SAP vs TYL vs WDAY Stock Comparison

Sap Se, Tyler Technologies and Workday Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SAP Sap Se
$235.80 +11.9% 1M -13.4% 1Y
Market cap
$289.68B
P/E
28.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$45.76B
Div. yield
1.25%
ERP Software Technology
9 wins
TYL Tyler Technologies Inc
$378.52 +16.3% 1M -25.6% 1Y
Market cap
$18.22B
P/E
48.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.43B
Div. yield
–
ERP Software Technology
WDAY Workday, Inc.
$205.46 +8.5% 1M -14.0% 1Y
Market cap
$49.55B
P/E
40.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.96B
Div. yield
–
ERP Software Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Sap Se leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Sap Se 9, Workday 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSAPTYLWDAYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $289.68B $18.22B $49.55B SAP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 28.8x 48.5x 40.1x SAP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 27.7x 27.9x 17.9x WDAY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +13.5% +8.2% +11.2% SAP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 20.8% 13.4% 12.6% SAP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 35.6% 8.6% 9.8% SAP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.4x — -0.3x SAP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.25% 0.00% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -13.4% -25.6% -14.0% SAP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +9.8%/yr -6.8%/yr -6.5%/yr SAP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.3% 43.0% 53.5% SAP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 61/100 70/100 WDAY

Percentile Scorecard

SAPTYLWDAY

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

AxisSAPTYLWDAY
Valuation 52 #49 of 101 39 #62 of 101 49 #52 of 101
Growth 68 #32 of 97 51 #48 of 97 94 #7 of 97
Profitability 91 #9 of 94 76 #23 of 94 83 #17 of 94
Financial Health 77 #26 of 108 78 #25 of 108 55 #49 of 108
Shareholder Returns 29 #46 of 64 62 #25 of 64 –
Overall 63 61 70
  • SAP ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • TYL ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • 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

PeriodSAPTYLWDAYSPY
1 month +11.9%+16.3%+8.5% -0.2%
3 months +31.6%+13.6%+28.7% +3.9%
6 months +35.9%+11.2%+69.5% +8.2%
Year to date -2.9%-16.6%-4.3% +12.9%
1 year -13.4%-25.6%-14.0% +12.3%
3 years +79.5%+4.1%-0.3% +87.4%
3 years, per year +21.5%+1.4%-0.1% +23.3%
5 years +59.9%-29.5%-28.3% +67.9%
5 years, per year +9.8%-6.8%-6.5% +10.9%
10 years +169.0%+135.0%+139.6% +261.1%
10 years, per year +10.4%+8.9%+9.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSAPTYLWDAYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.3%43.0%53.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.5%47.3%50.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.63-0.030.24 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.34-0.60-0.26 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -53.2%-57.4%-63.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.4%-25.9%-14.4% -1.2%
52-week high $272.16$510.68$239.92 $779.14
52-week low $146.09$275.27$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.

MultipleSAPTYLWDAY
P/E now vs peer median 28.8xmedian 28.3x 48.5xmedian 28.3x 40.1xmedian 28.3x
P/S now vs peer median 6.3xmedian 2.8x 7.5xmedian 2.8x 5.0xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.9xmedian 17.3x 33.7xmedian 17.3x 30.3xmedian 17.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 27.9xmedian 15.8x 25.5xmedian 15.8x —median 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 5.5xmedian 3.2x 6.0xmedian 3.2x 7.7xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.80median 0.85 1.84median 0.85 0.30median 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 monthsSAPTYLWDAY
Revenue $45.76B $2.43B $9.96B
Gross profit $33.40B $1.15B $7.53B
Operating income $22.06B $367.81M $994.00M
Net income $9.47B $324.62M $1.26B
Free cash flow $10.40B $714.27M –
R&D $8.26B $228.47M $2.76B
EPS (diluted) $8.11 $7.76 $5.10
Cash & equivalents $10.62B $895.35M $661.00M
Total debt $9.68B – $2.99B
Shares (diluted) 1.18B 41.85M 246.31M
Enterprise value $217.66B $14.86B $25.68B

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
MetricSAPTYLWDAY
P/E 28.8x 48.5x 40.1x
P/FCF 27.9x 25.5x –
P/Operating cash flow 25.2x 24.9x –
P/S 6.3x 7.5x 5.0x
P/B 5.5x 6.0x 7.7x
P/Tangible book 5.8x 8.3x 8.5x
EV/EBITDA 11.9x 33.7x 30.3x
EV/EBIT 12.7x 46.9x 49.4x
EV/Revenue 6.1x 7.1x 4.9x
EV/FCF 26.9x 24.2x –
EV/Operating cash flow 24.3x 23.6x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.80 1.84 0.30

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSAPTYLWDAY
Revenue growth (1Y) 13.5% 8.2% 11.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.7% 8.5% 14.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 12.6% 13.0% 11.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 12.1% 11.8% 14.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 30.9% 8.4% 88.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 52.1% 20.8% 129.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 18.5% 5.8% 115.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 16.4% 25.5% 131.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 22.0% 11.1% 136.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 16.0% 26.4% 135.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 43.3% 13.7% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 19.0% 33.6% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 43.7% 13.7% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 20.9% 35.0% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSAPTYLWDAY
Gross margin 73.0% 47.2% 75.5%
EBITDA margin 51.5% 21.1% 16.3%
Operating margin 48.2% 15.1% 10.0%
Pretax margin 29.2% 17.3% 12.4%
Net margin 20.8% 13.4% 12.6%
FCF margin 22.7% 29.4% –
Operating cash flow margin 25.1% 30.1% –
Return on equity 18.5% 9.8% 17.6%
Return on assets 11.2% 6.1% 7.4%
Return on invested capital 35.6% 8.6% 9.8%
Return on capital employed 34.0% 8.9% 9.6%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.5x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 2.3x –
Stock comp / revenue 3.9% 6.4% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSAPTYLWDAY
Debt / assets 11.2% – 18.8%
Debt / equity 0.2x – 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.4x – -0.3x
Debt / FCF 0.9x – –
Liabilities / assets 39.1% 47.8% 59.3%
Equity / assets 60.9% 52.2% 40.7%
Interest coverage 8.3x 56.4x –
Current ratio 1.2x 1.6x 0.9x
Quick ratio 0.9x 1.5x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.9x 0.8x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 7.48 5.27 3.98

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSAPTYLWDAY
Dividend yield 1.2% – –
Net buyback yield -0.1% 5.0% –
Shareholder yield 1.1% 5.0% –
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.

ConsensusSAPTYLWDAY
Forward P/E 27.7xFY2026 27.9xFY2026 17.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.52FY2026 $13.57FY2026 $11.45FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +16.1%FY2026 +20.0%FY2026 +24.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +4.9% +16.6% +22.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $42.86BFY2026 $2.39BFY2026 $11.18BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -2.4%FY2026 +2.8%FY2026 +17.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.3% +21.4% +8.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSAPTYLWDAY
Held by institutions 7.2% 89.8% 98.1%
Institutions holding 820 761 910
Change in shares held, QoQ -3.0% +7.4% +5.3%
Institutions buying 459 333 487
Institutions selling 245 323 323
Buyers to sellers 1.87 1.03 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.

SAPTYLWDAY
SAP 1.00 0.58 0.65
TYL 0.58 1.00 0.60
WDAY 0.65 0.60 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SAP, TYL and WDAY?

Sap Se (SAP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Sap Se (SAP) $289.68B, Tyler Technologies (TYL) $18.22B, Workday (WDAY) $49.55B.

Which stock is cheaper, SAP, TYL and WDAY?

Sap Se (SAP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Sap Se (SAP) 28.8x, Tyler Technologies (TYL) 48.5x, Workday (WDAY) 40.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Workday (WDAY) is cheapest (Sap Se (SAP) 27.7x, Tyler Technologies (TYL) 27.9x, Workday (WDAY) 17.9x). 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%, Tyler Technologies (TYL) +8.2%, Workday (WDAY) +11.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Sap Se (SAP) has the highest net margin (Sap Se (SAP) 20.8%, Tyler Technologies (TYL) 13.4%, Workday (WDAY) 12.6%). On return on invested capital, Sap Se (SAP) leads (Sap Se (SAP) 35.6%, Tyler Technologies (TYL) 8.6%, Workday (WDAY) 9.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sap Se (SAP) returned the most: Sap Se (SAP) -13.4%, Tyler Technologies (TYL) -25.6%, Workday (WDAY) -14.0%. Over five years, Sap Se (SAP) compounded fastest (Sap Se (SAP) +9.8%/yr, Tyler Technologies (TYL) -6.8%/yr, Workday (WDAY) -6.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Sap Se (SAP) 1.25%, Tyler Technologies (TYL) 0.00%. Tyler Technologies (TYL) and Workday (WDAY) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Sap Se (SAP) has been the steadiest (Sap Se (SAP) 39.3%, Tyler Technologies (TYL) 43.0%, Workday (WDAY) 53.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SAP, TYL 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 9. 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.