APPN vs PATH vs BR Stock Comparison

Appian, UiPath and Broadridge Financial Solutions Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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APPN Appian Corp
$51.57 +43.2% 1M +63.1% 1Y
Market cap
$3.64B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$795.31M
Div. yield
–
Business Process Automation Technology
2 wins
PATH UiPath, Inc.
$14.28 +14.5% 1M -13.3% 1Y
Market cap
$7.31B
P/E
20.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.72B
Div. yield
–
Business Process Automation Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionAPPNPATHBRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.64B $7.31B $20.68B BR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -342.5x 20.2x 18.4x BR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 46.0x 18.8x 17.5x BR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +20.9% +15.0% +8.5% APPN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -1.3% 21.0% 15.0% PATH
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 +63.1% -13.3% -22.0% APPN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -11.3%/yr -22.5%/yr 0.0%/yr BR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 68.3% 64.5% 30.6% BR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 77/100 56/100 PATH

Percentile Scorecard

APPNPATHBR

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

AxisAPPNPATHBR
Valuation 39 #63 of 102 78 #23 of 102 62 #39 of 102
Growth 91 #10 of 98 87 #14 of 98 40 #59 of 98
Profitability 56 #42 of 95 76 #24 of 95 81 #19 of 95
Financial Health 32 #74 of 109 89 #13 of 109 44 #61 of 109
Shareholder Returns 43 #37 of 64 54 #30 of 64 51 #32 of 64
Overall 52 77 56
  • APPN ranked among 115 companies in Business Applications
  • PATH ranked among 115 companies in Business Applications
  • BR ranked among 115 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAPPNPATHBRSPY
1 month +43.2%+14.5%+10.6% -0.8%
3 months +101.8%+23.0%+18.6% +3.5%
6 months +134.8%+36.5%+15.8% +7.0%
Year to date +45.6%-12.9%-18.9% +12.2%
1 year +63.1%-13.3%-22.0% +13.0%
3 years +29.0%-4.4%+8.2% +86.3%
3 years, per year +8.9%-1.5%+2.7% +23.1%
5 years -45.1%-72.1%-0.1% +68.6%
5 years, per year -11.3%-22.5%0.0% +11.0%
10 years ——+180.8% +258.0%
10 years, per year ——+10.9% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAPPNPATHBRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 68.3%64.5%30.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 59.7%66.0%32.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.511.050.03 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.92-0.21-0.72 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -81.9%-83.7%-49.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.5%-26.0%-22.0% -1.8%
52-week high $52.35$19.29$232.02 $779.14
52-week low $18.72$9.38$135.44 $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.

MultipleAPPNPATHBR
P/E now vs peer median -354.0xmedian 28.8x 20.5xmedian 28.8x 18.7xmedian 28.8x
P/S now vs peer median 4.7xmedian 2.8x 3.8xmedian 2.8x 2.8xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 186.1xmedian 17.7x 17.7xmedian 17.7x 14.6xmedian 17.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 48.2xmedian 15.8x 18.0xmedian 15.8x 16.1xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median -35.2xmedian 3.2x 3.3xmedian 3.2x 7.3xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median -5.97median 0.85 0.33median 0.85 0.85median 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 monthsAPPNPATHBR
Revenue $795.31M $1.72B $7.48B
Gross profit $565.62M $1.42B $2.38B
Operating income $10.14M $152.95M $1.30B
Net income -$10.62M $361.92M $1.12B
Free cash flow $76.75M $362.96M $1.28B
R&D $185.95M $368.32M –
EPS (diluted) $-0.15 $0.69 $9.60
Cash & equivalents $121.11M $607.41M $402.90M
Total debt $236.03M – $3.25B
Shares (diluted) 72.90M 523.01M 117.10M
Enterprise value $2.88B $1.85B $19.31B

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
MetricAPPNPATHBR
P/E -354.0x 20.5x 18.7x
P/FCF 48.2x 18.0x 16.1x
P/Operating cash flow 45.9x 17.5x 15.3x
P/S 4.7x 3.8x 2.8x
P/B -35.2x 3.3x 7.3x
P/Tangible book -35.0x 3.5x 12.6x
EV/EBITDA 186.1x 17.7x 14.6x
EV/EBIT 371.8x 34.2x 18.1x
EV/Revenue 4.7x 3.0x 3.1x
EV/FCF 49.1x 14.4x 18.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 46.7x 14.0x 17.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -5.97 0.33 0.85

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAPPNPATHBR
Revenue growth (1Y) 20.9% 15.0% 8.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 16.2% 14.4% 7.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 19.3% 14.6% 11.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 15.8% 13.8% 10.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 172.8% 430.0% 9.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 27.4% 38.3% 11.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 38.4% 1,695% 33.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 59.3% 59.2% 21.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 37.3% 1,763% 35.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 59.3% 61.2% 21.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 66.0% 11.5% 14.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 42.0% 27.9% 17.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 66.9% 17.2% 13.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 39.7% 29.3% 17.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAPPNPATHBR
Gross margin 71.1% 82.6% 31.8%
EBITDA margin 2.5% 17.2% 21.5%
Operating margin 1.3% 8.9% 17.4%
Pretax margin -0.7% 12.3% 19.3%
Net margin -1.3% 21.0% 15.0%
FCF margin 9.6% 21.1% 17.1%
Operating cash flow margin 10.2% 21.7% 18.0%
Return on equity – 18.8% 39.7%
Return on assets -1.8% 12.5% 12.7%
Return on invested capital 6.5% – 16.7%
Return on capital employed 5.3% 7.3% 17.5%
Asset turnover 1.3x 0.6x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -7.6x 1.0x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 5.4% 13.6% 1.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAPPNPATHBR
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% 33.0% 68.2%
Equity / assets -18.0% 67.0% 31.8%
Interest coverage 0.6x – –
Current ratio 1.0x 2.4x 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.8x 2.1x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.4x 1.6x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 3.13 4.51 4.10

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAPPNPATHBR
Dividend yield – – 2.2%
Net buyback yield 2.0% 3.9% 2.8%
Shareholder yield 2.0% 3.9% 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.

ConsensusAPPNPATHBR
Forward P/E 46.0xFY2026 18.8xFY2026 17.5xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $1.12FY2026 $0.76FY2026 $10.32FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +83.6%FY2026 +5.6%FY2026 +7.5%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +20.5% +14.5% +5.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $897.68MFY2026 $1.87BFY2026 $7.42BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +23.5%FY2026 +16.3%FY2026 -0.9%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +12.0% -3.3% +3.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAPPNPATHBR
Held by institutions 94.9% 79.0% 92.3%
Institutions holding 212 525 1,014
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.3% +14.3% -1.2%
Institutions buying 120 276 487
Institutions selling 52 169 398
Buyers to sellers 2.31 1.63 1.22

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.

APPNPATHBR
APPN 1.00 0.56 0.43
PATH 0.56 1.00 0.41
BR 0.43 0.41 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, APPN, PATH and BR?

Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Appian (APPN) $3.64B, UiPath (PATH) $7.31B, Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) $20.68B.

Which stock is cheaper, APPN, PATH and BR?

Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Appian (APPN) -342.5x, UiPath (PATH) 20.2x, Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) 18.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) is cheapest (Appian (APPN) 46.0x, UiPath (PATH) 18.8x, Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) 17.5x). 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%, UiPath (PATH) +15.0%, Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) +8.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

UiPath (PATH) has the highest net margin (Appian (APPN) -1.3%, UiPath (PATH) 21.0%, 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) +63.1%, UiPath (PATH) -13.3%, Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) -22.0%. Over five years, Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) compounded fastest (Appian (APPN) -11.3%/yr, UiPath (PATH) -22.5%/yr, Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) 0.0%/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) 68.3%, UiPath (PATH) 64.5%, Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) 30.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.