PATH vs BR vs APPN Stock Comparison

UiPath, Broadridge Financial Solutions and Appian 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
2 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
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Broadridge Financial Solutions leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Broadridge Financial Solutions 7, Appian 2, UiPath 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPATHBRAPPNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.45B $21.06B $3.76B BR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.6x 18.7x -353.8x BR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.6x 17.8x 46.7x BR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +15.0% +8.5% +20.9% APPN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 21.0% 15.0% -1.3% PATH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 16.7% 6.5% BR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.8x 3.4x BR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -8.4% -21.0% +68.6% APPN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -22.6%/yr -0.1%/yr -11.2%/yr BR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 65.0% 30.5% 68.2% BR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 76/100 57/100 51/100 PATH

Percentile Scorecard

PATHBRAPPN

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

AxisPATHBRAPPN
Valuation 77 #24 of 101 67 #34 of 101 41 #60 of 101
Growth 87 #14 of 97 40 #59 of 97 91 #10 of 97
Profitability 72 #27 of 94 80 #20 of 94 55 #43 of 94
Financial Health 88 #14 of 109 47 #58 of 109 32 #75 of 109
Shareholder Returns 54 #30 of 64 52 #31 of 64 38 #40 of 64
Overall 76 57 51
  • PATH ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • BR ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • APPN ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPATHBRAPPNSPY
1 month +8.4%+12.0%+37.9% -1.0%
3 months +30.4%+23.0%+120.4% +2.9%
6 months +36.4%+18.2%+136.3% +6.4%
Year to date -13.7%-17.9%+47.8% +11.4%
1 year -8.4%-21.0%+68.6% +13.1%
3 years -11.6%+6.0%+25.8% +79.4%
3 years, per year -4.0%+2.0%+8.0% +21.5%
5 years -72.2%-0.4%-44.9% +67.7%
5 years, per year -22.6%-0.1%-11.2% +10.9%
10 years —+184.8%— +255.2%
10 years, per year —+11.0%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasurePATHBRAPPNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 65.0%30.5%68.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 66.0%32.8%59.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.110.040.51 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.13-0.691.01 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -83.7%-49.3%-81.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -26.7%-21.1%0.0% -2.5%
52-week high $19.29$232.29$52.35 $779.14
52-week low $9.38$135.44$18.72 $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.

MultiplePATHBRAPPN
P/E now vs peer median 20.3xmedian 29.9x 19.0xmedian 29.9x -359.3xmedian 29.9x
P/S now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 2.8x 2.8xmedian 2.8x 4.7xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.4xmedian 17.4x 14.8xmedian 17.4x 188.9xmedian 17.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.8xmedian 16.9x 16.3xmedian 16.9x 49.0xmedian 16.9x
P/B now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 3.1x 7.4xmedian 3.1x -35.7xmedian 3.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.33median 0.86 0.86median 0.86 -6.06median 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 monthsPATHBRAPPN
Revenue $1.72B $7.48B $795.31M
Gross profit $1.42B $2.38B $565.62M
Operating income $152.95M $1.30B $10.14M
Net income $361.92M $1.12B -$10.62M
Free cash flow $362.96M $1.28B $76.75M
R&D $368.32M – $185.95M
EPS (diluted) $0.69 $9.60 $-0.15
Cash & equivalents $607.41M $402.90M $121.11M
Total debt – $3.25B $236.03M
Shares (diluted) 523.01M 117.10M 72.90M
Enterprise value $1.98B $19.69B $3.01B

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
MetricPATHBRAPPN
P/E 20.3x 19.0x -359.3x
P/FCF 17.8x 16.3x 49.0x
P/Operating cash flow 17.3x 15.5x 46.5x
P/S 3.7x 2.8x 4.7x
P/B 3.3x 7.4x -35.7x
P/Tangible book 3.5x 12.7x -35.5x
EV/EBITDA 17.4x 14.8x 188.9x
EV/EBIT 33.8x 18.3x 377.3x
EV/Revenue 3.0x 3.2x 4.8x
EV/FCF 14.2x 18.6x 49.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.8x 17.6x 47.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.33 0.86 -6.06

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPATHBRAPPN
Revenue growth (1Y) 15.0% 8.5% 20.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.4% 7.2% 16.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 14.6% 11.2% 19.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 13.8% 10.0% 15.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 430.0% 9.4% 172.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 38.3% 11.6% 27.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 1,695% 33.9% 38.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 59.2% 21.3% 59.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 1,763% 35.3% 37.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 61.2% 21.9% 59.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 11.5% 14.9% 66.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 27.9% 17.8% 42.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 17.2% 13.4% 66.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 29.3% 17.7% 39.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPATHBRAPPN
Gross margin 82.6% 31.8% 71.1%
EBITDA margin 17.2% 21.5% 2.5%
Operating margin 8.9% 17.4% 1.3%
Pretax margin 12.3% 19.3% -0.7%
Net margin 21.0% 15.0% -1.3%
FCF margin 21.1% 17.1% 9.6%
Operating cash flow margin 21.7% 18.0% 10.2%
Return on equity 18.8% 39.7% –
Return on assets 12.5% 12.7% -1.8%
Return on invested capital – 16.7% 6.5%
Return on capital employed 7.3% 17.5% 5.3%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.8x 1.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x 1.2x -7.6x
Stock comp / revenue 13.6% 1.3% 5.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPATHBRAPPN
Debt / assets – 36.4% 40.3%
Debt / equity – 1.1x -2.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.8x 3.4x
Debt / FCF – 2.5x 3.1x
Liabilities / assets 33.0% 68.2% 118.0%
Equity / assets 67.0% 31.8% -18.0%
Interest coverage – – 0.6x
Current ratio 2.4x 1.2x 1.0x
Quick ratio 2.1x 1.1x 0.8x
Cash ratio 1.6x 0.3x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 4.47 4.13 3.18

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPATHBRAPPN
Dividend yield – 2.2% –
Net buyback yield 3.9% 2.8% 2.0%
Shareholder yield 3.9% 5.0% 2.0%
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.

ConsensusPATHBRAPPN
Forward P/E 18.6xFY2026 17.8xFY2027 46.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.76FY2026 $10.32FY2027 $1.12FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +5.6%FY2026 +7.5%FY2027 +83.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +14.5% +5.0% +20.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.87BFY2026 $7.42BFY2027 $897.68MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +16.3%FY2026 -0.9%FY2027 +23.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -3.3% +3.8% +12.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPATHBRAPPN
Held by institutions 79.0% 92.3% 94.9%
Institutions holding 525 1,014 212
Change in shares held, QoQ +14.3% -1.2% -1.3%
Institutions buying 276 487 120
Institutions selling 169 398 52
Buyers to sellers 1.63 1.22 2.31

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.

PATHBRAPPN
PATH 1.00 0.41 0.56
BR 0.41 1.00 0.42
APPN 0.56 0.42 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PATH, BR and APPN?

Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) is the largest by market capitalisation: UiPath (PATH) $7.45B, Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) $21.06B, Appian (APPN) $3.76B.

Which stock is cheaper, PATH, BR and APPN?

Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (UiPath (PATH) 20.6x, Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) 18.7x, Appian (APPN) -353.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) is cheapest (UiPath (PATH) 18.6x, Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) 17.8x, Appian (APPN) 46.7x). 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%, Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) +8.5%, Appian (APPN) +20.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

UiPath (PATH) has the highest net margin (UiPath (PATH) 21.0%, Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) 15.0%, Appian (APPN) -1.3%). On return on invested capital, Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) leads (Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) 16.7%, Appian (APPN) 6.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Appian (APPN) returned the most: UiPath (PATH) -8.4%, Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) -21.0%, Appian (APPN) +68.6%. Over five years, Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) compounded fastest (UiPath (PATH) -22.6%/yr, Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) -0.1%/yr, Appian (APPN) -11.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) has been the steadiest (UiPath (PATH) 65.0%, Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) 30.5%, Appian (APPN) 68.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) leads on 7. 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.