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title: Roper Technologies (ROP) — intrinsic value and fair price
canonical: https://sweetvaluelab.com/stocks/rop
ticker: ROP
as_of: 2026-10-17
sector: Technology
industry: Software - Application
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# Roper Technologies (ROP)

Roper Technologies (ROP) closed at $382.71 on Oct 16, 2026, overvalued by 6% vs its model value of $360.01 (from a five-year discounted cash flow).

## Key figures

| Figure | Value |
| --- | ---: |
| Last close | $382.71 (Oct 16, 2026) |
| Model value (from a five-year discounted cash flow) | $360.01 |
| Price vs model | overvalued by 6% vs model |
| Range of that model | $187.19 – $997.05 |
| Market value | $37.9B |
| P/E (fiscal 2025) | 27.0 |
| Net margin (fiscal 2025) | 19.4% |
| Free cash flow (fiscal 2025) | $2.5B |
| Dividend yield (trailing twelve months) | 0.95% |
| Beta | 0.75 |
| Cost of capital (WACC) | 7.65% |
| Business classification | Profitable Growth (Moderate growth (~13% recent), Moderate margins (19% net margin), Highly cyclical earnings, Strong FCF yield (6.6%)) |

## Dividends

| Figure | Value |
| --- | ---: |
| Trailing dividend yield | 0.95% |
| Dividends per share, last 12 months | $3.64 |
| Dividends / free cash flow (fiscal 2025) | 14.2% |
| Raised | 28 years in a row |
| Growth over 5 years | 10.1% a year |
| Latest payment | $0.91, ex-date Oct 2, 2026, paid Oct 21, 2026 |

| Year of payments | Dividends per share |
| --- | ---: |
| To Oct 5, 2021 | $2.25 |
| To Oct 5, 2022 | $2.48 |
| To Oct 5, 2023 | $2.73 |
| To Oct 8, 2024 | $3.00 |
| To Oct 3, 2025 | $3.30 |
| Trailing twelve months (to Oct 2, 2026) | $3.64 |

## Valuation models

Each model's value per share and the role the engine gave it for this business. The headline above is one model's value; every other model is listed with its own, and each has a page of its own under the valuation. Computed Oct 17, 2026.

| Model | Role | Value per share | Low | High |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| DCF · Perpetuity growth · 5y | primary | $360.01 | $187.19 | $997.05 |
| DCF · Perpetuity growth · 10y | cross check | $379.97 | $207.67 | $1,021.95 |
| DCF · EBITDA exit · 5y | cross check | $462.34 | $345.65 | $598.92 |
| DCF · EBITDA exit · 10y | cross check | $467.60 | $331.61 | $646.10 |
| P/E · peers | cross check | $564.63 | $532.97 | $603.44 |
| P/E · own history | cross check | $530.74 | $351.00 | $587.60 |
| PEG | sanity check | $483.24 | $483.24 | $483.24 |
| EV/EBITDA · peers | cross check | $606.56 | $502.05 | $658.75 |
| EV/Revenue · peers | cross check | $411.52 | $314.92 | $495.47 |
| Earnings power value | cross check | $64.66 | $40.43 | $100.72 |

## Insider activity (SEC Form 4)

Past 90 days: 0 open-market buys ($0) and 2 open-market sales ($3.1M); 10b5-1 plan sales included.

| Date | Insider | Relationship | Transaction | Shares | Value |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | ---: | ---: |
| Oct 1, 2026 | Dubey Abhijit | Director | Grant / award | 13 | $0 |
| Oct 1, 2026 | Dubey Abhijit | Director | Grant / award | 619 | $0 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | Joyce Thomas Patrick JR | Director | Grant / award | 78 | $0 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | ESTEVES IRENE M | Director | Grant / award | 78 | $0 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | ARCHAMBEAU SHELLYE L | Director | Grant / award | 84 | $0 |

## Recent SEC filings

| Filed | Form | What | Filing |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 1, 2026 | 8-K | 5.02 Departure/Election of Directors or Officers; 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits | https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/882835/000088283526000039/rop-20260929.htm |
| Aug 10, 2026 | 8-K | 5.04 Suspension of Trading Under Benefit Plans; 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits | https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/882835/000119312526342309/d124069d8k.htm |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 10-Q | Quarterly report | https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/882835/000088283526000036/rop-20260630.htm |
| Jul 23, 2026 | 8-K | 2.02 Results of Operations (Earnings); 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits | https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/882835/000088283526000031/rop-20260723.htm |
| Jul 1, 2026 | S-8 | Employee stock plan registration | https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/882835/000119312526292384/d69950ds8.htm |

## Superinvestors holding it (latest 13F)

| Manager | Quarter | Shares | Value |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: |
| Dodge & Cox | 2026-06-30 | 7,060,583 | $2.4B |
| Bill Nygren | 2026-06-30 | 1,974,325 | $668.1M |
| Akre | 2026-06-30 | 1,176,562 | $398.1M |
| Ruane Cunniff | 2026-06-30 | 674,902 | $228.4M |

4 tracked managers in all.

## About

Roper Technologies, Inc., established in 1981 and based in Sarasota, Florida (formerly known as Roper Industries, Inc. until 2015), operates as a diversified technology company. It specializes in developing and delivering advanced software solutions alongside highly engineered products for a wide range of industries. Its extensive software portfolio includes enterprise and financial management systems, cloud-based analytics for sectors like insurance and healthcare, campus and supply chain management tools, and specialized applications for areas such as foodservice, visual effects, and data collaboration. Complementing this, Roper designs and manufactures a diverse array of engineered products, encompassing precision testing instruments for materials like rubber and plastic, medical devices (such as ultrasound accessories), flow and control components (including valves, pumps, and meters…

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