SAP vs SHOP vs WDAY Stock Comparison

Sap Se, Shopify and Workday 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
7 wins
SHOP Shopify Inc.
$168.68 +18.5% 1M +1.0% 1Y
Market cap
$217.88B
P/E
113.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.27B
Div. yield
–
E-commerce Software Technology
2 wins
WDAY Workday, Inc.
$209.99 +9.2% 1M -13.7% 1Y
Market cap
$51.11B
P/E
40.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.96B
Div. yield
–
ERP Software Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Sap Se leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Sap Se 7, Workday 2, Shopify 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSAPSHOPWDAYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $278.03B $217.88B $51.11B SAP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 29.9x 113.0x 40.7x SAP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 28.0x 90.7x 18.3x WDAY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +14.2% +32.5% +11.2% SHOP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 20.8% 14.5% 12.6% SAP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 35.9% — 9.8% SAP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.5x — -0.3x SAP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -14.5% +1.0% -13.7% SHOP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.9%/yr +3.4%/yr -5.6%/yr SAP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.5% 59.1% 53.5% SAP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 57/100 71/100 WDAY

Percentile Scorecard

SAPSHOPWDAY

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

AxisSAPSHOPWDAY
Valuation 51 #50 of 101 19 #136 of 167 53 #48 of 101
Growth 71 #29 of 97 64 #56 of 153 94 #7 of 97
Profitability 91 #9 of 94 76 #38 of 153 82 #18 of 94
Financial Health 77 #26 of 109 92 #15 of 179 57 #47 of 109
Shareholder Returns 27 #47 of 64 37 #60 of 94 –
Overall 63 57 71
  • SAP ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • SHOP ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • WDAY ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSAPSHOPWDAYSPY
1 month +13.1%+18.5%+9.2% -1.0%
3 months +48.8%+48.3%+55.2% +2.9%
6 months +35.9%+34.1%+75.3% +6.4%
Year to date -1.9%+4.8%-2.2% +11.4%
1 year -14.5%+1.0%-13.7% +13.1%
3 years +78.2%+222.2%-1.1% +79.4%
3 years, per year +21.3%+47.7%-0.4% +21.5%
5 years +68.0%+18.3%-25.2% +67.7%
5 years, per year +10.9%+3.4%-5.6% +10.9%
10 years +168.2%+3,777.7%+137.3% +255.2%
10 years, per year +10.4%+44.2%+9.0% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureSAPSHOPWDAYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.5%59.1%53.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.8%60.6%50.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.621.880.23 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.370.02-0.26 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -53.2%-84.8%-63.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.5%-5.9%-13.7% -2.5%
52-week high $278.53$179.22$243.28 $779.14
52-week low $146.09$95.40$112.50 $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.

MultipleSAPSHOPWDAY
P/E now vs peer median 29.9xmedian 29.9x 113.3xmedian 17.5x 41.0xmedian 29.9x
P/S now vs peer median 6.6xmedian 2.8x 16.5xmedian 1.4x 5.1xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.2xmedian 17.4x 114.0xmedian 14.9x 31.0xmedian 17.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 28.7xmedian 16.9x 92.9xmedian 11.2x 14.8xmedian 16.9x
P/B now vs peer median 5.7xmedian 3.1x 17.2xmedian 1.7x 7.8xmedian 3.1x
PEG now vs peer median 1.63median 0.86 —median 0.42 0.30median 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 monthsSAPSHOPWDAY
Revenue $44.55B $13.27B $9.96B
Gross profit $32.56B $6.34B $7.53B
Operating income $21.60B $1.84B $994.00M
Net income $9.26B $1.93B $1.26B
Free cash flow $10.18B $2.35B –
R&D $8.03B $1.65B $2.76B
EPS (diluted) $7.90 $1.49 $5.10
Cash & equivalents $12.01B $1.66B $661.00M
Total debt $18.08B – $2.99B
Shares (diluted) 1.18B 1.30B 246.31M
Enterprise value $205.81B $195.06B $27.23B

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
MetricSAPSHOPWDAY
P/E 29.9x 113.3x 41.0x
P/FCF 28.7x 92.9x 14.8x
P/Operating cash flow 26.5x 91.9x –
P/S 6.6x 16.5x 5.1x
P/B 5.7x 17.2x 7.8x
P/Tangible book 6.0x 17.3x 8.7x
EV/EBITDA 12.2x 114.0x 31.0x
EV/EBIT 13.0x 115.8x 50.5x
EV/Revenue 6.3x 16.1x 5.0x
EV/FCF 27.6x 90.8x –
EV/Operating cash flow 25.5x 89.8x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.63 – 0.30

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSAPSHOPWDAY
Revenue growth (1Y) 14.2% 32.5% 11.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.7% – 14.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.5% 28.3% 11.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 12.2% – 14.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 31.9% 48.5% 88.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 53.5% – 129.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 29.0% -17.8% 115.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 17.5% – 131.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 31.2% -17.1% 136.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 18.4% – 135.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 41.4% 29.7% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 19.6% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 46.2% 29.4% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 22.1% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSAPSHOPWDAY
Gross margin 73.1% 47.8% 75.5%
EBITDA margin 51.8% 14.1% 16.3%
Operating margin 48.5% 13.9% 10.0%
Pretax margin 29.5% 17.6% 12.4%
Net margin 20.8% 14.5% 12.6%
FCF margin 22.9% 17.7% –
Operating cash flow margin 24.8% 17.9% –
Return on equity 18.2% 15.3% 17.6%
Return on assets 11.1% 13.5% 7.4%
Return on invested capital 35.9% – 9.8%
Return on capital employed 34.4% 14.4% 9.6%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.9x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.2x –
Stock comp / revenue 3.9% 3.6% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSAPSHOPWDAY
Debt / assets 11.3% – 18.8%
Debt / equity 0.2x – 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.5x – -0.3x
Debt / FCF 1.0x – –
Liabilities / assets 40.2% 12.3% 59.3%
Equity / assets 59.8% 87.7% 40.7%
Interest coverage 8.0x – –
Current ratio 1.1x 5.4x 0.9x
Quick ratio 0.9x 3.7x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.9x 3.4x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 7.35 75.63 4.05

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSAPSHOPWDAY
Dividend yield 1.2% – –
Net buyback yield 0.4% 0.8% –
Shareholder yield 1.6% 0.8% –
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.

ConsensusSAPSHOPWDAY
Forward P/E 28.0xFY2026 90.7xFY2026 18.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.52FY2026 $1.86FY2026 $11.45FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +16.1%FY2026 +31.0%FY2026 +24.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +4.9% +26.3% +22.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $42.86BFY2026 $15.58BFY2026 $11.18BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -2.4%FY2026 +36.1%FY2026 +17.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.3% +14.8% +8.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSAPSHOPWDAY
Held by institutions 7.2% 68.9% 98.1%
Institutions holding 814 1,704 910
Change in shares held, QoQ -3.0% +3.6% +5.3%
Institutions buying 456 788 487
Institutions selling 243 651 323
Buyers to sellers 1.88 1.21 1.51

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.

SAPSHOPWDAY
SAP 1.00 0.41 0.65
SHOP 0.41 1.00 0.41
WDAY 0.65 0.41 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SAP, SHOP and WDAY?

Sap Se (SAP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Sap Se (SAP) $278.03B, Shopify (SHOP) $217.88B, Workday (WDAY) $51.11B.

Which stock is cheaper, SAP, SHOP and WDAY?

Sap Se (SAP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Sap Se (SAP) 29.9x, Shopify (SHOP) 113.0x, Workday (WDAY) 40.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Workday (WDAY) is cheapest (Sap Se (SAP) 28.0x, Shopify (SHOP) 90.7x, Workday (WDAY) 18.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Shopify (SHOP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Sap Se (SAP) +14.2%, Shopify (SHOP) +32.5%, Workday (WDAY) +11.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Sap Se (SAP) has the highest net margin (Sap Se (SAP) 20.8%, Shopify (SHOP) 14.5%, Workday (WDAY) 12.6%). On return on invested capital, Sap Se (SAP) leads (Sap Se (SAP) 35.9%, Workday (WDAY) 9.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Shopify (SHOP) returned the most: Sap Se (SAP) -14.5%, Shopify (SHOP) +1.0%, Workday (WDAY) -13.7%. Over five years, Sap Se (SAP) compounded fastest (Sap Se (SAP) +10.9%/yr, Shopify (SHOP) +3.4%/yr, Workday (WDAY) -5.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Sap Se (SAP) has been the steadiest (Sap Se (SAP) 39.5%, Shopify (SHOP) 59.1%, Workday (WDAY) 53.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 7. 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.