Bentley Systems vs Duolingo
BSY and DUOL side by side, both in computer programming, data processing, and other computer related services. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How BSY and DUOL compare
Bentley Systems is the larger company, worth 2.0 times as much as Duolingo ($12.4B against $6.2B).
On earnings, Duolingo is cheaper: it trades at 15.7× trailing earnings, against 44.9× for Bentley Systems.
Duolingo grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (29.4% versus 12.8% for Bentley Systems).
Duolingo keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 35.9% compared with 18.1% at Bentley Systems.
Bentley Systems pays a dividend yielding 0.68%; Duolingo does not pay one.
Bentley Systems scores higher on the StockData Score (19 against 18 for Duolingo), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | BSY | DUOL |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $12.4B | $6.2B |
| Share price | $40.90 | $131.59 |
| Change, 1 year | −19.0% | −51.8% |
| Change, 5 years | −30.2% | −14.4% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.11 | 1.32 |
| Employees | 2,100 | 720 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 19 (better) | 18 |
| Valuation score | 2 | 5 (better) |
| Growth score | 5 (better) | 3 |
| Performance score | 6 (better) | 4 |
| Health score | 3 | 6 (better) |
| Dividend score | 3 (better) | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 44.9× | 15.7× (better) |
| P/S | 7.7× | 5.4× (better) |
| P/B | 10.3× | 4.4× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 35.5× | 28.8× (better) |
| P/FCF | 24.8× | 15.1× (better) |
| PEG | 2.88 | – |
| FCF yield | 4.0% | 6.6% (better) |
| Fair value | $34.33 | $228.92 |
| Margin of safety | −19.2% | 42.5% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 12.8% | 29.4% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 13.4% | 45.0% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 14.0% | 251% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 16.7% | 247% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 15.1% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 81.8% (better) | 72.7% |
| Operating margin | 23.6% (better) | 13.7% |
| Net margin | 18.1% | 35.9% (better) |
| FCF margin | 31.1% | 35.6% (better) |
| Return on equity | 24.5% | 34.4% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 12.8% | 138% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 1.01 (better) | 0.00 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.83 | – |
| Interest coverage | 19.7× | – |
| Current ratio | 0.59 | 2.72 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 3.75 | 7.18 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 9 (better) | 5 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 0.68% | – |
| Payout ratio | 29.3% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | 3 | – |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | −29.6% | – |
| Buyback yield | 1.6% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 2.3% (better) | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 51.8% | 85.3% |
| Held by insiders | 48.4% | 16.0% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$28.1K (better) | −$30.3M |
| Superinvestors holding | – | 1 |
| Short interest, % of float | 10.5% | 18.2% |
Go deeper
- BSY stock overview
- BSY income statement
- BSY valuation and score
- DUOL stock overview
- DUOL income statement
- DUOL valuation and score
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