PROGRESS SOFTWARE CORP /MA financial metrics

Professional SEC-based dashboard for profitability, financial health, and growth with transparent scoring logic. Latest period: Q1 2026.

Symbol
PRGS on Nasdaq
Location
Burlington, MA
Fiscal year end
30 November
Latest financial report
31 Mar 2026

Quick Takeaways

  • PRGS - PROGRESS SOFTWARE CORP /MA financial facts are built from SEC company filings data.
  • Latest metrics period on this page: Q1 2026.
  • Headline metric: Return On Equity 18%.

What Changed

  • Return On Equity YoY change: <span class="text-green-600">+44%</span>.
  • Most recent SEC facts end date: 26 Mar 2026.

Why This Matters

  • This gives a beginner-friendly first read before you inspect detailed formulas and metric tables.
  • Every metric card links to a deeper SEC-backed history page for verification.

Official SEC Source

Based on latest 10-Q/10-K

Facts and ratios are grounded in SEC company facts linked to the latest 10-Q/10-K cycle.

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Latest SEC snapshot (2026-03-26) highlights Return On Equity 18.3%, Return On Assets 4.7%, and Operating Margin 19.9%.

Financial Quality Score

Transparent 0-100 scoring model based on profitability, financial health, and growth factors.

57.0/100

Caution Confidence high

Return On Equity

18%

Metric score 60.4/100

Return On Assets

4.7%

Metric score 33.3/100

Financial Health

Current Ratio
0.47x
Quick Ratio
0.38x
Debt to Equity
2.76x

Strengths

Operating Margin, Revenues YoY, and NetIncomeLoss YoY

Watchpoints

Return On Assets and Debt-to-equity

Key metrics snapshot

Return On Equity

18%

YoY: +44%

Industry median: 1.8% (n=305)

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Return On Assets

4.7%

YoY: +24%

Industry median: -5.4% (n=303)

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Operating Margin

20%

YoY: +13%

Industry median: -8.2% (n=263)

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Current Ratio

0.47x

YoY: -41%

Industry median: 1.3x (n=304)

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Quick Ratio

0.38x

YoY: -43%

Industry median: 0.94x (n=234)

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Debt-to-equity

2.76x

YoY:

Industry median: 0.51x (n=238)

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Revenues YoY

22%

YoY:

Industry median: 10% (n=265)

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NetIncomeLoss YoY

50%

YoY:

Industry median: 6.9% (n=284)

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Profitability

Metric Latest value YoY change
Return On Equity 18% +44%
Return On Assets 4.7% +24%
Operating Margin 20% +13%

Financial Health

Metric Latest value YoY change
Current Ratio 0.47x -41%
Quick Ratio 0.38x -43%
Debt-to-equity 2.76x

Growth

Metric Latest value YoY change
Revenues YoY 22%
NetIncomeLoss YoY 50%

Share Metrics

Metric Latest value YoY change
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding 42,078,610 -2.2%
Common Stock, Shares, Outstanding 42,074,590 -2.2%
Common Stock, Value, Issued $421,000 -2.1%
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Basic 42,155,000 -2.5%
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Diluted 42,729,000 -4.8%

Additional Metrics

Metric Latest value YoY change
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax $987,615,000 +22%
Cost of Revenue $185,214,000 +29%
Selling and Marketing Expense $211,714,000 +20%
General and Administrative Expense $109,096,000 +16%
Operating Income (Loss) $167,329,000 +38%
Nonoperating Income (Expense) $68,711,000 -66%
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Noncontrolling Interest $98,618,000 +23%
Income Tax Expense (Benefit) $13,618,000 -41%
Earnings Per Share, Basic 1.99 +52%
Earnings Per Share, Diluted 1.95 +54%
Cash and Cash Equivalents, at Carrying Value $113,171,000 -8.9%
Accounts Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss, Current $147,612,000 +17%
Other Assets, Current $68,599,000 +25%
Assets, Current $370,141,000 +8.6%
Deferred Income Tax Assets, Net $75,144,000 +31%
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net $14,901,000 +13%
Operating Lease, Right-of-Use Asset $30,595,000 +8.1%
Intangible Assets, Net (Excluding Goodwill) $549,760,000 -20%
Goodwill $1,309,070,000 +1.2%
Other Assets, Noncurrent $16,686,000 +37%
Assets $2,394,774,000 -2.7%
Accounts Payable, Current $13,873,000 -6.1%
Employee-related Liabilities, Current $45,297,000 +5%
Contract with Customer, Liability, Current $330,766,000 +0.6%
Liabilities, Current $788,121,000 +84%
Contract with Customer, Liability, Noncurrent $93,845,000 +31%
Deferred Income Tax Liabilities, Net $1,178,000 -48%
Operating Lease, Liability, Noncurrent $25,311,000 +4.3%
Other Liabilities, Noncurrent $5,860,000 -13%
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax $32,667,000 +13%
Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit) $133,008,000 +15%
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Parent $498,795,000 +16%
Liabilities and Equity $2,394,774,000 -2.7%
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Noncash Expense $18,474,000 +26%
Increase (Decrease) in Accounts Receivable $54,735,000 -66%
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities $98,626,000 +43%
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities $78,877,000 -34%
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities $2,705,000 -8.9%
Common Stock, Shares Authorized 200,000,000 0%
Common Stock, Shares, Issued 42,074,590 -2.2%
Common Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share 0.01 0%
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents, Period Increase (Decrease), Including Exchange Rate Effect $18,364,000 +202%
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents $113,171,000 -8.9%
Interest Paid, Excluding Capitalized Interest, Operating Activities $8,363,000 -31%
Depreciation $1,496,000 -7.6%
Payments to Acquire Property, Plant, and Equipment $2,705,000 +110%
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent $89,954,000 +68%
Operating Lease, Liability, Current $8,811,000 -1.8%
Preferred Stock, Shares Issued 0
Preferred Stock, Shares Authorized 10,000,000 0%
Additional Paid in Capital $398,033,000 +13%
Amortization of Intangible Assets $143,700,000 +36%
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Expense $68,559,000 +40%
Preferred Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share 0.01 0%

How we score

This score is transparent and deterministic. We weight profitability, financial health, and growth metrics, then renormalize weights when SEC data is missing.

Metric Weight V1 threshold
ROIC205% to 20%
ROE158% to 25%
ROA102% to 10%
Operating Margin55% to 25%
Current Ratio121.0x to 2.0x
Quick Ratio80.8x to 1.5x
Debt to Equity100.3x to 2.0x (lower is better)
Revenue YoY10-10% to +20%
Net Income YoY10-10% to +20%

How Calculated (standard_v1)

Metrics are computed with a market-consensus convention designed for cross-portal comparability.

  • TTM Operating Income / TTM Revenues
  • Current Assets / Current Liabilities (latest instant quarter)
  • (Current Assets - Inventory) / Current Liabilities; fallback: (Cash+Short-Term Investments + Accounts Receivable) / Current Liabilities
  • Total Debt / Stockholders Equity (latest instant quarter; shared unit; freshest series)
  • TTM Net Income / Average Equity (current quarter + same quarter previous year) / 2
  • TTM Net Income / Average Assets (current quarter + same quarter previous year) / 2
  • TTM NOPAT / Average Invested Capital, where NOPAT=Operating Income*(1-tax rate), Invested Capital=Equity+Total Debt-Cash & ST Investments
  • TTM Revenues YoY
  • TTM Net Income YoY