Roper Technologies Inc (ROP) stock analysis
Roper Technologies Inc (ROP) clears 6 of this site's 8 mechanical value filters, 8 of 8 Buffett-style checks and 4 of 5 Lynch-style checks. At $436.23 it trades 1.5% below this site's neutral DCF value (a margin of safety of +1.5%). Its earnings quality rates Strong and it returns +1.6% to shareholders net of dilution. Figures are as of October 23, 2026, from SEC filings and market data refreshed weekly; this is educational analysis, not investment advice.
Data as of October 23, 2026. Refreshed weekly from SEC filings and market data.
What does Roper Technologies do?
Roper Technologies is a holding company that buys and runs niche software businesses plus a few specialized technology products. Most revenue is recurring software for markets such as legal, construction, healthcare and freight.
Brands and businesses it owns
- Deltek
- DAT Freight & Analytics
- Aderant
- Procare
- Frontline Education
- Neptune
- Verathon
- CBORD
What stands out about Roper Technologies?
- The share price implies 7.6% yearly growth. At $436.23, ROP's free cash flow of $25.92 per share would have to grow 7.6% a year, fading to 2.5% by year 10, for this site's DCF (10% discount rate) to match the price. This site's baseline starts at 8%, so the price asks for about the same growth as the baseline. Change the assumptions.
- Misses 2 of the 8 value filters. It fails vs 50-day MA (±12%) (+12.8%) and vs 200-day MA (±12%) (+19.7%); the other 6 pass. See every filter.
- The margin of safety is falling. It went from +18% on Oct 7 to +1% on Oct 23 across 5 weekly readings. See the trend.
- Strongest against peers: net margin. At 30.2% (peer median 16.9%) it ranks 9th of 44 among technology stocks this site tracks. See the ranking.
- Weakest against peers: revenue growth. At 10.9% (peer median 19.1%) it ranks 34th of 44 among technology stocks this site tracks. See the ranking.
How has Roper Technologies' share price moved?
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Is Roper Technologies undervalued? The value diligence check
Every value-investing signal this site computes for this stock, gathered in one place: the same real numbers from the tools below, not a new score.
- Margin of safety (DCF) +1.5%
- P/E vs. its own history 17.2x · near the cheap end Real range: 10.2x–45.4x over 5 years (net income per diluted share from each fiscal year's 10-K, paired with the real closing price at that fiscal year-end).
- Wall St. analyst rating Buy · 3.58/5 24 analysts this month: 6 strong buy, 4 buy, 12 hold, 2 sell, 0 strong sell (Finnhub). Down from 3.62 last month.
- Altman Z″-Score (bankruptcy risk) 3.14 · Safe zone
- Earnings quality (is the profit real?) Strong · all 5 checks clean Beneish M-score −2.53 · accruals −3.0% of assets · 156% of profit arrived as cash · stock comp 2.1% of revenue · share count +0.4% a year. From the latest 10-K (year to Dec 2025) - see the Earnings Quality Screener for how each check is scored.
- Shareholder yield (cash back to owners) +1.6% net Latest fiscal year (2025): dividends 0.8% + buybacks 1.2% − stock comp 0.4%, as a share of today's market cap. Over 14 years its split-adjusted share count rose 10%. See Shareholder Yield Leaders.
- Capital needed to grow (See's test) $18.79 per $1 of new profit · Capital-hungry · but only 7% return on capital Operating profit $1.2B → $2.0B, capital needed $13B → $27B, 2016–2025 (3-year averages); return on capital now 7% before tax. Buffett's See's Candies needed $0.42 per $1 of new profit, FlightSafety $3.20, a typical grower about $5. See Capital-Light Compounders.
- PEG (growth at a reasonable price) 0.24 · Well under fair P/E 17.2× ÷ 72.7% a year of growth behind it. 17th lowest of 447 stocks with a usable PEG. Lynch's fair value is a PEG of 1; a very high PEG usually means almost no growth, a very low one a profit spike. See PEG Ratio Ranking.
- Compounder lenses (4) 2 of 4 · misses capital-light, cash back Capital-light growth: not cleared (profit grew 1.6×, under 2×); Profit is real: cleared; Cash to owners: not cleared (+0.8% a year net); Fair price (PEG): cleared. See Compounders at a Fair Price, which also lets you move the PEG bar.
- Value trap check Clear
- Munger's Inversion Check 0 flags
- Standing vs. sector peers 3 of 7 measures above the median Compared with the 43 other technology stocks this site tracks: 3 in the top third, 2 in the bottom third.
- Dividend payout sustainability 0/6 · clean
How does Roper Technologies compare with its peers?
3 of 7 measures sit above the median of the 43 other technology stocks tracked here, 3 in the top third and 2 in the bottom third.
- P/E ratiolower is cheaper · peer median 26.0× 17.2× ✓8th of 39
- Free-cash-flow yieldhigher is cheaper · peer median 3.8% 5.9% ✓12th of 44
- Return on equityhigher is better · peer median 24% 13% ✕32nd of 44
- Net marginhigher is better · peer median 16.9% 30.2% ✓9th of 44
- Revenue growthhigher is better, year on year · peer median 19.1% 10.9% ✕34th of 44
- Debt / equitylower is safer · peer median 0.60 0.61 –24th of 44
- Dividend yieldamong dividend payers · peer median 1.04% 0.86% –11th of 17
Peers are the stocks this site tracks in the same sector group, not every listed competitor. The bar runs from the weakest peer (left) to the strongest (right); the tick is the middle. Measures that don't apply to a sector (cash-flow yield for banks, debt for financials) are left out.
What would Buffett & Lynch say?
Buffett's checklist is built around durable, profitable businesses bought at sensible prices, and ROP clears it. In its favor: ROP is currently earning a strong return on shareholders' equity, and has kept that profitability up over five years, not just this year, carries a conservative amount of debt relative to equity, converts sales into profit at healthy margins, has grown earnings per share at a solid clip over five years, earns many times its interest expense, so debt service isn't a worry, is trading below what a conservative discounted-cash-flow estimate says it's worth - his own "price is what you pay, value is what you get" test, not a fixed multiple ceiling, and trades at a reasonable multiple of owner earnings, his own term for the real cash a business could pay out.
- ROE (TTM) > 11% ✓
- ROE (5yr avg) > 11% ✓
- Debt/Equity < 0.5 ✓
- Pretax margin > 15% ✓
- EPS growth (5yr) > 7% ✓
- Interest coverage > 5x ✓
- Trading below intrinsic value (DCF) ✓
- Price vs. owner earnings < 25x ✓
- Bonus: returning capital via buybacks FY2025
Lynch looked for growth stories that weren't overpriced for that growth, and ROP falls short of his bar. In its favor: ROP clears an even tighter PEG-under-1 bar he'd want for a stock growing this fast, isn't leaning on debt to fund that growth, isn't asking too much even by a fast grower's usual richer multiple, and is generating real cash to back up a fast grower's higher price tag. Where it comes up short: ROP is growing earnings outside the 20-50% band he considered sustainable for a fast grower - either not fast enough to earn the label, or a pace he'd flag as unlikely to hold up.
- PEG < 1 (stricter for fast growers) ✓
- EPS growth 20%-50% ✕
- Debt/Equity < 0.5 ✓
- P/E < 40 ✓
- Price/FCF < 40 ✓
Quantitative approximations of each investor's documented approach, not endorsed by either investor or their estates - commentary, not this site's actual ranking criteria. Buffett never published a numeric checklist: only 2 of his 8 checks here trace to his own documented concepts ("owner earnings," from his 1986 shareholder letter, and "price is what you pay, value is what you get," his case against fixed P/E/P/B ceilings) - the other 6 (ROE, debt, margins, growth, interest coverage) use commonly-cited thresholds that are not numbers he himself published. The 8 hard filters below (plus the Munger check and Graham margin of safety) are this site's real, mechanical screen and are computed completely independently of the checklists above.
Berkshire Hathaway's own filing
Which of the 8 value filters does Roper Technologies pass?
- Market Cap > $25B $43.1B
- Trailing P/E < 25 17.21
- PEG Ratio < 1.5 0.24
- Price/Book < 8 2.30
- Price/Sales < 7 5.20
- EPS Growth YoY > -5% +232.8%
- vs 50-day MA (±12%) +12.8%
- vs 200-day MA (±12%) +19.7%
What is Roper Technologies' margin of safety?
+18% on 2026-10-07 → +1% on 2026-10-23 (5 weekly readings).
Where is Roper Technologies in its 52-week range?
What is the short interest in Roper Technologies?
4,570,721 shares short as of 2026-09-30 (FINRA settlement date). Reported twice a month, so this only changes roughly every two weeks, not daily.
What could go wrong with Roper Technologies? Munger's inversion check
"Invert, always invert." Instead of reasons to buy, these are reasons to hesitate, not a verdict, and not everything worth knowing about a business.
- Margin of safety, even in the bull case +42%
- Short interest under 5% of float 4.6%
- Passes most of the 6 fundamental filters 6/6 passed
- Price run-up backed by value, not just momentum +38% off 52wk low
- Debt/equity stable since 2016 1.07 → 0.47
Doesn't cover circle of competence, management quality, or accounting concerns: those need judgment, not data.
How much have Roper Technologies shareholders gained per year?
Earnings growth per share plus dividend.
An earnings-based proxy, not a stock-price total return - it doesn't capture multiple expansion/contraction or reinvested dividends. EPS from ROP's own 10-K filings; dividend yield is the current trailing yield on today's price, from the same weekly fetch as the rest of this site.
What do Roper Technologies' 10-year financials show?
From ROP's own 10-K filings (SEC EDGAR): up to the last 10 fiscal years. Press any year's bars for the exact figures.
Frequently asked questions about Roper Technologies
What kind of company is Roper Technologies?
Roper Technologies is a holding company that buys and runs niche software businesses plus a few specialized technology products. Most revenue is recurring software for markets such as legal, construction, healthcare and freight. Brands and businesses it owns include Deltek, DAT Freight & Analytics, Aderant, Procare, Frontline Education and Neptune. This site groups it with Technology stocks.
Is Roper Technologies trading above or below its DCF value?
At $436.23, ROP trades 1.5% below this site's neutral DCF value of $442.67 per share, a margin of safety of +1.5%. That DCF projects free cash flow for 10 years, with growth starting at 8% and fading to 2.5%, discounted at 10%; it is one set of assumptions, not a forecast. Test your own in the Intrinsic Value Calculator.
How many of this site's 8 value filters does Roper Technologies pass?
ROP passes 6 of 8. It passes Market Cap > $25B ($43.1B), Trailing P/E < 25 (17.21), PEG Ratio < 1.5 (0.24), Price/Book < 8 (2.30), Price/Sales < 7 (5.20) and EPS Growth YoY > -5% (+232.8%). It misses vs 50-day MA (±12%) (+12.8%) and vs 200-day MA (±12%) (+19.7%). The 8-filter list shows every stock that passes all of them.
What growth is Roper Technologies' share price pricing in?
At $436.23, ROP's free cash flow of $25.92 per share would have to grow 7.6% a year, fading to 2.5% by year 10, for this site's DCF (10% discount rate) to match the price. This site's baseline starts at 8%, so the price asks for about the same growth as the baseline. Change the assumptions.
How much cash does Roper Technologies return to shareholders?
ROP's net shareholder yield is +1.6%: the cash it returns through dividends and buybacks, minus stock-based compensation, as a share of its market value. Latest fiscal year (2025): dividends 0.8% + buybacks 1.2% − stock comp 0.4%, as a share of today's market cap. Over 14 years its split-adjusted share count rose 10%. Its trailing dividend yield is 0.86%, paid out of 14% of its free cash flow; the dividend-sustainability check raises 0 of 6 flags. See Shareholder Yield Leaders and the Sustainable Dividend Screener.
Which well-known investors own Roper Technologies?
Among the investors whose SEC 13F filings this site tracks, Chuck Akre (7.8% of the portfolio; trimmed the position) held ROP as of June 30, 2026. 13F filings cover only US-listed equities and arrive up to 45 days after the quarter ends, so they lag the real portfolios. See Superinvestors.
Where do these numbers come from?
- Financial statements: Roper Technologies's 10-K annual report for the year ended Dec 31, 2025, filed Feb 24, 2026 (filing index). Every earlier year in the 10-year financials comes from the company's older 10-K filings, all listed on SEC EDGAR.
- Prices and market data: quotes, P/E and analyst ratings from Finnhub; daily price history and the 52-week range from Twelve Data, both refreshed weekly. Short interest comes from FINRA, reported twice a month.
- How to check a figure: click any number in the card above to see its exact source, and read the Editorial Standards for every rule behind the checks.
About this Roper Technologies Inc analysis
This page shows every value-investing check the site runs on Roper Technologies Inc (ROP) in one place: the 8 mechanical filters, the Buffett and Lynch checklists, a margin of safety from a disclosed DCF, earnings quality, shareholder yield and how it ranks against its sector peers. The numbers come from SEC filings and public market data, refreshed weekly, and the same rules apply to every stock on the stock list. See Editorial Standards for the sources and the rules, or run your own filters in the stock screener.