APPN vs SSNC vs SVMB Stock Comparison

Appian, SS&C Technologies Holdings and Jingbo Technology Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
APPN Appian Corp
$52.35 +37.9% 1M +68.6% 1Y
Market cap
$3.76B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$795.31M
Div. yield
–
Business Process Automation Technology
2 wins
SVMB Jingbo Technology, Inc.
$2.49 +149.0% 1M +18.6% 1Y
Market cap
$1.38B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.24M
Div. yield
–
Business Process Automation Technology
1 win

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

SS&C Technologies Holdings leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (SS&C Technologies Holdings 7, Appian 2, Jingbo Technology 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAPPNSSNCSVMBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.76B $19.54B $1.38B SSNC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -353.8x 22.6x -229.8x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 46.7x 12.1x — SSNC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +20.9% +8.6% -45.7% APPN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -1.3% 13.2% -486.2% SSNC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.5% 8.6% — SSNC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.4x 3.1x -4.6x SVMB
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +68.6% +2.6% +18.6% APPN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -11.2%/yr +2.2%/yr — SSNC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 68.2% 29.7% 128.9% SSNC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 55/100 10/100 SSNC

Percentile Scorecard

APPNSSNCSVMB

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

AxisAPPNSSNCSVMB
Valuation 41 #60 of 101 78 #23 of 101 17 #84 of 101
Growth 91 #10 of 97 32 #66 of 97 5 #92 of 97
Profitability 55 #43 of 94 76 #23 of 94 2 #92 of 94
Financial Health 32 #75 of 109 36 #70 of 109 15 #93 of 109
Shareholder Returns 38 #40 of 64 51 #32 of 64 –
Overall 51 55 10
  • APPN ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • SSNC ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • 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

PeriodAPPNSSNCSVMBSPY
1 month +37.9%+4.1%+149.0% -1.0%
3 months +120.4%+12.3%+149.0% +2.9%
6 months +136.3%+23.3%+46.5% +6.4%
Year to date +47.8%-5.1%+15.8% +11.4%
1 year +68.6%+2.6%+18.6% +13.1%
3 years +25.8%+66.5%-99.2% +79.4%
3 years, per year +8.0%+18.5%-79.8% +21.5%
5 years -44.9%+11.4%— +67.7%
5 years, per year -11.2%+2.2%— +10.9%
10 years —+157.8%— +255.2%
10 years, per year —+9.9%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureAPPNSSNCSVMBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 68.2%29.7%128.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 59.7%30.8%380.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.510.500.52 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.010.090.14 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -81.9%-44.8%-99.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-7.4%0.0% -2.5%
52-week high $52.35$89.62$2.49 $779.14
52-week low $18.72$62.05$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.

MultipleAPPNSSNCSVMB
P/E now vs peer median -359.3xmedian 29.9x 22.9xmedian 29.9x -229.8xmedian 29.9x
P/S now vs peer median 4.7xmedian 2.8x 3.0xmedian 2.8x 1,117xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 188.9xmedian 17.4x 11.7xmedian 17.4x -234.5xmedian 17.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 49.0xmedian 16.9x 11.1xmedian 16.9x -478.4xmedian 16.9x
P/B now vs peer median -35.7xmedian 3.1x 2.9xmedian 3.1x -41.9xmedian 3.1x
PEG now vs peer median -6.06median 0.86 1.71median 0.86 5.42median 0.86

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 monthsAPPNSSNCSVMB
Revenue $795.31M $6.56B $1.24M
Gross profit $565.62M $3.16B -$132.45K
Operating income $10.14M $1.55B -$6.50M
Net income -$10.62M $866.00M -$6.64M
Free cash flow $76.75M $1.75B -$2.89M
R&D $185.95M $517.20M $245.84K
EPS (diluted) $-0.15 $3.57 $-0.01
Cash & equivalents $121.11M $434.80M $47.85K
Total debt $236.03M $29.03B $27.85M
Shares (diluted) 72.90M 242.00M 555.32M
Enterprise value $3.01B $17.83B $1.38B

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
MetricAPPNSSNCSVMB
P/E -359.3x 22.9x -229.8x
P/FCF 49.0x 11.1x -478.4x
P/Operating cash flow 46.5x 10.7x -515.8x
P/S 4.7x 3.0x 1,117x
P/B -35.7x 2.9x -41.9x
P/Tangible book -35.5x 6.9x -41.9x
EV/EBITDA 188.9x 11.7x -234.5x
EV/EBIT 377.3x 17.2x -217.1x
EV/Revenue 4.8x 4.1x 1,140x
EV/FCF 49.9x 15.2x -488.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 47.4x 14.6x -526.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -6.06 1.71 5.42

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAPPNSSNCSVMB
Revenue growth (1Y) 20.9% 8.6% -45.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 16.2% 6.8% -21.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 19.3% 7.3% -143.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 15.8% 7.4% 42.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 172.8% 11.9% -71.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 27.4% 9.7% -11.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 38.4% 7.3% -283.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 59.3% 11.5% -9.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 37.3% 11.7% -431.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 59.3% 13.4% -42.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 66.0% 23.7% -32.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 42.0% 12.6% -178.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 66.9% 26.3% -60.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 39.7% 13.2% -29.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAPPNSSNCSVMB
Gross margin 71.1% 48.1% -10.7%
EBITDA margin 2.5% 34.7% -486.0%
Operating margin 1.3% 23.6% -525.0%
Pretax margin -0.7% 16.6% -535.8%
Net margin -1.3% 13.2% -486.2%
FCF margin 9.6% 26.7% -233.5%
Operating cash flow margin 10.2% 27.7% -216.6%
Return on equity – 12.7% –
Return on assets -1.8% 4.2% -87.5%
Return on invested capital 6.5% 8.6% –
Return on capital employed 5.3% 10.3% –
Asset turnover 1.3x 0.3x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -7.6x 2.1x 0.4x
Stock comp / revenue 5.4% 4.1% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAPPNSSNCSVMB
Debt / assets 40.3% 36.8% 373.6%
Debt / equity -2.2x 1.1x -0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.4x 3.1x -4.6x
Debt / FCF 3.1x 4.3x -9.6x
Liabilities / assets 118.0% 67.4% 543.0%
Equity / assets -18.0% 32.6% -443.0%
Interest coverage 0.6x 3.6x -98.6x
Current ratio 1.0x 1.1x 0.2x
Quick ratio 0.8x 1.0x 1.9x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.1x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 3.18 1.73 8.02

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAPPNSSNCSVMB
Dividend yield – 1.3% –
Net buyback yield 2.0% 4.9% –
Shareholder yield 2.0% 6.2% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – 30.1% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 14.9% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 5.3% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 8.9% –

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.

ConsensusAPPNSSNCSVMB
Forward P/E 46.7xFY2026 12.1xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.12FY2026 $6.88FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +83.6%FY2026 +12.1%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +20.5% +8.3% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $897.68MFY2026 $7.19BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +23.5%FY2026 +14.5%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +12.0% -7.1% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAPPNSSNCSVMB
Held by institutions 94.9% 84.8% –
Institutions holding 212 724 –
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.3% +1.7% –
Institutions buying 120 385 –
Institutions selling 52 259 –
Buyers to sellers 2.31 1.49 –

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.

APPNSSNCSVMB
APPN 1.00 0.41 0.05
SSNC 0.41 1.00 0.12
SVMB 0.05 0.12 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, APPN, SSNC and SVMB?

SS&C Technologies Holdings (SSNC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Appian (APPN) $3.76B, SS&C Technologies Holdings (SSNC) $19.54B, Jingbo Technology (SVMB) $1.38B.

Which company is growing faster?

Appian (APPN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Appian (APPN) +20.9%, SS&C Technologies Holdings (SSNC) +8.6%, Jingbo Technology (SVMB) -45.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

SS&C Technologies Holdings (SSNC) has the highest net margin (Appian (APPN) -1.3%, SS&C Technologies Holdings (SSNC) 13.2%, Jingbo Technology (SVMB) -486.2%). On return on invested capital, SS&C Technologies Holdings (SSNC) leads (Appian (APPN) 6.5%, SS&C Technologies Holdings (SSNC) 8.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Appian (APPN) returned the most: Appian (APPN) +68.6%, SS&C Technologies Holdings (SSNC) +2.6%, Jingbo Technology (SVMB) +18.6%. Over five years, SS&C Technologies Holdings (SSNC) compounded fastest (Appian (APPN) -11.2%/yr, SS&C Technologies Holdings (SSNC) +2.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Appian (APPN) 0.00%, SS&C Technologies Holdings (SSNC) 0.01%. Appian (APPN) and Jingbo Technology (SVMB) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, SS&C Technologies Holdings (SSNC) has been the steadiest (Appian (APPN) 68.2%, SS&C Technologies Holdings (SSNC) 29.7%, Jingbo Technology (SVMB) 128.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, APPN, SSNC 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, SS&C Technologies Holdings (SSNC) 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.