DSGX vs ESTC vs SRAD Stock Comparison

Descartes Systems, Elastic and Sportradar Group AG Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ESTC Elastic N.V.
$105.51 +19.9% 1M +19.0% 1Y
Market cap
$11.10B
P/E
29.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.80B
Div. yield
–
Data Infrastructure Technology
6 wins
SRAD Sportradar Group AG
$12.23 -7.6% 1M -54.9% 1Y
Market cap
$12.72B
P/E
638.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.62B
Div. yield
–
Data Infrastructure Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Elastic leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Elastic 6, Descartes Systems 3, Sportradar Group AG 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDSGXESTCSRADLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.93B $11.10B $12.72B SRAD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 42.2x 29.5x 638.0x ESTC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 41.9x 30.1x 47.0x ESTC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +13.2% +16.2% +24.7% SRAD
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 24.3% 20.8% 1.2% DSGX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 0.0% -8.6% ESTC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -10.8x 1.4x ESTC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -3.5% +19.0% -54.9% ESTC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.4%/yr -9.3%/yr -9.5%/yr DSGX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 41.4% 58.1% 56.5% DSGX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 71/100 60/100 ESTC

Percentile Scorecard

DSGXESTCSRAD

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

AxisDSGXESTCSRAD
Valuation 43 #51 of 89 70 #38 of 124 79 #27 of 124
Growth 64 #30 of 81 81 #22 of 113 63 #43 of 113
Profitability 97 #3 of 76 67 #37 of 109 70 #33 of 109
Financial Health 85 #15 of 94 52 #61 of 127 56 #57 of 127
Shareholder Returns 46 #28 of 51 86 #10 of 65 31 #45 of 65
Overall 67 71 60
  • DSGX ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software
  • ESTC ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • SRAD ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDSGXESTCSRADSPY
1 month +17.3%+19.9%-7.6% -0.2%
3 months +21.9%+70.0%-17.5% +3.9%
6 months +30.0%+122.4%-1.0% +8.2%
Year to date +5.2%+39.9%-48.5% +12.9%
1 year -3.5%+19.0%-54.9% +12.3%
3 years +32.1%+39.7%+39.8% +87.4%
3 years, per year +9.7%+11.8%+11.8% +23.3%
5 years +12.4%-38.5%-39.2% +67.9%
5 years, per year +2.4%-9.3%-9.5% +10.9%
10 years +345.3%—— +261.1%
10 years, per year +16.1%—— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureDSGXESTCSRADSPY
Volatility, 1Y 41.4%58.1%56.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.5%59.1%64.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.331.140.56 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.080.33-0.97 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.7%-76.8%-69.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.6%-0.7%-54.9% -1.2%
52-week high $96.58$106.26$27.11 $779.14
52-week low $62.82$43.30$11.56 $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.

MultipleDSGXESTCSRAD
P/E now vs peer median 42.1xmedian 40.1x 29.4xmedian 38.6x 635.9xmedian 38.6x
P/S now vs peer median 10.2xmedian 2.5x 6.2xmedian 4.4x 2.4xmedian 4.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 23.1xmedian 18.5x 123.3xmedian 34.5x -13.9xmedian 34.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 26.7xmedian 20.1x 31.8xmedian 29.4x 7.5xmedian 29.4x
P/B now vs peer median 4.8xmedian 1.8x 8.6xmedian 3.3x 4.3xmedian 3.3x
PEG now vs peer median 2.40median 1.73 0.55median 1.28 21.97median 1.28

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 monthsDSGXESTCSRAD
Revenue $775.17M $1.80B $1.62B
Gross profit $601.59M $1.36B –
Operating income $243.60M -$47.61M –
Net income $188.01M $375.64M $19.94M
Free cash flow $297.47M $349.04M $510.26M
R&D $109.17M $455.30M $44.37M
EPS (diluted) $2.15 $3.59 $64,328.88
Cash & equivalents $401.06M $879.87M $286.82M
Total debt – $571.20M $49.28M
Shares (diluted) 87.58M 104.64M 310.00
Enterprise value $6.52B $5.62B $11.01B

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
MetricDSGXESTCSRAD
P/E 42.1x 29.4x 635.9x
P/FCF 26.7x 31.8x 7.5x
P/Operating cash flow 25.9x 31.3x 7.6x
P/S 10.2x 6.2x 2.4x
P/B 4.8x 8.6x 4.3x
P/Tangible book 6.1x 8.6x 4.3x
EV/EBITDA 23.1x 123.3x -13.9x
EV/EBIT 30.9x -214.3x -41.3x
EV/Revenue 9.7x 5.7x 2.1x
EV/FCF 25.3x 29.2x 6.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 24.6x 28.8x 6.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.40 0.55 21.97

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDSGXESTCSRAD
Revenue growth (1Y) 13.2% 16.2% 24.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 13.8% 17.4% 23.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 15.5% 16.7% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.4% 18.8% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 30.1% -56.0% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 19.8% 37.5% –
Net income growth (1Y) 26.9% 549.9% -83.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 18.3% 55.3% 51.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 26.4% 555.6% -94.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 17.6% 53.7% 28.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 28.6% 11.3% 15.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.7% 62.1% 30.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 30.3% 11.2% 15.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 15.7% 63.2% 30.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDSGXESTCSRAD
Gross margin 77.6% 75.5% –
EBITDA margin 42.1% 4.6% -15.4%
Operating margin 31.4% -2.6% –
Pretax margin 32.7% -1.1% 1.4%
Net margin 24.3% 20.8% 1.2%
FCF margin 38.4% 19.4% 31.6%
Operating cash flow margin 39.4% 19.6% 31.0%
Return on equity 11.4% 29.2% 2.1%
Return on assets – 12.2% 0.7%
Return on invested capital – 0.0% -8.6%
Return on capital employed – -2.3% -3.5%
Asset turnover – 0.6x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 0.9x 25.1x
Stock comp / revenue 3.5% 16.8% 4.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDSGXESTCSRAD
Debt / assets – 19.0% 0.4%
Debt / equity – 0.4x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – -10.8x 1.4x
Debt / FCF – 1.6x 0.0x
Liabilities / assets 15.9% 56.8% 69.5%
Equity / assets 84.1% 43.2% 30.5%
Interest coverage 168.0x -1.9x -0.8x
Current ratio 2.0x 1.8x 1.0x
Quick ratio 1.9x 1.6x 0.9x
Cash ratio 1.5x 1.4x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 16.60 4.44 1.75

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDSGXESTCSRAD
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 0.2% 3.1% -1.0%
Shareholder yield 0.2% 3.1% -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.

ConsensusDSGXESTCSRAD
Forward P/E 41.9xFY2026 30.1xFY2026 47.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.20FY2026 $3.51FY2026 $0.26FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +17.6%FY2026 +36.6%FY2026 -27.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +18.2% +19.4% +100.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $889.11MFY2026 $1.88BFY2026 $1.65BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +22.0%FY2026 +8.2%FY2026 +8.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.6% +18.3% +10.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDSGXESTCSRAD
Held by institutions – 86.4% 17.8%
Institutions holding – 371 151
Change in shares held, QoQ – +1.7% -2.8%
Institutions buying – 199 88
Institutions selling – 129 42
Buyers to sellers – 1.54 2.10

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.

DSGXESTCSRAD
DSGX 1.00 0.48 0.23
ESTC 0.48 1.00 0.19
SRAD 0.23 0.19 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DSGX, ESTC and SRAD?

Sportradar Group AG (SRAD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Descartes Systems (DSGX) $7.93B, Elastic (ESTC) $11.10B, Sportradar Group AG (SRAD) $12.72B.

Which stock is cheaper, DSGX, ESTC and SRAD?

Elastic (ESTC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Descartes Systems (DSGX) 42.2x, Elastic (ESTC) 29.5x, Sportradar Group AG (SRAD) 638.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Elastic (ESTC) is cheapest (Descartes Systems (DSGX) 41.9x, Elastic (ESTC) 30.1x, Sportradar Group AG (SRAD) 47.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Sportradar Group AG (SRAD) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Descartes Systems (DSGX) +13.2%, Elastic (ESTC) +16.2%, Sportradar Group AG (SRAD) +24.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Descartes Systems (DSGX) has the highest net margin (Descartes Systems (DSGX) 24.3%, Elastic (ESTC) 20.8%, Sportradar Group AG (SRAD) 1.2%). On return on invested capital, Elastic (ESTC) leads (Elastic (ESTC) 0.0%, Sportradar Group AG (SRAD) -8.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Elastic (ESTC) returned the most: Descartes Systems (DSGX) -3.5%, Elastic (ESTC) +19.0%, Sportradar Group AG (SRAD) -54.9%. Over five years, Descartes Systems (DSGX) compounded fastest (Descartes Systems (DSGX) +2.4%/yr, Elastic (ESTC) -9.3%/yr, Sportradar Group AG (SRAD) -9.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Descartes Systems (DSGX) has been the steadiest (Descartes Systems (DSGX) 41.4%, Elastic (ESTC) 58.1%, Sportradar Group AG (SRAD) 56.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DSGX, ESTC and SRAD?

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