CERT vs SDGR vs EVCM Stock Comparison

Certara, Schrodinger and EverCommerce Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CERT Certara, Inc.
$11.48 +25.7% 1M -5.4% 1Y
Market cap
$1.76B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$408.45M
Div. yield
–
Healthcare IT Technology
2 wins
SDGR Schrodinger, Inc.
$30.87 +4.6% 1M +41.8% 1Y
Market cap
$2.28B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$259.04M
Div. yield
–
Healthcare IT Technology
4 wins
EVCM EverCommerce Inc.
$9.39 +17.8% 1M -22.0% 1Y
Market cap
$1.65B
P/E
48.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$598.10M
Div. yield
–
Healthcare IT Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Schrodinger leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Schrodinger 4, EverCommerce 4, Certara 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCERTSDGREVCMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.76B $2.28B $1.65B SDGR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -25.8x -42.0x 48.3x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 31.9x — 12.4x EVCM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.8% +8.9% +4.2% SDGR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -16.7% -21.0% 5.7% EVCM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -0.1% — 4.3% EVCM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.4x — 3.1x CERT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -5.4% +41.8% -22.0% SDGR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -22.6%/yr -10.8%/yr -14.6%/yr SDGR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 61.5% 69.6% 67.2% CERT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 47/100 30/100 64/100 EVCM

Percentile Scorecard

CERTSDGREVCM

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

AxisCERTSDGREVCM
Valuation 55 #41 of 89 15 #76 of 89 74 #24 of 89
Growth 6 #76 of 81 21 #64 of 81 56 #36 of 81
Profitability 44 #43 of 76 19 #62 of 76 72 #22 of 76
Financial Health 61 #37 of 94 66 #33 of 94 42 #55 of 94
Shareholder Returns 69 #17 of 52 31 #36 of 52 75 #14 of 52
Overall 47 30 64
  • CERT ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software
  • SDGR ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software
  • EVCM ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCERTSDGREVCMSPY
1 month +25.7%+4.6%+17.8% +0.9%
3 months +41.9%+104.2%-22.5% +5.9%
6 months +94.6%+162.5%-19.1% +8.5%
Year to date +30.3%+72.7%-22.5% +13.3%
1 year -5.4%+41.8%-22.0% +12.4%
3 years -6.4%+42.6%-2.5% +88.1%
3 years, per year -2.2%+12.6%-0.8% +23.5%
5 years -72.2%-43.4%-54.6% +68.2%
5 years, per year -22.6%-10.8%-14.6% +11.0%

Risk

MeasureCERTSDGREVCMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 61.5%69.6%67.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 69.7%58.2%73.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.741.630.76 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.090.60-0.33 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -90.1%-81.3%-72.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -5.4%-5.3%-29.9% -0.9%
52-week high $12.13$32.60$13.40 $779.14
52-week low $4.48$11.07$6.31 $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.

MultipleCERTSDGREVCM
P/E now vs peer median -25.9xmedian 40.6x -42.4xmedian 40.6x 48.8xmedian 40.6x
P/S now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 2.4x 7.8xmedian 2.4x 2.8xmedian 2.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 24.4xmedian 18.3x -10.9xmedian 18.3x 16.4xmedian 18.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 21.8xmedian 20.5x -15.5xmedian 20.5x 15.9xmedian 20.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 1.8x 6.2xmedian 1.8x 2.3xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.33median 1.74 1.03median 1.74 1.27median 1.74

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 monthsCERTSDGREVCM
Revenue $408.45M $259.04M $598.10M
Gross profit $252.82M $147.31M $465.42M
Operating income -$658.00K -$153.45M $59.29M
Net income -$68.40M -$54.34M $34.05M
Free cash flow $80.39M -$130.27M $104.22M
R&D $43.54M $168.98M $82.15M
EPS (diluted) $-0.44 $-0.72 $0.19
Cash & equivalents $184.14M $287.85M $133.50M
Total debt $291.84M – $520.94M
Shares (diluted) 154.36M 75.77M 178.79M
Enterprise value $1.07B $680.09M $1.15B

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
MetricCERTSDGREVCM
P/E -25.9x -42.4x 48.8x
P/FCF 21.8x -15.5x 15.9x
P/Operating cash flow 21.1x -16.0x 15.5x
P/S 4.3x 7.8x 2.8x
P/B 1.8x 6.2x 2.3x
P/Tangible book 2.8x 6.2x 4.6x
EV/EBITDA 24.4x -10.9x 16.4x
EV/EBIT -2,824x -10.5x 34.5x
EV/Revenue 4.5x 6.2x 3.4x
EV/FCF 23.1x -12.4x 19.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 22.4x -12.7x 19.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.33 1.03 1.27

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCERTSDGREVCM
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.8% 8.9% 4.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.1% 10.2% -2.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.3% 5.9% 3.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.3% 8.5% 3.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -102.8% 20.5% 12.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -26.3% 2.7% 82.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -957.1% 70.0% 262.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -77.2% -41.3% 37.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -993.5% 71.0% 267.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -78.6% -41.1% 38.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -18.4% -561.4% -20.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -1.8% -6.6% 9.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -20.0% -634.5% -21.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -2.4% -4.2% 9.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCERTSDGREVCM
Gross margin 61.9% 56.9% 77.8%
EBITDA margin 18.6% -57.0% 20.9%
Operating margin -0.2% -59.2% 9.9%
Pretax margin -4.3% -20.0% 5.3%
Net margin -16.7% -21.0% 5.7%
FCF margin 19.7% -50.3% 17.4%
Operating cash flow margin 20.3% -49.0% 17.9%
Return on equity -6.9% -16.9% 4.8%
Return on assets -4.7% -8.5% 2.5%
Return on invested capital -0.1% – 4.3%
Return on capital employed 0.0% -33.1% 4.7%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.4x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.2x 2.3x 3.1x
Stock comp / revenue 7.6% 14.9% 4.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCERTSDGREVCM
Debt / assets 20.8% – 38.2%
Debt / equity 0.3x – 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.4x – 3.1x
Debt / FCF 3.6x – 5.0x
Liabilities / assets 31.0% 48.6% 47.6%
Equity / assets 69.0% 51.4% 52.4%
Interest coverage 0.0x – –
Current ratio 2.6x 2.7x 2.1x
Quick ratio 2.4x 2.6x 1.8x
Cash ratio 1.5x 2.4x 1.3x
Altman Z-score 2.68 2.58 1.57

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCERTSDGREVCM
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 4.3% -0.1% 4.5%
Shareholder yield 4.3% -0.1% 4.5%
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.

ConsensusCERTSDGREVCM
Forward P/E 31.9xFY2026 – 12.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.36FY2026 $-1.73FY2026 $0.76FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -18.2%FY2026 – 0.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +5.6% – -5.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $399.14MFY2026 $234.01MFY2026 $640.55MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -4.7%FY2026 -8.5%FY2026 +8.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.4% +10.5% -4.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCERTSDGREVCM
Held by institutions 87.1% 86.6% 92.1%
Institutions holding 238 232 84
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.4% -0.9% +0.2%
Institutions buying 148 129 33
Institutions selling 65 64 27
Buyers to sellers 2.28 2.02 1.22

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.

CERTSDGREVCM
CERT 1.00 0.44 0.37
SDGR 0.44 1.00 0.16
EVCM 0.37 0.16 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CERT, SDGR and EVCM?

Schrodinger (SDGR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Certara (CERT) $1.76B, Schrodinger (SDGR) $2.28B, EverCommerce (EVCM) $1.65B.

Which company is growing faster?

Schrodinger (SDGR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Certara (CERT) +3.8%, Schrodinger (SDGR) +8.9%, EverCommerce (EVCM) +4.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

EverCommerce (EVCM) has the highest net margin (Certara (CERT) -16.7%, Schrodinger (SDGR) -21.0%, EverCommerce (EVCM) 5.7%). On return on invested capital, EverCommerce (EVCM) leads (Certara (CERT) -0.1%, EverCommerce (EVCM) 4.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Schrodinger (SDGR) returned the most: Certara (CERT) -5.4%, Schrodinger (SDGR) +41.8%, EverCommerce (EVCM) -22.0%. Over five years, Schrodinger (SDGR) compounded fastest (Certara (CERT) -22.6%/yr, Schrodinger (SDGR) -10.8%/yr, EverCommerce (EVCM) -14.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Certara (CERT) has been the steadiest (Certara (CERT) 61.5%, Schrodinger (SDGR) 69.6%, EverCommerce (EVCM) 67.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CERT, SDGR and EVCM?

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