MTLS vs BR vs EGAN Stock Comparison

Materialise, Broadridge Financial Solutions and Egain Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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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
4 wins
EGAN EGAIN Corp
$5.59 -4.1% 1M -61.3% 1Y
Market cap
$153.85M
P/E
17.1x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Business Process Automation Technology
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionMTLSBREGANLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $511.52M $20.57B $153.85M BR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 33.2x 18.3x 17.1x EGAN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 43.2x 17.5x 111.8x BR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.2% +8.5% — MTLS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.8% 15.0% — BR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.5% 16.7% — BR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -2.5x 1.8x — MTLS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +43.2% -22.0% -61.3% MTLS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -17.1%/yr 0.0%/yr -11.6%/yr BR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 42.1% 30.6% 60.8% BR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 65/100 56/100 — MTLS

Percentile Scorecard

MTLSBREGAN

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

AxisMTLSBREGAN
Valuation 86 #15 of 102 62 #39 of 102 96 #5 of 102
Growth 88 #13 of 98 40 #59 of 98 –
Profitability 61 #38 of 95 81 #19 of 95 –
Financial Health 81 #22 of 109 44 #61 of 109 79 #24 of 109
Shareholder Returns 8 #59 of 64 51 #32 of 64 –
Overall 65 56 –
  • MTLS ranked among 115 companies in Business Applications
  • BR ranked among 115 companies in Business Applications
  • EGAN ranked among 115 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMTLSBREGANSPY
1 month +2.6%+10.6%-4.1% -0.8%
3 months +34.3%+18.6%-17.9% +3.5%
6 months +62.9%+15.8%-26.7% +7.0%
Year to date +55.9%-18.9%-45.7% +12.2%
1 year +43.2%-22.0%-61.3% +13.0%
3 years +62.3%+8.2%-3.8% +86.3%
3 years, per year +17.5%+2.7%-1.3% +23.1%
5 years -60.9%-0.1%-46.1% +68.6%
5 years, per year -17.1%0.0%-11.6% +11.0%
10 years +13.8%+180.8%+96.1% +258.0%
10 years, per year +1.3%+10.9%+7.0% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureMTLSBREGANSPY
Volatility, 1Y 42.1%30.6%60.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.3%32.8%71.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.100.031.70 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.03-0.72-1.01 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -84.7%-49.3%-66.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.1%-22.0%-63.8% -1.8%
52-week high $8.75$232.02$15.46 $779.14
52-week low $4.80$135.44$5.11 $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.

MultipleMTLSBREGAN
P/E now vs peer median 33.2xmedian 28.8x 18.7xmedian 28.8x 17.1xmedian 28.8x
P/S now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 2.8x 2.8xmedian 2.8x 1.6xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.5xmedian 17.7x 14.6xmedian 17.7x —median 17.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 31.6xmedian 15.8x 16.1xmedian 15.8x 7.1xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 3.2x 7.3xmedian 3.2x 1.7xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.11median 0.85 0.85median 0.85 —median 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 monthsMTLSBREGAN
Revenue $318.18M $7.48B –
Gross profit $182.10M $2.38B –
Operating income $12.25M $1.30B –
Net income $15.39M $1.12B –
Free cash flow $16.15M $1.28B –
R&D $55.71M – –
EPS (diluted) $0.26 $9.60 –
Cash & equivalents $152.75M $402.90M $73.34M
Total debt $53.39M $3.25B –
Shares (diluted) 59.07M 117.10M 27.86M
Enterprise value -$105.79M $19.20B -$136.35M

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
MetricMTLSBREGAN
P/E 33.2x 18.7x 17.1x
P/FCF 31.6x 16.1x 7.1x
P/Operating cash flow 14.3x 15.3x –
P/S 1.6x 2.8x 1.6x
P/B 1.7x 7.3x 1.7x
P/Tangible book 1.9x 12.6x 1.7x
EV/EBITDA 10.5x 14.6x –
EV/EBIT 33.6x 18.1x –
EV/Revenue 1.3x 3.1x –
EV/FCF 25.5x 18.4x –
EV/Operating cash flow 11.5x 17.5x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.11 0.85 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMTLSBREGAN
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.2% 8.5% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.4% 7.2% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.4% 11.2% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.0% 10.0% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 73.2% 9.4% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 62.7% 11.6% –
Net income growth (1Y) 150.8% 33.9% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 330.9% 21.3% –
EPS growth (1Y) 151.3% 35.3% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 310.4% 21.9% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 46.9% 14.9% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 32.9% 17.8% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 340.6% 13.4% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 53.8% 17.7% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMTLSBREGAN
Gross margin 57.2% 31.8% –
EBITDA margin 12.3% 21.5% –
Operating margin 3.9% 17.4% –
Pretax margin 4.9% 19.3% –
Net margin 4.8% 15.0% –
FCF margin 5.1% 17.1% –
Operating cash flow margin 11.3% 18.0% –
Return on equity 5.3% 39.7% –
Return on assets 3.2% 12.7% –
Return on invested capital 3.5% 16.7% –
Return on capital employed 3.3% 17.5% –
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.8x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.3x 1.2x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.1% 1.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMTLSBREGAN
Debt / assets 11.2% 36.4% –
Debt / equity 0.2x 1.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA -2.5x 1.8x –
Debt / FCF 3.3x 2.5x –
Liabilities / assets 38.6% 68.2% 43.1%
Equity / assets 61.4% 31.8% 56.9%
Interest coverage 27.6x – –
Current ratio 2.4x 1.2x 1.7x
Quick ratio 2.1x 1.1x 1.7x
Cash ratio 1.5x 0.3x 1.2x
Altman Z-score 2.97 4.10 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMTLSBREGAN
Dividend yield – 2.2% –
Net buyback yield -20.9% 2.8% –
Shareholder yield -20.9% 5.0% –
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.

ConsensusMTLSBREGAN
Forward P/E 43.2xFY2026 17.5xFY2027 111.8xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $0.20FY2026 $10.32FY2027 $0.05FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +33.3%FY2026 +7.5%FY2027 -89.4%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +45.0% +5.0% -60.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $302.24MFY2026 $7.42BFY2027 $89.04MFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY -3.8%FY2026 -0.9%FY2027 -2.3%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +17.6% +3.8% -12.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMTLSBREGAN
Held by institutions 13.7% 92.3% 53.0%
Institutions holding 59 1,014 106
Change in shares held, QoQ +9.4% -1.2% -1.1%
Institutions buying 23 487 55
Institutions selling 22 398 34
Buyers to sellers 1.05 1.22 1.62

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.

MTLSBREGAN
MTLS 1.00 0.03 0.21
BR 0.03 1.00 0.27
EGAN 0.21 0.27 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MTLS, BR and EGAN?

Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Materialise (MTLS) $511.52M, Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) $20.57B, Egain (EGAN) $153.85M.

Which stock is cheaper, MTLS, BR and EGAN?

Egain (EGAN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Materialise (MTLS) 33.2x, Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) 18.3x, Egain (EGAN) 17.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) is cheapest (Materialise (MTLS) 43.2x, Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) 17.5x, Egain (EGAN) 111.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Materialise (MTLS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Materialise (MTLS) +10.2%, Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) +8.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) has the highest net margin (Materialise (MTLS) 4.8%, Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) 15.0%). On return on invested capital, Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) leads (Materialise (MTLS) 3.5%, Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) 16.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Materialise (MTLS) returned the most: Materialise (MTLS) +43.2%, Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) -22.0%, Egain (EGAN) -61.3%. Over five years, Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) compounded fastest (Materialise (MTLS) -17.1%/yr, Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) 0.0%/yr, Egain (EGAN) -11.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) has been the steadiest (Materialise (MTLS) 42.1%, Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) 30.6%, Egain (EGAN) 60.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MTLS, BR and EGAN?

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