stockrowPaychex, Inc. (PAYX) vs Roper Technologies, Inc. (ROP)
- Paychex, Inc. PAYX 116.91 −2.17%
- Roper Technologies, Inc. ROP 475.94 −3.06%
Paychex, Inc. and Roper Technologies, Inc. are both Software Application companies. Roper Technologies, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $48.6B against $42.5B — 1.1× the size. Roper Technologies, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 19.3× against 23.6×. Paychex, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 14.0% against 9.24%. Roper Technologies, Inc. has the higher net margin (30.7% vs 27.4%) and the lower return on invested capital (5.17% vs 22.2%). Both pay a dividend; Paychex, Inc. yields more (4.81% vs 0.74%). Across the 23 metrics below, Paychex, Inc. leads on 12 and Roper Technologies, Inc. on 11.
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| Metric | PAYX | ROP | Software Application median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 74.39% | 69.67% | 66.89% |
| Operating margin | 39.19% | 28.05% | 0.00% |
| Net margin | 27.35% | 30.71% | 0.00% |
| Free cash flow margin | 30.54% | 29.80% | 5.77% |
| Return on equity | 47.06% | 13.23% | 0.00% |
| Return on assets | 11.17% | 7.52% | 0.00% |
| Return on invested capital | 22.23% | 5.17% | 0.00% |
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