BSY vs JCI vs ROP Stock Comparison

Bentley Systems, Johnson Controls International and Roper Technologies Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BSY Bentley Systems Inc
$39.84 +26.7% 1M -23.0% 1Y
Market cap
$12.13B
P/E
41.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.60B
Div. yield
–
Construction Software Technology
4 wins
ROP Roper Technologies Inc
$441.65 +23.2% 1M -7.8% 1Y
Market cap
$43.84B
P/E
16.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.43B
Div. yield
–
ERP Software Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Johnson Controls International leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Johnson Controls International 4, Bentley Systems 4, Roper Technologies 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBSYJCIROPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $12.13B $93.03B $43.84B JCI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 41.8x 26.0x 16.9x ROP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 27.5x 30.2x 19.4x ROP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.8% +6.8% +9.2% BSY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 18.1% 14.3% — BSY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.3% 10.5% — BSY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.4x 2.3x — JCI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -23.0% +30.6% -7.8% JCI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -7.2%/yr +15.5%/yr -1.7%/yr JCI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 41.1% 31.4% 31.3% ROP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 44/100 45/100 BSY

Percentile Scorecard

BSYJCIROP

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

AxisBSYJCIROP
Valuation 42 #53 of 90 15 #48 of 56 61 #40 of 102
Growth 53 #39 of 82 84 #9 of 52 45 #54 of 98
Profitability 91 #8 of 77 62 #20 of 51 45 #53 of 95
Financial Health 23 #74 of 96 25 #44 of 58 48 #57 of 109
Shareholder Returns 43 #31 of 54 35 #27 of 41 24 #49 of 64
Overall 50 44 45
  • BSY ranked among 99 companies in Vertical Software
  • JCI ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products
  • ROP ranked among 115 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBSYJCIROPSPY
1 month +26.7%-1.8%+23.2% -0.8%
3 months +18.2%+2.9%+17.8% +3.5%
6 months +21.4%+2.9%+25.3% +7.0%
Year to date +4.4%+23.2%-0.8% +12.2%
1 year -23.0%+30.6%-7.8% +13.0%
3 years -17.6%+205.9%-7.1% +86.3%
3 years, per year -6.2%+45.2%-2.4% +23.1%
5 years -31.1%+105.6%-8.2% +68.6%
5 years, per year -7.2%+15.5%-1.7% +11.0%
10 years —+234.5%+160.2% +258.0%
10 years, per year —+12.8%+10.0% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureBSYJCIROPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 41.1%31.4%31.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 39.6%32.6%33.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.411.14-0.04 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.560.98-0.25 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.2%-43.1%-46.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -23.7%-7.1%-4.8% -1.8%
52-week high $52.20$158.77$463.73 $779.14
52-week low $28.42$110.85$315.53 $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.

MultipleBSYJCIROP
P/E now vs peer median 42.8xmedian 42.4x 25.1xmedian 19.4x 17.1xmedian 28.8x
P/S now vs peer median 7.5xmedian 2.7x 3.6xmedian 1.5x 5.2xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 29.1xmedian 19.0x 26.1xmedian 12.1x —median 17.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 24.1xmedian 19.4x 28.2xmedian 16.1x 13.2xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 10.0xmedian 1.8x 6.6xmedian 2.9x 2.3xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.75median 1.75 1.00median 0.93 -9.65median 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 monthsBSYJCIROP
Revenue $1.60B $25.00B $8.43B
Gross profit $1.31B $9.16B $5.88B
Operating income $377.88M $2.99B $2.37B
Net income $289.97M $3.58B $2.59B
Free cash flow $498.50M $3.17B –
R&D $324.84M – –
EPS (diluted) $0.91 $5.87 $25.75
Cash & equivalents $146.98M $641.00M $311.00M
Total debt $1.22B $9.48B –
Shares (diluted) 318.96M 610.00M 100.60M
Enterprise value $11.59B $90.76B $43.84B

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
MetricBSYJCIROP
P/E 42.8x 25.1x 17.1x
P/FCF 24.1x 28.2x 13.2x
P/Operating cash flow 23.0x 25.2x 16.7x
P/S 7.5x 3.6x 5.2x
P/B 10.0x 6.6x 2.3x
P/Tangible book 11.6x 9.0x 4.5x
EV/EBITDA 29.1x 26.1x –
EV/EBIT 34.6x 32.9x –
EV/Revenue 8.2x 3.9x 5.2x
EV/FCF 26.3x 31.0x –
EV/Operating cash flow 25.0x 27.7x 16.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.75 1.00 -9.65

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBSYJCIROP
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.8% 6.8% 9.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.2% 4.4% 12.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.8% 7.7% 10.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 12.9% 5.5% 12.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 14.6% 14.1% 8.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 20.6% 27.4% 11.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 14.0% 60.4% 65.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 22.7% 20.0% -4.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 19.0% 72.9% 77.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 24.4% 25.0% -1.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 16.7% 20.5% 3.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.0% 41.2% 20.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 14.9% 29.8% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.7% 56.0% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBSYJCIROP
Gross margin 81.8% 36.7% –
EBITDA margin 28.1% 15.1% –
Operating margin 23.6% 12.0% –
Pretax margin 23.3% 10.9% –
Net margin 18.1% 14.3% –
FCF margin 31.1% 12.7% –
Operating cash flow margin 32.6% 14.2% 31.1%
Return on equity 23.9% 27.0% –
Return on assets 8.2% 9.5% –
Return on invested capital 12.3% 10.5% –
Return on capital employed 14.7% 11.0% –
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.6x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 1.0x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 4.9% 0.5% 2.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBSYJCIROP
Debt / assets 34.0% 24.4% –
Debt / equity 1.0x 0.7x –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.4x 2.3x –
Debt / FCF 2.4x 3.0x –
Liabilities / assets 66.5% 65.1% 44.2%
Equity / assets 33.5% 34.9% 55.8%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 0.6x 1.0x 0.4x
Quick ratio 0.1x 0.9x –
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.1x –
Altman Z-score 3.67 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBSYJCIROP
Dividend yield 0.7% 1.1% 0.8%
Net buyback yield 1.6% 6.6% –
Shareholder yield 2.3% 7.7% 0.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 27.3% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 30.8% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -0.3% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 0.2% –

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.

ConsensusBSYJCIROP
Forward P/E 27.5xFY2026 30.2xFY2026 19.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.45FY2026 $4.89FY2026 $22.80FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +19.8%FY2026 +30.1%FY2026 +14.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +3.4% +30.9% +12.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.79BFY2026 $26.80BFY2026 $8.28BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +19.2%FY2026 +13.6%FY2026 +4.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +10.2% +6.3% +16.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBSYJCIROP
Held by institutions 50.2% 89.5% 100.0%
Institutions holding 396 1,597 1,075
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.8% -1.1% +6.7%
Institutions buying 195 790 415
Institutions selling 160 557 522
Buyers to sellers 1.22 1.42 0.80

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.

BSYJCIROP
BSY 1.00 -0.22 0.59
JCI -0.22 1.00 -0.30
ROP 0.59 -0.30 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BSY, JCI and ROP?

Johnson Controls International (JCI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Bentley Systems (BSY) $12.13B, Johnson Controls International (JCI) $93.03B, Roper Technologies (ROP) $43.84B.

Which stock is cheaper, BSY, JCI and ROP?

Roper Technologies (ROP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Bentley Systems (BSY) 41.8x, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 26.0x, Roper Technologies (ROP) 16.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Roper Technologies (ROP) is cheapest (Bentley Systems (BSY) 27.5x, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 30.2x, Roper Technologies (ROP) 19.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Bentley Systems (BSY) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Bentley Systems (BSY) +12.8%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) +6.8%, Roper Technologies (ROP) +9.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Bentley Systems (BSY) has the highest net margin (Bentley Systems (BSY) 18.1%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 14.3%). On return on invested capital, Bentley Systems (BSY) leads (Bentley Systems (BSY) 12.3%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 10.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Johnson Controls International (JCI) returned the most: Bentley Systems (BSY) -23.0%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) +30.6%, Roper Technologies (ROP) -7.8%. Over five years, Johnson Controls International (JCI) compounded fastest (Bentley Systems (BSY) -7.2%/yr, Johnson Controls International (JCI) +15.5%/yr, Roper Technologies (ROP) -1.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Bentley Systems (BSY) 0.00%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 0.01%, Roper Technologies (ROP) 0.00%. Bentley Systems (BSY) and Roper Technologies (ROP) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Roper Technologies (ROP) has been the steadiest (Bentley Systems (BSY) 41.1%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 31.4%, Roper Technologies (ROP) 31.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BSY, JCI and ROP?

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