SAP vs. SHOP: SAP vs. Shopify Stock Comparison

Company Profile

SAP (SAP) and Shopify (SHOP) both fall under the Software & Services industry group, but SAP is classified in Software while SHOP is classified in IT Services.

Shopify (SHOP) trades as ordinary local shares, while SAP (SAP) trades as an ADR — compare with FX exposure, depositary-program fees, and dividend-withholding-tax differences in mind.

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Risk Profile

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Return Distribution

Risk Metrics

Shopify (SHOP) carries a highly aggressive beta of 2.68, indicating much higher sensitivity to broad-market moves, whereas SAP (SAP) is closer to market-like at 1.14 — a noticeable difference in market-sensitivity profile.

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Return Positioning

Risk-Adjusted Metrics

Profitability

Both SAP (SAP) at 18.32% and Shopify (SHOP) at 15.54% land near their industries’ usual ROE ranges, so capital efficiency looks broadly in line with peers on both sides.

SAP (SAP) at 20.41% retains a top-quartile share of revenue as profit, ahead of Shopify (SHOP) at 14.53%, which keeps about the industry-typical share.

Both SAP (SAP) at 27.62% and Shopify (SHOP) at 17.56% convert sales into operating profit at a top-quartile rate, pointing to tighter cost discipline before financing and tax.

Profitability Metrics

Growth

Shopify (SHOP) at 30.14% sits in the top revenue growth quartile, while SAP (SAP) at 7.68% is closer to the peer norm — faster top-line expansion for SHOP.

SAP (SAP) at 130.19% sits in the top EPS growth quartile, while Shopify (SHOP) at -39.47% is closer to the peer norm — faster per-share earnings growth for SAP.

Growth Metrics

Financial Strength

SAP (SAP) at 1.15 keeps current ratio within its industry’s typical mid-range, while Shopify (SHOP) at 5.35 sits above its industry’s typical mid-range — comfortable liquidity, though possibly with more idle current assets relative to peers.

Shopify (SHOP) at 0.01 keeps leverage in the lower industry quartile, while SAP (SAP) at 0.22 runs a more typical debt-to-equity mix.

Financial Strength Metrics

Dividends

Shopify (SHOP) pays no dividend (yield 0.00%) — it may be reinvesting, using buybacks, or simply not returning cash through dividends. Meanwhile SAP (SAP) reports a yield of 1.16%, ranking against industry peers normally.

Shopify (SHOP) pays no dividend (payout 0.00%) — it may be reinvesting, using buybacks, or simply not returning cash through dividends. Meanwhile SAP (SAP) reports a payout of 37.70%, ranking against industry peers normally.

Dividend Metrics

Valuation

SAP (SAP) at 27.97 is near its industry’s usual P/E ratio, while Shopify (SHOP) at 121.09 sits in the richer quartile — SHOP needs stronger growth or earnings quality to justify the premium.

SAP (SAP) at 6.58 is priced about in line with its industry on P/S ratio, while Shopify (SHOP) at 17.53 sits in the pricier quartile — SHOP costs more per dollar of sales.

Both look rich against book: Shopify (SHOP) at 18.22 sits in the upper P/B ratio quartile, and SAP (SAP) at 70.66 prices even higher, above its industry range.

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