PATH vs SSNC vs NOW Stock Comparison

UiPath, SS&C Technologies Holdings and ServiceNow Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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PATH UiPath, Inc.
$14.19 +16.1% 1M -12.2% 1Y
Market cap
$6.47B
P/E
20.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.72B
Div. yield
–
Business Process Automation Technology
3 wins
NOW ServiceNow, Inc.
$149.85 +14.0% 1M -20.1% 1Y
Market cap
$155.54B
P/E
107.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.43B
Div. yield
–
Business Process Automation Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionPATHSSNCNOWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.47B $18.88B $155.54B NOW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.4x 22.5x 107.3x PATH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.7x 11.6x 38.9x SSNC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +15.0% +8.7% +21.8% NOW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 21.0% — 9.4% PATH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 5.2% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 0.8x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 1.38% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -12.2% -5.7% -20.1% SSNC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -22.4%/yr +0.3%/yr +1.4%/yr NOW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 64.0% 29.4% 58.8% SSNC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 77/100 52/100 51/100 PATH

Percentile Scorecard

PATHSSNCNOW

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

AxisPATHSSNCNOW
Valuation 78 #23 of 101 82 #19 of 101 33 #68 of 101
Growth 88 #13 of 97 31 #67 of 97 50 #49 of 97
Profitability 73 #26 of 94 62 #36 of 94 80 #20 of 94
Financial Health 89 #13 of 108 – 53 #51 of 108
Shareholder Returns 56 #29 of 64 32 #44 of 64 38 #40 of 64
Overall 77 52 51
  • PATH ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • SSNC ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • NOW ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPATHSSNCNOWSPY
1 month +16.1%+3.2%+14.0% +0.9%
3 months +12.7%+2.8%+29.4% +5.9%
6 months +36.7%+15.8%+68.6% +8.5%
Year to date -13.4%-7.9%-2.2% +13.3%
1 year -12.2%-5.7%-20.1% +12.4%
3 years -5.0%+65.2%+35.2% +88.1%
3 years, per year -1.7%+18.2%+10.6% +23.5%
5 years -71.8%+1.3%+7.4% +68.2%
5 years, per year -22.4%+0.3%+1.4% +11.0%
10 years —+155.4%+770.2% +263.4%
10 years, per year —+9.8%+24.2% +13.8%

Risk

MeasurePATHSSNCNOWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 64.0%29.4%58.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 65.2%30.9%61.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.060.460.60 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.19-0.19-0.34 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -83.7%-44.8%-64.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -26.4%-10.2%-20.1% -0.9%
52-week high $19.29$89.62$187.58 $779.14
52-week low $9.38$62.05$83.00 $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.

MultiplePATHSSNCNOW
P/E now vs peer median 20.4xmedian 27.6x 22.5xmedian 27.6x 107.3xmedian 27.6x
P/S now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 2.7x 2.8xmedian 2.7x 10.1xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.5xmedian 17.4x —median 17.4x 46.0xmedian 17.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.8xmedian 15.8x 10.4xmedian 15.8x 32.7xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 3.2x —median 3.2x 11.9xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.33median 0.84 1.74median 0.84 -31.41median 0.84

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 monthsPATHSSNCNOW
Revenue $1.72B $6.69B $15.43B
Gross profit $1.42B $3.22B $11.28B
Operating income $152.95M $1.59B $1.49B
Net income $361.92M $853.70M $1.45B
Free cash flow $362.96M – $4.75B
R&D $368.32M $530.10M $3.47B
EPS (diluted) $0.69 $3.52 $1.39
Cash & equivalents $607.41M $525.40M $2.39B
Total debt – – $7.52B
Shares (diluted) 523.01M 242.00M 1.04B
Enterprise value $1.01B $18.95B $134.81B

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
MetricPATHSSNCNOW
P/E 20.4x 22.5x 107.3x
P/FCF 17.8x 10.4x 32.7x
P/Operating cash flow 17.3x 10.2x 29.2x
P/S 3.8x 2.8x 10.1x
P/B 3.3x – 11.9x
P/Tangible book 3.5x – 16.4x
EV/EBITDA 17.5x – 46.0x
EV/EBIT 33.9x – 106.1x
EV/Revenue 3.0x 2.8x 10.3x
EV/FCF 14.3x – 33.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.9x 10.2x 29.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.33 1.74 -31.41

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPATHSSNCNOW
Revenue growth (1Y) 15.0% 8.7% 21.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.4% 7.2% 22.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 14.6% 8.0% 14.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 13.8% 7.7% 19.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 430.0% 11.7% -14.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 38.3% 10.7% 32.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 1,695% 0.1% -16.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 59.2% 11.2% -3.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 1,763% 4.4% -16.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 61.2% 13.0% -3.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 11.5% 17.1% 10.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 27.9% 15.8% 21.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 17.2% – 20.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 29.3% – 25.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPATHSSNCNOW
Gross margin 82.6% – 73.1%
EBITDA margin 17.2% – 22.3%
Operating margin 8.9% – 9.7%
Pretax margin 12.3% – 13.1%
Net margin 21.0% – 9.4%
FCF margin 21.1% – 30.8%
Operating cash flow margin 21.7% 27.8% 34.6%
Return on equity 18.8% – 11.3%
Return on assets 12.5% 4.2% 4.6%
Return on invested capital – – 5.2%
Return on capital employed 7.3% – 7.5%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.3x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x 2.2x 3.7x
Stock comp / revenue 13.6% 4.0% 10.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPATHSSNCNOW
Debt / assets – – 23.6%
Debt / equity – – 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 0.8x
Debt / FCF – – 1.6x
Liabilities / assets 33.0% 66.8% 58.9%
Equity / assets 67.0% – 41.1%
Interest coverage – – 14.6x
Current ratio 2.4x 0.8x 0.7x
Quick ratio 2.1x – 0.6x
Cash ratio 1.6x – 0.4x
Altman Z-score 4.49 – 5.77

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPATHSSNCNOW
Dividend yield – 1.4% –
Net buyback yield 3.9% – 1.7%
Shareholder yield 3.9% 1.4% 1.7%
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.

ConsensusPATHSSNCNOW
Forward P/E 18.7xFY2026 11.6xFY2026 38.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.76FY2026 $6.91FY2026 $3.85FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +5.6%FY2026 +12.5%FY2026 +9.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +14.5% +7.5% +27.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.87BFY2026 $7.18BFY2026 $15.25BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +16.3%FY2026 +14.3%FY2026 +14.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -3.3% -7.0% +17.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPATHSSNCNOW
Held by institutions 79.0% 84.8% 81.6%
Institutions holding 525 724 2,224
Change in shares held, QoQ +14.3% +1.7% -2.1%
Institutions buying 276 385 1,285
Institutions selling 169 259 779
Buyers to sellers 1.63 1.49 1.65

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.

PATHSSNCNOW
PATH 1.00 0.41 0.64
SSNC 0.41 1.00 0.45
NOW 0.64 0.45 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PATH, SSNC and NOW?

ServiceNow (NOW) is the largest by market capitalisation: UiPath (PATH) $6.47B, SS&C Technologies Holdings (SSNC) $18.88B, ServiceNow (NOW) $155.54B.

Which stock is cheaper, PATH, SSNC and NOW?

UiPath (PATH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (UiPath (PATH) 20.4x, SS&C Technologies Holdings (SSNC) 22.5x, ServiceNow (NOW) 107.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, SS&C Technologies Holdings (SSNC) is cheapest (UiPath (PATH) 18.7x, SS&C Technologies Holdings (SSNC) 11.6x, ServiceNow (NOW) 38.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

ServiceNow (NOW) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: UiPath (PATH) +15.0%, SS&C Technologies Holdings (SSNC) +8.7%, ServiceNow (NOW) +21.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

UiPath (PATH) has the highest net margin (UiPath (PATH) 21.0%, ServiceNow (NOW) 9.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year SS&C Technologies Holdings (SSNC) returned the most: UiPath (PATH) -12.2%, SS&C Technologies Holdings (SSNC) -5.7%, ServiceNow (NOW) -20.1%. Over five years, ServiceNow (NOW) compounded fastest (UiPath (PATH) -22.4%/yr, SS&C Technologies Holdings (SSNC) +0.3%/yr, ServiceNow (NOW) +1.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: SS&C Technologies Holdings (SSNC) 1.38%. UiPath (PATH) and ServiceNow (NOW) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, SS&C Technologies Holdings (SSNC) has been the steadiest (UiPath (PATH) 64.0%, SS&C Technologies Holdings (SSNC) 29.4%, ServiceNow (NOW) 58.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PATH, SSNC and NOW?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, ServiceNow (NOW) leads on 3. 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.