APPN vs MTLS vs SKKY Stock Comparison

Appian, Materialise and Skkynet Cloud Systems Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
APPN Appian Corp
$49.94 +38.7% 1M +60.7% 1Y
Market cap
$3.74B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$795.31M
Div. yield
–
Business Process Automation Technology
4 wins
MTLS Materialise Nv
$8.62 +2.3% 1M +45.1% 1Y
Market cap
$384.53M
P/E
25.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$318.18M
Div. yield
–
Business Process Automation Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Materialise leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Materialise 5, Appian 4, Skkynet Cloud Systems 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAPPNMTLSSKKYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.74B $384.53M $32.95M APPN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -352.1x 25.0x -108.6x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 44.6x 43.1x — MTLS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +20.9% +10.2% -7.4% APPN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -1.3% 4.8% -12.8% MTLS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.5% 3.5% -30.7% APPN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.4x -2.5x 1.8x MTLS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +60.7% +45.1% 0.0% APPN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -12.5%/yr -19.3%/yr 0.0%/yr SKKY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 68.3% 42.0% 179.2% MTLS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 64/100 32/100 MTLS

Percentile Scorecard

APPNMTLSSKKY

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

AxisAPPNMTLSSKKY
Valuation 38 #63 of 101 86 #15 of 101 12 #89 of 101
Growth 91 #10 of 97 88 #13 of 97 2 #95 of 97
Profitability 56 #42 of 94 60 #38 of 94 28 #68 of 94
Financial Health 32 #74 of 108 80 #22 of 108 84 #18 of 108
Shareholder Returns 43 #37 of 64 8 #59 of 64 –
Overall 52 64 32
  • APPN ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • MTLS 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

PeriodAPPNMTLSSKKYSPY
1 month +38.7%+2.3%+37.8% -0.2%
3 months +82.6%+33.9%+24.0% +3.9%
6 months +129.2%+62.6%+113.8% +8.2%
Year to date +41.0%+55.3%+93.8% +12.9%
1 year +60.7%+45.1%0.0% +12.3%
3 years +24.9%+61.7%+77.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year +7.7%+17.4%+21.0% +23.3%
5 years -48.7%-65.8%0.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year -12.5%-19.3%0.0% +10.9%
10 years —+18.1%— +261.1%
10 years, per year —+1.7%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAPPNMTLSSKKYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 68.3%42.0%179.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 59.7%38.2%275.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.501.10-0.27 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.891.070.00 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -81.9%-84.7%-85.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.6%-1.5%-17.3% -1.2%
52-week high $52.35$8.75$0.75 $779.14
52-week low $18.72$4.80$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.

MultipleAPPNMTLSSKKY
P/E now vs peer median -342.8xmedian 28.3x 33.1xmedian 28.3x -108.6xmedian 28.3x
P/S now vs peer median 4.5xmedian 2.8x 1.6xmedian 2.8x 13.9xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 180.4xmedian 17.3x 10.5xmedian 17.3x -41.2xmedian 17.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 46.7xmedian 15.8x 31.5xmedian 15.8x -2,757xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median -34.1xmedian 3.2x 1.7xmedian 3.2x 37.5xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median -5.78median 0.85 0.11median 0.85 1.57median 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 monthsAPPNMTLSSKKY
Revenue $795.31M $318.18M $2.37M
Gross profit $565.62M $182.10M –
Operating income $10.14M $12.25M -$671.70K
Net income -$10.62M $15.39M -$303.29K
Free cash flow $76.75M $16.15M -$11.95K
R&D $185.95M $55.71M –
EPS (diluted) $-0.15 $0.26 $-0.01
Cash & equivalents $121.11M $152.75M $1.59M
Total debt $236.03M $53.39M $387.48K
Shares (diluted) 72.90M 59.07M 53.14M
Enterprise value $2.99B -$232.79M $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
MetricAPPNMTLSSKKY
P/E -342.8x 33.1x -108.6x
P/FCF 46.7x 31.5x -2,757x
P/Operating cash flow 44.4x 14.2x -2,757x
P/S 4.5x 1.6x 13.9x
P/B -34.1x 1.7x 37.5x
P/Tangible book -33.9x 1.9x 37.5x
EV/EBITDA 180.4x 10.5x -41.2x
EV/EBIT 360.2x 33.4x -47.0x
EV/Revenue 4.6x 1.3x 13.3x
EV/FCF 47.6x 25.4x -2,643x
EV/Operating cash flow 45.2x 11.4x -2,643x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -5.78 0.11 1.57

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAPPNMTLSSKKY
Revenue growth (1Y) 20.9% 10.2% -7.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 16.2% 6.4% 0.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 19.3% 11.4% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 15.8% 7.0% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 172.8% 73.2% -1,158%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 27.4% 62.7% -78.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 38.4% 150.8% -379.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 59.3% 330.9% -72.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 37.3% 151.3% -413.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 59.3% 310.4% -69.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 66.0% 46.9% -105.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 42.0% 32.9% -27.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 66.9% 340.6% -105.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 39.7% 53.8% -27.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAPPNMTLSSKKY
Gross margin 71.1% 57.2% –
EBITDA margin 2.5% 12.3% -32.3%
Operating margin 1.3% 3.9% -28.3%
Pretax margin -0.7% 4.9% -26.6%
Net margin -1.3% 4.8% -12.8%
FCF margin 9.6% 5.1% -0.5%
Operating cash flow margin 10.2% 11.3% -0.5%
Return on equity – 5.3% -35.4%
Return on assets -1.8% 3.2% -15.8%
Return on invested capital 6.5% 3.5% -30.7%
Return on capital employed 5.3% 3.3% -60.0%
Asset turnover 1.3x 0.7x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -7.6x 2.3x 0.0x
Stock comp / revenue 5.4% 0.1% 9.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAPPNMTLSSKKY
Debt / assets 40.3% 11.2% 11.6%
Debt / equity -2.2x 0.2x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.4x -2.5x 1.8x
Debt / FCF 3.1x 3.3x -18.5x
Liabilities / assets 118.0% 38.6% 53.7%
Equity / assets -18.0% 61.4% 46.3%
Interest coverage 0.6x 27.6x –
Current ratio 1.0x 2.4x 2.4x
Quick ratio 0.8x 2.1x 2.4x
Cash ratio 0.4x 1.5x 2.0x
Altman Z-score 3.03 2.96 15.16

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAPPNMTLSSKKY
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 2.1% -21.0% –
Shareholder yield 2.1% -21.0% –
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.

ConsensusAPPNMTLSSKKY
Forward P/E 44.6xFY2026 43.1xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.12FY2026 $0.20FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +83.6%FY2026 +33.3%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +20.5% +45.0% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $897.68MFY2026 $302.24MFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +23.5%FY2026 -3.8%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +12.0% +17.6% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAPPNMTLSSKKY
Held by institutions 52.8% 13.7% –
Institutions holding 212 59 –
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.3% +9.4% –
Institutions buying 120 23 –
Institutions selling 52 22 –
Buyers to sellers 2.31 1.05 –

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.

APPNMTLSSKKY
APPN 1.00 0.11 0.06
MTLS 0.11 1.00 -0.01
SKKY 0.06 -0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, APPN, MTLS and SKKY?

Appian (APPN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Appian (APPN) $3.74B, Materialise (MTLS) $384.53M, Skkynet Cloud Systems (SKKY) $32.95M.

Which company is growing faster?

Appian (APPN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Appian (APPN) +20.9%, Materialise (MTLS) +10.2%, Skkynet Cloud Systems (SKKY) -7.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Materialise (MTLS) has the highest net margin (Appian (APPN) -1.3%, Materialise (MTLS) 4.8%, Skkynet Cloud Systems (SKKY) -12.8%). On return on invested capital, Appian (APPN) leads (Appian (APPN) 6.5%, Materialise (MTLS) 3.5%, Skkynet Cloud Systems (SKKY) -30.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Appian (APPN) returned the most: Appian (APPN) +60.7%, Materialise (MTLS) +45.1%, Skkynet Cloud Systems (SKKY) 0.0%. Over five years, Skkynet Cloud Systems (SKKY) compounded fastest (Appian (APPN) -12.5%/yr, Materialise (MTLS) -19.3%/yr, Skkynet Cloud Systems (SKKY) 0.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Materialise (MTLS) has been the steadiest (Appian (APPN) 68.3%, Materialise (MTLS) 42.0%, Skkynet Cloud Systems (SKKY) 179.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, APPN, MTLS 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, Materialise (MTLS) leads on 5. 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.