SAP vs EMR vs ROP Stock Comparison

Sap Se, Emerson Electric and Roper Technologies Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SAP Sap Se
$238.44 +13.2% 1M -11.5% 1Y
Market cap
$275.21B
P/E
28.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$45.76B
Div. yield
–
ERP Software Technology
6 wins
EMR Emerson Electric Co
$161.75 +2.3% 1M +21.9% 1Y
Market cap
$92.93B
P/E
36.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.64B
Div. yield
0.01%
Pumps and Valves Industrials
2 wins
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

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionSAPEMRROPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $275.21B $92.93B $43.63B SAP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 28.9x 36.0x 16.8x ROP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 28.0x 24.0x 19.3x ROP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +13.5% +4.8% +9.2% SAP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 20.8% 13.8% — SAP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 35.6% 10.9% — SAP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.4x 1.8x — SAP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -11.5% +21.9% -7.8% EMR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.5%/yr +11.0%/yr -1.7%/yr EMR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.4% 31.7% 31.3% ROP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 45/100 45/100 SAP

Percentile Scorecard

SAPEMRROP

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

AxisSAPEMRROP
Valuation 51 #51 of 102 35 #133 of 203 61 #40 of 102
Growth 69 #31 of 98 40 #112 of 187 45 #54 of 98
Profitability 92 #9 of 95 85 #29 of 185 45 #53 of 95
Financial Health 77 #26 of 109 29 #155 of 219 48 #57 of 109
Shareholder Returns 29 #46 of 64 36 #98 of 153 24 #49 of 64
Overall 63 45 45
  • SAP ranked among 115 companies in Business Applications
  • EMR ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • ROP ranked among 115 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSAPEMRROPSPY
1 month +13.2%+2.3%+23.2% -0.8%
3 months +39.4%+8.3%+17.8% +3.5%
6 months +37.5%+14.3%+25.3% +7.0%
Year to date -1.8%+21.9%-0.8% +12.2%
1 year -11.5%+21.9%-7.8% +13.0%
3 years +81.5%+83.7%-7.1% +86.3%
3 years, per year +22.0%+22.5%-2.4% +23.1%
5 years +64.6%+68.2%-8.2% +68.6%
5 years, per year +10.5%+11.0%-1.7% +11.0%
10 years +171.7%+220.7%+160.2% +258.0%
10 years, per year +10.5%+12.4%+10.0% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureSAPEMRROPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.4%31.7%31.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.7%33.5%33.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.631.53-0.04 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.290.69-0.25 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -53.2%-29.9%-46.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.4%-1.6%-4.8% -1.8%
52-week high $272.16$164.37$463.73 $779.14
52-week low $146.09$123.30$315.53 $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.

MultipleSAPEMRROP
P/E now vs peer median 29.2xmedian 28.8x 35.1xmedian 26.0x 17.1xmedian 28.8x
P/S now vs peer median 6.4xmedian 2.8x 4.8xmedian 1.9x 5.2xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.0xmedian 17.7x 16.4xmedian 14.0x —median 17.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 28.2xmedian 15.8x 26.1xmedian 21.4x 13.2xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 5.6xmedian 3.2x 4.4xmedian 2.2x 2.3xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.82median 0.85 -0.84median 1.26 -9.65median 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 monthsSAPEMRROP
Revenue $45.76B $18.64B $8.43B
Gross profit $33.40B $9.91B $5.88B
Operating income $22.06B $4.68B $2.37B
Net income $9.47B $2.58B $2.59B
Free cash flow $10.40B $3.46B –
R&D $8.26B – –
EPS (diluted) $8.11 $4.59 $25.75
Cash & equivalents $10.62B $2.18B $311.00M
Total debt $9.68B $13.11B –
Shares (diluted) 1.18B 561.10M 100.60M
Enterprise value $202.61B $85.67B $43.63B

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
MetricSAPEMRROP
P/E 29.2x 35.1x 17.1x
P/FCF 28.2x 26.1x 13.2x
P/Operating cash flow 25.5x 23.1x 16.7x
P/S 6.4x 4.8x 5.2x
P/B 5.6x 4.4x 2.3x
P/Tangible book 5.9x 7.7x 4.5x
EV/EBITDA 12.0x 16.4x –
EV/EBIT 12.8x 21.6x –
EV/Revenue 6.2x 5.4x 5.2x
EV/FCF 27.2x 29.2x –
EV/Operating cash flow 24.6x 25.8x 16.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.82 -0.84 -9.65

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSAPEMRROP
Revenue growth (1Y) 13.5% 4.8% 9.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.7% 7.6% 12.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 12.6% 5.7% 10.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 12.1% 11.0% 12.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 30.9% 9.2% 8.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 52.1% 13.6% 11.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 18.5% -3.0% 65.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 16.4% -42.0% -4.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 22.0% -2.2% 77.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 16.0% -41.6% -1.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 43.3% 4.4% 3.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 19.0% 10.1% 20.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 43.7% 4.4% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 20.9% 9.4% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSAPEMRROP
Gross margin 73.0% 53.2% –
EBITDA margin 51.5% 33.1% –
Operating margin 48.2% 25.1% –
Pretax margin 29.2% 17.6% –
Net margin 20.8% 13.8% –
FCF margin 22.7% 18.6% –
Operating cash flow margin 25.1% 21.0% 31.1%
Return on equity 18.5% 12.7% –
Return on assets 11.2% 6.1% –
Return on invested capital 35.6% 10.9% –
Return on capital employed 34.0% 14.9% –
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.4x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.5x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 3.9% 1.3% 2.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSAPEMRROP
Debt / assets 11.2% 31.1% –
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.6x –
Net debt / EBITDA -0.4x 1.8x –
Debt / FCF 0.9x 3.8x –
Liabilities / assets 39.1% 51.7% 44.2%
Equity / assets 60.9% 48.3% 55.8%
Interest coverage 8.3x – –
Current ratio 1.2x 0.9x 0.4x
Quick ratio 0.9x 0.5x –
Cash ratio 0.9x 0.2x –
Altman Z-score 7.54 4.64 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSAPEMRROP
Dividend yield 1.2% 1.4% 0.8%
Net buyback yield -0.1% 1.0% –
Shareholder yield 1.1% 2.4% 0.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 47.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 35.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 3.1% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 0.7% –

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.

ConsensusSAPEMRROP
Forward P/E 28.0xFY2026 24.0xFY2026 19.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.52FY2026 $6.75FY2026 $22.94FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +16.1%FY2026 +12.5%FY2026 +14.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +4.9% +15.3% +12.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $42.86BFY2026 $18.13BFY2026 $8.28BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -2.4%FY2026 +0.6%FY2026 +4.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.3% +15.3% +16.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSAPEMRROP
Held by institutions 7.2% 82.1% 100.0%
Institutions holding 814 2,290 1,075
Change in shares held, QoQ -3.0% +0.9% +6.7%
Institutions buying 456 1,080 415
Institutions selling 243 798 522
Buyers to sellers 1.88 1.35 0.80

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.

SAPEMRROP
SAP 1.00 0.03 0.47
EMR 0.03 1.00 0.04
ROP 0.47 0.04 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SAP, EMR and ROP?

Sap Se (SAP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Sap Se (SAP) $275.21B, Emerson Electric (EMR) $92.93B, Roper Technologies (ROP) $43.63B.

Which stock is cheaper, SAP, EMR and ROP?

Roper Technologies (ROP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Sap Se (SAP) 28.9x, Emerson Electric (EMR) 36.0x, Roper Technologies (ROP) 16.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Roper Technologies (ROP) is cheapest (Sap Se (SAP) 28.0x, Emerson Electric (EMR) 24.0x, Roper Technologies (ROP) 19.3x). 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: Sap Se (SAP) +13.5%, Emerson Electric (EMR) +4.8%, Roper Technologies (ROP) +9.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Sap Se (SAP) has the highest net margin (Sap Se (SAP) 20.8%, Emerson Electric (EMR) 13.8%). On return on invested capital, Sap Se (SAP) leads (Sap Se (SAP) 35.6%, Emerson Electric (EMR) 10.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Emerson Electric (EMR) returned the most: Sap Se (SAP) -11.5%, Emerson Electric (EMR) +21.9%, Roper Technologies (ROP) -7.8%. Over five years, Emerson Electric (EMR) compounded fastest (Sap Se (SAP) +10.5%/yr, Emerson Electric (EMR) +11.0%/yr, Roper Technologies (ROP) -1.7%/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%, Emerson Electric (EMR) 0.01%, Roper Technologies (ROP) 0.00%. Sap Se (SAP) and Roper Technologies (ROP) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Roper Technologies (ROP) has been the steadiest (Sap Se (SAP) 39.4%, Emerson Electric (EMR) 31.7%, Roper Technologies (ROP) 31.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.