DSGX vs MANH vs VLTO Stock Comparison

Descartes Systems, Manhattan Associates and Veralto Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MANH Manhattan Associates Inc
$255.14 +25.0% 1M +40.5% 1Y
Market cap
$15.28B
P/E
71.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.16B
Div. yield
–
Supply Chain Software Technology
2 wins
VLTO Veralto Corp
$116.33 +22.9% 1M +17.6% 1Y
Market cap
$28.53B
P/E
28.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.80B
Div. yield
–
Water Treatment Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Veralto leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Veralto 5, Descartes Systems 2, Manhattan Associates 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDSGXMANHVLTOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.12B $15.28B $28.53B VLTO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 43.2x 71.7x 28.5x VLTO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 41.4x 43.8x 25.6x VLTO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +13.2% +8.4% +6.4% DSGX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 24.3% 18.4% 17.3% DSGX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 17.1% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 0.8x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +3.3% +40.5% +17.6% MANH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.0%/yr +6.7%/yr — MANH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.7% 46.4% 24.4% VLTO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 52/100 74/100 VLTO

Percentile Scorecard

DSGXMANHVLTO

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

AxisDSGXMANHVLTO
Valuation 48 #47 of 89 19 #72 of 89 74 #6 of 20
Growth 68 #27 of 82 46 #45 of 82 71 #6 of 18
Profitability 97 #3 of 78 94 #6 of 78 100 #1 of 17
Financial Health 83 #17 of 95 37 #60 of 95 55 #10 of 21
Shareholder Returns 42 #31 of 53 64 #20 of 53 73 #4 of 12
Overall 68 52 74
  • DSGX ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software
  • MANH ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software
  • VLTO ranked among 21 companies in Environmental Equipment

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDSGXMANHVLTOSPY
1 month +13.8%+25.0%+22.9% -2.0%
3 months +17.8%+34.7%+20.6% -2.2%
6 months +25.5%+80.8%+32.0% +4.2%
Year to date +4.0%+47.2%+16.6% +10.6%
1 year +3.3%+40.5%+17.6% +10.4%
3 years +24.9%+22.2%+64.3% +73.6%
3 years, per year +7.7%+6.9%+18.0% +20.2%
5 years +10.2%+38.3%— +61.6%
5 years, per year +2.0%+6.7%— +10.1%
10 years +350.2%+409.6%— +261.3%
10 years, per year +16.2%+17.7%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureDSGXMANHVLTOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.7%46.4%24.4% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.1%46.4%21.9% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.340.250.15 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.080.870.72 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.7%-61.0%-27.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.9%0.0%0.0% -3.2%
52-week high $94.87$255.14$116.33 $779.14
52-week low $62.82$120.88$82.23 $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.

MultipleDSGXMANHVLTO
P/E now vs peer median 41.6xmedian 39.6x 70.4xmedian 39.6x 28.3xmedian 28.3x
P/S now vs peer median 10.1xmedian 2.5x 12.8xmedian 2.5x 4.9xmedian 2.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 22.8xmedian 19.2x 51.1xmedian 19.2x 21.5xmedian 21.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 26.4xmedian 20.1x 39.0xmedian 20.1x 25.9xmedian 24.9x
P/B now vs peer median 4.8xmedian 1.8x 73.8xmedian 1.8x 8.8xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 2.37median 1.53 6.57median 1.53 5.08median 1.75

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 monthsDSGXMANHVLTO
Revenue $775.17M $1.16B $5.80B
Gross profit $601.59M $646.85M $3.49B
Operating income $243.60M $279.18M $1.27B
Net income $188.01M $212.94M $1.00B
Free cash flow $297.47M $379.61M $1.09B
R&D $109.17M $146.19M $278.00M
EPS (diluted) $2.15 $3.61 $4.08
Cash & equivalents $401.06M $199.45M $1.79B
Total debt – – $2.92B
Shares (diluted) 87.58M 59.00M 245.30M
Enterprise value $6.70B $14.34B $21.16B

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
MetricDSGXMANHVLTO
P/E 41.6x 70.4x 28.3x
P/FCF 26.4x 39.0x 25.9x
P/Operating cash flow 25.7x 37.9x 24.5x
P/S 10.1x 12.8x 4.9x
P/B 4.8x 73.8x 8.8x
P/Tangible book 6.0x 73.8x 11.7x
EV/EBITDA 22.8x 51.1x 21.5x
EV/EBIT 30.5x 52.3x 23.2x
EV/Revenue 9.6x 12.6x 5.1x
EV/FCF 25.0x 38.5x 26.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 24.3x 37.4x 25.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.37 6.57 5.08

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDSGXMANHVLTO
Revenue growth (1Y) 13.2% 8.4% 6.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 13.8% 9.2% 5.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 15.5% 7.2% 6.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.4% 10.9% 6.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 30.1% 2.1% -0.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 19.8% 12.6% 3.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 26.9% -1.4% 9.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 18.3% 8.7% 5.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 26.4% 1.9% 12.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 17.6% 10.7% 5.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 28.6% 12.5% 10.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.7% 22.4% 3.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 30.3% 13.9% 10.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 15.7% 22.2% 3.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDSGXMANHVLTO
Gross margin 77.6% 55.9% 60.2%
EBITDA margin 42.1% 24.7% 23.6%
Operating margin 31.4% 24.1% 21.8%
Pretax margin 32.7% 24.9% 20.3%
Net margin 24.3% 18.4% 17.3%
FCF margin 38.4% 32.8% 18.8%
Operating cash flow margin 39.4% 33.8% 19.9%
Return on equity 11.4% 118.9% 31.7%
Return on assets – 29.4% 11.9%
Return on invested capital – – 17.1%
Return on capital employed – 114.1% 18.8%
Asset turnover – 1.6x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 1.8x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 3.5% 10.4% 1.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDSGXMANHVLTO
Debt / assets – – 35.5%
Debt / equity – – 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 0.8x
Debt / FCF – – 2.7x
Liabilities / assets 15.9% 73.3% 60.7%
Equity / assets 84.1% 26.7% 39.3%
Interest coverage 168.0x – 13.2x
Current ratio 2.0x 1.1x 2.0x
Quick ratio 1.9x 1.0x 1.7x
Cash ratio 1.5x 0.4x 1.1x
Altman Z-score 16.43 19.42 5.27

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDSGXMANHVLTO
Dividend yield – – 0.4%
Net buyback yield 0.2% 2.9% 1.8%
Shareholder yield 0.2% 2.9% 2.2%
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.

ConsensusDSGXMANHVLTO
Forward P/E 41.4xFY2026 43.8xFY2026 25.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.20FY2026 $5.83FY2026 $4.54FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +17.6%FY2026 +15.2%FY2026 +16.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +18.2% +11.1% +7.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $889.11MFY2026 $1.09BFY2026 $5.70BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +22.0%FY2026 +0.9%FY2026 +3.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.6% +11.5% +16.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDSGXMANHVLTO
Held by institutions – 100.0% 96.1%
Institutions holding – 508 977
Change in shares held, QoQ – -0.7% +3.3%
Institutions buying – 250 399
Institutions selling – 198 386
Buyers to sellers – 1.26 1.03

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.

DSGXMANHVLTO
DSGX 1.00 0.63 0.32
MANH 0.63 1.00 0.39
VLTO 0.32 0.39 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DSGX, MANH and VLTO?

Veralto (VLTO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Descartes Systems (DSGX) $8.12B, Manhattan Associates (MANH) $15.28B, Veralto (VLTO) $28.53B.

Which stock is cheaper, DSGX, MANH and VLTO?

Veralto (VLTO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Descartes Systems (DSGX) 43.2x, Manhattan Associates (MANH) 71.7x, Veralto (VLTO) 28.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Veralto (VLTO) is cheapest (Descartes Systems (DSGX) 41.4x, Manhattan Associates (MANH) 43.8x, Veralto (VLTO) 25.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Descartes Systems (DSGX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Descartes Systems (DSGX) +13.2%, Manhattan Associates (MANH) +8.4%, Veralto (VLTO) +6.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Descartes Systems (DSGX) has the highest net margin (Descartes Systems (DSGX) 24.3%, Manhattan Associates (MANH) 18.4%, Veralto (VLTO) 17.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Manhattan Associates (MANH) returned the most: Descartes Systems (DSGX) +3.3%, Manhattan Associates (MANH) +40.5%, Veralto (VLTO) +17.6%. Over five years, Manhattan Associates (MANH) compounded fastest (Descartes Systems (DSGX) +2.0%/yr, Manhattan Associates (MANH) +6.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Veralto (VLTO) has been the steadiest (Descartes Systems (DSGX) 40.7%, Manhattan Associates (MANH) 46.4%, Veralto (VLTO) 24.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DSGX, MANH and VLTO?

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