API vs NICE vs TWLO Stock Comparison

Agora, Nice and Twilio Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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API Agora, Inc.
$4.45 +2.8% 1M +22.6% 1Y
Market cap
$412.05M
P/E
37.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$151.69M
Div. yield
–
Communications Platforms Technology
1 win
NICE NICE Ltd.
$121.18 +2.9% 1M -8.2% 1Y
Market cap
$7.63B
P/E
8.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.91B
Div. yield
–
Communications Platforms Technology
4 wins
TWLO Twilio Inc
$261.66 -10.0% 1M +136.1% 1Y
Market cap
$40.41B
P/E
35.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.57B
Div. yield
–
Communications Platforms Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Twilio leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Twilio 5, Nice 4, Agora 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAPINICETWLOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $412.05M $7.63B $40.41B TWLO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 37.6x 8.0x 35.2x NICE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 31.8x 11.1x 45.8x NICE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +13.6% +22.9% +17.8% NICE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.2% 16.2% 20.6% TWLO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 3.1% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1,164x — -3.2x TWLO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +22.6% -8.2% +136.1% TWLO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -30.5%/yr -15.5%/yr -6.1%/yr TWLO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 48.9% 55.2% 62.2% API
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 42/100 59/100 57/100 NICE

Percentile Scorecard

APINICETWLO

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

AxisAPINICETWLO
Valuation 17 #25 of 30 97 #2 of 30 24 #23 of 30
Growth 54 #13 of 27 73 #8 of 27 96 #2 of 27
Profitability 20 #21 of 26 80 #6 of 26 40 #16 of 26
Financial Health 77 #8 of 32 39 #20 of 32 87 #5 of 32
Shareholder Returns – 6 #16 of 17 38 #11 of 17
Overall 42 59 57
  • API ranked among 33 companies in Workplace Software
  • NICE ranked among 33 companies in Workplace Software
  • TWLO ranked among 33 companies in Workplace Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAPINICETWLOSPY
1 month +2.8%+2.9%-10.0% -1.0%
3 months +15.6%+34.3%+36.7% +2.9%
6 months +23.6%+20.8%+82.0% +6.4%
Year to date +9.3%+7.2%+84.0% +11.4%
1 year +22.6%-8.2%+136.1% +13.1%
3 years +54.5%-23.6%+388.0% +79.4%
3 years, per year +15.6%-8.6%+69.7% +21.5%
5 years -83.8%-57.0%-26.9% +67.7%
5 years, per year -30.5%-15.5%-6.1% +10.9%
10 years —+81.4%+537.3% +255.2%
10 years, per year —+6.1%+20.3% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureAPINICETWLOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 48.9%55.2%62.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 45.5%59.5%52.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.880.241.37 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.46-0.152.19 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -93.2%-73.6%-88.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.4%-11.5%-13.6% -2.5%
52-week high $5.26$136.90$302.99 $779.14
52-week low $3.24$83.15$108.49 $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.

MultipleAPINICETWLO
P/E now vs peer median 37.3xmedian 32.3x 7.9xmedian 32.3x 34.8xmedian 32.3x
P/S now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 2.4x 1.2xmedian 2.4x 7.2xmedian 2.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -7,016xmedian 11.5x 4.5xmedian 11.5x 74.2xmedian 11.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 35.7xmedian 14.2x 6.8xmedian 14.2x 38.3xmedian 14.2x
P/B now vs peer median —median 2.7x —median 2.7x 4.5xmedian 2.7x
PEG now vs peer median 1.34median 0.77 0.13median 0.77 0.76median 0.77

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 monthsAPINICETWLO
Revenue $151.69M $5.91B $5.57B
Gross profit $97.83M $3.89B $2.70B
Operating income -$5.19M $1.14B $289.94M
Net income $10.97M $955.10M $1.15B
Free cash flow $14.67M $1.08B $1.05B
R&D $57.28M $745.97M $1.06B
EPS (diluted) $0.11 $15.08 $7.19
Cash & equivalents $72.67M $315.38M $823.26M
Total debt $1.34M – $993.16M
Shares (diluted) 98.86M 63.32M 159.71M
Enterprise value $62.90M $6.09B $30.48B

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
MetricAPINICETWLO
P/E 37.3x 7.9x 34.8x
P/FCF 35.7x 6.8x 38.3x
P/Operating cash flow 38.6x 5.4x 37.9x
P/S 3.5x 1.2x 7.2x
P/B – – 4.5x
P/Tangible book – – 4.5x
EV/EBITDA -7,016x 4.5x 74.2x
EV/EBIT -86.5x 6.1x 132.9x
EV/Revenue 3.0x 1.2x 6.9x
EV/FCF 30.6x 6.5x 36.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 33.1x 5.1x 36.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.34 0.13 0.76

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAPINICETWLO
Revenue growth (1Y) 13.6% 22.9% 17.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.0% 50.0% 11.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 9.3% 21.5% 14.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.7% 48.5% 11.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 85.7% 16.2% 320.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 65.3% 55.1% 31.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 149.5% 5.6% 5,574%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 27.8% 56.6% 43.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 146.7% 9.2% 5,574%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 27.9% 59.1% 45.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -20.9% -1.4% 35.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 35.5% 59.1% 96.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -25.1% -16.3% 35.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 37.4% 38.2% 89.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAPINICETWLO
Gross margin 64.5% 65.8% 48.5%
EBITDA margin 0.0% 26.2% 9.3%
Operating margin -3.4% 19.2% 5.2%
Pretax margin 7.3% 21.3% 3.1%
Net margin 7.2% 16.2% 20.6%
FCF margin 9.7% 18.3% 18.8%
Operating cash flow margin 8.9% 23.1% 19.0%
Return on equity – – 13.7%
Return on assets 1.6% 18.9% 11.3%
Return on invested capital – – 3.1%
Return on capital employed -0.8% 28.8% 3.1%
Asset turnover 0.2x 1.2x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.4x 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue 3.0% 5.4% 10.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAPINICETWLO
Debt / assets 0.2% – 9.2%
Debt / equity – – 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 1,164x – -3.2x
Debt / FCF 0.1x – 0.9x
Liabilities / assets 24.1% – 17.2%
Equity / assets – – 82.8%
Interest coverage -86.5x – –
Current ratio 5.1x 1.3x 4.6x
Quick ratio 1.3x 1.1x 4.2x
Cash ratio 1.0x 0.3x 3.3x
Altman Z-score – – 12.92

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAPINICETWLO
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – -19.0% 2.0%
Shareholder yield – -19.0% 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.

ConsensusAPINICETWLO
Forward P/E 31.8xFY2026 11.1xFY2026 45.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.14FY2026 $10.91FY2026 $5.71FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +40.0%FY2026 -11.3%FY2026 +16.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +107.1% +19.1% +23.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $171.35MFY2026 $3.32BFY2026 $6.37BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +21.5%FY2026 +12.5%FY2026 +25.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.5% -2.0% +1.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAPINICETWLO
Held by institutions 21.2% 56.3% 90.3%
Institutions holding 59 320 963
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.9% +7.0% +1.9%
Institutions buying 27 145 543
Institutions selling 18 131 310
Buyers to sellers 1.50 1.11 1.75

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.

APINICETWLO
API 1.00 0.13 0.36
NICE 0.13 1.00 0.40
TWLO 0.36 0.40 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, API, NICE and TWLO?

Twilio (TWLO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Agora (API) $412.05M, Nice (NICE) $7.63B, Twilio (TWLO) $40.41B.

Which stock is cheaper, API, NICE and TWLO?

Nice (NICE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Agora (API) 37.6x, Nice (NICE) 8.0x, Twilio (TWLO) 35.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Nice (NICE) is cheapest (Agora (API) 31.8x, Nice (NICE) 11.1x, Twilio (TWLO) 45.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Nice (NICE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Agora (API) +13.6%, Nice (NICE) +22.9%, Twilio (TWLO) +17.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Twilio (TWLO) has the highest net margin (Agora (API) 7.2%, Nice (NICE) 16.2%, Twilio (TWLO) 20.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Twilio (TWLO) returned the most: Agora (API) +22.6%, Nice (NICE) -8.2%, Twilio (TWLO) +136.1%. Over five years, Twilio (TWLO) compounded fastest (Agora (API) -30.5%/yr, Nice (NICE) -15.5%/yr, Twilio (TWLO) -6.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Agora (API) has been the steadiest (Agora (API) 48.9%, Nice (NICE) 55.2%, Twilio (TWLO) 62.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, API, NICE and TWLO?

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