BSY
Bentley Systems, Incorporated
BSY's fundamentals are strong and it looks cheap: trading at 44x earnings, below its usual 70x. Analysts expect earnings growth.
BSY Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Stable |
BSY's revenue, profitability and cash flow are currently healthy, and its balance sheet is stable.
BSY PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 30x | $44.19 | — |
| Cheap | 43x | $43.18 | -2.3% |
| Current | 44x | $44.19 | — |
| Fair | 69x | $69.78 | +58% |
| Expensive | 116x | $117 | +165% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
BSY's PE is in its cheap range at 44x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 30x next year's earnings.
BSY Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for BSY, with profitability improving.
BSY Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.48 | +46% |
| Q3 2026 | $1.01 | +22% |
| Q2 2026 | $0.90 | +15% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.87 | +12% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.85 | +18% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.83 | -26% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.78 | -32% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.78 | -28% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.72 | -28% |
BSY earned $1.01 per share over the past year, up 22% from the year before.
BSY Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $421.5M | +12% |
| Q2 2026 | $410.7M | +13% |
| Q1 2026 | $424.2M | +14% |
| Q4 2025 | $391.6M | +12% |
| Q3 2025 | $375.5M | +12% |
| Q2 2025 | $364.1M | +10% |
| Q1 2025 | $370.5M | +9.7% |
| Q4 2024 | $349.8M | +13% |
BSY's revenue has grown year over year every quarter since late 2020: $422M last quarter, up 12% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 29% | +6.6 points |
| Q2 2026 | 22% | -1.6 points |
| Q1 2026 | 30% | -1.3 points |
| Q4 2025 | 20% | +2.5 points |
| Q3 2025 | 23% | +2 points |
| Q2 2025 | 23% | -1.1 points |
| Q1 2025 | 31% | +3.9 points |
| Q4 2024 | 18% | +5.4 points |
BSY's operating margin was 29% last quarter, up 6.6 points from the same quarter a year ago.
BSY Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $101.4M | -8.3% |
| Q2 2026 | $63.8M | +12% |
| Q1 2026 | $187.9M | -13% |
| Q4 2025 | $136.2M | +79% |
| Q3 2025 | $110.7M | +31% |
| Q2 2025 | $57M | -4.2% |
| Q1 2025 | $216.4M | +7.4% |
| Q4 2024 | $76.1M | -6% |
BSY's free cash flow has been positive every quarter for six years: $489M over the past year, up 6.3% from the year before.
BSY Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.4% | -1.3M shares |
| 1 year | -4.7% | -15.6M shares |
| 3 years | -4.5% | -15.1M shares |
| 5 years | +3.1% | +9.5M shares |
| Available history | +22% | +56.5M shares |
BSY has 318M diluted shares, down 4.7% from a year ago, with $195M in buybacks over the past year.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $10M |
| Q2 2026 | $85.1M |
| Q1 2026 | $40M |
| Q4 2025 | $60M |
| Q3 2025 | $15M |
| Q2 2025 | $20M |
| Q1 2025 | $30M |
| Q4 2024 | $18.6M |
BSY spent $195M buying back its own shares over the past year, up 133% from the year before.
BSY Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2.1x | Moderate |
| Q2 2026 | 2.5x | Moderate |
| Q1 2026 | 2.4x | Moderate |
| Q4 2025 | 2.7x | Moderate |
| Q3 2025 | 2.7x | Moderate |
| Q2 2025 | 3.0x | Moderate |
| Q1 2025 | 3.0x | Elevated |
| Q4 2024 | 3.7x | Elevated |
BSY's net debt is about 2.1 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 2.7 years a year ago.
BSY Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 67.7 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 85.8 | Overbought |
BSY's weekly RSI is 68 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 86 (overbought).
BSY PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | BSY | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 44x | 28x | 57% above |
| PE % | 20 | 38 | 18 pts below |
BSY is trading at 44x earnings, a 57% premium to the Technology sector's median of 28x.
BSY Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $37.9 | 17% above |
| 20 week MA | $35.5 | 25% above |
| 50 week MA | $35.5 | 25% above |
| 100 week MA | $42.0 | 5.3% above |
| 200 week MA | $45.4 | 2.7% below |
BSY has bounced recently, but its long-term trend is still down: it's above its 8-, 20-, 50- and 100-week averages, but 2.7% below its 200-week average.
BSY Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $34.8 | $38.5 | +11% |
| 2021 | $38.5 | $49.8 | +29% |
| 2022 | $49.8 | $36.8 | -26% |
| 2023 | $36.8 | $52.2 | +42% |
| 2024 | $52.2 | $47.6 | -8.8% |
| 2025 | $47.6 | $39.0 | -18% |
| 2026 YTD | $39.0 | $44.2 | +13% |
BSY has finished lower in three of the last six years. It's up 13% so far in 2026.