MTLS vs PATH vs NOW Stock Comparison

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MTLS Materialise Nv
$8.63 +8.0% 1M +41.9% 1Y
Market cap
$512.11M
P/E
33.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$318.18M
Div. yield
–
Business Process Automation Technology
3 wins
PATH UiPath, Inc.
$14.14 +8.4% 1M -8.4% 1Y
Market cap
$7.45B
P/E
20.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.72B
Div. yield
–
Business Process Automation Technology
4 wins
NOW ServiceNow, Inc.
$158.99 +12.9% 1M -15.4% 1Y
Market cap
$162.99B
P/E
97.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.73B
Div. yield
–
Business Process Automation Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

UiPath leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (UiPath 4, ServiceNow 3, Materialise 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMTLSPATHNOWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $512.11M $7.45B $162.99B NOW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 33.3x 20.6x 97.6x PATH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 43.2x 18.6x 41.3x PATH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.2% +15.0% +22.2% NOW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.8% 21.0% 11.3% PATH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.5% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -2.5x — 0.8x MTLS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +41.9% -8.4% -15.4% MTLS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -17.2%/yr -22.6%/yr +3.0%/yr NOW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 42.1% 65.0% 58.7% MTLS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 65/100 76/100 50/100 PATH

Percentile Scorecard

MTLSPATHNOW

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

AxisMTLSPATHNOW
Valuation 87 #14 of 101 77 #24 of 101 27 #74 of 101
Growth 88 #13 of 97 87 #14 of 97 58 #41 of 97
Profitability 58 #40 of 94 72 #27 of 94 81 #19 of 94
Financial Health 82 #20 of 109 88 #14 of 109 51 #54 of 109
Shareholder Returns 8 #59 of 64 54 #30 of 64 35 #42 of 64
Overall 65 76 50
  • MTLS ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • PATH ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • NOW ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMTLSPATHNOWSPY
1 month +8.0%+8.4%+12.9% -1.0%
3 months +31.8%+30.4%+61.0% +2.9%
6 months +65.6%+36.4%+76.3% +6.4%
Year to date +55.5%-13.7%+3.8% +11.4%
1 year +41.9%-8.4%-15.4% +13.1%
3 years +71.6%-11.6%+43.4% +79.4%
3 years, per year +19.7%-4.0%+12.8% +21.5%
5 years -61.1%-72.2%+15.8% +67.7%
5 years, per year -17.2%-22.6%+3.0% +10.9%
10 years +8.4%—+893.1% +255.2%
10 years, per year +0.8%—+25.8% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureMTLSPATHNOWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 42.1%65.0%58.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.1%66.0%61.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.081.110.62 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.00-0.13-0.26 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -84.7%-83.7%-64.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.4%-26.7%-16.0% -2.5%
52-week high $8.75$19.29$189.26 $779.14
52-week low $4.80$9.38$83.00 $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.

MultipleMTLSPATHNOW
P/E now vs peer median 33.1xmedian 29.9x 20.3xmedian 29.9x 98.2xmedian 29.9x
P/S now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 2.8x 3.7xmedian 2.8x 11.2xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.5xmedian 17.4x 17.4xmedian 17.4x 48.9xmedian 17.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 31.6xmedian 16.9x 17.8xmedian 16.9x 35.9xmedian 16.9x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 3.1x 3.3xmedian 3.1x 13.1xmedian 3.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.11median 0.86 0.33median 0.86 18.89median 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 monthsMTLSPATHNOW
Revenue $318.18M $1.72B $14.73B
Gross profit $182.10M $1.42B $11.02B
Operating income $12.25M $152.95M $1.68B
Net income $15.39M $361.92M $1.67B
Free cash flow $16.15M $362.96M $4.58B
R&D $55.71M $368.32M $3.26B
EPS (diluted) $0.26 $0.69 $1.61
Cash & equivalents $152.75M $607.41M $2.50B
Total debt $211.18M – $7.52B
Shares (diluted) 59.07M 523.01M 1.03B
Enterprise value -$105.20M $1.98B $141.45B

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
MetricMTLSPATHNOW
P/E 33.1x 20.3x 98.2x
P/FCF 31.6x 17.8x 35.9x
P/Operating cash flow 14.2x 17.3x 31.0x
P/S 1.6x 3.7x 11.2x
P/B 1.7x 3.3x 13.1x
P/Tangible book 1.9x 3.5x 18.8x
EV/EBITDA 10.5x 17.4x 48.9x
EV/EBIT 33.5x 33.8x 99.6x
EV/Revenue 1.3x 3.0x 11.4x
EV/FCF 25.4x 14.2x 36.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.5x 13.8x 31.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.11 0.33 18.89

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMTLSPATHNOW
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.2% 15.0% 22.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.4% 14.4% 22.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.4% 14.6% 16.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.0% 13.8% 20.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 73.2% 430.0% 4.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 62.7% 38.3% 49.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 150.8% 1,695% 0.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 330.9% 59.2% 5.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 151.3% 1,763% 1.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 310.4% 61.2% 5.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 46.9% 11.5% 13.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 32.9% 27.9% 22.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 340.6% 17.2% 19.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 53.8% 29.3% 25.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMTLSPATHNOW
Gross margin 57.2% 82.6% 74.8%
EBITDA margin 12.3% 17.2% 23.2%
Operating margin 3.9% 8.9% 11.4%
Pretax margin 4.9% 12.3% 15.9%
Net margin 4.8% 21.0% 11.3%
FCF margin 5.1% 21.1% 31.1%
Operating cash flow margin 11.3% 21.7% 36.0%
Return on equity 5.3% 18.8% 13.8%
Return on assets 3.2% 12.5% 6.0%
Return on invested capital 3.5% – –
Return on capital employed 3.3% 7.3% 10.6%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.6x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.3x 1.0x 3.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.1% 13.6% 12.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMTLSPATHNOW
Debt / assets 11.2% – 23.7%
Debt / equity 0.2x – 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA -2.5x – 0.8x
Debt / FCF 3.3x – 1.6x
Liabilities / assets 38.6% 33.0% 60.5%
Equity / assets 61.4% 67.0% 39.5%
Interest coverage 27.6x – –
Current ratio 2.4x 2.4x 0.7x
Quick ratio 2.1x 2.1x 0.6x
Cash ratio 1.5x 1.6x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 2.96 4.47 5.92

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMTLSPATHNOW
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -21.0% 3.9% 1.9%
Shareholder yield -21.0% 3.9% 1.9%
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.

ConsensusMTLSPATHNOW
Forward P/E 43.2xFY2026 18.6xFY2026 41.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.20FY2026 $0.76FY2026 $3.85FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +33.3%FY2026 +5.6%FY2026 +9.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +45.0% +14.5% +27.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $303.50MFY2026 $1.87BFY2026 $15.24BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -3.4%FY2026 +16.3%FY2026 +14.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +16.0% -3.3% +17.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMTLSPATHNOW
Held by institutions 13.7% 79.0% 81.6%
Institutions holding 59 525 2,224
Change in shares held, QoQ +9.4% +14.3% -2.1%
Institutions buying 23 276 1,285
Institutions selling 22 169 779
Buyers to sellers 1.05 1.63 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.

MTLSPATHNOW
MTLS 1.00 0.20 0.23
PATH 0.20 1.00 0.64
NOW 0.23 0.64 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MTLS, PATH and NOW?

ServiceNow (NOW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Materialise (MTLS) $512.11M, UiPath (PATH) $7.45B, ServiceNow (NOW) $162.99B.

Which stock is cheaper, MTLS, PATH and NOW?

UiPath (PATH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Materialise (MTLS) 33.3x, UiPath (PATH) 20.6x, ServiceNow (NOW) 97.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, UiPath (PATH) is cheapest (Materialise (MTLS) 43.2x, UiPath (PATH) 18.6x, ServiceNow (NOW) 41.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

ServiceNow (NOW) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Materialise (MTLS) +10.2%, UiPath (PATH) +15.0%, ServiceNow (NOW) +22.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

UiPath (PATH) has the highest net margin (Materialise (MTLS) 4.8%, UiPath (PATH) 21.0%, ServiceNow (NOW) 11.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Materialise (MTLS) returned the most: Materialise (MTLS) +41.9%, UiPath (PATH) -8.4%, ServiceNow (NOW) -15.4%. Over five years, ServiceNow (NOW) compounded fastest (Materialise (MTLS) -17.2%/yr, UiPath (PATH) -22.6%/yr, ServiceNow (NOW) +3.0%/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%, UiPath (PATH) 65.0%, ServiceNow (NOW) 58.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, UiPath (PATH) leads on 4. 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.