Freshworks vs PagerDuty
FRSH and PD 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 FRSH and PD compare
Freshworks is the larger company, worth 2.6 times as much as PagerDuty ($3.3B against $1.3B).
On earnings, PagerDuty is cheaper: it trades at 8.0× trailing earnings, against 20.4× for Freshworks.
Freshworks grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (15.6% versus 2.3% for PagerDuty).
PagerDuty keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 37.2% compared with 20.5% at Freshworks.
Freshworks scores higher on the StockData Score (14 against 7 for PagerDuty), 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 | FRSH | PD |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $3.3B | $1.3B |
| Share price | $12.67 | $15.95 |
| Change, 1 year | 8.8% | −0.25% |
| Change, 5 years | −66.9% | −59.1% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.65 | 1.66 |
| Employees | 4,500 | 1,155 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 14 (better) | 7 |
| Valuation score | 1 | 1 |
| Growth score | 4 (better) | 2 |
| Performance score | 4 (better) | 3 |
| Health score | 5 (better) | 1 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 20.4× | 8.0× (better) |
| P/S | 3.7× | 2.5× (better) |
| P/B | 3.7× (better) | 5.4× |
| EV/EBITDA | 44.3× | 17.8× (better) |
| P/FCF | 14.1× | 9.9× (better) |
| FCF yield | 7.1% | 10.1% (better) |
| Fair value | $10.99 | $14.13 |
| Margin of safety | −15.3% | −12.8% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 15.6% (better) | 2.3% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 27.4% (better) | 18.2% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 85.0% (better) | 84.8% |
| Operating margin | 3.3% | 6.5% (better) |
| Net margin | 20.5% | 37.2% (better) |
| FCF margin | 25.9% (better) | 25.6% |
| Return on equity | 19.7% | 89.2% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 20.9% | – |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | – |
| Interest coverage | – | 3.8× |
| Current ratio | 1.69 | 2.02 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 0.97 | 1.45 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 8 (better) | 7 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Buyback yield | 11.1% | 16.6% (better) |
| Shareholder yield | 11.1% | 16.6% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 80.6% | 92.9% |
| Held by insiders | 63.9% | 9.4% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$571K (better) | −$13.9M |
| Short interest, % of float | 22.8% | 10.5% |
Go deeper
- FRSH stock overview
- FRSH income statement
- FRSH valuation and score
- PD stock overview
- PD income statement
- PD valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.