PTC vs BSY vs PCOR Stock Comparison

Ptc, Bentley Systems and Procore Technologies Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
PTC Ptc Inc.
$193.80 +38.0% 1M -5.3% 1Y
Market cap
$22.27B
P/E
18.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.95B
Div. yield
–
Construction Software Technology
10 wins
BSY Bentley Systems Inc
$39.70 +21.3% 1M -22.6% 1Y
Market cap
$12.42B
P/E
42.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.60B
Div. yield
–
Construction Software Technology
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Ptc leads on 10 of the 12 questions below (Ptc 10, Bentley Systems 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPTCBSYPCORLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $22.27B $12.42B $9.51B PTC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.2x 42.8x -244.6x PTC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 25.4x 27.4x 36.6x PTC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +19.5% +12.8% +15.4% PTC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 41.4% 18.1% -2.7% PTC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 24.2% 12.3% — PTC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.3x 2.4x — PTC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -5.3% -22.6% -14.3% PTC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +8.6%/yr -7.6%/yr -8.9%/yr PTC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 46.6% 41.1% 52.5% BSY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 78/100 50/100 56/100 PTC

Percentile Scorecard

PTCBSYPCOR

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

AxisPTCBSYPCOR
Valuation 62 #35 of 90 42 #53 of 90 37 #57 of 90
Growth 84 #14 of 82 53 #39 of 82 94 #6 of 82
Profitability 95 #5 of 77 91 #8 of 77 53 #37 of 77
Financial Health 70 #30 of 96 23 #74 of 96 43 #55 of 96
Shareholder Returns 81 #11 of 54 43 #31 of 54 53 #26 of 54
Overall 78 50 56
  • PTC ranked among 99 companies in Vertical Software
  • BSY ranked among 99 companies in Vertical Software
  • PCOR ranked among 99 companies in Vertical Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPTCBSYPCORSPY
1 month +38.0%+21.3%+23.4% -1.0%
3 months +63.5%+26.4%+47.2% +2.9%
6 months +41.3%+18.7%+13.7% +6.4%
Year to date +11.2%+4.0%-13.4% +11.4%
1 year -5.3%-22.6%-14.3% +13.1%
3 years +38.8%-21.0%-2.5% +79.4%
3 years, per year +11.5%-7.6%-0.8% +21.5%
5 years +51.3%-32.8%-37.3% +67.7%
5 years, per year +8.6%-7.6%-8.9% +10.9%
10 years +317.8%—— +255.2%
10 years, per year +15.4%—— +13.5%

Risk

MeasurePTCBSYPCORSPY
Volatility, 1Y 46.6%41.1%52.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.2%39.6%54.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.520.420.70 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.11-0.55-0.27 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.1%-54.2%-60.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -5.4%-23.9%-20.9% -2.5%
52-week high $204.81$52.20$79.60 $779.14
52-week low $112.33$28.42$38.30 $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.

MultiplePTCBSYPCOR
P/E now vs peer median 18.2xmedian 42.7x 42.7xmedian 42.7x -245.3xmedian 42.7x
P/S now vs peer median 7.3xmedian 2.7x 7.5xmedian 2.7x 6.7xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.4xmedian 19.0x 29.0xmedian 19.0x 188.5xmedian 19.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 22.9xmedian 19.6x 24.0xmedian 19.6x 27.6xmedian 19.6x
P/B now vs peer median 6.2xmedian 1.8x 10.0xmedian 1.8x 7.5xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.30median 1.75 1.75median 1.75 -5.09median 1.75

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 monthsPTCBSYPCOR
Revenue $2.95B $1.60B $1.42B
Gross profit $2.50B $1.31B $1.14B
Operating income $1.12B $377.88M -$69.18M
Net income $1.22B $289.97M -$38.88M
Free cash flow $935.48M $498.50M $347.01M
R&D $474.33M $324.84M $364.78M
EPS (diluted) $10.64 $0.91 $-0.25
Cash & equivalents $351.45M $146.98M $494.39M
Total debt $25.10M $1.22B –
Shares (diluted) 114.98M 318.96M 152.79M
Enterprise value $21.09B $11.88B $6.81B

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
MetricPTCBSYPCOR
P/E 18.2x 42.7x -245.3x
P/FCF 22.9x 24.0x 27.6x
P/Operating cash flow 22.5x 22.9x 26.0x
P/S 7.3x 7.5x 6.7x
P/B 6.2x 10.0x 7.5x
P/Tangible book 7.9x 11.6x 9.7x
EV/EBITDA 17.4x 29.0x 188.5x
EV/EBIT 18.9x 34.5x -128.8x
EV/Revenue 7.2x 8.1x 6.3x
EV/FCF 22.6x 26.2x 25.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 22.1x 25.0x 24.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.30 1.75 -5.09

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPTCBSYPCOR
Revenue growth (1Y) 19.5% 12.8% 15.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.8% 11.2% 19.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 22.9% 13.8% 15.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 15.1% 12.9% 19.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 50.4% 14.6% 59.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 32.2% 20.6% 36.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 138.7% 14.0% 72.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 58.6% 22.7% 46.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 150.1% 19.0% 73.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 60.6% 24.4% 48.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 10.9% 16.7% 122.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.8% 13.0% 98.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 10.1% 14.9% 148.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.8% 13.7% 113.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPTCBSYPCOR
Gross margin 84.5% 81.8% 80.0%
EBITDA margin 41.2% 28.1% 3.3%
Operating margin 37.8% 23.6% -4.9%
Pretax margin 51.8% 23.3% -2.9%
Net margin 41.4% 18.1% -2.7%
FCF margin 31.7% 31.1% 24.4%
Operating cash flow margin 32.3% 32.6% 25.9%
Return on equity 33.4% 23.9% -3.1%
Return on assets 18.8% 8.2% -1.8%
Return on invested capital 24.2% 12.3% –
Return on capital employed 21.5% 14.7% -5.4%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.5x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x 1.8x -9.5x
Stock comp / revenue 8.1% 4.9% 17.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPTCBSYPCOR
Debt / assets 0.4% 34.0% –
Debt / equity 0.0x 1.0x –
Net debt / EBITDA -0.3x 2.4x –
Debt / FCF 0.0x 2.4x –
Liabilities / assets 46.7% 66.5% 43.0%
Equity / assets 53.3% 33.5% 57.0%
Interest coverage 17.1x – -68.0x
Current ratio 1.0x 0.6x 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.9x 0.1x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.1x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 5.89 3.66 5.73

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPTCBSYPCOR
Dividend yield – 0.7% –
Net buyback yield 6.5% 1.6% 1.0%
Shareholder yield 6.5% 2.3% 1.0%
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.

ConsensusPTCBSYPCOR
Forward P/E 25.4xFY2026 27.4xFY2026 36.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.62FY2026 $1.45FY2026 $1.72FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -4.7%FY2026 +19.8%FY2026 +26.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +11.9% +3.4% +52.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.85BFY2026 $1.79BFY2026 $1.43BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.0%FY2026 +19.2%FY2026 +8.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -1.4% +10.2% +25.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPTCBSYPCOR
Held by institutions 97.3% 50.2% 97.7%
Institutions holding 681 396 400
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.5% +3.8% -0.1%
Institutions buying 340 195 207
Institutions selling 280 160 151
Buyers to sellers 1.21 1.22 1.37

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.

PTCBSYPCOR
PTC 1.00 0.61 0.50
BSY 0.61 1.00 0.64
PCOR 0.50 0.64 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PTC, BSY and PCOR?

Ptc (PTC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ptc (PTC) $22.27B, Bentley Systems (BSY) $12.42B, Procore Technologies (PCOR) $9.51B.

Which stock is cheaper, PTC, BSY and PCOR?

Ptc (PTC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ptc (PTC) 18.2x, Bentley Systems (BSY) 42.8x, Procore Technologies (PCOR) -244.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ptc (PTC) is cheapest (Ptc (PTC) 25.4x, Bentley Systems (BSY) 27.4x, Procore Technologies (PCOR) 36.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Ptc (PTC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ptc (PTC) +19.5%, Bentley Systems (BSY) +12.8%, Procore Technologies (PCOR) +15.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ptc (PTC) has the highest net margin (Ptc (PTC) 41.4%, Bentley Systems (BSY) 18.1%, Procore Technologies (PCOR) -2.7%). On return on invested capital, Ptc (PTC) leads (Ptc (PTC) 24.2%, Bentley Systems (BSY) 12.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ptc (PTC) returned the most: Ptc (PTC) -5.3%, Bentley Systems (BSY) -22.6%, Procore Technologies (PCOR) -14.3%. Over five years, Ptc (PTC) compounded fastest (Ptc (PTC) +8.6%/yr, Bentley Systems (BSY) -7.6%/yr, Procore Technologies (PCOR) -8.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Bentley Systems (BSY) has been the steadiest (Ptc (PTC) 46.6%, Bentley Systems (BSY) 41.1%, Procore Technologies (PCOR) 52.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PTC, BSY and PCOR?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Ptc (PTC) leads on 10. 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.