OTEX vs SSNC vs BOX Stock Comparison

Open Text, SS&C Technologies Holdings 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
4 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
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionOTEXSSNCBOXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.88B $19.54B $5.93B SSNC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 10.7x 22.6x 61.3x OTEX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 6.9x 12.1x 29.4x OTEX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.5% +8.6% +8.6% SSNC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 12.3% 13.2% 7.9% SSNC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.1% 8.6% 86.6% BOX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.8x 3.1x — OTEX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -28.4% +2.6% +29.7% BOX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -11.1%/yr +2.2%/yr +10.5%/yr BOX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 38.7% 29.7% 38.4% SSNC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 55/100 41/100 OTEX

Percentile Scorecard

OTEXSSNCBOX

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

AxisOTEXSSNCBOX
Valuation 83 #6 of 30 78 #23 of 101 35 #20 of 30
Growth 42 #16 of 27 32 #66 of 97 31 #19 of 27
Profitability 68 #9 of 26 76 #23 of 94 72 #8 of 26
Financial Health 13 #28 of 32 36 #70 of 109 26 #24 of 32
Shareholder Returns 81 #4 of 17 51 #32 of 64 –
Overall 57 55 41
  • OTEX ranked among 33 companies in Workplace Software
  • SSNC ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • 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

PeriodOTEXSSNCBOXSPY
1 month +21.1%+4.1%+31.7% -1.0%
3 months +24.9%+12.3%+48.8% +2.9%
6 months +24.7%+23.3%+77.7% +6.4%
Year to date -14.2%-5.1%+44.3% +11.4%
1 year -28.4%+2.6%+29.7% +13.1%
3 years -16.3%+66.5%+79.1% +79.4%
3 years, per year -5.8%+18.5%+21.4% +21.5%
5 years -44.4%+11.4%+65.0% +67.7%
5 years, per year -11.1%+2.2%+10.5% +10.9%
10 years -13.1%+157.8%+184.8% +255.2%
10 years, per year -1.4%+9.9%+11.0% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureOTEXSSNCBOXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 38.7%29.7%38.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.4%30.8%35.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.830.500.22 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.730.090.77 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -61.7%-44.8%-44.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -29.6%-7.4%0.0% -2.5%
52-week high $39.69$89.62$43.17 $779.14
52-week low $20.01$62.05$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.

MultipleOTEXSSNCBOX
P/E now vs peer median 10.8xmedian 32.3x 22.9xmedian 29.9x 61.3xmedian 32.3x
P/S now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 2.4x 3.0xmedian 2.8x 4.8xmedian 2.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.8xmedian 11.5x 11.7xmedian 17.4x —median 11.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.4xmedian 14.2x 11.1xmedian 16.9x 12.5xmedian 14.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 2.7x 2.9xmedian 3.1x -16.9xmedian 2.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.16median 0.77 1.71median 0.86 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 monthsOTEXSSNCBOX
Revenue $5.25B $6.56B $1.22B
Gross profit $3.87B $3.16B $970.97M
Operating income $1.08B $1.55B $109.49M
Net income $643.26M $866.00M $126.41M
Free cash flow $807.52M $1.75B –
R&D $647.71M $517.20M $300.64M
EPS (diluted) $2.58 $3.57 $0.69
Cash & equivalents $956.02M $434.80M $342.87M
Total debt $5.77B $29.03B $2.21B
Shares (diluted) 249.37M 242.00M 139.72M
Enterprise value $2.32B $17.83B $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
MetricOTEXSSNCBOX
P/E 10.8x 22.9x 61.3x
P/FCF 8.4x 11.1x 12.5x
P/Operating cash flow 6.7x 10.7x –
P/S 1.3x 3.0x 4.8x
P/B 1.7x 2.9x -16.9x
P/Tangible book 2.7x 6.9x -13.0x
EV/EBITDA 6.8x 11.7x –
EV/EBIT 10.7x 17.2x 54.2x
EV/Revenue 2.2x 4.1x 4.9x
EV/FCF 14.3x 15.2x –
EV/Operating cash flow 11.5x 14.6x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.16 1.71 1.18

Growth

14 metrics
MetricOTEXSSNCBOX
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.5% 8.6% 8.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.4% 6.8% 6.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 3.6% 7.3% 9.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.9% 7.4% 8.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 21.3% 11.9% 60.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 28.0% 9.7% 28.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 47.5% 7.3% -44.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 62.3% 11.5% 36.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 56.0% 11.7% -44.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 66.8% 13.4% 52.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 21.2% 23.7% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.9% 12.6% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 17.5% 26.3% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.2% 13.2% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricOTEXSSNCBOX
Gross margin 73.7% 48.1% 79.4%
EBITDA margin 32.6% 34.7% –
Operating margin 20.6% 23.6% 9.0%
Pretax margin 16.4% 16.6% 9.6%
Net margin 12.3% 13.2% 7.9%
FCF margin 15.4% 26.7% –
Operating cash flow margin 19.2% 27.7% –
Return on equity 16.1% 12.7% –
Return on assets 4.9% 4.2% 8.6%
Return on invested capital 8.1% 8.6% 86.6%
Return on capital employed 10.2% 10.3% 14.4%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.3x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 2.1x –
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% 4.1% 19.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricOTEXSSNCBOX
Debt / assets 44.0% 36.8% 32.2%
Debt / equity 1.4x 1.1x -1.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.8x 3.1x –
Debt / FCF 7.1x 4.3x –
Liabilities / assets 69.4% 67.4% 125.0%
Equity / assets 30.6% 32.6% -25.0%
Interest coverage – 3.6x 10.5x
Current ratio 0.8x 1.1x 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.7x 1.0x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.1x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 1.29 1.73 2.38

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricOTEXSSNCBOX
Dividend yield 4.0% 1.3% –
Net buyback yield 6.1% 4.9% –
Shareholder yield 10.1% 6.2% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 30.1% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 14.9% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 5.3% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 8.9% –

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.

ConsensusOTEXSSNCBOX
Forward P/E 6.9xFY2027 12.1xFY2026 29.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.05FY2027 $6.88FY2026 $1.47FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -7.1%FY2027 +12.1%FY2026 +2.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -0.2% +8.3% +12.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.96BFY2027 $7.19BFY2026 $1.21BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -4.2%FY2027 +14.5%FY2026 +2.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.2% -7.1% +22.6%

Institutional Ownership

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

OTEXSSNCBOX
OTEX 1.00 0.60 0.60
SSNC 0.60 1.00 0.49
BOX 0.60 0.49 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, OTEX, SSNC and BOX?

SS&C Technologies Holdings (SSNC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Open Text (OTEX) $6.88B, SS&C Technologies Holdings (SSNC) $19.54B, Box (BOX) $5.93B.

Which stock is cheaper, OTEX, SSNC and BOX?

Open Text (OTEX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Open Text (OTEX) 10.7x, SS&C Technologies Holdings (SSNC) 22.6x, Box (BOX) 61.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Open Text (OTEX) is cheapest (Open Text (OTEX) 6.9x, SS&C Technologies Holdings (SSNC) 12.1x, 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?

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

Which company is more profitable?

SS&C Technologies Holdings (SSNC) has the highest net margin (Open Text (OTEX) 12.3%, SS&C Technologies Holdings (SSNC) 13.2%, Box (BOX) 7.9%). On return on invested capital, Box (BOX) leads (Open Text (OTEX) 8.1%, SS&C Technologies Holdings (SSNC) 8.6%, Box (BOX) 86.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Box (BOX) returned the most: Open Text (OTEX) -28.4%, SS&C Technologies Holdings (SSNC) +2.6%, Box (BOX) +29.7%. Over five years, Box (BOX) compounded fastest (Open Text (OTEX) -11.1%/yr, SS&C Technologies Holdings (SSNC) +2.2%/yr, Box (BOX) +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%, SS&C Technologies Holdings (SSNC) 0.01%, Box (BOX) 0.00%. Open Text (OTEX) and Box (BOX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, SS&C Technologies Holdings (SSNC) has been the steadiest (Open Text (OTEX) 38.7%, SS&C Technologies Holdings (SSNC) 29.7%, Box (BOX) 38.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, OTEX, SSNC 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, SS&C Technologies Holdings (SSNC) 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.