API vs VTEX Stock Comparison

Agora and Vtex Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
API Agora, Inc.
$4.48 +6.4% 1M +24.4% 1Y
Market cap
$412.05M
P/E
37.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$151.69M
Div. yield
–
Communications Platforms Technology
2 wins
VTEX Vtex
$3.97 +10.0% 1M -11.6% 1Y
Market cap
$703.22M
P/E
23.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$252.69M
Div. yield
–
E-commerce Software Technology
7 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Vtex leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Vtex 7, Agora 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAPIVTEXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $412.05M $703.22M VTEX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 37.6x 23.2x VTEX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 32.0x 18.0x VTEX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +13.6% +9.6% API
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.2% 12.0% VTEX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1,164x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +24.4% -11.6% API
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -28.9%/yr -25.9%/yr VTEX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 49.0% 45.1% VTEX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 42/100 68/100 VTEX

Percentile Scorecard

APIVTEX

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

AxisAPIVTEX
Valuation 18 #24 of 29 58 #70 of 167
Growth 54 #13 of 27 85 #24 of 153
Profitability 20 #21 of 26 70 #46 of 153
Financial Health 77 #8 of 31 81 #35 of 179
Shareholder Returns – 47 #50 of 94
Overall 42 68
  • API ranked among 32 companies in Workplace Software
  • VTEX ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAPIVTEXSPY
1 month +6.4%+10.0% -0.8%
3 months +12.6%-5.9% +3.5%
6 months +26.2%-1.5% +7.0%
Year to date +10.1%+5.6% +12.2%
1 year +24.4%-11.6% +13.0%
3 years +51.4%-26.5% +86.3%
3 years, per year +14.8%-9.8% +23.1%
5 years -81.9%-77.7% +68.6%
5 years, per year -28.9%-25.9% +11.0%

Risk

MeasureAPIVTEXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 49.0%45.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 45.6%47.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.890.55 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.50-0.26 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -93.1%-84.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.8%-12.6% -1.8%
52-week high $5.26$4.54 $779.14
52-week low $3.24$2.87 $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.

MultipleAPIVTEX
P/E now vs peer median 37.6xmedian 31.9x 23.5xmedian 17.5x
P/S now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 2.4x 2.7xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -7,072xmedian 11.5x 14.5xmedian 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 35.9xmedian 14.2x 15.3xmedian 12.1x
P/B now vs peer median —median 3.0x 3.1xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 1.35median 0.77 0.50median 0.41

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 monthsAPIVTEX
Revenue $151.69M $252.69M
Gross profit $97.83M $200.31M
Operating income -$5.19M $30.86M
Net income $10.97M $30.26M
Free cash flow $14.67M $44.98M
R&D $57.28M $68.73M
EPS (diluted) $0.11 $0.16
Cash & equivalents $72.67M $15.45M
Total debt $1.34M –
Shares (diluted) 98.86M 185.11M
Enterprise value $62.90M -$71.09M

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
MetricAPIVTEX
P/E 37.6x 23.5x
P/FCF 35.9x 15.3x
P/Operating cash flow 38.9x 15.0x
P/S 3.5x 2.7x
P/B – 3.1x
P/Tangible book – 3.2x
EV/EBITDA -7,072x 14.5x
EV/EBIT -87.2x 16.2x
EV/Revenue 3.0x 2.0x
EV/FCF 30.9x 11.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 33.4x 11.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.35 0.50

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAPIVTEX
Revenue growth (1Y) 13.6% 9.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.0% 37.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 9.3% 15.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.7% 19.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 85.7% 163.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 65.3% 44.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 149.5% 53.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 27.8% 34.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 146.7% 123.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 27.9% 47.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -20.9% 14.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 35.5% 45.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -25.1% 18.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 37.4% 31.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAPIVTEX
Gross margin 64.5% 79.3%
EBITDA margin 0.0% 13.7%
Operating margin -3.4% 12.2%
Pretax margin 7.3% 13.0%
Net margin 7.2% 12.0%
FCF margin 9.7% 17.8%
Operating cash flow margin 8.9% 18.1%
Return on equity – 8.3%
Return on assets 1.6% 5.6%
Return on invested capital – –
Return on capital employed -0.8% 12.3%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 3.0% 6.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAPIVTEX
Debt / assets 0.2% –
Debt / equity – –
Net debt / EBITDA 1,164x –
Debt / FCF 0.1x –
Liabilities / assets 24.1% 34.2%
Equity / assets – 65.8%
Interest coverage -86.5x –
Current ratio 5.1x 2.9x
Quick ratio 1.3x 2.8x
Cash ratio 1.0x 2.1x
Altman Z-score – 4.86

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAPIVTEX
Dividend yield – –
Net buyback yield – 2.3%
Shareholder yield – 2.3%
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.

ConsensusAPIVTEX
Forward P/E 32.0xFY2026 18.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.14FY2026 $0.22FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +40.0%FY2026 +10.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +107.1% +4.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $171.35MFY2026 $277.83MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +21.5%FY2026 +15.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.5% -1.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAPIVTEX
Held by institutions 21.2% 34.5%
Institutions holding 59 108
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.9% +0.7%
Institutions buying 27 67
Institutions selling 18 37
Buyers to sellers 1.50 1.81

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.

APIVTEX
API 1.00 0.18
VTEX 0.18 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, API and VTEX?

Vtex (VTEX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Agora (API) $412.05M, Vtex (VTEX) $703.22M.

Which stock is cheaper, API and VTEX?

Vtex (VTEX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Agora (API) 37.6x, Vtex (VTEX) 23.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Vtex (VTEX) is cheapest (Agora (API) 32.0x, Vtex (VTEX) 18.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Agora (API) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Agora (API) +13.6%, Vtex (VTEX) +9.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Vtex (VTEX) has the highest net margin (Agora (API) 7.2%, Vtex (VTEX) 12.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Agora (API) returned the most: Agora (API) +24.4%, Vtex (VTEX) -11.6%. Over five years, Vtex (VTEX) compounded fastest (Agora (API) -28.9%/yr, Vtex (VTEX) -25.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Vtex (VTEX) has been the steadiest (Agora (API) 49.0%, Vtex (VTEX) 45.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Do API and VTEX move together?

Their daily returns over the past year have a correlation of 0.18, a weak relationship. Holding both diversifies more than two closely linked stocks would.

Which is the better stock, API and VTEX?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Vtex (VTEX) leads on 7. 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.