Slack Technologies Inc's Competitiveness
A competitive positioning analysis and financial ratio benchmarking of Slack Technologies Inc (WORK) 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: Slack Technologies Inc vs Its Competitors
- TTM: Trailing 12-month revenue of 974M vs 2,622M combined for its competitors (27.1% combined share).
- Trending: Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is accelerating (+12.2% annualized vs trailing 12 months), vs decelerating (-46.3%) for its tracked peer group.
- Growth: Slack Technologies Inc generated 35.6% revenue growth year over year in Q1 2021, vs 31.7% for its competitors combined.
- Profitability: Its -10.2% net margin compares with -0.1% for the peer group.
- Peer revenue share: Slack Technologies Inc accounted for 43.7% of combined revenue among its tracked peer group, up from 43.0% a year earlier.
- Peer differentiation: Revenue per employee of $0.42M compares with $0.36M for the peer group (1.2x).
Every figure above is sourced and cited in detail further down this page (Market Structure, Profitability & Cost Structure, Productivity vs Peers).
WORK Sales vs. its Competitors, Q1 2021
Slack Technologies Inc reported revenue growth of 35.56 % year on year in Q1 2021, above its competitors' combined revenue growth of 31.72 %.
With a net margin of -10.22 %, Slack Technologies Inc reported lower profitability than its competitors (-0.05 %).
Slack Technologies Inc generated 43.69 % of the combined sales of its peer group, up from 42.98 % a year earlier.
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Slack Technologies Inc vs. its Competitors, Q1 2021
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 Slack Technologies Inc reports; 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 Slack Technologies Inc and its 4 competitor groupings. Available under Commercial License.
| Entity | TTM Revenue | Rev Run-rate vs TTM |
|---|---|---|
| Slack Technologies Inc | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Competitors combined | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| High-Confidence Competitors (39) | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Similar Growth & Profitability (5) | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
TTM revenue, run-rate and net margin benchmarking across Slack Technologies Inc's competitor groups requires a Commercial License.
For context: the Software & Programming industry grew revenue 17.0% year over year, combined, vs 35.6% for Slack Technologies Inc. Slack Technologies Inc's share of combined industry revenue moved from 0.07% to 0.08%, a gain of 0.01 percentage points.
Slack Technologies Inc's Competitor Quality Breadth
Group definitions: see Methodology: Performance Group Definitions.
| Entity | Profitable | Expanding | Above Industry Growth | Distressed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slack Technologies Inc | No | Yes | Yes | No |
| Competitors combined (1) | ||||
| High-Confidence Competitors (44) | ||||
| Similar Growth & Profitability (8) | 0.00 % (0 of 7) | 100.00 % (8 of 8) | 100.00 % (8 of 8) | 50.00 % (4 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.
WORK Stock Performance relative to its Competitors
WORK Stock Performance relative to High-Confidence Competitors
WORK 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 | Ringcentral Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
TTM share price return and U.S.A. 500 outperformance for Slack Technologies Inc's best-performing competitors requires a Commercial License.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months.
Publicly Traded Peers of Slack Technologies Inc
Revenue and income for trailing 12 months, in millions of $, except employees| Company | Market Cap | Revenues |
|---|---|---|
 Slack Technologies Inc |
26,286.06 | 974.32 |
 Ringcentral Inc |
6,610.72 | 2,622.35 |
| SUBTOTAL | 32,896.78 | 3,596.67 |
Sources: see Methodology: Peer & Competitor Identification, Sourcing.
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Slack Technologies Inc's Competitors Named by the Company
Competitive relationships identified from Slack Technologies Inc reports and corroborating sources, each with a basis and confidence.| Competitor | Basis | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Domo Inc | Company report | 85% |
| Dropbox Inc | Company report | 85% |
| Guidewire Software Inc | Company report | 85% |
| Egain Corporation | Company report | 85% |
| Veeva Systems Inc | Company report | 85% |
| Freshworks Inc | Company report | 85% |
| Zoominfo Technologies Inc | Company report | 85% |
| Moatable inc | Company report | 85% |
| Alteryx Inc | Company report | 85% |
| Liveperson Inc | Company report | 85% |
| Criteo S a | Company report | 85% |
| Microsoft Corporation | Company report | 85% |
| Health Catalyst Inc | Company report | 85% |
| Blackbaud Inc | Company report | 85% |
| Manhattan Associates Inc | Company report | 85% |
| Pegasystems Inc | Company report | 85% |
| Vtex | Company report | 85% |
| Magic Software Enterprises Ltd | Company report | 85% |
| Aiadvertising Inc | Company report | 85% |
| Ncino Inc | Company report | 85% |
| Evercommerce Inc | Company report | 85% |
| Nice Ltd | Company report | 85% |
| BCAN | Company report | 85% |
| ZI | Company report | 85% |
| Servicenow Inc | Company report | 85% |
| Csg Systems International Inc | Company report | 85% |
| Youxin Technology Ltd | Company report | 85% |
| Amdocs Limited | Company report | 85% |
| Femto Technologies Inc | Company report | 85% |
| Klaviyo Inc | Company report | 85% |
| C3 ai Inc | Company report | 85% |
| Zuora Inc | Company report | 85% |
| Digitalocean Holdings Inc | Company report | 85% |
| Vimeo Inc | Company report | 85% |
| Walkme Ltd | Company report | 85% |
| Appian Corporation | Company report | 85% |
| VERB | Company report | 85% |
| Propertyguru Group Limited | Company report | 85% |
| Ton Strategy Company | Company report | 85% |
| Strategy Inc | Company report | 85% |
| Dun and Bradstreet Holdings Inc | Company report | 85% |
| Progress Software Corp | Company report | 85% |
| MSTR | Company report | 85% |
| Digital Turbine Inc | Company report | 85% |
| Fair Isaac Corp | Company report | 85% |
| Nic Inc | Company report | 85% |
| Talend S a | Company report | 85% |
| Ringcentral Inc | Company report | 85% |
| Broadcom Inc | Company report | 85% |
| Rimini Street Inc | Company report | 85% |
| Braze Inc | Company report | 85% |
| Sharing Services Global Corporation | Company report | 85% |
| Flyexclusive Inc | Company report | 85% |
| Sharpspring Inc | Company report | 85% |
| Sap Se | Company report | 85% |
| Cornerstone Ondemand Inc | Company report | 85% |
| Okta Inc | Company report | 85% |
| Monday com Ltd | Company report | 85% |
| Oracle Corporation | Company report | 85% |
| Shopify Inc | Company report | 85% |
| Hubspot Inc | Company report | 85% |
| Accenture Plc | Company report | 85% |
| Zeta Global Holdings Corp | Company report | 85% |
| Amazon com Inc | Company report | 85% |
| Block Inc | Company report | 85% |
| Paycor Hcm Inc | Company report | 85% |
| Adobe Inc | Company report | 85% |
| Model N Inc | Company report | 85% |
| Thryv Holdings Inc | Company report | 85% |
| Atlassian Corporation | Company report | 85% |
| Teradata Corporation | Company report | 85% |
| Amplitude Inc | Company report | 85% |
| Pagerduty Inc | Company report | 85% |
| Upland Software Inc | Company report | 85% |
| International Business Machines Corporation | Company report | 85% |
Company report basis, confidence, active dates and source counts for Slack Technologies Inc's named competitors require a Commercial License.
Methodology: see Methodology: Peer & Competitor Identification, Sourcing.
Slack 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 |
|---|---|
| Ringcentral Inc | Reportable 100.00 % |
Source: operating segment revenue as reported in each company's reports (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).
Slack 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slack Technologies Inc | 26,286 | 423,616 | -106,959 |
| Ringcentral Inc | 6,611 | 355,428 | 89,780 |
| PEERS TOTAL | 6,611 | 355,428 | 89,780 |
Slack Technologies Inc's Geographic Revenue Exposure vs Peers
Revenue by country/region as reported in each company's most recent report. Disclosure granularity varies by filer (some report by country, others by broad region) and is shown as disclosed.| Company | Largest Market |
|---|---|
| Slack Technologies Inc | United States 59.97 % |
Source: revenue geography as reported in each company's reports (10-K/10-Q), via the CSIMarket API. Percentages are of that company's own total consolidated revenue for its most recent reported period.
Slack 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 (442 companies). See the full Software & Programming industry profitability benchmarks.| Metric | Company | Industry | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 86.11 % | 51.14 % (avg) | +35.0 pp |
| Operating Margin | -58.24 % | industry median | -52.4 pp |
| EBITDA Margin | -14.34 % | 2.06 % (avg) | -16.4 pp |
| Capital Intensity (Capex / Revenue) | 0.78 % | 5.19 % (avg) | -4.4 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.
Slack Technologies Inc's Valuation vs Competitive Position
Valuation multiples vs the Software & Programming industry average (442 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 | - | 41.7x | - |
| EV / EBITDA | - | 20.5x | - |
| P/B | 27.9x | 5.6x | +22.3x |
| Return on Equity | -28.20 % | industry aggregate | -55.43 % |
| Return on Invested Capital | -21.62 % | -3.09 % (avg) | -18.53 % |
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.
Slack Technologies Inc's Strategic Group Map
Slack Technologies Inc is shown in red; its closest peers by combined growth, margin and ROIC are labeled. See Methodology: Strategic Group Map for how this chart is built.
Slack Technologies Inc's trailing-12-month revenue growth of 39.7% and operating margin of -58.2% compares with an average of 28.4% growth and -41.7% margin across its 8 closest peers by combined growth, margin and ROIC -- Slack Technologies Inc sits above that peer average on growth and below it on margin.
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.
Slack 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 0.78 % vs industry average 5.19 % (see Profitability & Cost Structure above) |
Note: see Methodology: Porter's Five Forces. Supplier power and buyer power are covered on Slack Technologies Inc's dedicated Suppliers and Customers pages, not here.
Slack Technologies Inc's Industry Attractiveness & Competitive Strength
See Methodology: GE/McKinsey Matrix for how the two axes are built.
Slack 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.
Slack 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
- Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is accelerating (+12.2% annualized vs trailing 12 months).
Weaknesses
- Operating margin 52.4 points below the industry median.
- Return on equity 55.4 points below the industry aggregate.
Opportunities
- Industry revenue growing at a healthy 11.3% median pace.
Threats
- Tracked peer group's revenue run-rate is broadly decelerating (-46.3% annualized).
Methodology: see Methodology: SWOT Analysis.
Slack 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slack Technologies Inc | 1.99 | 2.96 | 0.74 |
| Ringcentral Inc | 0.15 | 0.92 | - |
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.
Slack 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slack Technologies Inc | Q1 2021 | +35.6 % | - |
| Ringcentral Inc | Q3 2026 | +5.9 % | +3,144.5 % |
| PEERS TOTAL | +13.0 % | - |
Growth is shown only where both periods are positive. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Slack 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slack Technologies Inc | Q1 2021 | +53.3 % | -99.0 % |
| Ringcentral Inc | Q3 2026 | +1.0 % | +5.9 % |
Slack Technologies Inc's Returns and Turnover vs Peers
ROA, ROI and ROE (trailing 12 months), receivables and inventory turnover| Company | ROA | ROI | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slack Technologies Inc | - | - | - |
| Ringcentral Inc | 43.02% | 75.92% | - |
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).
Slack 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Slack Technologies Inc | - | 26.98 |
| Ringcentral Inc | 9.99 | 2.52 |
| PEERS AVERAGE | 79.00 | 9.15 |
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.