BR vs SSNC vs PATH Stock Comparison

Broadridge Financial Solutions, SS&C Technologies Holdings and UiPath 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

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionBRSSNCPATHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $21.06B $19.54B $7.45B BR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.7x 22.6x 20.6x BR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.8x 12.1x 18.6x SSNC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.5% +8.6% +15.0% PATH
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 15.0% 13.2% 21.0% PATH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 16.7% 8.6% — BR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 3.1x — BR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -21.0% +2.6% -8.4% SSNC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.1%/yr +2.2%/yr -22.6%/yr SSNC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.5% 29.7% 65.0% SSNC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 55/100 76/100 PATH

Percentile Scorecard

BRSSNCPATH

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

AxisBRSSNCPATH
Valuation 67 #34 of 101 78 #23 of 101 77 #24 of 101
Growth 40 #59 of 97 32 #66 of 97 87 #14 of 97
Profitability 80 #20 of 94 76 #23 of 94 72 #27 of 94
Financial Health 47 #58 of 109 36 #70 of 109 88 #14 of 109
Shareholder Returns 52 #31 of 64 51 #32 of 64 54 #30 of 64
Overall 57 55 76
  • BR ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • SSNC ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • PATH ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBRSSNCPATHSPY
1 month +12.0%+4.1%+8.4% -1.0%
3 months +23.0%+12.3%+30.4% +2.9%
6 months +18.2%+23.3%+36.4% +6.4%
Year to date -17.9%-5.1%-13.7% +11.4%
1 year -21.0%+2.6%-8.4% +13.1%
3 years +6.0%+66.5%-11.6% +79.4%
3 years, per year +2.0%+18.5%-4.0% +21.5%
5 years -0.4%+11.4%-72.2% +67.7%
5 years, per year -0.1%+2.2%-22.6% +10.9%
10 years +184.8%+157.8%— +255.2%
10 years, per year +11.0%+9.9%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureBRSSNCPATHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.5%29.7%65.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.8%30.8%66.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.040.501.11 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.690.09-0.13 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -49.3%-44.8%-83.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.1%-7.4%-26.7% -2.5%
52-week high $232.29$89.62$19.29 $779.14
52-week low $135.44$62.05$9.38 $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.

MultipleBRSSNCPATH
P/E now vs peer median 19.0xmedian 29.9x 22.9xmedian 29.9x 20.3xmedian 29.9x
P/S now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 2.8x 3.0xmedian 2.8x 3.7xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.8xmedian 17.4x 11.7xmedian 17.4x 17.4xmedian 17.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 16.3xmedian 16.9x 11.1xmedian 16.9x 17.8xmedian 16.9x
P/B now vs peer median 7.4xmedian 3.1x 2.9xmedian 3.1x 3.3xmedian 3.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.86median 0.86 1.71median 0.86 0.33median 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 monthsBRSSNCPATH
Revenue $7.48B $6.56B $1.72B
Gross profit $2.38B $3.16B $1.42B
Operating income $1.30B $1.55B $152.95M
Net income $1.12B $866.00M $361.92M
Free cash flow $1.28B $1.75B $362.96M
R&D – $517.20M $368.32M
EPS (diluted) $9.60 $3.57 $0.69
Cash & equivalents $402.90M $434.80M $607.41M
Total debt $3.25B $29.03B –
Shares (diluted) 117.10M 242.00M 523.01M
Enterprise value $19.69B $17.83B $1.98B

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
MetricBRSSNCPATH
P/E 19.0x 22.9x 20.3x
P/FCF 16.3x 11.1x 17.8x
P/Operating cash flow 15.5x 10.7x 17.3x
P/S 2.8x 3.0x 3.7x
P/B 7.4x 2.9x 3.3x
P/Tangible book 12.7x 6.9x 3.5x
EV/EBITDA 14.8x 11.7x 17.4x
EV/EBIT 18.3x 17.2x 33.8x
EV/Revenue 3.2x 4.1x 3.0x
EV/FCF 18.6x 15.2x 14.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.6x 14.6x 13.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.86 1.71 0.33

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBRSSNCPATH
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.5% 8.6% 15.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.2% 6.8% 14.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.2% 7.3% 14.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 10.0% 7.4% 13.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 9.4% 11.9% 430.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 11.6% 9.7% 38.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 33.9% 7.3% 1,695%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 21.3% 11.5% 59.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 35.3% 11.7% 1,763%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 21.9% 13.4% 61.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 14.9% 23.7% 11.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.8% 12.6% 27.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 13.4% 26.3% 17.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.7% 13.2% 29.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBRSSNCPATH
Gross margin 31.8% 48.1% 82.6%
EBITDA margin 21.5% 34.7% 17.2%
Operating margin 17.4% 23.6% 8.9%
Pretax margin 19.3% 16.6% 12.3%
Net margin 15.0% 13.2% 21.0%
FCF margin 17.1% 26.7% 21.1%
Operating cash flow margin 18.0% 27.7% 21.7%
Return on equity 39.7% 12.7% 18.8%
Return on assets 12.7% 4.2% 12.5%
Return on invested capital 16.7% 8.6% –
Return on capital employed 17.5% 10.3% 7.3%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.3x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 2.1x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 1.3% 4.1% 13.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBRSSNCPATH
Debt / assets 36.4% 36.8% –
Debt / equity 1.1x 1.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 3.1x –
Debt / FCF 2.5x 4.3x –
Liabilities / assets 68.2% 67.4% 33.0%
Equity / assets 31.8% 32.6% 67.0%
Interest coverage – 3.6x –
Current ratio 1.2x 1.1x 2.4x
Quick ratio 1.1x 1.0x 2.1x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.1x 1.6x
Altman Z-score 4.13 1.73 4.47

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBRSSNCPATH
Dividend yield 2.2% 1.3% –
Net buyback yield 2.8% 4.9% 3.9%
Shareholder yield 5.0% 6.2% 3.9%
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.

ConsensusBRSSNCPATH
Forward P/E 17.8xFY2027 12.1xFY2026 18.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.32FY2027 $6.88FY2026 $0.76FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +7.5%FY2027 +12.1%FY2026 +5.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +5.0% +8.3% +14.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.42BFY2027 $7.19BFY2026 $1.87BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -0.9%FY2027 +14.5%FY2026 +16.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.8% -7.1% -3.3%
BR estimates →SSNC estimates →PATH estimates →

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBRSSNCPATH
Held by institutions 92.3% 84.8% 79.0%
Institutions holding 1,014 724 525
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.2% +1.7% +14.3%
Institutions buying 487 385 276
Institutions selling 398 259 169
Buyers to sellers 1.22 1.49 1.63
BR holders →SSNC holders →PATH holders →

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.

BRSSNCPATH
BR 1.00 0.65 0.41
SSNC 0.65 1.00 0.41
PATH 0.41 0.41 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BR, SSNC and PATH?

Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) $21.06B, SS&C Technologies Holdings (SSNC) $19.54B, UiPath (PATH) $7.45B.

Which stock is cheaper, BR, SSNC and PATH?

Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) 18.7x, SS&C Technologies Holdings (SSNC) 22.6x, UiPath (PATH) 20.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, SS&C Technologies Holdings (SSNC) is cheapest (Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) 17.8x, SS&C Technologies Holdings (SSNC) 12.1x, UiPath (PATH) 18.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

UiPath (PATH) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) +8.5%, SS&C Technologies Holdings (SSNC) +8.6%, UiPath (PATH) +15.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

UiPath (PATH) has the highest net margin (Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) 15.0%, SS&C Technologies Holdings (SSNC) 13.2%, UiPath (PATH) 21.0%). On return on invested capital, Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) leads (Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) 16.7%, SS&C Technologies Holdings (SSNC) 8.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year SS&C Technologies Holdings (SSNC) returned the most: Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) -21.0%, SS&C Technologies Holdings (SSNC) +2.6%, UiPath (PATH) -8.4%. Over five years, SS&C Technologies Holdings (SSNC) compounded fastest (Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) -0.1%/yr, SS&C Technologies Holdings (SSNC) +2.2%/yr, UiPath (PATH) -22.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) 0.00%, SS&C Technologies Holdings (SSNC) 0.01%, UiPath (PATH) 0.00%. Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) and UiPath (PATH) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, SS&C Technologies Holdings (SSNC) has been the steadiest (Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) 30.5%, SS&C Technologies Holdings (SSNC) 29.7%, UiPath (PATH) 65.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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