GLOO vs APPN vs MTLS Stock Comparison

Gloo Holdings, Appian and Materialise Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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GLOO Gloo Holdings, Inc.
$2.92 -38.8% 1M
Market cap
$236.89M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$154.29M
Div. yield
–
Business Process Automation Technology
1 win
APPN Appian Corp
$51.57 +43.2% 1M +63.1% 1Y
Market cap
$3.64B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$795.31M
Div. yield
–
Business Process Automation Technology
4 wins
MTLS Materialise Nv
$8.65 +2.6% 1M +43.2% 1Y
Market cap
$511.52M
P/E
33.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$318.18M
Div. yield
–
Business Process Automation Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Materialise leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Materialise 5, Appian 4, Gloo Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGLOOAPPNMTLSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $236.89M $3.64B $511.52M APPN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -1.9x -342.8x 33.2x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 46.0x 43.2x MTLS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +275.5% +20.9% +10.2% GLOO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -81.3% -1.3% 4.8% MTLS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -54.6% 6.5% 3.5% APPN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.0x 3.4x -2.5x MTLS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months — +63.1% +43.2% APPN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -11.3%/yr -17.1%/yr APPN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 89.4% 68.3% 42.1% MTLS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 36/100 52/100 65/100 MTLS

Percentile Scorecard

GLOOAPPNMTLS

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

AxisGLOOAPPNMTLS
Valuation 19 #83 of 102 39 #63 of 102 86 #15 of 102
Growth 85 #16 of 98 91 #10 of 98 88 #13 of 98
Profitability 14 #82 of 95 56 #42 of 95 61 #38 of 95
Financial Health 58 #46 of 109 32 #74 of 109 81 #22 of 109
Shareholder Returns 5 #61 of 64 43 #37 of 64 8 #59 of 64
Overall 36 52 65
  • GLOO ranked among 115 companies in Business Applications
  • APPN ranked among 115 companies in Business Applications
  • MTLS ranked among 115 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGLOOAPPNMTLSSPY
1 month -38.8%+43.2%+2.6% -0.8%
3 months -10.2%+101.8%+34.3% +3.5%
6 months -56.0%+134.8%+62.9% +7.0%
Year to date -48.7%+45.6%+55.9% +12.2%
1 year —+63.1%+43.2% +13.0%
3 years —+29.0%+62.3% +86.3%
3 years, per year —+8.9%+17.5% +23.1%
5 years —-45.1%-60.9% +68.6%
5 years, per year —-11.3%-17.1% +11.0%
10 years ——+13.8% +258.0%
10 years, per year ——+1.3% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureGLOOAPPNMTLSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 89.4%68.3%42.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 84.1%59.7%38.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.870.511.10 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y —0.921.03 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -69.3%-81.9%-84.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -69.3%-1.5%-1.1% -1.8%
52-week high $9.50$52.35$8.75 $779.14
52-week low $2.92$18.72$4.80 $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.

MultipleGLOOAPPNMTLS
P/E now vs peer median -1.9xmedian 28.8x -354.0xmedian 28.8x 33.2xmedian 28.8x
P/S now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 2.8x 4.7xmedian 2.8x 1.6xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -2.8xmedian 17.7x 186.1xmedian 17.7x 10.5xmedian 17.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median -3.6xmedian 15.8x 48.2xmedian 15.8x 31.6xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 3.2x -35.2xmedian 3.2x 1.7xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.85 -5.97median 0.85 0.11median 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 monthsGLOOAPPNMTLS
Revenue $154.29M $795.31M $318.18M
Gross profit $45.81M $565.62M $182.10M
Operating income -$100.96M $10.14M $12.25M
Net income -$125.92M -$10.62M $15.39M
Free cash flow -$66.32M $76.75M $16.15M
R&D $24.02M $185.95M $55.71M
EPS (diluted) $-1.54 $-0.15 $0.26
Cash & equivalents $39.30M $121.11M $152.75M
Total debt $37.42M $236.03M $53.39M
Shares (diluted) 81.41M 72.90M 59.07M
Enterprise value $92.15M $2.89B -$105.79M

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
MetricGLOOAPPNMTLS
P/E -1.9x -354.0x 33.2x
P/FCF -3.6x 48.2x 31.6x
P/Operating cash flow -3.7x 45.9x 14.3x
P/S 1.5x 4.7x 1.6x
P/B 1.5x -35.2x 1.7x
P/Tangible book 2.0x -35.0x 1.9x
EV/EBITDA -2.8x 186.1x 10.5x
EV/EBIT -2.3x 371.8x 33.6x
EV/Revenue 1.5x 4.7x 1.3x
EV/FCF -3.6x 49.1x 25.5x
EV/Operating cash flow -3.7x 46.7x 11.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -5.97 0.11

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGLOOAPPNMTLS
Revenue growth (1Y) 275.5% 20.9% 10.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 16.2% 6.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 368.8% 19.3% 11.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 15.8% 7.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 1.8% 172.8% 73.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 27.4% 62.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 2.7% 38.4% 150.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 59.3% 330.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 91.1% 37.3% 151.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 59.3% 310.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 66.0% 46.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 42.0% 32.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 66.9% 340.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 39.7% 53.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGLOOAPPNMTLS
Gross margin 29.7% 71.1% 57.2%
EBITDA margin -55.4% 2.5% 12.3%
Operating margin -65.4% 1.3% 3.9%
Pretax margin -83.9% -0.7% 4.9%
Net margin -81.3% -1.3% 4.8%
FCF margin -43.0% 9.6% 5.1%
Operating cash flow margin -41.7% 10.2% 11.3%
Return on equity -84.9% – 5.3%
Return on assets -49.4% -1.8% 3.2%
Return on invested capital -54.6% 6.5% 3.5%
Return on capital employed -50.5% 5.3% 3.3%
Asset turnover 0.6x 1.3x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.5x -7.6x 2.3x
Stock comp / revenue 12.3% 5.4% 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGLOOAPPNMTLS
Debt / assets 13.8% 40.3% 11.2%
Debt / equity 0.2x -2.2x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.0x 3.4x -2.5x
Debt / FCF -0.6x 3.1x 3.3x
Liabilities / assets 42.5% 118.0% 38.6%
Equity / assets 57.5% -18.0% 61.4%
Interest coverage -9.9x 0.6x 27.6x
Current ratio 1.2x 1.0x 2.4x
Quick ratio 1.1x 0.8x 2.1x
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.4x 1.5x
Altman Z-score 0.23 3.13 2.97

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGLOOAPPNMTLS
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -37.7% 2.0% -20.9%
Shareholder yield -37.7% 2.0% -20.9%
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.

ConsensusGLOOAPPNMTLS
Forward P/E – 46.0xFY2026 43.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.60FY2026 $1.12FY2026 $0.20FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +83.6%FY2026 +33.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +20.5% +45.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $188.99MFY2026 $897.68MFY2026 $302.24MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +99.7%FY2026 +23.5%FY2026 -3.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +56.5% +12.0% +17.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGLOOAPPNMTLS
Held by institutions – 94.9% 13.7%
Institutions holding – 212 59
Change in shares held, QoQ – -1.3% +9.4%
Institutions buying – 120 23
Institutions selling – 52 22
Buyers to sellers – 2.31 1.05

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.

GLOOAPPNMTLS
GLOO 1.00 0.15 0.12
APPN 0.15 1.00 0.11
MTLS 0.12 0.11 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GLOO, APPN and MTLS?

Appian (APPN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Gloo Holdings (GLOO) $236.89M, Appian (APPN) $3.64B, Materialise (MTLS) $511.52M.

Which company is growing faster?

Gloo Holdings (GLOO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Gloo Holdings (GLOO) +275.5%, Appian (APPN) +20.9%, Materialise (MTLS) +10.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Materialise (MTLS) has the highest net margin (Gloo Holdings (GLOO) -81.3%, Appian (APPN) -1.3%, Materialise (MTLS) 4.8%). On return on invested capital, Appian (APPN) leads (Gloo Holdings (GLOO) -54.6%, Appian (APPN) 6.5%, Materialise (MTLS) 3.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Appian (APPN) returned the most: Appian (APPN) +63.1%, Materialise (MTLS) +43.2%. Over five years, Appian (APPN) compounded fastest (Appian (APPN) -11.3%/yr, Materialise (MTLS) -17.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Materialise (MTLS) has been the steadiest (Gloo Holdings (GLOO) 89.4%, Appian (APPN) 68.3%, Materialise (MTLS) 42.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GLOO, APPN and MTLS?

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