OTEX vs BOX vs SSNC Stock Comparison

Open Text, Box and SS&C Technologies Holdings Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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OTEX Open Text Corp
$27.22 +20.9% 1M -30.9% 1Y
Market cap
$6.75B
P/E
10.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.25B
Div. yield
–
Productivity Software Technology
4 wins
BOX Box Inc
$42.50 +35.4% 1M +30.0% 1Y
Market cap
$5.85B
P/E
60.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.22B
Div. yield
–
Productivity Software Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Open Text leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Open Text 4, SS&C Technologies Holdings 3, Box 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionOTEXBOXSSNCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.75B $5.85B $19.06B SSNC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 10.5x 60.5x 22.4x OTEX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 6.6x 28.9x 11.6x OTEX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.5% +8.6% +8.7% SSNC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 12.3% 7.9% — OTEX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.1% 86.6% — BOX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.8x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -30.9% +30.0% -6.1% BOX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -11.6%/yr +10.4%/yr +1.2%/yr BOX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 38.7% 38.4% 29.4% SSNC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 40/100 52/100 OTEX

Percentile Scorecard

OTEXBOXSSNC

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

AxisOTEXBOXSSNC
Valuation 86 #5 of 29 32 #20 of 29 82 #19 of 101
Growth 42 #16 of 27 31 #19 of 27 31 #67 of 97
Profitability 68 #9 of 26 72 #8 of 26 62 #36 of 94
Financial Health 13 #27 of 31 23 #24 of 31 –
Shareholder Returns 81 #4 of 17 – 32 #44 of 64
Overall 58 40 52
  • OTEX ranked among 32 companies in Workplace Software
  • BOX ranked among 32 companies in Workplace Software
  • SSNC ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodOTEXBOXSSNCSPY
1 month +20.9%+35.4%+2.0% -0.2%
3 months +9.8%+34.9%+3.0% +3.9%
6 months +21.0%+73.5%+16.1% +8.2%
Year to date -16.5%+42.1%-8.2% +12.9%
1 year -30.9%+30.0%-6.1% +12.3%
3 years -16.1%+76.6%+64.7% +87.4%
3 years, per year -5.7%+20.9%+18.1% +23.3%
5 years -45.9%+64.1%+6.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year -11.6%+10.4%+1.2% +10.9%
10 years -11.9%+192.5%+151.2% +261.1%
10 years, per year -1.3%+11.3%+9.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureOTEXBOXSSNCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 38.7%38.4%29.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.1%36.1%30.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.820.230.46 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.800.78-0.21 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -61.7%-44.6%-44.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -31.4%-1.7%-10.5% -1.2%
52-week high $39.69$43.22$89.62 $779.14
52-week low $20.01$21.37$62.05 $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.

MultipleOTEXBOXSSNC
P/E now vs peer median 10.5xmedian 31.0x 60.4xmedian 31.0x 22.4xmedian 28.3x
P/S now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 2.4x 4.8xmedian 2.4x 2.8xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.7xmedian 11.3x —median 11.3x —median 17.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.2xmedian 15.6x —median 15.6x 10.4xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 3.0x -16.6xmedian 3.0x —median 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.16median 0.74 1.16median 0.74 1.73median 0.85

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 monthsOTEXBOXSSNC
Revenue $5.25B $1.22B $6.69B
Gross profit $3.87B $970.97M $3.22B
Operating income $1.08B $109.49M $1.59B
Net income $643.26M $126.41M $853.70M
Free cash flow $807.52M – –
R&D $647.71M $300.64M $530.10M
EPS (diluted) $2.58 $0.69 $3.52
Cash & equivalents $956.02M $342.87M $525.40M
Total debt $5.77B $452.21M –
Shares (diluted) 249.37M 139.72M 242.00M
Enterprise value $2.18B $3.44B $19.06B

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
MetricOTEXBOXSSNC
P/E 10.5x 60.4x 22.4x
P/FCF 8.2x – 10.4x
P/Operating cash flow 6.5x – 10.1x
P/S 1.3x 4.8x 2.8x
P/B 1.6x -16.6x –
P/Tangible book 2.6x -12.8x –
EV/EBITDA 6.7x – –
EV/EBIT 10.5x 53.3x –
EV/Revenue 2.2x 4.8x 2.8x
EV/FCF 14.1x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 11.3x – 10.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.16 1.16 1.73

Growth

14 metrics
MetricOTEXBOXSSNC
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.5% 8.6% 8.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.4% 6.2% 7.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 3.6% 9.2% 8.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.9% 8.2% 7.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 21.3% 60.4% 11.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 28.0% 28.8% 10.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 47.5% -44.7% 0.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 62.3% 36.6% 11.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 56.0% -44.2% 4.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 66.8% 52.1% 13.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 21.2% – 17.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.9% – 15.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 17.5% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.2% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricOTEXBOXSSNC
Gross margin 73.7% 79.4% –
EBITDA margin 32.6% – –
Operating margin 20.6% 9.0% –
Pretax margin 16.4% 9.6% –
Net margin 12.3% 7.9% –
FCF margin 15.4% – –
Operating cash flow margin 19.2% – 27.8%
Return on equity 16.1% – –
Return on assets 4.9% 8.6% 4.2%
Return on invested capital 8.1% 86.6% –
Return on capital employed 10.2% 14.4% –
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.8x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x – 2.2x
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% 19.7% 4.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricOTEXBOXSSNC
Debt / assets 44.0% 32.2% –
Debt / equity 1.4x -1.3x –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.8x – –
Debt / FCF 7.1x – –
Liabilities / assets 69.4% 125.0% 66.8%
Equity / assets 30.6% -25.0% –
Interest coverage – 10.5x –
Current ratio 0.8x 1.1x 0.8x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.9x –
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.6x –
Altman Z-score 1.28 2.35 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricOTEXBOXSSNC
Dividend yield 4.1% – 1.4%
Net buyback yield 6.3% – –
Shareholder yield 10.4% 0.0% 1.4%
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.

ConsensusOTEXBOXSSNC
Forward P/E 6.6xFY2027 28.9xFY2026 11.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.15FY2027 $1.47FY2026 $6.91FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -4.8%FY2027 +2.1%FY2026 +12.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after 0.0% +12.9% +7.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.05BFY2027 $1.21BFY2026 $7.18BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -2.5%FY2027 +2.3%FY2026 +14.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.2% +22.6% -7.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersOTEXBOXSSNC
Held by institutions 81.5% 99.4% 84.8%
Institutions holding 270 396 724
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.5% +0.5% +1.7%
Institutions buying 159 215 385
Institutions selling 82 128 259
Buyers to sellers 1.94 1.68 1.49

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.

OTEXBOXSSNC
OTEX 1.00 0.60 0.59
BOX 0.60 1.00 0.49
SSNC 0.59 0.49 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, OTEX, BOX and SSNC?

SS&C Technologies Holdings (SSNC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Open Text (OTEX) $6.75B, Box (BOX) $5.85B, SS&C Technologies Holdings (SSNC) $19.06B.

Which stock is cheaper, OTEX, BOX and SSNC?

Open Text (OTEX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Open Text (OTEX) 10.5x, Box (BOX) 60.5x, SS&C Technologies Holdings (SSNC) 22.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Open Text (OTEX) is cheapest (Open Text (OTEX) 6.6x, Box (BOX) 28.9x, SS&C Technologies Holdings (SSNC) 11.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

SS&C Technologies Holdings (SSNC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Open Text (OTEX) +1.5%, Box (BOX) +8.6%, SS&C Technologies Holdings (SSNC) +8.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Box (BOX) returned the most: Open Text (OTEX) -30.9%, Box (BOX) +30.0%, SS&C Technologies Holdings (SSNC) -6.1%. Over five years, Box (BOX) compounded fastest (Open Text (OTEX) -11.6%/yr, Box (BOX) +10.4%/yr, SS&C Technologies Holdings (SSNC) +1.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, SS&C Technologies Holdings (SSNC) has been the steadiest (Open Text (OTEX) 38.7%, Box (BOX) 38.4%, SS&C Technologies Holdings (SSNC) 29.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Open Text (OTEX) leads on 4. 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.