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ATOSS Software SEAOF.DECompetitor analysis, valuation and peers

Germany · EUR·Information Technology›Electronic Components

German maker of workforce-management software that helps companies schedule shifts, track time and plan staffing.

≈ A German Kronos/UKG for workforce schedulingMomentum strong 74
Mkt cap
$1.59B
US dollars, full cap
Free float
53%
of shares outstanding
$/day
$2.62M
20-day average traded
Fwd P/E
26.2×
forward earnings
ROIC−WACC
n/a
WACC 9.6%
Hurdle
-3 pp
Req g minus delivered
Next earnings
84 days
29 Jan 2027
Close · EUR€88.90
1D-5.0%
1W-5.7%
1M+5.2%
3M-3.3%
6M+25.7%
YTD-23.0%
1Y-17.2%
ATR %4.6%
52w lowhigh28.3% off high

What ATOSS Software does

German maker of workforce-management software that helps companies schedule shifts, track time and plan staffing.

Moves customers from one-off licences to subscriptions, so cloud subscription fees now carry growth, with implementation consulting adding one-off fees. Most customers are in German-speaking Europe.

In one line: A German Kronos/UKG for workforce scheduling.

Products and services

  • Staff scheduling software
  • Time & attendance tracking
  • Workforce analytics/planning

Customers

  • Retail/hospitality chains
  • Healthcare providers
  • Manufacturing/logistics companies

Where it sits in the supply chain

  • Information technology
  • Enterprise software
  • Workforce management (HCM) software

What could go right

  • Labor-shortage-driven scheduling efficiency demand
  • Cloud subscription growth

What could go wrong

  • Competition from broader HR/ERP suites
  • Economic slowdown reducing headcount-linked demand

Moat: narrow (switching costs, installed base). Embedded scheduling software with high switching costs once integrated into payroll/HR systems, but competes with larger HCM suites.

Headquarters: Munich, Germany · Founded: 1987 · Employees: 856

Named competitors

  • UKG (private) private or unlisted
  • Workday WDAY
  • SAP SAP.DE
  • Personio (private) private or unlisted

ATOSS Software at a glance

Size ATOSS Software (AOF.DE) is a Germany Information Technology company (Electronic Components) with a market value of $1.59B, the 121st largest of 205 Germany companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at €88.90 on 6 Nov 2026.

Performance Over six months the shares gained 25.7%, against -23.6% for the median peer and +2.6% for the Germany market (cap-weighted) — highest of 21 in its peer set.

Growth Revenue grew 12.0% over the last twelve months (peer median +13.8%); the operating margin is 36.5% (peer median 8.3%).

Valuation It trades at 26.2× forward earnings against a peer median of 29.4× (5th cheapest of 11).

Price implies For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about 14% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is +17%, so the hurdle is -3 pp: the price already allows for a slowdown.

Next results Next results expected around 29 Jan 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).

Relative performance

8010012014011 May 202611 Aug 20266 Nov 2026AOF.DE 124Peer median 73
Six months, rebased to 100: ATOSS Software against the median of its 20 peers (local-currency closes).

ATOSS Software financials

Reported figures in EUR; fiscal year ends 2025-12-31. TTM = trailing twelve months.
TTMFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Revenue€200M€189M€171M€151M€114M
Revenue growth—+11%+13%+33%—
Gross profit€157M€145M€129M€114M€80.1M
EBITDA€78.0M€72.7M€67.5M€56.1M€34.6M
Net income€51.2M€48.4M€45.5M€35.8M€19.4M
Free cash flow€68.6M€46.2M€58.5M€50.8M€25.3M
Capital expenditure€981,034€1.00M€925,008€1.87M€1.02M
Total debtn/a€6.84M€6.59M€8.42M€10.3M

Quarterly statements and history in the cockpit →

ATOSS Software competitor charts

The default views of Competitor Analysis ▸ Charts, drawn from the same data. Open them in the cockpit to change the axes, pin companies and read every value.

Performance: 6-month against 1-month return

-60%-40%-20%0%+20%-40%-20%0%00295764141879301183301123603328300342603297000823301682301251CMBNCAB603989002579603267002897300088300303605118AOF.DE6-month return →1-month return →
Up and to the right = strong over both horizons. ATOSS Software is the large dot.

Fundamentals: revenue growth against valuation

0%+20%+40%10×20×30×40×0029576414301183301123603297CMBNCAB603267002897300088AOF.DERevenue growth (TTM) →Forward P/E →
Further right = faster growth; higher = more expensive. The dashed lines are the peer medians. ATOSS Software is the large dot.

Capital: growth delivered against growth the price implies

0%+20%+40%0%20%40%6414603328603297000823301682CMBNCAB603989603267002897AOF.DEGrowth delivered (Del g) →Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs) →
Above the diagonal = the price needs more growth than the company has been delivering; below = the price already allows for a slowdown. ATOSS Software is the large dot.

ATOSS Software competitors and peer comparison

Head to head with its named competitors (AOF.DE vs WDAY vs SAP.DE)
CompanyMarket cap6M returnRevenue growthOp. marginForward P/EReq g
ATOSS Software AOF.DE$1.59B+26%+12%37%26.2×14.0%
Workday WDAY$46.5B+51%+14%13%16.0×19.7%
Sap SAP.DE$276B+49%+8%29%29.8×14.9%

How ATOSS Software compares with its peers

Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size. This is the same default set the interactive Competitor Analysis opens with.

ATOSS Software against its 20 peers (data as of 6 Nov 2026)
MeasureAOF.DEPeer medianRank in peer set
1-month return+5.2%-19.1%2nd highest of 21
6-month return+25.7%-23.6%highest of 21
Distance from 52-week high-28.3%-53.8%2nd highest of 21
Revenue growth (TTM)+12.0%+13.8%10th lowest of 21
Operating margin36.5%8.3%highest of 21
Forward P/E26.2×29.4×5th cheapest of 11
Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs)14.0%16.0%6th least demanding of 13
Growth delivered (Del g)+17.1%+10.2%highest of 13
Hurdle (Req g minus delivered)-3.0 pp+6.3 pp2nd least demanding of 13
EV / EBITDA17.0×16.0×2nd most expensive of 5
Net debt / EBITDA-1.1×0.7×2nd least indebted of 5

Peer table

Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size
CompanyMarketMarket cap6M returnRevenue growthOp. marginForward P/EReq gDelivered g
ATOSS Software AOF.DEGermany$1.59B+26%+12%37%26.2×14.0%+17.1%
Shenzhen Colibri Technologies 002957.SZChina$1.57B-43%+31%9%28.6×n/an/a
Ennoconn 6414.TWTaiwan$1.54B-6%+8%6%11.7×-6.8%+11.1%
Shanghai Xizhi Technology 1879.HKHong Kong$1.66B-84%+77%-648%n/an/an/a
Hubei DOTI Micro Technology 301183.SZChina$1.67B-23%+30%18%44.7×n/an/a
YD Electronic Technology 301123.SZChina$1.50B-37%+44%-3%33.9×n/an/a
Guangdong Ellington Electronics Technology 603328.SSChina$1.49B-13%+14%10%n/a8.9%+9.3%
Changshu Tianyin Electromechanical 300342.SZChina$1.72B-60%-6%1%n/an/an/a
Ningbo Yong Xin Optics 603297.SSChina$1.72B-9%+27%19%43.1×36.5%+10.8%
Guangdong Goworld 000823.SZChina$1.45B+9%+13%8%n/a8.8%+4.2%
Chengdu Hongming Electronics 301682.SZChina$1.74B-24%+4%19%n/a13.0%-6.2%
Jiangxi Welgao Electronics 301251.SZChina$1.39B+9%+62%9%n/an/an/a
Cembre CMB.MIItaly$1.37B-24%+11%26%22.1×12.8%+12.2%
NCAB NCAB.STSweden$1.37B0%+25%11%30.1×19.2%+12.1%
Hunan Aihua 603989.SSChina$1.33B+12%+17%8%n/a16.9%+9.6%
Huizhou CEE Technology 002579.SZChina$1.29B0%-2%-2%n/an/an/a
Beijing Yuanliu Hongyuan Electronic Technology 603267.SSChina$1.28B-30%-2%8%25.5×24.4%+1.1%
Wenzhou Yihua Connector 002897.SZChina$1.24B-26%-7%6%16.9×15.2%+14.4%
Wuhu Token Science 300088.SZChina$2.03B-18%-15%0%31.7×n/an/a
Shenzhen Jufei Optoelectronics 300303.SZChina$1.23B-35%+2%5%n/a18.0%+8.1%
Xiamen Leading Optics 605118.SSChina$2.05B-31%+32%34%n/a20.4%+14.8%

Questions

Who are ATOSS Software's main competitors?
Named competitors: UKG (private) (private or unlisted), Workday (WDAY), SAP (SAP.DE), Personio (private) (private or unlisted). The cockpit's measured peer set (industry) also includes Shenzhen Colibri Technologies (002957.SZ), Ennoconn (6414.TW), Shanghai Xizhi Technology (1879.HK), Hubei DOTI Micro Technology (301183.SZ), YD Electronic Technology (301123.SZ), Guangdong Ellington Electronics Technology (603328.SS).
Is ATOSS Software expensive compared with its peers?
On forward p/e it trades at 26.2× against a peer median of 29.4×, 5th cheapest of 11 in its peer set. For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about 14% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is +17%, so the hurdle is -3 pp: the price already allows for a slowdown.
How has ATOSS Software stock performed?
Over six months to 6 Nov 2026 the shares returned +25.7% against -23.6% for the median peer; over one year -17.2%.

How these numbers are made. Returns are close-to-close in local currency. Revenue growth and margins are trailing twelve months. Req g is the revenue growth that today's enterprise value requires for seven years at the company's own cost of capital; Delivered g is what it actually grew; the gap is the hurdle (honest precision about ±8 points, so read the ranking more than the decimal). No fair values, price targets or analyst ratings are shown, by design. Method and validation.