Progress Software Corp /Ma
PRGS Nasdaq Services-Prepackaged Software Financials FY2016βFY2025
What Progress Software Corp /Ma does
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- Legal name
- PROGRESS SOFTWARE CORP /MA
- Fiscal year ends
- November 30, 2025
- Latest annual report
- 10-K Β· Jan 20, 2026
- Accession Β· CIK
- 0000876167-26-000008
0000876167
Revenue and margins
Progress Software Corp /Ma had $978M of revenue in fiscal 2025, up 29.8% on the year before.
Net income and earnings per share
Loss periods are shown in red.
Returns on capital
After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
Cash flow
Free cash flow was $229M in fiscal 2025, 23.5% of revenue. Cash from operations minus capital spending.
Dividends, buybacks and share count
Progress Software Corp /Ma returned $106M to shareholders in fiscal 2025, 46% of free cash flow. The diluted share count fell 0.9%.
Balance sheet
Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably Progress Software Corp /Ma can carry it.
| Fiscal year end | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | $157M | $256M | $127M | $118M | $94.8M |
| Debt incl. finance leases | $560M | $618M | $724M | $1.5B | $1.4B |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 3.3x | 2.6x | 5.1x | 10.8x | 8.2x |
| Debt / equity | 1.4x | 1.6x | 1.6x | 3.5x | 2.9x |
| Interest coverage | 5.8x | 8.4x | 3.6x | 3.9x | 2.2x |
| Current ratio | 1.0x | 1.3x | 0.9x | 0.8x | 0.5x |
| Quick ratio | 1.0x | 1.3x | 0.9x | 0.8x | 0.5x |
| Total assets | $1.4B | $1.4B | $1.6B | $2.5B | $2.5B |
| Total liabilities | $951M | $1.0B | $1.1B | $2.1B | $2.0B |
| Shareholders' equity | $412M | $399M | $460M | $439M | $478M |
| Net debt (β = net cash) | $403M | $362M | $597M | $1.4B | $1.3B |
Insider trades
Open-market purchases and sales by officers, directors and 10% owners, from Form 4 filings. 'Plan' marks trades under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan.
Bought, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Sold, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Of sales under plans
β
$0.0M
No open-market insider trades in the last 12 months.
Piotroski F-score
Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8β9 is strong, 0β2 weak.
| Test | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net income is positive | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations is positive | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Return on assets rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations exceeds net income | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Debt fell relative to assets | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Current ratio rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Share count didn't rise | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Gross margin rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Revenue rose relative to assets | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| F-score | β / 3 | 7 / 9 | 7 / 9 | 4 / 9 | 6 / 9 | 5 / 9 | 7 / 9 | 4 / 9 | 5 / 9 | 7 / 9 |
| Accruals ratio | β21.0% | β10.4% | β10.5% | β13.4% | β6.8% | β8.3% | β7.0% | β6.9% | β6.9% | β6.5% |
| Altman Z'' | 3.22 | 3.05 | 2.66 | 1.50 | 1.30 | 1.32 | 1.78 | 1.04 | 0.48 | β0.25 |
10 years of figures
US$ millions unless stated. Hover a ratio's name for its definition.
| Fiscal year | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | ||||||||||
| Revenue | $405M | $398M | $379M | $413M | $442M | $531M | $602M | $694M | $753M | $978M |
| Gross profit | $340M | $320M | $312M | $338M | $380M | $453M | $508M | $568M | $623M | $790M |
| Operating income | β$29.7M | $57.5M | $67.8M | $40.1M | $108M | $116M | $132M | $111M | $124M | $153M |
| Interest expense | $4.2M | $4.6M | $5.1M | $9.9M | $10.2M | $20.0M | $15.8M | $30.8M | $32.0M | $70.9M |
| Pretax income | β$35.3M | $52.5M | $60.8M | $28.5M | $96.6M | $95.5M | $117M | $79.7M | $94.3M | $81.6M |
| Income tax | $20.4M | $23.4M | $11.1M | $2.1M | $16.9M | $17.1M | $22.2M | $9.5M | $25.8M | $8.5M |
| Net income | β$55.7M | $29.0M | $49.7M | $26.4M | $79.7M | $78.4M | $95.1M | $70.2M | $68.4M | $73.1M |
| Net income to common | β | β | β | β | $79.7M | $78.4M | $95.1M | $70.2M | β | β |
| Diluted EPS | β$1.13 | $0.60 | $1.08 | $0.58 | $1.76 | $1.76 | $2.15 | $1.57 | $1.54 | $1.66 |
| Diluted shares | 0.05B | 0.05B | 0.05B | 0.05B | 0.05B | 0.04B | 0.04B | 0.04B | 0.04B | 0.04B |
| Cash flow | ||||||||||
| Cash from operations | $103M | $106M | $121M | $128M | $145M | $179M | $192M | $174M | $211M | $235M |
| Capital expenditure | $5.8M | $3.4M | $7.3M | $4.0M | $6.5M | $4.7M | $6.1M | $5.6M | $5.2M | $5.7M |
| Free cash flow | $97.1M | $102M | $114M | $124M | $138M | $174M | $186M | $168M | $206M | $229M |
| Depreciation and amortization | $8.5M | $7.5M | $6.9M | $7.6M | $6.1M | $5.5M | $5.0M | $6.3M | $6.4M | $6.2M |
| Stock-based compensation | $22.5M | $14.2M | $20.6M | $23.3M | $23.5M | $29.7M | $37.1M | $40.5M | $46.8M | $64.8M |
| Acquisitions | $0.0M | $77.2M | $0.0M | $225M | $213M | $254M | $0.0M | $355M | $853M | $21.2M |
| Share buybacks | $79.2M | $73.9M | $120M | $25.0M | $60.0M | $35.0M | $77.0M | $34.0M | $86.8M | $105M |
| Dividends paid | $0.0M | $24.1M | $25.8M | $27.8M | $29.9M | $31.6M | $31.1M | $31.6M | $31.5M | $0.8M |
| Dividends and buybacks | $79.2M | $98.1M | $146M | $52.8M | $89.9M | $66.6M | $108M | $65.5M | $118M | $106M |
| Balance sheet | ||||||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $176M | $184M | $140M | $174M | $106M | $157M | $256M | $127M | $118M | $94.8M |
| Total debt | $135M | $124M | $118M | $297M | $384M | $560M | $618M | $724M | $1.5B | $1.4B |
| Current assets | $336M | $263M | $232M | $285M | $239M | $338M | $426M | $331M | $369M | $400M |
| Current liabilities | $204M | $208M | $186M | $241M | $263M | $323M | $318M | $352M | $455M | $810M |
| Inventory | β | β | β | β | $0.0M | $3.6M | $5.0M | β | β | β |
| Property and equipment, net | $50.1M | $42.3M | $30.7M | $29.8M | $29.8M | $14.3M | $14.9M | $15.2M | $13.7M | $13.7M |
| Goodwill | $278M | $315M | $315M | $433M | $492M | $671M | $671M | $832M | $1.3B | $1.3B |
| Intangible assets | $80.8M | $94.9M | $58.9M | $99.4M | $213M | $287M | $217M | $354M | $724M | $584M |
| Total assets | $755M | $719M | $644M | $881M | $1.0B | $1.4B | $1.4B | $1.6B | $2.5B | $2.5B |
| Total liabilities | $312M | $314M | $320M | $551M | $696M | $951M | $1.0B | $1.1B | $2.1B | $2.0B |
| Preferred stock | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Shareholders' equity | $443M | $404M | $324M | $330M | $346M | $412M | $399M | $460M | $439M | $478M |
| Margins | ||||||||||
| Gross margin | 83.8% | 80.5% | 82.3% | 81.8% | 86.0% | 85.2% | 84.3% | 81.8% | 82.7% | 80.8% |
| Operating margin | β7.3% | 14.5% | 17.9% | 9.7% | 24.4% | 21.9% | 21.9% | 15.9% | 16.5% | 15.7% |
| EBITDA margin | β5.2% | 16.3% | 19.7% | 11.5% | 25.7% | 22.9% | 22.8% | 16.8% | 17.3% | 16.3% |
| Net margin | β13.7% | 7.3% | 13.1% | 6.4% | 18.0% | 14.8% | 15.8% | 10.1% | 9.1% | 7.5% |
| FCF margin | 23.9% | 25.7% | 30.1% | 30.1% | 31.3% | 32.7% | 30.9% | 24.2% | 27.4% | 23.5% |
| Returns | ||||||||||
| Return on capital | β5.8% | 10.8% | 18.3% | 8.2% | 14.2% | 11.7% | 14.1% | 9.2% | 4.9% | 7.7% |
| Return on capital employed | β5.4% | 11.3% | 14.8% | 6.3% | 13.8% | 11.2% | 12.1% | 8.8% | 6.0% | 9.3% |
| Return on equity | β12.6% | 6.9% | 13.6% | 8.1% | 23.6% | 20.7% | 23.4% | 16.4% | 15.2% | 15.9% |
| Return on assets | β7.4% | 3.9% | 7.3% | 3.5% | 8.3% | 6.5% | 6.9% | 4.7% | 3.3% | 2.9% |
| Return on tangible equity | β66.5% | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Growth | ||||||||||
| Revenue growth | β | β1.9% | β4.7% | 9.1% | 7.0% | 20.2% | 13.3% | 15.4% | 8.5% | 29.8% |
| Net income growth | β | β | 71.2% | β46.8% | 202.0% | β1.6% | 21.2% | β26.2% | β2.5% | 6.9% |
| EPS growth | β | β | 80.0% | β46.3% | 203.4% | 0.0% | 22.2% | β27.0% | β1.9% | 7.8% |
| FCF growth | β | 5.4% | 11.5% | 9.1% | 11.1% | 25.7% | 7.0% | β9.5% | 22.5% | 11.2% |
| Share count change | β | β2.0% | β4.9% | β1.7% | β0.0% | β1.5% | β0.8% | 0.9% | β0.5% | β0.9% |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Net debt / EBITDA | β | β0.9x | β0.3x | 2.6x | 2.4x | 3.3x | 2.6x | 5.1x | 10.8x | 8.2x |
| Debt / equity | 0.3x | 0.3x | 0.4x | 0.9x | 1.1x | 1.4x | 1.6x | 1.6x | 3.5x | 2.9x |
| Interest coverage | β7.1x | 12.4x | 13.2x | 4.0x | 10.6x | 5.8x | 8.4x | 3.6x | 3.9x | 2.2x |
| Current ratio | 1.6x | 1.3x | 1.2x | 1.2x | 0.9x | 1.0x | 1.3x | 0.9x | 0.8x | 0.5x |
| Quick ratio | 1.6x | 1.3x | 1.2x | 1.2x | 0.9x | 1.0x | 1.3x | 0.9x | 0.8x | 0.5x |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Capex / revenue | 1.4% | 0.8% | 1.9% | 1.0% | 1.5% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.6% |
| Stock comp / revenue | 5.6% | 3.6% | 5.4% | 5.6% | 5.3% | 5.6% | 6.2% | 5.8% | 6.2% | 6.6% |
| Payouts / FCF | 81.6% | 95.8% | 127.8% | 42.4% | 65.0% | 38.3% | 58.1% | 38.9% | 57.3% | 46.2% |
| Quality scores | ||||||||||
| Piotroski F-score | β | 7.0 | 7.0 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 7.0 |
| Altman Z'' | 3.2 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.5 | β0.3 |
| Accruals ratio | β21.0% | β10.4% | β10.5% | β13.4% | β6.8% | β8.3% | β7.0% | β6.9% | β6.9% | β6.5% |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0000876167). Data updated October 24, 2026. Quarterly fourth quarters are the full year minus the first nine months. For information only β not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.