Pegasystems Inc. (PEGA) is a publicly traded company in the Technology — Software - Application industry listed on NASDAQ. This overview shows the latest price, key valuation ratios, profitability metrics and financial-health indicators used by fundamental investors.
Pegasystems Inc., founded in 1983 and headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is a global provider of enterprise software solutions. The company's operations span the United States, the wider Americas, the United Kingdom, other European nations, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia-Pacific region, encompassing development, marketing, licensing, hosting, and support services.
Is Pegasystems Inc. stock overvalued or undervalued in 2026?
Pegasystems Inc. (PEGA) trades at 21.1× earnings (P/E), below the median of the 314 technology companies over $2bn in Kaplio's universe. At its sector median (32.0×) $52 (+52 %).
Kaplio overview: Pegasystems Inc.
Market cap $6B · 52 weeks $26 – $64 (46 % below the high) · P/E 21.1× · 2027 expected P/E 14.3× · Dividend 0.63 % · Next earnings February 9, 2027 · expected EPS $0.89 · Closing price, Oct 30 · accounts published Oct 20.
- Valuation: P/E 21.1× (cheap).
- Business: ROIC 26 % (fair).
- Balance sheet: Net cash/EBITDA 0.4× (solid).
- Earnings: 5 of 8 (uneven).
What would it be worth at its usual multiples?
At its sector median (32.0×) $52 (+52 %). Implied price from applying the reference multiples to today's earnings (or book value, or FFO) per share. Not a fair value: it is where the stock would trade at its usual multiples.
What matters in technology: 7 of 8 pass
- 3y revenue growth 8.3 %, fails.
- Rule of 40 (SaaS only) 36, passes, near the threshold.
- Gross margin 75.9 %, passes, near the threshold.
- FCF / Revenue 28.1 %, passes.
- ROIC 26.0 %, passes.
- SBC / Revenue 8.9 %, passes.
- Net debt / EBITDA −0.4×, passes.
- EV/EBITDA vs own 5y 26.7×, passes.
Against its peers (reference peers) — Pegasystems Inc.: P/E 21.1×; EV/EBITDA 26.7×; ROIC 26.0 %; $5.6B. NICE Ltd. (P/E 16.5×; EV/EBITDA 7.8×; ROIC 9.8 %; $6.9B), HubSpot, Inc. (P/E 83.0×; EV/EBITDA 33.9×; ROIC 5.6 %; $12.0B), Fair Isaac Corporation (P/E 20.5×; EV/EBITDA 16.3×; ROIC 59.4 %; $15.4B).
Dividend
tight (only raised recently) · Yield 0.63 % ($0.09 per share in 2025) · Years raising it 1 · 5-year growth +8 % a year · Free cash flow coverage 28.9× · With $1,000 invested today you'd collect $6.30 a year ($0.53 a month).
Profitability
| Return on Equity | 45.30% |
| Return on Invested Capital | 25.99% |
| Return on Assets | 22.16% |
| Gross Margin | 75.86% |
| Operating Margin | 9.90% |
| Net Margin | 16.86% |
Financial Health
| Debt / Equity | 0.13 |
| Current Ratio | 1.04 |
| Piotroski F-Score | 7 |
| Altman Z-Score | 9.42 |
Price Performance
| 1 month | -1.45% |
| 3 months | +11.06% |
| Year-to-date | -43.18% |
| 1 year | -46.69% |
| 3 years | +54.23% |
| 5 years | -43.36% |
| 10 years | +130.35% |
Dividend History
Paid in the last 12 months: $0.2025 per share in 5 payments.
| Date | Amount |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-01 | $0.0300 |
| 2026-08-17 | $0.0825 |
| 2026-07-01 | $0.0300 |
| 2026-04-01 | $0.0300 |
| 2026-01-02 | $0.0300 |
| 2025-10-01 | $0.0300 |
| 2025-07-01 | $0.0300 |
| 2025-04-01 | $0.0150 |
| 2025-01-02 | $0.0150 |
| 2024-10-01 | $0.0150 |
Amounts adjusted for stock splits.
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Explore sector: Technology · Software - Application
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