ROP vs WDAY vs SAP Stock Comparison

Roper Technologies, Workday and Sap Se Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ROP Roper Technologies Inc
$491.74 +35.7% 1M +10.3% 1Y
Market cap
$48.68B
P/E
18.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.43B
Div. yield
0.74%
ERP Software Technology
4 wins
WDAY Workday, Inc.
$200.17 +7.3% 1M -13.8% 1Y
Market cap
$48.28B
P/E
39.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.16B
Div. yield
–
ERP Software Technology
2 wins
SAP Sap Se
$243.45 +15.6% 1M -6.7% 1Y
Market cap
$299.08B
P/E
29.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$45.76B
Div. yield
1.21%
ERP Software Technology
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Sap Se leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Sap Se 6, Roper Technologies 4, Workday 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionROPWDAYSAPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $48.68B $48.28B $299.08B SAP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.8x 39.2x 29.8x ROP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.4x 17.5x 29.0x WDAY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.2% +13.3% +13.5% SAP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 30.7% 12.3% 20.8% ROP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.8% 11.0% 35.6% SAP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.8x -0.2x -0.4x SAP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.74% — 1.21% SAP
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +10.3% -13.8% -6.7% ROP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +0.3%/yr -7.1%/yr +10.2%/yr SAP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.8% 53.5% 39.4% ROP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 74/100 62/100 WDAY

Percentile Scorecard

ROPWDAYSAP

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

AxisROPWDAYSAP
Valuation 56 #45 of 100 53 #48 of 100 48 #53 of 100
Growth 41 #59 of 99 88 #13 of 99 65 #35 of 99
Profitability 80 #20 of 96 81 #19 of 96 91 #10 of 96
Financial Health 37 #71 of 112 60 #46 of 112 78 #25 of 112
Shareholder Returns 46 #37 of 67 89 #8 of 67 26 #50 of 67
Overall 52 74 62
  • ROP ranked among 113 companies in Business Applications
  • WDAY ranked among 113 companies in Business Applications
  • SAP ranked among 113 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodROPWDAYSAPSPY
1 month +35.7%+7.3%+15.6% -5.9%
3 months +23.8%+17.6%+22.1% -4.6%
6 months +39.5%+52.9%+39.3% +0.2%
Year to date +10.5%-6.8%+0.2% +7.5%
1 year +10.3%-13.8%-6.7% +8.2%
3 years -2.3%-8.3%+75.7% +68.3%
3 years, per year -0.8%-2.9%+20.7% +19.0%
5 years +1.5%-31.0%+62.8% +56.5%
5 years, per year +0.3%-7.1%+10.2% +9.4%
10 years +190.2%+141.8%+185.2% +251.5%
10 years, per year +11.2%+9.2%+11.1% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureROPWDAYSAPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.8%53.5%39.4% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.8%50.6%40.3% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.060.230.53 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.32-0.26-0.17 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -46.9%-63.4%-53.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.1%-14.3%-6.7% -5.9%
52-week high $492.22$233.69$261.06 $779.14
52-week low $315.53$112.50$146.09 $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.

MultipleROPWDAYSAP
P/E now vs peer median 18.8xmedian 24.7x 39.2xmedian 24.7x 29.8xmedian 24.7x
P/S now vs peer median 5.8xmedian 2.8x 4.8xmedian 2.8x 6.5xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.6xmedian 16.5x 27.1xmedian 16.5x 12.3xmedian 16.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 18.9xmedian 15.3x 17.0xmedian 15.3x 28.2xmedian 15.3x
P/B now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 2.7x 7.5xmedian 2.7x 5.7xmedian 2.7x
PEG now vs peer median -13.60median 0.77 0.29median 0.77 1.86median 0.77

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 monthsROPWDAYSAP
Revenue $8.43B $10.16B $45.76B
Gross profit $5.88B $7.70B $33.40B
Operating income $2.37B $1.08B $22.06B
Net income $2.59B $1.25B $9.47B
Free cash flow $2.58B $2.84B $10.59B
R&D – $2.81B $8.26B
EPS (diluted) $26.06 $5.08 $8.11
Cash & equivalents $311.00M $661.00M $10.62B
Total debt $9.72B $2.99B $9.68B
Shares (diluted) 99.40M 246.31M 1.18B
Enterprise value $47.33B $28.23B $227.06B

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
MetricROPWDAYSAP
P/E 18.8x 39.2x 29.8x
P/FCF 18.9x 17.0x 28.2x
P/Operating cash flow 18.6x 15.7x 26.0x
P/S 5.8x 4.8x 6.5x
P/B 2.5x 7.5x 5.7x
P/Tangible book 5.0x 8.3x 6.0x
EV/EBITDA 17.6x 27.1x 12.3x
EV/EBIT 24.6x 44.2x 13.1x
EV/Revenue 6.9x 4.7x 6.3x
EV/FCF 22.6x 16.8x 27.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 22.2x 15.5x 25.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -13.60 0.29 1.86

Growth

14 metrics
MetricROPWDAYSAP
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.2% 13.3% 13.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.1% 14.8% 11.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 10.4% 13.7% 12.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 12.0% 15.7% 12.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 8.9% 105.7% 30.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 11.8% 134.8% 52.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 65.0% 114.6% 18.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -4.0% 130.7% 16.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 79.9% 135.4% 22.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -1.4% 135.4% 16.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 3.8% 18.9% 43.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 20.8% 19.5% 19.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 4.7% 18.8% 46.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 21.4% 22.6% 21.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricROPWDAYSAP
Gross margin 69.7% 75.8% 73.0%
EBITDA margin 39.2% 17.4% 51.5%
Operating margin 28.0% 10.7% 48.2%
Pretax margin 36.2% 12.6% 29.2%
Net margin 30.7% 12.3% 20.8%
FCF margin 30.5% 28.0% 23.1%
Operating cash flow margin 31.1% 30.3% 25.1%
Return on equity 13.7% 19.0% 18.5%
Return on assets 7.5% 7.8% 11.2%
Return on invested capital 6.8% 11.0% 35.6%
Return on capital employed 7.8% 11.5% 34.0%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.6x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x 2.5x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 2.4% 16.2% 3.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricROPWDAYSAP
Debt / assets 28.3% 18.8% 11.2%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.5x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.8x -0.2x -0.4x
Debt / FCF 3.8x 1.1x 0.9x
Liabilities / assets 44.2% 59.3% 39.1%
Equity / assets 55.8% 40.7% 60.9%
Interest coverage 5.8x – 8.3x
Current ratio 0.4x 0.9x 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.3x 0.9x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.5x 0.9x
Altman Z-score 3.09 3.93 7.65

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricROPWDAYSAP
Dividend yield 0.7% – 1.2%
Net buyback yield 6.5% 10.7% -0.1%
Shareholder yield 7.3% 10.7% 1.1%
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.

ConsensusROPWDAYSAP
Forward P/E 21.4xFY2026 17.5xFY2026 29.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $22.97FY2026 $11.45FY2026 $8.40FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +14.8%FY2026 +24.1%FY2026 +14.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.3% +22.8% +5.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.28BFY2026 $11.18BFY2026 $42.35BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.8%FY2026 +17.1%FY2026 -3.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +16.3% +8.4% +14.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersROPWDAYSAP
Held by institutions 100.0% 81.9% 7.2%
Institutions holding 1,077 912 816
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.7% +5.3% -3.0%
Institutions buying 414 488 458
Institutions selling 525 324 243
Buyers to sellers 0.79 1.51 1.88

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.

ROPWDAYSAP
ROP 1.00 0.52 0.47
WDAY 0.52 1.00 0.65
SAP 0.47 0.65 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ROP, WDAY and SAP?

Sap Se (SAP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Roper Technologies (ROP) $48.68B, Workday (WDAY) $48.28B, Sap Se (SAP) $299.08B.

Which stock is cheaper, ROP, WDAY and SAP?

Roper Technologies (ROP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Roper Technologies (ROP) 18.8x, Workday (WDAY) 39.2x, Sap Se (SAP) 29.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Workday (WDAY) is cheapest (Roper Technologies (ROP) 21.4x, Workday (WDAY) 17.5x, Sap Se (SAP) 29.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Sap Se (SAP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Roper Technologies (ROP) +9.2%, Workday (WDAY) +13.3%, Sap Se (SAP) +13.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Roper Technologies (ROP) has the highest net margin (Roper Technologies (ROP) 30.7%, Workday (WDAY) 12.3%, Sap Se (SAP) 20.8%). On return on invested capital, Sap Se (SAP) leads (Roper Technologies (ROP) 6.8%, Workday (WDAY) 11.0%, Sap Se (SAP) 35.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Roper Technologies (ROP) returned the most: Roper Technologies (ROP) +10.3%, Workday (WDAY) -13.8%, Sap Se (SAP) -6.7%. Over five years, Sap Se (SAP) compounded fastest (Roper Technologies (ROP) +0.3%/yr, Workday (WDAY) -7.1%/yr, Sap Se (SAP) +10.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Sap Se (SAP) has the highest dividend yield: Roper Technologies (ROP) 0.74%, Sap Se (SAP) 1.21%. 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) 31.8%, Workday (WDAY) 53.5%, Sap Se (SAP) 39.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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