Revenue growth has decelerated to 4.1% in 2026Q1, while gross margins have contracted from historical levels above 80% to 72.0% due to integration pressures.
| Metric | TTM | Nov'25 | Nov'24 | Nov'23 | Nov'22 | Nov'21 | Nov'20 | Nov'19 | Nov'18 | Nov'17 | Nov'16 | Nov'15 | Nov'14 | Nov'13 | Nov'12 | Nov'11 | Nov'10 | Nov'09 | Nov'08 | Nov'07 | Nov'06 | Nov'05 | Nov'04 | Nov'03 | Nov'02 | Nov'01 | Nov'00 | Nov'99 | Nov'98 | Nov'97 | Nov'96 |
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| Sales/Revenue | 987.62M | 977.83M | 753.41M | 694.44M | 602.01M | 531.31M | 442.15M | 413.3M | 397.17M | 397.57M | 405.34M | 377.55M | 332.53M | 334M | 335.2M | 533.6M | 529.12M | 494.14M | 515.56M | 493.5M | 447.06M | 405.38M | 362.66M | 309.06M | 273.12M | 262M | 271.35M | 286.1M | 239.9M | 188.3M | 176.7M |
| Revenue Growth % | 22.42% | 29.79% | 8.49% | 15.35% | 13.31% | 20.17% | 6.98% | 4.06% | -0.1% | -1.92% | 7.36% | 13.54% | -0.44% | -0.36% | -37.18% | 0.85% | 7.08% | -4.16% | 4.47% | 10.39% | 10.28% | 11.78% | 17.34% | 13.16% | 4.25% | -3.45% | -5.16% | 19.26% | 27.4% | 6.56% | -1.89% |
| Cost of Goods Sold | 210.83M | 187.58M | 130.48M | 126.58M | 94.5M | 78.45M | 62.11M | 75.24M | 66.97M | 69.16M | 65.71M | 63.74M | 34.26M | 34.98M | 36.31M | 36.78M | 41.15M | 93.2M | 91.89M | 86.76M | 76.79M | 69.04M | 61.33M | 61.77M | 67.69M | 67.63M | 64.44M | 54.8M | 42.5M | 28.3M | 27M |
| COGS % of Revenue | - | 19.18% | 17.32% | 18.23% | 15.7% | 14.77% | 14.05% | 18.2% | 16.86% | 17.4% | 16.21% | 16.88% | 10.3% | 10.47% | 10.83% | 6.89% | 7.78% | 18.86% | 17.82% | 17.58% | 17.18% | 17.03% | 16.91% | 19.99% | 24.78% | 25.81% | 23.75% | 19.15% | 17.72% | 15.03% | 15.28% |
| Gross Profit | 776.78M | 790.25M | 622.93M | 567.86M | 507.52M | 452.86M | 380.04M | 338.06M | 312.01M | 320M | 339.63M | 313.81M | 298.27M | 299.01M | 281.3M | 296.83M | 310.46M | 400.94M | 423.67M | 406.74M | 370.28M | 336.33M | 301.33M | 247.29M | 205.44M | 195.96M | 208.65M | 231.3M | 197.4M | 160M | 149.7M |
| Gross Margin % | 78.65% | 80.82% | 82.68% | 81.77% | 84.3% | 85.23% | 85.95% | 81.8% | 78.56% | 80.49% | 83.79% | 83.12% | 89.7% | 89.53% | 83.92% | 55.63% | 58.67% | 81.14% | 82.18% | 82.42% | 82.82% | 82.97% | 83.09% | 80.01% | 75.22% | 74.79% | 76.89% | 80.85% | 82.28% | 84.97% | 84.72% |
| Gross Profit Growth % | - | 26.86% | 9.7% | 11.89% | 12.07% | 19.16% | 12.42% | 8.35% | -2.5% | -5.78% | 8.23% | 5.21% | -0.25% | 6.3% | -5.23% | -4.39% | -22.57% | -5.37% | 4.16% | 9.85% | 10.09% | 11.61% | 21.86% | 20.37% | 4.84% | -6.08% | -9.79% | 17.17% | 23.38% | 6.88% | -4.77% |
| Operating Expenses | 606.58M | 636.96M | 498.92M | 457.34M | 375.39M | 336.76M | 272.31M | 265.89M | 236.54M | 238.84M | 269.36M | 281.83M | 209.41M | 220.09M | 206.09M | 184.28M | 196.27M | 344.15M | 352.25M | 349.53M | 327.48M | 272.98M | 252.37M | 210.34M | 177.21M | 174.65M | 169.95M | 184.6M | 167.5M | 150.7M | 145.2M |
| OpEx % of Revenue | - | 65.14% | 66.22% | 65.86% | 62.36% | 63.38% | 61.59% | 64.33% | 59.56% | 60.07% | 66.45% | 74.65% | 62.97% | 65.9% | 61.48% | 34.54% | 37.09% | 69.65% | 68.32% | 70.83% | 73.25% | 67.34% | 69.59% | 68.06% | 64.88% | 66.66% | 62.63% | 64.52% | 69.82% | 80.03% | 82.17% |
| Selling, General & Admin | 320.81M | 319.23M | 254.09M | 239.23M | 218.64M | 191.02M | 154.12M | 155.06M | 143.56M | 144.1M | 168.03M | 182.16M | 149.79M | 161.99M | 179.91M | 248.18M | 220.59M | 241.84M | 258.03M | 253.71M | 242.86M | 202.27M | 184.92M | 160.09M | 135.1M | 132.92M | 130.92M | 133M | 123.7M | 110.8M | 109.7M |
| SG&A % of Revenue | - | 32.65% | 33.73% | 34.45% | 36.32% | 35.95% | 34.86% | 37.52% | 36.15% | 36.25% | 41.45% | 48.25% | 45.04% | 48.5% | 53.67% | 46.51% | 41.69% | 48.94% | 50.05% | 51.41% | 54.32% | 49.9% | 50.99% | 51.8% | 49.47% | 50.73% | 48.25% | 46.49% | 51.56% | 58.84% | 62.08% |
| Research & Development | 196.36M | 192.26M | 146.34M | 132.4M | 114.57M | 103.34M | 88.6M | 88.57M | 79.74M | 76.99M | 88.59M | 86.92M | 58.97M | 57.34M | 53.02M | 80.72M | 90.64M | 93.26M | 87.79M | 80.34M | 77.27M | 63.07M | 60.37M | 50.24M | 42.11M | 41.73M | 39.03M | 38.3M | 30.2M | 27M | 24M |
| R&D % of Revenue | - | 19.66% | 19.42% | 19.07% | 19.03% | 19.45% | 20.04% | 21.43% | 20.08% | 19.36% | 21.85% | 23.02% | 17.73% | 17.17% | 15.82% | 15.13% | 17.13% | 18.87% | 17.03% | 16.28% | 17.28% | 15.56% | 16.65% | 16.26% | 15.42% | 15.93% | 14.39% | 13.39% | 12.59% | 14.34% | 13.58% |
| Other Operating Expenses | 3M | 125.47M | 98.49M | 85.7M | 42.18M | 42.41M | 29.59M | 22.25M | 13.24M | 13.04M | 12.73M | 12.74M | 653K | 760K | 820K | 513K | 2.8M | 9.05M | 6.43M | 15.48M | 7.36M | 4.28M | 7.08M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.3M | 13.6M | 12.9M | 11.5M |
| Operating Income | 170.21M | 153.29M | 124M | 110.52M | 132.13M | 116.1M | 107.73M | 40.08M | 67.81M | 57.49M | -29.71M | 14.75M | 80.74M | 63.74M | 67.79M | 108.71M | 91.48M | 51.13M | 64.38M | 57.22M | 40.94M | 59.95M | 46.36M | 36.75M | 28.22M | 21.3M | 38.7M | 46.7M | 29.9M | 9.3M | 4.5M |
| Operating Margin % | 17.23% | 15.68% | 16.46% | 15.92% | 21.95% | 21.85% | 24.36% | 9.7% | 17.07% | 14.46% | -7.33% | 3.91% | 24.28% | 19.08% | 20.22% | 20.37% | 17.29% | 10.35% | 12.49% | 11.59% | 9.16% | 14.79% | 12.78% | 11.89% | 10.33% | 8.13% | 14.26% | 16.32% | 12.46% | 4.94% | 2.55% |
| Operating Income Growth % | - | 23.62% | 12.2% | -16.35% | 13.81% | 7.77% | 168.76% | -40.89% | 17.96% | 293.51% | -301.36% | -81.73% | 26.67% | -5.97% | -37.64% | 18.84% | 78.9% | -20.58% | 12.53% | 39.75% | -31.7% | 29.3% | 26.15% | 30.22% | 32.48% | -44.94% | -17.14% | 56.19% | 221.51% | 106.67% | -80.69% |
| EBITDA | 319.6M | 159.52M | 227.05M | 213.67M | 206.86M | 169.09M | 142.49M | 96.76M | 112.32M | 100.39M | 9.61M | 56.43M | 96.04M | 78.17M | 98.75M | 143.79M | 132.89M | 91.54M | 94.5M | 84.28M | 65.72M | 78.14M | 62.89M | 47.75M | 39.53M | 33.45M | 51.02M | 60M | 43.5M | 22.2M | 16M |
| EBITDA Margin % | 32.36% | 16.31% | 30.14% | 30.77% | 34.36% | 31.82% | 32.23% | 23.41% | 28.28% | 25.25% | 2.37% | 14.95% | 28.88% | 23.41% | 29.46% | 26.95% | 25.12% | 18.52% | 18.33% | 17.08% | 14.7% | 19.28% | 17.34% | 15.45% | 14.47% | 12.77% | 18.8% | 20.97% | 18.13% | 11.79% | 9.05% |
| EBITDA Growth % | 35.61% | -29.74% | 6.26% | 3.29% | 22.34% | 18.66% | 47.26% | -13.85% | 11.88% | 944.38% | -82.97% | -41.24% | 22.85% | -20.84% | -31.32% | 8.2% | 45.18% | -3.13% | 12.13% | 28.24% | -15.89% | 24.25% | 31.7% | 20.78% | 18.2% | -34.45% | -14.96% | 37.93% | 95.95% | 38.75% | -50.46% |
| D&A (Non-Cash Add-back) | 149.39M | 6.23M | 103.04M | 103.15M | 74.73M | 52.98M | 34.77M | 56.68M | 44.5M | 42.9M | 39.32M | 41.68M | 15.3M | 14.44M | 30.96M | 35.08M | 41.42M | 40.41M | 30.11M | 27.06M | 24.78M | 18.19M | 16.52M | 11M | 11.31M | 12.14M | 12.33M | 13.3M | 13.6M | 12.9M | 11.5M |
| EBIT | 167.1M | 152.48M | 126.28M | 110.44M | 133.04M | 115.58M | 106.81M | 38.41M | 65.94M | 70.22M | -31.1M | 16.14M | 78.38M | 63.43M | 75.21M | 112.55M | 114.19M | 56.79M | 71.43M | 57.22M | 42.79M | 63.35M | 48.96M | 36.95M | 28.22M | 21.3M | 38.7M | 46.7M | 29.9M | 9.3M | 4.5M |
| Net Interest Income | -66.08M | -69.09M | -27.28M | -28.24M | -14.38M | -19.27M | -8.68M | -8.77M | -3.93M | -3.71M | -3.34M | -2.34M | -489K | 1.2M | 2.57M | 2M | 3.13M | 2.7M | 10.38M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Interest Income | 1.59M | 1.76M | 4.73M | 2.54M | 1.41M | 777K | 1.5M | 1.14M | 1.22M | 921K | 839K | 1.45M | 0 | 1.2M | 2.57M | 2M | 3.13M | 2.7M | 10.38M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Interest Expense | 67.67M | 70.85M | 32.01M | 30.78M | 15.79M | 20.05M | 10.17M | 9.91M | 5.15M | 4.63M | 4.18M | 3.79M | 489K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.2M | 0 |
| Other Income/Expense | -71.59M | -71.66M | -29.74M | -30.87M | -14.88M | -20.57M | -11.09M | -11.59M | -7.02M | -5.03M | -5.57M | -2.4M | -2.94M | -957K | 196K | -519K | 3.76M | 48K | 9.63M | 7.83M | 4.64M | 3.1M | 843K | 1.93M | 1.19M | 4.26M | 10.79M | 4.8M | 4.1M | -6.2M | 3.8M |
| Pretax Income | 98.62M | 81.63M | 94.26M | 79.66M | 117.25M | 95.53M | 96.64M | 28.5M | 60.8M | 52.46M | -35.28M | 12.35M | 77.8M | 62.78M | 67.98M | 108.19M | 95.23M | 51.18M | 74.01M | 65.05M | 45.58M | 63.05M | 47.21M | 38.68M | 29.41M | 25.57M | 49.49M | 51.5M | 34M | 3.1M | 8.3M |
| Pretax Margin % | 9.99% | 8.35% | 12.51% | 11.47% | 19.48% | 17.98% | 21.86% | 6.89% | 15.31% | 13.2% | -8.7% | 3.27% | 23.4% | 18.8% | 20.28% | 20.28% | 18% | 10.36% | 14.36% | 13.18% | 10.2% | 15.55% | 13.02% | 12.51% | 10.77% | 9.76% | 18.24% | 18% | 14.17% | 1.65% | 4.7% |
| Income Tax | 13.62M | 8.49M | 25.83M | 9.46M | 22.19M | 17.11M | 16.91M | 2.1M | 15.49M | 28.17M | 20.45M | 21.16M | 28.35M | 23.01M | 17.44M | 28.94M | 22.86M | 18.43M | 27.71M | 22.77M | 16.18M | 17.93M | 15.11M | 11.6M | 8.82M | 7.92M | 15.84M | 16.5M | 11.2M | 4.7M | 2.8M |
| Effective Tax Rate % | 13.81% | 10.41% | 27.4% | 11.88% | 18.92% | 17.91% | 17.5% | 7.35% | 25.48% | 53.69% | -57.95% | 171.24% | 36.43% | 36.64% | 25.65% | 26.75% | 24% | 36% | 37.45% | 35% | 35.5% | 28.44% | 32% | 30% | 30% | 31% | 32% | 32.04% | 32.94% | 151.61% | 33.73% |
| Net Income | 85M | 73.13M | 68.44M | 70.2M | 95.07M | 78.42M | 79.72M | 26.4M | 63.49M | 37.42M | -55.73M | -8.8M | 49.46M | 74.91M | 47.44M | 58.76M | 48.57M | 32.76M | 46.3M | 42.28M | 29.4M | 48.93M | 32.1M | 27.07M | 20.59M | 17.64M | 33.65M | 35M | 22.8M | -1.6M | 5.5M |
| Net Margin % | 8.61% | 7.48% | 9.08% | 10.11% | 15.79% | 14.76% | 18.03% | 6.39% | 15.99% | 9.41% | -13.75% | -2.33% | 14.87% | 22.43% | 14.15% | 11.01% | 9.18% | 6.63% | 8.98% | 8.57% | 6.58% | 12.07% | 8.85% | 8.76% | 7.54% | 6.73% | 12.4% | 12.23% | 9.5% | -0.85% | 3.11% |
| Net Income Growth % | 49.79% | 6.86% | -2.51% | -26.16% | 21.23% | -1.63% | 201.98% | -58.42% | 69.68% | 167.14% | -533.18% | -117.79% | -33.97% | 57.89% | -19.26% | 20.98% | 48.29% | -29.25% | 9.5% | 43.8% | -39.92% | 52.43% | 18.57% | 31.51% | 16.69% | -47.57% | -3.85% | 53.51% | 1525% | -129.09% | -67.07% |
| Net Income (Continuing) | 85M | 73.13M | 68.44M | 70.2M | 95.07M | 78.42M | 79.72M | 26.4M | 49.67M | 37.42M | -55.73M | -8.8M | 49.46M | 39.78M | 32.6M | 71.39M | 62.57M | 32.76M | 46.3M | 42.28M | 29.4M | 46.26M | 32.1M | 27.07M | 20.59M | 17.64M | 33.65M | 35M | 22.8M | -1.6M | 5.5M |
| Discontinued Operations | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35.13M | 14.84M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Minority Interest | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 200K | 300K | 200K |
| EPS (Diluted) | 1.99 | 1.66 | 1.54 | 1.57 | 2.15 | 1.76 | 1.76 | 0.58 | 1.38 | 0.77 | -1.13 | -0.17 | 0.96 | 1.35 | 0.74 | 0.87 | 0.73 | 0.53 | 0.72 | 0.64 | 0.45 | 0.79 | 0.51 | 0.43 | 0.36 | 0.31 | 0.57 | 0.60 | 0.39 | -0.03 | 0.09 |
| EPS Growth % | 51.7% | 7.79% | -1.91% | -26.98% | 22.16% | 0% | 203.45% | -57.97% | 79.22% | 168.14% | -564.71% | -117.71% | -28.89% | 82.43% | -14.94% | 19.18% | 37.74% | -26.39% | 12.5% | 42.22% | -43.04% | 54.9% | 18.6% | 19.44% | 16.13% | -45.61% | -5% | 53.85% | 1426.53% | -132.06% | -66.04% |
| EPS (Basic) | - | 1.70 | 1.58 | 1.62 | 2.19 | 1.79 | 1.78 | 0.59 | 1.39 | 0.78 | -1.13 | -0.17 | 0.97 | 1.37 | 0.75 | 0.89 | 0.76 | 0.54 | 0.75 | 0.68 | 0.48 | 0.85 | 0.55 | 0.47 | 0.39 | 0.33 | 0.63 | 0.68 | 0.44 | -0.03 | 0.09 |
| Diluted Shares Outstanding | 42.73M | 44.02M | 44.43M | 44.66M | 44.25M | 44.62M | 45.32M | 45.34M | 46.13M | 48.52M | 49.48M | 50.39M | 51.47M | 55.38M | 63.74M | 67.54M | 66.21M | 61.56M | 64.02M | 65.91M | 64.9M | 62.14M | 63.36M | 62.48M | 57.2M | 57.64M | 59.38M | 58.82M | 57.84M | 54.5M | 60M |
| Basic Shares Outstanding | 42.16M | 43M | 43.27M | 43.46M | 43.48M | 43.92M | 44.89M | 44.79M | 45.56M | 48.13M | 49.32M | 50.39M | 50.84M | 54.52M | 62.88M | 65.7M | 63.96M | 60.15M | 61.55M | 62.33M | 61.46M | 57.34M | 58.72M | 57.2M | 53.13M | 53.17M | 53.7M | 51.73M | 51.69M | 54.5M | 59.71M |
| Dividend Payout Ratio | - | 1.07% | 45.97% | 44.95% | 32.67% | 40.25% | 37.51% | 105.15% | 40.62% | 64.48% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
M&A integration and security
According to recent quarterly filings, PRGS reported revenue growth of 4.1% in 2026Q1, a significant deceleration from the 39.8% peak observed in 2025Q3, suggesting that the company's reliance on aggressive acquisition-led expansion is encountering diminishing returns as the core legacy portfolio faces natural maturity constraints.
The volatility in top-line growth appears heavily correlated with the timing of M&A activity rather than organic demand for the OpenEdge platform. Investors should monitor whether the company can sustain its current revenue base without further debt-funded acquisitions, as the recent slowdown suggests the core business may be struggling to offset churn.
As reported in financial statements, the company's gross margin contracted to 72.0% in 2026Q1 from a historical baseline typically exceeding 80%, indicating that recent integration efforts or shifts in product mix are exerting downward pressure on the firm's historically robust software delivery profitability.
This margin compression warrants further investigation into whether the newly acquired assets carry higher service-delivery costs or if competitive pricing pressures are beginning to erode the firm's pricing power. The decline suggests that the company's ability to maintain its premium margin profile is currently being challenged by the integration of lower-margin infrastructure components.
Based on the provided income statement data, SG&A expenses reached $78.5M in 2026Q1, representing a persistent increase in overhead that appears to be outpacing revenue growth, thereby limiting the company's ability to translate gross profit into meaningful bottom-line earnings for shareholders.
The rising cost structure suggests that the company is struggling to achieve the expected operating leverage from its recent acquisitions. Management's inability to contain these expenses may indicate that the complexity of managing a disparate portfolio of legacy and modern software assets is creating significant operational friction.
Analysis of the income statement reveals that stock-based compensation reached $18.5M in 2026Q1, a figure that remains high relative to net income, suggesting that reported EPS figures may be artificially supported by non-cash accounting treatments rather than pure operational efficiency or organic cash generation.
The significant gap between net income and the underlying cash-generating capacity of the business appears to be exacerbated by these recurring equity-based charges. Investors should be cautious, as this reliance on stock-based compensation may mask the true cost of talent retention in a competitive software environment.
Quick answers to the most common questions about buying PRGS stock.
For fiscal year 2025, Progress Software Corporation (PRGS) reported total revenue of $977.8M. This represents a 453.4% increase compared to $176.7M in 1996.
Progress Software Corporation (PRGS) is profitable, generating $73.1M in net income for the fiscal year ending 2025 with a net profit margin of 7.5%.
Progress Software Corporation (PRGS) reported an operating income of $153.3M, resulting in an operating profit margin of 15.7%. This margin reflects the operational efficiency of the business before interest and taxes.
Progress Software Corporation (PRGS) generated $790.3M in gross profit for the year, representing a gross profit margin of 80.8%. This demonstrates the company's core pricing power and production efficiency.