ORCL vs SNOW vs WDAY Stock Comparison

Oracle, Snowflake and Workday Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ORCL Oracle Corp
$126.21 -11.4% 1M -51.1% 1Y
Market cap
$369.37B
P/E
19.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$71.78B
Div. yield
0.02%
ERP Software Technology
5 wins
SNOW Snowflake Inc.
$295.03 -13.5% 1M +6.5% 1Y
Market cap
$101.24B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$5.43B
Div. yield
–
Data Infrastructure Technology
2 wins
WDAY Workday, Inc.
$197.94 +6.3% 1M -16.7% 1Y
Market cap
$50.01B
P/E
40.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.16B
Div. yield
–
ERP Software Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Oracle leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Oracle 5, Workday 4, Snowflake 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionORCLSNOWWDAYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $369.37B $101.24B $50.01B ORCL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.6x -92.8x 40.0x ORCL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.7x 137.9x 17.3x ORCL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +21.6% +32.0% +13.3% SNOW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 26.2% -20.1% 12.3% ORCL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.0% — 11.0% WDAY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.6x — -0.2x WDAY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -51.1% +6.5% -16.7% SNOW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +5.7%/yr -3.7%/yr -7.4%/yr ORCL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 58.9% 64.0% 53.5% WDAY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 46/100 74/100 WDAY

Percentile Scorecard

ORCLSNOWWDAY

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

AxisORCLSNOWWDAY
Valuation 54 #47 of 100 29 #89 of 124 55 #46 of 100
Growth 58 #42 of 99 69 #36 of 114 87 #14 of 99
Profitability 85 #15 of 96 50 #56 of 111 82 #18 of 96
Financial Health 39 #69 of 112 22 #100 of 128 59 #47 of 112
Shareholder Returns 20 #54 of 67 58 #31 of 73 89 #8 of 67
Overall 51 46 74
  • ORCL ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • SNOW ranked among 136 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • WDAY ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodORCLSNOWWDAYSPY
1 month -11.4%-13.5%+6.3% -2.0%
3 months -13.4%-6.9%+15.6% -2.2%
6 months -31.9%+108.2%+53.6% +4.2%
Year to date -35.2%+34.5%-7.8% +10.6%
1 year -51.1%+6.5%-16.7% +10.4%
3 years +16.8%+96.7%-9.4% +73.6%
3 years, per year +5.3%+25.3%-3.2% +20.2%
5 years +32.0%-17.3%-31.9% +61.6%
5 years, per year +5.7%-3.7%-7.4% +10.1%
10 years +229.4%—+138.5% +261.3%
10 years, per year +12.7%—+9.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureORCLSNOWWDAYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 58.9%64.0%53.5% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 58.3%56.1%50.5% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.301.450.23 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.870.10-0.31 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.0%-73.0%-63.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -51.1%-20.0%-16.7% -3.2%
52-week high $257.85$368.93$237.68 $779.14
52-week low $115.01$121.11$112.50 $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.

MultipleORCLSNOWWDAY
P/E now vs peer median 19.9xmedian 27.1x -94.5xmedian 38.8x 38.8xmedian 27.1x
P/S now vs peer median 5.3xmedian 2.8x 19.1xmedian 4.4x 4.7xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.8xmedian 16.6x -129.5xmedian 28.6x 26.8xmedian 16.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median -13.3xmedian 15.7x 87.0xmedian 23.6x 16.8xmedian 15.7x
P/B now vs peer median 5.7xmedian 2.8x 48.4xmedian 3.1x 7.4xmedian 2.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.84median 0.87 15.99median 1.27 0.29median 0.87

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 monthsORCLSNOWWDAY
Revenue $71.78B $5.43B $10.16B
Gross profit – $3.64B $7.70B
Operating income $23.06B -$1.24B $1.08B
Net income $18.92B -$1.09B $1.25B
Free cash flow -$28.72B $1.20B $2.84B
R&D $10.18B $2.11B $2.81B
EPS (diluted) $6.27 $-3.12 $5.08
Cash & equivalents $36.37B $1.71B $661.00M
Total debt $125.34B – $2.99B
Shares (diluted) 3.00B 349.26M 246.31M
Enterprise value $241.50B $88.56B $29.97B

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
MetricORCLSNOWWDAY
P/E 19.9x -94.5x 38.8x
P/FCF -13.3x 87.0x 16.8x
P/Operating cash flow 8.1x 83.0x 15.5x
P/S 5.3x 19.1x 4.7x
P/B 5.7x 48.4x 7.4x
P/Tangible book 5.7x 60.3x 8.2x
EV/EBITDA 13.8x -129.5x 26.8x
EV/EBIT 20.4x -82.2x 43.7x
EV/Revenue 6.5x 18.7x 4.7x
EV/FCF -16.4x 85.0x 16.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.0x 81.1x 15.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.84 15.99 0.29

Growth

14 metrics
MetricORCLSNOWWDAY
Revenue growth (1Y) 21.6% 32.0% 13.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.1% 30.5% 14.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 32.9% 13.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 31.0% 15.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 28.3% 19.7% 105.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 18.8% -7.2% 134.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 52.1% 21.1% 114.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 26.4% -8.2% 130.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 46.7% 24.1% 135.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 23.6% -5.9% 135.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 118.0% 49.6% 18.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 38.3% 22.7% 19.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -388.4% 59.1% 18.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -71.4% 22.4% 22.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricORCLSNOWWDAY
Gross margin – 67.0% 75.8%
EBITDA margin 47.3% -14.4% 17.4%
Operating margin 32.1% -22.8% 10.7%
Pretax margin 30.3% -19.8% 12.6%
Net margin 26.2% -20.1% 12.3%
FCF margin -40.0% 22.0% 28.0%
Operating cash flow margin 65.4% 23.1% 30.3%
Return on equity 34.3% -53.2% 19.0%
Return on assets 6.7% -12.6% 7.8%
Return on invested capital 11.0% – 11.0%
Return on capital employed 9.8% -25.2% 11.5%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.6x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.5x -1.1x 2.5x
Stock comp / revenue 6.7% 30.2% 16.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricORCLSNOWWDAY
Debt / assets 41.3% – 18.8%
Debt / equity 1.9x – 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.6x – -0.2x
Debt / FCF -4.4x – 1.1x
Liabilities / assets 77.8% 75.3% 59.3%
Equity / assets 22.2% 24.7% 40.7%
Interest coverage 4.5x -148.8x –
Current ratio 1.2x 0.9x 0.9x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.8x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.8x 0.6x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 1.48 8.01 3.90

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricORCLSNOWWDAY
Dividend yield 1.6% – –
Net buyback yield -5.3% 0.4% 10.8%
Shareholder yield -3.7% 0.4% 10.8%
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.

ConsensusORCLSNOWWDAY
Forward P/E 14.7xFY2026 137.9xFY2026 17.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.57FY2026 $2.14FY2026 $11.45FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +12.3%FY2026 +71.2%FY2026 +24.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +23.0% +36.9% +22.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $95.06BFY2026 $6.16BFY2026 $11.18BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +41.1%FY2026 +31.5%FY2026 +17.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +45.4% +41.5% +8.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersORCLSNOWWDAY
Held by institutions 44.7% 79.8% 78.5%
Institutions holding 3,502 1,462 912
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.5% +9.1% +5.3%
Institutions buying 1,810 850 488
Institutions selling 1,312 475 324
Buyers to sellers 1.38 1.79 1.51

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.

ORCLSNOWWDAY
ORCL 1.00 0.45 0.20
SNOW 0.45 1.00 0.42
WDAY 0.20 0.42 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ORCL, SNOW and WDAY?

Oracle (ORCL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Oracle (ORCL) $369.37B, Snowflake (SNOW) $101.24B, Workday (WDAY) $50.01B.

Which stock is cheaper, ORCL, SNOW and WDAY?

Oracle (ORCL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Oracle (ORCL) 19.6x, Snowflake (SNOW) -92.8x, Workday (WDAY) 40.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Oracle (ORCL) is cheapest (Oracle (ORCL) 14.7x, Snowflake (SNOW) 137.9x, Workday (WDAY) 17.3x). 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%, Snowflake (SNOW) +32.0%, Workday (WDAY) +13.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Oracle (ORCL) has the highest net margin (Oracle (ORCL) 26.2%, Snowflake (SNOW) -20.1%, Workday (WDAY) 12.3%). On return on invested capital, Workday (WDAY) leads (Oracle (ORCL) 11.0%, Workday (WDAY) 11.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Snowflake (SNOW) returned the most: Oracle (ORCL) -51.1%, Snowflake (SNOW) +6.5%, Workday (WDAY) -16.7%. Over five years, Oracle (ORCL) compounded fastest (Oracle (ORCL) +5.7%/yr, Snowflake (SNOW) -3.7%/yr, Workday (WDAY) -7.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

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

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Workday (WDAY) has been the steadiest (Oracle (ORCL) 58.9%, Snowflake (SNOW) 64.0%, Workday (WDAY) 53.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.