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ROP · Analysis updated Nov 10, 2026, 6:00 PM ET
Why is Roper Technologies, Inc. Common Stock (ROP) stock moving?
Roper's main company-specific news is a 10% quarterly dividend increase to $1.00 (about $4.00 a year, roughly 0.8% at the Nov 10 close), announced Nov 4 as its 34th straight annual raise. The stock peaked in early November, closing at $492.22 on Nov 4 and reaching an intraday high of $507.24 on Nov 5 on 2.22M shares, the heaviest volume in the window. Since then it has slipped to $474.47 on Nov 10 on 598K shares, the lowest volume of the window, yet still about 9% above the $436.23 close on Oct 22, when Q3 results were released (the 8-K furnishes the press release, but its figures are not in the provided text). Two insider sales were filed in early November: CAO Brandon Cross sold 2,000 shares for about $978,600, and EVP and Chief Legal Officer John Stipancich sold 4,200 shares worth over $1.9M. The filings do not say whether these were pre-arranged. A Benzinga piece reports 12.21% average annual return over 20 years, 3.28% above the market annualized, and PowerPlan showcased AI products at its ELEVATE conference. Most other items in the feed concern Roche and were excluded as unrelated to Roper. Overall the trend is up with a recent pullback; the dividend growth record and product push support the medium and long view, while insider selling and the absence of a scheduled near-term catalyst limit conviction over the next week.
News behind the analysis
- Roper Technologies Increases Quarterly Dividend by 10%Roper declared a quarterly cash dividend of $1.00 per share, up 10% from $0.91 and its 34th consecutive annual dividend increase.
- Roper Technologies Increases Quarterly Dividend From $0.91 To $1.00 Per ShareBenzinga reports the quarterly dividend increase from $0.91 to $1.00 per share.
- Here's How Much You Would Have Made Owning Roper Technologies Stock In The Last 20 YearsRoper has outperformed the market over 20 years by 3.28% annualized, with an average annual return of 12.21%.
- Roper Technologies VP and Chief Accounting Officer Reports Insider Share SaleVP and Chief Accounting Officer Brandon L. Cross sold 2,000 shares for approximately $978,600.
- Roper Technologies Executive John K. Stipancich Sells SharesEVP, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary John K. Stipancich sold 4,200 shares, reported at over $1.9M.
- PowerPlan Hosts ELEVATE 2026 Customer ConferenceRoper subsidiary PowerPlan held its ELEVATE 2026 customer conference in Nashville, highlighting new AI-powered solutions for asset-intensive industries.
About Roper Technologies, Inc. Common Stock
Roper Technologies is a Sarasota, Florida-based holding company that owns a portfolio of niche software businesses and some technology-enabled products, selling to markets like healthcare, government, legal, education, insurance, freight and food distribution. It has moved over time from industrial manufacturing to mostly software. What sets it apart is its decentralized model: it buys market-leading niche businesses, lets them run themselves, and puts the cash they generate into more acquisitions and share buybacks.
How it makes money
Most revenue (very roughly three-quarters) comes from software, much of it recurring subscriptions, SaaS and maintenance fees from businesses such as Deltek, Aderant, Vertafore, PowerPlan, DAT and CentralReach. The rest comes from technology-enabled products like Neptune water meters, Verathon medical devices and industrial instruments. Revenue was about $7.9 billion in 2025 (up about 12%, roughly 5% of that organic). The company reports high margins and strong free cash flow, about $2.5 billion in 2025. In 2026 it raised its full-year guidance after each of its first three quarterly reports.
What usually moves ROP
- Acquisitions and how they are financed
- Organic growth in recurring software revenue
- Free cash flow and pace of share buybacks
- Interest rates and debt levels
- Views on AI disruption risk or opportunity for vertical software