BSY vs ROP vs JCI Stock Comparison

Bentley Systems, Roper Technologies and Johnson Controls International Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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BSY Bentley Systems Inc
$44.94 +24.9% 1M -7.3% 1Y
Market cap
$13.57B
P/E
43.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.65B
Div. yield
0.62%
Construction Software Technology
3 wins
ROP Roper Technologies Inc
$491.74 +35.7% 1M +10.3% 1Y
Market cap
$48.68B
P/E
18.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.43B
Div. yield
0.74%
ERP Software Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Roper Technologies leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Roper Technologies 5, Johnson Controls International 4, Bentley Systems 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBSYROPJCILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $13.57B $48.68B $79.58B JCI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 43.3x 18.8x 22.3x ROP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 31.0x 21.4x 20.1x JCI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.9% +9.2% +6.8% BSY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 19.6% 30.7% 14.3% ROP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.6% 6.8% 10.5% BSY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.1x 2.8x 2.3x BSY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.62% 0.74% 1.22% JCI
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -7.3% +10.3% +8.7% ROP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -5.2%/yr +0.3%/yr +12.0%/yr JCI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 41.5% 31.8% 32.7% ROP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 52/100 48/100 ROP

Percentile Scorecard

BSYROPJCI

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

AxisBSYROPJCI
Valuation 42 #52 of 89 56 #45 of 100 20 #45 of 56
Growth 59 #34 of 82 41 #59 of 99 85 #9 of 54
Profitability 88 #10 of 78 80 #20 of 96 64 #20 of 53
Financial Health 23 #73 of 95 37 #71 of 112 26 #43 of 58
Shareholder Returns 35 #36 of 55 46 #37 of 67 46 #23 of 42
Overall 50 52 48
  • BSY ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software
  • ROP ranked among 113 companies in Business Applications
  • JCI ranked among 58 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBSYROPJCISPY
1 month +24.9%+35.7%-17.3% -5.9%
3 months +27.1%+23.8%-15.0% -4.6%
6 months +33.7%+39.5%-5.7% +0.2%
Year to date +17.7%+10.5%+9.7% +7.5%
1 year -7.3%+10.3%+8.7% +8.2%
3 years -6.4%-2.3%+156.8% +68.3%
3 years, per year -2.2%-0.8%+37.0% +19.0%
5 years -23.3%+1.5%+76.0% +56.5%
5 years, per year -5.2%+0.3%+12.0% +9.4%
10 years —+190.2%+221.4% +251.5%
10 years, per year —+11.2%+12.4% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureBSYROPJCISPY
Volatility, 1Y 41.5%31.8%32.7% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 39.9%33.8%36.4% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.25-0.061.17 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.180.320.27 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.2%-46.9%-43.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.3%-0.1%-17.3% -5.9%
52-week high $48.48$492.22$158.77 $779.14
52-week low $28.42$315.53$110.85 $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.

MultipleBSYROPJCI
P/E now vs peer median 43.3xmedian 42.4x 18.8xmedian 24.7x 22.3xmedian 21.0x
P/S now vs peer median 8.2xmedian 2.5x 5.8xmedian 2.8x 3.2xmedian 1.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 30.2xmedian 17.4x 17.6xmedian 16.5x 23.5xmedian 13.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 27.7xmedian 21.5x 18.9xmedian 15.3x 25.1xmedian 16.1x
P/B now vs peer median 10.6xmedian 1.9x 2.5xmedian 2.7x 5.9xmedian 2.8x
PEG now vs peer median 1.73median 1.51 -13.60median 0.77 0.89median 0.89

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 monthsBSYROPJCI
Revenue $1.65B $8.43B $25.00B
Gross profit $1.36B $5.88B $9.16B
Operating income $416.00M $2.37B $2.99B
Net income $322.59M $2.59B $3.58B
Free cash flow $489.26M $2.58B $3.17B
R&D $327.56M – –
EPS (diluted) $1.02 $26.06 $5.87
Cash & equivalents $150.87M $311.00M $641.00M
Total debt $1.16B $9.72B $9.48B
Shares (diluted) 317.69M 99.40M 610.00M
Enterprise value $13.04B $47.33B $77.34B

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
MetricBSYROPJCI
P/E 43.3x 18.8x 22.3x
P/FCF 27.7x 18.9x 25.1x
P/Operating cash flow 26.3x 18.6x 22.5x
P/S 8.2x 5.8x 3.2x
P/B 10.6x 2.5x 5.9x
P/Tangible book 12.1x 5.0x 8.0x
EV/EBITDA 30.2x 17.6x 23.5x
EV/EBIT 35.0x 24.6x 29.6x
EV/Revenue 8.8x 6.9x 3.5x
EV/FCF 29.8x 22.6x 27.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 28.3x 22.2x 25.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.73 -13.60 0.89

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBSYROPJCI
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.9% 9.2% 6.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.0% 12.1% 4.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 14.5% 10.4% 7.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 12.9% 12.0% 5.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 20.4% 8.9% 14.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 21.2% 11.8% 27.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 19.8% 65.0% 60.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 23.1% -4.0% 20.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 25.6% 79.9% 72.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 25.0% -1.4% 25.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 7.8% 3.8% 20.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.1% 20.8% 41.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 6.3% 4.7% 29.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.8% 21.4% 56.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBSYROPJCI
Gross margin 82.4% 69.7% 36.7%
EBITDA margin 29.3% 39.2% 15.1%
Operating margin 25.2% 28.0% 12.0%
Pretax margin 24.6% 36.2% 10.9%
Net margin 19.6% 30.7% 14.3%
FCF margin 29.7% 30.5% 12.7%
Operating cash flow margin 31.3% 31.1% 14.2%
Return on equity 26.0% 13.7% 27.0%
Return on assets 9.0% 7.5% 9.5%
Return on invested capital 13.6% 6.8% 10.5%
Return on capital employed 15.9% 7.8% 11.0%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.2x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 1.0x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 5.0% 2.4% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBSYROPJCI
Debt / assets 32.6% 28.3% 24.4%
Debt / equity 0.9x 0.5x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.1x 2.8x 2.3x
Debt / FCF 2.4x 3.8x 3.0x
Liabilities / assets 64.1% 44.2% 65.1%
Equity / assets 35.9% 55.8% 34.9%
Interest coverage – 5.8x –
Current ratio 0.6x 0.4x 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.2x 0.3x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.1x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 4.29 3.09 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBSYROPJCI
Dividend yield 0.6% 0.7% 1.2%
Net buyback yield 1.4% 6.5% 7.4%
Shareholder yield 2.0% 7.3% 8.6%
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.

ConsensusBSYROPJCI
Forward P/E 31.0xFY2026 21.4xFY2026 20.1xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $1.45FY2026 $22.97FY2026 $6.54FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +19.8%FY2026 +14.8%FY2026 +26.7%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +3.4% +12.3% +9.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.79BFY2026 $8.28BFY2026 $29.02BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +19.2%FY2026 +4.8%FY2026 +13.1%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +10.2% +16.3% +8.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBSYROPJCI
Held by institutions 50.2% 100.0% 89.5%
Institutions holding 398 1,077 1,600
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.8% +6.7% -1.1%
Institutions buying 195 414 791
Institutions selling 160 525 559
Buyers to sellers 1.22 0.79 1.42

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.

BSYROPJCI
BSY 1.00 0.60 -0.26
ROP 0.60 1.00 -0.33
JCI -0.26 -0.33 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BSY, ROP and JCI?

Johnson Controls International (JCI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Bentley Systems (BSY) $13.57B, Roper Technologies (ROP) $48.68B, Johnson Controls International (JCI) $79.58B.

Which stock is cheaper, BSY, ROP and JCI?

Roper Technologies (ROP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Bentley Systems (BSY) 43.3x, Roper Technologies (ROP) 18.8x, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 22.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Johnson Controls International (JCI) is cheapest (Bentley Systems (BSY) 31.0x, Roper Technologies (ROP) 21.4x, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 20.1x). 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) +12.9%, Roper Technologies (ROP) +9.2%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) +6.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Roper Technologies (ROP) has the highest net margin (Bentley Systems (BSY) 19.6%, Roper Technologies (ROP) 30.7%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 14.3%). On return on invested capital, Bentley Systems (BSY) leads (Bentley Systems (BSY) 13.6%, Roper Technologies (ROP) 6.8%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 10.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Roper Technologies (ROP) returned the most: Bentley Systems (BSY) -7.3%, Roper Technologies (ROP) +10.3%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) +8.7%. Over five years, Johnson Controls International (JCI) compounded fastest (Bentley Systems (BSY) -5.2%/yr, Roper Technologies (ROP) +0.3%/yr, Johnson Controls International (JCI) +12.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Johnson Controls International (JCI) has the highest dividend yield: Bentley Systems (BSY) 0.62%, Roper Technologies (ROP) 0.74%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 1.22%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Roper Technologies (ROP) has been the steadiest (Bentley Systems (BSY) 41.5%, Roper Technologies (ROP) 31.8%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 32.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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