OTEX vs ADBE vs BOX Stock Comparison

Open Text, Adobe and Box Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
OTEX Open Text Corp
$27.95 +21.1% 1M -28.4% 1Y
Market cap
$6.88B
P/E
10.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.25B
Div. yield
–
Productivity Software Technology
2 wins
ADBE Adobe Inc.
$263.82 +9.6% 1M -25.5% 1Y
Market cap
$102.20B
P/E
14.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$25.97B
Div. yield
–
Creative Software Technology
5 wins
BOX Box Inc
$43.17 +31.7% 1M +29.7% 1Y
Market cap
$5.93B
P/E
61.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.22B
Div. yield
–
Productivity Software Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionOTEXADBEBOXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.88B $102.20B $5.93B ADBE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 10.7x 14.0x 61.3x OTEX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 6.9x 10.5x 29.4x OTEX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.5% +12.0% +8.6% ADBE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 12.3% 28.0% 7.9% ADBE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.1% 54.5% 86.6% BOX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.8x -0.4x — ADBE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -28.4% -25.5% +29.7% BOX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -11.1%/yr -16.3%/yr +10.5%/yr BOX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 38.7% 42.0% 38.4% BOX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 65/100 41/100 ADBE

Percentile Scorecard

OTEXADBEBOX

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

AxisOTEXADBEBOX
Valuation 83 #6 of 30 59 #13 of 30 35 #20 of 30
Growth 42 #16 of 27 19 #22 of 27 31 #19 of 27
Profitability 68 #9 of 26 100 #1 of 26 72 #8 of 26
Financial Health 13 #28 of 32 61 #13 of 32 26 #24 of 32
Shareholder Returns 81 #4 of 17 88 #3 of 17 –
Overall 57 65 41
  • OTEX ranked among 33 companies in Workplace Software
  • ADBE ranked among 33 companies in Workplace Software
  • BOX ranked among 33 companies in Workplace Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodOTEXADBEBOXSPY
1 month +21.1%+9.6%+31.7% -1.0%
3 months +24.9%+17.2%+48.8% +2.9%
6 months +24.7%+7.5%+77.7% +6.4%
Year to date -14.2%-24.6%+44.3% +11.4%
1 year -28.4%-25.5%+29.7% +13.1%
3 years -16.3%-51.1%+79.1% +79.4%
3 years, per year -5.8%-21.2%+21.4% +21.5%
5 years -44.4%-59.0%+65.0% +67.7%
5 years, per year -11.1%-16.3%+10.5% +10.9%
10 years -13.1%+142.0%+184.8% +255.2%
10 years, per year -1.4%+9.2%+11.0% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureOTEXADBEBOXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 38.7%42.0%38.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.4%43.9%35.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.830.250.22 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.73-0.610.77 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -61.7%-71.9%-44.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -29.6%-26.7%0.0% -2.5%
52-week high $39.69$359.91$43.17 $779.14
52-week low $20.01$193.41$21.37 $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.

MultipleOTEXADBEBOX
P/E now vs peer median 10.8xmedian 32.3x 14.3xmedian 32.3x 61.3xmedian 32.3x
P/S now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 2.4x 4.0xmedian 2.4x 4.8xmedian 2.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.8xmedian 11.5x 9.9xmedian 11.5x —median 11.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.4xmedian 14.2x 9.7xmedian 14.2x 12.5xmedian 14.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 2.7x 8.8xmedian 2.7x -16.9xmedian 2.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.16median 0.77 0.78median 0.77 1.18median 0.77

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 monthsOTEXADBEBOX
Revenue $5.25B $25.97B $1.22B
Gross profit $3.87B $23.18B $970.97M
Operating income $1.08B $9.27B $109.49M
Net income $643.26M $7.28B $126.41M
Free cash flow $807.52M $10.59B –
R&D $647.71M $4.69B $300.64M
EPS (diluted) $2.58 $18.42 $0.69
Cash & equivalents $956.02M $4.36B $342.87M
Total debt $5.77B $1.60B $2.21B
Shares (diluted) 249.37M 395.50M 139.72M
Enterprise value $2.32B $77.45B $3.52B

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
MetricOTEXADBEBOX
P/E 10.8x 14.3x 61.3x
P/FCF 8.4x 9.7x 12.5x
P/Operating cash flow 6.7x 9.5x –
P/S 1.3x 4.0x 4.8x
P/B 1.7x 8.8x -16.9x
P/Tangible book 2.7x 9.5x -13.0x
EV/EBITDA 6.8x 9.9x –
EV/EBIT 10.7x 10.7x 54.2x
EV/Revenue 2.2x 3.8x 4.9x
EV/FCF 14.3x 9.4x –
EV/Operating cash flow 11.5x 9.2x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.16 0.78 1.18

Growth

14 metrics
MetricOTEXADBEBOX
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.5% 12.0% 8.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.4% 11.2% 6.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 3.6% 12.2% 9.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.9% 11.8% 8.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 21.3% 10.3% 60.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 28.0% 13.1% 28.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 47.5% 4.7% -44.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 62.3% 12.5% 36.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 56.0% 12.3% -44.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 66.8% 18.2% 52.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 21.2% 10.4% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.9% 10.4% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 17.5% 10.3% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.2% 11.6% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricOTEXADBEBOX
Gross margin 73.7% 89.3% 79.4%
EBITDA margin 32.6% 38.6% –
Operating margin 20.6% 35.7% 9.0%
Pretax margin 16.4% 35.7% 9.6%
Net margin 12.3% 28.0% 7.9%
FCF margin 15.4% 40.8% –
Operating cash flow margin 19.2% 41.6% –
Return on equity 16.1% 62.6% –
Return on assets 4.9% 24.3% 8.6%
Return on invested capital 8.1% 54.5% 86.6%
Return on capital employed 10.2% 51.3% 14.4%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.9x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 1.5x –
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% 8.0% 19.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricOTEXADBEBOX
Debt / assets 44.0% 5.3% 32.2%
Debt / equity 1.4x 0.1x -1.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.8x -0.4x –
Debt / FCF 7.1x 0.2x –
Liabilities / assets 69.4% 60.8% 125.0%
Equity / assets 30.6% 39.2% -25.0%
Interest coverage – 35.7x 10.5x
Current ratio 0.8x 0.8x 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.7x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.5x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 1.29 7.54 2.38

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricOTEXADBEBOX
Dividend yield 4.0% – –
Net buyback yield 6.1% 8.8% –
Shareholder yield 10.1% 8.8% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusOTEXADBEBOX
Forward P/E 6.9xFY2027 10.5xFY2026 29.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.05FY2027 $25.10FY2026 $1.47FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -7.1%FY2027 +19.9%FY2026 +2.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -0.2% +5.7% +12.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.96BFY2027 $24.94BFY2026 $1.21BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -4.2%FY2027 +4.9%FY2026 +2.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.2% +21.2% +22.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersOTEXADBEBOX
Held by institutions 81.5% 82.5% 99.4%
Institutions holding 270 1,982 396
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.5% +3.7% +0.5%
Institutions buying 159 838 215
Institutions selling 82 928 128
Buyers to sellers 1.94 0.90 1.68

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.

OTEXADBEBOX
OTEX 1.00 0.61 0.60
ADBE 0.61 1.00 0.68
BOX 0.60 0.68 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, OTEX, ADBE and BOX?

Adobe (ADBE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Open Text (OTEX) $6.88B, Adobe (ADBE) $102.20B, Box (BOX) $5.93B.

Which stock is cheaper, OTEX, ADBE and BOX?

Open Text (OTEX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Open Text (OTEX) 10.7x, Adobe (ADBE) 14.0x, Box (BOX) 61.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Open Text (OTEX) is cheapest (Open Text (OTEX) 6.9x, Adobe (ADBE) 10.5x, Box (BOX) 29.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Adobe (ADBE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Open Text (OTEX) +1.5%, Adobe (ADBE) +12.0%, Box (BOX) +8.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Adobe (ADBE) has the highest net margin (Open Text (OTEX) 12.3%, Adobe (ADBE) 28.0%, Box (BOX) 7.9%). On return on invested capital, Box (BOX) leads (Open Text (OTEX) 8.1%, Adobe (ADBE) 54.5%, Box (BOX) 86.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Box (BOX) returned the most: Open Text (OTEX) -28.4%, Adobe (ADBE) -25.5%, Box (BOX) +29.7%. Over five years, Box (BOX) compounded fastest (Open Text (OTEX) -11.1%/yr, Adobe (ADBE) -16.3%/yr, Box (BOX) +10.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Box (BOX) has been the steadiest (Open Text (OTEX) 38.7%, Adobe (ADBE) 42.0%, Box (BOX) 38.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, OTEX, ADBE and BOX?

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