GLOO vs NOW vs MTLS Stock Comparison

Gloo Holdings, ServiceNow and Materialise Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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GLOO Gloo Holdings, Inc.
$2.98 -36.1% 1M
Market cap
$242.59M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$154.29M
Div. yield
–
Business Process Automation Technology
1 win
NOW ServiceNow, Inc.
$149.85 +14.0% 1M -20.1% 1Y
Market cap
$155.54B
P/E
107.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.43B
Div. yield
–
Business Process Automation Technology
4 wins
MTLS Materialise Nv
$6.78 -21.0% 1M +18.9% 1Y
Market cap
$400.48M
P/E
27.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$318.57M
Div. yield
–
Business Process Automation Technology
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Materialise leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Materialise 6, ServiceNow 4, Gloo Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGLOONOWMTLSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $242.59M $155.54B $400.48M NOW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -1.9x 107.3x 27.0x MTLS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 38.9x 33.9x MTLS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +275.5% +21.8% +9.5% GLOO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -81.3% 9.4% 4.6% NOW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -54.6% 5.2% 3.0% NOW
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.0x 0.8x -2.9x MTLS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months — -20.1% +18.9% MTLS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +1.4%/yr -22.4%/yr NOW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 89.0% 58.8% 48.4% MTLS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 36/100 51/100 63/100 MTLS

Percentile Scorecard

GLOONOWMTLS

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

AxisGLOONOWMTLS
Valuation 19 #82 of 101 33 #68 of 101 91 #10 of 101
Growth 85 #15 of 97 50 #49 of 97 82 #18 of 97
Profitability 13 #82 of 94 80 #20 of 94 58 #40 of 94
Financial Health 58 #46 of 108 53 #51 of 108 76 #27 of 108
Shareholder Returns 5 #61 of 64 38 #40 of 64 8 #59 of 64
Overall 36 51 63
  • GLOO ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • NOW ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • MTLS ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGLOONOWMTLSSPY
1 month -36.1%+14.0%-21.0% +0.9%
3 months -4.8%+29.4%+7.3% +5.9%
6 months -54.4%+68.6%+29.6% +8.5%
Year to date -47.6%-2.2%+22.2% +13.3%
1 year —-20.1%+18.9% +12.4%
3 years —+35.2%+27.2% +88.1%
3 years, per year —+10.6%+8.4% +23.5%
5 years —+7.4%-71.9% +68.2%
5 years, per year —+1.4%-22.4% +11.0%
10 years —+770.2%-3.0% +263.4%
10 years, per year —+24.2%-0.3% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureGLOONOWMTLSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 89.0%58.8%48.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 83.7%61.5%51.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.870.601.06 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y —-0.340.39 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -69.4%-64.5%-84.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -68.6%-20.1%-22.5% -0.9%
52-week high $9.50$187.58$8.75 $779.14
52-week low $2.91$83.00$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.

MultipleGLOONOWMTLS
P/E now vs peer median -1.9xmedian 27.6x 107.3xmedian 27.6x 27.0xmedian 27.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 2.7x 10.1xmedian 2.7x 1.3xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -2.8xmedian 17.4x 46.0xmedian 17.4x 7.8xmedian 17.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -3.7xmedian 15.8x 32.7xmedian 15.8x 35.1xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 3.2x 11.9xmedian 3.2x 1.4xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.84 -31.41median 0.84 0.40median 0.84

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 monthsGLOONOWMTLS
Revenue $154.29M $15.43B $318.57M
Gross profit $45.81M $11.28B $182.99M
Operating income -$100.96M $1.49B $10.85M
Net income -$125.92M $1.45B $14.82M
Free cash flow -$66.32M $4.75B $11.39M
R&D $24.02M $3.47B $57.06M
EPS (diluted) $-1.54 $1.39 $0.25
Cash & equivalents $39.30M $2.39B $174.11M
Total debt $37.42M $7.52B $67.15M
Shares (diluted) 81.41M 1.04B 59.07M
Enterprise value $116.51M $134.81B -$236.16M

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
MetricGLOONOWMTLS
P/E -1.9x 107.3x 27.0x
P/FCF -3.7x 32.7x 35.1x
P/Operating cash flow -3.8x 29.2x 11.5x
P/S 1.6x 10.1x 1.3x
P/B 1.6x 11.9x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 2.1x 16.4x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA -2.8x 46.0x 7.8x
EV/EBIT -2.4x 106.1x 27.1x
EV/Revenue 1.6x 10.3x 0.9x
EV/FCF -3.6x 33.4x 25.8x
EV/Operating cash flow -3.7x 29.7x 8.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -31.41 0.40

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGLOONOWMTLS
Revenue growth (1Y) 275.5% 21.8% 9.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 22.1% 5.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 368.8% 14.1% 11.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 19.2% 6.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 1.8% -14.9% 105.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 32.1% 24.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 2.7% -16.5% 198.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -3.1% 67.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 91.1% -16.2% 199.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -3.4% 67.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 10.2% 20.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 21.8% 19.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 20.0% 378.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 25.9% 45.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGLOONOWMTLS
Gross margin 29.7% 73.1% 57.4%
EBITDA margin -55.4% 22.3% 11.8%
Operating margin -65.4% 9.7% 3.4%
Pretax margin -83.9% 13.1% 4.6%
Net margin -81.3% 9.4% 4.6%
FCF margin -43.0% 30.8% 3.6%
Operating cash flow margin -41.7% 34.6% 10.9%
Return on equity -84.9% 11.3% 5.1%
Return on assets -49.4% 4.6% 3.1%
Return on invested capital -54.6% 5.2% 3.0%
Return on capital employed -50.5% 7.5% 2.9%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.5x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.5x 3.7x 2.3x
Stock comp / revenue 12.3% 10.4% 0.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGLOONOWMTLS
Debt / assets 13.8% 23.6% 13.8%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.6x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.0x 0.8x -2.9x
Debt / FCF -0.6x 1.6x 5.9x
Liabilities / assets 42.5% 58.9% 40.4%
Equity / assets 57.5% 41.1% 59.6%
Interest coverage -9.9x 14.6x 10.2x
Current ratio 1.2x 0.7x 2.5x
Quick ratio 1.1x 0.6x 2.2x
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.4x 1.7x
Altman Z-score 0.25 5.77 2.52

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGLOONOWMTLS
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -36.9% 1.7% -25.2%
Shareholder yield -36.9% 1.7% -25.2%
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.

ConsensusGLOONOWMTLS
Forward P/E – 38.9xFY2026 33.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.60FY2026 $3.85FY2026 $0.20FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +9.7%FY2026 +33.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +27.0% +45.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $188.99MFY2026 $15.25BFY2026 $302.24MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +99.7%FY2026 +14.8%FY2026 -3.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +56.5% +17.7% +17.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGLOONOWMTLS
Held by institutions – 81.6% 13.7%
Institutions holding – 2,224 59
Change in shares held, QoQ – -2.1% +9.4%
Institutions buying – 1,285 23
Institutions selling – 779 22
Buyers to sellers – 1.65 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.

GLOONOWMTLS
GLOO 1.00 0.16 0.08
NOW 0.16 1.00 0.22
MTLS 0.08 0.22 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GLOO, NOW and MTLS?

ServiceNow (NOW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Gloo Holdings (GLOO) $242.59M, ServiceNow (NOW) $155.54B, Materialise (MTLS) $400.48M.

Which stock is cheaper, GLOO, NOW and MTLS?

Materialise (MTLS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Gloo Holdings (GLOO) -1.9x, ServiceNow (NOW) 107.3x, Materialise (MTLS) 27.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Materialise (MTLS) is cheapest (ServiceNow (NOW) 38.9x, Materialise (MTLS) 33.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Gloo Holdings (GLOO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Gloo Holdings (GLOO) +275.5%, ServiceNow (NOW) +21.8%, Materialise (MTLS) +9.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

ServiceNow (NOW) has the highest net margin (Gloo Holdings (GLOO) -81.3%, ServiceNow (NOW) 9.4%, Materialise (MTLS) 4.6%). On return on invested capital, ServiceNow (NOW) leads (Gloo Holdings (GLOO) -54.6%, ServiceNow (NOW) 5.2%, Materialise (MTLS) 3.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Materialise (MTLS) returned the most: ServiceNow (NOW) -20.1%, Materialise (MTLS) +18.9%. Over five years, ServiceNow (NOW) compounded fastest (ServiceNow (NOW) +1.4%/yr, Materialise (MTLS) -22.4%/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) 89.0%, ServiceNow (NOW) 58.8%, Materialise (MTLS) 48.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GLOO, NOW 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 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.