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How Progress Software Corporation stacks up
PRGS · against 476 other Technology companies of similar size
Profitability
65/ 100
Above the middle of the pack.
Ranked #169 of 477 · scores higher than 64% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score51 peers with a profitability score of 60–69, including PRGS · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 65?
Weighted metrics compared with all Technology companies.Mainly thanks to its operating margin, which is stronger than most Technology peers.
- Return on invested capital is close to the peer norm. Return on invested capital: 8.5% vs peer median 6.8%
- Return on assets is close to the peer norm. Return on assets: 4.0% vs peer median 2.9%
- a wider operating margin: stronger than 82% of peers. Operating margin: 17.7% vs peer median 6.3%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = PRGS, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | PRGS | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 457 reported | 8.5% | 7.0% | 55% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 476 reported | 17.7% | 7.1% | 83% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 468 reported | 4.0% | 3.0% | 60% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 464 reported | 18.6% | 7.5% | 81% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 478 reported | 85.6% | 32.7% | 98% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around PRGS| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4.8B AUD (≈$3.2B) | 100 | 71 | |
| 2 | 202.6B JPY (≈$1.4B) | 99 | 83 | |
| 2 | 170.7B INR (≈$2.0B) | 99 | 75 | |
| 4 | 388.6B JPY (≈$2.6B) | 98 | 73 | |
| 4 | 81.3B TWD (≈$2.5B) | 98 | 76 | |
| 169 | 7.1B CNY (≈$999M) | 65 | 59 | |
| 169 | 12.2B CNY (≈$1.7B) | 65 | 39 | |
| 169 | 8.4B CNY (≈$1.2B) | 65 | 58 | |
| 169 | 2.7B USD | 65 | 53 | |
| 169 | 1.8B USD | 65 | 58 | |
| 174 | 65.4B TWD (≈$2.0B) | 64 | 47 | |
| 174 | 2.0B USD | 64 | 60 | |
| 174 | 15.7B DKK (≈$2.4B) | 64 | 44 | |
| 177 | 16.7B HKD (≈$2.1B) | 63 | 80 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score