SSNC vs PATH vs APPN Stock Comparison

SS&C Technologies Holdings, UiPath and Appian Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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PATH UiPath, Inc.
$14.28 +14.5% 1M -13.3% 1Y
Market cap
$7.29B
P/E
20.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.72B
Div. yield
–
Business Process Automation Technology
3 wins
APPN Appian Corp
$51.57 +43.2% 1M +63.1% 1Y
Market cap
$3.66B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$795.31M
Div. yield
–
Business Process Automation Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

SS&C Technologies Holdings leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (SS&C Technologies Holdings 4, UiPath 3, Appian 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSSNCPATHAPPNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $19.37B $7.29B $3.66B SSNC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 22.7x 20.2x -344.6x PATH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.9x 18.8x 46.0x SSNC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.7% +15.0% +20.9% APPN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 21.0% -1.3% PATH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 6.5% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 3.4x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -3.1% -13.3% +63.1% APPN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.9%/yr -22.5%/yr -11.3%/yr SSNC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.4% 64.5% 68.3% SSNC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 77/100 52/100 PATH

Percentile Scorecard

SSNCPATHAPPN

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

AxisSSNCPATHAPPN
Valuation 82 #19 of 102 78 #23 of 102 39 #63 of 102
Growth 31 #68 of 98 87 #14 of 98 91 #10 of 98
Profitability 63 #36 of 95 76 #24 of 95 56 #42 of 95
Financial Health – 89 #13 of 109 32 #74 of 109
Shareholder Returns 32 #44 of 64 54 #30 of 64 43 #37 of 64
Overall 52 77 52
  • SSNC ranked among 115 companies in Business Applications
  • PATH ranked among 115 companies in Business Applications
  • APPN ranked among 115 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSSNCPATHAPPNSPY
1 month +4.3%+14.5%+43.2% -0.8%
3 months +9.3%+23.0%+101.8% +3.5%
6 months +19.5%+36.5%+134.8% +7.0%
Year to date -6.2%-12.9%+45.6% +12.2%
1 year -3.1%-13.3%+63.1% +13.0%
3 years +68.4%-4.4%+29.0% +86.3%
3 years, per year +19.0%-1.5%+8.9% +23.1%
5 years +9.9%-72.1%-45.1% +68.6%
5 years, per year +1.9%-22.5%-11.3% +11.0%
10 years +149.3%—— +258.0%
10 years, per year +9.6%—— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureSSNCPATHAPPNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.4%64.5%68.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.7%66.0%59.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.471.050.51 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.11-0.210.92 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -44.8%-83.7%-81.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.5%-26.0%-1.5% -1.8%
52-week high $89.62$19.29$52.35 $779.14
52-week low $62.05$9.38$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.

MultipleSSNCPATHAPPN
P/E now vs peer median 22.9xmedian 28.8x 20.5xmedian 28.8x -354.0xmedian 28.8x
P/S now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 2.8x 3.8xmedian 2.8x 4.7xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 17.7x 17.7xmedian 17.7x 186.1xmedian 17.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.4xmedian 15.8x 18.0xmedian 15.8x 48.2xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median —median 3.2x 3.3xmedian 3.2x -35.2xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.77median 0.85 0.33median 0.85 -5.97median 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 monthsSSNCPATHAPPN
Revenue $6.69B $1.72B $795.31M
Gross profit $3.22B $1.42B $565.62M
Operating income $1.59B $152.95M $10.14M
Net income $853.70M $361.92M -$10.62M
Free cash flow – $362.96M $76.75M
R&D $530.10M $368.32M $185.95M
EPS (diluted) $3.52 $0.69 $-0.15
Cash & equivalents $525.40M $607.41M $121.11M
Total debt – – $236.03M
Shares (diluted) 242.00M 523.01M 72.90M
Enterprise value $19.37B $1.83B $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
MetricSSNCPATHAPPN
P/E 22.9x 20.5x -354.0x
P/FCF 10.4x 18.0x 48.2x
P/Operating cash flow 10.3x 17.5x 45.9x
P/S 2.9x 3.8x 4.7x
P/B – 3.3x -35.2x
P/Tangible book – 3.5x -35.0x
EV/EBITDA – 17.7x 186.1x
EV/EBIT – 34.2x 371.8x
EV/Revenue 2.9x 3.0x 4.7x
EV/FCF – 14.4x 49.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.3x 14.0x 46.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.77 0.33 -5.97

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSSNCPATHAPPN
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.7% 15.0% 20.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.2% 14.4% 16.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 8.0% 14.6% 19.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.7% 13.8% 15.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 11.7% 430.0% 172.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 10.7% 38.3% 27.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 0.1% 1,695% 38.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 11.2% 59.2% 59.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 4.4% 1,763% 37.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 13.0% 61.2% 59.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 17.1% 11.5% 66.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 15.8% 27.9% 42.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 17.2% 66.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 29.3% 39.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSSNCPATHAPPN
Gross margin – 82.6% 71.1%
EBITDA margin – 17.2% 2.5%
Operating margin – 8.9% 1.3%
Pretax margin – 12.3% -0.7%
Net margin – 21.0% -1.3%
FCF margin – 21.1% 9.6%
Operating cash flow margin 27.8% 21.7% 10.2%
Return on equity – 18.8% –
Return on assets 4.2% 12.5% -1.8%
Return on invested capital – – 6.5%
Return on capital employed – 7.3% 5.3%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.6x 1.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.2x 1.0x -7.6x
Stock comp / revenue 4.0% 13.6% 5.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSSNCPATHAPPN
Debt / assets – – 40.3%
Debt / equity – – -2.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 3.4x
Debt / FCF – – 3.1x
Liabilities / assets 66.8% 33.0% 118.0%
Equity / assets – 67.0% -18.0%
Interest coverage – – 0.6x
Current ratio 0.8x 2.4x 1.0x
Quick ratio – 2.1x 0.8x
Cash ratio – 1.6x 0.4x
Altman Z-score – 4.51 3.13

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSSNCPATHAPPN
Dividend yield 1.4% – –
Net buyback yield – 3.9% 2.0%
Shareholder yield 1.4% 3.9% 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.

ConsensusSSNCPATHAPPN
Forward P/E 11.9xFY2026 18.8xFY2026 46.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.91FY2026 $0.76FY2026 $1.12FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +12.5%FY2026 +5.6%FY2026 +83.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +7.5% +14.5% +20.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.18BFY2026 $1.87BFY2026 $897.68MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +14.3%FY2026 +16.3%FY2026 +23.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -7.0% -3.3% +12.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSSNCPATHAPPN
Held by institutions 84.8% 79.0% 94.9%
Institutions holding 724 525 212
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.7% +14.3% -1.3%
Institutions buying 385 276 120
Institutions selling 259 169 52
Buyers to sellers 1.49 1.63 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.

SSNCPATHAPPN
SSNC 1.00 0.41 0.41
PATH 0.41 1.00 0.56
APPN 0.41 0.56 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SSNC, PATH and APPN?

SS&C Technologies Holdings (SSNC) is the largest by market capitalisation: SS&C Technologies Holdings (SSNC) $19.37B, UiPath (PATH) $7.29B, Appian (APPN) $3.66B.

Which stock is cheaper, SSNC, PATH and APPN?

UiPath (PATH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (SS&C Technologies Holdings (SSNC) 22.7x, UiPath (PATH) 20.2x, Appian (APPN) -344.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, SS&C Technologies Holdings (SSNC) is cheapest (SS&C Technologies Holdings (SSNC) 11.9x, UiPath (PATH) 18.8x, Appian (APPN) 46.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Appian (APPN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: SS&C Technologies Holdings (SSNC) +8.7%, UiPath (PATH) +15.0%, Appian (APPN) +20.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

UiPath (PATH) has the highest net margin (UiPath (PATH) 21.0%, Appian (APPN) -1.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Appian (APPN) returned the most: SS&C Technologies Holdings (SSNC) -3.1%, UiPath (PATH) -13.3%, Appian (APPN) +63.1%. Over five years, SS&C Technologies Holdings (SSNC) compounded fastest (SS&C Technologies Holdings (SSNC) +1.9%/yr, UiPath (PATH) -22.5%/yr, Appian (APPN) -11.3%/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 (SS&C Technologies Holdings (SSNC) 29.4%, UiPath (PATH) 64.5%, Appian (APPN) 68.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SSNC, PATH 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 4. 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.