SAP vs ADSK vs ORCL Stock Comparison

Sap Se, Autodesk and Oracle Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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SAP Sap Se
$238.21 +13.1% 1M -14.5% 1Y
Market cap
$278.03B
P/E
29.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$44.55B
Div. yield
–
ERP Software Technology
6 wins
ADSK Autodesk, Inc.
$252.20 +16.1% 1M -18.6% 1Y
Market cap
$52.42B
P/E
31.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.79B
Div. yield
–
Creative Software Technology
ORCL Oracle Corp
$126.08 -12.8% 1M -55.0% 1Y
Market cap
$373.36B
P/E
19.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$71.78B
Div. yield
0.02%
ERP Software Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Sap Se leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Sap Se 6, Oracle 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSAPADSKORCLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $278.03B $52.42B $373.36B ORCL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 29.9x 31.9x 19.8x ORCL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 28.0x 20.6x 14.7x ORCL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +14.2% +17.9% +21.6% ORCL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 20.8% 21.1% 26.2% ORCL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 35.9% 26.5% 11.0% SAP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.5x -0.4x 2.6x SAP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -14.5% -18.6% -55.0% SAP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.9%/yr -4.0%/yr +5.1%/yr SAP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.5% 39.7% 56.9% SAP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 54/100 54/100 SAP

Percentile Scorecard

SAPADSKORCL

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

AxisSAPADSKORCL
Valuation 51 #50 of 101 28 #22 of 30 56 #45 of 101
Growth 71 #29 of 97 62 #11 of 27 65 #35 of 97
Profitability 91 #9 of 94 88 #4 of 26 87 #13 of 94
Financial Health 77 #26 of 109 48 #17 of 32 40 #66 of 109
Shareholder Returns 27 #47 of 64 44 #10 of 17 21 #51 of 64
Overall 63 54 54
  • SAP ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • ADSK ranked among 33 companies in Workplace Software
  • ORCL ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSAPADSKORCLSPY
1 month +13.1%+16.1%-12.8% -1.0%
3 months +48.8%+20.2%+9.6% +2.9%
6 months +35.9%+6.2%-27.2% +6.4%
Year to date -1.9%-14.8%-35.3% +11.4%
1 year -14.5%-18.6%-55.0% +13.1%
3 years +78.2%+23.0%+22.2% +79.4%
3 years, per year +21.3%+7.1%+6.9% +21.5%
5 years +68.0%-18.3%+28.3% +67.7%
5 years, per year +10.9%-4.0%+5.1% +10.9%
10 years +168.2%+254.3%+232.4% +255.2%
10 years, per year +10.4%+13.5%+12.8% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureSAPADSKORCLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.5%39.7%56.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.8%42.7%56.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.620.452.22 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.37-0.47-0.97 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -53.2%-50.8%-65.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.5%-19.6%-55.5% -2.5%
52-week high $278.53$313.53$283.33 $779.14
52-week low $146.09$187.72$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.

MultipleSAPADSKORCL
P/E now vs peer median 29.9xmedian 29.9x 32.3xmedian 32.3x 19.9xmedian 29.9x
P/S now vs peer median 6.6xmedian 2.8x 6.8xmedian 2.4x 5.3xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.2xmedian 17.4x 17.7xmedian 11.5x 13.8xmedian 17.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 28.7xmedian 16.9x 18.6xmedian 14.2x -13.3xmedian 16.9x
P/B now vs peer median 5.7xmedian 3.1x 15.6xmedian 2.7x 5.7xmedian 3.1x
PEG now vs peer median 1.63median 0.86 1.33median 0.77 0.84median 0.86

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 monthsSAPADSKORCL
Revenue $44.55B $7.79B $71.78B
Gross profit $32.56B $7.11B –
Operating income $21.60B $2.04B $23.06B
Net income $9.26B $1.64B $18.92B
Free cash flow $10.18B $2.84B -$28.72B
R&D $8.03B $1.72B $10.18B
EPS (diluted) $7.90 $7.78 $6.27
Cash & equivalents $12.01B $4.10B $36.37B
Total debt $18.08B $10.43B $497.56B
Shares (diluted) 1.18B 211.00M 3.00B
Enterprise value $205.81B $40.46B $245.49B

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
MetricSAPADSKORCL
P/E 29.9x 32.3x 19.9x
P/FCF 28.7x 18.6x -13.3x
P/Operating cash flow 26.5x 18.2x 8.1x
P/S 6.6x 6.8x 5.3x
P/B 5.7x 15.6x 5.7x
P/Tangible book 6.0x 17.8x 5.7x
EV/EBITDA 12.2x 17.7x 13.8x
EV/EBIT 13.0x 25.2x 20.4x
EV/Revenue 6.3x 6.6x 6.5x
EV/FCF 27.6x 18.2x -16.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 25.5x 17.8x 10.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.63 1.33 0.84

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSAPADSKORCL
Revenue growth (1Y) 14.2% 17.9% 21.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.7% 14.3% 12.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.5% 18.8% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 12.2% 14.7% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 31.9% 46.9% 28.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 53.5% 26.3% 18.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 29.0% 57.4% 52.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 17.5% 23.4% 26.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 31.2% 60.4% 46.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 18.4% 24.2% 23.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 41.4% 50.4% 118.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 19.6% 9.0% 38.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 46.2% 50.7% -388.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 22.1% 8.8% -71.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSAPADSKORCL
Gross margin 73.1% 91.2% –
EBITDA margin 51.8% 37.3% 47.3%
Operating margin 48.5% 26.2% 32.1%
Pretax margin 29.5% 27.0% 30.3%
Net margin 20.8% 21.1% 26.2%
FCF margin 22.9% 36.4% -40.0%
Operating cash flow margin 24.8% 37.2% 65.4%
Return on equity 18.2% 49.9% 34.3%
Return on assets 11.1% 13.2% 6.7%
Return on invested capital 35.9% 26.5% 11.0%
Return on capital employed 34.4% 35.0% 9.8%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.6x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.8x 2.5x
Stock comp / revenue 3.9% 9.1% 6.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSAPADSKORCL
Debt / assets 11.3% 22.9% 41.3%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.9x 1.9x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.5x -0.4x 2.6x
Debt / FCF 1.0x 1.0x -4.4x
Liabilities / assets 40.2% 73.9% 77.8%
Equity / assets 59.8% 26.1% 22.2%
Interest coverage 8.0x – 4.5x
Current ratio 1.1x 0.9x 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.9x 0.7x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.9x 0.6x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 7.35 4.19 1.48

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSAPADSKORCL
Dividend yield 1.2% – 1.6%
Net buyback yield 0.4% 2.8% -5.3%
Shareholder yield 1.6% 2.8% -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.

ConsensusSAPADSKORCL
Forward P/E 28.0xFY2026 20.6xFY2026 14.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.52FY2026 $12.24FY2026 $8.57FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +16.1%FY2026 +17.4%FY2026 +12.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +4.9% +13.2% +23.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $42.86BFY2026 $8.49BFY2026 $95.06BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -2.4%FY2026 +17.8%FY2026 +41.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.3% +4.7% +45.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSAPADSKORCL
Held by institutions 7.2% 96.0% 44.7%
Institutions holding 814 1,195 3,495
Change in shares held, QoQ -3.0% +6.6% +6.5%
Institutions buying 456 501 1,807
Institutions selling 243 535 1,308
Buyers to sellers 1.88 0.94 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.

SAPADSKORCL
SAP 1.00 0.64 0.27
ADSK 0.64 1.00 0.23
ORCL 0.27 0.23 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SAP, ADSK and ORCL?

Oracle (ORCL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Sap Se (SAP) $278.03B, Autodesk (ADSK) $52.42B, Oracle (ORCL) $373.36B.

Which stock is cheaper, SAP, ADSK and ORCL?

Oracle (ORCL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Sap Se (SAP) 29.9x, Autodesk (ADSK) 31.9x, Oracle (ORCL) 19.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Oracle (ORCL) is cheapest (Sap Se (SAP) 28.0x, Autodesk (ADSK) 20.6x, 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: Sap Se (SAP) +14.2%, Autodesk (ADSK) +17.9%, Oracle (ORCL) +21.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Oracle (ORCL) has the highest net margin (Sap Se (SAP) 20.8%, Autodesk (ADSK) 21.1%, Oracle (ORCL) 26.2%). On return on invested capital, Sap Se (SAP) leads (Sap Se (SAP) 35.9%, Autodesk (ADSK) 26.5%, Oracle (ORCL) 11.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sap Se (SAP) returned the most: Sap Se (SAP) -14.5%, Autodesk (ADSK) -18.6%, Oracle (ORCL) -55.0%. Over five years, Sap Se (SAP) compounded fastest (Sap Se (SAP) +10.9%/yr, Autodesk (ADSK) -4.0%/yr, Oracle (ORCL) +5.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Sap Se (SAP) 0.00%, Autodesk (ADSK) 0.00%, Oracle (ORCL) 0.02%. Sap Se (SAP) and Autodesk (ADSK) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Sap Se (SAP) has been the steadiest (Sap Se (SAP) 39.5%, Autodesk (ADSK) 39.7%, Oracle (ORCL) 56.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SAP, ADSK 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, 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.