BAND vs TWLO vs NICE Stock Comparison

Bandwidth, Twilio and Nice Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BAND Bandwidth Inc.
$46.89 -24.1% 1M +180.6% 1Y
Market cap
$1.58B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$828.24M
Div. yield
–
Communications Platforms Technology
1 win
TWLO Twilio Inc
$263.74 -4.4% 1M +134.3% 1Y
Market cap
$38.83B
P/E
33.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.57B
Div. yield
–
Communications Platforms Technology
6 wins
NICE NICE Ltd.
$122.41 +8.5% 1M -7.5% 1Y
Market cap
$7.53B
P/E
7.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.91B
Div. yield
–
Communications Platforms Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Twilio leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Twilio 6, Nice 4, Bandwidth 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBANDTWLONICELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.58B $38.83B $7.53B TWLO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -629.4x 33.8x 7.9x NICE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 27.4x 46.2x 11.2x NICE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.3% +17.8% +22.9% NICE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -0.3% 20.6% 16.2% TWLO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.0% 3.1% — TWLO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.2x -3.2x — TWLO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +180.6% +134.3% -7.5% BAND
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -11.1%/yr -5.3%/yr -15.0%/yr TWLO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 95.1% 62.3% 55.3% NICE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 33/100 57/100 57/100 TWLO

Percentile Scorecard

BANDTWLONICE

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

AxisBANDTWLONICE
Valuation 39 #18 of 29 25 #22 of 29 100 #1 of 29
Growth 27 #20 of 27 96 #2 of 27 73 #8 of 27
Profitability 28 #19 of 26 40 #16 of 26 80 #6 of 26
Financial Health 43 #18 of 31 87 #5 of 31 30 #22 of 31
Shareholder Returns 25 #13 of 17 38 #11 of 17 0 #17 of 17
Overall 33 57 57
  • BAND ranked among 32 companies in Workplace Software
  • TWLO ranked among 32 companies in Workplace Software
  • NICE ranked among 32 companies in Workplace Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBANDTWLONICESPY
1 month -24.1%-4.4%+8.5% -0.8%
3 months -18.0%+35.7%+28.8% +3.5%
6 months +94.5%+85.0%+21.2% +7.0%
Year to date +203.5%+85.4%+8.3% +12.2%
1 year +180.6%+134.3%-7.5% +13.0%
3 years +390.5%+425.5%-19.5% +86.3%
3 years, per year +70.0%+73.9%-7.0% +23.1%
5 years -44.5%-23.7%-55.6% +68.6%
5 years, per year -11.1%-5.3%-15.0% +11.0%
10 years —+572.1%+83.7% +258.0%
10 years, per year —+21.0%+6.3% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureBANDTWLONICESPY
Volatility, 1Y 95.1%62.3%55.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 91.0%52.9%59.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.441.360.23 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.902.16-0.14 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -89.3%-87.6%-73.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -40.2%-13.0%-10.6% -1.8%
52-week high $78.44$302.99$136.90 $779.14
52-week low $12.82$108.49$83.15 $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.

MultipleBANDTWLONICE
P/E now vs peer median -598.3xmedian 31.9x 35.1xmedian 31.9x 8.0xmedian 31.9x
P/S now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 2.4x 7.3xmedian 2.4x 1.3xmedian 2.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 32.5xmedian 11.5x 74.8xmedian 11.5x 4.6xmedian 11.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 18.7xmedian 14.2x 38.6xmedian 14.2x 6.9xmedian 14.2x
P/B now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 3.0x 4.5xmedian 3.0x —median 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median 21.43median 0.77 0.77median 0.77 0.14median 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 monthsBANDTWLONICE
Revenue $828.24M $5.57B $5.91B
Gross profit $308.33M $2.70B $3.89B
Operating income -$15.11M $289.94M $1.14B
Net income $2.26M $1.15B $955.10M
Free cash flow $77.35M $1.05B $1.08B
R&D $145.95M $1.06B $745.97M
EPS (diluted) $-0.08 $7.19 $15.08
Cash & equivalents $169.90M $823.26M $315.38M
Total debt $330.77M $993.16M –
Shares (diluted) 33.49M 159.71M 63.32M
Enterprise value $1.17B $28.90B $6.00B

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
MetricBANDTWLONICE
P/E -598.3x 35.1x 8.0x
P/FCF 18.7x 38.6x 6.9x
P/Operating cash flow 14.7x 38.2x 5.4x
P/S 1.7x 7.3x 1.3x
P/B 3.8x 4.5x –
P/Tangible book 5.6x 4.6x –
EV/EBITDA 32.5x 74.8x 4.6x
EV/EBIT -105.9x 134.0x 6.2x
EV/Revenue 1.9x 7.0x 1.2x
EV/FCF 20.7x 37.0x 6.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.3x 36.6x 5.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 21.43 0.77 0.14

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBANDTWLONICE
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.3% 17.8% 22.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.0% 11.2% 50.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.3% 14.5% 21.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 8.4% 11.7% 48.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) -25.9% 320.8% 16.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 18.3% 31.4% 55.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 122.6% 5,574% 5.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -58.8% 43.3% 56.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 77.6% 5,574% 9.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -27.9% 45.5% 59.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 14.9% 35.8% -1.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 46.5% 96.9% 59.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 14.0% 35.5% -16.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 117.7% 89.1% 38.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBANDTWLONICE
Gross margin 37.2% 48.5% 65.8%
EBITDA margin 5.9% 9.3% 26.2%
Operating margin -1.8% 5.2% 19.2%
Pretax margin -0.7% 3.1% 21.3%
Net margin -0.3% 20.6% 16.2%
FCF margin 9.3% 18.8% 18.3%
Operating cash flow margin 11.9% 19.0% 23.1%
Return on equity 0.6% 13.7% –
Return on assets 0.2% 11.3% 18.9%
Return on invested capital 0.0% 3.1% –
Return on capital employed -1.7% 3.1% 28.8%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.5x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 43.5x 0.9x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 6.3% 10.6% 5.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBANDTWLONICE
Debt / assets 30.0% 9.2% –
Debt / equity 0.9x 0.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA 3.2x -3.2x –
Debt / FCF 4.3x 0.9x –
Liabilities / assets 65.7% 17.2% –
Equity / assets 34.3% 82.8% –
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 2.0x 4.6x 1.3x
Quick ratio 2.3x 4.2x 1.1x
Cash ratio 1.2x 3.3x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 1.98 13.02 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBANDTWLONICE
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 1.4% 2.0% -18.8%
Shareholder yield 1.4% 2.0% -18.8%
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.

ConsensusBANDTWLONICE
Forward P/E 27.4xFY2026 46.2xFY2026 11.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.71FY2026 $5.71FY2026 $10.91FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +19.6%FY2026 +16.8%FY2026 -11.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +15.8% +23.8% +19.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $938.18MFY2026 $6.37BFY2026 $3.32BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +24.5%FY2026 +25.7%FY2026 +12.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -3.9% +1.5% -2.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBANDTWLONICE
Held by institutions 98.8% 90.3% 56.3%
Institutions holding 240 963 320
Change in shares held, QoQ +27.1% +1.9% +7.0%
Institutions buying 171 543 145
Institutions selling 52 310 131
Buyers to sellers 3.29 1.75 1.11

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.

BANDTWLONICE
BAND 1.00 0.46 0.21
TWLO 0.46 1.00 0.40
NICE 0.21 0.40 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BAND, TWLO and NICE?

Twilio (TWLO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Bandwidth (BAND) $1.58B, Twilio (TWLO) $38.83B, Nice (NICE) $7.53B.

Which stock is cheaper, BAND, TWLO and NICE?

Nice (NICE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Bandwidth (BAND) -629.4x, Twilio (TWLO) 33.8x, Nice (NICE) 7.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Nice (NICE) is cheapest (Bandwidth (BAND) 27.4x, Twilio (TWLO) 46.2x, Nice (NICE) 11.2x). 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: Bandwidth (BAND) +9.3%, Twilio (TWLO) +17.8%, Nice (NICE) +22.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Twilio (TWLO) has the highest net margin (Bandwidth (BAND) -0.3%, Twilio (TWLO) 20.6%, Nice (NICE) 16.2%). On return on invested capital, Twilio (TWLO) leads (Bandwidth (BAND) 0.0%, Twilio (TWLO) 3.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Bandwidth (BAND) returned the most: Bandwidth (BAND) +180.6%, Twilio (TWLO) +134.3%, Nice (NICE) -7.5%. Over five years, Twilio (TWLO) compounded fastest (Bandwidth (BAND) -11.1%/yr, Twilio (TWLO) -5.3%/yr, Nice (NICE) -15.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Nice (NICE) has been the steadiest (Bandwidth (BAND) 95.1%, Twilio (TWLO) 62.3%, Nice (NICE) 55.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 6. 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.