PATH vs APPN vs MTLS Stock Comparison

UiPath, Appian and Materialise Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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PATH UiPath, Inc.
$14.14 +8.4% 1M -8.4% 1Y
Market cap
$7.45B
P/E
20.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.72B
Div. yield
–
Business Process Automation Technology
5 wins
APPN Appian Corp
$52.35 +37.9% 1M +68.6% 1Y
Market cap
$3.76B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$795.31M
Div. yield
–
Business Process Automation Technology
4 wins
MTLS Materialise Nv
$8.63 +8.0% 1M +41.9% 1Y
Market cap
$512.11M
P/E
33.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$318.18M
Div. yield
–
Business Process Automation Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionPATHAPPNMTLSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.45B $3.76B $512.11M PATH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.6x -353.8x 33.3x PATH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.6x 46.7x 43.2x PATH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +15.0% +20.9% +10.2% APPN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 21.0% -1.3% 4.8% PATH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 6.5% 3.5% APPN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 3.4x -2.5x MTLS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -8.4% +68.6% +41.9% APPN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -22.6%/yr -11.2%/yr -17.2%/yr APPN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 65.0% 68.2% 42.1% MTLS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 76/100 51/100 65/100 PATH

Percentile Scorecard

PATHAPPNMTLS

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

AxisPATHAPPNMTLS
Valuation 77 #24 of 101 41 #60 of 101 87 #14 of 101
Growth 87 #14 of 97 91 #10 of 97 88 #13 of 97
Profitability 72 #27 of 94 55 #43 of 94 58 #40 of 94
Financial Health 88 #14 of 109 32 #75 of 109 82 #20 of 109
Shareholder Returns 54 #30 of 64 38 #40 of 64 8 #59 of 64
Overall 76 51 65
  • PATH ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • APPN ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • MTLS ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPATHAPPNMTLSSPY
1 month +8.4%+37.9%+8.0% -1.0%
3 months +30.4%+120.4%+31.8% +2.9%
6 months +36.4%+136.3%+65.6% +6.4%
Year to date -13.7%+47.8%+55.5% +11.4%
1 year -8.4%+68.6%+41.9% +13.1%
3 years -11.6%+25.8%+71.6% +79.4%
3 years, per year -4.0%+8.0%+19.7% +21.5%
5 years -72.2%-44.9%-61.1% +67.7%
5 years, per year -22.6%-11.2%-17.2% +10.9%
10 years ——+8.4% +255.2%
10 years, per year ——+0.8% +13.5%

Risk

MeasurePATHAPPNMTLSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 65.0%68.2%42.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 66.0%59.7%38.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.110.511.08 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.131.011.00 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -83.7%-81.9%-84.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -26.7%0.0%-1.4% -2.5%
52-week high $19.29$52.35$8.75 $779.14
52-week low $9.38$18.72$4.80 $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.

MultiplePATHAPPNMTLS
P/E now vs peer median 20.3xmedian 29.9x -359.3xmedian 29.9x 33.1xmedian 29.9x
P/S now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 2.8x 4.7xmedian 2.8x 1.6xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.4xmedian 17.4x 188.9xmedian 17.4x 10.5xmedian 17.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.8xmedian 16.9x 49.0xmedian 16.9x 31.6xmedian 16.9x
P/B now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 3.1x -35.7xmedian 3.1x 1.7xmedian 3.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.33median 0.86 -6.06median 0.86 0.11median 0.86

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 monthsPATHAPPNMTLS
Revenue $1.72B $795.31M $318.18M
Gross profit $1.42B $565.62M $182.10M
Operating income $152.95M $10.14M $12.25M
Net income $361.92M -$10.62M $15.39M
Free cash flow $362.96M $76.75M $16.15M
R&D $368.32M $185.95M $55.71M
EPS (diluted) $0.69 $-0.15 $0.26
Cash & equivalents $607.41M $121.11M $152.75M
Total debt – $236.03M $211.18M
Shares (diluted) 523.01M 72.90M 59.07M
Enterprise value $1.98B $3.01B -$105.20M

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
MetricPATHAPPNMTLS
P/E 20.3x -359.3x 33.1x
P/FCF 17.8x 49.0x 31.6x
P/Operating cash flow 17.3x 46.5x 14.2x
P/S 3.7x 4.7x 1.6x
P/B 3.3x -35.7x 1.7x
P/Tangible book 3.5x -35.5x 1.9x
EV/EBITDA 17.4x 188.9x 10.5x
EV/EBIT 33.8x 377.3x 33.5x
EV/Revenue 3.0x 4.8x 1.3x
EV/FCF 14.2x 49.9x 25.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.8x 47.4x 11.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.33 -6.06 0.11

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPATHAPPNMTLS
Revenue growth (1Y) 15.0% 20.9% 10.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.4% 16.2% 6.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 14.6% 19.3% 11.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 13.8% 15.8% 7.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 430.0% 172.8% 73.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 38.3% 27.4% 62.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 1,695% 38.4% 150.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 59.2% 59.3% 330.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 1,763% 37.3% 151.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 61.2% 59.3% 310.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 11.5% 66.0% 46.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 27.9% 42.0% 32.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 17.2% 66.9% 340.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 29.3% 39.7% 53.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPATHAPPNMTLS
Gross margin 82.6% 71.1% 57.2%
EBITDA margin 17.2% 2.5% 12.3%
Operating margin 8.9% 1.3% 3.9%
Pretax margin 12.3% -0.7% 4.9%
Net margin 21.0% -1.3% 4.8%
FCF margin 21.1% 9.6% 5.1%
Operating cash flow margin 21.7% 10.2% 11.3%
Return on equity 18.8% – 5.3%
Return on assets 12.5% -1.8% 3.2%
Return on invested capital – 6.5% 3.5%
Return on capital employed 7.3% 5.3% 3.3%
Asset turnover 0.6x 1.3x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x -7.6x 2.3x
Stock comp / revenue 13.6% 5.4% 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPATHAPPNMTLS
Debt / assets – 40.3% 11.2%
Debt / equity – -2.2x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – 3.4x -2.5x
Debt / FCF – 3.1x 3.3x
Liabilities / assets 33.0% 118.0% 38.6%
Equity / assets 67.0% -18.0% 61.4%
Interest coverage – 0.6x 27.6x
Current ratio 2.4x 1.0x 2.4x
Quick ratio 2.1x 0.8x 2.1x
Cash ratio 1.6x 0.4x 1.5x
Altman Z-score 4.47 3.18 2.96

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPATHAPPNMTLS
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 3.9% 2.0% -21.0%
Shareholder yield 3.9% 2.0% -21.0%
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.

ConsensusPATHAPPNMTLS
Forward P/E 18.6xFY2026 46.7xFY2026 43.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.76FY2026 $1.12FY2026 $0.20FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +5.6%FY2026 +83.6%FY2026 +33.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +14.5% +20.5% +45.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.87BFY2026 $897.68MFY2026 $303.50MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +16.3%FY2026 +23.5%FY2026 -3.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -3.3% +12.0% +16.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPATHAPPNMTLS
Held by institutions 79.0% 94.9% 13.7%
Institutions holding 525 212 59
Change in shares held, QoQ +14.3% -1.3% +9.4%
Institutions buying 276 120 23
Institutions selling 169 52 22
Buyers to sellers 1.63 2.31 1.05

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.

PATHAPPNMTLS
PATH 1.00 0.56 0.20
APPN 0.56 1.00 0.11
MTLS 0.20 0.11 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PATH, APPN and MTLS?

UiPath (PATH) is the largest by market capitalisation: UiPath (PATH) $7.45B, Appian (APPN) $3.76B, Materialise (MTLS) $512.11M.

Which stock is cheaper, PATH, APPN and MTLS?

UiPath (PATH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (UiPath (PATH) 20.6x, Appian (APPN) -353.8x, Materialise (MTLS) 33.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, UiPath (PATH) is cheapest (UiPath (PATH) 18.6x, Appian (APPN) 46.7x, Materialise (MTLS) 43.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Appian (APPN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: UiPath (PATH) +15.0%, Appian (APPN) +20.9%, Materialise (MTLS) +10.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

UiPath (PATH) has the highest net margin (UiPath (PATH) 21.0%, Appian (APPN) -1.3%, Materialise (MTLS) 4.8%). On return on invested capital, Appian (APPN) leads (Appian (APPN) 6.5%, Materialise (MTLS) 3.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Appian (APPN) returned the most: UiPath (PATH) -8.4%, Appian (APPN) +68.6%, Materialise (MTLS) +41.9%. Over five years, Appian (APPN) compounded fastest (UiPath (PATH) -22.6%/yr, Appian (APPN) -11.2%/yr, Materialise (MTLS) -17.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Materialise (MTLS) has been the steadiest (UiPath (PATH) 65.0%, Appian (APPN) 68.2%, Materialise (MTLS) 42.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PATH, APPN and MTLS?

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