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Appian vs Vertex

Appian APPN · Vertex VERX · Application Software

Vertex reported revenue of $748 million in fiscal 2025, about the same as Appian's $727 million in fiscal 2025. Appian's revenue grew 17.8% in its latest year, and Vertex's grew 12.2%. Appian had an operating margin of 0.1%, against 0.3% at Vertex.

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AppianVertex
Latest fiscal yearFY2025, Dec 31, 2025FY2025, Dec 31, 2025
Revenue$727M$748M
Revenue growth17.8%12.2%
Revenue growth a year, last 5 years19.0%14.8%
Gross margin72.5%64.3%
Operating margin0.1%0.3%
Net margin0.2%1.0%
Free cash flow$60M—
Free cash flow margin8.2%—
Return on capital—0.9%
Net debt to EBITDA5.2x0.2x
Dividends and buybacks$20M$10M
Change in diluted share count2.3%—
Last close$51.60$17.08
P/E at the last close——
Insider trades, last 12 monthsbought $99,993, sold $5.8 millionbought $6.5 million, sold $82,365
Piotroski F-score6 of 9—
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.

Ten years

Revenue
US$ billions, fiscal years
AppianVertex
Operating margin
Percent of revenue
AppianVertex
Free cash flow
US$ billions. Cash from operations minus capital expenditure.
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Source: the companies' Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR, and the last close. For information only, not investment advice: the figures describe results, not which company is the better investment. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with either company. Full figures on the Appian and Vertex pages.