How many Software - Application stocks does ShareValue.ai cover?

ShareValue.ai covers Software - Application stocks across all 17 supported exchanges, drawn from a global universe of 52,000+ listed equities scored on the qualified subset (roughly 30,000 names meeting market-cap and listing-quality filters). The leaderboard on this page shows the top 20 Software - Application stocks ranked by 4-pillar composite score; use the screener (filter by industry=Software - Application) for the full ranked list.

What is the top-rated Software - Application stock right now?

As of the most recent scoring run, Open Text Corp (OTEX.US) ranks first in Software - Application with a composite score of 82.8 out of 100. The composite blends Valuation, Quality, Growth, and Health pillars; the top-rated name typically combines strong fundamentals across all four rather than dominating any single one. Rankings refresh every weekday night.

How is the Software - Application composite score computed?

Each Software - Application stock receives four pillar scores (Valuation, Quality, Growth, Health) on a 0-100 scale, then a weighted composite. Detailed pillar weights are documented on the /methodology page. The same scoring framework runs across every industry, but high-ranking names within a given industry tend to share industry-specific patterns; a bank's Health pillar leans on capital ratios, a biotech's leans on balance-sheet runway, a REIT's Valuation pillar leans on FFO-based metrics instead of raw P/E. Momentum is tracked separately as a Buy/Hold/Sell price-action signal, not folded into the composite.

How often do the Software - Application rankings update?

Every weekday night, after the scoring pipeline completes around 03:30 ET. The dateModified stamp on this page reflects the actual last-refresh time so you can verify freshness. Markets-closed weekends and holidays show the most recent weekday's rankings.

Best Software - Application Stocks for 2026

Vertical SaaS, productivity suites, and enterprise platforms are capital-light and subscription-driven, so Quality carries the most weight in the ranking.

Application Software includes vertical SaaS, horizontal productivity suites, and enterprise platforms. Composite scoring weights the Quality pillar heavily (gross margin, ROIC, free-cash-flow conversion) since the cohort is capital-light and subscription-driven. Valuation pillar uses EV/Sales and rule-of-40 alongside P/E for the still-investing names.

Data as of Aug 12, 2026 (updated daily)

Top 20 Software - Application stocks by composite score

#	Ticker	Name	Sector	Composite	P/E
1	OTEX.US	Open Text Corp	Technology	82.8	9.9
2	SPSC.LSE	Spectra Systems Corporation	Technology	81.4	5.2
3	SPSY.LSE	Spectra Systems Corp	Technology	81.0	5.8
4	1808.HK	Enterprise Development Holdings Ltd	Technology	77.7	3.1
5	9911.HK	Newborn Town Inc	Technology	77.2	10.1
6	CXZ.AU	Connexion Mobility Ltd	Technology	77.0	0.0
7	6959.HK	Changjiu Holdings Ltd	Technology	73.9	4.4
8	DTD2.XETRA	B+S Banksysteme Aktiengesellschaft	Technology	73.8	8.5
9	LSI.WAR	LSI Software S.A.	Technology	73.7	10.5
10	AOF.XETRA	ATOSS Software SE	Technology	73.6	23.3
11	688111.SHG	Beijing Kingsoft Office Software In	Technology	73.5	34.7
12	DUOL.US	Duolingo Inc	Technology	72.4	16.0
13	DAVE.US	Dave Inc	Technology	72.0	24.3
14	1450.HK	Century Sage Scientific	Technology	70.6	10.5
15	000997.SHE	Fujian Newland Computer Co Ltd	Technology	70.0	16.0
16	KARO.US	Karooooo Ltd	Technology	70.0	32.5
17	IRIS.NSE	Iris Business Services Limited	Technology	69.8	4.9
18	ING.LSE	Ingenta plc	Technology	69.4	5.1
19	YB.US	Yuanbao Inc. American Depositary Shares	Technology	69.4	3.2
20	KXS.TO	Kinaxis Inc	Technology	69.2	40.7

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Methodology: How we score stocks. Data refreshed nightly around 03:30 ET. This page lists the top 20 by composite score; use the screener for the full ranked list.