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Roper Technologies (FRA:ROP) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 29.76 (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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What is Roper Technologies Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow?

As of today (2024-04-27), Roper Technologies's share price is €495.40. Roper Technologies's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was €16.65. Hence, Roper Technologies's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 29.76.

The historical rank and industry rank for Roper Technologies's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:

FRA:ROP' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 16.18   Med: 24.52   Max: 76.44
Current: 29.37

During the past 13 years, Roper Technologies's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 76.44. The lowest was 16.18. And the median was 24.52.

FRA:ROP's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than
58.07% of 1474 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 23.235 vs FRA:ROP: 29.37

Roper Technologies's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was €4.94. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was €16.65.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Roper Technologies was 188.50% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 8.60% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -1.40% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 6.20% per year.

During the past 13 years, Roper Technologies's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 128.50% per year. The lowest was -31.10% per year. And the median was 12.90% per year.


Roper Technologies Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Roper Technologies's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Roper Technologies Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Chart

Roper Technologies Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 26.43 30.73 26.81 69.47 30.38

Roper Technologies Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 69.47 72.96 50.41 37.12 30.38

Competitive Comparison of Roper Technologies's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

For the Software - Application subindustry, Roper Technologies's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Roper Technologies's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Roper Technologies's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Roper Technologies's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.



Roper Technologies Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Roper Technologies's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow ratio for today is calculated as

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Share Price/ Free Cash Flow per Share (TTM)
=495.40/16.645
=29.76

Roper Technologies's Share Price of today is €495.40.
Roper Technologies's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was €16.65.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Market Cap/Free Cash Flow

Roper Technologies  (FRA:ROP) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Explanation

Free Cash Flow is considered more important than earnings by value investors. The reason is because, in principle, only the net cash that can be taken from the business belongs to shareholders. This Free Cash Flow can be used to grow the business, reduce debt or return to shareholders in dividends or share buybacks.

In a DCF Calculation Free Cash Flow is used to determine the intrinsic value of companies.


Be Aware

In real business, Free Cash Flow can be affected by the change in accounts receivable, accounts payable, management's decision on expansion, etc. Therefore, investors should look at the Free Cash Flow over the longer term. Long-term average of Free Cash Flow is a more reliable indicator for real free cash flow.


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Roper Technologies (FRA:ROP) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
6901 Professional Parkway East, Suite 200, Sarasota, FL, USA, 34240
Roper is a diversified technology company that operates through three segments: application software; network software and systems; and technology enabled products. The firm's culture emphasizes acquiring asset-light, cash-generative businesses. Roper then reinvests this excess cash in businesses that yield incrementally higher rates of return. While the businesses are managed in a decentralized manner, Roper does not passively manage its portfolio. Instead, Roper manages its businesses through the Socratic method and empowers decision-makers through group executive coaching. Roper has now rotated a clear majority of its business from legacy industrial products into technology software in mature, niche markets with large quantities of deferred revenue.