DBX vs SSNC vs BOX Stock Comparison

Dropbox, SS&C Technologies Holdings and Box Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DBX Dropbox, Inc.
$37.83 +10.5% 1M +28.9% 1Y
Market cap
$8.48B
P/E
19.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.53B
Div. yield
–
Productivity Software Technology
6 wins
BOX Box Inc
$43.17 +31.7% 1M +29.7% 1Y
Market cap
$5.93B
P/E
61.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.22B
Div. yield
–
Productivity Software Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Dropbox leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Dropbox 6, SS&C Technologies Holdings 3, Box 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDBXSSNCBOXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.48B $19.54B $5.93B SSNC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.2x 22.6x 61.3x DBX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.9x 12.1x 29.4x DBX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months 0.0% +8.6% +8.6% SSNC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 17.5% 13.2% 7.9% DBX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 104.6% 8.6% 86.6% DBX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 3.1x — DBX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +28.9% +2.6% +29.7% BOX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.5%/yr +2.2%/yr +10.5%/yr BOX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 38.0% 29.7% 38.4% SSNC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 55/100 41/100 DBX

Percentile Scorecard

DBXSSNCBOX

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

AxisDBXSSNCBOX
Valuation 55 #14 of 30 78 #23 of 101 35 #20 of 30
Growth 8 #25 of 27 32 #66 of 97 31 #19 of 27
Profitability 96 #2 of 26 76 #23 of 94 72 #8 of 26
Financial Health 16 #27 of 32 36 #70 of 109 26 #24 of 32
Shareholder Returns 100 #1 of 17 51 #32 of 64 –
Overall 55 55 41
  • DBX ranked among 33 companies in Workplace Software
  • SSNC ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • BOX ranked among 33 companies in Workplace Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDBXSSNCBOXSPY
1 month +10.5%+4.1%+31.7% -1.0%
3 months +29.6%+12.3%+48.8% +2.9%
6 months +57.5%+23.3%+77.7% +6.4%
Year to date +36.1%-5.1%+44.3% +11.4%
1 year +28.9%+2.6%+29.7% +13.1%
3 years +38.5%+66.5%+79.1% +79.4%
3 years, per year +11.5%+18.5%+21.4% +21.5%
5 years +24.8%+11.4%+65.0% +67.7%
5 years, per year +4.5%+2.2%+10.5% +10.9%
10 years —+157.8%+184.8% +255.2%
10 years, per year —+9.9%+11.0% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureDBXSSNCBOXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 38.0%29.7%38.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.1%30.8%35.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.220.500.22 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.760.090.77 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.8%-44.8%-44.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-7.4%0.0% -2.5%
52-week high $37.83$89.62$43.17 $779.14
52-week low $22.06$62.05$21.37 $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.

MultipleDBXSSNCBOX
P/E now vs peer median 19.2xmedian 32.3x 22.9xmedian 29.9x 61.3xmedian 32.3x
P/S now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 2.4x 3.0xmedian 2.8x 4.8xmedian 2.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.5xmedian 11.5x 11.7xmedian 17.4x —median 11.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.7xmedian 14.2x 11.1xmedian 16.9x 12.5xmedian 14.2x
P/B now vs peer median -3.8xmedian 2.7x 2.9xmedian 3.1x -16.9xmedian 2.7x
PEG now vs peer median 2.23median 0.77 1.71median 0.86 1.18median 0.77

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 monthsDBXSSNCBOX
Revenue $2.53B $6.56B $1.22B
Gross profit $2.02B $3.16B $970.97M
Operating income $674.50M $1.55B $109.49M
Net income $442.80M $866.00M $126.41M
Free cash flow $957.10M $1.75B –
R&D $741.50M $517.20M $300.64M
EPS (diluted) $1.95 $3.57 $0.69
Cash & equivalents $1.06B $434.80M $342.87M
Total debt $9.17B $29.03B $2.21B
Shares (diluted) 226.80M 242.00M 139.72M
Enterprise value $4.11B $17.83B $3.52B

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
MetricDBXSSNCBOX
P/E 19.2x 22.9x 61.3x
P/FCF 8.7x 11.1x 12.5x
P/Operating cash flow 8.5x 10.7x –
P/S 3.3x 3.0x 4.8x
P/B -3.8x 2.9x -16.9x
P/Tangible book -3.8x 6.9x -13.0x
EV/EBITDA 11.5x 11.7x –
EV/EBIT 14.5x 17.2x 54.2x
EV/Revenue 3.9x 4.1x 4.9x
EV/FCF 10.2x 15.2x –
EV/Operating cash flow 10.0x 14.6x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.23 1.71 1.18

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDBXSSNCBOX
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.0% 8.6% 8.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.5% 6.8% 6.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -2.0% 7.3% 9.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.0% 7.4% 8.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 18.8% 11.9% 60.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 65.2% 9.7% 28.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -8.8% 7.3% -44.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -5.4% 11.5% 36.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 11.3% 11.7% -44.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 8.6% 13.4% 52.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 8.7% 23.7% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.2% 12.6% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 7.2% 26.3% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.5% 13.2% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDBXSSNCBOX
Gross margin 79.7% 48.1% 79.4%
EBITDA margin 33.7% 34.7% –
Operating margin 26.6% 23.6% 9.0%
Pretax margin 22.1% 16.6% 9.6%
Net margin 17.5% 13.2% 7.9%
FCF margin 37.8% 26.7% –
Operating cash flow margin 38.7% 27.7% –
Return on equity – 12.7% –
Return on assets 15.1% 4.2% 8.6%
Return on invested capital 104.6% 8.6% 86.6%
Return on capital employed 38.5% 10.3% 14.4%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.3x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.2x 2.1x –
Stock comp / revenue 12.0% 4.1% 19.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDBXSSNCBOX
Debt / assets 92.3% 36.8% 32.2%
Debt / equity -1.2x 1.1x -1.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 3.1x –
Debt / FCF 2.7x 4.3x –
Liabilities / assets 177.4% 67.4% 125.0%
Equity / assets -77.4% 32.6% -25.0%
Interest coverage – 3.6x 10.5x
Current ratio 1.1x 1.1x 1.1x
Quick ratio 1.0x 1.0x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.9x 0.1x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 0.72 1.73 2.38

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDBXSSNCBOX
Dividend yield – 1.3% –
Net buyback yield 18.1% 4.9% –
Shareholder yield 18.1% 6.2% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusDBXSSNCBOX
Forward P/E 11.9xFY2026 12.1xFY2026 29.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.19FY2026 $6.88FY2026 $1.47FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +12.3%FY2026 +12.1%FY2026 +2.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +9.7% +8.3% +12.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.70BFY2026 $7.19BFY2026 $1.21BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.0%FY2026 +14.5%FY2026 +2.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -11.1% -7.1% +22.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDBXSSNCBOX
Held by institutions 80.4% 84.8% 99.4%
Institutions holding 451 724 396
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.8% +1.7% +0.5%
Institutions buying 222 385 215
Institutions selling 175 259 128
Buyers to sellers 1.27 1.49 1.68

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.

DBXSSNCBOX
DBX 1.00 0.41 0.63
SSNC 0.41 1.00 0.49
BOX 0.63 0.49 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DBX, SSNC and BOX?

SS&C Technologies Holdings (SSNC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Dropbox (DBX) $8.48B, SS&C Technologies Holdings (SSNC) $19.54B, Box (BOX) $5.93B.

Which stock is cheaper, DBX, SSNC and BOX?

Dropbox (DBX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Dropbox (DBX) 19.2x, SS&C Technologies Holdings (SSNC) 22.6x, Box (BOX) 61.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Dropbox (DBX) is cheapest (Dropbox (DBX) 11.9x, SS&C Technologies Holdings (SSNC) 12.1x, Box (BOX) 29.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

SS&C Technologies Holdings (SSNC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Dropbox (DBX) 0.0%, SS&C Technologies Holdings (SSNC) +8.6%, Box (BOX) +8.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Dropbox (DBX) has the highest net margin (Dropbox (DBX) 17.5%, SS&C Technologies Holdings (SSNC) 13.2%, Box (BOX) 7.9%). On return on invested capital, Dropbox (DBX) leads (Dropbox (DBX) 104.6%, SS&C Technologies Holdings (SSNC) 8.6%, Box (BOX) 86.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Box (BOX) returned the most: Dropbox (DBX) +28.9%, SS&C Technologies Holdings (SSNC) +2.6%, Box (BOX) +29.7%. Over five years, Box (BOX) compounded fastest (Dropbox (DBX) +4.5%/yr, SS&C Technologies Holdings (SSNC) +2.2%/yr, Box (BOX) +10.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Dropbox (DBX) 0.00%, SS&C Technologies Holdings (SSNC) 0.01%, Box (BOX) 0.00%. Dropbox (DBX) and Box (BOX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, SS&C Technologies Holdings (SSNC) has been the steadiest (Dropbox (DBX) 38.0%, SS&C Technologies Holdings (SSNC) 29.7%, Box (BOX) 38.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DBX, SSNC and BOX?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Dropbox (DBX) leads on 6. 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.