Duck Creek Technologies Inc's Competitiveness
A competitive positioning analysis and financial ratio benchmarking of Duck Creek Technologies Inc (DCT) 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: Duck Creek Technologies Inc vs Its Competitors
- TTM: Trailing 12-month revenue of 310M vs 184,260M combined for tracked competitors (0.2% combined share).
- Trending: Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is accelerating (+4.0% annualized vs trailing 12 months), vs accelerating (+10.4%) for its tracked peer group.
- Growth: Duck Creek Technologies Inc generated 9.8% revenue growth year over year in Q1 2022, vs 48.4% for its tracked competitors combined.
- Profitability: Its -6.4% net margin compares with 9.7% for the peer group.
- Peer revenue share: Duck Creek Technologies Inc accounted for 0.2% of combined revenue among its tracked peer group, down from 0.2% a year earlier.
- Peer differentiation: Revenue per employee of $0.44M compares with $0.20M for the peer group (2.2x).
Every figure above is sourced and cited in detail further down this page (Market Structure, Profitability & Cost Structure, Productivity vs Peers).
DCT Sales vs. its Competitors, Q1 2022
Duck Creek Technologies Inc reported revenue growth of 9.76 % year on year in Q1 2022, below its competitors' combined revenue growth of 48.37 %.
With a net margin of -6.40 %, Duck Creek Technologies Inc reported lower profitability than its competitors (9.70 %).
Duck Creek Technologies Inc generated 0.16 % of the combined sales of its peer group, down from 0.21 % a year earlier.
Duck Creek Technologies Inc vs. its Competitors, Q1 2022
Revenue 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 Duck Creek Technologies Inc and its 4 competitor groupings. Available under Commercial License.
| Entity | TTM Revenue | Rev Run-rate vs TTM |
|---|---|---|
| Duck Creek Technologies Inc | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Competitors combined | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| High-Confidence Competitors (8) | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Similar Growth & Profitability (8) | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
TTM revenue, run-rate and net margin benchmarking across Duck Creek Technologies Inc's competitor groups requires a Commercial License.
For context: the Software & Programming industry grew revenue 16.0% year over year, combined, vs 9.8% for Duck Creek Technologies Inc. Duck Creek Technologies Inc's share of combined industry revenue moved from 0.03% to 0.03%, a gain of 0.00 percentage points.
Duck Creek Technologies Inc'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duck Creek Technologies Inc | No | Yes | Yes | No |
| Competitors combined (10) | ||||
| High-Confidence Competitors (9) | ||||
| Similar Growth & Profitability (8) | 37.50 % (3 of 8) | 100.00 % (8 of 8) | 87.50 % (7 of 8) | 0.00 % (0 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.
DCT Stock Performance relative to its Competitors
DCT Stock Performance relative to High-Confidence Competitors
DCT 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 | Rackspace Technology Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 2 | Sapiens International Corp N V | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 3 | Audiocodes ltd | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 4 | Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 5 | International Business Machines Corporation | 282.9% | Outperformed |
TTM share price return and U.S.A. 500 outperformance for Duck Creek Technologies Inc's best-performing tracked competitors requires a Commercial License.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months.
Duck Creek Technologies Inc's Comment on Competition and Industry Peers
Our current and future competitors vary in size and in the breadth and scope of the products and services they offer, and may be larger, have longer operating histories, or have greater available financial, technical, sales, marketing and other resources than we do, as well as larger installed customer bases. Our current principal competitors include, but are not limited to:
Internally Developed Technology and Software: Many large insurance companies have sufficient IT resources to develop and maintain proprietary internal systems, or to consider developing new custom systems. Often these in-house technology programs will be supported by large scale consulting firms such as IBM, Wipro, Cognizant, and others.
P&C and General Insurance Industry Software Vendors: Vendors such as Guidewire, Insurity, Majesco, Sapiens and others provide software products that are specifically designed to meet the needs of insurers.
Horizontal Software Vendors: Vendors such as Oracle, SAP, Pegasystems and others provide software that can be customized to address the needs of insurers.
IT Services Firms: Firms such as DXC Technology, NTT Data and Tata Consultancy Services Limited offer software and systems that can be adapted for the P&C and general insurance industry. We believe the principal competitive factors in our market include, but are not limited to:
Breadth and depth of product functionality,
Line of business support that fits the needs of each element of a carrier?s business,
Total cost of ownership,
Domain expertise in the P&C and general insurance industry,
Scalability, reliability and uptime of application,
Quality of implementation and collaborative customer service, including service and support staff for users,
Modern and intuitive technology and user experience,
Brand awareness, reputation and customer references,
Integration with a wide variety of third-party applications and systems. Our ability to remain competitive in the geographies in which we are active will depend to a great extent upon our ongoing performance in these areas.
Publicly Traded Peers of Duck Creek Technologies Inc
Revenue and income for trailing 12 months, in millions of $, except employees| Company | Market Cap | Revenues |
|---|---|---|
| Duck Creek Technologies Inc | 2,520.90 | 310.08 |
| Oracle Corporation | 397,830.00 | 73,266.00 |
| International Business Machines Corporation | 210,356.66 | 69,096.00 |
| Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation | 27,069.75 | 21,406.00 |
| Wipro Limited | 17,015.55 | 9,871.00 |
| Guidewire Software Inc | 12,399.12 | 1,473.78 |
| SUBTOTAL | 678,867.25 | 194,440.79 |
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Sources: Duck Creek Technologies Inc'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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Duck Creek Technologies Inc's Competitors Named by the Company
Competitive relationships identified from SEC filings and corroborating sources, each with a basis and confidence.| Competitor | Basis | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Insurity | Named by the company | 85% |
| Sapiens | Named by the company | 85% |
| Guidewire | Named by the company | 85% |
| Pegasystems | Named by the company | 85% |
| NTT Data | Named by the company | 85% |
| Cognizant | Named by the company | 85% |
| Majesco | Named by the company | 85% |
| Tata Consultancy Services Limited | Named by the company | 85% |
| IBM | Named by the company | 85% |
| SAP | Named by the company | 85% |
| DXC Technology | Named by the company | 85% |
| Oracle | Named by the company | 85% |
| Wipro | Named by the company | 85% |
Filing basis, confidence, active dates and source counts for Duck Creek Technologies Inc'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.
Duck Creek Technologies Inc'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 |
|---|---|
| Oracle Corporation | Cloud and Software Business 83.96 % |
| International Business Machines Corporation | Software 45.22 % |
| Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation | Health Sciences 29.57 % |
| Sapiens International Corp N V | Consolidated 100.00 % |
| Dxc Technology Co | GIS 48.32 % |
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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Duck Creek Technologies Inc'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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duck Creek Technologies Inc | 2,521 | 442,974 | -20,264 |
| Oracle Corporation | 397,830 | 519,617 | 134,184 |
| International Business Machines Corporation | 210,357 | 226,322 | 35,129 |
| Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation | 27,070 | 60,882 | 6,340 |
| Wipro Limited | 17,016 | 315,993 | 45,265 |
| Guidewire Software Inc | 12,399 | 353,085 | 33,369 |
| PEERS TOTAL | 676,346 | 201,181 | 34,989 |
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Duck Creek Technologies Inc'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 |
|---|---|
| Oracle Corporation | Americas 63.46 % |
| International Business Machines Corporation | Americas 49.04 % |
| Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation | North America 74.59 % |
| Guidewire Software Inc | United States 63.37 % |
| Sapiens International Corp N V | Europe 49.73 % |
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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Duck Creek Technologies Inc'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).| Metric | Company | Industry | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 56.63 % | 64.28 % (avg) | -7.7 pp |
| Operating Margin | -4.45 % | industry median | +16.2 pp |
| EBITDA Margin | 1.61 % | 2.53 % (avg) | -0.9 pp |
| Capital Intensity (Capex / Revenue) | 0.46 % | 4.79 % (avg) | -4.3 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.
Duck Creek Technologies Inc'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.| Metric | Company | Industry Average | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E | - | 39.5x | - |
| EV / EBITDA | 292.3x | 21.7x | +270.6x |
| P/B | 2.4x | 5.4x | -3.0x |
| Return on Equity | -1.93 % | industry aggregate | -15.96 % |
| Return on Invested Capital | -0.92 % | -0.26 % (avg) | -0.66 % |
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.
Duck Creek Technologies Inc's Multi-Year Financial Trajectory
Fiscal-year revenue growth, operating margin, return on invested capital and P/E, as reported in SEC filings.| Metric | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue Growth | - | 19.69 % | 5.40 % | 10.74 % | -40.31 % | 22.70 % | 12.81 % |
| Operating Margin | 18.64 % | 17.48 % | 19.74 % | 27.52 % | -13.00 % | -3.36 % | -4.45 % |
| Return on Invested Capital | 1.05 % | 0.87 % | 0.97 % | 1.44 % | -0.72 % | -0.62 % | -0.92 % |
| P/E | - | - | 34.8x | 44.9x | 45.4x | - | - |
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.
Duck Creek Technologies Inc's Strategic Group Map
Every company in Duck Creek Technologies Inc's industry and named-competitor list, plotted by trailing 12-month revenue growth and operating margin. Duck Creek Technologies Inc 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.
Duck Creek Technologies Inc'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 |
|---|---|---|
| Barriers to Entry | Lower than typical for the industry | Capital intensity (capex / revenue) of 0.46 % vs industry average 4.79 % (see Profitability & Cost Structure above) |
| Supplier Power | Not covered on this page | See Duck Creek Technologies Inc's dedicated suppliers page for concentration and dependency data |
| Buyer Power | Not covered on this page | See Duck Creek Technologies Inc'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.
Duck Creek Technologies Inc'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.
Duck Creek Technologies Inc falls in the Low attractiveness / Medium strength cell: Harvest.
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.
Duck Creek Technologies Inc'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 16.2 points above the industry median.
- Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is accelerating (+4.0% annualized vs trailing 12 months).
Weaknesses
- Return on equity 16.0 points below the industry aggregate.
Opportunities
- Industry revenue growing at a healthy 11.6% median pace.
Threats
No rule matched.
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.
Duck Creek Technologies Inc'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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duck Creek Technologies Inc | 3.26 | 5.68 | - |
| Oracle Corporation | 0.72 | 1.12 | 2.83 |
| International Business Machines Corporation | 0.29 | 0.87 | 3.47 |
| Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation | 0.55 | 2.28 | 0.04 |
| Wipro Limited | 0.26 | 2.05 | 0.00 |
| Guidewire Software Inc | 0.89 | 2.51 | 0.37 |
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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.
Duck Creek Technologies Inc'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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duck Creek Technologies Inc | Q4 2022 | +9.8 % | - |
| Oracle Corporation | Q3 2026 | +24.0 % | +62.6 % |
| International Business Machines Corporation | Q2 2026 | +1.1 % | -1.3 % |
| Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation | Q1 2026 | +5.8 % | -0.2 % |
| Wipro Limited | Q1 2026 | -6.4 % | -9.6 % |
| Guidewire Software Inc | Q2 2026 | +14.9 % | -39.6 % |
| PEERS TOTAL | +6.6 % | +23.2 % |
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Growth is shown only where both periods are positive. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Duck Creek Technologies Inc'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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duck Creek Technologies Inc | Q4 2022 | +20.0 % | +157.6 % |
| Oracle Corporation | Q3 2026 | - | +235.2 % |
| International Business Machines Corporation | Q2 2026 | +3.6 % | +9.0 % |
| Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation | Q1 2026 | +7.1 % | -1.3 % |
| Wipro Limited | Q1 2026 | -4.5 % | -4.8 % |
| Guidewire Software Inc | Q2 2026 | +12.2 % | +0.5 % |
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Duck Creek Technologies Inc's Returns and Turnover vs Peers
ROA, ROI and ROE (trailing 12 months), receivables and inventory turnover| Company | ROA | ROI | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duck Creek Technologies Inc | - | - | - |
| Oracle Corporation | 7.73% | 9.84% | 44.45% |
| International Business Machines Corporation | 7.07% | 7.03% | 33.43% |
| Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation | 10.94% | 12.82% | 14.79% |
| Wipro Limited | 9.35% | 10.18% | 14.94% |
| Guidewire Software Inc | 5.32% | 6.64% | 10.13% |
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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).
Duck Creek Technologies Inc's Valuation vs Peers
P/E, price to sales, PEG, price to cash flow and price to book| Company | P/E | Price / Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Duck Creek Technologies Inc | - | 8.13 |
| Oracle Corporation | 20.79 | 5.43 |
| International Business Machines Corporation | 19.55 | 3.04 |
| Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation | 12.36 | 1.26 |
| Wipro Limited | 6.48 | 1.72 |
| Guidewire Software Inc | 89.62 | 8.41 |
| PEERS AVERAGE | 20.12 | 3.49 |
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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.