BAND vs ZM vs EGHT Stock Comparison

Bandwidth, Zoom Communications and 8X8 Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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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
3 wins
ZM Zoom Communications, Inc.
$98.04 +9.3% 1M +16.3% 1Y
Market cap
$28.73B
P/E
9.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.97B
Div. yield
–
Communications Platforms Technology
4 wins
EGHT 8X8 Inc /De/
$2.20 -4.3% 1M +11.7% 1Y
Market cap
$314.34M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Communications Platforms Technology
1 win

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Zoom Communications leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Zoom Communications 4, Bandwidth 3, 8X8 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBANDZMEGHTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.58B $28.73B $314.34M ZM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -629.4x 9.0x — –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 27.4x 15.2x 6.5x EGHT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.3% +4.6% — BAND
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -0.3% 64.1% — ZM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.0% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.2x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +180.6% +16.3% +11.7% BAND
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -11.1%/yr -18.5%/yr -37.1%/yr BAND
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 95.1% 44.8% 83.0% ZM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 33/100 80/100 — ZM

Percentile Scorecard

BANDZMEGHT

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

AxisBANDZMEGHT
Valuation 39 #18 of 29 71 #9 of 29 –
Growth 27 #20 of 27 69 #9 of 27 –
Profitability 28 #19 of 26 84 #5 of 26 –
Financial Health 43 #18 of 31 97 #2 of 31 33 #21 of 31
Shareholder Returns 25 #13 of 17 – –
Overall 33 80 –
  • BAND ranked among 32 companies in Workplace Software
  • ZM ranked among 32 companies in Workplace Software
  • EGHT ranked among 32 companies in Workplace Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBANDZMEGHTSPY
1 month -24.1%+9.3%-4.3% -0.8%
3 months -18.0%+7.5%+18.9% +3.5%
6 months +94.5%+7.9%+21.5% +7.0%
Year to date +203.5%+13.6%+11.7% +12.2%
1 year +180.6%+16.3%+11.7% +13.0%
3 years +390.5%+65.4%-5.2% +86.3%
3 years, per year +70.0%+18.3%-1.8% +23.1%
5 years -44.5%-64.1%-90.1% +68.6%
5 years, per year -11.1%-18.5%-37.1% +11.0%
10 years ——-85.3% +258.0%
10 years, per year ——-17.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureBANDZMEGHTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 95.1%44.8%83.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 91.0%42.6%68.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.441.030.90 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.900.360.14 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -89.3%-80.6%-93.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -40.2%-12.4%-20.3% -1.8%
52-week high $78.44$111.88$2.76 $779.14
52-week low $12.82$72.72$1.59 $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.

MultipleBANDZMEGHT
P/E now vs peer median -598.3xmedian 31.9x 9.0xmedian 31.9x —median 31.9x
P/S now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 2.4x 5.8xmedian 2.4x —median 2.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 32.5xmedian 11.5x 13.9xmedian 11.5x —median 11.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 18.7xmedian 14.2x 14.2xmedian 14.2x —median 14.2x
P/B now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 3.0x 2.5xmedian 3.0x 2.1xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median 21.43median 0.77 0.05median 0.77 —median 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 monthsBANDZMEGHT
Revenue $828.24M $4.97B –
Gross profit $308.33M $3.84B –
Operating income -$15.11M $1.20B –
Net income $2.26M $3.19B –
Free cash flow $77.35M – –
R&D $145.95M $881.96M –
EPS (diluted) $-0.08 $10.64 –
Cash & equivalents $169.90M $931.99M $93.26M
Total debt $330.77M – $121.65M
Shares (diluted) 33.49M 299.75M 142.93M
Enterprise value $1.17B -$2.06B -$22.98M

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
MetricBANDZMEGHT
P/E -598.3x 9.0x –
P/FCF 18.7x 14.2x –
P/Operating cash flow 14.7x – –
P/S 1.7x 5.8x –
P/B 3.8x 2.5x 2.1x
P/Tangible book 5.6x 2.5x 3.4x
EV/EBITDA 32.5x 13.9x –
EV/EBIT -105.9x 17.9x –
EV/Revenue 1.9x 4.3x –
EV/FCF 20.7x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 16.3x – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 21.43 0.05 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBANDZMEGHT
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.3% 4.6% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.0% 3.7% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.3% 5.7% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 8.4% 4.5% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -25.9% 23.2% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 18.3% 112.9% –
Net income growth (1Y) 122.6% 168.3% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -58.8% 182.3% –
EPS growth (1Y) 77.6% 175.9% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -27.9% 184.2% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 14.9% – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 46.5% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 14.0% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 117.7% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBANDZMEGHT
Gross margin 37.2% 77.2% –
EBITDA margin 5.9% 30.9% –
Operating margin -1.8% 24.1% –
Pretax margin -0.7% 82.5% –
Net margin -0.3% 64.1% –
FCF margin 9.3% – –
Operating cash flow margin 11.9% – –
Return on equity 0.6% 30.2% –
Return on assets 0.2% 25.0% –
Return on invested capital 0.0% – –
Return on capital employed -1.7% 11.2% –
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.4x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 43.5x – –
Stock comp / revenue 6.3% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBANDZMEGHT
Debt / assets 30.0% – 18.4%
Debt / equity 0.9x – 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.2x – –
Debt / FCF 4.3x – –
Liabilities / assets 65.7% 16.8% 77.9%
Equity / assets 34.3% 83.2% 22.1%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 2.0x 3.8x 1.1x
Quick ratio 2.3x 3.7x 0.8x
Cash ratio 1.2x 3.4x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 1.98 9.51 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBANDZMEGHT
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 1.4% – –
Shareholder yield 1.4% – –
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.

ConsensusBANDZMEGHT
Forward P/E 27.4xFY2026 15.2xFY2026 6.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.71FY2026 $6.45FY2026 $0.34FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +19.6%FY2026 +9.0%FY2026 -15.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +15.8% +2.8% +14.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $938.18MFY2026 $4.76BFY2026 $732.17MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +24.5%FY2026 -2.4%FY2026 -0.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -3.9% +8.0% +3.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBANDZMEGHT
Held by institutions 98.8% 67.2% 71.6%
Institutions holding 240 862 172
Change in shares held, QoQ +27.1% +2.9% -4.2%
Institutions buying 171 477 84
Institutions selling 52 279 64
Buyers to sellers 3.29 1.71 1.31

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.

BANDZMEGHT
BAND 1.00 0.30 0.27
ZM 0.30 1.00 0.42
EGHT 0.27 0.42 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BAND, ZM and EGHT?

Zoom Communications (ZM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Bandwidth (BAND) $1.58B, Zoom Communications (ZM) $28.73B, 8X8 (EGHT) $314.34M.

Which company is growing faster?

Bandwidth (BAND) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Bandwidth (BAND) +9.3%, Zoom Communications (ZM) +4.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Zoom Communications (ZM) has the highest net margin (Bandwidth (BAND) -0.3%, Zoom Communications (ZM) 64.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Bandwidth (BAND) returned the most: Bandwidth (BAND) +180.6%, Zoom Communications (ZM) +16.3%, 8X8 (EGHT) +11.7%. Over five years, Bandwidth (BAND) compounded fastest (Bandwidth (BAND) -11.1%/yr, Zoom Communications (ZM) -18.5%/yr, 8X8 (EGHT) -37.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Zoom Communications (ZM) has been the steadiest (Bandwidth (BAND) 95.1%, Zoom Communications (ZM) 44.8%, 8X8 (EGHT) 83.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BAND, ZM and EGHT?

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