MTLS vs NOW vs GLOO Stock Comparison

Materialise, ServiceNow and Gloo Holdings Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MTLS Materialise Nv
$8.65 +2.6% 1M +43.2% 1Y
Market cap
$515.65M
P/E
33.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$318.18M
Div. yield
–
Business Process Automation Technology
6 wins
NOW ServiceNow, Inc.
$158.19 +16.6% 1M -15.0% 1Y
Market cap
$160.42B
P/E
96.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.73B
Div. yield
–
Business Process Automation Technology
4 wins
GLOO Gloo Holdings, Inc.
$2.92 -38.8% 1M
Market cap
$237.30M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$154.29M
Div. yield
–
Business Process Automation Technology
1 win

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.

QuestionMTLSNOWGLOOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $515.65M $160.42B $237.30M NOW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 33.5x 96.1x -1.9x MTLS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 43.2x 41.1x — NOW
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.2% +22.2% +275.5% GLOO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.8% 11.3% -81.3% NOW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.5% — -54.6% MTLS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -2.5x 0.8x 0.0x MTLS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +43.2% -15.0% — MTLS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -17.1%/yr +3.5%/yr — NOW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 42.1% 58.8% 89.4% MTLS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 65/100 52/100 36/100 MTLS

Percentile Scorecard

MTLSNOWGLOO

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

AxisMTLSNOWGLOO
Valuation 86 #15 of 102 28 #74 of 102 19 #83 of 102
Growth 88 #13 of 98 58 #42 of 98 85 #16 of 98
Profitability 61 #38 of 95 82 #18 of 95 14 #82 of 95
Financial Health 81 #22 of 109 50 #55 of 109 58 #46 of 109
Shareholder Returns 8 #59 of 64 41 #38 of 64 5 #61 of 64
Overall 65 52 36
  • MTLS ranked among 115 companies in Business Applications
  • NOW ranked among 115 companies in Business Applications
  • GLOO ranked among 115 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMTLSNOWGLOOSPY
1 month +2.6%+16.6%-38.8% -0.8%
3 months +34.3%+49.9%-10.2% +3.5%
6 months +62.9%+74.9%-56.0% +7.0%
Year to date +55.9%+3.3%-48.7% +12.2%
1 year +43.2%-15.0%— +13.0%
3 years +62.3%+42.8%— +86.3%
3 years, per year +17.5%+12.6%— +23.1%
5 years -60.9%+19.0%— +68.6%
5 years, per year -17.1%+3.5%— +11.0%
10 years +13.8%+902.5%— +258.0%
10 years, per year +1.3%+25.9%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureMTLSNOWGLOOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 42.1%58.8%89.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.3%61.5%84.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.100.620.87 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.03-0.25— 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -84.7%-64.5%-69.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.1%-16.4%-69.3% -1.8%
52-week high $8.75$189.26$9.50 $779.14
52-week low $4.80$83.00$2.92 $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.

MultipleMTLSNOWGLOO
P/E now vs peer median 33.2xmedian 28.8x 97.7xmedian 28.8x -1.9xmedian 28.8x
P/S now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 2.8x 11.1xmedian 2.8x 1.5xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.5xmedian 17.7x 48.7xmedian 17.7x -2.8xmedian 17.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 31.6xmedian 15.8x 35.7xmedian 15.8x -3.6xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 3.2x 13.1xmedian 3.2x 1.5xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.11median 0.85 18.80median 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 monthsMTLSNOWGLOO
Revenue $318.18M $14.73B $154.29M
Gross profit $182.10M $11.02B $45.81M
Operating income $12.25M $1.68B -$100.96M
Net income $15.39M $1.67B -$125.92M
Free cash flow $16.15M $4.58B -$66.32M
R&D $55.71M $3.26B $24.02M
EPS (diluted) $0.26 $1.61 $-1.54
Cash & equivalents $152.75M $2.50B $39.30M
Total debt $53.39M $7.52B $37.42M
Shares (diluted) 59.07M 1.03B 81.41M
Enterprise value -$101.66M $138.88B $92.56M

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
MetricMTLSNOWGLOO
P/E 33.2x 97.7x -1.9x
P/FCF 31.6x 35.7x -3.6x
P/Operating cash flow 14.3x 30.8x -3.7x
P/S 1.6x 11.1x 1.5x
P/B 1.7x 13.1x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 1.9x 18.7x 2.0x
EV/EBITDA 10.5x 48.7x -2.8x
EV/EBIT 33.6x 99.1x -2.3x
EV/Revenue 1.3x 11.3x 1.5x
EV/FCF 25.5x 36.3x -3.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.5x 31.4x -3.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.11 18.80 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMTLSNOWGLOO
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.2% 22.2% 275.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.4% 22.5% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.4% 16.4% 368.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.0% 20.5% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 73.2% 4.9% 1.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 62.7% 49.1% –
Net income growth (1Y) 150.8% 0.5% 2.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 330.9% 5.5% –
EPS growth (1Y) 151.3% 1.7% 91.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 310.4% 5.2% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 46.9% 13.0% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 32.9% 22.2% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 340.6% 19.0% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 53.8% 25.7% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMTLSNOWGLOO
Gross margin 57.2% 74.8% 29.7%
EBITDA margin 12.3% 23.2% -55.4%
Operating margin 3.9% 11.4% -65.4%
Pretax margin 4.9% 15.9% -83.9%
Net margin 4.8% 11.3% -81.3%
FCF margin 5.1% 31.1% -43.0%
Operating cash flow margin 11.3% 36.0% -41.7%
Return on equity 5.3% 13.8% -84.9%
Return on assets 3.2% 6.0% -49.4%
Return on invested capital 3.5% – -54.6%
Return on capital employed 3.3% 10.6% -50.5%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.5x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.3x 3.2x 0.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.1% 12.3% 12.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMTLSNOWGLOO
Debt / assets 11.2% 23.7% 13.8%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.6x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA -2.5x 0.8x 0.0x
Debt / FCF 3.3x 1.6x -0.6x
Liabilities / assets 38.6% 60.5% 42.5%
Equity / assets 61.4% 39.5% 57.5%
Interest coverage 27.6x – -9.9x
Current ratio 2.4x 0.7x 1.2x
Quick ratio 2.1x 0.6x 1.1x
Cash ratio 1.5x 0.4x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 2.97 5.89 0.23

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMTLSNOWGLOO
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -20.9% 1.9% -37.7%
Shareholder yield -20.9% 1.9% -37.7%
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.

ConsensusMTLSNOWGLOO
Forward P/E 43.2xFY2026 41.1xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.20FY2026 $3.85FY2026 $-0.60FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +33.3%FY2026 +9.7%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +45.0% +27.0% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $302.24MFY2026 $15.25BFY2026 $188.99MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -3.8%FY2026 +14.8%FY2026 +99.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +17.6% +17.7% +56.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMTLSNOWGLOO
Held by institutions 13.7% 81.6% –
Institutions holding 59 2,224 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +9.4% -2.1% –
Institutions buying 23 1,285 –
Institutions selling 22 779 –
Buyers to sellers 1.05 1.65 –

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.

MTLSNOWGLOO
MTLS 1.00 0.23 0.12
NOW 0.23 1.00 0.16
GLOO 0.12 0.16 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MTLS, NOW and GLOO?

ServiceNow (NOW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Materialise (MTLS) $515.65M, ServiceNow (NOW) $160.42B, Gloo Holdings (GLOO) $237.30M.

Which stock is cheaper, MTLS, NOW and GLOO?

Materialise (MTLS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Materialise (MTLS) 33.5x, ServiceNow (NOW) 96.1x, Gloo Holdings (GLOO) -1.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, ServiceNow (NOW) is cheapest (Materialise (MTLS) 43.2x, ServiceNow (NOW) 41.1x). 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: Materialise (MTLS) +10.2%, ServiceNow (NOW) +22.2%, Gloo Holdings (GLOO) +275.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

ServiceNow (NOW) has the highest net margin (Materialise (MTLS) 4.8%, ServiceNow (NOW) 11.3%, Gloo Holdings (GLOO) -81.3%). On return on invested capital, Materialise (MTLS) leads (Materialise (MTLS) 3.5%, Gloo Holdings (GLOO) -54.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Materialise (MTLS) returned the most: Materialise (MTLS) +43.2%, ServiceNow (NOW) -15.0%. Over five years, ServiceNow (NOW) compounded fastest (Materialise (MTLS) -17.1%/yr, ServiceNow (NOW) +3.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Materialise (MTLS) has been the steadiest (Materialise (MTLS) 42.1%, ServiceNow (NOW) 58.8%, Gloo Holdings (GLOO) 89.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.