OTEX vs ADSK vs MSFT Stock Comparison

Open Text, Autodesk and Microsoft Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
OTEX Open Text Corp
$27.63 +22.7% 1M -29.8% 1Y
Market cap
$6.78B
P/E
10.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.25B
Div. yield
–
Productivity Software Technology
2 wins
ADSK Autodesk, Inc.
$249.45 +19.1% 1M -20.3% 1Y
Market cap
$50.80B
P/E
30.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.79B
Div. yield
–
Creative Software Technology
2 wins
MSFT Microsoft Corp
$532.60 +3.2% 1M +1.7% 1Y
Market cap
$3.95T
P/E
29.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$331.84B
Div. yield
0.01%
Cloud Platforms Technology
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Microsoft leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Microsoft 7, Open Text 2, Autodesk 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionOTEXADSKMSFTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.78B $50.80B $3.95T MSFT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 10.5x 30.9x 29.5x OTEX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 6.7x 20.4x 26.1x OTEX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.5% +17.9% +17.8% ADSK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 12.3% 21.1% 40.3% MSFT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.1% 26.5% 26.7% MSFT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.8x -0.4x -0.2x ADSK
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -29.8% -20.3% +1.7% MSFT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -11.1%/yr -4.2%/yr +10.5%/yr MSFT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 38.8% 39.8% 32.8% MSFT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 54/100 79/100 MSFT

Percentile Scorecard

OTEXADSKMSFT

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

AxisOTEXADSKMSFT
Valuation 86 #5 of 29 29 #21 of 29 57 #17 of 38
Growth 42 #16 of 27 62 #11 of 27 77 #9 of 36
Profitability 68 #9 of 26 88 #4 of 26 97 #2 of 34
Financial Health 13 #27 of 31 47 #17 of 31 84 #7 of 38
Shareholder Returns 81 #4 of 17 44 #10 of 17 80 #5 of 21
Overall 58 54 79
  • OTEX ranked among 32 companies in Workplace Software
  • ADSK ranked among 32 companies in Workplace Software
  • MSFT ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodOTEXADSKMSFTSPY
1 month +22.7%+19.1%+3.2% -0.8%
3 months +17.0%+10.4%+36.9% +3.5%
6 months +22.7%+6.1%+25.4% +7.0%
Year to date -15.2%-15.7%+10.1% +12.2%
1 year -29.8%-20.3%+1.7% +13.0%
3 years -14.9%+27.8%+61.5% +86.3%
3 years, per year -5.2%+8.5%+17.3% +23.1%
5 years -44.4%-19.1%+64.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year -11.1%-4.2%+10.5% +11.0%
10 years -11.1%+253.0%+778.4% +258.0%
10 years, per year -1.2%+13.4%+24.3% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureOTEXADSKMSFTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 38.8%39.8%32.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.3%42.6%30.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.830.441.00 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.77-0.510.05 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -61.7%-50.8%-37.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -30.4%-20.4%-2.0% -1.8%
52-week high $39.69$313.53$543.45 $779.14
52-week low $20.01$187.72$352.83 $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.

MultipleOTEXADSKMSFT
P/E now vs peer median 10.7xmedian 31.9x 31.9xmedian 31.9x 29.6xmedian 29.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 2.4x 6.7xmedian 2.4x 11.9xmedian 4.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.7xmedian 11.5x 17.5xmedian 11.5x 19.7xmedian 24.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.3xmedian 14.2x 18.4xmedian 14.2x 59.1xmedian 15.1x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 3.0x 15.4xmedian 3.0x 8.9xmedian 3.9x
PEG now vs peer median 0.16median 0.77 1.32median 0.77 1.30median 0.38

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 monthsOTEXADSKMSFT
Revenue $5.25B $7.79B $331.84B
Gross profit $3.87B $7.11B $225.47B
Operating income $1.08B $2.04B $155.24B
Net income $643.26M $1.64B $133.75B
Free cash flow $807.52M $2.84B $66.99B
R&D $647.71M $1.72B $35.56B
EPS (diluted) $2.58 $7.78 $17.95
Cash & equivalents $956.02M $4.10B $20.94B
Total debt $5.77B $10.43B $40.29B
Shares (diluted) 249.37M 211.00M 7.45B
Enterprise value $2.21B $38.83B $3.87T

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
MetricOTEXADSKMSFT
P/E 10.7x 31.9x 29.6x
P/FCF 8.3x 18.4x 59.1x
P/Operating cash flow 6.6x 18.0x 21.6x
P/S 1.3x 6.7x 11.9x
P/B 1.7x 15.4x 8.9x
P/Tangible book 2.6x 17.6x 9.3x
EV/EBITDA 6.7x 17.5x 19.7x
EV/EBIT 10.6x 25.0x 25.2x
EV/Revenue 2.2x 6.5x 11.8x
EV/FCF 14.2x 17.9x 58.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.4x 17.6x 21.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.16 1.32 1.30

Growth

14 metrics
MetricOTEXADSKMSFT
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.5% 17.9% 17.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.4% 14.3% 16.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 3.6% 18.8% 16.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.9% 14.7% 15.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 21.3% 46.9% 20.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 28.0% 26.3% 20.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 47.5% 57.4% 31.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 62.3% 23.4% 22.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 56.0% 60.4% 31.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 66.8% 24.2% 22.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 21.2% 50.4% 34.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.9% 9.0% 27.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 17.5% 50.7% -6.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.2% 8.8% 4.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricOTEXADSKMSFT
Gross margin 73.7% 91.2% 67.9%
EBITDA margin 32.6% 37.3% 59.9%
Operating margin 20.6% 26.2% 46.8%
Pretax margin 16.4% 27.0% 50.0%
Net margin 12.3% 21.1% 40.3%
FCF margin 15.4% 36.4% 20.2%
Operating cash flow margin 19.2% 37.2% 55.1%
Return on equity 16.1% 49.9% 31.2%
Return on assets 4.9% 13.2% 18.4%
Return on invested capital 8.1% 26.5% 26.7%
Return on capital employed 10.2% 35.0% 27.8%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.6x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 1.8x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% 9.1% 3.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricOTEXADSKMSFT
Debt / assets 44.0% 22.9% 5.3%
Debt / equity 1.4x 0.9x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.8x -0.4x -0.2x
Debt / FCF 7.1x 1.0x 0.6x
Liabilities / assets 69.4% 73.9% 41.7%
Equity / assets 30.6% 26.1% 58.3%
Interest coverage – – 50.9x
Current ratio 0.8x 0.9x 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.7x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.6x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 1.28 4.16 9.29

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricOTEXADSKMSFT
Dividend yield 4.0% – 0.7%
Net buyback yield 6.2% 2.8% 0.5%
Shareholder yield 10.2% 2.8% 1.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 19.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 39.5%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 9.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 10.1%

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.

ConsensusOTEXADSKMSFT
Forward P/E 6.7xFY2027 20.4xFY2026 26.1xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $4.15FY2027 $12.24FY2026 $20.39FY2027
EPS growth, next FY -4.8%FY2027 +17.4%FY2026 +18.0%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after 0.0% +13.2% +11.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.05BFY2027 $8.49BFY2026 $402.39BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY -2.5%FY2027 +17.8%FY2026 +21.3%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +1.2% +4.7% +12.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersOTEXADSKMSFT
Held by institutions 81.5% 96.0% 73.9%
Institutions holding 270 1,195 6,227
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.5% +6.6% +3.3%
Institutions buying 159 501 3,432
Institutions selling 82 535 2,425
Buyers to sellers 1.94 0.94 1.42

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.

OTEXADSKMSFT
OTEX 1.00 0.62 0.44
ADSK 0.62 1.00 0.38
MSFT 0.44 0.38 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, OTEX, ADSK and MSFT?

Microsoft (MSFT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Open Text (OTEX) $6.78B, Autodesk (ADSK) $50.80B, Microsoft (MSFT) $3.95T.

Which stock is cheaper, OTEX, ADSK and MSFT?

Open Text (OTEX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Open Text (OTEX) 10.5x, Autodesk (ADSK) 30.9x, Microsoft (MSFT) 29.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Open Text (OTEX) is cheapest (Open Text (OTEX) 6.7x, Autodesk (ADSK) 20.4x, Microsoft (MSFT) 26.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Autodesk (ADSK) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Open Text (OTEX) +1.5%, Autodesk (ADSK) +17.9%, Microsoft (MSFT) +17.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Microsoft (MSFT) has the highest net margin (Open Text (OTEX) 12.3%, Autodesk (ADSK) 21.1%, Microsoft (MSFT) 40.3%). On return on invested capital, Microsoft (MSFT) leads (Open Text (OTEX) 8.1%, Autodesk (ADSK) 26.5%, Microsoft (MSFT) 26.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Microsoft (MSFT) returned the most: Open Text (OTEX) -29.8%, Autodesk (ADSK) -20.3%, Microsoft (MSFT) +1.7%. Over five years, Microsoft (MSFT) compounded fastest (Open Text (OTEX) -11.1%/yr, Autodesk (ADSK) -4.2%/yr, Microsoft (MSFT) +10.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Open Text (OTEX) 0.00%, Autodesk (ADSK) 0.00%, Microsoft (MSFT) 0.01%. Open Text (OTEX) and Autodesk (ADSK) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Microsoft (MSFT) has been the steadiest (Open Text (OTEX) 38.8%, Autodesk (ADSK) 39.8%, Microsoft (MSFT) 32.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, OTEX, ADSK and MSFT?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Microsoft (MSFT) leads on 7. 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.