Progress Software Corporation
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Ratios
Valuation ratios (P/E, P/S, EV/EBITDA and the other multiples) are based on the closing price at the end of each period, not on the current price. Margins and returns are shown in percent, multiples without a unit, per-share figures in the reporting currency, net debt in millions.
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| Line item | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
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| Valuation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 48.7 | – | 21.5 | 22.4 | 15.2 | 37.2 | 25.2 | 32.3 | 29.9 | 26.2 | 39.9 | 32.8 | 19.6 | 30.2 | 35.0 | 23.4 | 27.0 | 19.4 | 26.8 | – | – | 53.6 | 25.6 | 72.1 | 22.8 | 27.6 | 24.8 | 34.3 | 44.4 | 24.9 | |
| 1.5 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 1.9 | |
| 2.4 | 2.6 | 4.8 | 5.5 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.8 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.9 | 5.2 | 6.9 | 3.8 | |
| – | – | – | – | – | 2.2 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 5.9 | 2.8 | |
| – | – | – | – | – | 17.3 | 11.0 | 16.0 | 12.5 | 13.7 | 16.7 | 15.9 | 8.0 | 8.4 | 9.1 | 8.2 | 8.7 | 16.9 | 11.9 | 19.7 | 169.4 | 19.9 | 14.8 | 21.5 | 14.9 | 15.3 | 13.1 | 27.3 | 19.4 | 17.5 | |
| 20.0 | 10.5 | 11.3 | 15.1 | 32.4 | 28.6 | 13.8 | 17.3 | 15.7 | 18.4 | 25.4 | 16.6 | 11.5 | 17.9 | 19.6 | 12.6 | 13.3 | – | 13.8 | 12.6 | 15.1 | 19.6 | 14.2 | 15.3 | 13.1 | 12.4 | 12.7 | 14.3 | 14.7 | 7.9 | |
| 5.0% | 9.5% | 8.9% | 6.6% | 3.1% | 3.5% | 7.3% | 5.8% | 6.4% | 5.4% | 3.9% | 6.0% | 8.7% | 5.6% | 5.1% | 7.9% | 7.5% | 0.0% | 7.2% | 7.9% | 6.6% | 5.1% | 7.0% | 6.5% | 7.6% | 8.0% | 7.9% | 7.0% | 6.8% | 12.6% | |
| Margins | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 84.7% | 85.0% | 82.3% | 80.8% | 76.9% | 74.8% | 75.2% | 80.0% | 83.1% | 84.3% | 82.8% | 82.4% | 82.2% | 81.1% | 58.7% | 55.6% | 83.9% | 89.5% | 89.7% | 83.1% | 83.8% | 80.5% | 78.6% | 81.8% | 86.0% | 85.2% | 84.3% | 81.8% | 82.7% | 80.8% | |
| 2.5% | 4.9% | 12.5% | 16.3% | 14.3% | 8.1% | 10.3% | 11.9% | 12.8% | 15.7% | 9.2% | 11.6% | 12.5% | 10.3% | 17.3% | 20.4% | 20.2% | 19.1% | 24.3% | 3.9% | -7.3% | 14.5% | 17.1% | 9.7% | 24.4% | 21.9% | 21.9% | 15.9% | 16.5% | 15.7% | |
| 3.1% | -0.8% | 9.5% | 12.2% | 12.4% | 6.7% | 7.5% | 8.8% | 8.9% | 12.1% | 6.6% | 8.6% | 9.0% | 6.6% | 9.2% | 11.0% | 14.2% | 22.4% | 14.9% | -2.3% | -13.7% | 9.4% | 16.0% | 6.4% | 18.0% | 14.8% | 15.8% | 10.1% | 9.1% | 7.5% | |
| 7.6% | 12.6% | 18.1% | 18.1% | 5.8% | 8.8% | 13.8% | 16.4% | 16.9% | 17.2% | 10.3% | 17.0% | 15.3% | 11.2% | 16.4% | 20.5% | 28.8% | -0.1% | 28.8% | 25.3% | 23.9% | 25.7% | 28.7% | 30.1% | 31.3% | 32.7% | 30.9% | 24.2% | 27.4% | 23.5% | |
| Returns | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4.8% | -1.7% | 22.2% | 24.6% | 20.2% | 9.5% | 11.9% | 12.2% | 12.0% | 12.8% | 6.6% | 8.2% | 9.6% | 5.9% | 7.1% | 9.4% | 7.4% | 14.6% | 9.1% | -1.7% | -13.7% | 9.9% | 20.5% | 8.0% | 23.0% | 19.0% | 23.9% | 15.3% | 15.6% | 15.3% | |
| 3.2% | -0.9% | 11.0% | 13.6% | 12.1% | 5.9% | 7.1% | 7.4% | 7.2% | 8.6% | 4.4% | 5.5% | 6.2% | 4.1% | 5.2% | 6.8% | 5.4% | 11.0% | 7.0% | -1.0% | -7.4% | 5.2% | 9.9% | 3.0% | 7.7% | 5.8% | 6.7% | 4.4% | 2.7% | 3.0% | |
| Balance Sheet & Debt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| – | – | – | – | – | -78 | -83 | -106 | -139 | -55 | -45 | -52 | -95 | -175 | -286 | -161 | -355 | -140 | -214 | -68 | -72 | -12 | 11 | 140 | 292 | 413 | 369 | 607 | 1,417 | 955 | |
| – | – | – | – | – | -2.3 | -2.1 | -2.2 | -2.1 | -0.6 | -0.7 | -0.6 | -0.9 | -1.8 | -1.8 | -1.1 | -3.3 | -1.8 | -2.3 | -1.2 | -8.8 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 5.5 | 6.2 | 6.0 | |
| 65.7% | 56.1% | 49.7% | 55.5% | 59.8% | 61.9% | 59.6% | 60.4% | 59.8% | 67.3% | 66.3% | 68.0% | 64.0% | 69.5% | 73.5% | 71.9% | 72.1% | 75.3% | 77.3% | 59.6% | 53.9% | 52.3% | 48.4% | 37.5% | 33.2% | 30.3% | 28.2% | 28.7% | 17.4% | 19.5% | |
| – | – | – | – | – | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 3.5 | 2.2 | |
| Per Share | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0.09 | -0.03 | 0.39 | 0.60 | 0.57 | 0.31 | 0.36 | 0.43 | 0.51 | 0.79 | 0.45 | 0.64 | 0.72 | 0.53 | 0.73 | 0.87 | 0.74 | 1.35 | 0.96 | -0.17 | -1.13 | 0.77 | 1.38 | 0.58 | 1.76 | 1.76 | 2.15 | 1.57 | 1.54 | 1.66 | |
| 2.95 | 3.45 | 4.15 | 4.86 | 4.57 | 4.55 | 4.78 | 4.95 | 5.72 | 6.52 | 6.89 | 7.49 | 8.05 | 8.03 | 7.99 | 7.90 | 5.26 | 6.03 | 6.46 | 7.49 | 8.19 | 8.19 | 8.61 | 9.12 | 9.76 | 11.91 | 13.61 | 15.55 | 16.96 | 22.21 | |
| 1.90 | 1.77 | 1.78 | 2.42 | 2.81 | 3.21 | 3.02 | 3.55 | 4.21 | 6.14 | 6.85 | 7.86 | 7.52 | 9.02 | 10.40 | 9.21 | 10.02 | 9.28 | 10.56 | 10.37 | 8.22 | 7.75 | 6.72 | 7.28 | 7.63 | 9.24 | 9.01 | 10.29 | 9.88 | 10.87 | |
| 0.22 | 0.43 | 0.75 | 0.88 | 0.27 | 0.40 | 0.66 | 0.81 | 0.97 | 1.12 | 0.71 | 1.27 | 1.23 | 0.90 | 1.31 | 1.62 | 1.51 | -0.01 | 1.86 | 1.90 | 1.96 | 2.11 | 2.47 | 2.75 | 3.05 | 3.90 | 4.21 | 3.77 | 4.64 | 5.21 | |
Data as of: September 18, 2026 · Source: fundamental data & SEC filings (annual and quarterly reports, 10-K/10-Q)
Note: pure fact-based analysis, not investment advice and not a solicitation to buy or sell. All figures without guarantee.