield
–
Business Process Automation Technology
2 wins
CPAY Corpay, Inc.
$397.32 -0.2% 1M +39.8% 1Y
Market cap
$25.93B
P/E
22.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.02B
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
7 wins
SVMB Jingbo Technology, Inc.
$2.66 +166.0% 1M +26.7% 1Y
Market cap
$1.48B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.24M
Div. yield
–
Business Process Automation Technology
1 win

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

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

QuestionAPPNCPAYSVMBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.76B $25.93B $1.48B CPAY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -353.8x 22.7x -245.4x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 44.6x 15.2x — CPAY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +20.9% +20.4% -45.7% APPN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -1.3% 22.7% -486.2% CPAY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.5% 10.7% — CPAY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.4x 2.8x -4.6x SVMB
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +60.7% +39.8% +26.7% APPN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -12.5%/yr +9.5%/yr — CPAY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 68.3% 36.5% 129.3% CPAY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 61/100 10/100 CPAY

Percentile Scorecard

APPNCPAYSVMB

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

AxisAPPNCPAYSVMB
Valuation 38 #63 of 101 57 #43 of 99 16 #85 of 101
Growth 91 #10 of 97 59 #39 of 94 5 #92 of 97
Profitability 56 #42 of 94 90 #10 of 90 2 #92 of 94
Financial Health 32 #74 of 108 22 #82 of 105 15 #92 of 108
Shareholder Returns 43 #37 of 64 78 #14 of 61 –
Overall 52 61 10
  • APPN ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • CPAY ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • SVMB ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAPPNCPAYSVMBSPY
1 month +38.7%-0.2%+166.0% -0.2%
3 months +82.6%+3.4%+166.0% +3.9%
6 months +129.2%+27.5%+56.5% +8.2%
Year to date +41.0%+32.0%+23.7% +12.9%
1 year +60.7%+39.8%+26.7% +12.3%
3 years +24.9%+79.1%-99.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year +7.7%+21.4%-79.3% +23.3%
5 years -48.7%+57.5%— +67.9%
5 years, per year -12.5%+9.5%— +10.9%
10 years —+129.0%— +261.1%
10 years, per year —+8.6%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAPPNCPAYSVMBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 68.3%36.5%129.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 59.7%34.1%380.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.500.810.50 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.891.090.21 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -81.9%-37.3%-99.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.6%-6.6%0.0% -1.2%
52-week high $52.35$425.23$2.66 $779.14
52-week low $18.72$255.00$0.66 $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.

MultipleAPPNCPAYSVMB
P/E now vs peer median -342.8xmedian 28.3x 22.8xmedian 20.0x -245.4xmedian 28.3x
P/S now vs peer median 4.5xmedian 2.8x 5.2xmedian 2.3x 1,193xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 180.4xmedian 17.3x 12.6xmedian 17.5x -250.2xmedian 17.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 46.7xmedian 15.8x 15.9xmedian 15.9x -511.1xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median -34.1xmedian 3.2x 7.3xmedian 2.0x -44.7xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median -5.78median 0.85 1.97median 1.03 5.79median 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 monthsAPPNCPAYSVMB
Revenue $795.31M $5.02B $1.24M
Gross profit $565.62M – -$132.45K
Operating income $10.14M $2.20B -$6.50M
Net income -$10.62M $1.15B -$6.64M
Free cash flow $76.75M $1.64B -$2.89M
R&D $185.95M – $245.84K
EPS (diluted) $-0.15 $17.20 $-0.01
Cash & equivalents $121.11M $3.16B $47.85K
Total debt $236.03M $39.11B $27.85M
Shares (diluted) 72.90M 66.33M 555.32M
Enterprise value $3.01B $15.81B $1.48B

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
MetricAPPNCPAYSVMB
P/E -342.8x 22.8x -245.4x
P/FCF 46.7x 15.9x -511.1x
P/Operating cash flow 44.4x 14.1x -551.0x
P/S 4.5x 5.2x 1,193x
P/B -34.1x 7.3x -44.7x
P/Tangible book -33.9x 39.0x -44.7x
EV/EBITDA 180.4x 12.6x -250.2x
EV/EBIT 360.2x 15.3x -231.6x
EV/Revenue 4.6x 6.7x 1,216x
EV/FCF 47.6x 20.5x -520.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 45.2x 18.2x -561.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -5.78 1.97 5.79

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAPPNCPAYSVMB
Revenue growth (1Y) 20.9% 20.4% -45.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 16.2% 11.5% -21.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 19.3% – -143.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 15.8% – 42.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 172.8% 17.9% -71.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 27.4% 12.4% -11.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 38.4% 9.4% -283.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 59.3% 7.4% -9.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 37.3% 17.0% -431.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 59.3% 11.6% -42.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 66.0% -12.7% -32.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 42.0% 0.6% -178.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 66.9% -15.0% -60.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 39.7% -0.2% -29.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAPPNCPAYSVMB
Gross margin 71.1% – -10.7%
EBITDA margin 2.5% 53.0% -486.0%
Operating margin 1.3% 43.7% -525.0%
Pretax margin -0.7% 33.3% -535.8%
Net margin -1.3% 22.7% -486.2%
FCF margin 9.6% 32.6% -233.5%
Operating cash flow margin 10.2% 36.8% -216.6%
Return on equity – 32.2% –
Return on assets -1.8% 4.2% -87.5%
Return on invested capital 6.5% 10.7% –
Return on capital employed 5.3% 20.9% –
Asset turnover 1.3x 0.2x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -7.6x 1.6x 0.4x
Stock comp / revenue 5.4% 2.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAPPNCPAYSVMB
Debt / assets 40.3% 37.6% 373.6%
Debt / equity -2.2x 3.0x -0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.4x 2.8x -4.6x
Debt / FCF 3.1x 6.5x -9.6x
Liabilities / assets 118.0% 87.3% 543.0%
Equity / assets -18.0% 12.7% -443.0%
Interest coverage 0.6x 5.0x -98.6x
Current ratio 1.0x 1.0x 0.2x
Quick ratio 0.8x 0.5x 1.9x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.2x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 3.03 1.59 9.42

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAPPNCPAYSVMB
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 2.1% 6.5% –
Shareholder yield 2.1% 6.5% –
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.

ConsensusAPPNCPAYSVMB
Forward P/E 44.6xFY2026 15.2xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.12FY2026 $26.14FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +83.6%FY2026 +22.3%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +20.5% +17.2% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $897.68MFY2026 $5.64BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +23.5%FY2026 +25.3%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +12.0% +8.1% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAPPNCPAYSVMB
Held by institutions 52.8% 97.9% –
Institutions holding 212 732 –
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.3% +0.8% –
Institutions buying 120 389 –
Institutions selling 52 240 –
Buyers to sellers 2.31 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.

APPNCPAYSVMB
APPN 1.00 0.28 0.06
CPAY 0.28 1.00 0.08
SVMB 0.06 0.08 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, APPN, CPAY and SVMB?

Corpay (CPAY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Appian (APPN) $3.76B, Corpay (CPAY) $25.93B, Jingbo Technology (SVMB) $1.48B.

Which company is growing faster?

Appian (APPN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Appian (APPN) +20.9%, Corpay (CPAY) +20.4%, Jingbo Technology (SVMB) -45.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Corpay (CPAY) has the highest net margin (Appian (APPN) -1.3%, Corpay (CPAY) 22.7%, Jingbo Technology (SVMB) -486.2%). On return on invested capital, Corpay (CPAY) leads (Appian (APPN) 6.5%, Corpay (CPAY) 10.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Appian (APPN) returned the most: Appian (APPN) +60.7%, Corpay (CPAY) +39.8%, Jingbo Technology (SVMB) +26.7%. Over five years, Corpay (CPAY) compounded fastest (Appian (APPN) -12.5%/yr, Corpay (CPAY) +9.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Corpay (CPAY) has been the steadiest (Appian (APPN) 68.3%, Corpay (CPAY) 36.5%, Jingbo Technology (SVMB) 129.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, APPN, CPAY and SVMB?

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