Common Stock Valuation Ratios (Price Multiples)
Quarterly Data
Valuation ratios measure the quantity of an asset or flaw (e.g., earnings) associated with ownership of a specified claim (e.g., a share of ownership of the enterprise).
Historical Valuation Ratios (Summary)
Salesforce Inc., historical price multiples (quarterly data)
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-04-30).
| Valuation ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| P/E ratio | The P/E ratio tells analyst how much an investor in common stock pays per dollar of current earnings. | Salesforce Inc. P/E ratio decreased from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024 and from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024. |
| P/OP ratio | Because P/E ratio is calculated using net income, the ratio can be sensitive to nonrecurring earnings and capital structure, analysts may use price to operating profit. | Salesforce Inc. P/OP ratio decreased from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024 and from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024. |
| P/S ratio | An rationale for the P/S ratio is that sales, as the top line in an income statement, are generally less subject to distortion or manipulation than other fundamentals such as EPS or book value. Sales are also more stable than earnings and never negative. | Salesforce Inc. P/S ratio increased from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024 and from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024. |
| P/BV ratio | The P/BV ratio is interpreted as an indicator of market judgment about the relationship between a company required rate of return and its actual rate of return. | Salesforce Inc. P/BV ratio increased from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024 and from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024. |
Price to Earnings (P/E)
Salesforce Inc., historical P/E calculation (quarterly data)
| Jul 31, 2023 | Apr 30, 2023 | Jan 31, 2023 | Oct 31, 2022 | Jul 31, 2022 | Apr 30, 2022 | Jan 31, 2022 | Oct 31, 2021 | Jul 31, 2021 | Apr 30, 2021 | Jan 31, 2021 | Oct 31, 2020 | Jul 31, 2020 | Apr 30, 2020 | Jan 31, 2020 | Oct 31, 2019 | Jul 31, 2019 | Apr 30, 2019 | Jan 31, 2019 | Oct 31, 2018 | Jul 31, 2018 | Apr 30, 2018 | Jan 31, 2018 | Oct 31, 2017 | Jul 31, 2017 | Apr 30, 2017 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. shares of common stock outstanding1 | 973,000,000 | 974,000,000 | 1,000,000,000 | 1,000,000,000 | 1,000,000,000 | 995,000,000 | 990,000,000 | 985,000,000 | 979,000,000 | 926,000,000 | 921,000,000 | 915,000,000 | 910,000,000 | 901,000,000 | 895,000,000 | 887,000,000 | 877,000,000 | 776,000,000 | 771,000,000 | 765,000,000 | 756,700,000 | 733,900,000 | 731,500,000 | 722,300,000 | 718,700,000 | 712,200,000 | ||||||||
| Selected Financial Data (US$) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income (loss) (in millions) | 1,267) | 199) | (98) | 210) | 68) | 28) | (28) | 468) | 535) | 469) | 267) | 1,081) | 2,625) | 99) | (248) | (109) | 91) | 392) | 362) | 105) | 299) | 344) | 68) | 51) | 18) | (9) | ||||||||
| Earnings per share (EPS)2 | 1.62 | 0.39 | 0.21 | 0.28 | 0.54 | 1.01 | 1.46 | 1.77 | 2.40 | 4.80 | 4.42 | 3.89 | 2.60 | -0.19 | 0.14 | 0.83 | 1.08 | 1.49 | 1.44 | 1.07 | 1.01 | 0.65 | 0.17 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||||||
| Share price1, 3 | 221.46 | 212.90 | 182.95 | 147.00 | 173.91 | 176.07 | 197.90 | 261.20 | 266.53 | 234.62 | 213.12 | 225.86 | 271.10 | 176.36 | 169.60 | 156.43 | 151.57 | 158.44 | 155.06 | 140.64 | 152.68 | 129.33 | 127.41 | 106.83 | 94.10 | 88.94 | ||||||||
| Valuation Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| P/E ratio4 | 136.55 | 547.14 | 879.57 | 528.78 | 324.46 | 174.67 | 135.68 | 147.95 | 110.94 | 48.91 | 48.20 | 58.10 | 104.23 | — | 1,204.70 | 188.52 | 139.92 | 106.17 | 107.70 | 131.92 | 151.63 | 197.46 | 731.11 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| P/E Ratio, Competitors5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accenture PLC | — | — | — | 27.07 | 24.73 | 23.64 | 22.93 | 27.30 | 31.69 | 40.88 | 36.58 | 32.02 | 31.11 | 31.97 | 28.32 | 27.95 | 20.33 | 27.24 | 24.58 | 24.95 | 25.00 | 21.74 | 24.10 | 26.63 | 26.94 | 27.54 | ||||||||
| Adobe Inc. | — | — | — | — | 45.30 | 36.72 | 33.15 | 27.18 | 35.27 | 45.03 | 48.90 | 47.07 | 49.98 | 40.82 | 41.69 | 58.43 | 55.97 | 45.60 | 57.17 | 49.46 | 52.86 | 47.73 | 46.11 | 54.29 | 53.70 | 55.72 | ||||||||
| International Business Machines Corp. | — | — | — | — | 63.16 | 62.36 | 71.56 | 95.23 | 20.78 | 22.19 | 19.40 | 23.26 | 23.99 | 23.63 | 19.30 | 12.46 | 14.07 | 12.44 | 13.35 | 15.53 | 15.19 | 14.39 | 14.25 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Intuit Inc. | — | — | 64.61 | 56.26 | 59.38 | 56.80 | 57.31 | 40.47 | 63.28 | 85.13 | 75.17 | 56.40 | 62.56 | 48.28 | 49.52 | 56.56 | 45.75 | 44.67 | 48.17 | 37.91 | 44.17 | 40.14 | 46.88 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Microsoft Corp. | — | — | 33.96 | 29.67 | 26.71 | 26.77 | 28.34 | 27.89 | 30.38 | 34.30 | 35.14 | 35.22 | 34.15 | 33.95 | 35.04 | 29.08 | 28.84 | 25.48 | 26.86 | 27.43 | 24.33 | 41.74 | 50.00 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Oracle Corp. | — | 32.03 | 38.96 | 27.11 | 24.69 | 35.29 | 26.85 | 27.46 | 26.70 | 17.45 | 15.84 | 15.15 | 17.19 | 17.88 | 16.69 | 14.05 | 15.99 | 16.13 | 16.89 | 17.00 | 41.89 | 48.26 | 45.90 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Palo Alto Networks Inc. | — | — | 170.35 | 290.24 | 1,656.40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| ServiceNow Inc. | — | — | — | — | 80.21 | 231.71 | 284.28 | 417.74 | 479.20 | 452.04 | 487.70 | 620.23 | 681.34 | 654.66 | 978.47 | 142.19 | 113.61 | 99.10 | 106.89 | 1,300.24 | 17,550.30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Synopsys Inc. | — | — | — | 62.65 | 67.52 | 57.28 | 51.76 | 53.76 | 46.52 | 48.45 | 73.37 | 64.13 | 45.71 | 56.52 | 55.92 | 51.53 | 54.36 | 46.45 | 39.55 | 32.80 | 28.89 | 26.11 | 29.60 | 261.16 | 137.88 | 273.90 | ||||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-04-30).
1 Data adjusted for splits and stock dividends.
2 Q2 2024 Calculation
EPS
= (Net income (loss)Q2 2024
+ Net income (loss)Q1 2024
+ Net income (loss)Q4 2023
+ Net income (loss)Q3 2023)
÷ No. shares of common stock outstanding
= (1,267,000,000 + 199,000,000 + -98,000,000 + 210,000,000)
÷ 973,000,000 = 1.62
3 Closing price as at the filing date of Salesforce Inc. Quarterly or Annual Report.
4 Q2 2024 Calculation
P/E ratio = Share price ÷ EPS
= 221.46 ÷ 1.62 = 136.55
5 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Valuation ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| P/E ratio | The P/E ratio tells analyst how much an investor in common stock pays per dollar of current earnings. | Salesforce Inc. P/E ratio decreased from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024 and from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024. |
Price to Operating Profit (P/OP)
Salesforce Inc., historical P/OP calculation (quarterly data)
| Jul 31, 2023 | Apr 30, 2023 | Jan 31, 2023 | Oct 31, 2022 | Jul 31, 2022 | Apr 30, 2022 | Jan 31, 2022 | Oct 31, 2021 | Jul 31, 2021 | Apr 30, 2021 | Jan 31, 2021 | Oct 31, 2020 | Jul 31, 2020 | Apr 30, 2020 | Jan 31, 2020 | Oct 31, 2019 | Jul 31, 2019 | Apr 30, 2019 | Jan 31, 2019 | Oct 31, 2018 | Jul 31, 2018 | Apr 30, 2018 | Jan 31, 2018 | Oct 31, 2017 | Jul 31, 2017 | Apr 30, 2017 | |||||||||
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| No. shares of common stock outstanding1 | 973,000,000 | 974,000,000 | 1,000,000,000 | 1,000,000,000 | 1,000,000,000 | 995,000,000 | 990,000,000 | 985,000,000 | 979,000,000 | 926,000,000 | 921,000,000 | 915,000,000 | 910,000,000 | 901,000,000 | 895,000,000 | 887,000,000 | 877,000,000 | 776,000,000 | 771,000,000 | 765,000,000 | 756,700,000 | 733,900,000 | 731,500,000 | 722,300,000 | 718,700,000 | 712,200,000 | ||||||||
| Selected Financial Data (US$) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Income (loss) from operations (in millions) | 1,476) | 412) | 357) | 460) | 193) | 20) | (176) | 38) | 332) | 354) | 193) | 224) | 178) | (140) | (36) | 65) | 58) | 210) | 137) | 92) | 115) | 191) | 78) | 116) | 51) | (9) | ||||||||
| Operating profit per share2 | 2.78 | 1.46 | 1.03 | 0.50 | 0.08 | 0.22 | 0.55 | 0.93 | 1.13 | 1.02 | 0.49 | 0.25 | 0.07 | -0.06 | 0.33 | 0.53 | 0.57 | 0.71 | 0.69 | 0.62 | 0.66 | 0.59 | 0.32 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||||||
| Share price1, 3 | 221.46 | 212.90 | 182.95 | 147.00 | 173.91 | 176.07 | 197.90 | 261.20 | 266.53 | 234.62 | 213.12 | 225.86 | 271.10 | 176.36 | 169.60 | 156.43 | 151.57 | 158.44 | 155.06 | 140.64 | 152.68 | 129.33 | 127.41 | 106.83 | 94.10 | 88.94 | ||||||||
| Valuation Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| P/OP ratio4 | 79.66 | 145.83 | 177.62 | 295.77 | 2,318.80 | 818.64 | 357.52 | 280.57 | 236.57 | 228.93 | 431.39 | 914.43 | 3,682.10 | — | 511.08 | 295.22 | 267.46 | 221.93 | 223.46 | 226.09 | 231.13 | 217.87 | 395.31 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| P/OP Ratio, Competitors5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accenture PLC | — | — | — | 21.16 | 18.24 | 17.50 | 16.83 | 19.98 | 23.62 | 31.03 | 28.35 | 25.67 | 24.96 | 25.29 | 22.21 | 21.16 | 15.44 | 20.55 | 18.63 | 18.87 | 18.37 | 15.30 | 16.75 | 18.56 | 19.61 | 20.51 | ||||||||
| Adobe Inc. | — | — | — | — | 35.47 | 28.49 | 25.85 | 21.47 | 28.50 | 36.67 | 40.64 | 49.83 | 54.24 | 47.80 | 51.75 | 56.53 | 54.83 | 41.99 | 51.63 | 45.51 | 48.61 | 45.19 | 42.06 | 47.32 | 44.83 | 43.58 | ||||||||
| International Business Machines Corp. | — | — | — | — | 15.22 | 13.98 | 14.35 | 15.37 | 15.24 | 17.07 | 16.23 | 19.92 | 19.33 | 17.63 | 15.90 | 10.75 | 12.76 | 12.48 | 11.94 | 10.77 | 10.48 | 9.20 | 9.41 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Intuit Inc. | — | — | 49.04 | 41.32 | 43.34 | 43.50 | 46.05 | 33.22 | 53.54 | 71.64 | 62.00 | 46.48 | 52.54 | 39.99 | 41.56 | 49.11 | 39.04 | 37.66 | 40.45 | 32.48 | 37.00 | 32.80 | 37.92 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Microsoft Corp. | — | — | 27.76 | 24.15 | 21.76 | 22.07 | 24.72 | 24.66 | 27.51 | 31.35 | 30.79 | 30.72 | 29.13 | 28.71 | 29.30 | 25.90 | 25.91 | 22.91 | 24.54 | 23.40 | 20.99 | 21.05 | 23.63 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Oracle Corp. | — | 21.82 | 25.30 | 16.87 | 15.50 | 20.25 | 16.51 | 18.93 | 24.87 | 15.78 | 14.31 | 12.98 | 12.20 | 12.88 | 12.17 | 10.92 | 12.75 | 12.96 | 13.83 | 13.38 | 12.20 | 13.73 | 12.83 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Palo Alto Networks Inc. | — | — | 193.40 | 418.83 | 2,480.99 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| ServiceNow Inc. | — | — | — | — | 225.28 | 224.96 | 260.26 | 357.30 | 404.46 | 408.11 | 436.46 | 570.38 | 493.80 | 404.36 | 583.07 | 475.62 | 421.22 | 625.53 | 1,590.30 | 3,275.55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Synopsys Inc. | — | — | — | 61.35 | 62.50 | 50.41 | 43.85 | 48.91 | 42.54 | 47.17 | 75.64 | 65.25 | 49.28 | 59.98 | 59.90 | 58.40 | 54.81 | 48.73 | 40.48 | 45.42 | 45.04 | 38.51 | 35.54 | 38.87 | 30.48 | 35.37 | ||||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-04-30).
1 Data adjusted for splits and stock dividends.
2 Q2 2024 Calculation
Operating profit per share
= (Income (loss) from operationsQ2 2024
+ Income (loss) from operationsQ1 2024
+ Income (loss) from operationsQ4 2023
+ Income (loss) from operationsQ3 2023)
÷ No. shares of common stock outstanding
= (1,476,000,000 + 412,000,000 + 357,000,000 + 460,000,000)
÷ 973,000,000 = 2.78
3 Closing price as at the filing date of Salesforce Inc. Quarterly or Annual Report.
4 Q2 2024 Calculation
P/OP ratio = Share price ÷ Operating profit per share
= 221.46 ÷ 2.78 = 79.66
5 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Valuation ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| P/OP ratio | Because P/E ratio is calculated using net income, the ratio can be sensitive to nonrecurring earnings and capital structure, analysts may use price to operating profit. | Salesforce Inc. P/OP ratio decreased from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024 and from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024. |
Price to Sales (P/S)
Salesforce Inc., historical P/S calculation (quarterly data)
| Jul 31, 2023 | Apr 30, 2023 | Jan 31, 2023 | Oct 31, 2022 | Jul 31, 2022 | Apr 30, 2022 | Jan 31, 2022 | Oct 31, 2021 | Jul 31, 2021 | Apr 30, 2021 | Jan 31, 2021 | Oct 31, 2020 | Jul 31, 2020 | Apr 30, 2020 | Jan 31, 2020 | Oct 31, 2019 | Jul 31, 2019 | Apr 30, 2019 | Jan 31, 2019 | Oct 31, 2018 | Jul 31, 2018 | Apr 30, 2018 | Jan 31, 2018 | Oct 31, 2017 | Jul 31, 2017 | Apr 30, 2017 | |||||||||
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| No. shares of common stock outstanding1 | 973,000,000 | 974,000,000 | 1,000,000,000 | 1,000,000,000 | 1,000,000,000 | 995,000,000 | 990,000,000 | 985,000,000 | 979,000,000 | 926,000,000 | 921,000,000 | 915,000,000 | 910,000,000 | 901,000,000 | 895,000,000 | 887,000,000 | 877,000,000 | 776,000,000 | 771,000,000 | 765,000,000 | 756,700,000 | 733,900,000 | 731,500,000 | 722,300,000 | 718,700,000 | 712,200,000 | ||||||||
| Selected Financial Data (US$) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenues (in millions) | 8,603) | 8,247) | 8,384) | 7,837) | 7,720) | 7,411) | 7,326) | 6,863) | 6,340) | 5,963) | 5,817) | 5,419) | 5,151) | 4,865) | 4,851) | 4,513) | 3,997) | 3,737) | 3,603) | 3,392) | 3,281) | 3,006) | 2,851) | 2,680) | 2,562) | 2,388) | ||||||||
| Sales per share2 | 33.99 | 33.05 | 31.35 | 30.29 | 29.32 | 28.08 | 26.76 | 25.36 | 24.04 | 24.14 | 23.07 | 22.17 | 21.30 | 20.23 | 19.10 | 17.87 | 16.79 | 18.06 | 17.23 | 16.38 | 15.62 | 15.12 | 14.33 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||||||
| Share price1, 3 | 221.46 | 212.90 | 182.95 | 147.00 | 173.91 | 176.07 | 197.90 | 261.20 | 266.53 | 234.62 | 213.12 | 225.86 | 271.10 | 176.36 | 169.60 | 156.43 | 151.57 | 158.44 | 155.06 | 140.64 | 152.68 | 129.33 | 127.41 | 106.83 | 94.10 | 88.94 | ||||||||
| Valuation Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| P/S ratio4 | 6.52 | 6.44 | 5.84 | 4.85 | 5.93 | 6.27 | 7.40 | 10.30 | 11.09 | 9.72 | 9.24 | 10.19 | 12.73 | 8.72 | 8.88 | 8.75 | 9.02 | 8.77 | 9.00 | 8.59 | 9.78 | 8.55 | 8.89 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| P/S Ratio, Competitors5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accenture PLC | — | — | — | 3.05 | 2.72 | 2.67 | 2.56 | 3.04 | 3.57 | 4.72 | 4.28 | 3.86 | 3.72 | 3.75 | 3.26 | 3.11 | 2.26 | 3.01 | 2.72 | 2.73 | 2.63 | 2.17 | 2.35 | 2.60 | 2.47 | 2.60 | ||||||||
| Adobe Inc. | — | — | — | — | 11.93 | 9.66 | 8.95 | 7.61 | 10.33 | 13.47 | 14.94 | 18.20 | 19.39 | 16.61 | 17.04 | 18.15 | 17.19 | 12.64 | 15.11 | 12.91 | 13.88 | 13.40 | 13.23 | 15.29 | 14.33 | 13.60 | ||||||||
| International Business Machines Corp. | — | — | — | — | 2.11 | 1.89 | 1.94 | 1.99 | 1.95 | 2.10 | 1.94 | 1.82 | 1.96 | 1.83 | 1.47 | 1.31 | 1.47 | 1.46 | 1.63 | 1.55 | 1.70 | 1.58 | 1.56 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Intuit Inc. | — | — | 10.72 | 8.95 | 8.44 | 8.01 | 9.30 | 7.87 | 12.04 | 17.26 | 16.09 | 13.50 | 14.16 | 12.12 | 11.78 | 11.03 | 10.47 | 10.18 | 11.05 | 9.23 | 10.11 | 8.31 | 9.52 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Microsoft Corp. | — | — | 11.60 | 9.86 | 8.83 | 9.20 | 10.40 | 10.50 | 11.70 | 13.21 | 12.81 | 12.33 | 11.43 | 10.96 | 10.85 | 9.70 | 9.52 | 8.07 | 8.38 | 7.84 | 6.89 | 6.84 | 7.51 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Oracle Corp. | — | 5.89 | 6.63 | 4.73 | 4.71 | 4.64 | 4.25 | 4.96 | 6.62 | 5.96 | 5.38 | 4.90 | 4.53 | 4.67 | 4.33 | 3.80 | 4.42 | 4.47 | 4.74 | 4.61 | 4.19 | 4.70 | 4.41 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Palo Alto Networks Inc. | — | — | 10.87 | 9.63 | 9.23 | 8.70 | 9.62 | 9.22 | 9.68 | 11.48 | 10.72 | 8.85 | 9.71 | 7.64 | 6.66 | 7.03 | 6.29 | 7.16 | 7.06 | 7.13 | 9.22 | 6.77 | 9.75 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| ServiceNow Inc. | — | — | — | — | 14.25 | 12.17 | 12.75 | 12.13 | 13.36 | 16.11 | 19.02 | 24.74 | 22.46 | 20.63 | 25.66 | 23.60 | 20.92 | 18.03 | 19.36 | 14.11 | 16.30 | 17.66 | 16.63 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Synopsys Inc. | — | — | — | 11.72 | 11.75 | 10.44 | 10.03 | 11.21 | 9.86 | 9.78 | 13.22 | 11.85 | 9.27 | 10.69 | 10.08 | 9.21 | 7.59 | 6.65 | 6.27 | 6.21 | 5.41 | 4.85 | 4.10 | 5.02 | 4.48 | 4.46 | ||||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-04-30).
1 Data adjusted for splits and stock dividends.
2 Q2 2024 Calculation
Sales per share
= (RevenuesQ2 2024
+ RevenuesQ1 2024
+ RevenuesQ4 2023
+ RevenuesQ3 2023)
÷ No. shares of common stock outstanding
= (8,603,000,000 + 8,247,000,000 + 8,384,000,000 + 7,837,000,000)
÷ 973,000,000 = 33.99
3 Closing price as at the filing date of Salesforce Inc. Quarterly or Annual Report.
4 Q2 2024 Calculation
P/S ratio = Share price ÷ Sales per share
= 221.46 ÷ 33.99 = 6.52
5 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Valuation ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| P/S ratio | An rationale for the P/S ratio is that sales, as the top line in an income statement, are generally less subject to distortion or manipulation than other fundamentals such as EPS or book value. Sales are also more stable than earnings and never negative. | Salesforce Inc. P/S ratio increased from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024 and from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024. |
Price to Book Value (P/BV)
Salesforce Inc., historical P/BV calculation (quarterly data)
| Jul 31, 2023 | Apr 30, 2023 | Jan 31, 2023 | Oct 31, 2022 | Jul 31, 2022 | Apr 30, 2022 | Jan 31, 2022 | Oct 31, 2021 | Jul 31, 2021 | Apr 30, 2021 | Jan 31, 2021 | Oct 31, 2020 | Jul 31, 2020 | Apr 30, 2020 | Jan 31, 2020 | Oct 31, 2019 | Jul 31, 2019 | Apr 30, 2019 | Jan 31, 2019 | Oct 31, 2018 | Jul 31, 2018 | Apr 30, 2018 | Jan 31, 2018 | Oct 31, 2017 | Jul 31, 2017 | Apr 30, 2017 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. shares of common stock outstanding1 | 973,000,000 | 974,000,000 | 1,000,000,000 | 1,000,000,000 | 1,000,000,000 | 995,000,000 | 990,000,000 | 985,000,000 | 979,000,000 | 926,000,000 | 921,000,000 | 915,000,000 | 910,000,000 | 901,000,000 | 895,000,000 | 887,000,000 | 877,000,000 | 776,000,000 | 771,000,000 | 765,000,000 | 756,700,000 | 733,900,000 | 731,500,000 | 722,300,000 | 718,700,000 | 712,200,000 | ||||||||
| Selected Financial Data (US$) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stockholders’ equity (in millions) | 58,082) | 57,412) | 58,359) | 59,351) | 60,098) | 58,876) | 58,131) | 57,054) | 55,520) | 42,567) | 41,493) | 40,310) | 38,440) | 34,565) | 33,885) | 33,279) | 17,166) | 16,446) | 15,605) | 14,693) | 13,528) | 11,060) | 9,388) | 8,829) | 8,451) | 7,934) | ||||||||
| Book value per share (BVPS)2 | 59.69 | 58.94 | 58.36 | 59.35 | 60.10 | 59.17 | 58.72 | 57.92 | 56.71 | 45.97 | 45.05 | 44.05 | 42.24 | 38.36 | 37.86 | 37.52 | 19.57 | 21.19 | 20.24 | 19.21 | 17.88 | 15.07 | 12.83 | 12.22 | 11.76 | 11.14 | ||||||||
| Share price1, 3 | 221.46 | 212.90 | 182.95 | 147.00 | 173.91 | 176.07 | 197.90 | 261.20 | 266.53 | 234.62 | 213.12 | 225.86 | 271.10 | 176.36 | 169.60 | 156.43 | 151.57 | 158.44 | 155.06 | 140.64 | 152.68 | 129.33 | 127.41 | 106.83 | 94.10 | 88.94 | ||||||||
| Valuation Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| P/BV ratio4 | 3.71 | 3.61 | 3.13 | 2.48 | 2.89 | 2.98 | 3.37 | 4.51 | 4.70 | 5.10 | 4.73 | 5.13 | 6.42 | 4.60 | 4.48 | 4.17 | 7.74 | 7.48 | 7.66 | 7.32 | 8.54 | 8.58 | 9.93 | 8.74 | 8.00 | 7.98 | ||||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| P/BV Ratio, Competitors5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accenture PLC | — | — | — | 7.65 | 7.22 | 7.26 | 7.13 | 8.46 | 9.85 | 12.45 | 11.06 | 9.57 | 9.27 | 9.38 | 8.51 | 8.64 | 6.53 | 8.73 | 8.15 | 8.50 | 8.38 | 7.22 | 9.44 | 10.77 | 9.99 | 10.78 | ||||||||
| Adobe Inc. | — | — | — | — | 14.82 | 12.24 | 11.22 | 9.10 | 12.33 | 15.78 | 15.94 | 19.07 | 20.14 | 16.77 | 16.53 | 19.27 | 19.03 | 14.08 | 16.03 | 13.41 | 14.11 | 12.97 | 12.76 | 14.79 | 13.37 | 12.12 | ||||||||
| International Business Machines Corp. | — | — | — | — | 5.76 | 5.29 | 5.34 | 5.99 | 5.98 | 6.43 | 5.90 | 4.99 | 5.83 | 5.93 | 5.24 | 4.65 | 5.39 | 5.61 | 6.04 | 6.67 | 7.52 | 7.55 | 7.40 | 5.30 | 7.14 | 7.36 | ||||||||
| Intuit Inc. | — | — | 8.92 | 7.16 | 7.29 | 6.64 | 7.20 | 5.97 | 8.81 | 18.30 | 15.71 | 12.05 | 12.32 | 18.11 | 17.71 | 15.95 | 20.02 | 19.43 | 20.00 | 15.37 | 23.25 | 18.21 | 24.12 | 20.68 | 38.10 | 33.53 | ||||||||
| Microsoft Corp. | — | — | 11.92 | 10.52 | 9.84 | 10.77 | 12.38 | 12.40 | 13.52 | 15.32 | 15.16 | 14.67 | 13.45 | 13.07 | 13.11 | 11.75 | 11.61 | 9.87 | 10.30 | 10.10 | 8.86 | 9.14 | 10.02 | 9.14 | 9.34 | 6.78 | ||||||||
| Oracle Corp. | — | 126.71 | 308.71 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 41.57 | 21.84 | 22.54 | 19.31 | 14.01 | 10.62 | 11.23 | 9.59 | 8.59 | 7.70 | 5.45 | 4.92 | 3.84 | 4.02 | 3.54 | 3.60 | ||||||||
| Palo Alto Networks Inc. | — | — | 42.84 | 50.71 | 77.94 | 99.68 | 251.98 | 141.27 | 399.29 | 100.84 | 71.88 | 35.40 | 35.42 | 36.65 | 20.61 | 30.82 | 12.21 | 14.24 | 12.91 | 13.49 | 22.29 | 13.10 | 22.92 | 26.22 | 25.13 | 20.63 | ||||||||
| ServiceNow Inc. | — | — | — | — | 16.49 | 16.55 | 18.36 | 18.56 | 21.02 | 25.22 | 30.36 | 38.72 | 35.47 | 32.82 | 40.91 | 37.26 | 33.38 | 29.58 | 31.48 | 31.83 | 38.92 | 41.50 | 39.04 | 33.54 | 37.13 | 35.93 | ||||||||
| Synopsys Inc. | — | — | — | 10.87 | 10.66 | 9.58 | 9.24 | 9.90 | 8.43 | 8.17 | 10.50 | 9.38 | 7.26 | 8.37 | 7.57 | 7.04 | 6.04 | 5.41 | 5.16 | 5.22 | 4.47 | 4.08 | 3.68 | 4.81 | 4.04 | 4.04 | ||||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-04-30).
1 Data adjusted for splits and stock dividends.
2 Q2 2024 Calculation
BVPS = Stockholders’ equity ÷ No. shares of common stock outstanding
= 58,082,000,000 ÷ 973,000,000 = 59.69
3 Closing price as at the filing date of Salesforce Inc. Quarterly or Annual Report.
4 Q2 2024 Calculation
P/BV ratio = Share price ÷ BVPS
= 221.46 ÷ 59.69 = 3.71
5 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Valuation ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| P/BV ratio | The P/BV ratio is interpreted as an indicator of market judgment about the relationship between a company required rate of return and its actual rate of return. | Salesforce Inc. P/BV ratio increased from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024 and from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024. |