PEGA vs APPN vs EGAN Stock Comparison

Pegasystems, Appian and Egain Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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PEGA Pegasystems Inc
$35.32 +4.7% 1M -47.0% 1Y
Market cap
$5.78B
P/E
19.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.75B
Div. yield
0.00%
Business Process Automation Technology
6 wins
APPN Appian Corp
$49.94 +38.7% 1M +60.7% 1Y
Market cap
$3.76B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$795.31M
Div. yield
–
Business Process Automation Technology
2 wins
EGAN EGAIN Corp
$5.65 -3.1% 1M -59.6% 1Y
Market cap
$155.89M
P/E
17.3x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Business Process Automation Technology
1 win

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Pegasystems leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Pegasystems 6, Appian 2, Egain 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPEGAAPPNEGANLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.78B $3.76B $155.89M PEGA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.6x -353.9x 17.3x EGAN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.8x 44.6x 113.0x PEGA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.9% +20.9% — APPN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 16.9% -1.3% — PEGA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 6.5% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 3.4x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -47.0% +60.7% -59.6% APPN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -9.8%/yr -12.5%/yr -11.2%/yr PEGA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 52.4% 68.3% 60.7% PEGA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 52/100 — PEGA

Percentile Scorecard

PEGAAPPNEGAN

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

AxisPEGAAPPNEGAN
Valuation 77 #24 of 101 38 #63 of 101 96 #5 of 101
Growth 54 #45 of 97 91 #10 of 97 –
Profitability 90 #10 of 94 56 #42 of 94 –
Financial Health 66 #37 of 108 32 #74 of 108 79 #24 of 108
Shareholder Returns 46 #35 of 64 43 #37 of 64 –
Overall 67 52 –
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  • EGAN ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPEGAAPPNEGANSPY
1 month +4.7%+38.7%-3.1% -0.2%
3 months +19.6%+82.6%-18.2% +3.9%
6 months -1.8%+129.2%-25.5% +8.2%
Year to date -40.9%+41.0%-45.1% +12.9%
1 year -47.0%+60.7%-59.6% +12.3%
3 years +70.9%+24.9%-2.8% +87.4%
3 years, per year +19.6%+7.7%-0.9% +23.3%
5 years -40.3%-48.7%-44.8% +67.9%
5 years, per year -9.8%-12.5%-11.2% +10.9%
10 years +133.9%—+98.2% +261.1%
10 years, per year +8.9%—+7.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasurePEGAAPPNEGANSPY
Volatility, 1Y 52.4%68.3%60.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 57.3%59.7%71.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.710.501.70 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.900.89-0.98 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -75.2%-81.9%-66.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -47.0%-4.6%-63.5% -1.2%
52-week high $66.64$52.35$15.46 $779.14
52-week low $25.99$18.72$5.11 $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.

MultiplePEGAAPPNEGAN
P/E now vs peer median 19.6xmedian 28.3x -342.8xmedian 28.3x 17.3xmedian 28.3x
P/S now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 2.8x 4.5xmedian 2.8x 1.6xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 21.8xmedian 17.3x 180.4xmedian 17.3x —median 17.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.1xmedian 15.8x 46.7xmedian 15.8x 7.2xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 10.5xmedian 3.2x -34.1xmedian 3.2x 1.8xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.18median 0.85 -5.78median 0.85 —median 0.85

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 monthsPEGAAPPNEGAN
Revenue $1.75B $795.31M –
Gross profit $1.33B $565.62M –
Operating income $173.01M $10.14M –
Net income $294.76M -$10.62M –
Free cash flow $442.24M $76.75M –
R&D $321.38M $185.95M –
EPS (diluted) $1.75 $-0.15 –
Cash & equivalents $202.19M $121.11M $73.34M
Total debt – $236.03M –
Shares (diluted) 168.64M 72.90M 27.86M
Enterprise value $5.47B $3.01B -$134.32M

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
MetricPEGAAPPNEGAN
P/E 19.6x -342.8x 17.3x
P/FCF 13.1x 46.7x 7.2x
P/Operating cash flow 12.5x 44.4x –
P/S 3.3x 4.5x 1.6x
P/B 10.5x -34.1x 1.8x
P/Tangible book 10.5x -33.9x 1.8x
EV/EBITDA 21.8x 180.4x –
EV/EBIT 31.6x 360.2x –
EV/Revenue 3.1x 4.6x –
EV/FCF 12.4x 47.6x –
EV/Operating cash flow 11.8x 45.2x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.18 -5.78 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPEGAAPPNEGAN
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.9% 20.9% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 8.9% 16.2% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.1% 19.3% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 10.8% 15.8% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -42.7% 172.8% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 84.9% 27.4% –
Net income growth (1Y) 6.0% 38.4% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 110.5% 59.3% –
EPS growth (1Y) 15.8% 37.3% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 109.8% 59.3% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 4.7% 66.0% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 38.6% 42.0% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 2.7% 66.9% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 44.6% 39.7% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPEGAAPPNEGAN
Gross margin 75.9% 71.1% –
EBITDA margin 14.4% 2.5% –
Operating margin 9.9% 1.3% –
Pretax margin 10.4% -0.7% –
Net margin 16.9% -1.3% –
FCF margin 25.3% 9.6% –
Operating cash flow margin 26.5% 10.2% –
Return on equity 53.1% – –
Return on assets 21.7% -1.8% –
Return on invested capital – 6.5% –
Return on capital employed 25.5% 5.3% –
Asset turnover 1.3x 1.3x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x -7.6x –
Stock comp / revenue 8.3% 5.4% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPEGAAPPNEGAN
Debt / assets – 40.3% –
Debt / equity – -2.2x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 3.4x –
Debt / FCF – 3.1x –
Liabilities / assets 58.7% 118.0% 43.1%
Equity / assets 41.3% -18.0% 56.9%
Interest coverage 650.4x 0.6x –
Current ratio 1.0x 1.0x 1.7x
Quick ratio 0.9x 0.8x 1.7x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.4x 1.2x
Altman Z-score 6.74 3.03 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPEGAAPPNEGAN
Dividend yield 0.6% – –
Net buyback yield 7.8% 2.1% –
Shareholder yield 8.4% 2.1% –
Payout ratio (earnings) 6.9% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 4.6% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 57.0% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 26.8% – –

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.

ConsensusPEGAAPPNEGAN
Forward P/E 15.8xFY2026 44.6xFY2026 113.0xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $2.24FY2026 $1.12FY2026 $0.05FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +6.7%FY2026 +83.6%FY2026 -89.4%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +9.4% +20.5% -60.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.75BFY2026 $897.68MFY2026 $89.04MFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY -0.1%FY2026 +23.5%FY2026 -2.3%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +8.5% +12.0% -12.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPEGAAPPNEGAN
Held by institutions 57.4% 52.8% 53.0%
Institutions holding 433 212 106
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.9% -1.3% -1.1%
Institutions buying 242 120 55
Institutions selling 153 52 34
Buyers to sellers 1.58 2.31 1.62

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.

PEGAAPPNEGAN
PEGA 1.00 0.58 0.36
APPN 0.58 1.00 0.31
EGAN 0.36 0.31 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PEGA, APPN and EGAN?

Pegasystems (PEGA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Pegasystems (PEGA) $5.78B, Appian (APPN) $3.76B, Egain (EGAN) $155.89M.

Which stock is cheaper, PEGA, APPN and EGAN?

Egain (EGAN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Pegasystems (PEGA) 19.6x, Appian (APPN) -353.9x, Egain (EGAN) 17.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Pegasystems (PEGA) is cheapest (Pegasystems (PEGA) 15.8x, Appian (APPN) 44.6x, Egain (EGAN) 113.0x). 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: Pegasystems (PEGA) +0.9%, Appian (APPN) +20.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Pegasystems (PEGA) has the highest net margin (Pegasystems (PEGA) 16.9%, Appian (APPN) -1.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Appian (APPN) returned the most: Pegasystems (PEGA) -47.0%, Appian (APPN) +60.7%, Egain (EGAN) -59.6%. Over five years, Pegasystems (PEGA) compounded fastest (Pegasystems (PEGA) -9.8%/yr, Appian (APPN) -12.5%/yr, Egain (EGAN) -11.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Pegasystems (PEGA) 0.00%, Appian (APPN) 0.00%, Egain (EGAN) 0.00%. Appian (APPN) and Egain (EGAN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Pegasystems (PEGA) has been the steadiest (Pegasystems (PEGA) 52.4%, Appian (APPN) 68.3%, Egain (EGAN) 60.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PEGA, APPN and EGAN?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Pegasystems (PEGA) leads on 6. 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.