BR vs PATH vs NOW Stock Comparison

Broadridge Financial Solutions, UiPath and ServiceNow Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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PATH UiPath, Inc.
$14.14 +8.4% 1M -8.4% 1Y
Market cap
$7.45B
P/E
20.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.72B
Div. yield
–
Business Process Automation Technology
3 wins
NOW ServiceNow, Inc.
$158.99 +12.9% 1M -15.4% 1Y
Market cap
$162.99B
P/E
97.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.73B
Div. yield
–
Business Process Automation Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

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

QuestionBRPATHNOWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $21.06B $7.45B $162.99B NOW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.7x 20.6x 97.6x BR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.8x 18.6x 41.3x BR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.5% +15.0% +22.2% NOW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 15.0% 21.0% 11.3% PATH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 16.7% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.8x — 0.8x NOW
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -21.0% -8.4% -15.4% PATH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.1%/yr -22.6%/yr +3.0%/yr NOW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.5% 65.0% 58.7% BR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 76/100 50/100 PATH

Percentile Scorecard

BRPATHNOW

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

AxisBRPATHNOW
Valuation 67 #34 of 101 77 #24 of 101 27 #74 of 101
Growth 40 #59 of 97 87 #14 of 97 58 #41 of 97
Profitability 80 #20 of 94 72 #27 of 94 81 #19 of 94
Financial Health 47 #58 of 109 88 #14 of 109 51 #54 of 109
Shareholder Returns 52 #31 of 64 54 #30 of 64 35 #42 of 64
Overall 57 76 50
  • BR ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • PATH ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • NOW ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBRPATHNOWSPY
1 month +12.0%+8.4%+12.9% -1.0%
3 months +23.0%+30.4%+61.0% +2.9%
6 months +18.2%+36.4%+76.3% +6.4%
Year to date -17.9%-13.7%+3.8% +11.4%
1 year -21.0%-8.4%-15.4% +13.1%
3 years +6.0%-11.6%+43.4% +79.4%
3 years, per year +2.0%-4.0%+12.8% +21.5%
5 years -0.4%-72.2%+15.8% +67.7%
5 years, per year -0.1%-22.6%+3.0% +10.9%
10 years +184.8%—+893.1% +255.2%
10 years, per year +11.0%—+25.8% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureBRPATHNOWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.5%65.0%58.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.8%66.0%61.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.041.110.62 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.69-0.13-0.26 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -49.3%-83.7%-64.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.1%-26.7%-16.0% -2.5%
52-week high $232.29$19.29$189.26 $779.14
52-week low $135.44$9.38$83.00 $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.

MultipleBRPATHNOW
P/E now vs peer median 19.0xmedian 29.9x 20.3xmedian 29.9x 98.2xmedian 29.9x
P/S now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 2.8x 3.7xmedian 2.8x 11.2xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.8xmedian 17.4x 17.4xmedian 17.4x 48.9xmedian 17.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 16.3xmedian 16.9x 17.8xmedian 16.9x 35.9xmedian 16.9x
P/B now vs peer median 7.4xmedian 3.1x 3.3xmedian 3.1x 13.1xmedian 3.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.86median 0.86 0.33median 0.86 18.89median 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 monthsBRPATHNOW
Revenue $7.48B $1.72B $14.73B
Gross profit $2.38B $1.42B $11.02B
Operating income $1.30B $152.95M $1.68B
Net income $1.12B $361.92M $1.67B
Free cash flow $1.28B $362.96M $4.58B
R&D – $368.32M $3.26B
EPS (diluted) $9.60 $0.69 $1.61
Cash & equivalents $402.90M $607.41M $2.50B
Total debt $3.25B – $7.52B
Shares (diluted) 117.10M 523.01M 1.03B
Enterprise value $19.69B $1.98B $141.45B

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
MetricBRPATHNOW
P/E 19.0x 20.3x 98.2x
P/FCF 16.3x 17.8x 35.9x
P/Operating cash flow 15.5x 17.3x 31.0x
P/S 2.8x 3.7x 11.2x
P/B 7.4x 3.3x 13.1x
P/Tangible book 12.7x 3.5x 18.8x
EV/EBITDA 14.8x 17.4x 48.9x
EV/EBIT 18.3x 33.8x 99.6x
EV/Revenue 3.2x 3.0x 11.4x
EV/FCF 18.6x 14.2x 36.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.6x 13.8x 31.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.86 0.33 18.89

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBRPATHNOW
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.5% 15.0% 22.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.2% 14.4% 22.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.2% 14.6% 16.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 10.0% 13.8% 20.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 9.4% 430.0% 4.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 11.6% 38.3% 49.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 33.9% 1,695% 0.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 21.3% 59.2% 5.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 35.3% 1,763% 1.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 21.9% 61.2% 5.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 14.9% 11.5% 13.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.8% 27.9% 22.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 13.4% 17.2% 19.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.7% 29.3% 25.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBRPATHNOW
Gross margin 31.8% 82.6% 74.8%
EBITDA margin 21.5% 17.2% 23.2%
Operating margin 17.4% 8.9% 11.4%
Pretax margin 19.3% 12.3% 15.9%
Net margin 15.0% 21.0% 11.3%
FCF margin 17.1% 21.1% 31.1%
Operating cash flow margin 18.0% 21.7% 36.0%
Return on equity 39.7% 18.8% 13.8%
Return on assets 12.7% 12.5% 6.0%
Return on invested capital 16.7% – –
Return on capital employed 17.5% 7.3% 10.6%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.6x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.0x 3.2x
Stock comp / revenue 1.3% 13.6% 12.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBRPATHNOW
Debt / assets 36.4% – 23.7%
Debt / equity 1.1x – 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.8x – 0.8x
Debt / FCF 2.5x – 1.6x
Liabilities / assets 68.2% 33.0% 60.5%
Equity / assets 31.8% 67.0% 39.5%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.2x 2.4x 0.7x
Quick ratio 1.1x 2.1x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.3x 1.6x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 4.13 4.47 5.92

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBRPATHNOW
Dividend yield 2.2% – –
Net buyback yield 2.8% 3.9% 1.9%
Shareholder yield 5.0% 3.9% 1.9%
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.

ConsensusBRPATHNOW
Forward P/E 17.8xFY2027 18.6xFY2026 41.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.32FY2027 $0.76FY2026 $3.85FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +7.5%FY2027 +5.6%FY2026 +9.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +5.0% +14.5% +27.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.42BFY2027 $1.87BFY2026 $15.24BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -0.9%FY2027 +16.3%FY2026 +14.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.8% -3.3% +17.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBRPATHNOW
Held by institutions 92.3% 79.0% 81.6%
Institutions holding 1,014 525 2,224
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.2% +14.3% -2.1%
Institutions buying 487 276 1,285
Institutions selling 398 169 779
Buyers to sellers 1.22 1.63 1.65

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.

BRPATHNOW
BR 1.00 0.41 0.56
PATH 0.41 1.00 0.64
NOW 0.56 0.64 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BR, PATH and NOW?

ServiceNow (NOW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) $21.06B, UiPath (PATH) $7.45B, ServiceNow (NOW) $162.99B.

Which stock is cheaper, BR, PATH and NOW?

Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) 18.7x, UiPath (PATH) 20.6x, ServiceNow (NOW) 97.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) is cheapest (Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) 17.8x, UiPath (PATH) 18.6x, ServiceNow (NOW) 41.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

ServiceNow (NOW) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) +8.5%, UiPath (PATH) +15.0%, ServiceNow (NOW) +22.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

UiPath (PATH) has the highest net margin (Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) 15.0%, UiPath (PATH) 21.0%, ServiceNow (NOW) 11.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year UiPath (PATH) returned the most: Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) -21.0%, UiPath (PATH) -8.4%, ServiceNow (NOW) -15.4%. Over five years, ServiceNow (NOW) compounded fastest (Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) -0.1%/yr, UiPath (PATH) -22.6%/yr, ServiceNow (NOW) +3.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) has been the steadiest (Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) 30.5%, UiPath (PATH) 65.0%, ServiceNow (NOW) 58.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BR, PATH and NOW?

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