Which is more profitable, Palo Alto Networks or SAP?

SAP keeps more of every sale as profit.

Which grows faster, Palo Alto Networks or SAP?

Palo Alto Networks grew its sales faster in recent years.

Which is cheaper, Palo Alto Networks or SAP?

SAP costs less for each unit of yearly profit (lower P/E).

Which has less debt, Palo Alto Networks or SAP?

Palo Alto Networks would need fewer years of earnings to pay off its debt.

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Palo Alto Networks vs SAP stock

Side by side in plain words: who keeps more of its sales, grows faster, costs less and owes less.

In one sentence

Palo Alto Networks grows faster and has less debt. SAP is more profitable and is cheaper for its profits.

Side by side

	Palo Alto Networks	SAP
	$264 billion	$271 billion
	12.3%	19.5%
	+22.0%	+7.6%
	232.7×	34.3×
	Net cash	Net cash
	15.9%	16.7%
	–	1.1%

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How we compare

Four contests with the same rules as each stock page: profit kept from sales (higher wins), yearly sales growth across the last reports, up to five years (higher wins), price per unit of yearly profit (lower P/E wins; a company without profit loses) and debt in years of earnings (lower wins). A winner is only named when both companies have the number.

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