AMZN vs GCT vs HOUR Stock Comparison

Amazon Com, GigaCloud Technology and Hour Loop Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AMZN Amazon Com Inc
$254.60 +3.4% 1M +11.1% 1Y
Market cap
$2.64T
P/E
20.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$730.00B
Div. yield
–
Online Retail Consumer Discretionary
4 wins
GCT GigaCloud Technology Inc
$60.63 +15.2% 1M +108.9% 1Y
Market cap
$2.21B
P/E
14.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.47B
Div. yield
–
Online Retail Consumer Discretionary
4 wins
HOUR Hour Loop, Inc
$1.56 -18.3% 1M -26.4% 1Y
Market cap
$54.19M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Online Retail Consumer Discretionary

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Amazon Com leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Amazon Com 4, GigaCloud Technology 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAMZNGCTHOURLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.64T $2.21B $54.19M AMZN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.0x 14.1x — GCT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.8x 14.0x — GCT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +15.8% +22.9% — GCT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 18.1% 10.6% — AMZN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.0% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.0x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +11.1% +108.9% -26.4% GCT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +8.6%/yr — — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.2% 67.2% 63.2% AMZN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 59/100 — AMZN

Percentile Scorecard

AMZNGCTHOUR

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

AxisAMZNGCTHOUR
Valuation 18 #85 of 104 15 #89 of 104 –
Growth 93 #8 of 98 62 #38 of 98 –
Profitability 68 #31 of 96 77 #23 of 96 –
Financial Health 76 #27 of 110 90 #12 of 110 –
Shareholder Returns – 50 #36 of 71 –
Overall 64 59 –
  • AMZN ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • GCT ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • HOUR ranked among 115 companies in Retail

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAMZNGCTHOURSPY
1 month +3.4%+15.2%-18.3% +0.9%
3 months +12.3%+45.8%-11.9% +5.9%
6 months -3.2%+39.7%-19.6% +8.5%
Year to date +10.3%+54.4%-13.3% +13.3%
1 year +11.1%+108.9%-26.4% +12.4%
3 years +99.3%+637.6%+10.6% +88.1%
3 years, per year +25.9%+94.7%+3.4% +23.5%
5 years +51.0%—— +68.2%
5 years, per year +8.6%—— +11.0%
10 years +555.9%—— +263.4%
10 years, per year +20.7%—— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureAMZNGCTHOURSPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.2%67.2%63.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.1%55.6%58.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.461.870.89 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.321.62-0.42 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.7%-91.1%-89.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.4%0.0%-41.4% -0.9%
52-week high $284.02$60.63$2.66 $779.14
52-week low $198.79$25.46$1.54 $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.

MultipleAMZNGCTHOUR
P/E now vs peer median 20.7xmedian 16.7x 14.2xmedian 16.7x —median 16.7x
P/S now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 0.4x 3.0xmedian 0.4x —median 0.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.3xmedian 9.2x 22.2xmedian 9.2x —median 9.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -104.7xmedian 16.0x 27.7xmedian 16.0x —median 16.0x
P/B now vs peer median 5.0xmedian 1.6x 8.2xmedian 1.6x —median 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.16median 0.73 —median 0.73 —median 0.73

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 monthsAMZNGCTHOUR
Revenue $730.00B $1.47B –
Gross profit $377.28B $351.40M –
Operating income $87.91B $170.80M –
Net income $132.25B $156.13M –
Free cash flow -$26.23B $157.64M –
R&D – $10.20M –
EPS (diluted) $12.13 $4.27 –
Cash & equivalents $78.21B $334.50M –
Total debt $128.89B – –
Shares (diluted) 10.90B 36.55M 35.19M
Enterprise value $2.16T $684.05M $54.19M

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
MetricAMZNGCTHOUR
P/E 20.7x 14.2x –
P/FCF -104.7x 27.7x –
P/Operating cash flow 19.7x 25.8x –
P/S 3.8x 3.0x –
P/B 5.0x 8.2x –
P/Tangible book 5.0x 8.2x –
EV/EBITDA 17.3x 22.2x –
EV/EBIT 31.3x 23.3x –
EV/Revenue 3.8x 2.7x –
EV/FCF -104.9x 25.3x –
EV/Operating cash flow 19.7x 23.5x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.16 – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMZNGCTHOUR
Revenue growth (1Y) 15.8% 22.9% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.7% – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 18.8% 24.2% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 16.9% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 26.2% 28.9% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 68.7% – –
Net income growth (1Y) 106.3% 17.1% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 130.7% – –
EPS growth (1Y) 104.5% 22.1% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 127.5% – –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 38.4% -1.4% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 49.6% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -885.3% -2.9% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -17.6% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMZNGCTHOUR
Gross margin 51.7% 24.0% –
EBITDA margin 21.8% 12.2% –
Operating margin 12.0% 11.6% –
Pretax margin 23.2% 12.5% –
Net margin 18.1% 10.6% –
FCF margin -3.6% 10.7% –
Operating cash flow margin 19.1% 11.5% –
Return on equity 26.6% 29.9% –
Return on assets 13.2% 12.5% –
Return on invested capital 11.0% – –
Return on capital employed 11.5% 18.9% –
Asset turnover 0.7x 1.2x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 1.1x –
Stock comp / revenue 2.9% 0.8% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMZNGCTHOUR
Debt / assets 11.8% – –
Debt / equity 0.2x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.0x – –
Debt / FCF -4.9x – –
Liabilities / assets 49.7% 58.1% –
Equity / assets 50.3% 41.9% –
Interest coverage 27.7x 460.4x –
Current ratio 1.0x 2.1x –
Quick ratio 0.9x 1.3x –
Cash ratio 0.5x 1.1x –
Altman Z-score 4.41 5.97 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMZNGCTHOUR
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – 2.0% –
Shareholder yield – 2.0% –
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.

ConsensusAMZNGCTHOUR
Forward P/E 20.8xFY2026 14.0xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $12.23FY2026 $4.32FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +70.6%FY2026 +20.3%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after -15.3% +25.2% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $774.81BFY2026 $1.61BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +8.1%FY2026 +24.8%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +27.9% +2.1% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMZNGCTHOUR
Held by institutions 67.0% 65.4% –
Institutions holding 6,144 220 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.8% +14.0% –
Institutions buying 3,244 136 –
Institutions selling 2,411 62 –
Buyers to sellers 1.35 2.19 –

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.

AMZNGCTHOUR
AMZN 1.00 0.28 0.05
GCT 0.28 1.00 0.08
HOUR 0.05 0.08 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AMZN, GCT and HOUR?

Amazon Com (AMZN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Amazon Com (AMZN) $2.64T, GigaCloud Technology (GCT) $2.21B, Hour Loop (HOUR) $54.19M.

Which stock is cheaper, AMZN, GCT and HOUR?

GigaCloud Technology (GCT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Amazon Com (AMZN) 20.0x, GigaCloud Technology (GCT) 14.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, GigaCloud Technology (GCT) is cheapest (Amazon Com (AMZN) 20.8x, GigaCloud Technology (GCT) 14.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

GigaCloud Technology (GCT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Amazon Com (AMZN) +15.8%, GigaCloud Technology (GCT) +22.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Amazon Com (AMZN) has the highest net margin (Amazon Com (AMZN) 18.1%, GigaCloud Technology (GCT) 10.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year GigaCloud Technology (GCT) returned the most: Amazon Com (AMZN) +11.1%, GigaCloud Technology (GCT) +108.9%, Hour Loop (HOUR) -26.4%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Amazon Com (AMZN) has been the steadiest (Amazon Com (AMZN) 34.2%, GigaCloud Technology (GCT) 67.2%, Hour Loop (HOUR) 63.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AMZN, GCT and HOUR?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Amazon Com (AMZN) leads on 4. 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.