ESSI vs SAP vs ROP Stock Comparison

Eco Science Solutions, Sap Se and Roper Technologies Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SAP Sap Se
$235.80 +11.9% 1M -13.4% 1Y
Market cap
$289.68B
P/E
28.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$45.76B
Div. yield
1.25%
ERP Software Technology
5 wins
ROP Roper Technologies Inc
$434.48 +21.2% 1M -6.3% 1Y
Market cap
$42.97B
P/E
16.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.43B
Div. yield
0.84%
ERP Software Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Sap Se leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Sap Se 5, Eco Science Solutions 3, Roper Technologies 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionESSISAPROPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.53M $289.68B $42.97B SAP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 1.0x 28.8x 16.8x ESSI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 27.7x 18.9x ROP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +13.5% +9.2% SAP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 429,904.4% 20.8% — ESSI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 35.6% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.3x -0.4x — SAP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 1.25% 0.84% SAP
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -60.0% -13.4% -6.3% ROP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +29.2%/yr +9.8%/yr -2.2%/yr ESSI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 585.9% 39.3% 31.3% ROP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 28/100 63/100 44/100 SAP

Percentile Scorecard

ESSISAPROP

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

AxisESSISAPROP
Valuation 23 #78 of 101 52 #49 of 101 61 #40 of 101
Growth 82 #18 of 97 68 #32 of 97 45 #54 of 97
Profitability 5 #89 of 94 91 #9 of 94 44 #53 of 94
Financial Health 3 #105 of 108 77 #26 of 108 47 #58 of 108
Shareholder Returns – 29 #46 of 64 24 #49 of 64
Overall 28 63 44
  • ESSI ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • SAP ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • ROP ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodESSISAPROPSPY
1 month +63.6%+11.9%+21.2% -0.2%
3 months +260.0%+31.6%+11.1% +3.9%
6 months -40.0%+35.9%+22.7% +8.2%
Year to date -35.7%-2.9%-2.4% +12.9%
1 year -60.0%-13.4%-6.3% +12.3%
3 years +1,700.0%+79.5%-8.6% +87.4%
3 years, per year +162.2%+21.5%-3.0% +23.3%
5 years +260.0%+59.9%-10.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year +29.2%+9.8%-2.2% +10.9%
10 years -99.4%+169.0%+157.9% +261.1%
10 years, per year -39.7%+10.4%+9.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureESSISAPROPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 585.9%39.3%31.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 836.2%40.5%33.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 4.550.63-0.05 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.10-0.34-0.20 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -99.5%-53.2%-46.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -64.0%-13.4%-6.3% -1.2%
52-week high $0.50$272.16$463.73 $779.14
52-week low $0.01$146.09$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.

MultipleESSISAPROP
P/E now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 28.3x 28.8xmedian 28.3x 16.8xmedian 28.3x
P/S now vs peer median 4,323xmedian 2.8x 6.3xmedian 2.8x 5.1xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -10.3xmedian 17.3x 11.9xmedian 17.3x —median 17.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -42.9xmedian 15.8x 27.9xmedian 15.8x 13.2xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median -6.1xmedian 3.2x 5.5xmedian 3.2x 2.2xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.01median 0.85 1.80median 0.85 -9.49median 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 monthsESSISAPROP
Revenue $2.21K $45.76B $8.43B
Gross profit – $33.40B $5.88B
Operating income -$939.20K $22.06B $2.37B
Net income $9.48M $9.47B $2.59B
Free cash flow -$222.45K $10.40B –
R&D $269.84K $8.26B –
EPS (diluted) $0.38 $8.11 $25.75
Cash & equivalents $15.55K $10.62B $311.00M
Total debt $5.67M $9.68B –
Shares (diluted) 24.95M 1.18B 100.60M
Enterprise value $9.47M $217.66B $42.97B

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
MetricESSISAPROP
P/E 1.0x 28.8x 16.8x
P/FCF -42.9x 27.9x 13.2x
P/Operating cash flow -42.9x 25.2x 16.4x
P/S 4,323x 6.3x 5.1x
P/B -6.1x 5.5x 2.2x
P/Tangible book -5.8x 5.8x 4.4x
EV/EBITDA -10.3x 11.9x –
EV/EBIT -10.5x 12.7x –
EV/Revenue 4,475x 6.1x 5.1x
EV/FCF -44.4x 26.9x –
EV/Operating cash flow -44.4x 24.3x 16.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.01 1.80 -9.49

Growth

14 metrics
MetricESSISAPROP
Revenue growth (1Y) – 13.5% 9.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 11.7% 12.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 12.6% 10.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 12.1% 12.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 7.6% 30.9% 8.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 15.0% 52.1% 11.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 966.3% 18.5% 65.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 238.8% 16.4% -4.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 1,939% 22.0% 77.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 144.2% 16.0% -1.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 35.2% 43.3% 3.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.3% 19.0% 20.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 35.2% 43.7% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.3% 20.9% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricESSISAPROP
Gross margin – 73.0% –
EBITDA margin -43,599% 51.5% –
Operating margin -42,594% 48.2% –
Pretax margin -46,947% 29.2% –
Net margin 429,904% 20.8% –
FCF margin -10,088% 22.7% –
Operating cash flow margin -10,088% 25.1% 31.1%
Return on equity – 18.5% –
Return on assets -935.3% 11.2% –
Return on invested capital – 35.6% –
Return on capital employed – 34.0% –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.5x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.0x 1.2x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue – 3.9% 2.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricESSISAPROP
Debt / assets 332.3% 11.2% –
Debt / equity -0.2x 0.2x –
Net debt / EBITDA -0.3x -0.4x –
Debt / FCF -1.6x 0.9x –
Liabilities / assets 1,589% 39.1% 44.2%
Equity / assets -1,489% 60.9% 55.8%
Interest coverage -11.0x 8.3x –
Current ratio 0.0x 1.2x 0.4x
Quick ratio 0.0x 0.9x –
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.9x –
Altman Z-score -972.32 7.48 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricESSISAPROP
Dividend yield – 1.2% 0.8%
Net buyback yield – -0.1% –
Shareholder yield – 1.1% 0.8%
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.

ConsensusESSISAPROP
Forward P/E – 27.7xFY2026 18.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $8.52FY2026 $22.94FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +16.1%FY2026 +14.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +4.9% +12.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $42.86BFY2026 $8.28BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – -2.4%FY2026 +4.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +14.3% +16.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersESSISAPROP
Held by institutions – 7.2% 100.0%
Institutions holding – 820 1,075
Change in shares held, QoQ – -3.0% +6.7%
Institutions buying – 459 415
Institutions selling – 245 522
Buyers to sellers – 1.87 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.

ESSISAPROP
ESSI 1.00 -0.05 -0.09
SAP -0.05 1.00 0.47
ROP -0.09 0.47 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ESSI, SAP and ROP?

Sap Se (SAP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Eco Science Solutions (ESSI) $9.53M, Sap Se (SAP) $289.68B, Roper Technologies (ROP) $42.97B.

Which stock is cheaper, ESSI, SAP and ROP?

Eco Science Solutions (ESSI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Eco Science Solutions (ESSI) 1.0x, Sap Se (SAP) 28.8x, Roper Technologies (ROP) 16.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Roper Technologies (ROP) is cheapest (Sap Se (SAP) 27.7x, Roper Technologies (ROP) 18.9x). 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: Sap Se (SAP) +13.5%, 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%, Sap Se (SAP) 20.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Roper Technologies (ROP) returned the most: Eco Science Solutions (ESSI) -60.0%, Sap Se (SAP) -13.4%, Roper Technologies (ROP) -6.3%. Over five years, Eco Science Solutions (ESSI) compounded fastest (Eco Science Solutions (ESSI) +29.2%/yr, Sap Se (SAP) +9.8%/yr, Roper Technologies (ROP) -2.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Sap Se (SAP) has the highest dividend yield: Sap Se (SAP) 1.25%, Roper Technologies (ROP) 0.84%. Eco Science Solutions (ESSI) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Roper Technologies (ROP) has been the steadiest (Eco Science Solutions (ESSI) 585.9%, Sap Se (SAP) 39.3%, Roper Technologies (ROP) 31.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ESSI, SAP 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, Sap Se (SAP) 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.