Roper Technologies Explained

Roper Technologies should not be confused with Roper (company).

Roper Technologies, Inc.
Former Name:Roper Industries, Inc.
Type:Public
Industry:Conglomerate
Founder:George D. Roper
Hq Location:Sarasota, Florida, U.S.
Products:Industrial technology, radio frequency (RF) technology, scientific and industrial imaging, energy systems and controls, and instrumentation
Revenue: (2024)
Operating Income: (2024)
Net Income: (2024)
Assets: (2024)
Equity: (2024)
Num Employees:18,200 (2024)
Subsid:DAT Solutions
Footnotes:[1]

Roper Technologies, Inc. is a holding company that owns companies in the technology sector.

The company operates three divisions: Application Software (55% of 2024 revenues), which includes Aderant, Clinisys, Data Innovations, Deltek, Frontline, IntelliTrans, PowerPlan, Procare, Strata, Transact/CBORD, and Vertafore; Network Software (21% of 2024 revenues), which includes ConstructConnect, DAT Solutions, The Foundry Visionmongers, iPipeline, iTradeNetwork, Loadlink, MHA, SHP, and SoftWriters; and Technology Enabled Products (24% of 2024 revenues), which includes CIVCO Medical Solutions, FMI, Inovonics, IPA, Neptune, Northern Digital, rf IDEAS, and Verathon.[1]

History

George D. Roper founded the company in 1890 as a manufacturer of home appliances, pumps, and other industrial products. He had part ownership of the Van Wie Gas Stove Company of Cleveland. The Van Wie plant moved to Rockford, Illinois and passed into the hands trustees in the early 1890s. George D. Roper became the sole owner of the Van Wie Gas Stove company after the company's debts had been paid off on September 1, 1894. Ten days later, a fire destroyed the facility. The factory was rebuilt and renamed as the Eclipse Gas Stove Company, and later expanded in 1906 to include the Trahern Pump Company, founded in 1857.[2]

In 1957, Roper sold his stove business to Florence Stove Co. of Kankakee, Illinois. The stoves continued to operate under the name George D. Roper, despite the original company changing its name to Roper Pump Company.[2]

In 1966, Roper acquired David Bradley Manufacturing Works from Sears Canada.[3]

In 1981, Dexter Corporation acquired the company.[4]

In 1982, Roper moved his appliance production factory (originally Florence Stove Company) from Kankakee, Illinois to a plant in LaFayette, Georgia. The Kankakee factory was razed in 2016.[5]

In 1988, Electrolux purchased Roper's lawn and garden products division.[6]

In 1989, Whirlpool Corporation acquired the Roper brand.[7]

In 1992, the company once again became a public company via an initial public offering.[8]

Between 2001 and 2018, Brian Jellison, a former executive of General Electric and Ingersoll-Rand, served as CEO.[9]

In April 2015, Roper Industries Inc. changed its corporate name to Roper Technologies, Inc.[10]

Acquisitions

YearCompanyPriceDescription of AssetsRef(s).
1Sunquest Information Systems$1.42 billionDiagnostic and laboratory software [11]
2ConstructConnect$632 millionSoftware for the commercial construction industry[12]
3Deltek$2.8 billionEnterprise software for project-based businesses[13]
4Vertafore$5.35 billionSoftware for the property and casualty insurance industry[14]
5Frontline Education$3.725 billionAdministration software for educators in K-12[15]
6Syntellis Performance Solutions$1.25 billionBusiness performance management software, data, and intelligence[16]
7Transact Campus$1.5 billionTechnology services for improving campus life[17]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Roper Technologies, Inc. 2024 Annual Report (Form 10-K) . . February 24, 2025.
  2. Web site: Roper Pumps.
  3. Web site: David Bradley Tractors . Gas Engine Magazine . November 1, 2001.
  4. News: Stocks Down Slightly on Rate Worries . Alexander R. . Hammer . . December 22, 1981 . limited.
  5. News: Kankakee factory razed . . . March 4, 2016.
  6. News: COMPANY NEWS; U.S. Expansion For Electrolux . . . November 12, 1988 . limited.
  7. News: Rival Pulls Out; GE Unopposed in Bid for Roper . . . April 2, 1988 . limited.
  8. Web site: Roper Industries, Inc. . Encyclopedia.com.
  9. News: Longtime Roper CEO Brian Jellison dies at 73 . . November 5, 2018.
  10. Roper Industries Announces Name Change to Roper Technologies . . April 24, 2015.
  11. News: Roper Industries to Buy Sunquest Information Systems for $1.4 Billion . Evelyn M. . Rusli . . July 30, 2012.
  12. Roper Technologies to Acquire ConstructConnect, Leading Provider of SaaS Solutions for the Commercial Construction Industry . . October 31, 2016.
  13. News: Herndon-based Deltek to be acquired for $2.8B . Bach . James . . December 6, 2016 . subscription.
  14. News: Roper Technologies to buy Vertafore for $5.35 billion . Noor Zainab . Hussain . Akanksha . Rana . Anil . D'Silva . . August 13, 2020.
  15. Thoma Bravo Completes Sale of Frontline Education to Roper Technologies . . October 4, 2022.
  16. Thoma Bravo and Madison Dearborn Partners Sell Syntellis Performance Solutions to Roper Technologies . . August 8, 2023.
  17. News: Roper to buy Transact Campus for $1.5 bln to grow education business . Zaheer . Kachwala . . August 15, 2024.