EMR vs ROP vs SAP Stock Comparison

Emerson Electric, Roper Technologies and Sap Se Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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EMR Emerson Electric Co
$170.76 +8.6% 1M +25.2% 1Y
Market cap
$95.25B
P/E
37.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.64B
Div. yield
1.31%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
3 wins
ROP Roper Technologies Inc
$449.65 +28.7% 1M +0.8% 1Y
Market cap
$44.47B
P/E
17.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.43B
Div. yield
0.81%
ERP Software Technology
3 wins
SAP Sap Se
$233.99 +11.0% 1M -9.9% 1Y
Market cap
$287.46B
P/E
28.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$45.76B
Div. yield
1.26%
ERP Software Technology
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Sap Se leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Sap Se 6, Roper Technologies 3, Emerson Electric 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEMRROPSAPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $95.25B $44.47B $287.46B SAP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 37.0x 17.4x 28.6x ROP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 25.3x 19.6x 27.5x ROP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.8% +9.2% +13.5% SAP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.8% — 20.8% SAP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.9% — 35.6% SAP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.8x — -0.4x SAP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.31% 0.81% 1.26% EMR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +25.2% +0.8% -9.9% EMR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +12.0%/yr -1.6%/yr +10.1%/yr EMR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.8% 31.2% 39.1% ROP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 44/100 63/100 SAP

Percentile Scorecard

EMRROPSAP

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

AxisEMRROPSAP
Valuation 33 #136 of 203 59 #42 of 101 52 #49 of 101
Growth 41 #112 of 188 43 #56 of 97 68 #32 of 97
Profitability 87 #24 of 183 45 #52 of 93 90 #10 of 93
Financial Health 30 #152 of 216 48 #57 of 108 78 #25 of 108
Shareholder Returns 35 #99 of 152 24 #48 of 63 27 #46 of 63
Overall 45 44 63
  • EMR ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • ROP ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • SAP ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodEMRROPSAPSPY
1 month +8.6%+28.7%+11.0% +0.7%
3 months +14.9%+15.5%+29.3% +3.7%
6 months +21.6%+26.7%+38.1% +7.1%
Year to date +28.7%+1.0%-3.7% +12.8%
1 year +25.2%+0.8%-9.9% +11.9%
3 years +93.1%-7.3%+75.1% +85.2%
3 years, per year +24.5%-2.5%+20.5% +22.8%
5 years +76.0%-7.8%+61.6% +67.6%
5 years, per year +12.0%-1.6%+10.1% +10.9%
10 years +240.9%+167.8%+166.2% +262.0%
10 years, per year +13.1%+10.4%+10.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureEMRROPSAPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.8%31.2%39.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.5%33.7%40.3% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.53-0.050.63 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.790.02-0.25 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -29.9%-46.9%-53.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-1.2%-11.4% -1.2%
52-week high $170.76$455.20$263.96 $779.14
52-week low $123.30$315.53$146.09 $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.

MultipleEMRROPSAP
P/E now vs peer median 37.0xmedian 25.8x 17.4xmedian 28.0x 28.6xmedian 28.0x
P/S now vs peer median 5.1xmedian 1.9x 5.3xmedian 2.8x 6.3xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.2xmedian 14.6x —median 16.9x 11.8xmedian 16.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 27.5xmedian 22.2x 13.2xmedian 15.9x 27.6xmedian 15.9x
P/B now vs peer median 4.7xmedian 2.2x 2.3xmedian 3.2x 5.5xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.89median 1.45 -9.82median 0.89 1.79median 0.89

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 monthsEMRROPSAP
Revenue $18.64B $8.43B $45.76B
Gross profit $9.91B $5.88B $33.40B
Operating income $4.68B $2.37B $22.06B
Net income $2.58B $2.59B $9.47B
Free cash flow $3.46B – $10.40B
R&D – – $8.26B
EPS (diluted) $4.59 $25.75 $8.11
Cash & equivalents $2.18B $311.00M $10.62B
Total debt $13.11B – $9.68B
Shares (diluted) 561.10M 100.60M 1.18B
Enterprise value $88.00B $44.47B $215.44B

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
MetricEMRROPSAP
P/E 37.0x 17.4x 28.6x
P/FCF 27.5x 13.2x 27.6x
P/Operating cash flow 24.3x 17.0x 25.0x
P/S 5.1x 5.3x 6.3x
P/B 4.7x 2.3x 5.5x
P/Tangible book 8.1x 4.6x 5.8x
EV/EBITDA 17.2x – 11.8x
EV/EBIT 22.7x – 12.6x
EV/Revenue 5.7x 5.3x 6.1x
EV/FCF 30.7x – 26.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 27.1x 17.0x 24.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.89 -9.82 1.79

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEMRROPSAP
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.8% 9.2% 13.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.6% 12.1% 11.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.7% 10.4% 12.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 11.0% 12.0% 12.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 9.2% 8.9% 30.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 13.6% 11.8% 52.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -3.0% 65.0% 18.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -42.0% -4.0% 16.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -2.2% 77.8% 22.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -41.6% -1.8% 16.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 4.4% 3.8% 43.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.1% 20.8% 19.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 4.4% – 43.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.4% – 20.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEMRROPSAP
Gross margin 53.2% – 73.0%
EBITDA margin 33.1% – 51.5%
Operating margin 25.1% – 48.2%
Pretax margin 17.6% – 29.2%
Net margin 13.8% – 20.8%
FCF margin 18.6% – 22.7%
Operating cash flow margin 21.0% 31.1% 25.1%
Return on equity 12.7% – 18.5%
Return on assets 6.1% – 11.2%
Return on invested capital 10.9% – 35.6%
Return on capital employed 14.9% – 34.0%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.2x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 1.0x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 1.3% 2.4% 3.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEMRROPSAP
Debt / assets 31.1% – 11.2%
Debt / equity 0.6x – 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.8x – -0.4x
Debt / FCF 3.8x – 0.9x
Liabilities / assets 51.7% 44.2% 39.1%
Equity / assets 48.3% 55.8% 60.9%
Interest coverage – – 8.3x
Current ratio 0.9x 0.4x 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.5x – 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.2x – 0.9x
Altman Z-score 4.77 – 7.44

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEMRROPSAP
Dividend yield 1.3% 0.8% 1.3%
Net buyback yield 1.0% – -0.1%
Shareholder yield 2.3% 0.8% 1.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) 47.8% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 35.6% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 3.1% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 0.7% – –

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.

ConsensusEMRROPSAP
Forward P/E 25.3xFY2026 19.6xFY2026 27.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.75FY2026 $22.94FY2026 $8.52FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +12.5%FY2026 +14.7%FY2026 +16.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +15.3% +12.3% +4.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $18.13BFY2026 $8.28BFY2026 $42.86BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.6%FY2026 +4.8%FY2026 -2.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +15.3% +16.4% +14.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEMRROPSAP
Held by institutions 82.1% 100.0% 7.2%
Institutions holding 2,292 1,076 821
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.9% +6.7% -3.0%
Institutions buying 1,081 415 460
Institutions selling 799 523 245
Buyers to sellers 1.35 0.79 1.88

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.

EMRROPSAP
EMR 1.00 0.04 0.03
ROP 0.04 1.00 0.46
SAP 0.03 0.46 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EMR, ROP and SAP?

Sap Se (SAP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Emerson Electric (EMR) $95.25B, Roper Technologies (ROP) $44.47B, Sap Se (SAP) $287.46B.

Which stock is cheaper, EMR, ROP and SAP?

Roper Technologies (ROP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Emerson Electric (EMR) 37.0x, Roper Technologies (ROP) 17.4x, Sap Se (SAP) 28.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Roper Technologies (ROP) is cheapest (Emerson Electric (EMR) 25.3x, Roper Technologies (ROP) 19.6x, Sap Se (SAP) 27.5x). 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: Emerson Electric (EMR) +4.8%, Roper Technologies (ROP) +9.2%, Sap Se (SAP) +13.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Sap Se (SAP) has the highest net margin (Emerson Electric (EMR) 13.8%, Sap Se (SAP) 20.8%). On return on invested capital, Sap Se (SAP) leads (Emerson Electric (EMR) 10.9%, Sap Se (SAP) 35.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Emerson Electric (EMR) returned the most: Emerson Electric (EMR) +25.2%, Roper Technologies (ROP) +0.8%, Sap Se (SAP) -9.9%. Over five years, Emerson Electric (EMR) compounded fastest (Emerson Electric (EMR) +12.0%/yr, Roper Technologies (ROP) -1.6%/yr, Sap Se (SAP) +10.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Emerson Electric (EMR) has the highest dividend yield: Emerson Electric (EMR) 1.31%, Roper Technologies (ROP) 0.81%, Sap Se (SAP) 1.26%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Roper Technologies (ROP) has been the steadiest (Emerson Electric (EMR) 31.8%, Roper Technologies (ROP) 31.2%, Sap Se (SAP) 39.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EMR, ROP and SAP?

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.