Progress Software's Competitiveness
A competitive positioning analysis and financial ratio benchmarking of Progress Software (PRGS) against its publicly traded competitors: sales growth, net income, profitability, valuation and market share, plus each peer's market capitalization, revenue, income and employees. Free below: the top 5 peers. Subscriber access adds the full competitor list and CSV downloads.
Key Findings: Progress Software vs Its Competitors
- TTM: Trailing 12-month revenue of 1,003M vs 1,430,826M combined for tracked competitors (0.1% combined share).
- Trending: Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is holding steady (+1.1% annualized vs trailing 12 months), vs accelerating (+4.6%) for its tracked peer group.
- Growth: Progress Software generated 6.9% revenue growth year over year in Q2 2026, vs 12.0% for its tracked competitors combined.
- Profitability: Its 8.3% net margin compares with 27.6% for the peer group.
- Scale: Progress Software ranks #102 of 259 companies by market capitalization in the Software & Programming industry, holding 0.0% of industry market cap.
- Peer revenue share: Progress Software accounted for 0.1% of combined revenue among its tracked peer group, up from 0.1% a year earlier.
- Peer differentiation: Revenue per employee of $0.36M compares with $0.45M for the peer group (0.8x).
Every figure above is sourced and cited in detail further down this page (Market Structure, Profitability & Cost Structure, Productivity vs Peers).
PRGS Sales vs. its Competitors, Q2 2026
Progress Software reported revenue growth of 6.92 % year on year in Q2 2026, below its competitors' combined revenue growth of 12.00 %.
With a net margin of 8.31 %, Progress Software reported lower profitability than its competitors (27.55 %).
Progress Software generated 0.07 % of the combined sales of its peer group, up from 0.07 % a year earlier.
Progress Software vs. its Competitors, Q2 2026
Revenue growth, year on year
Net income growth, year on year
Net margin
Revenue run-rate vs trailing 12 months
TTM net margin
TTM = trailing twelve months. Run-rate annualizes the latest quarter (×4) and compares it to TTM. In millions of $. High-Confidence Competitors are named as a competitor directly in an SEC filing; Similar-Size Competitors are the closest peers by market-cap rank within the same industry; Similar Growth & Profitability Competitors are the closest peers by combined revenue growth, operating margin and ROIC, all independent of the competitor list.
TTM revenue, latest-quarter run-rate and net income/margin benchmarked across Progress Software and its 4 competitor groupings. Available under Commercial License.
| Entity | TTM Revenue | Rev Run-rate vs TTM |
|---|---|---|
| Progress Software Corp | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Competitors combined | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| High-Confidence Competitors (2) | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Similar-Size Competitors (4) | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Similar Growth & Profitability (6) | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
TTM revenue, run-rate and net margin benchmarking across Progress Software's competitor groups requires a Commercial License.
For context: the Software & Programming industry grew revenue 16.0% year over year, combined, vs 6.9% for Progress Software. Progress Software's share of combined industry revenue moved from 0.09% to 0.08%, a loss of 0.01 percentage points.
Progress Software's Competitor Quality Breadth
Share of each group, trailing 12 months: profitable (net margin > 0), expanding (revenue growth > 0), growing faster than the industry's own median, and financially distressed (Piotroski F-Score of 2 or below).
| Entity | Profitable | Expanding | Above Industry Growth | Distressed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progress Software Corp | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Competitors combined (37) | ||||
| High-Confidence Competitors (2) | ||||
| Similar-Size Competitors (10) | ||||
| Similar Growth & Profitability (8) | 100.00 % (8 of 8) | 100.00 % (8 of 8) | 75.00 % (6 of 8) | 37.50 % (3 of 8) |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Altman Z-Score is not shown here: it is not populated in the underlying data for any company. Percentages are of companies in each group that report the relevant metric, not of the full group size.
PRGS Stock Performance relative to its Competitors
PRGS Stock Performance relative to High-Confidence Competitors
PRGS Stock Performance relative to Similar-Size Competitors
PRGS Stock Performance relative to Similar Growth & Profitability Competitors
5 Best-Performing Tracked Competitors, Trailing 12 Months
| # | Competitor | TTM Share Price Return | vs U.S.A. 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Red Violet Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 2 | Upland Software Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 3 | Paycor Hcm Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 4 | Amplitude Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 5 | Amazon com Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
TTM share price return and U.S.A. 500 outperformance for Progress Software's best-performing tracked competitors requires a Commercial License.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months.
Progress Software's Comment on Competition and Industry Peers
We compete in various markets with a number of entities, such as salesforce.com, Inc., Amazon.com, Inc., Software AG, RedHat, Inc., Pivotal Software, Inc., Microsoft Corporation, Oracle Corporation and other smaller firms. Many of these vendors offer platform-as-a-service (PaaS), application development, data integration and other tools in conjunction with their CRM, web services, operating systems and relational database management systems. We believe that IBM Corporation, Microsoft Corporation and Oracle Corporation currently dominate the relational database market. We do not believe that there is a dominant vendor in the other infrastructure software markets, including application development. Some of our competitors have greater financial, marketing or technical resources than we have and/or may be able to adapt more quickly to new or emerging technologies and changes in customer requirements or to devote greater resources to the promotion and sale of their products than we can. Increased competition could make it more difficult for us to maintain our revenue and market presence.
Publicly Traded Peers of Progress Software Corp
Revenue and income for trailing 12 months, in millions of $, except employees| Company | Market Cap | Revenues |
|---|---|---|
| Progress Software Corp | 1,653.05 | 1,002.80 |
| Microsoft Corporation | 3,767,677.82 | 331,839.00 |
| Amazon com Inc | 2,688,174.99 | 776,231.00 |
| Oracle Corporation | 401,010.00 | 73,266.00 |
| Sap Se | 245,904.00 | 41,216.00 |
| International Business Machines Corporation | 210,118.35 | 69,096.00 |
| SUBTOTAL | 7,956,165.98 | 1,480,916.45 |
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Sources: Progress Software Corp's official press releases and regulatory filings; CSIMarket.com's market research; and the financial filings and press releases of the other companies cited.
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Progress Software's Competitors Named by the Company
Competitive relationships identified from SEC filings and corroborating sources, each with a basis and confidence.| Competitor | Basis | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon.com, Inc. | Named by the company | 85% |
| Microsoft Corporation | Named by the company | 85% |
| Salesforce.com, Inc. | Named by the company | 85% |
Filing basis, confidence, active dates and source counts for Progress Software's named competitors require a Commercial License.
Methodology: relationships are extracted from SEC filings (named-competitor disclosures) and corroborating sources. Named by the company = explicitly disclosed as a competitor; Inferred = derived from corroborating signals. Confidence reflects evidence strength.
Progress Software's Business Segment Mix vs Peers
Revenue by operating segment or division, as named and reported by each company. Segment names are the filer's own and are not standardized across companies. Do not assume a same-named or similarly-named segment is defined identically between two companies. Shares are of each company's own total revenue and are not required to sum to 100% (intersegment revenue, unallocated items).| Company | Largest Segment |
|---|---|
| Progress Software Corp | Reportable 100.00 % |
| Microsoft Corporation | Productivity and Business Processes 42.19 % |
| Amazon com Inc | North America 57.75 % |
| Oracle Corporation | Cloud and Software Business 83.96 % |
| International Business Machines Corporation | Software 45.22 % |
| Accenture Plc | Americas 49.30 % |
Source: operating segment revenue as reported in each company's SEC filings (10-K/10-Q), via the CSIMarket API, leaf-level reportable segments only (parent roll-up segments are excluded where sub-segments are separately disclosed).
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Progress Software's Productivity vs Peers Comparison
Revenue and income per employee, trailing 12 months, in $; market cap in millions of $| Company | Market Cap | Revenue / Employee | Income / Employee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Progress Software Corp | 1,653 | 358,015 | 31,790 |
| Microsoft Corporation | 3,767,678 | 1,488,067 | 599,771 |
| Amazon com Inc | 2,688,175 | 492,532 | 85,838 |
| Oracle Corporation | 401,010 | 519,617 | 134,184 |
| Sap Se | 245,904 | 374,691 | 74,592 |
| International Business Machines Corporation | 210,118 | 226,322 | 35,129 |
| PEERS TOTAL | 7,954,513 | 445,001 | 89,347 |
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Progress Software's Geographic Revenue Exposure vs Peers
Revenue by country/region as reported in each company's most recent filing. Disclosure granularity varies by filer (some report by country, others by broad region) and is shown as disclosed.| Company | Largest Market |
|---|---|
| Progress Software Corp | North America 64.12 % |
| Microsoft Corporation | US 51.47 % |
| Oracle Corporation | Americas 63.46 % |
| International Business Machines Corporation | Americas 49.04 % |
| Salesforce Inc | Americas 64.97 % |
| Servicenow Inc | North America 63.26 % |
Source: revenue geography as reported in each company's SEC filings (10-K/10-Q), via the CSIMarket API. Percentages are of that company's own total consolidated revenue for its most recent reported period.
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Progress Software's Position in Industry Market Structure
Market-capitalization share and concentration across all 235 companies in Progress Software's industry classification, broader than the peer set above. Market cap in millions of $.Progress Software ranks #102 of 235 companies by market capitalization in its industry, holding 0.02 % of total industry market cap. The industry's Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI) is 2,652, indicating a highly concentrated market structure (U.S. antitrust guidance: below 1,500 unconcentrated, 1,500 to 2,500 moderately concentrated, above 2,500 highly concentrated).
| Rank | Company | Market Cap | Industry Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft Corporation | 3,767,678 | 50.21 % |
| 2 | Palantir Technologies Inc | 480,175 | 6.40 % |
| 3 | Oracle Corporation | 389,514 | 5.19 % |
| 4 | Sap Se | 275,412 | 3.67 % |
| 5 | Crowdstrike Holdings Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 6 | Shopify Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 7 | Salesforce Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 8 | Full Truck Alliance Co Ltd | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 9 | Servicenow Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 10 | Cloudflare Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 102 | Progress Software Corp | 1,653 | 0.02 % |
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Source: CSIMarket API (daily market-structure computation) across CSIMarket's industry classification, market capitalization as of 2026-09-29.
Progress Software's Same-Size Peers & Stock Performance
Peers chosen by closeness in market-cap rank within the same industry classification (not the named-competitor list above). Trailing 12-month total return, 3-month price momentum, beta and Sharpe ratio vs the broad U.S. market.| Rank | Company | Market Cap | TTM Return |
|---|---|---|---|
| 97 | Karooooo Ltd | 1,865 | 6.51 % |
| 98 | Blackline Inc | 1,804 | -50.21 % |
| 99 | Marqeta Inc | 1,802 | 214.81 % |
| 100 | Amplitude Inc | 1,703 | 15.64 % |
| 101 | Hello Group Inc | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 102 | Progress Software Corp | 1,653 | -7.02 % |
| 103 | Agora Inc | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 104 | Nayax Ltd | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 105 | C3 ai Inc | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 106 | Opera Ltd | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 107 | Lightspeed Commerce Inc | 1,234 | 12.3% |
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Source: CSIMarket API (daily market-structure computation); returns and risk metrics as of 2026-09-29. Beta and Sharpe ratio are versus the broad U.S. equity market, not this industry.
Progress Software's Profitability & Cost Structure
Trailing 12-month margins from SEC-filed financials. Operating margin is compared to the Software & Programming industry median; gross margin, EBITDA margin and capital intensity are compared to the live industry average (343 companies). See the full Software & Programming industry profitability benchmarks.| Metric | Company | Industry | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 81.86 % | 64.28 % (avg) | +17.6 pp |
| Operating Margin | 17.34 % | industry median | +20.1 pp |
| EBITDA Margin | 18.96 % | 2.53 % (avg) | +16.4 pp |
| Capital Intensity (Capex / Revenue) | 0.85 % | 4.79 % (avg) | -3.9 pp |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. SG&A and R&D as a share of revenue have limited coverage as this data is backfilled and appear only where reported. Higher capital intensity is not inherently negative; it reflects the industry's asset requirements.
Progress Software's Valuation vs Competitive Position
Valuation multiples vs the Software & Programming industry average (343 companies, excluding loss-making/negative-equity outliers), alongside returns on capital for context on whether a premium or discount lines up with measurably stronger or weaker returns. See the full Software & Programming industry valuation benchmarks.| Metric | Company | Industry Average | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E | 16.3x | 39.5x | -23.2x |
| EV / EBITDA | 15.8x | 21.7x | -5.9x |
| P/B | 2.9x | 5.4x | -2.5x |
| Return on Equity | 18.16 % | industry aggregate | -7.04 % |
| Return on Invested Capital | 7.25 % | -0.26 % (avg) | 7.51 % |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. A valuation premium or discount is not, by itself, a judgment of over- or under-valuation. Compare it against the return and growth context shown elsewhere on this page.
Progress Software's Multi-Year Financial Trajectory
Fiscal-year revenue growth, operating margin, return on invested capital and P/E, as reported in SEC filings.| Metric | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue Growth | -0.10 % | 4.06 % | 6.98 % | 20.17 % | 12.84 % | 20.07 % | 8.60 % | 29.79 % |
| Operating Margin | 21.65 % | 9.70 % | 24.36 % | 21.85 % | 22.04 % | 15.56 % | 16.47 % | 15.69 % |
| Return on Invested Capital | 11.17 % | 4.42 % | 10.30 % | 8.73 % | 9.20 % | 6.68 % | 6.82 % | 7.31 % |
| P/E | 24.9x | 72.9x | 24.2x | 27.7x | 23.9x | 33.6x | 41.9x | 25.6x |
Source: CSIMarket API, fiscal-year figures. P/E is this company's own historical ratio at each fiscal year end and can swing sharply around an earnings trough: that is real, not a data error.
Progress Software's Strategic Group Map
Every company in Progress Software's industry and named-competitor list, plotted by trailing 12-month revenue growth and operating margin. Progress Software is shown in red; its closest peers by combined growth, margin and ROIC (the Similar Growth & Profitability group above) are labeled.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Extreme outlier values (from near-zero-revenue companies) are excluded from the plotted cloud but never from the highlighted company or its labeled peers.
Progress Software's BCG Growth-Share Matrix
Relative market share (vs Progress Software's largest competitor by market cap) against industry revenue growth, using the standard textbook thresholds (1.0x share, 10% growth) a common framework, not a precision instrument.
Progress Software falls in the Question Mark quadrant: relative market share of 0.00x vs its largest competitor, in an industry growing revenue 11.6% (median, trailing 12 months).
Source: CSIMarket API (market-cap share and industry revenue growth). The 10% growth and 1.0x share lines are standard textbook thresholds, not derived from this industry's own distribution. A caveat worth reading alongside this chart: Microsoft Corporation alone holds 50% of this industry's market cap. In an industry this dominated by one leader, the framework will place nearly every OTHER company in "Dog" or "Question Mark" purely because relative share is measured against that leader, regardless of how strong those other companies actually are on their own fundamentals. Check the Profitability, Valuation and Financial Strength sections above before treating this quadrant label as a verdict.
Progress Software's Competitive Forces (Porter's Five Forces)
Only the forces this data can support honestly are shown; the other three are marked as such rather than guessed.| Force | Assessment | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Competitive Rivalry | Low | Industry HHI of 2,652 (see Industry Market Structure & Concentration above) |
| Barriers to Entry | Lower than typical for the industry | Capital intensity (capex / revenue) of 0.85 % vs industry average 4.79 % (see Profitability & Cost Structure above) |
| Supplier Power | Not covered on this page | See Progress Software's dedicated suppliers page for concentration and dependency data |
| Buyer Power | Not covered on this page | See Progress Software's dedicated customers page for concentration and dependency data |
| Threat of Substitutes | - | No systematic data source for cross-product substitution exists in this system; not estimated |
Note: this is a partial, data-grounded application of the framework, not a complete strategic assessment. Rivalry and barriers-to-entry readings are mechanical translations of the HHI and capital-intensity figures shown elsewhere on this page, not independent judgments.
Progress Software's Industry Attractiveness & Competitive Strength
A CSIMarket composite, not a standard field: each axis is an equal-weighted average of three factors already shown elsewhere on this page (industry growth, industry profitability and rivalry for attractiveness; relative market share, profitability and growth vs industry for strength). Disclosed as a designed methodology, not a precision measurement.
Progress Software falls in the Medium attractiveness / Medium strength cell: Selective.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Each axis score is a simple 1(low)/2(medium)/3(high) average across its three inputs -- a transparent, disclosed simplification, not a validated academic scoring model.
Progress Software's SWOT
Every point below is a fixed rule applied to a metric already shown elsewhere on this page (Market Structure, Profitability, Valuation, Run-Rate, Stock Performance, Quality Breadth) not an independent strategic assessment. A blank quadrant means no rule was met, not that none apply.Strengths
- Operating margin 20.1 points above the industry median.
Weaknesses
- Return on equity 7.0 points below the industry aggregate.
- Underperforming the U.S.A. 500 over the trailing 12 months.
- Low relative market share vs the industry leader (0.00x).
Opportunities
- Industry revenue growing at a healthy 11.6% median pace.
- Trades at a lower P/E than the industry average (16.3x vs 39.5x) despite a higher return on invested capital -- a possible re-rating opportunity.
Threats
- Industry dominated by Microsoft Corporation, holding 50.21 % of industry market cap.
Methodology: mechanical, rule-based SWOT. Each bullet reuses a figure already sourced and cited elsewhere on this page; nothing here is generated narrative or independent analyst judgment.
Progress Software's Financial Strength vs Peers Comparison
Quick ratio, working capital, debt to equity and asset turnover, trailing 12 months| Company | Quick Ratio | Working Capital | Debt / Equity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Progress Software Corp | 0.15 | 0.52 | 3.44 |
| Microsoft Corporation | 0.13 | 1.31 | 0.11 |
| Amazon com Inc | 0.38 | 1.07 | 0.21 |
| Oracle Corporation | 0.72 | 1.12 | 2.83 |
| Sap Se | 0.47 | 1.16 | - |
| International Business Machines Corporation | 0.29 | 0.87 | 3.47 |
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Quick ratio = cash / current liabilities; working capital ratio = current assets / current liabilities; asset turnover = revenue / total assets. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Progress Software's Revenue and Income Growth vs Peers
Quarterly revenue and net income growth, year over year and quarter over quarter| Company | Period | Revenue Y/Y | Income Y/Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Progress Software Corp | Q2 2026 | +6.9 % | +23.7 % |
| Microsoft Corporation | Q2 2026 | +17.7 % | +31.3 % |
| Amazon com Inc | Q2 2026 | +19.9 % | +244.9 % |
| Oracle Corporation | Q3 2026 | +24.0 % | +62.6 % |
| Sap Se | Q4 2025 | +7.7 % | +132.6 % |
| International Business Machines Corporation | Q2 2026 | +1.1 % | -1.3 % |
| PEERS TOTAL | +16.2 % | +61.3 % |
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Growth is shown only where both periods are positive. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Progress Software's Peers' Costs of Sales and Capital Expenditures
Context for revenue growth: peer costs and capex, year over year and quarter over quarter| Company | Period | Costs Y/Y | Capex Y/Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Progress Software Corp | Q2 2026 | -4.5 % | +276.6 % |
| Microsoft Corporation | Q2 2026 | +22.9 % | +109.6 % |
| Amazon com Inc | Q2 2026 | +18.5 % | +300.3 % |
| Oracle Corporation | Q3 2026 | - | +235.2 % |
| Sap Se | Q4 2025 | +8.0 % | - |
| International Business Machines Corporation | Q2 2026 | +3.6 % | +9.0 % |
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Progress Software's Returns and Turnover vs Peers
ROA, ROI and ROE (trailing 12 months), receivables and inventory turnover| Company | ROA | ROI | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Progress Software Corp | 3.70% | 4.66% | 18.16% |
| Microsoft Corporation | 19.76% | 22.48% | 34.22% |
| Amazon com Inc | 15.21% | 23.40% | 30.50% |
| Oracle Corporation | 7.73% | 9.84% | 44.45% |
| Sap Se | 10.41% | 13.84% | 16.25% |
| International Business Machines Corporation | 7.07% | 7.03% | 33.43% |
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ROA = net income / total assets; ROI = net income / investments; ROE = net income / equity; turnover ratios use trailing 12 month revenue (receivables) and cost of sales (inventory).
Progress Software's Valuation vs Peers
P/E, price to sales, PEG, price to cash flow and price to book| Company | P/E | Price / Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Progress Software Corp | 19.06 | 1.65 |
| Microsoft Corporation | 28.16 | 11.35 |
| Amazon com Inc | 19.82 | 3.46 |
| Oracle Corporation | 20.95 | 5.47 |
| Sap Se | 34.34 | 5.97 |
| International Business Machines Corporation | 19.52 | 3.04 |
| PEERS AVERAGE | 26.77 | 5.37 |
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P/E = price / diluted EPS (trailing 12 months); PEG = P/E divided by EPS growth; the average row divides the peers' combined market cap by their combined income, sales, cash flow and equity.