ALAR vs GRSD vs ESTC Stock Comparison

Alarum Technologies, Grandstand and Elastic Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ALAR Alarum Technologies Ltd.
$1.41 -20.8% 1M -90.1% 1Y
Market cap
$9.43M
P/E
0.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$45.33M
Div. yield
–
Data Infrastructure Technology
5 wins
GRSD GRANDSTAND Ltd
$1.17 -25.5% 1M -84.5% 1Y
Market cap
$41.33M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$163.42M
Div. yield
–
Marketing Software Technology
2 wins
ESTC Elastic N.V.
$106.26 +20.7% 1M +20.5% 1Y
Market cap
$11.02B
P/E
29.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.80B
Div. yield
–
Data Infrastructure Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Alarum Technologies leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Alarum Technologies 5, Elastic 4, Grandstand 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionALARGRSDESTCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.43M $41.33M $11.02B ESTC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 0.1x -1.1x 29.3x ALAR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.1x 10.6x 30.3x GRSD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +48.2% +10.7% +16.2% ALAR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 145.1% -23.1% 20.8% ALAR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 1.4% -10.9% 0.0% ALAR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -10.9x -10.8x GRSD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -90.1% -84.5% +20.5% ESTC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -34.1%/yr -38.9%/yr -8.8%/yr ESTC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 113.8% 80.7% 58.2% ESTC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 79/100 36/100 71/100 ALAR

Percentile Scorecard

ALARGRSDESTC

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

AxisALARGRSDESTC
Valuation 100 #1 of 124 70 #31 of 102 70 #38 of 124
Growth 65 #40 of 113 10 #88 of 98 82 #21 of 113
Profitability 79 #24 of 110 36 #61 of 95 66 #38 of 110
Financial Health 73 #35 of 129 26 #81 of 109 53 #61 of 129
Shareholder Returns – – 85 #11 of 67
Overall 79 36 71
  • ALAR ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • GRSD ranked among 115 companies in Business Applications
  • ESTC ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodALARGRSDESTCSPY
1 month -20.8%-25.5%+20.7% -0.8%
3 months -24.6%-40.0%+73.6% +3.5%
6 months -78.8%-69.3%+122.2% +7.0%
Year to date -83.6%-78.6%+40.9% +12.2%
1 year -90.1%-84.5%+20.5% +13.0%
3 years -54.5%-90.8%+40.7% +86.3%
3 years, per year -23.1%-54.8%+12.1% +23.1%
5 years -87.5%-91.4%-37.0% +68.6%
5 years, per year -34.1%-38.9%-8.8% +11.0%

Risk

MeasureALARGRSDESTCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 113.8%80.7%58.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 131.2%96.6%59.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.651.691.14 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.79-1.050.35 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -97.4%-93.0%-76.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -91.3%-84.8%0.0% -1.8%
52-week high $16.25$7.68$106.26 $779.14
52-week low $1.18$1.17$43.30 $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.

MultipleALARGRSDESTC
P/E now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 38.1x -1.1xmedian 28.8x 29.6xmedian 38.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 4.3x 0.3xmedian 2.8x 6.2xmedian 4.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 35.4x -14.8xmedian 17.7x 124.2xmedian 35.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 27.1x 10.9xmedian 15.8x 32.0xmedian 27.1x
P/B now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 3.4x 0.4xmedian 3.2x 8.6xmedian 3.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.00median 1.27 0.01median 0.85 0.55median 1.27

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 monthsALARGRSDESTC
Revenue $45.33M $163.42M $1.80B
Gross profit $26.25M $141.10M $1.36B
Operating income $683.00K -$24.88M -$47.61M
Net income $1.15M -$34.80M $375.64M
Free cash flow – $3.77M $349.04M
R&D $8.46M – $455.30M
EPS (diluted) $50.66 $-1.06 $3.59
Cash & equivalents $14.06M $8.81M $879.87M
Total debt $3.23M $122.33M $571.20M
Shares (diluted) 1.30M 35.48M 104.64M
Enterprise value -$46.17M $942.25K $5.55B

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
MetricALARGRSDESTC
P/E 0.1x -1.1x 29.6x
P/FCF – 10.9x 32.0x
P/Operating cash flow – 11.2x 31.5x
P/S 0.2x 0.3x 6.2x
P/B 0.3x 0.4x 8.6x
P/Tangible book 0.3x 0.4x 8.7x
EV/EBITDA – -14.8x 124.2x
EV/EBIT -5.2x -6.2x -215.9x
EV/Revenue -0.1x 0.9x 5.7x
EV/FCF – 41.0x 29.5x
EV/Operating cash flow – 42.2x 29.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.00 0.01 0.55

Growth

14 metrics
MetricALARGRSDESTC
Revenue growth (1Y) 48.2% 10.7% 16.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 30.6% 20.4% 17.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 18.5% 1.6% 16.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 30.5% 15.9% 18.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -84.7% -264.5% -56.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 27.5% -69.2% 37.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -75.8% -304.4% 549.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -44.3% -91.4% 55.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 22.6% -265.6% 555.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 109.7% -105.4% 53.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -89.4% 11.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -46.2% 62.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -89.4% 11.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -49.5% 63.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricALARGRSDESTC
Gross margin 57.9% 86.3% 75.5%
EBITDA margin – -6.4% 4.6%
Operating margin 1.5% -15.2% -2.6%
Pretax margin 3.8% -21.6% -1.1%
Net margin 145.1% -23.1% 20.8%
FCF margin – 2.3% 19.4%
Operating cash flow margin – 2.2% 19.6%
Return on equity 3.5% -32.9% 29.2%
Return on assets 2.5% -12.1% 12.2%
Return on invested capital 1.4% -10.9% 0.0%
Return on capital employed 1.9% -10.8% -2.3%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.6x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – -0.1x 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue – 4.1% 16.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricALARGRSDESTC
Debt / assets 1.8% 43.0% 19.0%
Debt / equity 0.0x 1.2x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – -10.9x -10.8x
Debt / FCF – 32.5x 1.6x
Liabilities / assets 25.6% 63.2% 56.8%
Equity / assets 74.4% 36.8% 43.2%
Interest coverage – -5.5x -1.9x
Current ratio 2.6x 0.6x 1.8x
Quick ratio 2.6x 0.6x 1.6x
Cash ratio 1.5x 0.2x 1.4x
Altman Z-score -0.99 0.51 4.47

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricALARGRSDESTC
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – – 3.1%
Shareholder yield – – 3.1%
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.

ConsensusALARGRSDESTC
Forward P/E 20.1xFY2026 10.6xFY2026 30.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.07FY2026 $0.11FY2026 $3.51FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +600.0%FY2026 – +36.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +100.0% +336.4% +19.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $47.86MFY2026 $173.87MFY2026 $1.88BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +17.4%FY2026 +5.1%FY2026 +8.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +41.0% +5.3% +18.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersALARGRSDESTC
Held by institutions 4.2% – 86.4%
Institutions holding 25 – 371
Change in shares held, QoQ +182.7% – +1.7%
Institutions buying 16 – 199
Institutions selling 4 – 129
Buyers to sellers 4.00 – 1.54

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.

ALARGRSDESTC
ALAR 1.00 0.03 0.13
GRSD 0.03 1.00 0.09
ESTC 0.13 0.09 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ALAR, GRSD and ESTC?

Elastic (ESTC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Alarum Technologies (ALAR) $9.43M, Grandstand (GRSD) $41.33M, Elastic (ESTC) $11.02B.

Which stock is cheaper, ALAR, GRSD and ESTC?

Alarum Technologies (ALAR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Alarum Technologies (ALAR) 0.1x, Grandstand (GRSD) -1.1x, Elastic (ESTC) 29.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Grandstand (GRSD) is cheapest (Alarum Technologies (ALAR) 20.1x, Grandstand (GRSD) 10.6x, Elastic (ESTC) 30.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Alarum Technologies (ALAR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Alarum Technologies (ALAR) +48.2%, Grandstand (GRSD) +10.7%, Elastic (ESTC) +16.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Alarum Technologies (ALAR) has the highest net margin (Alarum Technologies (ALAR) 145.1%, Grandstand (GRSD) -23.1%, Elastic (ESTC) 20.8%). On return on invested capital, Alarum Technologies (ALAR) leads (Alarum Technologies (ALAR) 1.4%, Grandstand (GRSD) -10.9%, Elastic (ESTC) 0.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Elastic (ESTC) returned the most: Alarum Technologies (ALAR) -90.1%, Grandstand (GRSD) -84.5%, Elastic (ESTC) +20.5%. Over five years, Elastic (ESTC) compounded fastest (Alarum Technologies (ALAR) -34.1%/yr, Grandstand (GRSD) -38.9%/yr, Elastic (ESTC) -8.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Elastic (ESTC) has been the steadiest (Alarum Technologies (ALAR) 113.8%, Grandstand (GRSD) 80.7%, Elastic (ESTC) 58.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ALAR, GRSD and ESTC?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Alarum Technologies (ALAR) leads on 5. 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.