ESSI vs ORCL vs ROP Stock Comparison

Eco Science Solutions, Oracle and Roper Technologies Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ORCL Oracle Corp
$126.06 -8.0% 1M -55.5% 1Y
Market cap
$387.32B
P/E
20.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$71.78B
Div. yield
0.02%
ERP Software Technology
4 wins
ROP Roper Technologies Inc
$441.65 +23.2% 1M -7.8% 1Y
Market cap
$43.63B
P/E
16.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.43B
Div. yield
–
ERP Software Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Oracle leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Oracle 4, Eco Science Solutions 4, Roper Technologies 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionESSIORCLROPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.53M $387.32B $43.63B ORCL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 1.0x 20.6x 16.8x ESSI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 14.7x 19.3x ORCL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +21.6% +9.2% ORCL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 429,904.4% 26.2% — ESSI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 11.0% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.3x 2.6x — ESSI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -57.1% -55.5% -7.8% ROP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +29.2%/yr +5.6%/yr -1.7%/yr ESSI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 584.8% 57.0% 31.3% ROP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 29/100 53/100 45/100 ORCL

Percentile Scorecard

ESSIORCLROP

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

AxisESSIORCLROP
Valuation 25 #77 of 102 56 #45 of 102 61 #40 of 102
Growth 83 #18 of 98 63 #37 of 98 45 #54 of 98
Profitability 5 #90 of 95 84 #16 of 95 45 #53 of 95
Financial Health 3 #106 of 109 39 #67 of 109 48 #57 of 109
Shareholder Returns – 21 #51 of 64 24 #49 of 64
Overall 29 53 45
  • ESSI ranked among 115 companies in Business Applications
  • ORCL ranked among 115 companies in Business Applications
  • ROP ranked among 115 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodESSIORCLROPSPY
1 month +200.0%-8.0%+23.2% -0.8%
3 months +260.0%+5.1%+17.8% +3.5%
6 months -14.3%-27.1%+25.3% +7.0%
Year to date -35.7%-35.3%-0.8% +12.2%
1 year -57.1%-55.5%-7.8% +13.0%
3 years +1,700.0%+24.8%-7.1% +86.3%
3 years, per year +162.2%+7.7%-2.4% +23.1%
5 years +260.0%+31.3%-8.2% +68.6%
5 years, per year +29.2%+5.6%-1.7% +11.0%
10 years -99.5%+229.1%+160.2% +258.0%
10 years, per year -40.8%+12.7%+10.0% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureESSIORCLROPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 584.8%57.0%31.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 836.2%56.7%33.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 4.552.24-0.04 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.10-0.97-0.25 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -99.5%-65.0%-46.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -64.0%-55.2%-4.8% -1.8%
52-week high $0.50$281.40$463.73 $779.14
52-week low $0.01$115.01$315.53 $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.

MultipleESSIORCLROP
P/E now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 28.8x 19.9xmedian 28.8x 17.1xmedian 28.8x
P/S now vs peer median 4,323xmedian 2.8x 5.3xmedian 2.8x 5.2xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -10.3xmedian 17.7x 13.8xmedian 17.7x —median 17.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median -42.9xmedian 15.8x -13.3xmedian 15.8x 13.2xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median -6.1xmedian 3.2x 5.7xmedian 3.2x 2.3xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.01median 0.85 0.84median 0.85 -9.65median 0.85

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 monthsESSIORCLROP
Revenue $2.21K $71.78B $8.43B
Gross profit – – $5.88B
Operating income -$939.20K $23.06B $2.37B
Net income $9.48M $18.92B $2.59B
Free cash flow -$222.45K -$28.72B –
R&D $269.84K $10.18B –
EPS (diluted) $0.38 $6.27 $25.75
Cash & equivalents $15.55K $36.37B $311.00M
Total debt $5.67M $125.34B –
Shares (diluted) 24.95M 3.00B 100.60M
Enterprise value $9.47M $259.45B $43.63B

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
MetricESSIORCLROP
P/E 1.0x 19.9x 17.1x
P/FCF -42.9x -13.3x 13.2x
P/Operating cash flow -42.9x 8.1x 16.7x
P/S 4,323x 5.3x 5.2x
P/B -6.1x 5.7x 2.3x
P/Tangible book -5.8x 5.7x 4.5x
EV/EBITDA -10.3x 13.8x –
EV/EBIT -10.5x 20.4x –
EV/Revenue 4,475x 6.5x 5.2x
EV/FCF -44.4x -16.3x –
EV/Operating cash flow -44.4x 10.0x 16.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.01 0.84 -9.65

Growth

14 metrics
MetricESSIORCLROP
Revenue growth (1Y) – 21.6% 9.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 12.1% 12.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 10.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 12.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 7.6% 28.3% 8.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 15.0% 18.8% 11.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 966.3% 52.1% 65.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 238.8% 26.4% -4.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 1,939% 46.7% 77.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 144.2% 23.6% -1.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 35.2% 118.0% 3.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.3% 38.3% 20.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 35.2% -388.4% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.3% -71.4% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricESSIORCLROP
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin -43,599% 47.3% –
Operating margin -42,594% 32.1% –
Pretax margin -46,947% 30.3% –
Net margin 429,904% 26.2% –
FCF margin -10,088% -40.0% –
Operating cash flow margin -10,088% 65.4% 31.1%
Return on equity – 34.3% –
Return on assets -935.3% 6.7% –
Return on invested capital – 11.0% –
Return on capital employed – 9.8% –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.3x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.0x 2.5x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue – 6.7% 2.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricESSIORCLROP
Debt / assets 332.3% 41.3% –
Debt / equity -0.2x 1.9x –
Net debt / EBITDA -0.3x 2.6x –
Debt / FCF -1.6x -4.4x –
Liabilities / assets 1,589% 77.8% 44.2%
Equity / assets -1,489% 22.2% 55.8%
Interest coverage -11.0x 4.5x –
Current ratio 0.0x 1.2x 0.4x
Quick ratio 0.0x 1.0x –
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.8x –
Altman Z-score -972.32 1.48 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricESSIORCLROP
Dividend yield – 1.6% 0.8%
Net buyback yield – -5.3% –
Shareholder yield – -3.7% 0.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 31.4% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – -20.7% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 17.5% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 15.1% –

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.

ConsensusESSIORCLROP
Forward P/E – 14.7xFY2026 19.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $8.57FY2026 $22.94FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +12.3%FY2026 +14.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +23.0% +12.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $95.06BFY2026 $8.28BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +41.1%FY2026 +4.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +45.4% +16.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersESSIORCLROP
Held by institutions – 44.7% 100.0%
Institutions holding – 3,495 1,075
Change in shares held, QoQ – +6.5% +6.7%
Institutions buying – 1,807 415
Institutions selling – 1,308 522
Buyers to sellers – 1.38 0.80

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.

ESSIORCLROP
ESSI 1.00 0.15 -0.09
ORCL 0.15 1.00 0.04
ROP -0.09 0.04 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ESSI, ORCL and ROP?

Oracle (ORCL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Eco Science Solutions (ESSI) $9.53M, Oracle (ORCL) $387.32B, Roper Technologies (ROP) $43.63B.

Which stock is cheaper, ESSI, ORCL and ROP?

Eco Science Solutions (ESSI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Eco Science Solutions (ESSI) 1.0x, Oracle (ORCL) 20.6x, Roper Technologies (ROP) 16.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Oracle (ORCL) is cheapest (Oracle (ORCL) 14.7x, Roper Technologies (ROP) 19.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Oracle (ORCL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Oracle (ORCL) +21.6%, Roper Technologies (ROP) +9.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Eco Science Solutions (ESSI) has the highest net margin (Eco Science Solutions (ESSI) 429,904.4%, Oracle (ORCL) 26.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Roper Technologies (ROP) returned the most: Eco Science Solutions (ESSI) -57.1%, Oracle (ORCL) -55.5%, Roper Technologies (ROP) -7.8%. Over five years, Eco Science Solutions (ESSI) compounded fastest (Eco Science Solutions (ESSI) +29.2%/yr, Oracle (ORCL) +5.6%/yr, Roper Technologies (ROP) -1.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Eco Science Solutions (ESSI) 0.00%, Oracle (ORCL) 0.02%, Roper Technologies (ROP) 0.00%. Eco Science Solutions (ESSI) and Roper Technologies (ROP) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Roper Technologies (ROP) has been the steadiest (Eco Science Solutions (ESSI) 584.8%, Oracle (ORCL) 57.0%, Roper Technologies (ROP) 31.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ESSI, ORCL and ROP?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Oracle (ORCL) leads on 4. 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.