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Bentley Systems, Incorporated (BSY) Stock Analysis

Bentley Systems, Incorporated (BSY) is a Software - Application stock listed on NASDAQ and quoted in US Dollar.

Last Updated: October 21, 2026

BSY

$38.36

+$0.23 (+0.60%)

Oct 21, 2026 · Market close

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BSY Key Statistics

As of Oct 21, 2026
Trading
Open
$37.96
Previous Close
$38.13
Day's Range
37.73–38.72
52-Week Range
28.08–52.85
Volume
3.51M
BetaHow much the share price moves relative to the wider market. 1.0 moves in line with it; above 1.0 swings more, below 1.0 less.
1.00
Valuation
Market Cap
$10.59B
P/E Ratio
38.53
Forward P/EShare price divided by forecast earnings for the year ahead, rather than the year just past.
22.21
PEG RatioThe P/E ratio divided by the expected earnings growth rate. It puts a high P/E in the context of how fast profits are growing.
1.35
P/S ratioMarket value divided by annual revenue. Useful for companies that are not yet profitable, where a P/E cannot be calculated.
6.61
EPS (ttm)Profit attributable to each share over the last twelve months.
0.91
Financials (FY)
Revenue (FY)
$1.50B+10.99%
Net Income (FY)
$277.86M+18.35%
Profit marginThe share of revenue left as profit after all costs and taxes.
18.10%
Shares OutstandingThe total number of shares held by all investors. Market value is this figure multiplied by the share price.
290.58M
1-Year Return
−26.19%
Dividend and dates
Dividend
$0.28+0.80%
Ex-Dividend Date
September 22, 2026
Earnings Date
November 5, 2026
Avg Volume
2.61M

Only metrics the company reports are shown. Data provided by Yahoo Finance via yfinance. Updated daily.

Key facts

As of October 21, 2026, BSY closed at $38.36, −26.19% over 1 year.

Bentley Systems, Incorporated (BSY) has a market capitalization of $10.59B.

In fiscal 2025, BSY reported revenue of $1.50B.

BSY Stock Return by Calendar Year

Bentley Systems, Incorporated (BSY) return since Sep 2020: what $10,000 became

1 year
$10,000 $7,381
−26.19%
5 years
$10,000 $6,726
−32.74%
Since Sep 2020
$10,000 $11,748
+17.48%

If you had invested $10,000 in Bentley Systems, Incorporated (BSY) at the close on September 23, 2020, the earliest close on record here, it would have been worth $11,748 at the close on October 21, 2026: +17.48% in total, +2.69% a year, with dividends reinvested, over a partial period shorter than 10 years. A historical calculation from closing prices adjusted for splits and dividends, before fees and taxes.

Calendar-year returns computed from daily closing prices. Partial years are shown muted and marked with an asterisk.

YearReturn
2026 (partial year)+0.89%
2025−17.78%
2024−10.07%
2023+41.78%
2022−23.28%
2021+19.57%
2020 (partial year)+21.07%

As of October 21, 2026.

BSY Revenue and Earnings by Fiscal Year

FY ends December
Fiscal yearRevenueNet incomeNet margin
2025$1.50B$277.86M18.5%
2024$1.35B$234.79M17.4%
2023$1.23B$326.79M26.6%
2022$1.10B$174.78M15.9%
Fiscal yearRevenueGross profitOperating incomeNet incomeNet margin
2025$1.50B$1.22B$362.62M$277.86M18.5%
2024$1.35B$1.10B$302.15M$234.79M17.4%
2023$1.23B$962.33M$230.54M$326.79M26.6%
2022$1.10B$862.07M$208.61M$174.78M15.9%

Annual figures as reported, in the company's reporting currency. As of December 31, 2025.

BSY Dividend History

$0.28+16.7% vs 2024

Dividends per share, 2025 · 4 payments

YearDividends per sharePaymentsChange
2026*$0.142—
2025$0.284+16.7%
2024$0.244+20.0%
2023$0.204+66.7%
YearDividends per sharePaymentsChange
2026 (partial year)$0.142—
2025$0.284+16.7%
2024$0.244+20.0%
2023$0.204+66.7%
2022$0.124+0.0%
2021$0.124+300.0%
2020$0.031—

Most recent payment: $0.07 per share, ex-dividend June 2, 2026. Per-share amounts summed by calendar year from ex-dividend dates. Partial years are shown muted and marked with an asterisk.

BSY Valuation vs Software - Application Median

Median of 240 stocks
MetricBSYSoftware - Application medianvs median
P/E38.5329.7929% above
P/S ratio6.612.83134% above
Profit margin18.10%0.82%17.3 pts above

Medians across 240 Software - Application stocks that report the metric. Medians, not averages, so one outlier cannot move them. As of October 21, 2026.

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Company Overview

Bentley Systems, Incorporated (BSY) carries a market capitalisation of $10.59B. It is classified in the Software - Application industry, within the Technology sector. Headcount on file is 5,800.

BSY last closed at $38.36 on October 21, 2026. That is +$0.23 (+0.60%) against the previous close. Over the past 52 weeks the price has ranged from $28.08 to $52.85. The latest close sits 36.62% above that 52-week low.

Financial Health

The most recent full year on file, fiscal 2025, shows revenue of $1.50B. Against the prior fiscal year total of $1.35B, that is a change of +10.99%. Net income for the same year was $277.86M. That is +18.35% against the prior fiscal year. The reported profit margin is 18.1%. That is 17.3 percentage points above the Software - Application median of 0.82%. Trailing earnings per share are 0.91.

Across the 4 fiscal years on file, revenue moves from $1.10B in 2022 to $1.50B in 2025. Of those 4 years, 4 report positive net income.

Valuation Assessment

The trailing P/E ratio stands at 38.53. That is 29.34% above the Software - Application median of 29.79. The forward P/E on file is 22.21. The PEG ratio, which sets the P/E against expected earnings growth, reads 1.35. Measured against sales, the shares trade at 6.61 times revenue. On price-to-sales that is 133.93% above the Software - Application median of 2.83. The medians here are taken across 240 Software - Application companies that report the metric.

Over the trailing twelve months the total return is −26.19%. Measured over 5 years, that is −7.63% a year compounded. Beta against the wider market is reported at 1. Daily returns over the trailing 6 years annualize to a volatility of 37.97%.

Growth & Income

BSY pays a dividend yielding 0.8%. That is 0.4 percentage points below the Software - Application median yield of 1.21%. The indicated annual rate is $0.28 a share. The ex-dividend date on file is September 22, 2026. Dividends are recorded for 7 calendar years; 2026 shows 2 payments totalling $0.14 a share. The year before, 2025, totalled $0.28 a share.

2026 is still running; the total return is +0.89% year to date. The strongest complete calendar year on file is 2023 at +41.78%; the weakest is 2022 at −23.28%. Of the 5 complete calendar years on file, 2 finished higher.

Peer Comparison

Bentley Systems, Incorporated (BSY) operates in the Software - Application industry. Here is how it compares to its closest peers by market capitalization:

Company Ticker Market Cap P/E Ratio
Bentley Systems, Incorporated BSY $10.59B 38.5
SAP SE SAP $268.62B 29.9
Shopify Inc. SHOP $226.17B 117.8
Salesforce, Inc. CRM $198.98B 22.1

The Software - Application industry average P/E ratio is 29.8x. Bentley Systems, Incorporated trades at a P/E of 38.5.

Every figure above is read from this page's own data on each daily rebuild. Informational only, not financial advice. As of October 21, 2026.

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About Bentley Systems, Incorporated

Bentley Systems, Incorporated, together with its subsidiaries, provides infrastructure engineering software solutions in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia-Pacific. The company offers open modeling applications, such as MicroStation, OpenBridge, OpenBuildings, OpenFlows, OpenPlant, OpenRail, OpenRoads, OpenSite and OpenSite+, OpenTower, OpenTunnel, and OpenUtilities; and open simulation applications, including ADINA, AutoPIPE, LEGION, OpenPaths, Power Line Systems, RAM, SACS, SPIDA, and STAAD; and geoprofessional applications for modeling and simulation of near and deep subsurface conditions, including AGS, Central, GeoStudio, Imago, Leapfrog, MX Deposit, Oasis montaj, OpenGround, and PLAXIS. It also provides infrastructure cloud applications, such as ProjectWise, SYNCHRO, and AssetWise, as well as Cesium and iTwin platform that enables users to create and curate cloud native digital representations of physical infrastructure assets consisting of iTwin Capture, iTwin Engage, iTwin Experience, and iTwin IoT platforms. The company serves civil, structural, geotechnical, subsurface, process engineers, architects, geospatial professionals, city and regional planners, contractors, fabricators, and operations and maintenance engineers. Bentley Systems, Incorporated was incorporated in 1984 and is headquartered in Exton, Pennsylvania.

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