FRSH vs VEEV vs BLKB Stock Comparison

Freshworks, Veeva Systems and Blackbaud Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
FRSH Freshworks Inc.
$14.90 +18.8% 1M +30.9% 1Y
Market cap
$4.13B
P/E
22.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$903.87M
Div. yield
–
CRM and Sales Software Technology
2 wins
VEEV Veeva Systems Inc
$312.78 +11.4% 1M +5.8% 1Y
Market cap
$51.40B
P/E
50.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.46B
Div. yield
–
Healthcare IT Technology
5 wins
BLKB Blackbaud Inc
$53.70 +24.3% 1M -16.7% 1Y
Market cap
$2.28B
P/E
15.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.15B
Div. yield
–
CRM and Sales Software Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionFRSHVEEVBLKBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.13B $51.40B $2.28B VEEV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 22.3x 50.7x 15.1x BLKB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.6x 34.9x 10.9x BLKB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +15.6% +16.5% +0.7% VEEV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 20.5% 29.3% 13.1% VEEV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 16.4% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 3.6x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +30.9% +5.8% -16.7% FRSH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -20.3%/yr -0.1%/yr -5.5%/yr VEEV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 50.5% 42.9% 49.3% VEEV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 76/100 69/100 71/100 FRSH

Percentile Scorecard

FRSHVEEVBLKB

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

AxisFRSHVEEVBLKB
Valuation 63 #38 of 101 38 #56 of 89 93 #8 of 101
Growth 92 #9 of 97 73 #23 of 81 75 #25 of 97
Profitability 71 #28 of 94 88 #10 of 76 86 #14 of 94
Financial Health 74 #29 of 108 96 #5 of 94 16 #91 of 108
Shareholder Returns 83 #12 of 64 50 #26 of 51 84 #11 of 64
Overall 76 69 71
  • FRSH ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • VEEV ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software
  • BLKB ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFRSHVEEVBLKBSPY
1 month +18.8%+11.4%+24.3% -0.2%
3 months +33.3%+55.5%+49.5% +3.9%
6 months +79.7%+97.3%+43.2% +8.2%
Year to date +21.6%+40.1%-15.2% +12.9%
1 year +30.9%+5.8%-16.7% +12.3%
3 years -15.7%+65.0%-17.8% +87.4%
3 years, per year -5.5%+18.2%-6.3% +23.3%
5 years -67.9%-0.5%-24.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year -20.3%-0.1%-5.5% +10.9%
10 years —+728.6%-12.0% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+23.6%-1.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureFRSHVEEVBLKBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 50.5%42.9%49.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 53.9%40.2%50.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.580.570.27 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.610.13-0.34 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -86.3%-52.8%-69.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.8%-3.1%-21.0% -1.2%
52-week high $15.49$322.91$67.95 $779.14
52-week low $6.88$151.43$26.54 $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.

MultipleFRSHVEEVBLKB
P/E now vs peer median 21.9xmedian 28.3x 50.0xmedian 40.1x 16.0xmedian 28.3x
P/S now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 2.8x 14.6xmedian 2.5x 2.1xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 34.8xmedian 17.3x 39.7xmedian 18.5x 11.3xmedian 17.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 16.8xmedian 15.8x 30.4xmedian 20.1x 7.4xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 4.4xmedian 3.2x 6.8xmedian 1.8x 36.5xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.49median 0.85 2.18median 1.73 0.19median 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 monthsFRSHVEEVBLKB
Revenue $903.87M $3.46B $1.15B
Gross profit $767.96M $2.59B $684.50M
Operating income $30.28M $1.03B $227.18M
Net income $185.20M $1.01B $150.68M
Free cash flow $233.75M $1.67B $329.16M
R&D $176.34M $821.92M $142.75M
EPS (diluted) $0.68 $6.15 $3.36
Cash & equivalents $494.67M $1.81B $34.39M
Total debt – – $1.15B
Shares (diluted) 272.99M 165.06M 44.88M
Enterprise value $1.09B $23.65B $2.14B

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
MetricFRSHVEEVBLKB
P/E 21.9x 50.0x 16.0x
P/FCF 16.8x 30.4x 7.4x
P/Operating cash flow 15.9x 30.4x 7.2x
P/S 4.3x 14.6x 2.1x
P/B 4.4x 6.8x 36.5x
P/Tangible book 4.9x 6.9x -92.8x
EV/EBITDA 34.8x 39.7x 11.3x
EV/EBIT 107.4x 41.9x 15.7x
EV/Revenue 3.6x 12.5x 3.1x
EV/FCF 13.9x 26.1x 10.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.2x 26.1x 10.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.49 2.18 0.19

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFRSHVEEVBLKB
Revenue growth (1Y) 15.6% 16.5% 0.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 18.4% 15.7% 2.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 16.0% 15.5% 6.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 19.9% 18.0% 6.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 137.0% 29.5% 191.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 28.9% 37.8% 108.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 437.3% 25.3% 150.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 43.7% 23.4% 75.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 463.8% 27.3% 154.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 44.8% 22.9% 82.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 23.2% 23.4% 38.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 93.0% 19.5% 19.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 21.5% 23.4% 35.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 98.5% 19.5% 20.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFRSHVEEVBLKB
Gross margin 85.0% 75.0% 59.6%
EBITDA margin 10.3% 31.6% 27.3%
Operating margin 3.3% 29.9% 19.8%
Pretax margin 5.6% 38.4% 14.9%
Net margin 20.5% 29.3% 13.1%
FCF margin 25.9% 48.2% 28.7%
Operating cash flow margin 27.3% 48.2% 29.6%
Return on equity 19.3% 13.8% 296.7%
Return on assets 12.0% 11.2% 6.4%
Return on invested capital – – 16.4%
Return on capital employed 3.0% 13.5% 22.7%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.4x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.6x 2.3x
Stock comp / revenue 14.1% 14.3% 7.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFRSHVEEVBLKB
Debt / assets – – 44.3%
Debt / equity – – 17.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 3.6x
Debt / FCF – – 3.5x
Liabilities / assets 39.9% 18.0% 97.4%
Equity / assets 60.1% 82.0% 2.6%
Interest coverage – – 3.4x
Current ratio 1.7x 5.5x 0.8x
Quick ratio 1.5x 5.4x 0.1x
Cash ratio 1.2x 5.0x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 1.58 21.03 1.25

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFRSHVEEVBLKB
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 9.2% 0.8% 9.2%
Shareholder yield 9.2% 0.8% 9.2%
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.

ConsensusFRSHVEEVBLKB
Forward P/E 21.6xFY2026 34.9xFY2026 10.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.69FY2026 $8.97FY2026 $4.94FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +4.5%FY2026 +10.7%FY2026 +11.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +23.2% +16.8% +15.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.01BFY2026 $3.60BFY2026 $1.14BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +20.3%FY2026 +12.5%FY2026 +1.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +15.4% +17.3% +0.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFRSHVEEVBLKB
Held by institutions 87.8% 88.8% 100.0%
Institutions holding 339 1,056 281
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.7% +5.7% +9.3%
Institutions buying 217 586 174
Institutions selling 74 358 76
Buyers to sellers 2.93 1.64 2.29

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.

FRSHVEEVBLKB
FRSH 1.00 0.67 0.56
VEEV 0.67 1.00 0.55
BLKB 0.56 0.55 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FRSH, VEEV and BLKB?

Veeva Systems (VEEV) is the largest by market capitalisation: Freshworks (FRSH) $4.13B, Veeva Systems (VEEV) $51.40B, Blackbaud (BLKB) $2.28B.

Which stock is cheaper, FRSH, VEEV and BLKB?

Blackbaud (BLKB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Freshworks (FRSH) 22.3x, Veeva Systems (VEEV) 50.7x, Blackbaud (BLKB) 15.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Blackbaud (BLKB) is cheapest (Freshworks (FRSH) 21.6x, Veeva Systems (VEEV) 34.9x, Blackbaud (BLKB) 10.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Veeva Systems (VEEV) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Freshworks (FRSH) +15.6%, Veeva Systems (VEEV) +16.5%, Blackbaud (BLKB) +0.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Veeva Systems (VEEV) has the highest net margin (Freshworks (FRSH) 20.5%, Veeva Systems (VEEV) 29.3%, Blackbaud (BLKB) 13.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Freshworks (FRSH) returned the most: Freshworks (FRSH) +30.9%, Veeva Systems (VEEV) +5.8%, Blackbaud (BLKB) -16.7%. Over five years, Veeva Systems (VEEV) compounded fastest (Freshworks (FRSH) -20.3%/yr, Veeva Systems (VEEV) -0.1%/yr, Blackbaud (BLKB) -5.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Veeva Systems (VEEV) has been the steadiest (Freshworks (FRSH) 50.5%, Veeva Systems (VEEV) 42.9%, Blackbaud (BLKB) 49.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FRSH, VEEV and BLKB?

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