ROP
Roper Technologies
$401.49
▲ 1.1%Updated Today 11:30 AM ET
ROP at a glance — five pillars scored 0–100 from real filed financials.
Overall: Favorable · 65/100. A wider, greener shape means more pillars look healthy. Dividends scores 0 when a company pays none — that is a choice, not a flaw.
▼ Down 40.6% over the last 12 months
Market Cap
$36.75B
P/E
23.62x
Forward P/E (est.)
20.47x
ROE
8.8%
Revenue Growth
12.1%
EPS Growth
15.4%
Profit Margin
21.1%
FCF Yield
5.5%
Debt / Equity
0.47x
ROIC
6.0%
Interest Coverage
13.57x
Current Ratio
0.53x
Dividend Yield
1.1%
Implied Growth (rev. DCF)
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Rating Score
65/100
Roper Technologies (ROP) is a large-cap company in the Electronic Equipment & Instruments industry, part of the Information Technology sector of the S&P 500, with a market value around $36.75B.
In its latest reported year it generated about $7.90B in revenue and $1.54B in net profit.
Our model rates ROP Favorable (65/100) on growth, profitability, financial health, and valuation. The summary below is built from its filed financials and current ratios and refreshes automatically.
Evidence of durable competitive advantage in the filed financials (10 years of history).
Some durable-advantage evidence, but not across the board — dig into which ingredient is weak and whether it's cyclical or structural.
69.4% average over the last 3 years
±3.4 pts around 67.2% across 10 years
grew in 7 of the last 9 year-over-year periods
positive in 10 of 10 years
6.0% latest fiscal year
A moat can't be proven by numbers alone — this scores the evidence a durable advantage leaves behind (pricing power, consistency, returns on capital), computed the same way for every stock. Pair it with the business overview before concluding anything.
Technical analysis reads price and volume to judge momentum and timing. It complements the fundamentals above — it does not replace them. Here is what ROP's chart says today, with each tool explained.
Trend — moving averages. A moving average is the average closing price over a window, which smooths out daily noise. ROP trades near $401.49, above its 50-day average ($337.31) and 200-day average ($397.73). Price above both averages, with the shorter one above the longer, is the textbook definition of an uptrend — momentum favours buyers.
Momentum — RSI. The Relative Strength Index runs 0–100 and measures how strong recent gains are versus losses. Above 70 is "overbought", below 30 "oversold". At 73 it is overbought — the recent rally is stretched and can cool off.
MACD. MACD compares two moving averages to flag shifts in momentum. Its histogram is currently positive — short-term momentum is improving.
Volatility — ATR. Average True Range is the typical daily move. ROP's is $10.03 (~2.5% of price), so swings of about that size each day are normal — handy for setting a stop that isn't too tight.
Support & resistance. Over the last month ROP found buyers near $320.11 (support) and sellers near $366.30 (resistance); its 52-week range is $305.96–$575.77. A decisive break beyond either edge often marks the next move.
Volume. The latest session traded 0.7× the 20-day average — about normal. Rising volume on up-days suggests real buying; on down-days, real selling.
Educational information to help you read a chart — not a recommendation or a forecast. It updates daily as the price and indicators change.
4Y CAGR
13.1%
Revenue moved from $3.79B in 2016 to $7.90B in 2025, a 8.5% compound annual growth rate. The most recent year grew a steady 12.1% year over year. Consistent top-line growth is one sign of healthy demand.
Gross Margin
69.2%
Operating Margin
28.3%
Net Margin
19.4%
ROE
8.8%
Roper Technologies keeps about 21.1% of each sales dollar as net profit, with a 69.2% gross margin and 28.3% operating margin. Return on equity is 8.8% and return on invested capital about 6.0%. Margins this wide usually signal pricing power or a cost advantage.
Total Debt
$9.30B
Net Debt
$8.92B
Net Debt / EBITDA
3.99x
Debt / Equity
0.47x
Leverage: debt-to-equity is 0.5x, and operating profit covers interest about 13.6x, with a current ratio of 0.5x. That is a conservative balance sheet — a cushion in downturns. It carries roughly $9.30B of total debt against $382.90M of cash.
Operating CF
$2.54B
Free Cash Flow
$2.54B
FCF Margin
32.1%
In the latest year Roper Technologies produced about $2.54B of operating cash flow and $2.54B of free cash flow after capital spending. That is a free-cash-flow yield of about 5.5% on today's price. Strong cash generation funds dividends, buybacks, and reinvestment.
Can the payout survive a bad year? Scored from filed cash flow, earnings coverage, and the raise/cut record.
The payout is comfortably covered by cash the business actually generates, with a raise habit behind it.
Dividend yield
1.1%
Per share (latest FY)
$3.39
Total paid (latest FY)
$355.00M
History on record
10 years
dividend uses 14% of free cash flow
23% of net income paid out
total dividends increased 9 years in a row
no cuts in the last 10 years on record
Coverage uses the latest fiscal year as filed with the SEC; the streak counts total dollars paid (per-share figures can carry split artifacts). Educational information, not income advice.
P/E
23.62x
P/S
4.3x
P/B
2.87x
EV / EBITDA
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ROP trades at 23.6x trailing earnings (about 20.5x on estimated forward earnings), 4.3x sales, and 2.9x book value. That is a fairly typical valuation for a profitable company.
Where ROP sits versus its Information Technology sector peers in the S&P 500.
Bands show the middle half (25th–75th percentile) of the 98 Information Technology companies in the S&P 500 — the peer-relative anchor professional comps analysis uses. Context only — not investment advice.
How ROP stacks up against its Information Technology peers — valuation, profitability, and growth versus the sector median.
In the Information Technology sector (230 S&P 500 companies), ROP ranks #32 of 230 by our overall rating. It trades at a discount versus the sector on earnings (23.6x P/E vs. 38.9x median) with a lower return on equity (8.8% vs. 17.5%) and slower revenue growth (12.1% vs. 17.7%).
P/E vs sector
23.6x
median 38.9x
ROE vs sector
8.8%
median 17.5%
Growth vs sector
12.1%
median 17.7%
Sector rank
#32
of 230 by rating
Valuation vs. quality map
The sweet spot is upper-left: more profitable (higher ROE) for a lower P/E. Dashed lines mark the sector median.
Peers are the closest Information Technology companies by sub-industry and size. Sector median is across all 230 S&P 500 names in the sector. Educational, not a recommendation.
Project revenue → earnings → price. Edit the assumptions to build your own case.
2030 price target (Base Case)
$0.00 – $0.00
vs. $401.49 today · expected CAGR 0% – 12%
| Metric | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $8.85B | $9.91B | $11.10B | $12.43B | $13.93B |
| Net income | $1.68B | $1.88B | $2.11B | $2.36B | $2.65B |
| EPS | $18.37 | $20.57 | $23.04 | $25.81 | $28.91 |
| Share price (low) | $257.18 | $288.04 | $322.60 | $361.32 | $404.67 |
| Share price (high) | $440.88 | $493.78 | $553.03 | $619.40 | $693.73 |
| CAGR (low–high) | -36% / 10% | -15% / 11% | -7% / 11% | -3% / 11% | 0% / 12% |
Educational model on sample fundamentals — not a forecast or investment advice. Outputs are only as good as your assumptions.
The case for ROP:
- Revenue is growing 12.1% a year, a sign of real demand.
- High net margins (21.1%) point to pricing power or efficiency.
- Healthy free-cash-flow yield (~5.5%) funds buybacks and dividends.
- A conservative balance sheet (debt/equity 0.5x) lowers risk.
- Our model's overall read is Favorable (65/100).
The case against ROP:
- Like any single stock, it is exposed to competition, the economic cycle, and shifts in its end markets.
Market risk — sector rotation, the economic cycle, and broad sentiment move the stock regardless of fundamentals.
On balance, the fundamentals screen favourably: Roper Technologies is a large-cap information technology business still growing nicely, with solid profitability, and a sound balance sheet. It trades at 23.6x earnings, which our model scores Favorable (65/100). Weigh this against your own goals and time horizon — this is educational information, not a recommendation.
Analyst Ratings
What 26 Wall Street analysts covering ROP recommend (August 2026). Consensus is a useful sanity check — not a substitute for your own homework.
Analysts have turned more cautious over the last three months (-4 pts of buy ratings).
Latest SEC Filings
ROP's most recent filings, straight from SEC EDGAR. Annual and quarterly reports are the deep dives; 8-Ks flag material events the moment they happen.
In the Idea Lab
ROP — frequently asked questions
Is ROP a good stock to buy?
We don't give buy or sell advice. Our model rates Roper Technologies Favorable (65/100) based on its growth, profitability, financial health, and valuation — use that as a research starting point and make your own decision.
What is ROP's rating on The Stocks School?
Roper Technologies currently scores 65/100 (Favorable) on our transparent model, which weighs real fundamentals: growth, margins, returns on capital, balance-sheet strength, and valuation.
How our ratings work →Where does ROP's data come from?
Live price data plus real fundamentals and 5-year financials pulled directly from Roper Technologies's SEC filings — refreshed automatically, not hand-entered.
How is the 5-year projection for ROP calculated?
It's a scenario model: it grows revenue at an assumed rate, applies a profit margin and a valuation multiple, and shows the resulting share-price range. The assumptions are yours to change — it's a tool for thinking, not a prediction.
Is this ROP analysis financial advice?
No. Everything on this page is educational research, not financial advice or a recommendation to buy or sell ROP. Always do your own research and consider a licensed professional.
Data notice. Fundamentals and financial statements are sourced from company filings (SEC EDGAR) and market-data providers; prices and market caps refresh on trading days and may be delayed. Ratings, projections, technical signals, and written summaries are model- or rule-generated for education and may simplify or lag the latest filings.
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