PTC vs TRMB vs BSY Stock Comparison

Ptc, Trimble and Bentley Systems Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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PTC Ptc Inc.
$193.80 +38.0% 1M -5.3% 1Y
Market cap
$22.22B
P/E
18.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.95B
Div. yield
–
Construction Software Technology
9 wins
TRMB Trimble Inc.
$63.49 +7.0% 1M -21.3% 1Y
Market cap
$14.75B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.78B
Div. yield
–
Construction Software Technology
2 wins
BSY Bentley Systems Inc
$39.70 +21.3% 1M -22.6% 1Y
Market cap
$12.41B
P/E
42.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.60B
Div. yield
–
Construction Software Technology

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Ptc leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Ptc 9, Trimble 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPTCTRMBBSYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $22.22B $14.75B $12.41B PTC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.2x -140.8x 42.8x PTC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 25.4x 16.7x 27.4x TRMB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +19.5% +5.8% +12.8% PTC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 41.4% -2.8% 18.1% PTC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 24.2% 9.4% 12.3% PTC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.3x 1.5x 2.4x PTC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -5.3% -21.3% -22.6% PTC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +8.6%/yr -6.1%/yr -7.6%/yr PTC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 46.6% 32.3% 41.1% TRMB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 78/100 58/100 50/100 PTC

Percentile Scorecard

PTCTRMBBSY

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

AxisPTCTRMBBSY
Valuation 62 #35 of 90 66 #31 of 90 42 #53 of 90
Growth 84 #14 of 82 36 #53 of 82 53 #39 of 82
Profitability 95 #5 of 77 63 #29 of 77 91 #8 of 77
Financial Health 70 #30 of 96 56 #43 of 96 23 #74 of 96
Shareholder Returns 81 #11 of 54 68 #18 of 54 43 #31 of 54
Overall 78 58 50
  • PTC ranked among 99 companies in Vertical Software
  • TRMB ranked among 99 companies in Vertical Software
  • BSY ranked among 99 companies in Vertical Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPTCTRMBBSYSPY
1 month +38.0%+7.0%+21.3% -1.0%
3 months +63.5%+20.0%+26.4% +2.9%
6 months +41.3%-5.7%+18.7% +6.4%
Year to date +11.2%-19.0%+4.0% +11.4%
1 year -5.3%-21.3%-22.6% +13.1%
3 years +38.8%+31.0%-21.0% +79.4%
3 years, per year +11.5%+9.4%-7.6% +21.5%
5 years +51.3%-27.1%-32.8% +67.7%
5 years, per year +8.6%-6.1%-7.6% +10.9%
10 years +317.8%+116.6%— +255.2%
10 years, per year +15.4%+8.0%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasurePTCTRMBBSYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 46.6%32.3%41.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.2%35.7%39.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.521.070.42 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.11-0.66-0.55 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.1%-54.3%-54.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -5.4%-24.0%-23.9% -2.5%
52-week high $204.81$83.52$52.20 $779.14
52-week low $112.33$48.87$28.42 $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.

MultiplePTCTRMBBSY
P/E now vs peer median 18.2xmedian 42.7x -141.3xmedian 42.7x 42.7xmedian 42.7x
P/S now vs peer median 7.3xmedian 2.7x 3.9xmedian 2.7x 7.5xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.4xmedian 19.0x 19.0xmedian 19.0x 29.0xmedian 19.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 22.9xmedian 19.6x 19.2xmedian 19.6x 24.0xmedian 19.6x
P/B now vs peer median 6.2xmedian 1.8x 2.9xmedian 1.8x 10.0xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.30median 1.75 4.35median 1.75 1.75median 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 monthsPTCTRMBBSY
Revenue $2.95B $3.78B $1.60B
Gross profit $2.50B $2.64B $1.31B
Operating income $1.12B $642.70M $377.88M
Net income $1.22B -$104.70M $289.97M
Free cash flow $935.48M $773.10M $498.50M
R&D $474.33M $655.50M $324.84M
EPS (diluted) $10.64 $-0.45 $0.91
Cash & equivalents $351.45M $214.40M $146.98M
Total debt $25.10M $5.78B $1.22B
Shares (diluted) 114.98M 233.00M 318.96M
Enterprise value $21.04B $13.81B $11.87B

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
MetricPTCTRMBBSY
P/E 18.2x -141.3x 42.7x
P/FCF 22.9x 19.2x 24.0x
P/Operating cash flow 22.5x 18.5x 22.9x
P/S 7.3x 3.9x 7.5x
P/B 6.2x 2.9x 10.0x
P/Tangible book 7.9x 3.5x 11.6x
EV/EBITDA 17.4x 19.0x 29.0x
EV/EBIT 18.9x 25.0x 34.5x
EV/Revenue 7.2x 4.2x 8.1x
EV/FCF 22.6x 20.8x 26.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 22.1x 20.1x 25.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.30 4.35 1.75

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPTCTRMBBSY
Revenue growth (1Y) 19.5% 5.8% 12.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.8% 1.2% 11.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 22.9% 9.3% 13.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 15.1% 6.5% 12.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 50.4% 24.7% 14.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 32.2% 12.6% 20.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 138.7% -136.5% 14.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 58.6% -32.1% 22.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 150.1% -137.6% 19.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 60.6% -32.5% 24.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 10.9% 156.0% 16.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.8% 13.9% 13.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 10.1% 169.3% 14.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.8% 15.1% 13.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPTCTRMBBSY
Gross margin 84.5% 69.8% 81.8%
EBITDA margin 41.2% 22.3% 28.1%
Operating margin 37.8% 17.0% 23.6%
Pretax margin 51.8% -0.1% 23.3%
Net margin 41.4% -2.8% 18.1%
FCF margin 31.7% 20.4% 31.1%
Operating cash flow margin 32.3% 21.1% 32.6%
Return on equity 33.4% -1.9% 23.9%
Return on assets 18.8% -1.2% 8.2%
Return on invested capital 24.2% 9.4% 12.3%
Return on capital employed 21.5% 8.7% 14.7%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.4x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x -7.6x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 8.1% 4.1% 4.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPTCTRMBBSY
Debt / assets 0.4% 17.1% 34.0%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.3x 1.0x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.3x 1.5x 2.4x
Debt / FCF 0.0x 1.9x 2.4x
Liabilities / assets 46.7% 40.2% 66.5%
Equity / assets 53.3% 59.8% 33.5%
Interest coverage 17.1x 8.1x –
Current ratio 1.0x 1.0x 0.6x
Quick ratio 0.9x 0.6x 0.1x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.2x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 5.89 3.71 3.66

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPTCTRMBBSY
Dividend yield – – 0.7%
Net buyback yield 6.5% 3.5% 1.6%
Shareholder yield 6.5% 3.5% 2.3%
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.

ConsensusPTCTRMBBSY
Forward P/E 25.4xFY2026 16.7xFY2026 27.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.62FY2026 $3.80FY2026 $1.45FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -4.7%FY2026 +21.4%FY2026 +19.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +11.9% +6.6% +3.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.85BFY2026 $4.15BFY2026 $1.79BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.0%FY2026 +15.7%FY2026 +19.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -1.4% +7.9% +10.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPTCTRMBBSY
Held by institutions 97.3% 99.6% 50.2%
Institutions holding 681 707 396
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.5% +6.4% +3.8%
Institutions buying 340 316 195
Institutions selling 280 303 160
Buyers to sellers 1.21 1.04 1.22

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.

PTCTRMBBSY
PTC 1.00 0.44 0.61
TRMB 0.44 1.00 0.63
BSY 0.61 0.63 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PTC, TRMB and BSY?

Ptc (PTC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ptc (PTC) $22.22B, Trimble (TRMB) $14.75B, Bentley Systems (BSY) $12.41B.

Which stock is cheaper, PTC, TRMB and BSY?

Ptc (PTC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ptc (PTC) 18.2x, Trimble (TRMB) -140.8x, Bentley Systems (BSY) 42.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Trimble (TRMB) is cheapest (Ptc (PTC) 25.4x, Trimble (TRMB) 16.7x, Bentley Systems (BSY) 27.4x). 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%, Trimble (TRMB) +5.8%, Bentley Systems (BSY) +12.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ptc (PTC) has the highest net margin (Ptc (PTC) 41.4%, Trimble (TRMB) -2.8%, Bentley Systems (BSY) 18.1%). On return on invested capital, Ptc (PTC) leads (Ptc (PTC) 24.2%, Trimble (TRMB) 9.4%, Bentley Systems (BSY) 12.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ptc (PTC) returned the most: Ptc (PTC) -5.3%, Trimble (TRMB) -21.3%, Bentley Systems (BSY) -22.6%. Over five years, Ptc (PTC) compounded fastest (Ptc (PTC) +8.6%/yr, Trimble (TRMB) -6.1%/yr, Bentley Systems (BSY) -7.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Trimble (TRMB) has been the steadiest (Ptc (PTC) 46.6%, Trimble (TRMB) 32.3%, Bentley Systems (BSY) 41.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 9. 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.