OTEX vs PERF vs ZM Stock Comparison

Open Text, Perfect and Zoom Communications 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
4 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
ZM Zoom Communications, Inc.
$98.04 +9.3% 1M +16.3% 1Y
Market cap
$28.53B
P/E
8.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.97B
Div. yield
–
Communications Platforms Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionOTEXPERFZMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.78B $170.12M $28.53B ZM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 10.5x 35.3x 8.9x ZM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 6.7x 28.6x 15.2x OTEX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.5% +10.4% +4.6% PERF
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 12.3% 8.1% 64.1% ZM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.1% 0.8% — OTEX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.8x -67.9x — PERF
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% — 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -29.8% +1.0% +16.3% ZM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -11.1%/yr — -18.5%/yr OTEX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 38.8% 47.8% 44.8% OTEX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 61/100 80/100 ZM

Percentile Scorecard

OTEXPERFZM

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

AxisOTEXPERFZM
Valuation 86 #5 of 29 82 #6 of 29 71 #9 of 29
Growth 42 #16 of 27 35 #18 of 27 69 #9 of 27
Profitability 68 #9 of 26 36 #17 of 26 84 #5 of 26
Financial Health 13 #27 of 31 90 #4 of 31 97 #2 of 31
Shareholder Returns 81 #4 of 17 – –
Overall 58 61 80
  • OTEX ranked among 32 companies in Workplace Software
  • PERF ranked among 32 companies in Workplace Software
  • ZM ranked among 32 companies in Workplace Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodOTEXPERFZMSPY
1 month +22.7%+4.2%+9.3% -0.8%
3 months +17.0%+4.2%+7.5% +3.5%
6 months +22.7%+22.0%+7.9% +7.0%
Year to date -15.2%+10.5%+13.6% +12.2%
1 year -29.8%+1.0%+16.3% +13.0%
3 years -14.9%-27.3%+65.4% +86.3%
3 years, per year -5.2%-10.1%+18.3% +23.1%
5 years -44.4%—-64.1% +68.6%
5 years, per year -11.1%—-18.5% +11.0%
10 years -11.1%—— +258.0%
10 years, per year -1.2%—— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureOTEXPERFZMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 38.8%47.8%44.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.3%47.4%42.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.830.221.03 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.770.020.36 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -61.7%-88.2%-80.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -30.4%-4.3%-12.4% -1.8%
52-week high $39.69$2.09$111.88 $779.14
52-week low $20.01$1.30$72.72 $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.

MultipleOTEXPERFZM
P/E now vs peer median 10.7xmedian 31.9x 35.3xmedian 31.9x 9.0xmedian 31.9x
P/S now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 2.4x 2.4xmedian 2.4x 5.8xmedian 2.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.7xmedian 11.5x 7.0xmedian 11.5x 13.9xmedian 11.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.3xmedian 14.2x 15.6xmedian 14.2x 14.2xmedian 14.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 3.0x 1.1xmedian 3.0x 2.5xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median 0.16median 0.77 1.33median 0.77 0.05median 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 monthsOTEXPERFZM
Revenue $5.25B $71.07M $4.97B
Gross profit $3.87B $56.66M $3.84B
Operating income $1.08B $1.26M $1.20B
Net income $643.26M $8.43M $3.19B
Free cash flow $807.52M $10.88M –
R&D $647.71M $14.93M $881.96M
EPS (diluted) $2.58 $0.06 $10.64
Cash & equivalents $956.02M $125.62M $931.99M
Total debt $5.77B $7.81M –
Shares (diluted) 249.37M 101.85M 299.75M
Enterprise value $2.21B -$417.85M -$2.26B

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
MetricOTEXPERFZM
P/E 10.7x 35.3x 9.0x
P/FCF 8.3x 15.6x 14.2x
P/Operating cash flow 6.6x 16.2x –
P/S 1.3x 2.4x 5.8x
P/B 1.7x 1.1x 2.5x
P/Tangible book 2.6x 1.1x 2.5x
EV/EBITDA 6.7x 7.0x 13.9x
EV/EBIT 10.6x 12.6x 17.9x
EV/Revenue 2.2x 0.2x 4.3x
EV/FCF 14.2x 1.5x –
EV/Operating cash flow 11.4x 1.5x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.16 1.33 0.05

Growth

14 metrics
MetricOTEXPERFZM
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.5% 10.4% 4.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.4% 13.4% 3.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 3.6% 14.5% 5.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.9% 12.4% 4.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 21.3% 157.8% 23.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 28.0% 26.4% 112.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 47.5% 37.7% 168.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 62.3% 26.9% 182.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 56.0% -1.4% 175.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 66.8% 26.4% 184.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 21.2% -32.0% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.9% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 17.5% -31.0% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.2% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricOTEXPERFZM
Gross margin 73.7% 79.7% 77.2%
EBITDA margin 32.6% 3.2% 30.9%
Operating margin 20.6% 1.8% 24.1%
Pretax margin 16.4% 10.0% 82.5%
Net margin 12.3% 8.1% 64.1%
FCF margin 15.4% 15.3% –
Operating cash flow margin 19.2% 14.8% –
Return on equity 16.1% 5.4% 30.2%
Return on assets 4.9% 4.3% 25.0%
Return on invested capital 8.1% 0.8% –
Return on capital employed 10.2% 0.8% 11.2%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.4x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 1.2x –
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% 1.1% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricOTEXPERFZM
Debt / assets 44.0% 4.0% –
Debt / equity 1.4x 0.0x –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.8x -67.9x –
Debt / FCF 7.1x 0.7x –
Liabilities / assets 69.4% 19.4% 16.8%
Equity / assets 30.6% 80.6% 83.2%
Interest coverage – 66.4x –
Current ratio 0.8x 4.6x 3.8x
Quick ratio 0.7x 4.6x 3.7x
Cash ratio 0.4x 4.4x 3.4x
Altman Z-score 1.28 1.28 9.51

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricOTEXPERFZM
Dividend yield 4.0% – –
Net buyback yield 6.2% – –
Shareholder yield 10.2% – –
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.

ConsensusOTEXPERFZM
Forward P/E 6.7xFY2027 28.6xFY2026 15.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.15FY2027 $0.07FY2026 $6.45FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -4.8%FY2027 +40.0%FY2026 +9.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after 0.0% +14.3% +2.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.05BFY2027 $76.52MFY2026 $4.76BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -2.5%FY2027 +10.7%FY2026 -2.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.2% +8.1% +8.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersOTEXPERFZM
Held by institutions 81.5% – 67.2%
Institutions holding 270 – 862
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.5% – +2.9%
Institutions buying 159 – 477
Institutions selling 82 – 279
Buyers to sellers 1.94 – 1.71

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.

OTEXPERFZM
OTEX 1.00 0.20 0.46
PERF 0.20 1.00 0.18
ZM 0.46 0.18 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, OTEX, PERF and ZM?

Zoom Communications (ZM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Open Text (OTEX) $6.78B, Perfect (PERF) $170.12M, Zoom Communications (ZM) $28.53B.

Which stock is cheaper, OTEX, PERF and ZM?

Zoom Communications (ZM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Open Text (OTEX) 10.5x, Perfect (PERF) 35.3x, Zoom Communications (ZM) 8.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Open Text (OTEX) is cheapest (Open Text (OTEX) 6.7x, Perfect (PERF) 28.6x, Zoom Communications (ZM) 15.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Perfect (PERF) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Open Text (OTEX) +1.5%, Perfect (PERF) +10.4%, Zoom Communications (ZM) +4.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Zoom Communications (ZM) has the highest net margin (Open Text (OTEX) 12.3%, Perfect (PERF) 8.1%, Zoom Communications (ZM) 64.1%). On return on invested capital, Open Text (OTEX) leads (Open Text (OTEX) 8.1%, Perfect (PERF) 0.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Zoom Communications (ZM) returned the most: Open Text (OTEX) -29.8%, Perfect (PERF) +1.0%, Zoom Communications (ZM) +16.3%. Over five years, Open Text (OTEX) compounded fastest (Open Text (OTEX) -11.1%/yr, Zoom Communications (ZM) -18.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Open Text (OTEX) has been the steadiest (Open Text (OTEX) 38.8%, Perfect (PERF) 47.8%, Zoom Communications (ZM) 44.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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