ALDS vs GCT vs PTRN Stock Comparison

APPlife Digital Solutions, GigaCloud Technology and Pattern Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GCT GigaCloud Technology Inc
$59.60 +10.4% 1M +108.7% 1Y
Market cap
$2.21B
P/E
14.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.47B
Div. yield
–
Online Retail Consumer Discretionary
5 wins
PTRN Pattern Group Inc.
$16.27 -4.4% 1M -5.7% 1Y
Market cap
$2.93B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.01B
Div. yield
–
Online Retail Consumer Discretionary
1 win

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

GigaCloud Technology leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (GigaCloud Technology 5, Pattern 1, APPlife Digital Solutions 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionALDSGCTPTRNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $615.33K $2.21B $2.93B PTRN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -0.1x 14.1x -21.3x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 13.8x 27.6x GCT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +647.6% +22.9% +43.9% ALDS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -203.4% 10.6% -4.6% GCT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -97.2% +108.7% -5.7% GCT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -66.7%/yr — — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 373.8% 67.2% 67.5% GCT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 12/100 58/100 44/100 GCT

Percentile Scorecard

ALDSGCTPTRN

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

AxisALDSGCTPTRN
Valuation 0 #104 of 104 17 #87 of 104 30 #73 of 104
Growth 43 #57 of 99 62 #38 of 99 45 #55 of 99
Profitability 6 #92 of 98 73 #27 of 98 42 #57 of 98
Financial Health 0 #112 of 112 90 #12 of 112 96 #5 of 112
Shareholder Returns – 47 #39 of 72 6 #68 of 72
Overall 12 58 44
  • ALDS ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • GCT ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • PTRN ranked among 115 companies in Retail

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodALDSGCTPTRNSPY
1 month -95.0%+10.4%-4.4% -0.2%
3 months -37.5%+48.0%-29.7% +3.9%
6 months -95.2%+38.7%+20.1% +8.2%
Year to date -97.5%+51.7%+41.0% +12.9%
1 year -97.2%+108.7%-5.7% +12.3%
3 years -98.7%+625.1%— +87.4%
3 years, per year -76.7%+93.6%— +23.3%
5 years -99.6%—— +67.9%
5 years, per year -66.7%—— +10.9%

Risk

MeasureALDSGCTPTRNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 373.8%67.2%67.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 670.7%55.6%66.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.731.871.42 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.261.62-0.08 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -99.7%-91.1%-47.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -97.8%-1.3%-44.7% -1.2%
52-week high $2.25$60.39$29.40 $779.14
52-week low $0.05$25.46$9.59 $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.

MultipleALDSGCTPTRN
P/E now vs peer median -0.5xmedian 16.7x 13.9xmedian 16.7x -20.9xmedian 16.7x
P/S now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 0.5x 2.9xmedian 0.5x 0.8xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 9.0x 21.8xmedian 9.0x 35.9xmedian 9.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -3.4xmedian 16.5x 27.2xmedian 16.5x 23.8xmedian 16.5x
P/B now vs peer median -0.5xmedian 1.7x 8.0xmedian 1.7x 3.9xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.72 —median 0.72 —median 0.72

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 monthsALDSGCTPTRN
Revenue $2.30M $1.47B $3.01B
Gross profit $500.29K $351.40M $1.32B
Operating income -$4.38M $170.80M $40.98M
Net income -$4.67M $156.13M $26.38M
Free cash flow -$752.99K $157.64M $106.13M
R&D – $10.20M $58.34M
EPS (diluted) – $4.27 $-0.76
Cash & equivalents $21.73K $334.50M $345.83M
Total debt $2.75M – –
Shares (diluted) – 36.55M 181.19M
Enterprise value $392.72K $683.13M $1.64B

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
MetricALDSGCTPTRN
P/E -0.5x 13.9x -20.9x
P/FCF -3.4x 27.2x 23.8x
P/Operating cash flow -3.4x 25.3x 18.6x
P/S 1.1x 2.9x 0.8x
P/B -0.5x 8.0x 3.9x
P/Tangible book -0.5x 8.1x 4.0x
EV/EBITDA – 21.8x 35.9x
EV/EBIT -1.0x 22.9x 53.3x
EV/Revenue 1.8x 2.7x 0.7x
EV/FCF -5.6x 24.8x 20.6x
EV/Operating cash flow -5.6x 23.1x 16.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricALDSGCTPTRN
Revenue growth (1Y) 647.6% 22.9% 43.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 265.9% – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1,274% 24.2% 46.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 619.9% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -5,083% 28.9% -59.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -11.8% – –
Net income growth (1Y) -111.1% 17.1% -66.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -10.2% – –
EPS growth (1Y) – 22.1% -232.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -370.7% -1.4% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -3.6% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -370.7% -2.9% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -3.6% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricALDSGCTPTRN
Gross margin 21.8% 24.0% 43.9%
EBITDA margin – 12.2% 2.0%
Operating margin -190.6% 11.6% 1.4%
Pretax margin -203.4% 12.5% 0.5%
Net margin -203.4% 10.6% -4.6%
FCF margin -32.8% 10.7% 3.5%
Operating cash flow margin -32.8% 11.5% 4.5%
Return on equity – 29.9% 4.2%
Return on assets -323.6% 12.5% 2.6%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed – 18.9% 6.4%
Asset turnover 1.6x 1.2x 3.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.2x 1.1x 5.2x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.8% 3.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricALDSGCTPTRN
Debt / assets 2,407% – –
Debt / equity -0.3x – –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF -2.2x – –
Liabilities / assets 7,630% 58.1% 39.8%
Equity / assets -7,530% 41.9% 60.2%
Interest coverage – 460.4x –
Current ratio 0.0x 2.1x 2.4x
Quick ratio 0.0x 1.3x 1.5x
Cash ratio 0.0x 1.1x 0.9x
Altman Z-score -409.02 5.91 7.17

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricALDSGCTPTRN
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – 2.1% -5.2%
Shareholder yield – 2.1% -5.2%
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.

ConsensusALDSGCTPTRN
Forward P/E – 13.8xFY2026 27.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $4.32FY2026 $0.59FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +20.3%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +25.2% +35.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $1.61BFY2026 $3.22BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +24.8%FY2026 +29.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +2.1% +38.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersALDSGCTPTRN
Held by institutions – 65.4% 36.3%
Institutions holding – 220 145
Change in shares held, QoQ – +14.0% +26.5%
Institutions buying – 136 120
Institutions selling – 62 20
Buyers to sellers – 2.19 6.00

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.

ALDSGCTPTRN
ALDS 1.00 -0.01 -0.03
GCT -0.01 1.00 0.18
PTRN -0.03 0.18 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ALDS, GCT and PTRN?

Pattern (PTRN) is the largest by market capitalisation: APPlife Digital Solutions (ALDS) $615.33K, GigaCloud Technology (GCT) $2.21B, Pattern (PTRN) $2.93B.

Which company is growing faster?

APPlife Digital Solutions (ALDS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: APPlife Digital Solutions (ALDS) +647.6%, GigaCloud Technology (GCT) +22.9%, Pattern (PTRN) +43.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

GigaCloud Technology (GCT) has the highest net margin (APPlife Digital Solutions (ALDS) -203.4%, GigaCloud Technology (GCT) 10.6%, Pattern (PTRN) -4.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year GigaCloud Technology (GCT) returned the most: APPlife Digital Solutions (ALDS) -97.2%, GigaCloud Technology (GCT) +108.7%, Pattern (PTRN) -5.7%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, GigaCloud Technology (GCT) has been the steadiest (APPlife Digital Solutions (ALDS) 373.8%, GigaCloud Technology (GCT) 67.2%, Pattern (PTRN) 67.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ALDS, GCT and PTRN?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, GigaCloud Technology (GCT) 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.