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Best Software Infrastructure Stocks to Buy Now (2026)
Top software infrastructure stocks in 2026 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +32.52% per year, and are the best software infrastructure stocks to buy now. Learn More.

Industry: Software - Infrastructure

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Software Infrastructure is Zen Rated B and is the 56th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Market Cap	ROE	ROA	ROCE	ROIC	D/E	Current Ratio	Gross Margin	Profit Margin	Operating Margin
GCT	GIGACLOUD TECHNOLOGY INC	$1.63B	30.70%	12.20%	18.76%	16.60%	1.48	2.02	23.30%	10.60%	12.51%
RAMP	LIVERAMP HOLDINGS INC	$1.81B	7.20%	5.50%	7.07%	67.20%	0.32	2.72	70.40%	8.60%	9.06%
TDC	TERADATA CORP	$2.65B	66.40%	7.40%	23.58%	35.80%	6.74	0.92	59.40%	7.80%	12.27%
FIVN	FIVE9 INC	$1.37B	5.40%	2.10%	3.74%	3.40%	1.28	4.51	55.10%	3.40%	5.14%
RELY	REMITLY GLOBAL INC	$3.66B	8.60%	5.50%	7.48%	21.70%	0.68	3.30	66.40%	4.20%	4.85%
TENB	TENABLE HOLDINGS INC	$2.34B	-10.30%	-2.10%	0.59%	1.50%	4.36	0.95	78.10%	-3.60%	0.55%
PATH	UIPATH INC	$5.92B	12.90%	8.40%	2.98%	5.30%	0.51	2.65	83.20%	14.80%	4.04%
APPN	APPIAN CORP	$1.98B	-2.70%	0.20%	11.41%	6.90%	-15.71	1.15	72.50%	0.20%	3.75%
PAGS	PAGSEGURO DIGITAL LTD	$3.48B	14.30%	3.00%	29.21%	12.10%	4.08	1.36	52.50%	10.40%	38.11%
TOST	TOAST INC	$17.36B	17.90%	12.00%	15.90%	55.80%	0.48	2.75	25.90%	5.60%	5.62%
PAY	PAYMENTUS HOLDINGS INC	$3.19B	12.70%	10.70%	14.99%	183.50%	0.19	4.47	24.80%	5.60%	7.13%
DLO	DLOCAL LTD	$3.57B	34.40%	13.60%	47.39%	-2,611.00%	1.79	1.46	38.60%	17.80%	25.22%
QLYS	QUALYS INC	$3.50B	37.80%	19.20%	39.32%	62.70%	0.95	1.41	82.80%	29.60%	36.89%
CCSI	CONSENSUS CLOUD SOLUTIONS INC	$593.99M	-522.60%	13.00%	24.99%	21.00%	47.20	1.79	79.80%	24.20%	42.76%
KVYO	KLAVIYO INC	$5.95B	-2.80%	-2.20%	-2.35%	-8.50%	0.32	4.27	74.70%	-2.60%	-2.47%
DOX	AMDOCS LTD	$7.39B	16.50%	9.10%	15.08%	31.40%	0.84	1.06	37.60%	12.50%	16.08%
EVTC	EVERTEC INC	$1.81B	23.10%	6.80%	11.22%	18.30%	2.46	2.07	49.70%	15.20%	23.58%
OKTA	OKTA INC	$12.71B	2.90%	2.10%	3.12%	13.60%	0.34	1.47	77.10%	6.90%	7.75%
AVPT	AVEPOINT INC	$2.39B	8.00%	4.90%	7.79%	-1,368.60%	0.65	2.29	74.10%	8.30%	9.58%
YEXT	YEXT INC	$698.97M	17.50%	4.50%	9.68%	39.10%	2.58	1.09	75.30%	5.90%	7.22%
TLS	TELOS CORP	$337.06M	-24.10%	-18.30%	-22.79%	-84.50%	0.37	2.76	38.30%	-20.50%	-20.05%
CGNT	COGNYTE SOFTWARE LTD	$598.18M	-2.80%	-1.10%	0.78%	2.60%	1.41	1.39	71.60%	-1.40%	0.61%
CPAY	CORPAY INC	$22.37B	27.90%	5.00%	16.05%	43.50%	5.79	0.98	78.60%	23.60%	42.92%
GEN	GEN DIGITAL INC	$13.50B	25.60%	3.80%	12.96%	21.40%	5.79	0.47	78.80%	12.80%	36.03%
FLYW	FLYWIRE CORP	$1.56B	1.70%	1.20%	2.93%	175.40%	0.50	1.50	61.40%	2.20%	4.01%
NTCT	NETSCOUT SYSTEMS INC	$2.19B	6.10%	4.30%	6.14%	275.80%	0.42	1.94	79.20%	11.10%	13.40%
PRTH	PRIORITY TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS INC	$469.12M	-29.60%	2.20%	14.85%	12.70%	-21.09	1.06	38.40%	4.60%	14.52%
MDB	MONGODB INC	$20.19B	-2.40%	-2.00%	-2.19%	-3.00%	0.24	5.26	71.60%	-3.10%	-2.85%
ADBE	ADOBE INC	$111.98B	59.50%	24.50%	46.63%	123.00%	1.54	1.00	89.30%	30.00%	37.85%
GRRR	GORILLA TECHNOLOGY GROUP INC	$255.44M	-7.60%	-5.30%	-5.16%	-9.60%	0.38	3.33	33.40%	-11.10%	-10.25%
PGY	PAGAYA TECHNOLOGIES LTD	$963.91M	20.10%	5.70%	N/A	3.40%	2.00	N/A	42.40%	6.30%	4.74%
XYZ	BLOCK INC	$39.09B	5.90%	3.40%	6.24%	12.10%	0.78	2.20	42.80%	5.40%	7.53%
NTNX	NUTANIX INC	$10.69B	-36.80%	8.20%	15.27%	11.40%	-4.94	1.66	87.10%	9.90%	10.16%
PAYS	PAYSIGN INC	$209.16M	19.20%	3.80%	15.29%	-9.70%	3.58	1.13	59.80%	10.10%	11.72%
CINT	CI&T INC	$665.38M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	32.80%	7.70%	17.36%
BB	BLACKBERRY LTD	$2.05B	3.00%	1.80%	2.81%	7.30%	0.64	2.14	75.00%	4.10%	5.05%
WIX	WIXCOM LTD	$4.60B	-21.80%	2.30%	0.31%	0.30%	-8.13	1.19	68.10%	2.50%	0.23%
EVCM	EVERCOMMERCE INC	$2.21B	-0.10%	0.00%	2.57%	5.80%	0.93	2.02	75.70%	-0.10%	5.40%
BOX	BOX INC	$3.77B	-65.90%	11.40%	13.47%	14.30%	-4.88	1.20	78.90%	16.20%	8.85%
RDWR	RADWARE LTD	$1.05B	6.00%	3.10%	2.39%	3.70%	0.80	1.63	80.70%	6.70%	3.78%
ALLT	ALLOT LTD	$336.79M	4.00%	2.30%	1.98%	3.20%	0.52	2.65	71.10%	3.60%	2.44%
WEX	WEX INC	$5.65B	29.40%	2.10%	12.92%	13.90%	10.66	1.05	58.60%	11.40%	24.83%
FFIV	F5 INC	$16.17B	20.30%	11.50%	17.60%	73.20%	0.78	1.55	81.40%	22.50%	26.15%
IOT	SAMSARA INC	$16.55B	-3.60%	-2.00%	-2.34%	-3.00%	0.78	1.56	76.90%	-2.80%	-2.32%
LSAK	LESAKA TECHNOLOGIES INC	$387.71M	-29.30%	-7.70%	-12.34%	-19.90%	2.37	1.57	29.70%	-7.60%	-9.49%
CHKP	CHECK POINT SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGIES LTD	$16.97B	36.60%	17.10%	16.10%	46.30%	1.71	2.05	86.70%	38.80%	34.68%
PLTR	PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC	$366.38B	25.70%	20.90%	21.33%	29.10%	0.19	7.11	82.40%	36.30%	36.82%
SPSC	SPS COMMERCE INC	$2.32B	9.80%	8.20%	12.19%	123.10%	0.20	2.17	69.20%	12.40%	16.48%
BAND	BANDWIDTH INC	$516.31M	-3.40%	-1.30%	-1.62%	-1.80%	1.63	1.42	39.10%	-1.70%	-1.93%
OSPN	ONESPAN INC	$394.53M	29.60%	20.40%	17.43%	71.40%	0.46	1.50	73.80%	30.00%	20.30%
ATEN	A10 NETWORKS INC	$1.48B	20.60%	6.80%	10.57%	9.90%	1.98	3.56	79.30%	14.50%	18.04%
ZS	ZSCALER INC	$25.12B	-3.50%	-1.10%	-0.38%	-0.60%	2.08	1.90	76.50%	-2.30%	-0.55%
PDYN	PALLADYNE AI CORP	$312.34M	-133.20%	-61.20%	-60.52%	-79.50%	0.41	13.56	57.60%	-953.50%	-953.41%
PSFE	PAYSAFE LTD	$382.92M	-24.10%	-3.80%	1.90%	2.40%	6.33	1.24	56.40%	-10.70%	3.78%
RPD	RAPID7 INC	$440.82M	22.00%	1.40%	3.53%	3.40%	10.16	1.28	70.30%	2.70%	4.72%
MSFT	MICROSOFT CORP	$3.01T	33.60%	19.20%	27.87%	39.20%	0.70	1.39	68.60%	39.00%	48.84%
GTLB	GITLAB INC	$4.22B	-5.60%	-3.20%	-5.12%	-7.90%	0.65	2.66	88.00%	-5.20%	-5.68%
STNE	STONECO LTD	$4.09B	20.30%	4.00%	32.95%	37.10%	4.66	1.30	76.20%	16.40%	50.95%
CRWD	CROWDSTRIKE HOLDINGS INC	$102.78B	-8.70%	-3.40%	-3.19%	-29.70%	1.47	1.81	74.10%	-6.90%	-4.45%
KSPI	JOINT STOCK CO KASPIKZ	$13.93B	57.50%	11.30%	N/A	15.30%	3.52	N/A	59.80%	38.30%	46.60%
RPAY	REPAY HOLDINGS CORP	$284.09M	-17.40%	-8.20%	-9.71%	-19.10%	1.15	0.81	75.50%	-39.10%	-34.94%
MQ	MARQETA INC	$1.72B	-1.60%	-1.00%	-1.72%	6.60%	1.00	1.65	70.00%	-2.20%	-2.13%
AMBR	AMBER INTERNATIONAL HOLDING LTD	$24.55M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1.61	1.26	N/A	N/A	N/A
KPLT	KATAPULT HOLDINGS INC	$27.16M	N/A	-31.30%	11.60%	-15.10%	-2.47	0.58	16.90%	-10.00%	-2.39%
RBRK	RUBRIK INC	$10.98B	N/A	-19.20%	-24.77%	-28.00%	-5.86	1.78	79.10%	-31.50%	-28.69%
IIIV	I3 VERTICALS INC	$722.58M	4.30%	2.60%	4.50%	30.10%	0.31	1.61	66.70%	7.30%	10.80%
EEFT	EURONET WORLDWIDE INC	$2.92B	23.70%	4.90%	20.09%	26.50%	3.95	1.11	41.30%	7.30%	12.47%
GDDY	GODADDY INC	$11.82B	384.20%	10.90%	23.24%	35.00%	36.35	0.62	63.60%	17.70%	23.65%
DBX	DROPBOX INC	$6.31B	-35.60%	17.90%	73.18%	24.20%	-2.58	0.63	80.10%	20.20%	27.62%
PANW	PALO ALTO NETWORKS INC	$129.38B	15.50%	5.40%	10.99%	25.40%	1.66	1.05	73.50%	13.00%	18.84%
AFRM	AFFIRM HOLDINGS INC	$16.90B	8.80%	2.50%	N/A	1.70%	2.65	N/A	47.80%	7.60%	7.89%
FTNT	FORTINET INC	$61.26B	123.60%	18.20%	43.18%	73.80%	7.40	1.17	80.50%	27.30%	34.01%
TUYA	TUYA INC	$1.50B	5.70%	5.20%	5.83%	24.70%	0.11	9.63	48.20%	18.00%	18.60%
STEM	STEM INC	$84.32M	-32.40%	25.90%	49.41%	21.50%	-2.54	0.83	20.90%	62.20%	74.60%
CETX	CEMTREX INC	$10.48M	-166.50%	-39.60%	-12.47%	-20.50%	1.07	2.38	40.80%	-25.20%	-6.70%
VRNS	VARONIS SYSTEMS INC	$2.76B	-27.00%	-7.80%	-12.94%	-10.90%	1.99	1.97	78.80%	-20.70%	-23.50%
AKAM	AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES INC	$14.92B	9.60%	4.20%	6.02%	6.40%	1.31	2.36	58.90%	10.70%	15.05%
OWLS	OBOOK HOLDINGS INC	$538.22M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	-3.67	0.70	N/A	N/A	N/A
ORCL	ORACLE CORP	$437.78B	67.60%	8.60%	12.69%	12.50%	5.83	0.91	68.50%	25.30%	34.78%
BLZE	BACKBLAZE INC	$220.99M	-43.50%	-19.30%	-23.33%	-32.30%	1.31	1.10	59.10%	-24.40%	-21.75%
MCRP	MICROPOLIS AI ROBOTICS	$144.44M	-24.10%	25.40%	36.88%	-30.00%	2.17	7.25	-80.10%	11,839.80%	12,311.63%
PICS	PICS NV	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	11.92	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
SAIL	SAILPOINT INC	$7.82B	-17.00%	-8.50%	-4.24%	-97.60%	0.09	1.28	64.10%	-61.90%	-28.96%
ACIW	ACI WORLDWIDE INC	$4.32B	15.40%	7.20%	15.19%	22.70%	1.04	1.54	49.00%	12.90%	20.71%
REKR	REKOR SYSTEMS INC	$112.75M	-126.40%	-54.50%	-63.68%	-79.90%	1.22	1.45	53.90%	-89.80%	-85.05%
OBAI	OUR BOND INC	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	-0.67	0.44	N/A	N/A	N/A
S	SENTINELONE INC	$4.58B	-26.20%	-17.20%	-15.30%	-35.60%	0.57	1.53	74.70%	-43.00%	-28.88%
RXT	RACKSPACE TECHNOLOGY INC	$589.49M	N/A	-8.50%	-7.17%	-3.90%	-3.40	0.71	19.30%	-9.30%	-5.55%
NET	CLOUDFLARE INC	$65.43B	-7.50%	-1.90%	-2.28%	-1.50%	3.14	1.98	74.50%	-4.70%	-3.87%
DAVA	ENDAVA PLC	$280.25M	-0.50%	-0.30%	1.68%	3.40%	0.64	2.39	23.60%	-0.40%	1.84%
CLBT	CELLEBRITE DI LTD	$3.53B	18.40%	9.60%	11.68%	24.90%	0.94	1.56	84.20%	16.50%	13.98%
VERI	VERITONE INC	$268.99M	-367.60%	-21.30%	-15.19%	-16.40%	11.50	1.31	67.80%	-42.60%	-21.01%
SNPS	SYNOPSYS INC	$82.56B	4.60%	2.60%	4.10%	11.70%	0.55	1.36	75.10%	13.80%	22.18%
VRSN	VERISIGN INC	$21.90B	-40.40%	59.10%	-15,909.72%	77.60%	-1.62	0.49	88.20%	49.80%	69.15%
AISP	AIRSHIP AI HOLDINGS INC	$93.49M	-99.70%	231.80%	220.14%	-14,440.30%	-3.72	2.95	50.20%	191.40%	189.53%
BNAI	BRAND ENGAGEMENT NETWORK INC	$209.68M	-611.70%	-133.20%	-561.05%	319.00%	3.74	0.15	100.00%	-30,811.20%	-30,371.20%
ALAR	ALARUM TECHNOLOGIES LTD	$50.48M	4.20%	3.20%	3.21%	9.20%	0.40	2.38	62.80%	3.30%	2.94%
FOUR	SHIFT4 PAYMENTS INC	$3.86B	5.70%	1.10%	4.82%	8.30%	4.69	1.66	34.20%	1.90%	8.54%
BLSH	BULLISH	$5.56B	-27.70%	-22.30%	-19.73%	-19.30%	0.20	29.28	0.10%	-0.30%	-0.31%
NTSK	NETSKOPE INC	$4.16B	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	10.36	2.33	N/A	N/A	N/A

Software Infrastructure Stocks FAQ

What are the best software infrastructure stocks to buy right now in Mar 2026?

According to Zen Ratings, our proprietary rating system that evaluates 115 factors proven to drive growth in stocks and assigns each stock in our system an overall letter grade as well as 7 individual Component Grades for Value, Growth, Momentum, Sentiment, Safety, Financials, and proprietary AI algorithms, the 3 best software infrastructure stocks to buy right now are:

1. Gigacloud Technology (NASDAQ:GCT)

Gigacloud Technology (NASDAQ:GCT) is the #1 top software infrastructure stock out of 151 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Gigacloud Technology (NASDAQ:GCT) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Gigacloud Technology (NASDAQ:GCT) has a Due Diligence Score of 45, which is 12 points higher than the software infrastructure industry average of 33.

GCT passed 14 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Gigacloud Technology has seen its stock return 185.9% over the past year, overperforming other software infrastructure stocks by 202 percentage points.

2. Liveramp Holdings (NYSE:RAMP)

Liveramp Holdings (NYSE:RAMP) is the #2 top software infrastructure stock out of 151 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Liveramp Holdings (NYSE:RAMP) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: D, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Liveramp Holdings (NYSE:RAMP) has a Due Diligence Score of 56, which is 23 points higher than the software infrastructure industry average of 33.

RAMP passed 18 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Liveramp Holdings has seen its stock lose -2.81% over the past year, overperforming other software infrastructure stocks by 13 percentage points.

Liveramp Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $35.60, an upside of 24.21% from Liveramp Holdings's current stock price of $28.66.

Liveramp Holdings stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 5 analysts covering Liveramp Holdings, 40% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 60% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Teradata (NYSE:TDC)

Teradata (NYSE:TDC) is the #3 top software infrastructure stock out of 151 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Teradata (NYSE:TDC) is: Value: A, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: C.

Teradata (NYSE:TDC) has a Due Diligence Score of 44, which is 11 points higher than the software infrastructure industry average of 33.

TDC passed 14 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Teradata has seen its stock return 23.47% over the past year, overperforming other software infrastructure stocks by 39 percentage points.

Teradata has an average 1 year price target of $36.71, an upside of 27.83% from Teradata's current stock price of $28.72.

Teradata stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 7 analysts covering Teradata, 28.57% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 28.57% have issued a Buy, 28.57% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 14.29% have issued a Strong Sell.

What are the software infrastructure stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 10 software infrastructure stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 software infrastructure stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Dlocal (NASDAQ:DLO)

Dlocal (NASDAQ:DLO) has an annual dividend yield of 4.31%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the software infrastructure industry average of 1.72%.

Dlocal's dividend payout ratio of 87.5% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

2. Onespan (NASDAQ:OSPN)

Onespan (NASDAQ:OSPN) has an annual dividend yield of 3.42%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the software infrastructure industry average of 1.72%.

Onespan's dividend payout ratio of 18.8% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. Amdocs (NASDAQ:DOX)

Amdocs (NASDAQ:DOX) has an annual dividend yield of 3.07%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the software infrastructure industry average of 1.72%. Amdocs's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Amdocs's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Amdocs's dividend payout ratio of 40.5% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are software infrastructure stocks up?

Software infrastructure stocks were up 1.47% in the last day, and up 2.76% over the last week. Our Bond was the among the top gainers in the software - infrastructure industry, gaining 15.98% yesterday.

Our Bond shares are trading higher after the company announced the geographic expansion of its deployment with one of the world's largest companies into Mexico.

What are the most undervalued software infrastructure stocks?

Based on the Valuation rating, one of the 7 components of a stocks overall Zen Ratings grade, which evaluates factors including estimated earnings yield, earnings before interest and taxes/enterprise value, cash flow yield, free cash flow to price, and price-to-earnings growth (PEG ratio), the 3 most undervalued software infrastructure stocks right now are:

1. Consensus Cloud Solutions (NASDAQ:CCSI)

Consensus Cloud Solutions (NASDAQ:CCSI) is the most undervalued software infrastructure stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Consensus Cloud Solutions has a valuation score of 86, which is 58 points higher than the software infrastructure industry average of 28. It passed 6 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Consensus Cloud Solutions's stock has gained 29.98% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the software infrastructure industry by 46 percentage points.

2. Rapid7 (NASDAQ:RPD)

Rapid7 (NASDAQ:RPD) is the second most undervalued software infrastructure stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Rapid7 has a valuation score of 71, which is 43 points higher than the software infrastructure industry average of 28. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Rapid7's stock has dropped -76.67% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the software infrastructure industry by -61 percentage points.

3. Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN)

Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN) is the third most undervalued software infrastructure stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Five9 has a valuation score of 57, which is 29 points higher than the software infrastructure industry average of 28. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Five9's stock has dropped -46.36% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the software infrastructure industry by -30 percentage points.

Are software infrastructure stocks a good buy now?

42.06% of software infrastructure stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect software infrastructure stocks to rise by 37.5% over the next year.

4.84% of software infrastructure stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 19.35% of software infrastructure stocks are rated B (Buy), 65.32% are rated C (Hold), 7.26% are rated D (Sell), and 3.23% are rated F (Strong Sell).

What is the average p/e ratio of the software - infrastructure industry?

The average P/E ratio of the software - infrastructure industry is 20.81x.

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