SSNC vs BR vs PEGA Stock Comparison

SS&C Technologies Holdings, Broadridge Financial Solutions and Pegasystems Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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PEGA Pegasystems Inc
$34.36 -0.5% 1M -43.7% 1Y
Market cap
$5.57B
P/E
18.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.75B
Div. yield
0.00%
Business Process Automation Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

SS&C Technologies Holdings leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (SS&C Technologies Holdings 5, Broadridge Financial Solutions 4, Pegasystems 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSSNCBRPEGALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $18.77B $21.50B $5.57B BR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 21.7x 20.4x 18.9x PEGA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.5x 18.3x 15.3x SSNC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.6% +7.1% +0.9% SSNC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.2% 13.9% 16.9% PEGA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.6% 16.7% — BR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.1x 1.9x — BR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% SSNC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -7.2% -15.1% -43.7% SSNC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +0.4%/yr +1.7%/yr -10.6%/yr BR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.4% 30.6% 52.4% SSNC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 52/100 67/100 PEGA

Percentile Scorecard

SSNCBRPEGA

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

AxisSSNCBRPEGA
Valuation 77 #24 of 99 56 #44 of 99 69 #31 of 99
Growth 32 #67 of 98 29 #70 of 98 54 #46 of 98
Profitability 68 #31 of 96 83 #17 of 96 88 #12 of 96
Financial Health 35 #73 of 111 41 #66 of 111 65 #40 of 111
Shareholder Returns 49 #35 of 67 52 #33 of 67 58 #29 of 67
Overall 52 52 67
  • SSNC ranked among 113 companies in Business Applications
  • BR ranked among 113 companies in Business Applications
  • PEGA ranked among 113 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSSNCBRPEGASPY
1 month +0.6%+19.0%-0.5% -1.0%
3 months +0.5%+15.8%+8.0% -0.4%
6 months +14.5%+23.8%-5.5% +4.5%
Year to date -9.0%-15.2%-42.5% +12.4%
1 year -7.2%-15.1%-43.7% +13.6%
3 years +51.7%+6.8%+50.8% +76.4%
3 years, per year +14.9%+2.2%+14.7% +20.8%
5 years +2.2%+8.9%-42.8% +63.7%
5 years, per year +0.4%+1.7%-10.6% +10.4%
10 years +154.7%+195.5%+109.8% +267.7%
10 years, per year +9.8%+11.4%+7.7% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureSSNCBRPEGASPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.4%30.6%52.4% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.7%32.3%57.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.440.050.69 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.24-0.49-0.83 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -44.8%-49.3%-74.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.2%-18.5%-45.1% -1.6%
52-week high $89.62$232.02$62.63 $779.14
52-week low $62.05$135.44$25.99 $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.

MultipleSSNCBRPEGA
P/E now vs peer median 21.9xmedian 25.3x 20.4xmedian 25.3x 19.1xmedian 25.3x
P/S now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 2.8x 2.8xmedian 2.8x 3.2xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.3xmedian 16.5x 15.3xmedian 16.5x 21.1xmedian 16.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.7xmedian 16.1x 16.1xmedian 16.1x 12.7xmedian 16.1x
P/B now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 2.8x 8.2xmedian 2.8x 10.2xmedian 2.8x
PEG now vs peer median 1.64median 0.84 1.14median 0.84 0.17median 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 monthsSSNCBRPEGA
Revenue $6.56B $7.56B $1.75B
Gross profit $3.16B $2.38B $1.33B
Operating income $1.55B $1.29B $173.01M
Net income $866.00M $1.05B $294.76M
Free cash flow $1.75B $1.33B $442.24M
R&D $517.20M – $321.38M
EPS (diluted) $3.57 $9.22 $1.75
Cash & equivalents $434.80M $284.10M $202.19M
Total debt $7.58B $3.35B –
Shares (diluted) 242.00M 114.30M 168.64M
Enterprise value $17.06B $20.14B $5.26B

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
MetricSSNCBRPEGA
P/E 21.9x 20.4x 19.1x
P/FCF 10.7x 16.1x 12.7x
P/Operating cash flow 10.3x 15.3x 12.1x
P/S 2.8x 2.8x 3.2x
P/B 2.8x 8.2x 10.2x
P/Tangible book 6.6x 14.5x 10.2x
EV/EBITDA 11.3x 15.3x 21.1x
EV/EBIT 16.7x 19.0x 30.7x
EV/Revenue 3.9x 3.2x 3.0x
EV/FCF 14.7x 18.4x 12.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.2x 17.5x 11.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.64 1.14 0.17

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSSNCBRPEGA
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.6% 7.1% 0.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.8% 6.8% 8.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 7.3% 7.7% 1.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.4% 8.8% 10.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 11.9% 3.4% -42.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 9.7% 8.8% 84.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 7.3% 13.9% 6.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 11.5% 16.2% 110.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 11.7% 17.6% 15.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 13.4% 17.9% 109.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 23.7% 4.3% 4.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.6% 13.1% 38.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 26.3% 3.2% 2.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.2% 12.7% 44.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSSNCBRPEGA
Gross margin 48.1% 31.5% 75.9%
EBITDA margin 34.7% 21.2% 14.4%
Operating margin 23.6% 17.0% 9.9%
Pretax margin 16.6% 17.8% 10.4%
Net margin 13.2% 13.9% 16.9%
FCF margin 26.7% 17.6% 25.3%
Operating cash flow margin 27.7% 18.5% 26.5%
Return on equity 12.7% 38.6% 53.1%
Return on assets 4.2% 12.0% 21.7%
Return on invested capital 8.6% 16.7% –
Return on capital employed 10.3% 17.1% 25.5%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.9x 1.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.1x 1.3x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 4.1% 1.3% 8.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSSNCBRPEGA
Debt / assets 36.8% 38.9% –
Debt / equity 1.1x 1.3x –
Net debt / EBITDA 3.1x 1.9x –
Debt / FCF 4.3x 2.5x –
Liabilities / assets 67.4% 69.7% 58.7%
Equity / assets 32.6% 30.3% 41.3%
Interest coverage 3.6x – 650.4x
Current ratio 1.1x 1.2x 1.0x
Quick ratio 1.0x 1.0x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.2x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 1.70 4.28 6.62

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSSNCBRPEGA
Dividend yield 1.4% 2.1% 0.6%
Net buyback yield 5.1% 3.0% 8.0%
Shareholder yield 6.5% 5.1% 8.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) 30.1% – 6.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) 14.9% – 4.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) 5.3% – 57.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 8.9% – 26.8%

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.

ConsensusSSNCBRPEGA
Forward P/E 11.5xFY2026 18.3xFY2027 15.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.91FY2026 $10.32FY2027 $2.24FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +12.5%FY2026 +7.5%FY2027 +6.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +7.5% +5.0% +9.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.18BFY2026 $7.42BFY2027 $1.75BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +14.3%FY2026 -0.9%FY2027 -0.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -7.0% +3.8% +8.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSSNCBRPEGA
Held by institutions 84.8% 92.3% 57.4%
Institutions holding 726 1,016 435
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.7% -1.2% +2.9%
Institutions buying 385 486 243
Institutions selling 261 401 153
Buyers to sellers 1.48 1.21 1.59

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.

SSNCBRPEGA
SSNC 1.00 0.64 0.51
BR 0.64 1.00 0.48
PEGA 0.51 0.48 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SSNC, BR and PEGA?

Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) is the largest by market capitalisation: SS&C Technologies Holdings (SSNC) $18.77B, Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) $21.50B, Pegasystems (PEGA) $5.57B.

Which stock is cheaper, SSNC, BR and PEGA?

Pegasystems (PEGA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (SS&C Technologies Holdings (SSNC) 21.7x, Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) 20.4x, Pegasystems (PEGA) 18.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, SS&C Technologies Holdings (SSNC) is cheapest (SS&C Technologies Holdings (SSNC) 11.5x, Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) 18.3x, Pegasystems (PEGA) 15.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

SS&C Technologies Holdings (SSNC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: SS&C Technologies Holdings (SSNC) +8.6%, Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) +7.1%, Pegasystems (PEGA) +0.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Pegasystems (PEGA) has the highest net margin (SS&C Technologies Holdings (SSNC) 13.2%, Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) 13.9%, Pegasystems (PEGA) 16.9%). On return on invested capital, Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) leads (SS&C Technologies Holdings (SSNC) 8.6%, Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) 16.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year SS&C Technologies Holdings (SSNC) returned the most: SS&C Technologies Holdings (SSNC) -7.2%, Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) -15.1%, Pegasystems (PEGA) -43.7%. Over five years, Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) compounded fastest (SS&C Technologies Holdings (SSNC) +0.4%/yr, Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) +1.7%/yr, Pegasystems (PEGA) -10.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

SS&C Technologies Holdings (SSNC) has the highest dividend yield: SS&C Technologies Holdings (SSNC) 0.01%, Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) 0.00%, Pegasystems (PEGA) 0.00%. Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, SS&C Technologies Holdings (SSNC) has been the steadiest (SS&C Technologies Holdings (SSNC) 29.4%, Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) 30.6%, Pegasystems (PEGA) 52.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SSNC, BR and PEGA?

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.