GLOO vs PEGA vs APPN Stock Comparison

Gloo Holdings, Pegasystems and Appian Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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GLOO Gloo Holdings, Inc.
$2.96 -38.3% 1M
Market cap
$238.52M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$154.29M
Div. yield
–
Business Process Automation Technology
2 wins
PEGA Pegasystems Inc
$36.42 +3.5% 1M -44.5% 1Y
Market cap
$6.02B
P/E
20.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.75B
Div. yield
0.00%
Business Process Automation Technology
6 wins
APPN Appian Corp
$52.35 +37.9% 1M +68.6% 1Y
Market cap
$3.76B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$795.31M
Div. yield
–
Business Process Automation Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Pegasystems leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Pegasystems 6, Gloo Holdings 2, Appian 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGLOOPEGAAPPNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $238.52M $6.02B $3.76B PEGA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -1.9x 20.4x -353.8x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 15.7x 46.7x PEGA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +275.5% +0.9% +20.9% GLOO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -81.3% 16.9% -1.3% PEGA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -54.6% — 6.5% APPN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.0x — 3.4x GLOO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months — -44.5% +68.6% APPN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -10.8%/yr -11.2%/yr PEGA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 89.6% 52.3% 68.2% PEGA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 36/100 66/100 51/100 PEGA

Percentile Scorecard

GLOOPEGAAPPN

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

AxisGLOOPEGAAPPN
Valuation 21 #80 of 101 76 #25 of 101 41 #60 of 101
Growth 84 #16 of 97 54 #45 of 97 91 #10 of 97
Profitability 13 #82 of 94 90 #10 of 94 55 #43 of 94
Financial Health 59 #45 of 109 66 #38 of 109 32 #75 of 109
Shareholder Returns 5 #61 of 64 44 #36 of 64 38 #40 of 64
Overall 36 66 51
  • GLOO ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • PEGA ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • APPN ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGLOOPEGAAPPNSPY
1 month -38.3%+3.5%+37.9% -1.0%
3 months -7.2%+35.8%+120.4% +2.9%
6 months -57.0%-2.4%+136.3% +6.4%
Year to date -48.0%-39.0%+47.8% +11.4%
1 year —-44.5%+68.6% +13.1%
3 years —+86.7%+25.8% +79.4%
3 years, per year —+23.1%+8.0% +21.5%
5 years —-43.4%-44.9% +67.7%
5 years, per year —-10.8%-11.2% +10.9%
10 years —+134.7%— +255.2%
10 years, per year —+8.9%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureGLOOPEGAAPPNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 89.6%52.3%68.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 84.4%57.3%59.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.870.730.51 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y —-0.851.01 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -68.9%-76.2%-81.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -68.8%-45.3%0.0% -2.5%
52-week high $9.50$66.64$52.35 $779.14
52-week low $2.95$25.99$18.72 $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.

MultipleGLOOPEGAAPPN
P/E now vs peer median -1.9xmedian 29.9x 20.2xmedian 29.9x -359.3xmedian 29.9x
P/S now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 2.8x 3.4xmedian 2.8x 4.7xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -2.8xmedian 17.4x 22.5xmedian 17.4x 188.9xmedian 17.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -3.6xmedian 16.9x 13.5xmedian 16.9x 49.0xmedian 16.9x
P/B now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 3.1x 10.9xmedian 3.1x -35.7xmedian 3.1x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.86 0.18median 0.86 -6.06median 0.86

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 monthsGLOOPEGAAPPN
Revenue $154.29M $1.75B $795.31M
Gross profit $45.81M $1.33B $565.62M
Operating income -$100.96M $173.01M $10.14M
Net income -$125.92M $294.76M -$10.62M
Free cash flow -$66.32M $442.24M $76.75M
R&D $24.02M $321.38M $185.95M
EPS (diluted) $-1.54 $1.75 $-0.15
Cash & equivalents $39.30M $202.19M $121.11M
Total debt $276.42M – $236.03M
Shares (diluted) 81.41M 168.64M 72.90M
Enterprise value $93.78M $5.71B $3.01B

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
MetricGLOOPEGAAPPN
P/E -1.9x 20.2x -359.3x
P/FCF -3.6x 13.5x 49.0x
P/Operating cash flow -3.7x 12.9x 46.5x
P/S 1.6x 3.4x 4.7x
P/B 1.5x 10.9x -35.7x
P/Tangible book 2.1x 10.9x -35.5x
EV/EBITDA -2.8x 22.5x 188.9x
EV/EBIT -2.4x 32.6x 377.3x
EV/Revenue 1.5x 3.2x 4.8x
EV/FCF -3.6x 12.8x 49.9x
EV/Operating cash flow -3.7x 12.2x 47.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.18 -6.06

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGLOOPEGAAPPN
Revenue growth (1Y) 275.5% 0.9% 20.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 8.9% 16.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 368.8% 1.1% 19.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 10.8% 15.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 1.8% -42.7% 172.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 84.9% 27.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 2.7% 6.0% 38.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 110.5% 59.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 91.1% 15.8% 37.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 109.8% 59.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 4.7% 66.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 38.6% 42.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 2.7% 66.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 44.6% 39.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGLOOPEGAAPPN
Gross margin 29.7% 75.9% 71.1%
EBITDA margin -55.4% 14.4% 2.5%
Operating margin -65.4% 9.9% 1.3%
Pretax margin -83.9% 10.4% -0.7%
Net margin -81.3% 16.9% -1.3%
FCF margin -43.0% 25.3% 9.6%
Operating cash flow margin -41.7% 26.5% 10.2%
Return on equity -84.9% 53.1% –
Return on assets -49.4% 21.7% -1.8%
Return on invested capital -54.6% – 6.5%
Return on capital employed -50.5% 25.5% 5.3%
Asset turnover 0.6x 1.3x 1.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.5x 1.6x -7.6x
Stock comp / revenue 12.3% 8.3% 5.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGLOOPEGAAPPN
Debt / assets 13.8% – 40.3%
Debt / equity 0.2x – -2.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.0x – 3.4x
Debt / FCF -0.6x – 3.1x
Liabilities / assets 42.5% 58.7% 118.0%
Equity / assets 57.5% 41.3% -18.0%
Interest coverage -9.9x 650.4x 0.6x
Current ratio 1.2x 1.0x 1.0x
Quick ratio 1.1x 0.9x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.5x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 0.25 6.88 3.18

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGLOOPEGAAPPN
Dividend yield – 0.5% –
Net buyback yield -37.2% 7.6% 2.0%
Shareholder yield -37.2% 8.1% 2.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 6.9% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 4.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 57.0% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 26.8% –

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.

ConsensusGLOOPEGAAPPN
Forward P/E – 15.7xFY2026 46.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.60FY2026 $2.32FY2026 $1.12FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +10.5%FY2026 +83.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +6.5% +20.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $188.99MFY2026 $1.76BFY2026 $897.68MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +99.7%FY2026 +0.5%FY2026 +23.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +56.5% +9.0% +12.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGLOOPEGAAPPN
Held by institutions – 57.4% 94.9%
Institutions holding – 433 212
Change in shares held, QoQ – +2.9% -1.3%
Institutions buying – 242 120
Institutions selling – 153 52
Buyers to sellers – 1.58 2.31

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.

GLOOPEGAAPPN
GLOO 1.00 0.08 0.15
PEGA 0.08 1.00 0.58
APPN 0.15 0.58 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GLOO, PEGA and APPN?

Pegasystems (PEGA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Gloo Holdings (GLOO) $238.52M, Pegasystems (PEGA) $6.02B, Appian (APPN) $3.76B.

Which company is growing faster?

Gloo Holdings (GLOO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Gloo Holdings (GLOO) +275.5%, Pegasystems (PEGA) +0.9%, Appian (APPN) +20.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Pegasystems (PEGA) has the highest net margin (Gloo Holdings (GLOO) -81.3%, Pegasystems (PEGA) 16.9%, Appian (APPN) -1.3%). On return on invested capital, Appian (APPN) leads (Gloo Holdings (GLOO) -54.6%, Appian (APPN) 6.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Appian (APPN) returned the most: Pegasystems (PEGA) -44.5%, Appian (APPN) +68.6%. Over five years, Pegasystems (PEGA) compounded fastest (Pegasystems (PEGA) -10.8%/yr, Appian (APPN) -11.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Gloo Holdings (GLOO) 0.00%, Pegasystems (PEGA) 0.00%, Appian (APPN) 0.00%. Gloo Holdings (GLOO) and Appian (APPN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Pegasystems (PEGA) has been the steadiest (Gloo Holdings (GLOO) 89.6%, Pegasystems (PEGA) 52.3%, Appian (APPN) 68.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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