APPN vs PEGA vs SVMB Stock Comparison

Appian, Pegasystems and Jingbo Technology Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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APPN Appian Corp
$54.03 +45.0% 1M +84.2% 1Y
Market cap
$3.86B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$842.94M
Div. yield
–
Business Process Automation Technology
3 wins
PEGA Pegasystems Inc
$33.57 -3.0% 1M -43.7% 1Y
Market cap
$5.49B
P/E
18.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.75B
Div. yield
0.60%
Business Process Automation Technology
5 wins
SVMB Jingbo Technology, Inc.
$3.50 +250.0% 1M +48.9% 1Y
Market cap
$1.94B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.24M
Div. yield
–
Business Process Automation Technology
1 win

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Pegasystems leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Pegasystems 5, Appian 3, Jingbo Technology 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAPPNPEGASVMBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.86B $5.49B $1.94B PEGA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -634.1x 18.6x -323.0x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 48.2x 16.7x — PEGA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +22.0% +0.9% -45.7% APPN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -0.7% 16.9% -486.2% PEGA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 15.8% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.8x — -4.6x SVMB
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.60% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +84.2% -43.7% +48.9% APPN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -9.9%/yr -11.0%/yr — APPN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 68.7% 52.4% 130.0% PEGA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 47/100 67/100 9/100 PEGA

Percentile Scorecard

APPNPEGASVMB

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

AxisAPPNPEGASVMB
Valuation 34 #66 of 100 69 #32 of 100 15 #85 of 100
Growth 78 #23 of 99 58 #42 of 99 6 #93 of 99
Profitability 57 #42 of 96 88 #12 of 96 1 #95 of 96
Financial Health 30 #79 of 112 65 #40 of 112 15 #95 of 112
Shareholder Returns 35 #44 of 67 56 #30 of 67 –
Overall 47 67 9
  • APPN ranked among 113 companies in Business Applications
  • PEGA ranked among 113 companies in Business Applications
  • SVMB ranked among 113 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAPPNPEGASVMBSPY
1 month +45.0%-3.0%+250.0% -5.9%
3 months +77.7%+6.0%+311.8% -4.6%
6 months +127.4%-8.6%+105.9% +0.2%
Year to date +52.5%-43.8%+62.8% +7.5%
1 year +84.2%-43.7%+48.9% +8.2%
3 years +44.5%+49.5%-98.8% +68.3%
3 years, per year +13.1%+14.4%-77.3% +19.0%
5 years -40.4%-44.1%— +56.5%
5 years, per year -9.9%-11.0%— +9.4%
10 years —+104.9%— +251.5%
10 years, per year —+7.4%— +13.4%

Risk

MeasureAPPNPEGASVMBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 68.7%52.4%130.0% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 59.4%57.3%380.7% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.270.670.53 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.23-0.830.38 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -81.7%-74.9%-99.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-46.4%0.0% -5.9%
52-week high $54.03$62.63$3.50 $779.14
52-week low $18.72$25.99$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.

MultipleAPPNPEGASVMB
P/E now vs peer median -634.1xmedian 24.7x 18.6xmedian 24.7x -323.0xmedian 24.7x
P/S now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 2.8x 3.1xmedian 2.8x 1,570xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 137.8xmedian 16.5x 20.6xmedian 16.5x -327.7xmedian 16.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 99.9xmedian 15.3x 12.4xmedian 15.3x -672.5xmedian 15.3x
P/B now vs peer median -39.5xmedian 2.7x 10.0xmedian 2.7x -58.9xmedian 2.7x
PEG now vs peer median -9.85median 0.77 0.17median 0.77 7.61median 0.77

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 monthsAPPNPEGASVMB
Revenue $842.94M $1.75B $1.24M
Gross profit $610.63M $1.33B -$132.45K
Operating income $18.33M $173.01M -$6.50M
Net income -$6.10M $294.76M -$6.64M
Free cash flow $38.68M $442.24M -$2.89M
R&D $189.33M $321.38M $245.84K
EPS (diluted) $-0.08 $1.75 $-0.01
Cash & equivalents $47.33M $202.19M $47.85K
Total debt $199.49M – $27.85M
Shares (diluted) 72.74M 168.64M 555.32M
Enterprise value $3.21B $5.18B $1.94B

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
MetricAPPNPEGASVMB
P/E -634.1x 18.6x -323.0x
P/FCF 99.9x 12.4x -672.5x
P/Operating cash flow 82.8x 11.9x -725.1x
P/S 4.6x 3.1x 1,570x
P/B -39.5x 10.0x -58.9x
P/Tangible book -39.3x 10.0x -58.9x
EV/EBITDA 137.8x 20.6x -327.7x
EV/EBIT 216.8x 30.0x -303.4x
EV/Revenue 4.7x 3.0x 1,593x
EV/FCF 102.7x 11.7x -682.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 85.2x 11.2x -735.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -9.85 0.17 7.61

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAPPNPEGASVMB
Revenue growth (1Y) 22.0% 0.9% -45.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 17.0% 8.9% -21.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 23.8% 1.1% -143.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 17.0% 10.8% 42.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 189.7% -42.7% -71.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 28.8% 84.9% -11.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 16.5% 6.0% -283.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 64.4% 110.5% -9.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 14.4% 15.8% -431.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 64.4% 109.8% -42.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -38.3% 4.7% -32.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 34.0% 38.6% -178.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -46.8% 2.7% -60.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 32.1% 44.6% -29.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAPPNPEGASVMB
Gross margin 72.4% 75.9% -10.7%
EBITDA margin 3.4% 14.4% -486.0%
Operating margin 2.2% 9.9% -525.0%
Pretax margin -0.2% 10.4% -535.8%
Net margin -0.7% 16.9% -486.2%
FCF margin 4.6% 25.3% -233.5%
Operating cash flow margin 5.5% 26.5% -216.6%
Return on equity – 53.1% –
Return on assets -1.0% 21.7% -87.5%
Return on invested capital 15.8% – –
Return on capital employed 13.0% 25.5% –
Asset turnover 1.4x 1.3x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -7.6x 1.6x 0.4x
Stock comp / revenue 5.4% 8.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAPPNPEGASVMB
Debt / assets 33.2% – 373.6%
Debt / equity -2.0x – -0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.8x – -4.6x
Debt / FCF 5.2x – -9.6x
Liabilities / assets 116.3% 58.7% 543.0%
Equity / assets -16.3% 41.3% -443.0%
Interest coverage 1.1x 650.4x -98.6x
Current ratio 0.9x 1.0x 0.2x
Quick ratio 0.8x 0.9x 1.9x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.5x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 3.32 6.52 16.34

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAPPNPEGASVMB
Dividend yield – 0.6% –
Net buyback yield 2.1% 8.2% –
Shareholder yield 2.1% 8.8% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – 6.9% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 4.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 57.0% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 26.8% –

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.

ConsensusAPPNPEGASVMB
Forward P/E 48.2xFY2026 16.7xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.12FY2026 $2.01FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +83.6%FY2026 -4.3%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +20.5% +11.9% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $897.68MFY2026 $1.69BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +23.5%FY2026 -3.3%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +12.0% +7.1% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAPPNPEGASVMB
Held by institutions 94.9% 57.4% –
Institutions holding 212 435 –
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.3% +2.9% –
Institutions buying 119 243 –
Institutions selling 52 153 –
Buyers to sellers 2.29 1.59 –

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.

APPNPEGASVMB
APPN 1.00 0.63 0.09
PEGA 0.63 1.00 -0.07
SVMB 0.09 -0.07 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, APPN, PEGA and SVMB?

Pegasystems (PEGA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Appian (APPN) $3.86B, Pegasystems (PEGA) $5.49B, Jingbo Technology (SVMB) $1.94B.

Which company is growing faster?

Appian (APPN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Appian (APPN) +22.0%, Pegasystems (PEGA) +0.9%, Jingbo Technology (SVMB) -45.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Pegasystems (PEGA) has the highest net margin (Appian (APPN) -0.7%, Pegasystems (PEGA) 16.9%, Jingbo Technology (SVMB) -486.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Appian (APPN) returned the most: Appian (APPN) +84.2%, Pegasystems (PEGA) -43.7%, Jingbo Technology (SVMB) +48.9%. Over five years, Appian (APPN) compounded fastest (Appian (APPN) -9.9%/yr, Pegasystems (PEGA) -11.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Pegasystems (PEGA) 0.60%. Appian (APPN) and Jingbo Technology (SVMB) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Pegasystems (PEGA) has been the steadiest (Appian (APPN) 68.7%, Pegasystems (PEGA) 52.4%, Jingbo Technology (SVMB) 130.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, APPN, PEGA 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, Pegasystems (PEGA) 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.