PTC Stock Analysis: PTC | NASDAQ
Software - Application | NASDAQ, USA | Market Cap: 20.973m USD | 12M Return: -6.1% | US69370C1009 | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis
Avg Turnover: 457M
EPS Trend: 95.3%
Qual. Beats: 0
Rev. Trend: 95.7%
Qual. Beats: 0
Warnings
No concerns identified
Tailwinds
Seasonality 11.7 years of data
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PTC Inc. is a U.S.-based software company that sells product development, PLM, IoT, service management, and AR tools to manufacturers and product companies across the Americas, Europe, and Asia-Pacific. Its portfolio includes the Windchill PLM suite, the ThingWorx industrial IoT platform, ServiceMax for field service management, Arena SaaS PLM, Codebeamer for application lifecycle management, Kepware industrial connectivity software, Creo 3D CAD, Onshape cloud CAD, and Vuforia augmented reality solutions. The company was incorporated in 1985 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.
PTC generates the majority of its revenue from recurring subscriptions, with the bulk of its customer base consisting of industrial manufacturers in sectors such as aerospace, automotive, and industrial equipment. The company was founded in 1985 and listed on the NASDAQ in 1989, and it is classified within the Application Software sub-industry of the Information Technology sector.
- Subscription ARR growth drives recurring revenue expansion
- Manufacturing capex cycle impacts PLM and IoT software demand
- Competition intensifies from Autodesk and Siemens in CAD market
| Net Income: 1.22b TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: 0.14 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA 0.78 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: 1.14% < 20% (prev -5.54%; Δ 6.69% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.15 > 3% & CFO 955.3m > Net Income 1.22b |
| Net Debt (1.44b) to EBITDA (1.67b): 0.86 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 1.03 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (115.0m) vs 12m ago -4.55% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 84.09% > 18% (prev 82.16%; Δ 1.93% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 46.36% > 50% (prev 39.68%; Δ 6.68% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 18.84 > 6 (EBIT TTM 1.55b / Interest Expense TTM 82.1m) |
| A: 0.01 (Total Current Assets 1.37b - Total Current Liabilities 1.34b) / Total Assets 6.51b |
| B: 0.45 (Retained Earnings 2.96b / Total Assets 6.51b) |
| C: 0.24 (EBIT TTM 1.55b / Avg Total Assets 6.37b) |
| D: 1.14 (Book Value of Equity 3.47b / Total Liabilities 3.04b) |
| Altman-Z'' = 4.34 = AA |
| DSRI: 0.97 (Receivables 824.1m/712.7m, Revenue 2.95b/2.47b) |
| GMI: 0.98 (GM 82.16% / 84.09%) |
| AQI: 0.96 (AQ_t 0.76 / AQ_t-1 0.79) |
| SGI: 1.19 (Revenue 2.95b / 2.47b) |
| TATA: 0.04 (NI 1.22b - CFO 955.3m) / TA 6.51b) |
| Beneish M = -2.95 (Cap -4..+1) = A |
As of October 21, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 193.35 with a total of 2,134,986 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by -0.31%, over one month by +42.93%, over three months by +54.89% and over the past year by -6.08%.
Current recommended Stop Loss: 187.80 (which is 2.9% or 1.2 ATR below the current price).
PTC has received a consensus analysts rating of 3.12. Therefore, it is recommended to hold PTC.
- StrongBuy: 1
- Buy: 0
- Hold: 16
- Sell: 0
- StrongSell: 0
| Analysts Target Price | 201 | 4% |
P/E Trailing = 18.7255
P/E Forward = 16.2602
P/S = 7.0998
P/B = 4.3781
P/EG = 1.3113
Revenue TTM = 2.95b USD
EBIT TTM = 1.55b USD
EBITDA TTM = 1.67b USD
Long Term Debt = 1.40b USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 49.1m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 1.79b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) + Leases 184.4m
Net Debt = 1.44b USD (calculated: Debt 1.79b - CCE 351.5m)
Enterprise Value = 22.4b USD (21.0b + Debt 1.79b - CCE 351.5m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 18.84 (Ebit TTM 1.55b / Interest Expense TTM 82.1m)
EV/FCF = 23.96x (Enterprise Value 22.4b / FCF TTM 935.5m)
FCF Yield = 4.17% (FCF TTM 935.5m / Enterprise Value 22.4b)
FCF Margin = 31.67% (FCF TTM 935.5m / Revenue TTM 2.95b)
Net Margin = 41.43% (Net Income TTM 1.22b / Revenue TTM 2.95b)
Gross Margin = 84.09% ((Revenue TTM 2.95b - Cost of Revenue TTM 469.9m) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 81.74% (prev 83.78%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 3.44 (Enterprise Value 22.4b / Total Assets 6.51b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 4.58% (Interest Expense 82.1m / Debt 1.79b)
Taxrate = 20.03% (306.5m / 1.53b)
NOPAT = 1.24b (EBIT 1.55b * (1 - 20.03%))
Current Ratio = 1.03 (Total Current Assets 1.37b / Total Current Liabilities 1.34b)
Debt / Equity = 0.52 (Debt 1.79b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 3.47b)
Debt / EBITDA = 0.86 (Net Debt 1.44b / EBITDA 1.67b)
Debt / FCF = 1.54 (Net Debt 1.44b / FCF TTM 935.5m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 3.75b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 19.21% (Net Income 1.22b / Total Assets 6.51b)
RoE = 32.64% (Net Income TTM 1.22b / Total Stockholder Equity 3.75b)
RoCE = 30.06% (EBIT 1.55b / Capital Employed (Equity 3.75b + L.T.Debt 1.40b))
RoIC = 24.37% (NOPAT 1.24b / Invested Capital 5.08b)
WACC = 8.17% (E(21.0b)/V(22.8b) * Re(8.56%) + D(1.79b)/V(22.8b) * Rd(4.58%) * (1-Tc(0.20)))
Discount Rate = 8.56% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: -71.50 | Cagr: -2.14%
[DCF] Terminal Value 76.73% ; FCFF base≈899.6m ; Y1≈982.5m ; Y5≈1.23b
[DCF] Fair Price = 160.0 (EV 18.8b - Net Debt 1.44b = Equity 17.4b / Shares 108.6m; r=8.35% [WACC [floored]]; 5y FCF grow 10.60% → 2.50% )
EPS Correlation: 95.28 | EPS CAGR: 35.11% | SUE: -0.05 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: 95.70 | Revenue CAGR: 14.40% | SUE: -0.26 | # QB: 0
EPS current Quarter (2026-12-31): EPS=1.94 | Chg30d=-0.78% | Revisions=-40% | Analysts=13
EPS current Year (2026-09-30): EPS=8.20 | Chg30d=-0.00% | Revisions=-17% | GrowthEPS=+2.5% | GrowthRev=-0.5%
EPS next Year (2027-09-30): EPS=8.92 | Chg30d=+0.10% | Revisions=-40% | GrowthEPS=+8.8% | GrowthRev=+6.4%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: -50% (up=1, down=6)