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Progress Software Corporation

$39.92 -$1.15 (-2.80%)
NASDAQ · 11 Sep 2026 20:00 UTC
Previous Close
$40.61
Day Range
$39.77$41.21
Year Range
$23.82$47.37
Market Cap
1.64B
AVG Volume
647.17K
Trailing/Forward PE
19.1/6.36
PEG ratio
10.45
Dividend Yield
-
Next Earnings Date
2026-09-28
Primary Exchange
NASDAQUS
Revenue (USD)
0100M200M300M24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
PRGS Revenue (USD) by quarter
PeriodRevenue (USD)
26 Q2253.47M
26 Q1247.8M
25 Q4252.67M
25 Q3249.79M
25 Q2237.35M
25 Q1238.01M
24 Q4214.96M
24 Q3178.69M
24 Q2175.08M
24 Q1184.69M
Net Income (USD)
010M20M30M24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
PRGS Net Income (USD) by quarter
PeriodNet Income (USD)
26 Q221.07M
26 Q122.81M
25 Q425.75M
25 Q319.41M
25 Q217.03M
25 Q110.95M
24 Q41.15M
24 Q328.46M
24 Q216.19M
24 Q122.64M
Operating Income (USD)
020M40M60M24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
PRGS Operating Income (USD) by quarter
PeriodOperating Income (USD)
26 Q247.01M
26 Q149.34M
25 Q438.37M
25 Q343.87M
25 Q238.62M
25 Q132.43M
24 Q421.5M
24 Q340.35M
24 Q227.15M
24 Q135.01M
EBITDA (USD)
025M50M75M100M24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
PRGS EBITDA (USD) by quarter
PeriodEBITDA (USD)
26 Q247.15M
26 Q181.4M
25 Q475.5M
25 Q383.03M
25 Q276.55M
25 Q169.93M
24 Q450.55M
24 Q363.15M
24 Q253.68M
24 Q161.95M
Cash Flows (USD)
025M50M75M100M24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
PRGS Cash Flows (USD) by quarter
PeriodCash Flows (USD)
26 Q276.97M
26 Q195.92M
25 Q459.94M
25 Q372.39M
25 Q229.5M
25 Q167.66M
24 Q416.77M
24 Q356.59M
24 Q262.73M
24 Q170.19M
EPS (USD)
00.20.40.60.824 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
PRGS EPS (USD) by quarter
PeriodEPS (USD)
26 Q20.5
26 Q10.53
25 Q40.59
25 Q30.44
25 Q20.39
25 Q10.24
24 Q40.03
24 Q30.65
24 Q20.37
24 Q10.51
Expenses (USD)
050M100M150MR&DSG&ACapex24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
PRGS Expenses (USD) by quarter
PeriodExpenses (USD)
26 Q2137.28M
26 Q1131.68M
25 Q4139.59M
25 Q3130.65M
25 Q2122.38M
25 Q1124.58M
24 Q4120.19M
24 Q393.43M
24 Q296.26M
24 Q195.75M
Cash & Debt (USD)
0500M1B1.5B2BCashLong Term DebtShort Term Debt24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
PRGS Cash & Debt (USD) by quarter
PeriodCash & Debt (USD)
26 Q2102.98M
26 Q1113.17M
25 Q494.81M
25 Q399.01M
25 Q2102.01M
25 Q1124.16M
24 Q4118.08M
24 Q3232.71M
24 Q2190.42M
24 Q1133.22M
Debt ratios
0246824 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
PRGS Debt ratios by quarter
PeriodDebt ratios
26 Q24.26
26 Q12.39
25 Q42.48
25 Q34.83
25 Q25.33
25 Q15.93
24 Q46.3
24 Q32.54
24 Q22.81
24 Q12.65
Margins
0%25%50%75%100%24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
PRGS Margins by quarter
PeriodMargins
26 Q282.3%
26 Q171.96%
25 Q481.59%
25 Q380.97%
25 Q280.08%
25 Q180.58%
24 Q483%
24 Q383.73%
24 Q281.68%
24 Q182.24%
Return on Capital
0%2%4%6%8%24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
PRGS Return on Capital by quarter
PeriodReturn on Capital
26 Q24.16%
26 Q14.57%
25 Q45.38%
25 Q34.06%
25 Q23.76%
25 Q12.53%
24 Q40.26%
24 Q36.69%
24 Q24.03%
24 Q14.9%
Shares Outstanding
020M40M60M24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
PRGS Shares Outstanding by quarter
PeriodShares Outstanding
26 Q242.03M
26 Q142.16M
25 Q443M
25 Q342.99M
25 Q243.05M
25 Q143.26M
24 Q443.27M
24 Q342.87M
24 Q243.21M
24 Q143.8M
Dividends (USD)
00.511.5May 22Aug 22Nov 22Feb 23May 23Aug 23Nov 23Feb 24Jun 24Aug 24
PRGS Dividends (USD) by quarter
PeriodDividends (USD)
Aug 240.17
Jun 240.17
Feb 240.17
Nov 230.17
Aug 230.17
May 230.17
Feb 230.17
Nov 220.17
Aug 220.17
May 220.17
Employee Count
01K2K3K2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
PRGS Employee Count by quarter
PeriodEmployee Count
20252.8K
20242.81K
20232.28K
20222.07K
20212.1K
20201.8K
20191.54K
20181.41K
20171.47K
20161.91K
Book Value Per Share (USD)
05101524 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
PRGS Book Value Per Share (USD) by quarter
PeriodBook Value Per Share (USD)
26 Q212.04
26 Q111.83
25 Q411.13
25 Q311.11
25 Q210.51
25 Q19.98
24 Q410.14
24 Q39.93
24 Q29.3
24 Q110.54
Total Assets (USD)
01B2B3B24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
PRGS Total Assets (USD) by quarter
PeriodTotal Assets (USD)
26 Q22.35B
26 Q12.39B
25 Q42.46B
25 Q32.42B
25 Q22.41B
25 Q12.46B
24 Q42.53B
24 Q31.62B
24 Q21.59B
24 Q11.55B
PE Ratio
1020304050med 34.42Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Feb 26May 26Sep 26
PRGS PE Ratio by quarter
PeriodPE Ratio
Sep 2618.84
Sep 2620.79
Aug 2621.13
Aug 2620.94
Aug 2620.64
Aug 2620.22
Jul 2619.16
Jul 2617.86
Jul 2619.14
Jul 2617.87
Jul 2618.13
Jun 2616.44
Jun 2614.72
Jun 2615.61
Jun 2615.55
May 2616.28
May 2614.77
May 2613.79
May 2614.81
May 2614.36
Apr 2613.5
Apr 2615.34
Apr 2613.22
Apr 2612.78
Mar 2616.27
Mar 2618.4
Mar 2620.17
Mar 2623.22
Feb 2624.62
Feb 2623.71
Feb 2621.48
Feb 2625.27
Jan 2624.06
Jan 2624.95
Jan 2635.51
Jan 2637.52
Jan 2636.38
Dec 2538.56
Dec 2538.08
Dec 2539.68
Dec 2538.56
Nov 2536.68
Nov 2535.98
Nov 2537.22
Nov 2537.46
Oct 2537.77
Oct 2540.75
Oct 2540
Oct 2539.55
Oct 2540.89
Sep 2531.42
Sep 2531.37
Sep 2531.36
Sep 2532.57
Aug 2534.61
Aug 2534.91
Aug 2534.19
Aug 2532.84
Aug 2534.42
Jul 2537.99
Jul 2535.49
Jul 2537.1
Jul 2540.71
Jun 2548.6
Jun 2547.7
Jun 2547.73
Jun 2548.92
May 2546.93
May 2546.55
May 2548.12
May 2546.42
May 2546.61
Apr 2545.06
Apr 2542.69
Apr 2543.98
Apr 2542.82
Mar 2532.49
Mar 2534.41
Mar 2534.92
Mar 2536.18
Feb 2534.54
Feb 2534.84
Feb 2536.24
Feb 2536.16
Jan 2536.25
Jan 2533.51
Jan 2532.66
Jan 2532.27
Jan 2533.86
Dec 2433.98
Dec 2434.44
Dec 2435.75
Dec 2435.78
Nov 2435.5
Nov 2435.93
Nov 2434.51
Nov 2435.07
Nov 2433.39
Oct 2433.67
Oct 2434.2
Free Cash Flow Yield
5%10%15%20%25%med 9.43%Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Feb 26May 26Sep 26
PRGS Free Cash Flow Yield by quarter
PeriodFree Cash Flow Yield
Sep 2618.19%
Sep 2616.49%
Aug 2616.23%
Aug 2616.37%
Aug 2616.61%
Aug 2616.95%
Jul 2617.89%
Jul 2619.19%
Jul 2617.91%
Jul 2619.18%
Jul 2618.9%
Jun 2618.44%
Jun 2620.6%
Jun 2619.43%
Jun 2619.5%
May 2618.62%
May 2620.53%
May 2621.99%
May 2620.47%
May 2621.12%
Apr 2622.45%
Apr 2619.77%
Apr 2622.94%
Apr 2623.74%
Mar 2619.29%
Mar 2617.06%
Mar 2615.56%
Mar 2613.52%
Feb 2612.74%
Feb 2613.23%
Feb 2614.61%
Feb 2612.42%
Jan 2613.04%
Jan 2612.58%
Jan 2610.81%
Jan 2610.23%
Jan 2610.55%
Dec 259.96%
Dec 2510.08%
Dec 259.67%
Dec 259.95%
Nov 2510.47%
Nov 2510.67%
Nov 2510.31%
Nov 2510.25%
Oct 2510.16%
Oct 259.42%
Oct 259.6%
Oct 259.71%
Oct 259.39%
Sep 259.43%
Sep 259.44%
Sep 259.44%
Sep 259.09%
Aug 258.56%
Aug 258.48%
Aug 258.66%
Aug 259.02%
Aug 258.6%
Jul 257.79%
Jul 258.34%
Jul 257.98%
Jul 257.27%
Jun 257.39%
Jun 257.53%
Jun 257.52%
Jun 257.34%
May 257.65%
May 257.71%
May 257.46%
May 257.73%
May 257.7%
Apr 257.97%
Apr 258.41%
Apr 258.16%
Apr 258.39%
Mar 259.28%
Mar 258.76%
Mar 258.63%
Mar 258.33%
Feb 258.73%
Feb 258.65%
Feb 258.32%
Feb 258.34%
Jan 258.32%
Jan 259%
Jan 258.16%
Jan 258.26%
Jan 257.87%
Dec 247.85%
Dec 247.74%
Dec 247.46%
Dec 247.45%
Nov 247.51%
Nov 247.42%
Nov 247.73%
Nov 247.6%
Nov 247.98%
Oct 247.92%
Oct 247.8%
Price to Sales
12345med 2.08Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Feb 26May 26Sep 26
PRGS Price to Sales by quarter
PeriodPrice to Sales
Sep 261.67
Sep 261.84
Aug 261.87
Aug 261.86
Aug 261.83
Aug 261.79
Jul 261.7
Jul 261.58
Jul 261.7
Jul 261.59
Jul 261.61
Jun 261.41
Jun 261.27
Jun 261.34
Jun 261.34
May 261.4
May 261.27
May 261.19
May 261.27
May 261.24
Apr 261.16
Apr 261.32
Apr 261.14
Apr 261.1
Mar 261.22
Mar 261.38
Mar 261.51
Mar 261.74
Feb 261.84
Feb 261.77
Feb 261.61
Feb 261.89
Jan 261.8
Jan 261.87
Jan 261.83
Jan 261.94
Jan 261.88
Dec 251.99
Dec 251.97
Dec 252.05
Dec 251.99
Nov 251.89
Nov 251.86
Nov 251.92
Nov 251.93
Oct 251.95
Oct 252.1
Oct 252.06
Oct 252.04
Oct 252.11
Sep 252.08
Sep 252.08
Sep 252.08
Sep 252.16
Aug 252.29
Aug 252.31
Aug 252.27
Aug 252.18
Aug 252.28
Jul 252.52
Jul 252.35
Jul 252.46
Jul 252.7
Jun 253.42
Jun 253.35
Jun 253.36
Jun 253.44
May 253.3
May 253.27
May 253.38
May 253.27
May 253.28
Apr 253.17
Apr 253
Apr 253.09
Apr 253.01
Mar 252.95
Mar 253.13
Mar 253.17
Mar 253.29
Feb 253.14
Feb 253.16
Feb 253.29
Feb 253.28
Jan 253.29
Jan 253.04
Jan 253.77
Jan 253.73
Jan 253.91
Dec 243.92
Dec 243.98
Dec 244.13
Dec 244.13
Nov 244.1
Nov 244.15
Nov 243.99
Nov 244.05
Nov 243.86
Oct 243.89
Oct 243.95
EV/EBITDA
5101520med 12.09Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Feb 26May 26Sep 26
PRGS EV/EBITDA by quarter
PeriodEV/EBITDA
Sep 2610.11
Sep 2610.71
Aug 2610.82
Aug 2610.76
Aug 2610.66
Aug 2610.53
Jul 2610.2
Jul 269.8
Jul 2610.2
Jul 269.81
Jul 269.89
Jun 266.81
Jun 266.34
Jun 266.58
Jun 266.57
May 266.76
May 266.36
May 266.09
May 266.37
May 266.25
Apr 266.02
Apr 266.51
Apr 265.94
Apr 265.82
Mar 266.38
Mar 266.89
Mar 267.31
Mar 268.05
Feb 268.38
Feb 268.16
Feb 267.63
Feb 268.54
Jan 268.25
Jan 268.46
Jan 2610.98
Jan 2611.33
Jan 2611.13
Dec 2511.51
Dec 2511.43
Dec 2511.7
Dec 2511.51
Nov 2511.18
Nov 2511.06
Nov 2511.28
Nov 2511.32
Oct 2511.37
Oct 2511.89
Oct 2511.76
Oct 2511.68
Oct 2511.91
Sep 2512.28
Sep 2512.27
Sep 2512.27
Sep 2512.54
Aug 2512.99
Aug 2513.06
Aug 2512.9
Aug 2512.6
Aug 2512.95
Jul 2513.74
Jul 2513.19
Jul 2513.54
Jul 2514.34
Jun 2517.55
Jun 2517.33
Jun 2517.34
Jun 2517.63
May 2517.15
May 2517.06
May 2517.43
May 2517.03
May 2517.07
Apr 2516.7
Apr 2516.13
Apr 2516.44
Apr 2516.17
Mar 2515.99
Mar 2516.57
Mar 2516.72
Mar 2517.09
Feb 2516.6
Feb 2516.69
Feb 2517.11
Feb 2517.09
Jan 2517.11
Jan 2516.3
Jan 2514.37
Jan 2514.23
Jan 2514.8
Dec 2414.85
Dec 2415.01
Dec 2415.49
Dec 2415.5
Nov 2415.4
Nov 2415.55
Nov 2415.04
Nov 2415.24
Nov 2414.63
Oct 2414.74
Oct 2414.93
Price/Operating Cashflow
2.557.51012.515med 10.26Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Feb 26May 26Sep 26
PRGS Price/Operating Cashflow by quarter
PeriodPrice/Operating Cashflow
Sep 265.35
Sep 265.9
Aug 266
Aug 265.94
Aug 265.86
Aug 265.74
Jul 265.44
Jul 265.07
Jul 265.43
Jul 265.07
Jul 265.15
Jun 265.28
Jun 264.72
Jun 265.01
Jun 264.99
May 265.23
May 264.74
May 264.43
May 264.75
May 264.61
Apr 264.33
Apr 264.92
Apr 264.24
Apr 264.1
Mar 265.06
Mar 265.72
Mar 266.27
Mar 267.22
Feb 267.66
Feb 267.37
Feb 266.68
Feb 267.86
Jan 267.48
Jan 267.76
Jan 268.97
Jan 269.48
Jan 269.19
Dec 259.74
Dec 259.62
Dec 2510.03
Dec 259.75
Nov 259.27
Nov 259.09
Nov 259.41
Nov 259.47
Oct 259.54
Oct 2510.3
Oct 2510.11
Oct 259.99
Oct 2510.34
Sep 2510.26
Sep 2510.25
Sep 2510.24
Sep 2510.64
Aug 2511.31
Aug 2511.41
Aug 2511.17
Aug 2510.73
Aug 2511.25
Jul 2512.41
Jul 2511.6
Jul 2512.12
Jul 2513.3
Jun 2513.14
Jun 2512.89
Jun 2512.9
Jun 2513.22
May 2512.68
May 2512.58
May 2513.01
May 2512.55
May 2512.6
Apr 2512.18
Apr 2511.54
Apr 2511.89
Apr 2511.57
Mar 2510.51
Mar 2511.14
Mar 2511.3
Mar 2511.71
Feb 2511.18
Feb 2511.27
Feb 2511.73
Feb 2511.7
Jan 2511.73
Jan 2510.84
Jan 2511.99
Jan 2511.85
Jan 2512.43
Dec 2412.48
Dec 2412.65
Dec 2413.13
Dec 2413.14
Nov 2413.03
Nov 2413.19
Nov 2412.67
Nov 2412.88
Nov 2412.26
Oct 2412.37
Oct 2412.56
Price to Book
2468med 4.05Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Feb 26May 26Sep 26
PRGS Price to Book by quarter
PeriodPrice to Book
Sep 263.32
Sep 263.66
Aug 263.72
Aug 263.68
Aug 263.63
Aug 263.56
Jul 263.37
Jul 263.14
Jul 263.37
Jul 263.14
Jul 263.19
Jun 262.8
Jun 262.51
Jun 262.66
Jun 262.65
May 262.77
May 262.52
May 262.35
May 262.52
May 262.45
Apr 262.3
Apr 262.61
Apr 262.25
Apr 262.18
Mar 262.49
Mar 262.81
Mar 263.08
Mar 263.55
Feb 263.76
Feb 263.63
Feb 263.28
Feb 263.86
Jan 263.68
Jan 263.81
Jan 263.61
Jan 263.81
Jan 263.7
Dec 253.92
Dec 253.87
Dec 254.03
Dec 253.92
Nov 253.73
Nov 253.66
Nov 253.78
Nov 253.81
Oct 253.84
Oct 254.14
Oct 254.06
Oct 254.02
Oct 254.15
Sep 254
Sep 253.99
Sep 253.99
Sep 254.14
Aug 254.4
Aug 254.44
Aug 254.35
Aug 254.18
Aug 254.38
Jul 254.83
Jul 254.51
Jul 254.72
Jul 255.18
Jun 256.39
Jun 256.27
Jun 256.27
Jun 256.43
May 256.17
May 256.12
May 256.32
May 256.1
May 256.12
Apr 255.92
Apr 255.61
Apr 255.78
Apr 255.63
Mar 255.07
Mar 255.37
Mar 255.45
Mar 255.64
Feb 255.39
Feb 255.43
Feb 255.65
Feb 255.64
Jan 255.65
Jan 255.23
Jan 256.34
Jan 256.27
Jan 256.57
Dec 246.6
Dec 246.69
Dec 246.94
Dec 246.95
Nov 246.89
Nov 246.98
Nov 246.7
Nov 246.81
Nov 246.48
Oct 246.54
Oct 246.64
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Hsbc Holdings PLC Boosts Holdings in Progress Software Corporation $PRGS

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Hsbc Holdings PLC Boosts Holdings in Progress Software Corporation $PRGS

Hsbc Holdings PLC lifted its stake in shares of Progress Software Corporation (NASDAQ: PRGS) by 128.7% during the undefined quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 83,759 shares of the software maker's stock after buying an additional 47,132 shares during the quarter. Hsbc

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Experts from Amazon, Microsoft, Moody's, Boeing, Boston Consulting Group and other organizations will share strategies for turning enterprise information into action BURLINGTON, Mass., Sept. 09, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Progress Software (Nasdaq: PRGS), an AI infrastructure software leader, today announced the speaker lineup for the Progress Data Platform Summit 2026, taking place September 14-16 at the Hyatt Regency Reston in Reston, Virginia.

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SILICON SLOPES, Utah--(BUSINESS WIRE)---- $DOMO #agenticAI--Domo, Inc. (Nasdaq: DOMO) (“Domo” or the “Company”) today announced that it expects to file its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for its second quarter ended July 31, 2026, on Thursday, September 3, 2026, after the market closes. Domo will report its quarterly financial results through the Form 10-Q and does not plan to issue a separate earnings release. Due to the pending transaction with Progress Software Corporation (Nasdaq: PRGS) (“Progress”), the company.

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Progress Software Announces New Telerik and Kendo UI Release to Accelerate AI-Powered Development and Agent-Ready Applications

globenewswire.com · 20 Aug 2026

Progress Software Announces New Telerik and Kendo UI Release to Accelerate AI-Powered Development and Agent-Ready Applications

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