ROP vs WDAY vs ORCL Stock Comparison

Roper Technologies, Workday and Oracle Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ROP Roper Technologies Inc
$441.65 +23.2% 1M -7.8% 1Y
Market cap
$43.63B
P/E
16.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.43B
Div. yield
–
ERP Software Technology
3 wins
WDAY Workday, Inc.
$208.50 +10.1% 1M -14.1% 1Y
Market cap
$50.34B
P/E
40.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.96B
Div. yield
–
ERP Software Technology
2 wins
ORCL Oracle Corp
$126.06 -8.0% 1M -55.5% 1Y
Market cap
$387.32B
P/E
20.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$71.78B
Div. yield
0.02%
ERP Software Technology
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Oracle leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Oracle 6, Roper Technologies 3, Workday 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionROPWDAYORCLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $43.63B $50.34B $387.32B ORCL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.8x 40.0x 20.6x ROP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.3x 18.2x 14.7x ORCL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.2% +11.2% +21.6% ORCL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 12.6% 26.2% ORCL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 9.8% 11.0% ORCL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.3x 2.6x WDAY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -7.8% -14.1% -55.5% ROP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.7%/yr -5.9%/yr +5.6%/yr ORCL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.3% 53.6% 57.0% ROP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 71/100 53/100 WDAY

Percentile Scorecard

ROPWDAYORCL

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

AxisROPWDAYORCL
Valuation 61 #40 of 102 53 #49 of 102 56 #45 of 102
Growth 45 #54 of 98 94 #7 of 98 63 #37 of 98
Profitability 45 #53 of 95 83 #17 of 95 84 #16 of 95
Financial Health 48 #57 of 109 56 #49 of 109 39 #67 of 109
Shareholder Returns 24 #49 of 64 – 21 #51 of 64
Overall 45 71 53
  • ROP ranked among 115 companies in Business Applications
  • WDAY ranked among 115 companies in Business Applications
  • ORCL ranked among 115 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodROPWDAYORCLSPY
1 month +23.2%+10.1%-8.0% -0.8%
3 months +17.8%+41.3%+5.1% +3.5%
6 months +25.3%+76.9%-27.1% +7.0%
Year to date -0.8%-2.9%-35.3% +12.2%
1 year -7.8%-14.1%-55.5% +13.0%
3 years -7.1%+1.2%+24.8% +86.3%
3 years, per year -2.4%+0.4%+7.7% +23.1%
5 years -8.2%-26.4%+31.3% +68.6%
5 years, per year -1.7%-5.9%+5.6% +11.0%
10 years +160.2%+140.5%+229.1% +258.0%
10 years, per year +10.0%+9.2%+12.7% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureROPWDAYORCLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.3%53.6%57.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.7%50.4%56.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.040.242.24 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.25-0.26-0.97 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -46.9%-63.4%-65.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.8%-13.1%-55.2% -1.8%
52-week high $463.73$239.92$281.40 $779.14
52-week low $315.53$112.50$115.01 $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.

MultipleROPWDAYORCL
P/E now vs peer median 17.1xmedian 28.8x 40.7xmedian 28.8x 19.9xmedian 28.8x
P/S now vs peer median 5.2xmedian 2.8x 5.0xmedian 2.8x 5.3xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 17.7x 30.8xmedian 17.7x 13.8xmedian 17.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.2xmedian 15.8x 14.8xmedian 15.8x -13.3xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 3.2x 7.8xmedian 3.2x 5.7xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median -9.65median 0.85 0.30median 0.85 0.84median 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 monthsROPWDAYORCL
Revenue $8.43B $9.96B $71.78B
Gross profit $5.88B $7.53B –
Operating income $2.37B $994.00M $23.06B
Net income $2.59B $1.26B $18.92B
Free cash flow – – -$28.72B
R&D – $2.76B $10.18B
EPS (diluted) $25.75 $5.10 $6.27
Cash & equivalents $311.00M $661.00M $36.37B
Total debt – $2.99B $125.34B
Shares (diluted) 100.60M 246.31M 3.00B
Enterprise value $43.63B $26.47B $259.45B

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
MetricROPWDAYORCL
P/E 17.1x 40.7x 19.9x
P/FCF 13.2x 14.8x -13.3x
P/Operating cash flow 16.7x – 8.1x
P/S 5.2x 5.0x 5.3x
P/B 2.3x 7.8x 5.7x
P/Tangible book 4.5x 8.6x 5.7x
EV/EBITDA – 30.8x 13.8x
EV/EBIT – 50.2x 20.4x
EV/Revenue 5.2x 5.0x 6.5x
EV/FCF – – -16.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.7x – 10.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -9.65 0.30 0.84

Growth

14 metrics
MetricROPWDAYORCL
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.2% 11.2% 21.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.1% 14.0% 12.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 10.4% 11.1% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 12.0% 14.8% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 8.9% 88.6% 28.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 11.8% 129.1% 18.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 65.0% 115.6% 52.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -4.0% 131.0% 26.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 77.8% 136.5% 46.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -1.8% 135.7% 23.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 3.8% – 118.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 20.8% – 38.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – -388.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -71.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricROPWDAYORCL
Gross margin – 75.5% –
EBITDA margin – 16.3% 47.3%
Operating margin – 10.0% 32.1%
Pretax margin – 12.4% 30.3%
Net margin – 12.6% 26.2%
FCF margin – – -40.0%
Operating cash flow margin 31.1% – 65.4%
Return on equity – 17.6% 34.3%
Return on assets – 7.4% 6.7%
Return on invested capital – 9.8% 11.0%
Return on capital employed – 9.6% 9.8%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.6x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x – 2.5x
Stock comp / revenue 2.4% – 6.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricROPWDAYORCL
Debt / assets – 18.8% 41.3%
Debt / equity – 0.5x 1.9x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.3x 2.6x
Debt / FCF – – -4.4x
Liabilities / assets 44.2% 59.3% 77.8%
Equity / assets 55.8% 40.7% 22.2%
Interest coverage – – 4.5x
Current ratio 0.4x 0.9x 1.2x
Quick ratio – 0.9x 1.0x
Cash ratio – 0.5x 0.8x
Altman Z-score – 4.03 1.48

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricROPWDAYORCL
Dividend yield 0.8% – 1.6%
Net buyback yield – – -5.3%
Shareholder yield 0.8% – -3.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 31.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – -20.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 17.5%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 15.1%

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.

ConsensusROPWDAYORCL
Forward P/E 19.3xFY2026 18.2xFY2026 14.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $22.94FY2026 $11.45FY2026 $8.57FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +14.7%FY2026 +24.1%FY2026 +12.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.3% +22.8% +23.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.28BFY2026 $11.18BFY2026 $95.06BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.8%FY2026 +17.1%FY2026 +41.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +16.4% +8.4% +45.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersROPWDAYORCL
Held by institutions 100.0% 98.1% 44.7%
Institutions holding 1,075 910 3,495
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.7% +5.3% +6.5%
Institutions buying 415 487 1,807
Institutions selling 522 323 1,308
Buyers to sellers 0.80 1.51 1.38

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.

ROPWDAYORCL
ROP 1.00 0.53 0.04
WDAY 0.53 1.00 0.21
ORCL 0.04 0.21 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ROP, WDAY and ORCL?

Oracle (ORCL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Roper Technologies (ROP) $43.63B, Workday (WDAY) $50.34B, Oracle (ORCL) $387.32B.

Which stock is cheaper, ROP, WDAY and ORCL?

Roper Technologies (ROP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Roper Technologies (ROP) 16.8x, Workday (WDAY) 40.0x, Oracle (ORCL) 20.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Oracle (ORCL) is cheapest (Roper Technologies (ROP) 19.3x, Workday (WDAY) 18.2x, Oracle (ORCL) 14.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Oracle (ORCL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Roper Technologies (ROP) +9.2%, Workday (WDAY) +11.2%, Oracle (ORCL) +21.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Oracle (ORCL) has the highest net margin (Workday (WDAY) 12.6%, Oracle (ORCL) 26.2%). On return on invested capital, Oracle (ORCL) leads (Workday (WDAY) 9.8%, Oracle (ORCL) 11.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Roper Technologies (ROP) returned the most: Roper Technologies (ROP) -7.8%, Workday (WDAY) -14.1%, Oracle (ORCL) -55.5%. Over five years, Oracle (ORCL) compounded fastest (Roper Technologies (ROP) -1.7%/yr, Workday (WDAY) -5.9%/yr, Oracle (ORCL) +5.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Roper Technologies (ROP) 0.00%, Workday (WDAY) 0.00%, Oracle (ORCL) 0.02%. Roper Technologies (ROP) and Workday (WDAY) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Roper Technologies (ROP) has been the steadiest (Roper Technologies (ROP) 31.3%, Workday (WDAY) 53.6%, Oracle (ORCL) 57.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ROP, WDAY and ORCL?

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