ORCL vs ROP vs SNOW Stock Comparison

Oracle, Roper Technologies and Snowflake Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ORCL Oracle Corp
$126.06 -8.0% 1M -55.5% 1Y
Market cap
$390.62B
P/E
20.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$71.78B
Div. yield
0.02%
ERP Software Technology
5 wins
ROP Roper Technologies Inc
$441.65 +23.2% 1M -7.8% 1Y
Market cap
$43.84B
P/E
16.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.43B
Div. yield
–
ERP Software Technology
2 wins
SNOW Snowflake Inc.
$334.93 -0.3% 1M +29.8% 1Y
Market cap
$118.33B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$5.43B
Div. yield
–
Data Infrastructure Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Oracle leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Oracle 5, Roper Technologies 2, Snowflake 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionORCLROPSNOWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $390.62B $43.84B $118.33B ORCL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.8x 16.9x -108.5x ROP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.7x 19.3x 156.5x ORCL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +21.6% +9.2% +32.0% SNOW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 26.2% — -20.1% ORCL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.0% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.6x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -55.5% -7.8% +29.8% SNOW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +5.6%/yr -1.7%/yr -0.7%/yr ORCL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 57.0% 31.3% 63.2% ROP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 45/100 45/100 ORCL

Percentile Scorecard

ORCLROPSNOW

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

AxisORCLROPSNOW
Valuation 56 #45 of 102 61 #40 of 102 26 #92 of 124
Growth 63 #37 of 98 45 #54 of 98 69 #36 of 113
Profitability 84 #16 of 95 45 #53 of 95 50 #56 of 110
Financial Health 39 #67 of 109 48 #57 of 109 23 #100 of 129
Shareholder Returns 21 #51 of 64 24 #49 of 64 58 #29 of 67
Overall 53 45 45
  • ORCL ranked among 115 companies in Business Applications
  • ROP ranked among 115 companies in Business Applications
  • SNOW ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodORCLROPSNOWSPY
1 month -8.0%+23.2%-0.3% -0.8%
3 months +5.1%+17.8%+22.8% +3.5%
6 months -27.1%+25.3%+132.2% +7.0%
Year to date -35.3%-0.8%+52.7% +12.2%
1 year -55.5%-7.8%+29.8% +13.0%
3 years +24.8%-7.1%+133.6% +86.3%
3 years, per year +7.7%-2.4%+32.7% +23.1%
5 years +31.3%-8.2%-3.5% +68.6%
5 years, per year +5.6%-1.7%-0.7% +11.0%
10 years +229.1%+160.2%— +258.0%
10 years, per year +12.7%+10.0%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureORCLROPSNOWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 57.0%31.3%63.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 56.7%33.7%54.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.24-0.041.34 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.97-0.250.47 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.0%-46.9%-73.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -55.2%-4.8%-9.2% -1.8%
52-week high $281.40$463.73$368.93 $779.14
52-week low $115.01$315.53$121.11 $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.

MultipleORCLROPSNOW
P/E now vs peer median 19.9xmedian 28.8x 17.1xmedian 28.8x -107.2xmedian 38.1x
P/S now vs peer median 5.3xmedian 2.8x 5.2xmedian 2.8x 21.7xmedian 4.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.8xmedian 17.7x —median 17.7x -147.4xmedian 35.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -13.3xmedian 15.8x 13.2xmedian 15.8x 98.8xmedian 27.1x
P/B now vs peer median 5.7xmedian 3.2x 2.3xmedian 3.2x 54.9xmedian 3.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.84median 0.85 -9.65median 0.85 18.15median 1.27

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 monthsORCLROPSNOW
Revenue $71.78B $8.43B $5.43B
Gross profit – $5.88B $3.64B
Operating income $23.06B $2.37B -$1.24B
Net income $18.92B $2.59B -$1.09B
Free cash flow -$28.72B – $1.20B
R&D $10.18B – $2.11B
EPS (diluted) $6.27 $25.75 $-3.12
Cash & equivalents $36.37B $311.00M $1.71B
Total debt $125.34B – –
Shares (diluted) 3.00B 100.60M 349.26M
Enterprise value $262.75B $43.84B $105.65B

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
MetricORCLROPSNOW
P/E 19.9x 17.1x -107.2x
P/FCF -13.3x 13.2x 98.8x
P/Operating cash flow 8.1x 16.7x 94.2x
P/S 5.3x 5.2x 21.7x
P/B 5.7x 2.3x 54.9x
P/Tangible book 5.7x 4.5x 68.5x
EV/EBITDA 13.8x – -147.4x
EV/EBIT 20.4x – -93.6x
EV/Revenue 6.5x 5.2x 21.3x
EV/FCF -16.3x – 96.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.0x 16.7x 92.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.84 -9.65 18.15

Growth

14 metrics
MetricORCLROPSNOW
Revenue growth (1Y) 21.6% 9.2% 32.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.1% 12.1% 30.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 10.4% 32.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 12.0% 31.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 28.3% 8.9% 19.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 18.8% 11.8% -7.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 52.1% 65.0% 21.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 26.4% -4.0% -8.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 46.7% 77.8% 24.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 23.6% -1.8% -5.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 118.0% 3.8% 49.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 38.3% 20.8% 22.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -388.4% – 59.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -71.4% – 22.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricORCLROPSNOW
Gross margin – – 67.0%
EBITDA margin 47.3% – -14.4%
Operating margin 32.1% – -22.8%
Pretax margin 30.3% – -19.8%
Net margin 26.2% – -20.1%
FCF margin -40.0% – 22.0%
Operating cash flow margin 65.4% 31.1% 23.1%
Return on equity 34.3% – -53.2%
Return on assets 6.7% – -12.6%
Return on invested capital 11.0% – –
Return on capital employed 9.8% – -25.2%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.2x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.5x 1.0x -1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 6.7% 2.4% 30.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricORCLROPSNOW
Debt / assets 41.3% – –
Debt / equity 1.9x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.6x – –
Debt / FCF -4.4x – –
Liabilities / assets 77.8% 44.2% 75.3%
Equity / assets 22.2% 55.8% 24.7%
Interest coverage 4.5x – -148.8x
Current ratio 1.2x 0.4x 0.9x
Quick ratio 1.0x – 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.8x – 0.6x
Altman Z-score 1.48 – 9.30

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricORCLROPSNOW
Dividend yield 1.6% 0.8% –
Net buyback yield -5.3% – 0.4%
Shareholder yield -3.7% 0.8% 0.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) 31.4% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) -20.7% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 17.5% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 15.1% – –

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.

ConsensusORCLROPSNOW
Forward P/E 14.7xFY2026 19.3xFY2026 156.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.57FY2026 $22.94FY2026 $2.14FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +12.3%FY2026 +14.7%FY2026 +71.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +23.0% +12.3% +36.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $95.06BFY2026 $8.28BFY2026 $6.16BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +41.1%FY2026 +4.8%FY2026 +31.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +45.4% +16.4% +41.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersORCLROPSNOW
Held by institutions 44.7% 100.0% 79.8%
Institutions holding 3,495 1,075 1,459
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.5% +6.7% +9.1%
Institutions buying 1,807 415 850
Institutions selling 1,308 522 473
Buyers to sellers 1.38 0.80 1.80

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.

ORCLROPSNOW
ORCL 1.00 0.04 0.44
ROP 0.04 1.00 0.24
SNOW 0.44 0.24 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ORCL, ROP and SNOW?

Oracle (ORCL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Oracle (ORCL) $390.62B, Roper Technologies (ROP) $43.84B, Snowflake (SNOW) $118.33B.

Which stock is cheaper, ORCL, ROP and SNOW?

Roper Technologies (ROP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Oracle (ORCL) 20.8x, Roper Technologies (ROP) 16.9x, Snowflake (SNOW) -108.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Oracle (ORCL) is cheapest (Oracle (ORCL) 14.7x, Roper Technologies (ROP) 19.3x, Snowflake (SNOW) 156.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Snowflake (SNOW) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Oracle (ORCL) +21.6%, Roper Technologies (ROP) +9.2%, Snowflake (SNOW) +32.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Oracle (ORCL) has the highest net margin (Oracle (ORCL) 26.2%, Snowflake (SNOW) -20.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Snowflake (SNOW) returned the most: Oracle (ORCL) -55.5%, Roper Technologies (ROP) -7.8%, Snowflake (SNOW) +29.8%. Over five years, Oracle (ORCL) compounded fastest (Oracle (ORCL) +5.6%/yr, Roper Technologies (ROP) -1.7%/yr, Snowflake (SNOW) -0.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Oracle (ORCL) 0.02%, Roper Technologies (ROP) 0.00%, Snowflake (SNOW) 0.00%. Roper Technologies (ROP) and Snowflake (SNOW) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Roper Technologies (ROP) has been the steadiest (Oracle (ORCL) 57.0%, Roper Technologies (ROP) 31.3%, Snowflake (SNOW) 63.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ORCL, ROP and SNOW?

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