APPN vs PATH vs EGAN Stock Comparison

Appian, UiPath and Egain Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
APPN Appian Corp
$51.57 +43.2% 1M +63.1% 1Y
Market cap
$3.63B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$795.31M
Div. yield
–
Business Process Automation Technology
3 wins
PATH UiPath, Inc.
$14.28 +14.5% 1M -13.3% 1Y
Market cap
$7.28B
P/E
20.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.72B
Div. yield
–
Business Process Automation Technology
4 wins
EGAN EGAIN Corp
$5.59 -4.1% 1M -61.3% 1Y
Market cap
$154.53M
P/E
17.1x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Business Process Automation Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

UiPath leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (UiPath 4, Appian 3, Egain 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAPPNPATHEGANLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.63B $7.28B $154.53M PATH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -342.0x 20.1x 17.1x EGAN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 46.0x 18.8x 111.8x PATH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +20.9% +15.0% — APPN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -1.3% 21.0% — PATH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.5% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.4x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +63.1% -13.3% -61.3% APPN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -11.3%/yr -22.5%/yr -11.6%/yr APPN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 68.3% 64.5% 60.8% EGAN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 77/100 — PATH

Percentile Scorecard

APPNPATHEGAN

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

AxisAPPNPATHEGAN
Valuation 39 #63 of 102 78 #23 of 102 96 #5 of 102
Growth 91 #10 of 98 87 #14 of 98 –
Profitability 56 #42 of 95 76 #24 of 95 –
Financial Health 32 #74 of 109 89 #13 of 109 79 #24 of 109
Shareholder Returns 43 #37 of 64 54 #30 of 64 –
Overall 52 77 –
  • APPN ranked among 115 companies in Business Applications
  • PATH ranked among 115 companies in Business Applications
  • EGAN ranked among 115 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAPPNPATHEGANSPY
1 month +43.2%+14.5%-4.1% -0.8%
3 months +101.8%+23.0%-17.9% +3.5%
6 months +134.8%+36.5%-26.7% +7.0%
Year to date +45.6%-12.9%-45.7% +12.2%
1 year +63.1%-13.3%-61.3% +13.0%
3 years +29.0%-4.4%-3.8% +86.3%
3 years, per year +8.9%-1.5%-1.3% +23.1%
5 years -45.1%-72.1%-46.1% +68.6%
5 years, per year -11.3%-22.5%-11.6% +11.0%
10 years ——+96.1% +258.0%
10 years, per year ——+7.0% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAPPNPATHEGANSPY
Volatility, 1Y 68.3%64.5%60.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 59.7%66.0%71.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.511.051.70 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.92-0.21-1.01 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -81.9%-83.7%-66.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.5%-26.0%-63.8% -1.8%
52-week high $52.35$19.29$15.46 $779.14
52-week low $18.72$9.38$5.11 $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.

MultipleAPPNPATHEGAN
P/E now vs peer median -354.0xmedian 28.8x 20.5xmedian 28.8x 17.1xmedian 28.8x
P/S now vs peer median 4.7xmedian 2.8x 3.8xmedian 2.8x 1.6xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 186.1xmedian 17.7x 17.7xmedian 17.7x —median 17.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 48.2xmedian 15.8x 18.0xmedian 15.8x 7.1xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median -35.2xmedian 3.2x 3.3xmedian 3.2x 1.7xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median -5.97median 0.85 0.33median 0.85 —median 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 monthsAPPNPATHEGAN
Revenue $795.31M $1.72B –
Gross profit $565.62M $1.42B –
Operating income $10.14M $152.95M –
Net income -$10.62M $361.92M –
Free cash flow $76.75M $362.96M –
R&D $185.95M $368.32M –
EPS (diluted) $-0.15 $0.69 –
Cash & equivalents $121.11M $607.41M $73.34M
Total debt $236.03M – –
Shares (diluted) 72.90M 523.01M 27.86M
Enterprise value $2.88B $1.82B -$135.68M

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
MetricAPPNPATHEGAN
P/E -354.0x 20.5x 17.1x
P/FCF 48.2x 18.0x 7.1x
P/Operating cash flow 45.9x 17.5x –
P/S 4.7x 3.8x 1.6x
P/B -35.2x 3.3x 1.7x
P/Tangible book -35.0x 3.5x 1.7x
EV/EBITDA 186.1x 17.7x –
EV/EBIT 371.8x 34.2x –
EV/Revenue 4.7x 3.0x –
EV/FCF 49.1x 14.4x –
EV/Operating cash flow 46.7x 14.0x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -5.97 0.33 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAPPNPATHEGAN
Revenue growth (1Y) 20.9% 15.0% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 16.2% 14.4% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 19.3% 14.6% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 15.8% 13.8% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 172.8% 430.0% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 27.4% 38.3% –
Net income growth (1Y) 38.4% 1,695% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 59.3% 59.2% –
EPS growth (1Y) 37.3% 1,763% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 59.3% 61.2% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 66.0% 11.5% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 42.0% 27.9% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 66.9% 17.2% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 39.7% 29.3% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAPPNPATHEGAN
Gross margin 71.1% 82.6% –
EBITDA margin 2.5% 17.2% –
Operating margin 1.3% 8.9% –
Pretax margin -0.7% 12.3% –
Net margin -1.3% 21.0% –
FCF margin 9.6% 21.1% –
Operating cash flow margin 10.2% 21.7% –
Return on equity – 18.8% –
Return on assets -1.8% 12.5% –
Return on invested capital 6.5% – –
Return on capital employed 5.3% 7.3% –
Asset turnover 1.3x 0.6x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -7.6x 1.0x –
Stock comp / revenue 5.4% 13.6% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAPPNPATHEGAN
Debt / assets 40.3% – –
Debt / equity -2.2x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 3.4x – –
Debt / FCF 3.1x – –
Liabilities / assets 118.0% 33.0% 43.1%
Equity / assets -18.0% 67.0% 56.9%
Interest coverage 0.6x – –
Current ratio 1.0x 2.4x 1.7x
Quick ratio 0.8x 2.1x 1.7x
Cash ratio 0.4x 1.6x 1.2x
Altman Z-score 3.13 4.51 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAPPNPATHEGAN
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 2.0% 3.9% –
Shareholder yield 2.0% 3.9% –
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.

ConsensusAPPNPATHEGAN
Forward P/E 46.0xFY2026 18.8xFY2026 111.8xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $1.12FY2026 $0.76FY2026 $0.05FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +83.6%FY2026 +5.6%FY2026 -89.4%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +20.5% +14.5% -60.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $897.68MFY2026 $1.87BFY2026 $89.04MFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +23.5%FY2026 +16.3%FY2026 -2.3%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +12.0% -3.3% -12.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAPPNPATHEGAN
Held by institutions 94.9% 79.0% 53.0%
Institutions holding 212 525 106
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.3% +14.3% -1.1%
Institutions buying 120 276 55
Institutions selling 52 169 34
Buyers to sellers 2.31 1.63 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.

APPNPATHEGAN
APPN 1.00 0.56 0.31
PATH 0.56 1.00 0.41
EGAN 0.31 0.41 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, APPN, PATH and EGAN?

UiPath (PATH) is the largest by market capitalisation: Appian (APPN) $3.63B, UiPath (PATH) $7.28B, Egain (EGAN) $154.53M.

Which stock is cheaper, APPN, PATH and EGAN?

Egain (EGAN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Appian (APPN) -342.0x, UiPath (PATH) 20.1x, Egain (EGAN) 17.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, UiPath (PATH) is cheapest (Appian (APPN) 46.0x, UiPath (PATH) 18.8x, Egain (EGAN) 111.8x). 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%.

Which company is more profitable?

UiPath (PATH) has the highest net margin (Appian (APPN) -1.3%, UiPath (PATH) 21.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Appian (APPN) returned the most: Appian (APPN) +63.1%, UiPath (PATH) -13.3%, Egain (EGAN) -61.3%. Over five years, Appian (APPN) compounded fastest (Appian (APPN) -11.3%/yr, UiPath (PATH) -22.5%/yr, Egain (EGAN) -11.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Egain (EGAN) has been the steadiest (Appian (APPN) 68.3%, UiPath (PATH) 64.5%, Egain (EGAN) 60.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, UiPath (PATH) leads on 4. 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.