SAP vs ROP vs IIIV Stock Comparison

Sap Se, Roper Technologies and i3 Verticals Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
5 wins
ROP Roper Technologies Inc
$438.14 +19.6% 1M -8.7% 1Y
Market cap
$44.36B
P/E
17.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.28B
Div. yield
–
ERP Software Technology
4 wins
IIIV i3 Verticals, Inc.
$17.37 +15.0% 1M -45.6% 1Y
Market cap
$331.11M
P/E
38.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$218.16M
Div. yield
–
ERP Software Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Sap Se leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Sap Se 5, Roper Technologies 4, i3 Verticals 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSAPROPIIIVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $278.03B $44.36B $331.11M SAP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 29.9x 17.7x 38.9x ROP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 28.0x 19.2x 17.4x IIIV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +14.2% +10.9% +4.1% SAP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 20.8% 30.2% 3.9% ROP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 35.9% 6.6% 0.8% SAP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.5x 3.4x 3.1x SAP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -14.5% -8.7% -45.6% ROP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.9%/yr -2.1%/yr -6.0%/yr SAP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.5% 31.4% 46.0% ROP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 56/100 70/100 IIIV

Percentile Scorecard

SAPROPIIIV

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

AxisSAPROPIIIV
Valuation 51 #50 of 101 63 #38 of 101 86 #15 of 101
Growth 71 #29 of 97 52 #47 of 97 53 #46 of 97
Profitability 91 #9 of 94 83 #17 of 94 59 #39 of 94
Financial Health 77 #26 of 109 38 #68 of 109 54 #51 of 109
Shareholder Returns 27 #47 of 64 46 #35 of 64 100 #1 of 64
Overall 63 56 70
  • SAP ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • ROP ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • IIIV ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSAPROPIIIVSPY
1 month +13.1%+19.6%+15.0% -1.0%
3 months +48.8%+19.3%-14.0% +2.9%
6 months +35.9%+24.0%-19.5% +6.4%
Year to date -1.9%-1.6%-31.0% +11.4%
1 year -14.5%-8.7%-45.6% +13.1%
3 years +78.2%-9.2%-11.4% +79.4%
3 years, per year +21.3%-3.2%-3.9% +21.5%
5 years +68.0%-10.1%-26.6% +67.7%
5 years, per year +10.9%-2.1%-6.0% +10.9%
10 years +168.2%+154.1%— +255.2%
10 years, per year +10.4%+9.8%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureSAPROPIIIVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.5%31.4%46.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.8%33.8%54.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.62-0.070.30 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.37-0.28-0.99 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -53.2%-46.9%-58.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.5%-8.7%-47.5% -2.5%
52-week high $278.53$479.96$33.11 $779.14
52-week low $146.09$315.53$13.82 $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.

MultipleSAPROPIIIV
P/E now vs peer median 29.9xmedian 29.9x 17.6xmedian 29.9x 39.6xmedian 29.9x
P/S now vs peer median 6.6xmedian 2.8x 5.2xmedian 2.8x 2.1xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.2xmedian 17.4x 16.7xmedian 17.4x 16.1xmedian 17.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 28.7xmedian 16.9x 16.5xmedian 16.9x 9.3xmedian 16.9x
P/B now vs peer median 5.7xmedian 3.1x 2.3xmedian 3.1x 1.2xmedian 3.1x
PEG now vs peer median 1.63median 0.86 -6.48median 0.86 0.85median 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 monthsSAPROPIIIV
Revenue $44.55B $8.28B $218.16M
Gross profit $32.56B $5.76B –
Operating income $21.60B $2.32B $5.94M
Net income $9.26B $2.50B $11.89M
Free cash flow $10.18B $2.62B $49.93M
R&D $8.03B – –
EPS (diluted) $7.90 $24.89 $0.44
Cash & equivalents $12.01B $364.90M $2.65M
Total debt $18.08B $40.10B $114.28M
Shares (diluted) 1.18B 100.60M 19.54M
Enterprise value $205.81B $42.99B $217.12M

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
MetricSAPROPIIIV
P/E 29.9x 17.6x 39.6x
P/FCF 28.7x 16.5x 9.3x
P/Operating cash flow 26.5x 16.2x 8.8x
P/S 6.6x 5.2x 2.1x
P/B 5.7x 2.3x 1.2x
P/Tangible book 6.0x 4.6x 1.2x
EV/EBITDA 12.2x 16.7x 16.1x
EV/EBIT 13.0x 23.4x 96.7x
EV/Revenue 6.3x 6.6x 2.6x
EV/FCF 27.6x 20.7x 11.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 25.5x 20.3x 11.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.63 -6.48 0.85

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSAPROPIIIV
Revenue growth (1Y) 14.2% 10.9% 4.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.7% 12.7% 4.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.5% 11.9% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 12.2% 12.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 31.9% 10.5% 3.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 53.5% 12.1% 32.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 29.0% 62.7% -91.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 17.5% -4.8% 47.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 31.2% 75.3% -88.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 18.4% -2.7% 46.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 41.4% 10.7% 662.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 19.6% 34.0% 15.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 46.2% 12.3% 935.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 22.1% 35.4% 18.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSAPROPIIIV
Gross margin 73.1% 69.5% –
EBITDA margin 51.8% 39.3% 16.4%
Operating margin 48.5% 28.0% 2.7%
Pretax margin 29.5% 35.9% 6.9%
Net margin 20.8% 30.2% 3.9%
FCF margin 22.9% 31.7% 22.9%
Operating cash flow margin 24.8% 32.2% 24.0%
Return on equity 18.2% 13.3% 3.1%
Return on assets 11.1% 7.2% 2.1%
Return on invested capital 35.9% 6.6% 0.8%
Return on capital employed 34.4% 7.4% 1.0%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.2x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.1x 4.4x
Stock comp / revenue 3.9% 2.3% 8.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSAPROPIIIV
Debt / assets 11.3% 32.2% 18.2%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.6x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.5x 3.4x 3.1x
Debt / FCF 1.0x 4.3x 2.3x
Liabilities / assets 40.2% 46.8% 36.1%
Equity / assets 59.8% 53.2% 63.9%
Interest coverage 8.0x 5.9x –
Current ratio 1.1x 0.6x 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.9x 0.4x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.9x 0.1x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 7.35 2.72 1.90

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSAPROPIIIV
Dividend yield 1.2% 0.8% –
Net buyback yield 0.4% 6.2% 29.5%
Shareholder yield 1.6% 7.1% 29.5%
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.

ConsensusSAPROPIIIV
Forward P/E 28.0xFY2026 19.2xFY2026 17.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.52FY2026 $22.80FY2026 $1.00FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +16.1%FY2026 +14.0%FY2026 -4.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +4.9% +12.3% +17.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $42.86BFY2026 $8.28BFY2026 $211.26MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -2.4%FY2026 +4.8%FY2026 -0.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.3% +16.1% +11.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSAPROPIIIV
Held by institutions 7.2% 100.0% 80.1%
Institutions holding 814 1,075 134
Change in shares held, QoQ -3.0% +6.7% -12.0%
Institutions buying 456 415 57
Institutions selling 243 522 60
Buyers to sellers 1.88 0.80 0.95

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.

SAPROPIIIV
SAP 1.00 0.47 0.27
ROP 0.47 1.00 0.37
IIIV 0.27 0.37 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SAP, ROP and IIIV?

Sap Se (SAP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Sap Se (SAP) $278.03B, Roper Technologies (ROP) $44.36B, i3 Verticals (IIIV) $331.11M.

Which stock is cheaper, SAP, ROP and IIIV?

Roper Technologies (ROP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Sap Se (SAP) 29.9x, Roper Technologies (ROP) 17.7x, i3 Verticals (IIIV) 38.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, i3 Verticals (IIIV) is cheapest (Sap Se (SAP) 28.0x, Roper Technologies (ROP) 19.2x, i3 Verticals (IIIV) 17.4x). 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) +14.2%, Roper Technologies (ROP) +10.9%, i3 Verticals (IIIV) +4.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Roper Technologies (ROP) has the highest net margin (Sap Se (SAP) 20.8%, Roper Technologies (ROP) 30.2%, i3 Verticals (IIIV) 3.9%). On return on invested capital, Sap Se (SAP) leads (Sap Se (SAP) 35.9%, Roper Technologies (ROP) 6.6%, i3 Verticals (IIIV) 0.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Roper Technologies (ROP) returned the most: Sap Se (SAP) -14.5%, Roper Technologies (ROP) -8.7%, i3 Verticals (IIIV) -45.6%. Over five years, Sap Se (SAP) compounded fastest (Sap Se (SAP) +10.9%/yr, Roper Technologies (ROP) -2.1%/yr, i3 Verticals (IIIV) -6.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Roper Technologies (ROP) has been the steadiest (Sap Se (SAP) 39.5%, Roper Technologies (ROP) 31.4%, i3 Verticals (IIIV) 46.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 5. 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.