Framework Journal · one stock, one dated entry

Recorded 2026-07-27 · Permanent

Roper Technologies ROP

Clears both ethical standards

An entry written while the outcome is still unknown. It will be scored by what the market does next, and it will never be edited to look cleverer than it was.

In plain words · Roper Technologies, Inc.

The label
Markup

read at $375.02

Roper Technologies holds its Markup at $375.02.

PHINPOOPSC
  • PHPhase · the trend structure carries the Markup label
  • INInsiders · no filings inside 60 days, left as found
  • POPositioning · no disclosures inside 60 days, left as found
  • OPOptions · no verdict drawn today, left as found
  • SCScreen · passes the values gate
  • edge confirmed
  • edge broken
  • edge forming

Each arm is one independent read. Conviction is not a single call, it is how many edges converge.

The investor read · the season, not the day

As held on the ledger · 2026-07-27
PhaseMarkup
Quantitative stateElevated stress, defensive posture warranted, held for 9 days
Price$375.02
Valuation15.63 trailing · 15.53 forward price to earnings
Values screenPASS · score 87.9
Beta0.75

The opportunity · what the numbers say it is worth

Our framework reads OPPORTUNITY — it trades at roughly a 1% discount to our $378.41 fair value, narrow competitive moat, 8.50% revenue growth.

Read at
$375.02
15.63 P/E · 15.53 fwd
Our fair value
$378.41
1% discount
Analyst target (avg)
$420.00
+12% to current
Target low $335.00Analyst target rangeTarget high $550.00
▲ current $375.02 · | average target

Price history & projections · where it has been, where the models see it going

$589$435$280TODAY5y agoPROJECTIONAnalyst high$550.00 +65%Analyst avg$420.00 +26%Our fair value$378.41 +13%Conservative$301.50 -10%

The valuation journey · where the price sits against fair value and the Street

Current
$375.02
you are here
Conservative
$301.50
-20%
Analyst avg
$420.00
+12%
Our fair value
$378.41
+1%
Analyst high
$550.00
+47%

Green marks levels above today's price, red below; the shaded band is the gap between the price and our fair value.

Reading the gap · Our more conservative model reads it as roughly fairly valued here, while the Street is more bullish — a quality-at-a-fair-price name rather than a deep-value one.

Revenue growth8.50%
Profit margin30.24%
Debt to equity60.53
Analyst consensusBuy · 15 covering

Fair value and rating are our own model estimates; target range reflects third-party analyst estimates. Analysis, not advice.

The values screen, explained · five checks, plain English

This company clears both standards. There are two widely recognised ways to check whether a company is suitable for a Muslim investor. Here is how it did on each:

The common standard · AAOIFI
Used by most halal investing apps
✓ PASSES
Our stricter standard · asset-based
The one Titan applies
✓ PASSES

What these two standards are, and how they differ →

  • Business activity Its core business isn't built on prohibited lines — no gambling, alcohol, tobacco, weapons, or interest-based lending. Pass
  • Debt load Interest-bearing debt is just 27.0% of its assets, well under the one-third ceiling — it does not run on borrowed money. Pass
  • Interest-bearing cash Cash held in interest-bearing accounts and securities is 2.3% of assets, under the one-third limit. Pass
  • Receivables Money owed to the company is 3.8% of assets, under the 49% limit. Pass
  • Revenue purity Only 0.0% of revenue comes from non-compliant sources — under the 5% line. Pass

Every security is read against two recognised standards: our stricter asset-based screen (ratios measured against total assets) and the more widely used market-value standard (measured against market capitalisation). Where they agree we say so plainly; where they part ways — almost always on the debt check — we show both readings and mark it, because that disagreement is the finding, not a fault. We report the score; you and your scholar make the call.

The business, in plain words · what the numbers mean

Software That Runs Labs Without The Fanfare

Roper slips its software into labs, clinics and factories where the work never stops. The business keeps adding 11% revenue a year at 21% margins while the shares sit at 15.2 times forward earnings, well below our $532 fair value from the current $363 price.

That gap gives a 47% margin of safety on a company that passes every ethical check and still earns a buy rating from sixteen analysts whose median target sits at $445. Narrow moat or not, the cash keeps compounding at a steady pace.

The main risk is the modest 9% return on equity, which leaves less room for error if growth slows or competition intensifies in its vertical markets. Analysis, not advice.

The fundamentals · plain-English read
Forward P/E15.5x
priced for continued growth
Trailing P/E15.6x
reasonably valued
Revenue growth8.5%
steady growth
Profit margin30.2%
highly profitable on every dollar of sales
Return on equity13.1%
a solid return on shareholder capital
Debt to equity0.61
moderate, manageable leverage
Current ratio0.55
below 1 — short-term bills exceed liquid assets
Beta0.75
steadier than the market
Market cap$37.1B
Employees19,400

The risks · The main risks here are ordinary market swings and the chance our fair-value read proves too optimistic.

Plain-English interpretation of our own screen data. Analysis, not advice.

Latest news · what the market is reading on ROP

Headlines from third-party outlets, linked for reference — not our reporting, not advice.

Related securities · others in ROP's space worth a look

Screened names in the same industry · explore each on its own page.

Where & how to trade · wherever in the world you are

ROP trades on a US exchange. As a US-listed security it is accessible through almost any international broker offering US markets. New to this, or investing from outside the US? Our guide to accessing global markets covers brokers, currencies and the practical steps.

The trader read · the latest dated commentary

The framework reads distribution. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with strong ethical credentials. The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it D, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading oversold. Over the past year the shares are down 41%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 5%. The street (16 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $454. Entered 2026-07-18 · Distribution

The dated journal · newest first, never edited

2026-07-18 Distribution $332.18 +0.0% Entry 3

The framework reads distribution. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with strong ethical credentials. The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it D, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading oversold. Over the past year the shares are down 41%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 5%. The street (16 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $454.

2026-07-03 Distribution $332.18 +0.0% Entry 2

The framework reads distribution. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with strong ethical credentials. The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns.

2026-07-02 Distribution $332.18 Entry 1

The framework reads distribution. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Ethical screening: PASS with strong ethical credentials. The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns.

Each entry above was written on its date, before the outcome. A journal you can prune is not a journal.

The insider ledger · Form 4 filings, as filed

Most recent filings · ROP
DateInsiderTitleTypeSharesValue
2026-05-20 ESTEVES IRENE M Director 1,191 ·
2026-05-20 JOYCE THOMAS PATRICK JR Director 1,191 ·
2026-03-16 ARCHAMBEAU SHELLYE L Director 92 ·
2026-03-16 ESTEVES IRENE M Director 85 ·
2026-03-16 JOYCE THOMAS PATRICK JR Director 85 ·
2026-03-16 WALLMAN RICHARD F. Director 92 ·
2026-03-10 CROSS BRANDON L Officer 1,202 ·
2026-02-06 JOYCE THOMAS PATRICK JR Director 1,400 $501,844
2025-12-08 WALLMAN RICHARD F. Director 4,000 ·
2025-12-01 CONLEY JASON Chief Financial Officer 6,000 $2,673,390

Public filings, recorded as found. The full tape lives at Insider Intelligence.

The political ledger · congressional disclosures

Disclosures naming ROP
DatePoliticianPartyTypeAmount
21 Apr2026 Scott Peters Democrat buy 250K–500K
2026-05-08 Bill Keating Democrat Purchase 1K–15K
2026-05-08 Bill Keating Democrat Purchase 1K–15K
2026-04-20 Jonathan Jackson Democrat Purchase 15K–50K
20 Apr2026 Jonathan Jackson Democrat buy 15K–50K

What holding actually paid · price plus dividends

If $1,000 had been placed · historical, not a promise
PeriodPrice thenPrice returnDivs per share$1,000 becameTotal return
1 month $328.80 +1.6% · $1,016 +1.6%
2 months $343.15 -2.6% · $974 -2.6%
3 months $345.90 -3.4% $0.91 $969 -3.1%
6 months $443.80 -24.7% $1.82 $757 -24.3%
1 year $567.79 -41.2% $3.47 $595 -40.5%
2 years $549.05 -39.2% $6.62 $621 -37.9%
3 years $443.25 -24.6% $9.49 $775 -22.5%
5 years $445.45 -25.0% $14.46 $782 -21.8%

Historical returns from market close data. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

This entry now belongs to the ledger. Whatever ROP does next, these words stay.

Roper Technologies · ROP · Markup · $375.02
Recorded 2026-07-27 · before the outcome · scored mechanically

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