NOW vs ROP vs SAP Stock Comparison

ServiceNow, Roper Technologies and Sap Se Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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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
1 win
ROP Roper Technologies Inc
$438.14 +19.6% 1M -8.7% 1Y
Market cap
$44.36B
P/E
17.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.28B
Div. yield
–
ERP Software Technology
5 wins
SAP Sap Se
$238.21 +13.1% 1M -14.5% 1Y
Market cap
$278.03B
P/E
29.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$44.55B
Div. yield
–
ERP Software Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Sap Se leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Sap Se 5, Roper Technologies 5, ServiceNow 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNOWROPSAPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $162.99B $44.36B $278.03B SAP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 97.6x 17.7x 29.9x ROP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 41.3x 19.2x 28.0x ROP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +22.2% +10.9% +14.2% NOW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.3% 30.2% 20.8% ROP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 6.6% 35.9% SAP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.8x 3.4x -0.5x SAP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -15.4% -8.7% -14.5% ROP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.0%/yr -2.1%/yr +10.9%/yr SAP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 58.7% 31.4% 39.5% ROP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 56/100 63/100 SAP

Percentile Scorecard

NOWROPSAP

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

AxisNOWROPSAP
Valuation 27 #74 of 101 63 #38 of 101 51 #50 of 101
Growth 58 #41 of 97 52 #47 of 97 71 #29 of 97
Profitability 81 #19 of 94 83 #17 of 94 91 #9 of 94
Financial Health 51 #54 of 109 38 #68 of 109 77 #26 of 109
Shareholder Returns 35 #42 of 64 46 #35 of 64 27 #47 of 64
Overall 50 56 63
  • NOW ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • ROP ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • SAP ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNOWROPSAPSPY
1 month +12.9%+19.6%+13.1% -1.0%
3 months +61.0%+19.3%+48.8% +2.9%
6 months +76.3%+24.0%+35.9% +6.4%
Year to date +3.8%-1.6%-1.9% +11.4%
1 year -15.4%-8.7%-14.5% +13.1%
3 years +43.4%-9.2%+78.2% +79.4%
3 years, per year +12.8%-3.2%+21.3% +21.5%
5 years +15.8%-10.1%+68.0% +67.7%
5 years, per year +3.0%-2.1%+10.9% +10.9%
10 years +893.1%+154.1%+168.2% +255.2%
10 years, per year +25.8%+9.8%+10.4% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureNOWROPSAPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 58.7%31.4%39.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 61.5%33.8%40.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.62-0.070.62 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.26-0.28-0.37 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -64.5%-46.9%-53.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.0%-8.7%-14.5% -2.5%
52-week high $189.26$479.96$278.53 $779.14
52-week low $83.00$315.53$146.09 $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.

MultipleNOWROPSAP
P/E now vs peer median 98.2xmedian 29.9x 17.6xmedian 29.9x 29.9xmedian 29.9x
P/S now vs peer median 11.2xmedian 2.8x 5.2xmedian 2.8x 6.6xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 48.9xmedian 17.4x 16.7xmedian 17.4x 12.2xmedian 17.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 35.9xmedian 16.9x 16.5xmedian 16.9x 28.7xmedian 16.9x
P/B now vs peer median 13.1xmedian 3.1x 2.3xmedian 3.1x 5.7xmedian 3.1x
PEG now vs peer median 18.89median 0.86 -6.48median 0.86 1.63median 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 monthsNOWROPSAP
Revenue $14.73B $8.28B $44.55B
Gross profit $11.02B $5.76B $32.56B
Operating income $1.68B $2.32B $21.60B
Net income $1.67B $2.50B $9.26B
Free cash flow $4.58B $2.62B $10.18B
R&D $3.26B – $8.03B
EPS (diluted) $1.61 $24.89 $7.90
Cash & equivalents $2.50B $364.90M $12.01B
Total debt $7.52B $40.10B $18.08B
Shares (diluted) 1.03B 100.60M 1.18B
Enterprise value $141.45B $42.99B $205.81B

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
MetricNOWROPSAP
P/E 98.2x 17.6x 29.9x
P/FCF 35.9x 16.5x 28.7x
P/Operating cash flow 31.0x 16.2x 26.5x
P/S 11.2x 5.2x 6.6x
P/B 13.1x 2.3x 5.7x
P/Tangible book 18.8x 4.6x 6.0x
EV/EBITDA 48.9x 16.7x 12.2x
EV/EBIT 99.6x 23.4x 13.0x
EV/Revenue 11.4x 6.6x 6.3x
EV/FCF 36.5x 20.7x 27.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 31.5x 20.3x 25.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 18.89 -6.48 1.63

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNOWROPSAP
Revenue growth (1Y) 22.2% 10.9% 14.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 22.5% 12.7% 11.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 16.4% 11.9% 13.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 20.5% 12.6% 12.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 4.9% 10.5% 31.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 49.1% 12.1% 53.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 0.5% 62.7% 29.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 5.5% -4.8% 17.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 1.7% 75.3% 31.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 5.2% -2.7% 18.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 13.0% 10.7% 41.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 22.2% 34.0% 19.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 19.0% 12.3% 46.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 25.7% 35.4% 22.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNOWROPSAP
Gross margin 74.8% 69.5% 73.1%
EBITDA margin 23.2% 39.3% 51.8%
Operating margin 11.4% 28.0% 48.5%
Pretax margin 15.9% 35.9% 29.5%
Net margin 11.3% 30.2% 20.8%
FCF margin 31.1% 31.7% 22.9%
Operating cash flow margin 36.0% 32.2% 24.8%
Return on equity 13.8% 13.3% 18.2%
Return on assets 6.0% 7.2% 11.1%
Return on invested capital – 6.6% 35.9%
Return on capital employed 10.6% 7.4% 34.4%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.2x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.2x 1.1x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 12.3% 2.3% 3.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNOWROPSAP
Debt / assets 23.7% 32.2% 11.3%
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.6x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.8x 3.4x -0.5x
Debt / FCF 1.6x 4.3x 1.0x
Liabilities / assets 60.5% 46.8% 40.2%
Equity / assets 39.5% 53.2% 59.8%
Interest coverage – 5.9x 8.0x
Current ratio 0.7x 0.6x 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.4x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.1x 0.9x
Altman Z-score 5.92 2.72 7.35

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNOWROPSAP
Dividend yield – 0.8% 1.2%
Net buyback yield 1.9% 6.2% 0.4%
Shareholder yield 1.9% 7.1% 1.6%
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.

ConsensusNOWROPSAP
Forward P/E 41.3xFY2026 19.2xFY2026 28.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.85FY2026 $22.80FY2026 $8.52FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +9.7%FY2026 +14.0%FY2026 +16.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +27.3% +12.3% +4.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $15.24BFY2026 $8.28BFY2026 $42.86BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +14.8%FY2026 +4.8%FY2026 -2.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +17.7% +16.1% +14.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNOWROPSAP
Held by institutions 81.6% 100.0% 7.2%
Institutions holding 2,224 1,075 814
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.1% +6.7% -3.0%
Institutions buying 1,285 415 456
Institutions selling 779 522 243
Buyers to sellers 1.65 0.80 1.88

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.

NOWROPSAP
NOW 1.00 0.49 0.72
ROP 0.49 1.00 0.47
SAP 0.72 0.47 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NOW, ROP and SAP?

Sap Se (SAP) is the largest by market capitalisation: ServiceNow (NOW) $162.99B, Roper Technologies (ROP) $44.36B, Sap Se (SAP) $278.03B.

Which stock is cheaper, NOW, ROP and SAP?

Roper Technologies (ROP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (ServiceNow (NOW) 97.6x, Roper Technologies (ROP) 17.7x, Sap Se (SAP) 29.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Roper Technologies (ROP) is cheapest (ServiceNow (NOW) 41.3x, Roper Technologies (ROP) 19.2x, Sap Se (SAP) 28.0x). 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: ServiceNow (NOW) +22.2%, Roper Technologies (ROP) +10.9%, Sap Se (SAP) +14.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Roper Technologies (ROP) has the highest net margin (ServiceNow (NOW) 11.3%, Roper Technologies (ROP) 30.2%, Sap Se (SAP) 20.8%). On return on invested capital, Sap Se (SAP) leads (Roper Technologies (ROP) 6.6%, Sap Se (SAP) 35.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Roper Technologies (ROP) returned the most: ServiceNow (NOW) -15.4%, Roper Technologies (ROP) -8.7%, Sap Se (SAP) -14.5%. Over five years, Sap Se (SAP) compounded fastest (ServiceNow (NOW) +3.0%/yr, Roper Technologies (ROP) -2.1%/yr, Sap Se (SAP) +10.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Roper Technologies (ROP) has been the steadiest (ServiceNow (NOW) 58.7%, Roper Technologies (ROP) 31.4%, Sap Se (SAP) 39.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NOW, ROP and SAP?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Sap Se (SAP) leads on 5. 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.