AENT vs ECXJ vs GRWG Stock Comparison

Alliance Entertainment Holding, Cxj and GrowGeneration Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ECXJ CXJ GROUP CO., Ltd
$1.29 0.0% 1M -31.7% 1Y
Market cap
$131.93M
P/E
2,034x
Revenue (TTM)
$663.21K
Div. yield
–
Consumer Goods Distributors Consumer Discretionary
3 wins
GRWG GrowGeneration Corp.
$1.52 -2.6% 1M +4.8% 1Y
Market cap
$90.53M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$166.68M
Div. yield
–
Specialty Retail Consumer Discretionary
2 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Alliance Entertainment Holding leads on 3 of the 12 questions below (Alliance Entertainment Holding 3, Cxj 3, GrowGeneration 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAENTECXJGRWGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $479.24M $131.93M $90.53M AENT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.1x 2,034x -5.4x AENT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.6x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.0% +52.4% +1.6% ECXJ
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.1% 9.8% -10.1% ECXJ
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.1% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.1x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -31.7% -31.7% +4.8% GRWG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -14.9%/yr +16.2%/yr -41.5%/yr ECXJ
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 66.2% 372.6% 69.8% AENT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 32/100 35/100 38/100 GRWG

Percentile Scorecard

AENTECXJGRWG

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisAENTECXJGRWG
Valuation 29 #76 of 107 5 #102 of 107 16 #90 of 107
Growth 18 #85 of 103 69 #33 of 103 37 #65 of 103
Profitability 41 #61 of 102 55 #46 of 102 11 #91 of 102
Financial Health 41 #67 of 113 12 #100 of 113 87 #16 of 113
Shareholder Returns – – –
Overall 32 35 38
  • AENT ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • ECXJ ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • GRWG ranked among 115 companies in Retail

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodAENTECXJGRWGSPY
1 month -6.4%0.0%-2.6% -1.0%
3 months -21.2%-4.4%+2.7% -0.4%
6 months -40.7%+61.3%+10.9% +4.5%
Year to date -45.7%-32.1%+1.3% +12.4%
1 year -31.7%-31.7%+4.8% +13.6%
3 years +275.2%+87.0%-33.0% +76.4%
3 years, per year +55.4%+23.2%-12.5% +20.8%
5 years -55.3%+111.5%-93.2% +63.7%
5 years, per year -14.9%+16.2%-41.5% +10.4%
10 years —+7.5%— +267.7%
10 years, per year —+0.7%— +13.9%

Risk

MeasureAENTECXJGRWGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 66.2%372.6%69.8% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 69.5%1,481.3%51.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.93-2.740.76 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.48-0.090.07 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -93.0%-99.3%-96.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -47.9%-32.1%-30.9% -1.6%
52-week high $8.43$1.90$2.20 $779.14
52-week low $4.39$0.07$1.04 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleAENTECXJGRWG
P/E now vs peer median 17.1xmedian 18.4x 2,034xmedian 18.4x -5.4xmedian 18.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 0.5x 198.9xmedian 0.5x 0.5xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.9xmedian 9.6x -538.4xmedian 9.6x -5.0xmedian 9.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median -170.9xmedian 16.4x -4,167xmedian 16.4x -12.3xmedian 16.4x
P/B now vs peer median 4.1xmedian 1.8x -82.2xmedian 1.8x 1.0xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.83 75.81median 0.83 -0.27median 0.83

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsAENTECXJGRWG
Revenue $1.15B $663.21K $166.68M
Gross profit $152.33M $409.81K $44.03M
Operating income $27.22M $43.82K -$18.04M
Net income $13.06M $64.85K -$16.79M
Free cash flow -$2.80M -$31.66K -$7.34M
EPS (diluted) $0.26 $0.00 $-0.28
Cash & equivalents $814.00K $55.78K $23.46M
Total debt $73.72M – –
Shares (diluted) 51.05M 102.27M 59.81M
Enterprise value $472.59M $131.60M -$85.98M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricAENTECXJGRWG
P/E 17.1x 2,034x -5.4x
P/FCF -170.9x -4,167x -12.3x
P/Operating cash flow -281.9x -4,167x -13.3x
P/S 0.4x 198.9x 0.5x
P/B 4.1x -82.2x 1.0x
P/Tangible book 4.9x -82.2x 1.0x
EV/EBITDA 15.9x -538.4x -5.0x
EV/EBIT 20.3x 3,009x -2.7x
EV/Revenue 0.5x 198.8x 0.3x
EV/FCF -196.9x -4,165x -6.7x
EV/Operating cash flow -324.8x -4,165x -7.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 75.81 -0.27

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAENTECXJGRWG
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.0% 52.4% 1.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -26.2% -12.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 14.7% 16.2% 15.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -24.7% -10.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) -9.7% 101.9% 64.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 26.6% 21.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -13.4% 102.8% 65.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 26.8% 21.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -13.5% 102.8% 65.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 26.8% 20.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -106.3% 93.1% -51.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -27.1% -33.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -110.5% 93.1% -37.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -27.1% -42.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAENTECXJGRWG
Gross margin 13.3% 61.8% 26.4%
EBITDA margin 3.0% -36.9% -5.9%
Operating margin 2.4% 6.6% -10.8%
Pretax margin 1.6% 11.1% -10.0%
Net margin 1.1% 9.8% -10.1%
FCF margin -0.2% -4.8% -4.4%
Operating cash flow margin -0.1% -4.8% -4.1%
Return on equity 11.0% – -18.4%
Return on assets 3.3% 22.4% -12.2%
Return on invested capital 10.1% – –
Return on capital employed 13.2% – -16.0%
Asset turnover 2.9x 2.0x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.1x -0.5x 0.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.0% – 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAENTECXJGRWG
Debt / assets 18.5% – –
Debt / equity 0.6x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.1x – –
Debt / FCF -26.3x – –
Liabilities / assets 70.7% 582.9% 34.1%
Equity / assets 29.3% -482.9% 65.9%
Interest coverage 3.6x – –
Current ratio 1.3x 0.2x 3.9x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.1x 2.2x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.0x 1.6x
Altman Z-score 4.57 5.32 -0.34

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAENTECXJGRWG
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield – – –
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusAENTECXJGRWG
Forward P/E 8.6xFY2027 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.51FY2027 – $-0.15FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +96.2%FY2027 – –
EPS growth, the year after +21.6% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.10BFY2027 – $173.72MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -4.6%FY2027 – +7.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.5% – +7.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAENTECXJGRWG
Held by institutions 0.8% – 28.3%
Institutions holding 19 – 93
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.6% – -1.2%
Institutions buying 10 – 36
Institutions selling 4 – 19
Buyers to sellers 2.50 – 1.89

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

AENTECXJGRWG
AENT 1.00 -0.01 -0.02
ECXJ -0.01 1.00 0.09
GRWG -0.02 0.09 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AENT, ECXJ and GRWG?

Alliance Entertainment Holding (AENT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Alliance Entertainment Holding (AENT) $479.24M, Cxj (ECXJ) $131.93M, GrowGeneration (GRWG) $90.53M.

Which stock is cheaper, AENT, ECXJ and GRWG?

Alliance Entertainment Holding (AENT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Alliance Entertainment Holding (AENT) 17.1x, Cxj (ECXJ) 2,034x, GrowGeneration (GRWG) -5.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Cxj (ECXJ) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Alliance Entertainment Holding (AENT) +8.0%, Cxj (ECXJ) +52.4%, GrowGeneration (GRWG) +1.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cxj (ECXJ) has the highest net margin (Alliance Entertainment Holding (AENT) 1.1%, Cxj (ECXJ) 9.8%, GrowGeneration (GRWG) -10.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year GrowGeneration (GRWG) returned the most: Alliance Entertainment Holding (AENT) -31.7%, Cxj (ECXJ) -31.7%, GrowGeneration (GRWG) +4.8%. Over five years, Cxj (ECXJ) compounded fastest (Alliance Entertainment Holding (AENT) -14.9%/yr, Cxj (ECXJ) +16.2%/yr, GrowGeneration (GRWG) -41.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Alliance Entertainment Holding (AENT) has been the steadiest (Alliance Entertainment Holding (AENT) 66.2%, Cxj (ECXJ) 372.6%, GrowGeneration (GRWG) 69.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AENT, ECXJ and GRWG?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Alliance Entertainment Holding (AENT) leads on 3. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.