APPN vs GLOO vs SKKY Stock Comparison

Appian, Gloo Holdings and Skkynet Cloud Systems Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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APPN Appian Corp
$48.75 +32.9% 1M +62.9% 1Y
Market cap
$3.50B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$795.31M
Div. yield
–
Business Process Automation Technology
6 wins
GLOO Gloo Holdings, Inc.
$2.87 -30.3% 1M
Market cap
$233.64M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$154.29M
Div. yield
–
Business Process Automation Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Appian leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Appian 6, Gloo Holdings 2, Skkynet Cloud Systems 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAPPNGLOOSKKYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.50B $233.64M $32.95M APPN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -334.6x -1.9x -108.6x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 43.5x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +20.9% +275.5% -7.4% GLOO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -1.3% -81.3% -12.8% APPN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.5% -54.6% -30.7% APPN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.4x 0.0x 1.8x GLOO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +62.9% — +5.1% APPN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -13.2%/yr — 0.0%/yr SKKY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 68.6% 88.5% 178.8% APPN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 36/100 31/100 APPN

Percentile Scorecard

APPNGLOOSKKY

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

AxisAPPNGLOOSKKY
Valuation 41 #59 of 100 20 #80 of 100 13 #87 of 100
Growth 91 #10 of 97 83 #17 of 97 2 #95 of 97
Profitability 55 #43 of 94 13 #82 of 94 27 #69 of 94
Financial Health 31 #77 of 111 59 #46 of 111 84 #19 of 111
Shareholder Returns 38 #40 of 64 5 #61 of 64 –
Overall 51 36 31
  • APPN ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • GLOO ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • SKKY ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAPPNGLOOSKKYSPY
1 month +32.9%-30.3%+37.8% -2.3%
3 months +75.9%-18.7%+24.0% -0.7%
6 months +115.9%-58.8%+82.4% +4.8%
Year to date +37.6%-49.6%+93.8% +10.3%
1 year +62.9%—+5.1% +10.3%
3 years +22.2%—+100.0% +73.0%
3 years, per year +6.9%—+26.0% +20.1%
5 years -50.8%—0.0% +61.9%
5 years, per year -13.2%—0.0% +10.1%

Risk

MeasureAPPNGLOOSKKYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 68.6%88.5%178.8% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 59.8%83.2%277.9% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.540.87-0.26 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.92—0.03 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -81.9%-69.8%-85.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -6.9%-69.8%-17.3% -3.5%
52-week high $52.35$9.50$0.75 $779.14
52-week low $18.72$2.87$0.21 $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.

MultipleAPPNGLOOSKKY
P/E now vs peer median -334.6xmedian 28.5x -1.9xmedian 28.5x -108.6xmedian 28.5x
P/S now vs peer median 4.4xmedian 2.8x 1.5xmedian 2.8x 13.9xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 176.1xmedian 16.8x -2.7xmedian 16.8x -41.2xmedian 16.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 45.6xmedian 16.2x -3.5xmedian 16.2x -2,757xmedian 16.2x
P/B now vs peer median -33.3xmedian 2.9x 1.5xmedian 2.9x 37.5xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median -5.64median 0.90 —median 0.90 1.57median 0.90

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 monthsAPPNGLOOSKKY
Revenue $795.31M $154.29M $2.37M
Gross profit $565.62M $45.81M –
Operating income $10.14M -$100.96M -$671.70K
Net income -$10.62M -$125.92M -$303.29K
Free cash flow $76.75M -$66.32M -$11.95K
R&D $185.95M $24.02M –
EPS (diluted) $-0.15 $-1.54 $-0.01
Cash & equivalents $121.11M $39.30M $1.59M
Total debt $236.03M $37.42M $220.71K
Shares (diluted) 72.90M 81.41M 53.14M
Enterprise value $2.75B $107.55M $27.21M

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
MetricAPPNGLOOSKKY
P/E -334.6x -1.9x -108.6x
P/FCF 45.6x -3.5x -2,757x
P/Operating cash flow 43.3x -3.6x -2,757x
P/S 4.4x 1.5x 13.9x
P/B -33.3x 1.5x 37.5x
P/Tangible book -33.1x 2.0x 37.5x
EV/EBITDA 176.1x -2.7x -41.2x
EV/EBIT 351.8x -2.3x -47.0x
EV/Revenue 4.5x 1.5x 13.3x
EV/FCF 46.5x -3.5x -2,643x
EV/Operating cash flow 44.2x -3.6x -2,643x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -5.64 – 1.57

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAPPNGLOOSKKY
Revenue growth (1Y) 20.9% 275.5% -7.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 16.2% – 0.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 19.3% 368.8% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 15.8% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 172.8% 1.8% -1,158%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 27.4% – -78.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 38.4% 2.7% -379.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 59.3% – -72.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 37.3% 91.1% -413.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 59.3% – -69.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 66.0% – -105.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 42.0% – -27.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 66.9% – -105.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 39.7% – -27.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAPPNGLOOSKKY
Gross margin 71.1% 29.7% –
EBITDA margin 2.5% -55.4% -32.3%
Operating margin 1.3% -65.4% -28.3%
Pretax margin -0.7% -83.9% -26.6%
Net margin -1.3% -81.3% -12.8%
FCF margin 9.6% -43.0% -0.5%
Operating cash flow margin 10.2% -41.7% -0.5%
Return on equity – -84.9% -35.4%
Return on assets -1.8% -49.4% -15.8%
Return on invested capital 6.5% -54.6% -30.7%
Return on capital employed 5.3% -50.5% -60.0%
Asset turnover 1.3x 0.6x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -7.6x 0.5x 0.0x
Stock comp / revenue 5.4% 12.3% 9.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAPPNGLOOSKKY
Debt / assets 40.3% 13.8% 11.6%
Debt / equity -2.2x 0.2x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.4x 0.0x 1.8x
Debt / FCF 3.1x -0.6x -18.5x
Liabilities / assets 118.0% 42.5% 53.7%
Equity / assets -18.0% 57.5% 46.3%
Interest coverage 0.6x -9.9x –
Current ratio 1.0x 1.2x 2.4x
Quick ratio 0.8x 1.1x 2.4x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.7x 2.0x
Altman Z-score 2.96 0.21 15.16

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAPPNGLOOSKKY
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 2.1% -38.3% –
Shareholder yield 2.1% -38.3% –
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.

ConsensusAPPNGLOOSKKY
Forward P/E 43.5xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.12FY2026 $-0.60FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +83.6%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +20.5% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $897.68MFY2026 $188.99MFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +23.5%FY2026 +99.7%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +12.0% +56.5% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAPPNGLOOSKKY
Held by institutions 94.9% – –
Institutions holding 212 – –
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.3% – –
Institutions buying 120 – –
Institutions selling 52 – –
Buyers to sellers 2.31 – –

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.

APPNGLOOSKKY
APPN 1.00 0.16 0.06
GLOO 0.16 1.00 -0.02
SKKY 0.06 -0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, APPN, GLOO and SKKY?

Appian (APPN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Appian (APPN) $3.50B, Gloo Holdings (GLOO) $233.64M, Skkynet Cloud Systems (SKKY) $32.95M.

Which company is growing faster?

Gloo Holdings (GLOO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Appian (APPN) +20.9%, Gloo Holdings (GLOO) +275.5%, Skkynet Cloud Systems (SKKY) -7.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Appian (APPN) has the highest net margin (Appian (APPN) -1.3%, Gloo Holdings (GLOO) -81.3%, Skkynet Cloud Systems (SKKY) -12.8%). On return on invested capital, Appian (APPN) leads (Appian (APPN) 6.5%, Gloo Holdings (GLOO) -54.6%, Skkynet Cloud Systems (SKKY) -30.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Appian (APPN) returned the most: Appian (APPN) +62.9%, Skkynet Cloud Systems (SKKY) +5.1%. Over five years, Skkynet Cloud Systems (SKKY) compounded fastest (Appian (APPN) -13.2%/yr, Skkynet Cloud Systems (SKKY) 0.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Appian (APPN) has been the steadiest (Appian (APPN) 68.6%, Gloo Holdings (GLOO) 88.5%, Skkynet Cloud Systems (SKKY) 178.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, APPN, GLOO and SKKY?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Appian (APPN) leads on 6. 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.