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AZPN
Aspen Technology, Inc
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WHAT DOES THIS COMPANY DO?
Aspen Technology, Inc. What it actually does.

Provides enterprise software solutions for asset performance management (APM) to optimize industrial operations. Now — the numbers.

on the stock market since 1994
1,187 employees
$17B market value
WHERE DOES THE MONEY COME FROM?
62%License
LicenseMaintenance 31%Services and Other 7%
62% of all revenue comes from a single line: License.

That much dependence is a risk in itself: if this one line weakens, the whole company feels it directly.

Revenue last year:
$1.1B
The loss that same year:
$9.8M
Sales don’t cover the costs; the gap drains from the cash pile every year.

The company closed last year at a loss: costs ran above sales. The picture changes only if spending is reined in.

THE SALES TREND
Sales are growing overall, with a pause along the way.

Average growth of 18% a year over the last 4 years. Red columns mark years that ended in a loss.

$590.2M
2020
2021
2022
2023
$1.1B
2024
In the vault right now:
$237M
DEBT: $182.9M
At this pace, that money lasts about 24.3 years.

At this burn rate the cash pile isn’t the pressing question — for now, time is on the company’s side.

Every quarter, analysts set a profit bar.
How many of the last 8 did the company clear?
3 / 8
EXPECTATIONS MET OR BEATEN
3
Apr 2023
Feb 2025
3 TIMES IN THE LAST 8 QUARTERS
It misses the bar more often than not.
THE PRICE TAG
MARKET VALUE / ANNUAL SALES
14.8×

This company is not turning a profit, so the market is pricing its sales instead: 14.8× for every dollar of annual revenue.

Analysts' average target sits 4% below today's price.

THE FIVE-YEAR JOURNEY
Bumpy, but the direction is up.

The stock trades near its peak today. For long-term holders the ride has paid off so far — though past performance guarantees nothing about the future.

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THE BRIGHT SIDE · 1/3
Sales keep climbing

Over the last 4 years, sales grew about 18% a year on average.

2
THE BRIGHT SIDE · 2/3
Sales are holding up

The company sells $1.1B a year; the problem isn’t sales — it’s costs running above that number.

3
THE BRIGHT SIDE · 3/3
Strong cash, light debt

There is $237.0M in the vault; even if every debt were paid off, $54.1M would remain.

1
THE RISKS · 1/2
The losses continue

A loss of $9.8M against $1.1B in annual sales.

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THE RISKS · 2/2
Executives lean toward selling

Over the last 12 months, executives reported 62 sells against just 16 buys. Not an alarm bell by itself, but a number worth watching.

FINALE · THE GRADE
grade pending

We don’t have a report card for this stock yet — the data isn’t mature enough to grade. No grade is information too: it means the evidence is thin.

One-line summary: few numbers, an untested story. Keep watching.

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Data: FMP & company filings
Sep 11, 2026 · stockexpertai.com · Stock Film