BLKB vs ZM vs SAP Stock Comparison

Blackbaud, Zoom Communications and Sap Se Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BLKB Blackbaud Inc
$53.70 +24.3% 1M -16.7% 1Y
Market cap
$2.30B
P/E
15.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.15B
Div. yield
–
CRM and Sales Software Technology
1 win
ZM Zoom Communications, Inc.
$97.40 +8.6% 1M +14.4% 1Y
Market cap
$29.17B
P/E
9.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.97B
Div. yield
–
Communications Platforms Technology
4 wins
SAP Sap Se
$235.80 +11.9% 1M -13.4% 1Y
Market cap
$275.26B
P/E
28.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$45.76B
Div. yield
–
ERP Software Technology
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Sap Se leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Sap Se 6, Zoom Communications 4, Blackbaud 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBLKBZMSAPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.30B $29.17B $275.26B SAP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.3x 9.2x 28.9x ZM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.9x 15.1x 27.7x BLKB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.7% +4.6% +13.5% SAP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.1% 64.1% 20.8% ZM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 16.4% — 35.6% SAP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.6x — -0.4x SAP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -16.7% +14.4% -13.4% ZM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -5.5%/yr -18.9%/yr +9.8%/yr SAP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 49.3% 44.7% 39.3% SAP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 71/100 80/100 63/100 ZM

Percentile Scorecard

BLKBZMSAP

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

AxisBLKBZMSAP
Valuation 93 #8 of 101 71 #9 of 29 52 #49 of 101
Growth 75 #25 of 97 69 #9 of 27 68 #32 of 97
Profitability 86 #14 of 94 84 #5 of 26 91 #9 of 94
Financial Health 16 #91 of 108 97 #2 of 31 77 #26 of 108
Shareholder Returns 84 #11 of 64 – 29 #46 of 64
Overall 71 80 63
  • BLKB ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • ZM ranked among 32 companies in Workplace Software
  • SAP ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBLKBZMSAPSPY
1 month +24.3%+8.6%+11.9% -0.2%
3 months +49.5%+6.5%+31.6% +3.9%
6 months +43.2%+6.9%+35.9% +8.2%
Year to date -15.2%+12.9%-2.9% +12.9%
1 year -16.7%+14.4%-13.4% +12.3%
3 years -17.8%+64.3%+79.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year -6.3%+18.0%+21.5% +23.3%
5 years -24.7%-64.8%+59.9% +67.9%
5 years, per year -5.5%-18.9%+9.8% +10.9%
10 years -12.0%—+169.0% +261.1%
10 years, per year -1.3%—+10.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBLKBZMSAPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 49.3%44.7%39.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 50.9%42.4%40.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.271.030.63 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.340.32-0.34 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -69.8%-80.6%-53.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.0%-12.9%-13.4% -1.2%
52-week high $67.95$111.88$272.16 $779.14
52-week low $26.54$72.72$146.09 $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.

MultipleBLKBZMSAP
P/E now vs peer median 16.0xmedian 28.3x 8.9xmedian 31.0x 28.8xmedian 28.3x
P/S now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 2.8x 5.7xmedian 2.4x 6.3xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.3xmedian 17.3x 13.8xmedian 11.3x 11.9xmedian 17.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.4xmedian 15.8x —median 15.6x 27.9xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 36.5xmedian 3.2x 2.5xmedian 3.0x 5.5xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.19median 0.85 0.05median 0.74 1.80median 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 monthsBLKBZMSAP
Revenue $1.15B $4.97B $45.76B
Gross profit $684.50M $3.84B $33.40B
Operating income $227.18M $1.20B $22.06B
Net income $150.68M $3.19B $9.47B
Free cash flow $329.16M – $10.40B
R&D $142.75M $881.96M $8.26B
EPS (diluted) $3.36 $10.64 $8.11
Cash & equivalents $34.39M $931.99M $10.62B
Total debt $1.15B – $9.68B
Shares (diluted) 44.88M 299.75M 1.18B
Enterprise value $2.16B -$1.62B $202.66B

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
MetricBLKBZMSAP
P/E 16.0x 8.9x 28.8x
P/FCF 7.4x – 27.9x
P/Operating cash flow 7.2x – 25.2x
P/S 2.1x 5.7x 6.3x
P/B 36.5x 2.5x 5.5x
P/Tangible book -92.8x 2.5x 5.8x
EV/EBITDA 11.3x 13.8x 11.9x
EV/EBIT 15.7x 17.7x 12.7x
EV/Revenue 3.1x 4.3x 6.1x
EV/FCF 10.8x – 26.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.5x – 24.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.19 0.05 1.80

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBLKBZMSAP
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.7% 4.6% 13.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.4% 3.7% 11.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.4% 5.7% 12.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.4% 4.5% 12.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 191.2% 23.2% 30.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 108.4% 112.9% 52.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 150.7% 168.3% 18.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 75.6% 182.3% 16.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 154.5% 175.9% 22.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 82.5% 184.2% 16.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 38.2% – 43.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 19.9% – 19.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 35.3% – 43.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 20.2% – 20.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBLKBZMSAP
Gross margin 59.6% 77.2% 73.0%
EBITDA margin 27.3% 30.9% 51.5%
Operating margin 19.8% 24.1% 48.2%
Pretax margin 14.9% 82.5% 29.2%
Net margin 13.1% 64.1% 20.8%
FCF margin 28.7% – 22.7%
Operating cash flow margin 29.6% – 25.1%
Return on equity 296.7% 30.2% 18.5%
Return on assets 6.4% 25.0% 11.2%
Return on invested capital 16.4% – 35.6%
Return on capital employed 22.7% 11.2% 34.0%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.4x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.3x – 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 7.8% – 3.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBLKBZMSAP
Debt / assets 44.3% – 11.2%
Debt / equity 17.2x – 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.6x – -0.4x
Debt / FCF 3.5x – 0.9x
Liabilities / assets 97.4% 16.8% 39.1%
Equity / assets 2.6% 83.2% 60.9%
Interest coverage 3.4x – 8.3x
Current ratio 0.8x 3.8x 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.1x 3.7x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.0x 3.4x 0.9x
Altman Z-score 1.25 9.46 7.48

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBLKBZMSAP
Dividend yield – – 1.2%
Net buyback yield 9.2% – -0.1%
Shareholder yield 9.2% – 1.1%
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.

ConsensusBLKBZMSAP
Forward P/E 10.9xFY2026 15.1xFY2026 27.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.94FY2026 $6.45FY2026 $8.52FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +11.0%FY2026 +9.0%FY2026 +16.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +15.4% +2.8% +4.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.14BFY2026 $4.76BFY2026 $42.86BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.2%FY2026 -2.4%FY2026 -2.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.2% +8.0% +14.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBLKBZMSAP
Held by institutions 100.0% 67.2% 7.2%
Institutions holding 281 862 820
Change in shares held, QoQ +9.3% +2.9% -3.0%
Institutions buying 174 477 459
Institutions selling 76 279 245
Buyers to sellers 2.29 1.71 1.87

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.

BLKBZMSAP
BLKB 1.00 0.43 0.56
ZM 0.43 1.00 0.45
SAP 0.56 0.45 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BLKB, ZM and SAP?

Sap Se (SAP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Blackbaud (BLKB) $2.30B, Zoom Communications (ZM) $29.17B, Sap Se (SAP) $275.26B.

Which stock is cheaper, BLKB, ZM and SAP?

Zoom Communications (ZM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Blackbaud (BLKB) 15.3x, Zoom Communications (ZM) 9.2x, Sap Se (SAP) 28.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Blackbaud (BLKB) is cheapest (Blackbaud (BLKB) 10.9x, Zoom Communications (ZM) 15.1x, Sap Se (SAP) 27.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Sap Se (SAP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Blackbaud (BLKB) +0.7%, Zoom Communications (ZM) +4.6%, Sap Se (SAP) +13.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Zoom Communications (ZM) has the highest net margin (Blackbaud (BLKB) 13.1%, Zoom Communications (ZM) 64.1%, Sap Se (SAP) 20.8%). On return on invested capital, Sap Se (SAP) leads (Blackbaud (BLKB) 16.4%, Sap Se (SAP) 35.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Zoom Communications (ZM) returned the most: Blackbaud (BLKB) -16.7%, Zoom Communications (ZM) +14.4%, Sap Se (SAP) -13.4%. Over five years, Sap Se (SAP) compounded fastest (Blackbaud (BLKB) -5.5%/yr, Zoom Communications (ZM) -18.9%/yr, Sap Se (SAP) +9.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Sap Se (SAP) has been the steadiest (Blackbaud (BLKB) 49.3%, Zoom Communications (ZM) 44.7%, Sap Se (SAP) 39.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BLKB, ZM and SAP?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Sap Se (SAP) leads on 6. 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.