DSGX vs SAP vs VRRM Stock Comparison

Descartes Systems, Sap Se and Verra Mobility Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SAP Sap Se
$237.06 +13.3% 1M -12.2% 1Y
Market cap
$272.39B
P/E
28.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$45.76B
Div. yield
–
ERP Software Technology
6 wins
VRRM VERRA MOBILITY Corp
$3.14 +5.0% 1M -86.9% 1Y
Market cap
$505.22M
P/E
11.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.01B
Div. yield
–
Supply Chain Software Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionDSGXSAPVRRMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.88B $272.39B $505.22M SAP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 41.9x 28.6x 11.4x VRRM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 42.0x 27.8x 2.6x VRRM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +13.2% +13.5% +11.1% SAP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 24.3% 20.8% 4.4% DSGX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 35.6% 4.9% SAP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.4x 3.8x SAP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -4.4% -12.2% -86.9% DSGX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.5%/yr +10.4%/yr -26.8%/yr SAP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 41.4% 39.3% 133.1% SAP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 64/100 65/100 DSGX

Percentile Scorecard

DSGXSAPVRRM

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

AxisDSGXSAPVRRM
Valuation 43 #51 of 89 53 #48 of 101 99 #2 of 89
Growth 65 #29 of 81 67 #33 of 97 18 #67 of 81
Profitability 97 #3 of 76 91 #9 of 94 89 #9 of 76
Financial Health 85 #15 of 94 79 #24 of 108 20 #75 of 94
Shareholder Returns 45 #29 of 52 29 #46 of 64 100 #1 of 52
Overall 67 64 65
  • DSGX ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software
  • SAP ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • VRRM ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDSGXSAPVRRMSPY
1 month +17.1%+13.3%+5.0% +0.9%
3 months +18.4%+27.4%-38.4% +5.9%
6 months +27.7%+39.4%-78.9% +8.5%
Year to date +5.4%-2.4%-86.0% +13.3%
1 year -4.4%-12.2%-86.9% +12.4%
3 years +32.3%+80.4%-83.9% +88.1%
3 years, per year +9.8%+21.8%-45.6% +23.5%
5 years +13.0%+63.7%-78.9% +68.2%
5 years, per year +2.5%+10.4%-26.8% +11.0%
10 years +341.9%+169.7%— +263.4%
10 years, per year +16.0%+10.4%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureDSGXSAPVRRMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 41.4%39.3%133.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.5%40.7%168.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.330.630.24 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.11-0.31-0.65 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.7%-53.2%-90.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.4%-12.2%-86.9% -0.9%
52-week high $96.58$270.06$24.00 $779.14
52-week low $62.82$146.09$2.81 $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.

MultipleDSGXSAPVRRM
P/E now vs peer median 42.2xmedian 40.6x 29.0xmedian 27.6x 10.8xmedian 40.6x
P/S now vs peer median 10.2xmedian 2.4x 6.4xmedian 2.7x 0.5xmedian 2.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 23.1xmedian 18.3x 11.9xmedian 17.4x 5.7xmedian 18.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 26.7xmedian 20.5x 28.0xmedian 15.8x 4.9xmedian 20.5x
P/B now vs peer median 4.8xmedian 1.8x 5.5xmedian 3.2x 2.1xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 2.40median 1.74 1.81median 0.84 -0.65median 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 monthsDSGXSAPVRRM
Revenue $775.17M $45.76B $1.01B
Gross profit $601.59M $33.40B $913.59M
Operating income $243.60M $22.06B $136.86M
Net income $188.01M $9.47B $44.29M
Free cash flow $297.47M $10.40B $96.91M
R&D $109.17M $8.26B –
EPS (diluted) $2.15 $8.11 $0.29
Cash & equivalents $401.06M $10.62B $49.56M
Total debt – $9.68B $1.03B
Shares (diluted) 87.58M 1.18B 151.95M
Enterprise value $6.47B $199.79B $136.09M

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
MetricDSGXSAPVRRM
P/E 42.2x 29.0x 10.8x
P/FCF 26.7x 28.0x 4.9x
P/Operating cash flow 26.0x 25.3x 2.2x
P/S 10.2x 6.4x 0.5x
P/B 4.8x 5.5x 2.1x
P/Tangible book 6.1x 5.9x 3.8x
EV/EBITDA 23.1x 11.9x 5.7x
EV/EBIT 31.0x 12.7x 10.6x
EV/Revenue 9.7x 6.1x 1.4x
EV/FCF 25.4x 27.0x 15.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 24.7x 24.4x 6.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.40 1.81 -0.65

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDSGXSAPVRRM
Revenue growth (1Y) 13.2% 13.5% 11.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 13.8% 11.7% 8.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 15.5% 12.6% 6.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.4% 12.1% 7.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 30.1% 30.9% -3.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 19.8% 52.1% -11.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 26.9% 18.5% 13.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 18.3% 16.4% -16.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 26.4% 22.0% 20.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 17.6% 16.0% -16.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 28.6% 43.3% -25.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.7% 19.0% -2.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 30.3% 43.7% -48.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 15.7% 20.9% -17.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDSGXSAPVRRM
Gross margin 77.6% 73.0% 90.7%
EBITDA margin 42.1% 51.5% 25.3%
Operating margin 31.4% 48.2% 13.6%
Pretax margin 32.7% 29.2% 9.5%
Net margin 24.3% 20.8% 4.4%
FCF margin 38.4% 22.7% 9.6%
Operating cash flow margin 39.4% 25.1% 21.3%
Return on equity 11.4% 18.5% 17.9%
Return on assets – 11.2% 2.7%
Return on invested capital – 35.6% 4.9%
Return on capital employed – 34.0% 9.8%
Asset turnover – 0.5x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 1.2x 4.9x
Stock comp / revenue 3.5% 3.9% 2.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDSGXSAPVRRM
Debt / assets – 11.2% 64.0%
Debt / equity – 0.2x 4.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.4x 3.8x
Debt / FCF – 0.9x 10.7x
Liabilities / assets 15.9% 39.1% 86.2%
Equity / assets 84.1% 60.9% 13.8%
Interest coverage 168.0x 8.3x 2.2x
Current ratio 2.0x 1.2x 2.1x
Quick ratio 1.9x 0.9x 1.7x
Cash ratio 1.5x 0.9x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 16.63 7.51 1.03

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDSGXSAPVRRM
Dividend yield – 1.2% –
Net buyback yield 0.2% -0.1% 38.6%
Shareholder yield 0.2% 1.1% 38.6%
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.

ConsensusDSGXSAPVRRM
Forward P/E 42.0xFY2026 27.8xFY2026 2.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.20FY2026 $8.52FY2026 $1.19FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +17.6%FY2026 +16.1%FY2026 -9.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +18.2% +4.9% -23.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $889.11MFY2026 $42.86BFY2026 $928.23MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +22.0%FY2026 -2.4%FY2026 -5.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.6% +14.3% +5.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDSGXSAPVRRM
Held by institutions 82.0% 7.2% 100.0%
Institutions holding 341 820 314
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.7% -3.0% +1.0%
Institutions buying 167 459 205
Institutions selling 139 245 84
Buyers to sellers 1.20 1.87 2.44

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.

DSGXSAPVRRM
DSGX 1.00 0.62 0.14
SAP 0.62 1.00 0.14
VRRM 0.14 0.14 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DSGX, SAP and VRRM?

Sap Se (SAP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Descartes Systems (DSGX) $7.88B, Sap Se (SAP) $272.39B, Verra Mobility (VRRM) $505.22M.

Which stock is cheaper, DSGX, SAP and VRRM?

Verra Mobility (VRRM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Descartes Systems (DSGX) 41.9x, Sap Se (SAP) 28.6x, Verra Mobility (VRRM) 11.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Verra Mobility (VRRM) is cheapest (Descartes Systems (DSGX) 42.0x, Sap Se (SAP) 27.8x, Verra Mobility (VRRM) 2.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Sap Se (SAP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Descartes Systems (DSGX) +13.2%, Sap Se (SAP) +13.5%, Verra Mobility (VRRM) +11.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Descartes Systems (DSGX) has the highest net margin (Descartes Systems (DSGX) 24.3%, Sap Se (SAP) 20.8%, Verra Mobility (VRRM) 4.4%). On return on invested capital, Sap Se (SAP) leads (Sap Se (SAP) 35.6%, Verra Mobility (VRRM) 4.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Descartes Systems (DSGX) returned the most: Descartes Systems (DSGX) -4.4%, Sap Se (SAP) -12.2%, Verra Mobility (VRRM) -86.9%. Over five years, Sap Se (SAP) compounded fastest (Descartes Systems (DSGX) +2.5%/yr, Sap Se (SAP) +10.4%/yr, Verra Mobility (VRRM) -26.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Sap Se (SAP) has been the steadiest (Descartes Systems (DSGX) 41.4%, Sap Se (SAP) 39.3%, Verra Mobility (VRRM) 133.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DSGX, SAP and VRRM?

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