Open Text Corporation

TSX:OTEX Stock Report

Market Cap: CA$7.4b

Open Text Valuation

Is OTEX undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

6/6

Valuation Score 6/6

  • Below Future Cash Flow Value

  • Significantly Below Future Cash Flow Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of OTEX when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

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Below Future Cash Flow Value: OTEX (CA$31.27) is trading below our estimate of future cash flow value (CA$72.04)

Significantly Below Future Cash Flow Value: OTEX is trading below future cash flow value by more than 20%.

Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for OTEX?

Key metric: As OTEX is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for OTEX. This is calculated by dividing OTEX's market cap by their current earnings.
What is OTEX's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio8.3x
EarningsUS$643.02m
Market CapUS$5.37b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does OTEX's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for OTEX vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average61.3x
TOI Topicus.com
136.6x91.41%CA$7.9b
DSG Descartes Systems Group
34.7x15.25%CA$8.7b
KXS Kinaxis
37.3x9.40%CA$4.5b
LMN Lumine Group
36.8x19.54%CA$5.6b
OTEX Open Text
8.3x-0.72%CA$5.4b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: OTEX is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (8.3x) compared to the peer average (61.3x).

Historical Price to Earnings Ratio

Historical Price to Earnings Ratio compares a stock's price to its earnings over time. Higher ratios indicate that investors are willing to pay more for the stock.

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Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does OTEX's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the CA Software Industry?

8 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
GRDI Griid Infrastructure
3.3xn/aUS$70.78m
NCI NTG Clarity Networks
3.8x1.57%US$15.96m
IDLE.X Generative AI Solutions
0.08xn/aUS$8.15m
LIQD Liquid Meta Capital Holdings
2.4xn/aUS$2.74m
OTEX 8.3xIndustry Avg. 30.9xNo. of Companies8PE020406080100+
8 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: OTEX is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (8.3x) compared to the North American Software industry average (30.9x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is OTEX's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

OTEX PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio8.3x
Fair PE Ratio18.1x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: OTEX is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (8.3x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (18.1x).

Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst OTEX forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentCA$31.27
CA$38.53
+23.22%
9.54%CA$45.49CA$34.46n/a11
Sep ’27CA$33.15
CA$38.98
+17.58%
9.54%CA$46.01CA$34.86n/a11
Aug ’27CA$35.54
CA$40.61
+14.26%
15.90%CA$56.01CA$35.01n/a11
Jul ’27CA$31.39
CA$40.44
+28.84%
15.90%CA$55.78CA$34.86n/a11
Jun ’27CA$35.11
CA$40.05
+14.07%
15.90%CA$55.24CA$34.53n/a11
May ’27CA$31.51
CA$43.74
+38.82%
26.49%CA$67.96CA$33.98n/a11
Apr ’27CA$31.33
CA$45.94
+46.62%
24.40%CA$69.41CA$36.09n/a11
Mar ’27CA$33.79
CA$45.28
+34.00%
24.40%CA$68.42CA$35.58n/a11
Feb ’27CA$34.78
CA$52.72
+51.58%
16.16%CA$68.08CA$37.98n/a11
Jan ’27CA$44.70
CA$55.14
+23.37%
12.26%CA$68.46CA$47.92n/a11
Dec ’26CA$47.21
CA$57.05
+20.83%
11.90%CA$70.51CA$49.35n/a11
Nov ’26CA$53.81
CA$55.10
+2.39%
14.86%CA$69.94CA$44.76n/a11
Oct ’26CA$51.77
CA$52.14
+0.72%
18.42%CA$69.71CA$43.22n/a10
Sep ’26CA$45.42
CA$47.35
+4.26%
13.92%CA$66.27CA$41.42CA$33.1510
Aug ’26CA$39.15
CA$43.86
+12.02%
17.68%CA$65.78CA$38.37CA$35.5410
Jul ’26CA$39.79
CA$44.61
+12.11%
16.92%CA$65.88CA$38.43CA$31.3910
Jun ’26CA$38.86
CA$44.61
+14.79%
16.92%CA$65.88CA$38.43CA$35.1110
May ’26CA$35.79
CA$45.27
+26.48%
16.47%CA$66.45CA$38.76CA$31.5110
Apr ’26CA$36.29
CA$50.65
+39.58%
12.94%CA$69.29CA$44.75CA$31.3311
Mar ’26CA$37.36
CA$50.94
+36.35%
12.63%CA$69.32CA$44.77CA$33.7911
Feb ’26CA$42.76
CA$51.14
+19.59%
12.40%CA$68.82CA$43.01CA$34.7812
Jan ’26CA$40.68
CA$50.64
+24.49%
11.55%CA$68.70CA$45.80CA$44.7013
Dec ’25CA$42.64
CA$49.94
+17.12%
11.58%CA$67.21CA$44.81CA$47.2112
Nov ’25CA$40.40
CA$50.88
+25.93%
12.67%CA$66.99CA$44.66CA$53.8111
Oct ’25CA$44.30
CA$52.59
+18.71%
11.36%CA$64.73CA$44.50CA$51.7711
Sep ’25CA$42.88
CA$53.03
+23.68%
12.93%CA$66.35CA$44.24CA$45.4211
CA$38.66
Fair Value
19.1% undervalued intrinsic discount
11
Number of Analysts

Analyst Forecast: Target price is more than 20% higher than the current share price and analysts are within a statistically confident range of agreement.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/09/10 23:32
End of Day Share Price 2026/09/10 00:00
Earnings2026/06/30
Annual Earnings2026/06/30

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

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Industry and Sector Metrics

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Analyst Sources

Open Text Corporation is covered by 26 analysts. 10 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Kadambari DaptardarAccountability Research Corporation
Richard TseATB Cormark Historical (Cormark Securities)
Raimo LenschowBarclays