ROP vs WDAY vs SAP Stock Comparison

Roper Technologies, Workday and Sap Se Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ROP Roper Technologies Inc
$434.48 +21.2% 1M -6.3% 1Y
Market cap
$43.69B
P/E
16.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.43B
Div. yield
–
ERP Software Technology
3 wins
WDAY Workday, Inc.
$205.46 +8.5% 1M -14.0% 1Y
Market cap
$50.18B
P/E
39.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.96B
Div. yield
–
ERP Software Technology
2 wins
SAP Sap Se
$235.80 +11.9% 1M -13.4% 1Y
Market cap
$274.63B
P/E
28.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$45.76B
Div. yield
–
ERP Software Technology
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Sap Se leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Sap Se 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.

QuestionROPWDAYSAPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $43.69B $50.18B $274.63B SAP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.9x 39.9x 28.8x ROP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.9x 17.9x 27.7x WDAY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.2% +11.2% +13.5% SAP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 12.6% 20.8% SAP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 9.8% 35.6% SAP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.3x -0.4x SAP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -6.3% -14.0% -13.4% ROP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.2%/yr -6.5%/yr +9.8%/yr SAP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.3% 53.5% 39.3% ROP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 70/100 63/100 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 61 #40 of 101 49 #52 of 101 52 #49 of 101
Growth 45 #54 of 97 94 #7 of 97 68 #32 of 97
Profitability 44 #53 of 94 83 #17 of 94 91 #9 of 94
Financial Health 47 #58 of 108 55 #49 of 108 77 #26 of 108
Shareholder Returns 24 #49 of 64 – 29 #46 of 64
Overall 44 70 63
  • ROP ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • WDAY ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • SAP ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodROPWDAYSAPSPY
1 month +21.2%+8.5%+11.9% -0.2%
3 months +11.1%+28.7%+31.6% +3.9%
6 months +22.7%+69.5%+35.9% +8.2%
Year to date -2.4%-4.3%-2.9% +12.9%
1 year -6.3%-14.0%-13.4% +12.3%
3 years -8.6%-0.3%+79.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year -3.0%-0.1%+21.5% +23.3%
5 years -10.7%-28.3%+59.9% +67.9%
5 years, per year -2.2%-6.5%+9.8% +10.9%
10 years +157.9%+139.6%+169.0% +261.1%
10 years, per year +9.9%+9.1%+10.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureROPWDAYSAPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.3%53.5%39.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.7%50.3%40.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.050.240.63 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.20-0.26-0.34 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -46.9%-63.4%-53.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -6.3%-14.4%-13.4% -1.2%
52-week high $463.73$239.92$272.16 $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 16.8xmedian 28.3x 40.1xmedian 28.3x 28.8xmedian 28.3x
P/S now vs peer median 5.1xmedian 2.8x 5.0xmedian 2.8x 6.3xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 17.3x 30.3xmedian 17.3x 11.9xmedian 17.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.2xmedian 15.8x —median 15.8x 27.9xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 3.2x 7.7xmedian 3.2x 5.5xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median -9.49median 0.85 0.30median 0.85 1.80median 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 monthsROPWDAYSAP
Revenue $8.43B $9.96B $45.76B
Gross profit $5.88B $7.53B $33.40B
Operating income $2.37B $994.00M $22.06B
Net income $2.59B $1.26B $9.47B
Free cash flow – – $10.40B
R&D – $2.76B $8.26B
EPS (diluted) $25.75 $5.10 $8.11
Cash & equivalents $311.00M $661.00M $10.62B
Total debt – $2.99B $9.68B
Shares (diluted) 100.60M 246.31M 1.18B
Enterprise value $43.69B $26.31B $202.03B

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 16.8x 40.1x 28.8x
P/FCF 13.2x – 27.9x
P/Operating cash flow 16.4x – 25.2x
P/S 5.1x 5.0x 6.3x
P/B 2.2x 7.7x 5.5x
P/Tangible book 4.4x 8.5x 5.8x
EV/EBITDA – 30.3x 11.9x
EV/EBIT – 49.4x 12.7x
EV/Revenue 5.1x 4.9x 6.1x
EV/FCF – – 26.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.4x – 24.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -9.49 0.30 1.80

Growth

14 metrics
MetricROPWDAYSAP
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.2% 11.2% 13.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.1% 14.0% 11.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 10.4% 11.1% 12.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 12.0% 14.8% 12.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 8.9% 88.6% 30.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 11.8% 129.1% 52.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 65.0% 115.6% 18.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -4.0% 131.0% 16.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 77.8% 136.5% 22.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -1.8% 135.7% 16.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 3.8% – 43.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 20.8% – 19.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – 43.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 20.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricROPWDAYSAP
Gross margin – 75.5% 73.0%
EBITDA margin – 16.3% 51.5%
Operating margin – 10.0% 48.2%
Pretax margin – 12.4% 29.2%
Net margin – 12.6% 20.8%
FCF margin – – 22.7%
Operating cash flow margin 31.1% – 25.1%
Return on equity – 17.6% 18.5%
Return on assets – 7.4% 11.2%
Return on invested capital – 9.8% 35.6%
Return on capital employed – 9.6% 34.0%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.6x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x – 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 2.4% – 3.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricROPWDAYSAP
Debt / assets – 18.8% 11.2%
Debt / equity – 0.5x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.3x -0.4x
Debt / FCF – – 0.9x
Liabilities / assets 44.2% 59.3% 39.1%
Equity / assets 55.8% 40.7% 60.9%
Interest coverage – – 8.3x
Current ratio 0.4x 0.9x 1.2x
Quick ratio – 0.9x 0.9x
Cash ratio – 0.5x 0.9x
Altman Z-score – 3.98 7.48

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricROPWDAYSAP
Dividend yield 0.8% – 1.2%
Net buyback yield – – -0.1%
Shareholder yield 0.8% – 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 18.9xFY2026 17.9xFY2026 27.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $22.94FY2026 $11.45FY2026 $8.52FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +14.7%FY2026 +24.1%FY2026 +16.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.3% +22.8% +4.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.28BFY2026 $11.18BFY2026 $42.86BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.8%FY2026 +17.1%FY2026 -2.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +16.4% +8.4% +14.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersROPWDAYSAP
Held by institutions 100.0% 98.1% 7.2%
Institutions holding 1,075 910 820
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.7% +5.3% -3.0%
Institutions buying 415 487 459
Institutions selling 522 323 245
Buyers to sellers 0.80 1.51 1.87

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 0.53 0.47
WDAY 0.53 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) $43.69B, Workday (WDAY) $50.18B, Sap Se (SAP) $274.63B.

Which stock is cheaper, ROP, WDAY and SAP?

Roper Technologies (ROP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Roper Technologies (ROP) 16.9x, Workday (WDAY) 39.9x, Sap Se (SAP) 28.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Workday (WDAY) is cheapest (Roper Technologies (ROP) 18.9x, Workday (WDAY) 17.9x, Sap Se (SAP) 27.7x). 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) +11.2%, Sap Se (SAP) +13.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Sap Se (SAP) has the highest net margin (Workday (WDAY) 12.6%, Sap Se (SAP) 20.8%). On return on invested capital, Sap Se (SAP) leads (Workday (WDAY) 9.8%, Sap Se (SAP) 35.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Roper Technologies (ROP) returned the most: Roper Technologies (ROP) -6.3%, Workday (WDAY) -14.0%, Sap Se (SAP) -13.4%. Over five years, Sap Se (SAP) compounded fastest (Roper Technologies (ROP) -2.2%/yr, Workday (WDAY) -6.5%/yr, Sap Se (SAP) +9.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Roper Technologies (ROP) has been the steadiest (Roper Technologies (ROP) 31.3%, Workday (WDAY) 53.5%, Sap Se (SAP) 39.3%). 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.