OTEX vs PERF vs QXL Stock Comparison

Open Text, Perfect and Quantum X Labs Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
OTEX Open Text Corp
$27.13 +22.1% 1M -31.6% 1Y
Market cap
$6.57B
P/E
10.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.25B
Div. yield
4.11%
Productivity Software Technology
6 wins
PERF Perfect Corp.
$2.00 +4.2% 1M +1.0% 1Y
Market cap
$170.12M
P/E
35.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$71.07M
Div. yield
–
Creative Software Technology
2 wins
QXL Quantum X Labs Inc.
$3.70 -20.1% 1M +5.7% 1Y
Market cap
$52.88M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
-$2.78M
Div. yield
–
Digital Advertising Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Open Text leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Open Text 6, Quantum X Labs 3, Perfect 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionOTEXPERFQXLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.57B $170.12M $52.88M OTEX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 10.5x 35.3x -4.0x OTEX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 6.5x 28.6x — OTEX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.5% +10.4% +70.0% QXL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 12.3% 8.1% — OTEX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.1% 0.8% 7.6% OTEX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.8x -67.9x -0.7x PERF
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 4.11% — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -31.6% +1.0% +5.7% QXL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -11.6%/yr — -1.2%/yr QXL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 38.7% 47.8% 108.8% OTEX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 61/100 30/100 PERF

Percentile Scorecard

OTEXPERFQXL

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

AxisOTEXPERFQXL
Valuation 86 #5 of 29 82 #6 of 29 26 #124 of 166
Growth 42 #16 of 27 35 #18 of 27 13 #132 of 152
Profitability 68 #9 of 26 36 #17 of 26 34 #101 of 152
Financial Health 13 #27 of 31 90 #4 of 31 71 #52 of 179
Shareholder Returns 81 #4 of 17 – 9 #86 of 94
Overall 58 61 30
  • OTEX ranked among 32 companies in Workplace Software
  • PERF ranked among 32 companies in Workplace Software
  • QXL ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodOTEXPERFQXLSPY
1 month +22.1%+4.2%-20.1% +0.9%
3 months +4.8%+4.2%-12.1% +5.9%
6 months +21.3%+22.0%+1.6% +8.5%
Year to date -16.7%+10.5%+141.8% +13.3%
1 year -31.6%+1.0%+5.7% +12.4%
3 years -16.4%-27.3%+54.2% +88.1%
3 years, per year -5.8%-10.1%+15.5% +23.5%
5 years -46.1%—-5.9% +68.2%
5 years, per year -11.6%—-1.2% +11.0%
10 years -12.1%—-99.1% +263.4%
10 years, per year -1.3%—-37.7% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureOTEXPERFQXLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 38.7%47.8%108.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.0%47.4%112.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.820.220.41 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.820.020.05 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -61.7%-88.2%-99.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -31.6%-4.3%-46.0% -0.9%
52-week high $39.69$2.09$6.85 $779.14
52-week low $20.01$1.30$1.04 $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.

MultipleOTEXPERFQXL
P/E now vs peer median 10.5xmedian 31.0x 35.3xmedian 31.0x -4.0xmedian 16.8x
P/S now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 2.5x 2.4xmedian 2.5x -19.0xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.6xmedian 11.2x 7.0xmedian 11.2x 31.0xmedian 13.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.1xmedian 15.6x 15.6xmedian 15.6x -14.4xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 3.2x 1.1xmedian 3.2x 2.1xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.16median 0.74 1.33median 0.74 0.01median 0.36

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 monthsOTEXPERFQXL
Revenue $5.25B $71.07M -$2.78M
Gross profit $3.87B $56.66M –
Operating income $1.08B $1.26M $1.29M
Net income $643.26M $8.43M -$14.55M
Free cash flow $807.52M $10.88M -$3.66M
R&D $647.71M $14.93M $2.00K
EPS (diluted) $2.58 $0.06 $-0.65
Cash & equivalents $956.02M $125.62M $2.44M
Total debt $5.77B $7.81M $11.14M
Shares (diluted) 249.37M 101.85M 20.07M
Enterprise value $2.00B -$417.85M $45.27M

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
MetricOTEXPERFQXL
P/E 10.5x 35.3x -4.0x
P/FCF 8.1x 15.6x -14.4x
P/Operating cash flow 6.5x 16.2x -15.2x
P/S 1.3x 2.4x -19.0x
P/B 1.6x 1.1x 2.1x
P/Tangible book 2.6x 1.1x -133.5x
EV/EBITDA 6.6x 7.0x 31.0x
EV/EBIT 10.5x 12.6x 40.1x
EV/Revenue 2.2x 0.2x -18.6x
EV/FCF 14.1x 1.5x -14.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.3x 1.5x -14.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.16 1.33 0.01

Growth

14 metrics
MetricOTEXPERFQXL
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.5% 10.4% 70.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.4% 13.4% -26.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 3.6% 14.5% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.9% 12.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 21.3% 157.8% -64.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 28.0% 26.4% -12.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 47.5% 37.7% 30.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 62.3% 26.9% -173.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 56.0% -1.4% 75.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 66.8% 26.4% -539.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 21.2% -32.0% -267.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.9% – -43.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 17.5% -31.0% -287.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.2% – -44.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricOTEXPERFQXL
Gross margin 73.7% 79.7% –
EBITDA margin 32.6% 3.2% –
Operating margin 20.6% 1.8% –
Pretax margin 16.4% 10.0% –
Net margin 12.3% 8.1% –
FCF margin 15.4% 15.3% –
Operating cash flow margin 19.2% 14.8% 124.9%
Return on equity 16.1% 5.4% -94.6%
Return on assets 4.9% 4.3% -69.4%
Return on invested capital 8.1% 0.8% 7.6%
Return on capital employed 10.2% 0.8% 7.6%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.4x -0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 1.2x 0.2x
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% 1.1% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricOTEXPERFQXL
Debt / assets 44.0% 4.0% 4.0%
Debt / equity 1.4x 0.0x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.8x -67.9x -0.7x
Debt / FCF 7.1x 0.7x -0.3x
Liabilities / assets 69.4% 19.4% 17.3%
Equity / assets 30.6% 80.6% 82.7%
Interest coverage – 66.4x –
Current ratio 0.8x 4.6x 0.9x
Quick ratio 0.7x 4.6x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.4x 4.4x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 1.28 1.28 3.94

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricOTEXPERFQXL
Dividend yield 4.1% – –
Net buyback yield 6.3% – -8.8%
Shareholder yield 10.4% – -8.8%
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.

ConsensusOTEXPERFQXL
Forward P/E 6.5xFY2027 28.6xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $4.15FY2027 $0.07FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY -4.8%FY2027 +40.0%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after 0.0% +14.3% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.05BFY2027 $76.52MFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY -2.5%FY2027 +10.7%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +1.2% +8.1% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersOTEXPERFQXL
Held by institutions 81.5% – –
Institutions holding 270 – –
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.5% – –
Institutions buying 159 – –
Institutions selling 82 – –
Buyers to sellers 1.94 – –

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.

OTEXPERFQXL
OTEX 1.00 0.18 -0.11
PERF 0.18 1.00 0.02
QXL -0.11 0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, OTEX, PERF and QXL?

Open Text (OTEX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Open Text (OTEX) $6.57B, Perfect (PERF) $170.12M, Quantum X Labs (QXL) $52.88M.

Which stock is cheaper, OTEX, PERF and QXL?

Open Text (OTEX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Open Text (OTEX) 10.5x, Perfect (PERF) 35.3x, Quantum X Labs (QXL) -4.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Open Text (OTEX) is cheapest (Open Text (OTEX) 6.5x, Perfect (PERF) 28.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Quantum X Labs (QXL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Open Text (OTEX) +1.5%, Perfect (PERF) +10.4%, Quantum X Labs (QXL) +70.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Open Text (OTEX) has the highest net margin (Open Text (OTEX) 12.3%, Perfect (PERF) 8.1%). On return on invested capital, Open Text (OTEX) leads (Open Text (OTEX) 8.1%, Perfect (PERF) 0.8%, Quantum X Labs (QXL) 7.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Quantum X Labs (QXL) returned the most: Open Text (OTEX) -31.6%, Perfect (PERF) +1.0%, Quantum X Labs (QXL) +5.7%. Over five years, Quantum X Labs (QXL) compounded fastest (Open Text (OTEX) -11.6%/yr, Quantum X Labs (QXL) -1.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Open Text (OTEX) 4.11%. Perfect (PERF) and Quantum X Labs (QXL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Open Text (OTEX) has been the steadiest (Open Text (OTEX) 38.7%, Perfect (PERF) 47.8%, Quantum X Labs (QXL) 108.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, OTEX, PERF and QXL?

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 6. 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.