PERF vs ADSK vs SSTK Stock Comparison

Perfect, Autodesk and Shutterstock Prices as of Oct 22, 2026 Peers: Industry group
PERF Perfect Corp.
$2.00 +4.2% 1M +1.0% 1Y
Market cap
$170.12M
P/E
35.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$71.07M
Div. yield
–
Creative Software Technology
3 wins
ADSK Autodesk, Inc.
$249.45 +19.1% 1M -20.3% 1Y
Market cap
$50.80B
P/E
30.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.79B
Div. yield
–
Creative Software Technology
8 wins
SSTK Shutterstock, Inc.
$4.39 +5.0% 1M -82.2% 1Y
Market cap
$160.58M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$901.29M
Div. yield
–
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Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Autodesk leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Autodesk 8, Perfect 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPERFADSKSSTKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $170.12M $50.80B $160.58M ADSK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 35.3x 30.9x -0.8x ADSK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 28.6x 20.4x — ADSK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.4% +17.9% -10.8% ADSK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.1% 21.1% -22.9% ADSK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.8% 26.5% -21.6% ADSK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -67.9x -0.4x -2.1x PERF
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +1.0% -20.3% -82.2% PERF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -4.2%/yr -48.2%/yr ADSK
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 47.8% 39.8% 72.7% ADSK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 54/100 48/100 PERF

Percentile Scorecard

PERFADSKSSTK

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

AxisPERFADSKSSTK
Valuation 82 #6 of 29 29 #21 of 29 82 #31 of 167
Growth 35 #18 of 27 62 #11 of 27 15 #130 of 153
Profitability 36 #17 of 26 88 #4 of 26 26 #114 of 153
Financial Health 90 #4 of 31 47 #17 of 31 20 #144 of 179
Shareholder Returns – 44 #10 of 17 99 #2 of 94
Overall 61 54 48
  • PERF ranked among 32 companies in Workplace Software
  • ADSK ranked among 32 companies in Workplace Software
  • SSTK ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPERFADSKSSTKSPY
1 month +4.2%+19.1%+5.0% -0.8%
3 months +4.2%+10.4%-25.1% +3.5%
6 months +22.0%+6.1%-75.1% +7.0%
Year to date +10.5%-15.7%-77.0% +12.2%
1 year +1.0%-20.3%-82.2% +13.0%
3 years -27.3%+27.8%-87.1% +86.3%
3 years, per year -10.1%+8.5%-49.4% +23.1%
5 years —-19.1%-96.3% +68.6%
5 years, per year —-4.2%-48.2% +11.0%
10 years —+253.0%-92.8% +258.0%
10 years, per year —+13.4%-23.2% +13.6%

Risk

MeasurePERFADSKSSTKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 47.8%39.8%72.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 47.4%42.6%81.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.220.441.22 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.02-0.51-1.13 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -88.2%-50.8%-96.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.3%-20.4%-82.7% -1.8%
52-week high $2.09$313.53$25.35 $779.14
52-week low $1.30$187.72$3.81 $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.

MultiplePERFADSKSSTK
P/E now vs peer median 35.3xmedian 31.9x 31.9xmedian 31.9x -0.8xmedian 17.5x
P/S now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 2.4x 6.7xmedian 2.4x 0.2xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.0xmedian 11.5x 17.5xmedian 11.5x -4.5xmedian 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.6xmedian 14.2x 18.4xmedian 14.2x 1.8xmedian 12.1x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 3.0x 15.4xmedian 3.0x 0.4xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 1.33median 0.77 1.32median 0.77 0.01median 0.41

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 monthsPERFADSKSSTK
Revenue $71.07M $7.79B $901.29M
Gross profit $56.66M $7.11B $512.75M
Operating income $1.26M $2.04B -$156.06M
Net income $8.43M $1.64B -$206.14M
Free cash flow $10.88M $2.84B $90.15M
R&D $14.93M $1.72B $85.39M
EPS (diluted) $0.06 $7.78 $-5.62
Cash & equivalents $125.62M $4.10B $133.21M
Total debt $7.81M $10.43B $273.27M
Shares (diluted) 101.85M 211.00M 36.70M
Enterprise value -$417.85M $38.83B -$478.93M

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
MetricPERFADSKSSTK
P/E 35.3x 31.9x -0.8x
P/FCF 15.6x 18.4x 1.8x
P/Operating cash flow 16.2x 18.0x 1.2x
P/S 2.4x 6.7x 0.2x
P/B 1.1x 15.4x 0.4x
P/Tangible book 1.1x 17.6x 0.9x
EV/EBITDA 7.0x 17.5x -4.5x
EV/EBIT 12.6x 25.0x -1.9x
EV/Revenue 0.2x 6.5x 0.3x
EV/FCF 1.5x 17.9x 3.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 1.5x 17.6x 2.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.33 1.32 0.01

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPERFADSKSSTK
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.4% 17.9% -10.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 13.4% 14.3% 2.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 14.5% 18.8% -12.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 12.4% 14.7% -0.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 157.8% 46.9% -304.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 26.4% 26.3% -56.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 37.7% 57.4% -420.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 26.9% 23.4% -56.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -1.4% 60.4% -414.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 26.4% 24.2% -56.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -32.0% 50.4% 173.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 9.0% -12.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -31.0% 50.7% 3,283%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 8.8% -15.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPERFADSKSSTK
Gross margin 79.7% 91.2% 56.9%
EBITDA margin 3.2% 37.3% -7.4%
Operating margin 1.8% 26.2% -17.3%
Pretax margin 10.0% 27.0% -22.0%
Net margin 8.1% 21.1% -22.9%
FCF margin 15.3% 36.4% 10.0%
Operating cash flow margin 14.8% 37.2% 14.7%
Return on equity 5.4% 49.9% -46.0%
Return on assets 4.3% 13.2% -17.2%
Return on invested capital 0.8% 26.5% -21.6%
Return on capital employed 0.8% 35.0% -25.4%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.6x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.8x -0.6x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 9.1% 5.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPERFADSKSSTK
Debt / assets 4.0% 22.9% 25.0%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.9x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA -67.9x -0.4x -2.1x
Debt / FCF 0.7x 1.0x 3.0x
Liabilities / assets 19.4% 73.9% 66.7%
Equity / assets 80.6% 26.1% 33.3%
Interest coverage 66.4x – -9.8x
Current ratio 4.6x 0.9x 0.5x
Quick ratio 4.6x 0.7x 0.5x
Cash ratio 4.4x 0.6x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 1.28 4.16 0.28

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPERFADSKSSTK
Dividend yield – – 23.9%
Net buyback yield – 2.8% –
Shareholder yield – 2.8% 23.9%
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.

ConsensusPERFADSKSSTK
Forward P/E 28.6xFY2026 20.4xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.07FY2026 $12.24FY2026 $-0.97FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +40.0%FY2026 +17.4%FY2026 -177.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +14.3% +13.2% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $76.52MFY2026 $8.49BFY2026 $829.27MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +10.7%FY2026 +17.8%FY2026 -16.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.1% +4.7% -9.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPERFADSKSSTK
Held by institutions – 96.0% 54.0%
Institutions holding – 1,195 165
Change in shares held, QoQ – +6.6% -11.3%
Institutions buying – 501 81
Institutions selling – 535 49
Buyers to sellers – 0.94 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.

PERFADSKSSTK
PERF 1.00 0.16 0.01
ADSK 0.16 1.00 0.14
SSTK 0.01 0.14 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PERF, ADSK and SSTK?

Autodesk (ADSK) is the largest by market capitalisation: Perfect (PERF) $170.12M, Autodesk (ADSK) $50.80B, Shutterstock (SSTK) $160.58M.

Which stock is cheaper, PERF, ADSK and SSTK?

Autodesk (ADSK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Perfect (PERF) 35.3x, Autodesk (ADSK) 30.9x, Shutterstock (SSTK) -0.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Autodesk (ADSK) is cheapest (Perfect (PERF) 28.6x, Autodesk (ADSK) 20.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Autodesk (ADSK) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Perfect (PERF) +10.4%, Autodesk (ADSK) +17.9%, Shutterstock (SSTK) -10.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Autodesk (ADSK) has the highest net margin (Perfect (PERF) 8.1%, Autodesk (ADSK) 21.1%, Shutterstock (SSTK) -22.9%). On return on invested capital, Autodesk (ADSK) leads (Perfect (PERF) 0.8%, Autodesk (ADSK) 26.5%, Shutterstock (SSTK) -21.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Perfect (PERF) returned the most: Perfect (PERF) +1.0%, Autodesk (ADSK) -20.3%, Shutterstock (SSTK) -82.2%. Over five years, Autodesk (ADSK) compounded fastest (Autodesk (ADSK) -4.2%/yr, Shutterstock (SSTK) -48.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Autodesk (ADSK) has been the steadiest (Perfect (PERF) 47.8%, Autodesk (ADSK) 39.8%, Shutterstock (SSTK) 72.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PERF, ADSK and SSTK?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Autodesk (ADSK) leads on 8. 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.