BLKB vs VEEV vs FRSH Stock Comparison

Blackbaud, Veeva Systems and Freshworks Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BLKB Blackbaud Inc
$55.07 +27.5% 1M -15.5% 1Y
Market cap
$2.41B
P/E
16.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.15B
Div. yield
–
CRM and Sales Software Technology
2 wins
VEEV Veeva Systems Inc
$318.21 +13.4% 1M +8.6% 1Y
Market cap
$50.73B
P/E
50.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.46B
Div. yield
–
Healthcare IT Technology
5 wins
FRSH Freshworks Inc.
$15.36 +22.5% 1M +34.9% 1Y
Market cap
$4.05B
P/E
21.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$903.87M
Div. yield
–
CRM and Sales Software Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Veeva Systems leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Veeva Systems 5, Blackbaud 2, Freshworks 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBLKBVEEVFRSHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.41B $50.73B $4.05B VEEV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.0x 50.0x 21.9x BLKB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.1x 35.5x 22.3x BLKB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.7% +16.5% +15.6% VEEV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.1% 29.3% 20.5% VEEV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 16.4% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.6x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -15.5% +8.6% +34.9% FRSH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -4.6%/yr +0.3%/yr -19.2%/yr VEEV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 49.4% 42.9% 50.5% VEEV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 71/100 68/100 77/100 FRSH

Percentile Scorecard

BLKBVEEVFRSH

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

AxisBLKBVEEVFRSH
Valuation 91 #10 of 102 36 #58 of 90 63 #38 of 102
Growth 76 #24 of 98 74 #22 of 82 92 #9 of 98
Profitability 85 #15 of 95 87 #11 of 77 71 #28 of 95
Financial Health 17 #91 of 109 95 #6 of 96 74 #29 of 109
Shareholder Returns 84 #11 of 64 49 #28 of 54 83 #12 of 64
Overall 71 68 77
  • BLKB ranked among 115 companies in Business Applications
  • VEEV ranked among 99 companies in Vertical Software
  • FRSH ranked among 115 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBLKBVEEVFRSHSPY
1 month +27.5%+13.4%+22.5% -0.8%
3 months +59.4%+63.7%+42.0% +3.5%
6 months +48.1%+98.3%+84.2% +7.0%
Year to date -13.0%+42.5%+25.4% +12.2%
1 year -15.5%+8.6%+34.9% +13.0%
3 years -15.7%+67.9%-13.1% +86.3%
3 years, per year -5.5%+18.9%-4.6% +23.1%
5 years -20.9%+1.5%-65.5% +68.6%
5 years, per year -4.6%+0.3%-19.2% +11.0%
10 years -15.0%+735.4%— +258.0%
10 years, per year -1.6%+23.7%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureBLKBVEEVFRSHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 49.4%42.9%50.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 51.0%40.3%53.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.270.570.60 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.310.200.69 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -69.8%-52.8%-86.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.0%-1.5%-0.8% -1.8%
52-week high $67.95$322.91$15.49 $779.14
52-week low $26.54$151.43$6.88 $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.

MultipleBLKBVEEVFRSH
P/E now vs peer median 16.4xmedian 28.8x 50.9xmedian 42.4x 22.6xmedian 28.8x
P/S now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 2.8x 14.9xmedian 2.7x 4.5xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.5xmedian 17.7x 40.5xmedian 19.0x 36.1xmedian 17.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.6xmedian 15.8x 30.9xmedian 19.4x 17.3xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 37.4xmedian 3.2x 6.9xmedian 1.8x 4.5xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.20median 0.85 2.22median 1.75 0.50median 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 monthsBLKBVEEVFRSH
Revenue $1.15B $3.46B $903.87M
Gross profit $684.50M $2.59B $767.96M
Operating income $227.18M $1.03B $30.28M
Net income $150.68M $1.01B $185.20M
Free cash flow $329.16M $1.67B $233.75M
R&D $142.75M $821.92M $176.34M
EPS (diluted) $3.36 $6.15 $0.68
Cash & equivalents $34.39M $1.81B $494.67M
Total debt $1.15B – –
Shares (diluted) 44.88M 165.06M 272.99M
Enterprise value $2.27B $22.97B $1.01B

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
MetricBLKBVEEVFRSH
P/E 16.4x 50.9x 22.6x
P/FCF 7.6x 30.9x 17.3x
P/Operating cash flow 7.4x 30.9x 16.4x
P/S 2.2x 14.9x 4.5x
P/B 37.4x 6.9x 4.5x
P/Tangible book -95.1x 7.0x 5.0x
EV/EBITDA 11.5x 40.5x 36.1x
EV/EBIT 15.9x 42.8x 111.4x
EV/Revenue 3.2x 12.8x 3.7x
EV/FCF 11.0x 26.6x 14.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.7x 26.6x 13.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.20 2.22 0.50

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBLKBVEEVFRSH
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.7% 16.5% 15.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.4% 15.7% 18.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.4% 15.5% 16.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.4% 18.0% 19.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 191.2% 29.5% 137.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 108.4% 37.8% 28.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 150.7% 25.3% 437.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 75.6% 23.4% 43.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 154.5% 27.3% 463.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 82.5% 22.9% 44.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 38.2% 23.4% 23.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 19.9% 19.5% 93.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 35.3% 23.4% 21.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 20.2% 19.5% 98.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBLKBVEEVFRSH
Gross margin 59.6% 75.0% 85.0%
EBITDA margin 27.3% 31.6% 10.3%
Operating margin 19.8% 29.9% 3.3%
Pretax margin 14.9% 38.4% 5.6%
Net margin 13.1% 29.3% 20.5%
FCF margin 28.7% 48.2% 25.9%
Operating cash flow margin 29.6% 48.2% 27.3%
Return on equity 296.7% 13.8% 19.3%
Return on assets 6.4% 11.2% 12.0%
Return on invested capital 16.4% – –
Return on capital employed 22.7% 13.5% 3.0%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.4x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.3x 1.6x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 7.8% 14.3% 14.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBLKBVEEVFRSH
Debt / assets 44.3% – –
Debt / equity 17.2x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 3.6x – –
Debt / FCF 3.5x – –
Liabilities / assets 97.4% 18.0% 39.9%
Equity / assets 2.6% 82.0% 60.1%
Interest coverage 3.4x – –
Current ratio 0.8x 5.5x 1.7x
Quick ratio 0.1x 5.4x 1.5x
Cash ratio 0.0x 5.0x 1.2x
Altman Z-score 1.26 21.35 1.71

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBLKBVEEVFRSH
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 9.0% 0.7% 8.9%
Shareholder yield 9.0% 0.7% 8.9%
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.

ConsensusBLKBVEEVFRSH
Forward P/E 11.1xFY2026 35.5xFY2026 22.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.94FY2026 $8.97FY2026 $0.69FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +11.0%FY2026 +10.7%FY2026 +4.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +15.4% +16.8% +23.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.14BFY2026 $3.60BFY2026 $1.01BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.2%FY2026 +12.5%FY2026 +20.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.2% +17.3% +15.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBLKBVEEVFRSH
Held by institutions 100.0% 88.8% 77.1%
Institutions holding 281 1,056 339
Change in shares held, QoQ +9.3% +5.7% +0.7%
Institutions buying 174 586 217
Institutions selling 76 358 74
Buyers to sellers 2.29 1.64 2.93

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.

BLKBVEEVFRSH
BLKB 1.00 0.54 0.55
VEEV 0.54 1.00 0.67
FRSH 0.55 0.67 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BLKB, VEEV and FRSH?

Veeva Systems (VEEV) is the largest by market capitalisation: Blackbaud (BLKB) $2.41B, Veeva Systems (VEEV) $50.73B, Freshworks (FRSH) $4.05B.

Which stock is cheaper, BLKB, VEEV and FRSH?

Blackbaud (BLKB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Blackbaud (BLKB) 16.0x, Veeva Systems (VEEV) 50.0x, Freshworks (FRSH) 21.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Blackbaud (BLKB) is cheapest (Blackbaud (BLKB) 11.1x, Veeva Systems (VEEV) 35.5x, Freshworks (FRSH) 22.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Veeva Systems (VEEV) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Blackbaud (BLKB) +0.7%, Veeva Systems (VEEV) +16.5%, Freshworks (FRSH) +15.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Veeva Systems (VEEV) has the highest net margin (Blackbaud (BLKB) 13.1%, Veeva Systems (VEEV) 29.3%, Freshworks (FRSH) 20.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Freshworks (FRSH) returned the most: Blackbaud (BLKB) -15.5%, Veeva Systems (VEEV) +8.6%, Freshworks (FRSH) +34.9%. Over five years, Veeva Systems (VEEV) compounded fastest (Blackbaud (BLKB) -4.6%/yr, Veeva Systems (VEEV) +0.3%/yr, Freshworks (FRSH) -19.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Veeva Systems (VEEV) has been the steadiest (Blackbaud (BLKB) 49.4%, Veeva Systems (VEEV) 42.9%, Freshworks (FRSH) 50.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BLKB, VEEV and FRSH?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Veeva Systems (VEEV) 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.