Annual ReportPublished April 2026
2026 State of Public SaaS Benchmarks
Rule of 40, EV/Revenue, Gross Margin, and sector breakdowns across 172 public SaaS companies. All data sourced from SEC EDGAR filings.
Key Findings
trending_upMedian Rule of 40
33.3across 172 public SaaS companiescheck_circleScoring above 40
64companies above the efficiency thresholdprice_changeMedian EV/Revenue
4.8xenterprise value multiplepercentMedian Gross Margin
74.4%across all tracked companiescategoryHighest R40 Sector
IT Service Managementmedian 65.3 Rule of 40Sector Breakdown
| Sector | Companies | Median Rule of 40 | Median EV/Rev |
|---|---|---|---|
| IT Service Management | 2 | 65.3 | 10.0x |
| DevTools & Observability | 5 | 62.8 | 7.1x |
| Cloud Storage | 2 | 54.5 | 3.8x |
| Low-Code / No-Code | 2 | 47.9 | 3.9x |
| Data & Analytics | 9 | 47.1 | 10.8x |
| Marketing Tech | 6 | 43.8 | 3.6x |
| Security | 3 | 39.8 | 6.1x |
| Sales Intelligence | 1 | 38.0 | 3.6x |
| CRM & Sales | 1 | 37.7 | — |
| HR Tech | 4 | 37.2 | 5.3x |
| Vertical SaaS | 122 | 32.8 | 5.4x |
| Cloud Infrastructure | 3 | 31.1 | 12.0x |
| Communications | 6 | 28.8 | 3.0x |
| Fintech | 5 | 23.8 | 4.4x |
| Project Management | 1 | 16.2 | 2.3x |
Top 10 Companies by Rule of 40
#1
View full Rule of 40 rankings →Gloo Holdings, Inc.Vertical SaaS
210.2GLOO#2CoreWeave, Inc.Vertical SaaS
177.3CRWV#3INTUIT INC.Vertical SaaS
162.0INTU#4Reddit, Inc.Vertical SaaS
130.3RDDT#5Palantir Technologies Inc.Data & Analytics
126.9PLTR#6Applied Digital Corp.Vertical SaaS
118.6APLD#7Exzeo Group, Inc.Vertical SaaS
112.3XZO#8Veeva Systems Inc.Vertical SaaS
107.7VEEV#9Hinge Health, Inc.Vertical SaaS
101.1HNGE#10Block, Inc.Vertical SaaS
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