APPN vs KRNT vs SVMB Stock Comparison

Appian, Kornit Digital 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
$3.59B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$795.31M
Div. yield
–
Business Process Automation Technology
7 wins
KRNT Kornit Digital Ltd.
$18.20 +17.0% 1M +19.9% 1Y
Market cap
$842.49M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$215.85M
Div. yield
–
Industrial Machinery Industrials
1 win
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

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionAPPNKRNTSVMBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.59B $842.49M $1.48B APPN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -342.8x -40.5x -245.4x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 44.6x 91.0x — APPN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +20.9% +4.0% -45.7% APPN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -1.3% -9.4% -486.2% APPN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.5% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.4x — -4.6x SVMB
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +60.7% +19.9% +26.7% APPN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -12.5%/yr -35.7%/yr — APPN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 68.3% 43.8% 129.3% KRNT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 44/100 10/100 APPN

Percentile Scorecard

APPNKRNTSVMB

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

AxisAPPNKRNTSVMB
Valuation 38 #63 of 101 47 #108 of 203 16 #85 of 101
Growth 91 #10 of 97 41 #112 of 188 5 #92 of 97
Profitability 56 #42 of 94 23 #142 of 183 2 #92 of 94
Financial Health 32 #74 of 108 99 #3 of 217 15 #92 of 108
Shareholder Returns 43 #37 of 64 11 #137 of 153 –
Overall 52 44 10
  • APPN ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • KRNT ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • 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

PeriodAPPNKRNTSVMBSPY
1 month +38.7%+17.0%+166.0% -0.2%
3 months +82.6%+19.1%+166.0% +3.9%
6 months +129.2%+18.2%+56.5% +8.2%
Year to date +41.0%+26.6%+23.7% +12.9%
1 year +60.7%+19.9%+26.7% +12.3%
3 years +24.9%+32.8%-99.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year +7.7%+9.9%-79.3% +23.3%
5 years -48.7%-89.0%— +67.9%
5 years, per year -12.5%-35.7%— +10.9%
10 years —+74.2%— +261.1%
10 years, per year —+5.7%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAPPNKRNTSVMBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 68.3%43.8%129.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 59.7%40.5%380.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.501.520.50 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.890.450.21 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -81.9%-93.0%-99.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.6%-0.6%0.0% -1.2%
52-week high $52.35$18.31$2.66 $779.14
52-week low $18.72$12.31$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.

MultipleAPPNKRNTSVMB
P/E now vs peer median -342.8xmedian 28.3x -40.5xmedian 25.2x -245.4xmedian 28.3x
P/S now vs peer median 4.5xmedian 2.8x 3.9xmedian 1.9x 1,193xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 180.4xmedian 17.3x -17.1xmedian 14.0x -250.2xmedian 17.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 46.7xmedian 15.8x 31.6xmedian 21.7x -511.1xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median -34.1xmedian 3.2x 1.3xmedian 2.3x -44.7xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median -5.78median 0.85 -1.11median 1.32 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 monthsAPPNKRNTSVMB
Revenue $795.31M $215.85M $1.24M
Gross profit $565.62M $97.83M -$132.45K
Operating income $10.14M -$40.02M -$6.50M
Net income -$10.62M -$20.32M -$6.64M
Free cash flow $76.75M $26.70M -$2.89M
R&D $185.95M $20.41M $245.84K
EPS (diluted) $-0.15 $-0.45 $-0.01
Cash & equivalents $121.11M $33.81M $47.85K
Total debt $236.03M – $27.85M
Shares (diluted) 72.90M 45.24M 555.32M
Enterprise value $2.83B -$700.35M $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
MetricAPPNKRNTSVMB
P/E -342.8x -40.5x -245.4x
P/FCF 46.7x 31.6x -511.1x
P/Operating cash flow 44.4x 28.3x -551.0x
P/S 4.5x 3.9x 1,193x
P/B -34.1x 1.3x -44.7x
P/Tangible book -33.9x 1.3x -44.7x
EV/EBITDA 180.4x -17.1x -250.2x
EV/EBIT 360.2x -11.7x -231.6x
EV/Revenue 4.6x 2.2x 1,216x
EV/FCF 47.6x 17.6x -520.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 45.2x 15.8x -561.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -5.78 -1.11 5.79

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAPPNKRNTSVMB
Revenue growth (1Y) 20.9% 4.0% -45.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 16.2% -2.7% -21.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 19.3% -1.6% -143.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 15.8% 9.5% 42.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 172.8% -28.0% -71.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 27.4% 21.6% -11.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 38.4% -80.4% -283.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 59.3% 38.6% -9.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 37.3% -89.3% -431.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 59.3% 36.6% -42.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 66.0% -40.1% -32.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 42.0% 33.9% -178.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 66.9% -41.6% -60.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 39.7% 34.6% -29.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAPPNKRNTSVMB
Gross margin 71.1% 45.3% -10.7%
EBITDA margin 2.5% -12.7% -486.0%
Operating margin 1.3% -18.5% -525.0%
Pretax margin -0.7% -9.0% -535.8%
Net margin -1.3% -9.4% -486.2%
FCF margin 9.6% 12.4% -233.5%
Operating cash flow margin 10.2% 13.8% -216.6%
Return on equity – -3.0% –
Return on assets -1.8% -2.7% -87.5%
Return on invested capital 6.5% – –
Return on capital employed 5.3% -5.9% –
Asset turnover 1.3x 0.3x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -7.6x -1.5x 0.4x
Stock comp / revenue 5.4% 9.6% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAPPNKRNTSVMB
Debt / assets 40.3% – 373.6%
Debt / equity -2.2x – -0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.4x – -4.6x
Debt / FCF 3.1x – -9.6x
Liabilities / assets 118.0% 11.4% 543.0%
Equity / assets -18.0% 88.6% -443.0%
Interest coverage 0.6x – -98.6x
Current ratio 1.0x 8.8x 0.2x
Quick ratio 0.8x 6.6x 1.9x
Cash ratio 0.4x 5.7x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 3.03 – 9.42

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAPPNKRNTSVMB
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 2.1% -4.6% –
Shareholder yield 2.1% -4.6% –
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.

ConsensusAPPNKRNTSVMB
Forward P/E 44.6xFY2026 91.0xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.12FY2026 $0.20FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +83.6%FY2026 -35.5%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +20.5% +50.0% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $897.68MFY2026 $229.31MFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +23.5%FY2026 +10.1%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +12.0% +0.8% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAPPNKRNTSVMB
Held by institutions 52.8% 90.9% –
Institutions holding 212 118 –
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.3% -3.9% –
Institutions buying 120 65 –
Institutions selling 52 35 –
Buyers to sellers 2.31 1.86 –

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.

APPNKRNTSVMB
APPN 1.00 0.02 0.06
KRNT 0.02 1.00 0.09
SVMB 0.06 0.09 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, APPN, KRNT and SVMB?

Appian (APPN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Appian (APPN) $3.59B, Kornit Digital (KRNT) $842.49M, Jingbo Technology (SVMB) $1.48B.

Which company is growing faster?

Appian (APPN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Appian (APPN) +20.9%, Kornit Digital (KRNT) +4.0%, Jingbo Technology (SVMB) -45.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Appian (APPN) has the highest net margin (Appian (APPN) -1.3%, Kornit Digital (KRNT) -9.4%, Jingbo Technology (SVMB) -486.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Appian (APPN) returned the most: Appian (APPN) +60.7%, Kornit Digital (KRNT) +19.9%, Jingbo Technology (SVMB) +26.7%. Over five years, Appian (APPN) compounded fastest (Appian (APPN) -12.5%/yr, Kornit Digital (KRNT) -35.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Kornit Digital (KRNT) has been the steadiest (Appian (APPN) 68.3%, Kornit Digital (KRNT) 43.8%, Jingbo Technology (SVMB) 129.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, APPN, KRNT 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, Appian (APPN) 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.