ORCL vs WDAY vs NTWK Stock Comparison

Oracle, Workday and Netsol Technologies Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ORCL Oracle Corp
$126.08 -12.8% 1M -55.0% 1Y
Market cap
$373.36B
P/E
19.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$71.78B
Div. yield
0.02%
ERP Software Technology
5 wins
WDAY Workday, Inc.
$209.99 +9.2% 1M -13.7% 1Y
Market cap
$51.11B
P/E
40.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.96B
Div. yield
–
ERP Software Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Oracle leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Oracle 5, Netsol Technologies 3, Workday 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionORCLWDAYNTWKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $373.36B $51.11B $90.85M ORCL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.8x 40.7x 31.5x ORCL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.7x 18.3x 11.9x NTWK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +21.6% +11.2% — ORCL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 26.2% 12.6% — ORCL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.0% 9.8% — ORCL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.6x -0.3x — WDAY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -55.0% -13.7% +76.6% NTWK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +5.1%/yr -5.6%/yr +11.1%/yr NTWK
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 56.9% 53.5% 57.6% WDAY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 71/100 — WDAY

Percentile Scorecard

ORCLWDAYNTWK

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

AxisORCLWDAYNTWK
Valuation 56 #45 of 101 53 #48 of 101 91 #10 of 101
Growth 65 #35 of 97 94 #7 of 97 –
Profitability 87 #13 of 94 82 #18 of 94 –
Financial Health 40 #66 of 109 57 #47 of 109 85 #17 of 109
Shareholder Returns 21 #51 of 64 – –
Overall 54 71 –
  • ORCL ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • WDAY ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • NTWK ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodORCLWDAYNTWKSPY
1 month -12.8%+9.2%+76.2% -1.0%
3 months +9.6%+55.2%+80.7% +2.9%
6 months -27.2%+75.3%+121.4% +6.4%
Year to date -35.3%-2.2%+159.4% +11.4%
1 year -55.0%-13.7%+76.6% +13.1%
3 years +22.2%-1.1%+324.9% +79.4%
3 years, per year +6.9%-0.4%+62.0% +21.5%
5 years +28.3%-25.2%+69.0% +67.7%
5 years, per year +5.1%-5.6%+11.1% +10.9%
10 years +232.4%+137.3%+22.8% +255.2%
10 years, per year +12.8%+9.0%+2.1% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureORCLWDAYNTWKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 56.9%53.5%57.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 56.7%50.3%60.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.220.230.49 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.97-0.261.33 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.0%-63.4%-69.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -55.5%-13.7%0.0% -2.5%
52-week high $283.33$243.28$7.86 $779.14
52-week low $115.01$112.50$2.80 $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.

MultipleORCLWDAYNTWK
P/E now vs peer median 19.9xmedian 29.9x 41.0xmedian 29.9x 31.5xmedian 29.9x
P/S now vs peer median 5.3xmedian 2.8x 5.1xmedian 2.8x 1.2xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.8xmedian 17.4x 31.0xmedian 17.4x —median 17.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -13.3xmedian 16.9x 14.8xmedian 16.9x 10.2xmedian 16.9x
P/B now vs peer median 5.7xmedian 3.1x 7.8xmedian 3.1x 1.9xmedian 3.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.84median 0.86 0.30median 0.86 —median 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 monthsORCLWDAYNTWK
Revenue $71.78B $9.96B –
Gross profit – $7.53B –
Operating income $23.06B $994.00M –
Net income $18.92B $1.26B –
Free cash flow -$28.72B – –
R&D $10.18B $2.76B –
EPS (diluted) $6.27 $5.10 –
Cash & equivalents $36.37B $661.00M $27.12M
Total debt $497.56B $2.99B $34.17M
Shares (diluted) 3.00B 246.31M 11.83M
Enterprise value $245.49B $27.23B $5.55M

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
MetricORCLWDAYNTWK
P/E 19.9x 41.0x 31.5x
P/FCF -13.3x 14.8x 10.2x
P/Operating cash flow 8.1x – –
P/S 5.3x 5.1x 1.2x
P/B 5.7x 7.8x 1.9x
P/Tangible book 5.7x 8.7x 2.0x
EV/EBITDA 13.8x 31.0x –
EV/EBIT 20.4x 50.5x –
EV/Revenue 6.5x 5.0x –
EV/FCF -16.3x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 10.0x – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.84 0.30 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricORCLWDAYNTWK
Revenue growth (1Y) 21.6% 11.2% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.1% 14.0% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 11.1% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 14.8% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 28.3% 88.6% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 18.8% 129.1% –
Net income growth (1Y) 52.1% 115.6% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 26.4% 131.0% –
EPS growth (1Y) 46.7% 136.5% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 23.6% 135.7% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 118.0% – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 38.3% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -388.4% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -71.4% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricORCLWDAYNTWK
Gross margin – 75.5% –
EBITDA margin 47.3% 16.3% –
Operating margin 32.1% 10.0% –
Pretax margin 30.3% 12.4% –
Net margin 26.2% 12.6% –
FCF margin -40.0% – –
Operating cash flow margin 65.4% – –
Return on equity 34.3% 17.6% –
Return on assets 6.7% 7.4% –
Return on invested capital 11.0% 9.8% –
Return on capital employed 9.8% 9.6% –
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.6x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.5x – –
Stock comp / revenue 6.7% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricORCLWDAYNTWK
Debt / assets 41.3% 18.8% 10.8%
Debt / equity 1.9x 0.5x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.6x -0.3x –
Debt / FCF -4.4x – –
Liabilities / assets 77.8% 59.3% 36.3%
Equity / assets 22.2% 40.7% 63.7%
Interest coverage 4.5x – –
Current ratio 1.2x 0.9x 2.1x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.9x 1.9x
Cash ratio 0.8x 0.5x 1.0x
Altman Z-score 1.48 4.05 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricORCLWDAYNTWK
Dividend yield 1.6% – –
Net buyback yield -5.3% – –
Shareholder yield -3.7% – –
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.

ConsensusORCLWDAYNTWK
Forward P/E 14.7xFY2026 18.3xFY2026 11.9xFY2023
EPS, next fiscal year $8.57FY2026 $11.45FY2026 $0.66FY2023
EPS growth, next FY +12.3%FY2026 +24.1%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +23.0% +22.7% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $95.06BFY2026 $11.18BFY2026 $67.72MFY2023
Revenue growth, next FY +41.1%FY2026 +17.1%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +45.6% +8.5% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersORCLWDAYNTWK
Held by institutions 44.7% 98.1% 17.2%
Institutions holding 3,495 910 26
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.5% +5.3% -11.9%
Institutions buying 1,807 487 11
Institutions selling 1,308 323 8
Buyers to sellers 1.38 1.51 1.38

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.

ORCLWDAYNTWK
ORCL 1.00 0.21 0.06
WDAY 0.21 1.00 0.12
NTWK 0.06 0.12 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ORCL, WDAY and NTWK?

Oracle (ORCL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Oracle (ORCL) $373.36B, Workday (WDAY) $51.11B, Netsol Technologies (NTWK) $90.85M.

Which stock is cheaper, ORCL, WDAY and NTWK?

Oracle (ORCL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Oracle (ORCL) 19.8x, Workday (WDAY) 40.7x, Netsol Technologies (NTWK) 31.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Netsol Technologies (NTWK) is cheapest (Oracle (ORCL) 14.7x, Workday (WDAY) 18.3x, Netsol Technologies (NTWK) 11.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Oracle (ORCL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Oracle (ORCL) +21.6%, Workday (WDAY) +11.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Oracle (ORCL) has the highest net margin (Oracle (ORCL) 26.2%, Workday (WDAY) 12.6%). On return on invested capital, Oracle (ORCL) leads (Oracle (ORCL) 11.0%, Workday (WDAY) 9.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Netsol Technologies (NTWK) returned the most: Oracle (ORCL) -55.0%, Workday (WDAY) -13.7%, Netsol Technologies (NTWK) +76.6%. Over five years, Netsol Technologies (NTWK) compounded fastest (Oracle (ORCL) +5.1%/yr, Workday (WDAY) -5.6%/yr, Netsol Technologies (NTWK) +11.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

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

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Workday (WDAY) has been the steadiest (Oracle (ORCL) 56.9%, Workday (WDAY) 53.5%, Netsol Technologies (NTWK) 57.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.