BSY vs ROP vs JCI Stock Comparison

Bentley Systems, Roper Technologies and Johnson Controls International Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BSY Bentley Systems Inc
$39.32 +25.1% 1M -24.7% 1Y
Market cap
$11.87B
P/E
42.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.60B
Div. yield
0.71%
Construction Software Technology
2 wins
ROP Roper Technologies Inc
$434.48 +21.2% 1M -6.3% 1Y
Market cap
$42.97B
P/E
16.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.43B
Div. yield
0.84%
ERP Software Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Johnson Controls International leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Johnson Controls International 4, Roper Technologies 3, Bentley Systems 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBSYROPJCILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $11.87B $42.97B $94.41B JCI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 42.3x 16.8x 33.2x ROP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 27.1x 18.9x 31.8x ROP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.8% +9.2% — BSY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 18.1% — — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.3% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.4x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.71% 0.84% 1.03% JCI
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -24.7% -6.3% +37.9% JCI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -7.8%/yr -2.2%/yr +16.3%/yr JCI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 41.1% 31.3% 31.8% ROP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 44/100 38/100 BSY

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 41 #53 of 89 61 #40 of 101 15 #48 of 56
Growth 51 #40 of 81 45 #54 of 97 75 #14 of 52
Profitability 91 #8 of 76 44 #53 of 94 –
Financial Health 23 #73 of 94 47 #58 of 108 –
Shareholder Returns 44 #29 of 51 24 #49 of 64 25 #31 of 41
Overall 50 44 38
  • BSY ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software
  • ROP ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • JCI ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBSYROPJCISPY
1 month +25.1%+21.2%+3.8% -0.2%
3 months +9.7%+11.1%+11.0% +3.9%
6 months +21.7%+22.7%+10.1% +8.2%
Year to date +3.0%-2.4%+30.2% +12.9%
1 year -24.7%-6.3%+37.9% +12.3%
3 years -18.6%-8.6%+223.3% +87.4%
3 years, per year -6.7%-3.0%+47.9% +23.3%
5 years -33.5%-10.7%+112.3% +67.9%
5 years, per year -7.8%-2.2%+16.3% +10.9%
10 years —+157.9%+254.1% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+9.9%+13.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBSYROPJCISPY
Volatility, 1Y 41.1%31.3%31.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 39.5%33.7%32.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.40-0.051.16 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.60-0.201.19 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.2%-46.9%-43.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -24.7%-6.3%-1.8% -1.2%
52-week high $52.20$463.73$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 42.3xmedian 40.1x 16.8xmedian 28.3x 33.2xmedian 20.1x
P/S now vs peer median 7.4xmedian 2.5x 5.1xmedian 2.8x 3.6xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 28.7xmedian 18.5x —median 17.3x —median 11.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 23.8xmedian 20.1x 13.2xmedian 15.8x 28.6xmedian 16.2x
P/B now vs peer median 9.9xmedian 1.8x 2.2xmedian 3.2x 6.9xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 1.73median 1.73 -9.49median 0.85 1.64median 0.99

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 $1.60B $8.43B –
Gross profit $1.31B $5.88B $9.52B
Operating income $377.88M $2.37B –
Net income $289.97M $2.59B –
Free cash flow $498.50M – –
R&D $324.84M – –
EPS (diluted) $0.91 $25.75 $4.68
Cash & equivalents $146.98M $311.00M $618.00M
Total debt $1.22B – –
Shares (diluted) 318.96M 100.60M 610.00M
Enterprise value $11.33B $42.97B $94.45B

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
MetricBSYROPJCI
P/E 42.3x 16.8x 33.2x
P/FCF 23.8x 13.2x 28.6x
P/Operating cash flow 22.7x 16.4x 24.4x
P/S 7.4x 5.1x 3.6x
P/B 9.9x 2.2x 6.9x
P/Tangible book 11.5x 4.4x 9.3x
EV/EBITDA 28.7x – –
EV/EBIT 34.2x – –
EV/Revenue 8.1x 5.1x –
EV/FCF 26.0x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 24.7x 16.4x 24.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.73 -9.49 1.64

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBSYROPJCI
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.8% 9.2% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.2% 12.1% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.8% 10.4% 10.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 12.9% 12.0% 6.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 14.6% 8.9% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 20.6% 11.8% –
Net income growth (1Y) 14.0% 65.0% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 22.7% -4.0% –
EPS growth (1Y) 19.0% 77.8% -7.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 24.4% -1.8% 20.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 16.7% 3.8% 51.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.0% 20.8% 27.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 14.9% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.7% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBSYROPJCI
Gross margin 81.8% – –
EBITDA margin 28.1% – –
Operating margin 23.6% – –
Pretax margin 23.3% – –
Net margin 18.1% – –
FCF margin 31.1% – –
Operating cash flow margin 32.6% 31.1% –
Return on equity 23.9% – 21.1%
Return on assets 8.2% – 7.3%
Return on invested capital 12.3% – –
Return on capital employed 14.7% – –
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.2x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 1.0x –
Stock comp / revenue 4.9% 2.4% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBSYROPJCI
Debt / assets 34.0% – –
Debt / equity 1.0x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.4x – –
Debt / FCF 2.4x – –
Liabilities / assets 66.5% 44.2% –
Equity / assets 33.5% 55.8% 33.9%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 0.6x 0.4x 0.9x
Quick ratio 0.1x – –
Cash ratio 0.1x – –
Altman Z-score 3.63 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBSYROPJCI
Dividend yield 0.7% 0.8% 1.0%
Net buyback yield 1.6% – –
Shareholder yield 2.3% 0.8% 1.0%
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.

ConsensusBSYROPJCI
Forward P/E 27.1xFY2026 18.9xFY2026 31.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.45FY2026 $22.94FY2026 $4.90FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +19.8%FY2026 +14.7%FY2026 +30.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +3.4% +12.3% +30.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.79BFY2026 $8.28BFY2026 $26.80BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +19.2%FY2026 +4.8%FY2026 +13.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +10.2% +16.4% +6.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBSYROPJCI
Held by institutions 53.9% 100.0% 89.5%
Institutions holding 396 1,075 1,597
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.8% +6.7% -1.1%
Institutions buying 195 415 790
Institutions selling 160 522 557
Buyers to sellers 1.22 0.80 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 0.59 -0.22
ROP 0.59 1.00 -0.30
JCI -0.22 -0.30 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) $11.87B, Roper Technologies (ROP) $42.97B, Johnson Controls International (JCI) $94.41B.

Which stock is cheaper, BSY, ROP and JCI?

Roper Technologies (ROP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Bentley Systems (BSY) 42.3x, Roper Technologies (ROP) 16.8x, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 33.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Roper Technologies (ROP) is cheapest (Bentley Systems (BSY) 27.1x, Roper Technologies (ROP) 18.9x, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 31.8x). 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%, Roper Technologies (ROP) +9.2%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Johnson Controls International (JCI) returned the most: Bentley Systems (BSY) -24.7%, Roper Technologies (ROP) -6.3%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) +37.9%. Over five years, Johnson Controls International (JCI) compounded fastest (Bentley Systems (BSY) -7.8%/yr, Roper Technologies (ROP) -2.2%/yr, Johnson Controls International (JCI) +16.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Johnson Controls International (JCI) has the highest dividend yield: Bentley Systems (BSY) 0.71%, Roper Technologies (ROP) 0.84%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 1.03%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Roper Technologies (ROP) has been the steadiest (Bentley Systems (BSY) 41.1%, Roper Technologies (ROP) 31.3%, Johnson Controls International (JCI) 31.8%). 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, 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.