SKKY vs SSNC vs APPN Stock Comparison

Skkynet Cloud Systems, SS&C Technologies Holdings and Appian Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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APPN Appian Corp
$51.96 +48.4% 1M +69.4% 1Y
Market cap
$3.67B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$795.31M
Div. yield
–
Business Process Automation Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

SS&C Technologies Holdings leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (SS&C Technologies Holdings 5, Appian 4, Skkynet Cloud Systems 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSKKYSSNCAPPNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $32.95M $19.10B $3.67B SSNC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -108.6x 22.4x -345.3x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 11.6x 46.4x SSNC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -7.4% +8.7% +20.9% APPN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -12.8% — -1.3% APPN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -30.7% — 6.5% APPN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.8x — 3.4x SKKY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +6.9% -5.7% +69.4% APPN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years 0.0%/yr +0.3%/yr -12.2%/yr SSNC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 178.8% 29.4% 68.3% SSNC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 32/100 52/100 51/100 SSNC

Percentile Scorecard

SKKYSSNCAPPN

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

AxisSKKYSSNCAPPN
Valuation 13 #88 of 101 82 #19 of 101 36 #65 of 101
Growth 2 #95 of 97 31 #67 of 97 91 #10 of 97
Profitability 28 #68 of 94 62 #36 of 94 55 #43 of 94
Financial Health 84 #18 of 108 – 31 #75 of 108
Shareholder Returns – 32 #44 of 64 43 #37 of 64
Overall 32 52 51
  • SKKY ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • SSNC ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • APPN ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSKKYSSNCAPPNSPY
1 month +37.8%+3.2%+48.4% +0.9%
3 months +24.0%+2.8%+80.8% +5.9%
6 months +121.4%+15.8%+139.2% +8.5%
Year to date +93.8%-7.9%+46.7% +13.3%
1 year +6.9%-5.7%+69.4% +12.4%
3 years +77.1%+65.2%+30.0% +88.1%
3 years, per year +21.0%+18.2%+9.1% +23.5%
5 years 0.0%+1.3%-47.7% +68.2%
5 years, per year 0.0%+0.3%-12.2% +11.0%
10 years —+155.4%— +263.4%
10 years, per year —+9.8%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureSKKYSSNCAPPNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 178.8%29.4%68.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 275.1%30.9%59.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.270.460.51 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.04-0.191.02 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -85.9%-44.8%-81.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.3%-10.2%-0.7% -0.9%
52-week high $0.75$89.62$52.35 $779.14
52-week low $0.21$62.05$18.72 $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.

MultipleSKKYSSNCAPPN
P/E now vs peer median -108.6xmedian 27.6x 22.5xmedian 27.6x -356.7xmedian 27.6x
P/S now vs peer median 13.9xmedian 2.7x 2.8xmedian 2.7x 4.7xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -41.2xmedian 17.4x —median 17.4x 187.5xmedian 17.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -2,757xmedian 15.8x 10.4xmedian 15.8x 48.6xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 37.5xmedian 3.2x —median 3.2x -35.5xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.57median 0.84 1.74median 0.84 -6.02median 0.84

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 monthsSKKYSSNCAPPN
Revenue $2.37M $6.69B $795.31M
Gross profit – $3.22B $565.62M
Operating income -$671.70K $1.59B $10.14M
Net income -$303.29K $853.70M -$10.62M
Free cash flow -$11.95K – $76.75M
R&D – $530.10M $185.95M
EPS (diluted) $-0.01 $3.52 $-0.15
Cash & equivalents $1.59M $525.40M $121.11M
Total debt $387.48K – $236.03M
Shares (diluted) 53.14M 242.00M 72.90M
Enterprise value $27.21M $19.10B $2.91B

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
MetricSKKYSSNCAPPN
P/E -108.6x 22.5x -356.7x
P/FCF -2,757x 10.4x 48.6x
P/Operating cash flow -2,757x 10.2x 46.2x
P/S 13.9x 2.8x 4.7x
P/B 37.5x – -35.5x
P/Tangible book 37.5x – -35.3x
EV/EBITDA -41.2x – 187.5x
EV/EBIT -47.0x – 374.5x
EV/Revenue 13.3x 2.8x 4.8x
EV/FCF -2,643x – 49.5x
EV/Operating cash flow -2,643x 10.2x 47.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.57 1.74 -6.02

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSKKYSSNCAPPN
Revenue growth (1Y) -7.4% 8.7% 20.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.2% 7.2% 16.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 8.0% 19.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 7.7% 15.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -1,158% 11.7% 172.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -78.5% 10.7% 27.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -379.8% 0.1% 38.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -72.7% 11.2% 59.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -413.4% 4.4% 37.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -69.4% 13.0% 59.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -105.0% 17.1% 66.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -27.3% 15.8% 42.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -105.0% – 66.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -27.3% – 39.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSKKYSSNCAPPN
Gross margin – – 71.1%
EBITDA margin -32.3% – 2.5%
Operating margin -28.3% – 1.3%
Pretax margin -26.6% – -0.7%
Net margin -12.8% – -1.3%
FCF margin -0.5% – 9.6%
Operating cash flow margin -0.5% 27.8% 10.2%
Return on equity -35.4% – –
Return on assets -15.8% 4.2% -1.8%
Return on invested capital -30.7% – 6.5%
Return on capital employed -60.0% – 5.3%
Asset turnover 1.2x 0.3x 1.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.0x 2.2x -7.6x
Stock comp / revenue 9.4% 4.0% 5.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSKKYSSNCAPPN
Debt / assets 11.6% – 40.3%
Debt / equity 0.3x – -2.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.8x – 3.4x
Debt / FCF -18.5x – 3.1x
Liabilities / assets 53.7% 66.8% 118.0%
Equity / assets 46.3% – -18.0%
Interest coverage – – 0.6x
Current ratio 2.4x 0.8x 1.0x
Quick ratio 2.4x – 0.8x
Cash ratio 2.0x – 0.4x
Altman Z-score 15.16 – 3.16

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSKKYSSNCAPPN
Dividend yield – 1.4% –
Net buyback yield – – 2.0%
Shareholder yield – 1.4% 2.0%
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.

ConsensusSKKYSSNCAPPN
Forward P/E – 11.6xFY2026 46.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $6.91FY2026 $1.12FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +12.5%FY2026 +83.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +7.5% +20.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $7.18BFY2026 $897.68MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +14.3%FY2026 +23.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – -7.0% +12.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSKKYSSNCAPPN
Held by institutions – 84.8% 94.9%
Institutions holding – 724 212
Change in shares held, QoQ – +1.7% -1.3%
Institutions buying – 385 120
Institutions selling – 259 52
Buyers to sellers – 1.49 2.31

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.

SKKYSSNCAPPN
SKKY 1.00 -0.06 0.06
SSNC -0.06 1.00 0.41
APPN 0.06 0.41 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SKKY, SSNC and APPN?

SS&C Technologies Holdings (SSNC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Skkynet Cloud Systems (SKKY) $32.95M, SS&C Technologies Holdings (SSNC) $19.10B, Appian (APPN) $3.67B.

Which company is growing faster?

Appian (APPN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Skkynet Cloud Systems (SKKY) -7.4%, SS&C Technologies Holdings (SSNC) +8.7%, Appian (APPN) +20.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Appian (APPN) has the highest net margin (Skkynet Cloud Systems (SKKY) -12.8%, Appian (APPN) -1.3%). On return on invested capital, Appian (APPN) leads (Skkynet Cloud Systems (SKKY) -30.7%, Appian (APPN) 6.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Appian (APPN) returned the most: Skkynet Cloud Systems (SKKY) +6.9%, SS&C Technologies Holdings (SSNC) -5.7%, Appian (APPN) +69.4%. Over five years, SS&C Technologies Holdings (SSNC) compounded fastest (Skkynet Cloud Systems (SKKY) 0.0%/yr, SS&C Technologies Holdings (SSNC) +0.3%/yr, Appian (APPN) -12.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, SS&C Technologies Holdings (SSNC) has been the steadiest (Skkynet Cloud Systems (SKKY) 178.8%, SS&C Technologies Holdings (SSNC) 29.4%, Appian (APPN) 68.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SKKY, SSNC and APPN?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, SS&C Technologies Holdings (SSNC) 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.