API vs TWLO vs BAND Stock Comparison

Agora, Twilio and Bandwidth Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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API Agora, Inc.
$4.49 +6.7% 1M +24.7% 1Y
Market cap
$528.27M
P/E
37.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$151.69M
Div. yield
–
Communications Platforms Technology
1 win
TWLO Twilio Inc
$254.56 -7.7% 1M +122.3% 1Y
Market cap
$39.09B
P/E
33.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.57B
Div. yield
–
Communications Platforms Technology
8 wins
BAND Bandwidth Inc.
$49.27 -20.3% 1M +190.5% 1Y
Market cap
$1.52B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$828.24M
Div. yield
–
Communications Platforms Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Twilio leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Twilio 8, Bandwidth 2, Agora 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAPITWLOBANDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $528.27M $39.09B $1.52B TWLO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 37.7x 33.9x -628.7x TWLO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 32.1x 44.6x 28.8x BAND
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +13.6% +17.8% +9.3% TWLO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.2% 20.6% -0.3% TWLO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 3.1% 0.0% TWLO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1,164x -3.2x 3.2x TWLO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +24.7% +122.3% +190.5% BAND
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -28.5%/yr -2.2%/yr -10.3%/yr TWLO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 48.9% 62.3% 95.0% API
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 43/100 57/100 33/100 TWLO

Percentile Scorecard

APITWLOBAND

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

AxisAPITWLOBAND
Valuation 21 #23 of 29 25 #22 of 29 39 #18 of 29
Growth 54 #13 of 27 96 #2 of 27 27 #20 of 27
Profitability 20 #21 of 26 40 #16 of 26 28 #19 of 26
Financial Health 77 #8 of 31 87 #5 of 31 43 #18 of 31
Shareholder Returns – 38 #11 of 17 25 #13 of 17
Overall 43 57 33
  • API ranked among 32 companies in Workplace Software
  • TWLO ranked among 32 companies in Workplace Software
  • BAND ranked among 32 companies in Workplace Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAPITWLOBANDSPY
1 month +6.7%-7.7%-20.3% -0.2%
3 months +14.0%+31.0%-5.7% +3.9%
6 months +30.9%+79.1%+105.9% +8.2%
Year to date +10.3%+79.0%+218.9% +12.9%
1 year +24.7%+122.3%+190.5% +12.3%
3 years +51.7%+407.2%+415.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year +14.9%+71.9%+72.8% +23.3%
5 years -81.3%-10.7%-42.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year -28.5%-2.2%-10.3% +10.9%
10 years —+583.2%— +261.1%
10 years, per year —+21.2%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAPITWLOBANDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 48.9%62.3%95.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 45.6%52.9%91.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.891.352.46 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.511.972.00 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -93.1%-86.4%-89.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.6%-16.0%-37.2% -1.2%
52-week high $5.26$302.99$78.44 $779.14
52-week low $3.24$108.49$12.82 $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.

MultipleAPITWLOBAND
P/E now vs peer median 37.7xmedian 31.0x 33.9xmedian 31.0x -628.7xmedian 31.0x
P/S now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 2.4x 7.0xmedian 2.4x 1.8xmedian 2.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -7,090xmedian 11.3x 72.1xmedian 11.3x 34.0xmedian 11.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 36.0xmedian 15.6x 37.2xmedian 15.6x 19.6xmedian 15.6x
P/B now vs peer median —median 3.0x 4.4xmedian 3.0x 4.0xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median 1.35median 0.74 0.74median 0.74 22.52median 0.74

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 monthsAPITWLOBAND
Revenue $151.69M $5.57B $828.24M
Gross profit $97.83M $2.70B $308.33M
Operating income -$5.19M $289.94M -$15.11M
Net income $10.97M $1.15B $2.26M
Free cash flow $14.67M $1.05B $77.35M
R&D $57.28M $1.06B $145.95M
EPS (diluted) $0.11 $7.19 $-0.08
Cash & equivalents $72.67M $823.26M $169.90M
Total debt $1.34M $993.16M $330.77M
Shares (diluted) 98.86M 159.71M 33.49M
Enterprise value $179.13M $29.16B $1.10B

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
MetricAPITWLOBAND
P/E 37.7x 33.9x -628.7x
P/FCF 36.0x 37.2x 19.6x
P/Operating cash flow 39.0x 36.9x 15.4x
P/S 3.5x 7.0x 1.8x
P/B – 4.4x 4.0x
P/Tangible book – 4.4x 5.9x
EV/EBITDA -7,090x 72.1x 34.0x
EV/EBIT -87.4x 129.1x -110.8x
EV/Revenue 3.0x 6.7x 2.0x
EV/FCF 30.9x 35.7x 21.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 33.5x 35.3x 17.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.35 0.74 22.52

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAPITWLOBAND
Revenue growth (1Y) 13.6% 17.8% 9.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.0% 11.2% 12.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 9.3% 14.5% 5.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.7% 11.7% 8.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 85.7% 320.8% -25.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 65.3% 31.4% 18.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 149.5% 5,574% 122.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 27.8% 43.3% -58.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 146.7% 5,574% 77.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 27.9% 45.5% -27.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -20.9% 35.8% 14.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 35.5% 96.9% 46.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -25.1% 35.5% 14.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 37.4% 89.1% 117.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAPITWLOBAND
Gross margin 64.5% 48.5% 37.2%
EBITDA margin 0.0% 9.3% 5.9%
Operating margin -3.4% 5.2% -1.8%
Pretax margin 7.3% 3.1% -0.7%
Net margin 7.2% 20.6% -0.3%
FCF margin 9.7% 18.8% 9.3%
Operating cash flow margin 8.9% 19.0% 11.9%
Return on equity – 13.7% 0.6%
Return on assets 1.6% 11.3% 0.2%
Return on invested capital – 3.1% 0.0%
Return on capital employed -0.8% 3.1% -1.7%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.5x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 0.9x 43.5x
Stock comp / revenue 3.0% 10.6% 6.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAPITWLOBAND
Debt / assets 0.2% 9.2% 30.0%
Debt / equity – 0.1x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 1,164x -3.2x 3.2x
Debt / FCF 0.1x 0.9x 4.3x
Liabilities / assets 24.1% 17.2% 65.7%
Equity / assets – 82.8% 34.3%
Interest coverage -86.5x – –
Current ratio 5.1x 4.6x 2.0x
Quick ratio 1.3x 4.2x 2.3x
Cash ratio 1.0x 3.3x 1.2x
Altman Z-score – 12.56 2.04

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAPITWLOBAND
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – 2.1% 1.3%
Shareholder yield – 2.1% 1.3%
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.

ConsensusAPITWLOBAND
Forward P/E 32.1xFY2026 44.6xFY2026 28.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.14FY2026 $5.71FY2026 $1.71FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +40.0%FY2026 +16.8%FY2026 +19.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +107.1% +23.8% +15.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $171.35MFY2026 $6.37BFY2026 $938.18MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +21.5%FY2026 +25.7%FY2026 +24.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.5% +1.5% -3.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAPITWLOBAND
Held by institutions 21.2% 90.8% 98.8%
Institutions holding 59 963 240
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.9% +1.9% +27.1%
Institutions buying 27 543 171
Institutions selling 18 310 52
Buyers to sellers 1.50 1.75 3.29

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.

APITWLOBAND
API 1.00 0.36 0.16
TWLO 0.36 1.00 0.46
BAND 0.16 0.46 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, API, TWLO and BAND?

Twilio (TWLO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Agora (API) $528.27M, Twilio (TWLO) $39.09B, Bandwidth (BAND) $1.52B.

Which stock is cheaper, API, TWLO and BAND?

Twilio (TWLO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Agora (API) 37.7x, Twilio (TWLO) 33.9x, Bandwidth (BAND) -628.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Bandwidth (BAND) is cheapest (Agora (API) 32.1x, Twilio (TWLO) 44.6x, Bandwidth (BAND) 28.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Twilio (TWLO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Agora (API) +13.6%, Twilio (TWLO) +17.8%, Bandwidth (BAND) +9.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Twilio (TWLO) has the highest net margin (Agora (API) 7.2%, Twilio (TWLO) 20.6%, Bandwidth (BAND) -0.3%). On return on invested capital, Twilio (TWLO) leads (Twilio (TWLO) 3.1%, Bandwidth (BAND) 0.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Bandwidth (BAND) returned the most: Agora (API) +24.7%, Twilio (TWLO) +122.3%, Bandwidth (BAND) +190.5%. Over five years, Twilio (TWLO) compounded fastest (Agora (API) -28.5%/yr, Twilio (TWLO) -2.2%/yr, Bandwidth (BAND) -10.3%/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%, Twilio (TWLO) 62.3%, Bandwidth (BAND) 95.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 8. 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.