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How Progress Software Corporation stacks up
PRGS · against 1,707 other Technology companies
Profitability
65/ 100
Above the middle of the pack.
Ranked #590 of 1,708 · scores higher than 65% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score171 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 · 1,598 reported | 8.5% | 6.8% | 56% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 1,698 reported | 17.7% | 6.3% | 82% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 1,668 reported | 4.0% | 2.9% | 60% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 1,633 reported | 18.6% | 7.5% | 79% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 1,712 reported | 85.6% | 33.4% | 97% | 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 | |
| 1 | 604M AUD (≈$399M) | 100 | 80 | |
| 3 | 117.8B TWD (≈$3.7B) | 99 | 94 | |
| 3 | 561.7B CNY (≈$78.6B) | 99 | 77 | |
| 3 | 241.8B CNY (≈$33.9B) | 99 | 85 | |
| 590 | 13.9B USD | 65 | 50 | |
| 590 |
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