BAND vs ZM vs TWLO Stock Comparison

Bandwidth, Zoom Communications and Twilio Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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BAND Bandwidth Inc.
$42.97 -32.6% 1M +166.1% 1Y
Market cap
$1.32B
P/E
347.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$870.37M
Div. yield
–
Communications Platforms Technology
1 win
ZM Zoom Communications, Inc.
$91.98 -1.0% 1M +5.4% 1Y
Market cap
$26.89B
P/E
8.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.97B
Div. yield
–
Communications Platforms Technology
5 wins
TWLO Twilio Inc
$207.59 -29.5% 1M +53.9% 1Y
Market cap
$31.88B
P/E
24.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.83B
Div. yield
–
Communications Platforms Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionBANDZMTWLOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.32B $26.89B $31.88B TWLO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 347.8x 8.5x 24.9x ZM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 25.1x 14.3x 36.4x ZM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +15.1% +4.6% +19.1% TWLO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.5% 64.1% 21.8% ZM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -1.6% — 3.9% TWLO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.4x — -3.1x TWLO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +166.1% +5.4% +53.9% BAND
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -13.2%/yr -20.3%/yr -7.9%/yr TWLO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 96.8% 45.0% 62.3% ZM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 81/100 59/100 ZM

Percentile Scorecard

BANDZMTWLO

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

AxisBANDZMTWLO
Valuation 52 #14 of 28 70 #9 of 28 33 #19 of 28
Growth 60 #11 of 26 72 #8 of 26 96 #2 of 26
Profitability 29 #18 of 25 83 #5 of 25 46 #14 of 25
Financial Health 47 #17 of 31 97 #2 of 31 87 #5 of 31
Shareholder Returns 38 #11 of 17 – 31 #12 of 17
Overall 45 81 59
  • BAND ranked among 31 companies in Workplace Software
  • ZM ranked among 31 companies in Workplace Software
  • TWLO ranked among 31 companies in Workplace Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBANDZMTWLOSPY
1 month -32.6%-1.0%-29.5% -2.3%
3 months -1.2%-6.4%+5.6% -0.7%
6 months -4.6%-13.7%+9.4% +4.8%
Year to date +178.1%+6.6%+45.9% +10.3%
1 year +166.1%+5.4%+53.9% +10.3%
3 years +236.0%+46.0%+283.7% +73.0%
3 years, per year +49.8%+13.5%+56.6% +20.1%
5 years -50.7%-67.8%-33.6% +61.9%
5 years, per year -13.2%-20.3%-7.9% +10.1%
10 years ——+507.9% +258.6%
10 years, per year ——+19.8% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureBANDZMTWLOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 96.8%45.0%62.3% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 93.8%42.9%58.3% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.531.071.50 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.710.120.87 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -89.3%-80.6%-86.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -45.2%-17.8%-31.5% -3.5%
52-week high $78.44$111.88$302.99 $779.14
52-week low $12.82$72.72$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.

MultipleBANDZMTWLO
P/E now vs peer median 347.8xmedian 33.0x 8.5xmedian 33.0x 24.9xmedian 33.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 2.4x 5.4xmedian 2.4x 5.5xmedian 2.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 25.6xmedian 11.9x 12.8xmedian 11.9x 49.7xmedian 11.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.7xmedian 14.5x —median 14.5x 27.2xmedian 14.5x
P/B now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 2.9x 2.4xmedian 2.9x 3.5xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median -8.10median 0.72 0.05median 0.72 0.46median 0.72

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 monthsBANDZMTWLO
Revenue $870.37M $4.97B $5.83B
Gross profit $319.33M $3.84B $2.83B
Operating income -$11.31M $1.20B $397.63M
Net income $8.75M $3.19B $1.27B
Free cash flow $96.37M – $1.17B
R&D $149.43M $881.96M $1.08B
EPS (diluted) $0.12 $10.64 $7.97
Cash & equivalents $171.32M $931.99M $1.06B
Total debt $310.58M – $993.61M
Shares (diluted) 33.49M 299.75M 159.71M
Enterprise value $811.71M -$3.90B $21.52B

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
MetricBANDZMTWLO
P/E 347.8x 8.5x 24.9x
P/FCF 13.7x – 27.2x
P/Operating cash flow 11.6x – 26.9x
P/S 1.5x 5.4x 5.5x
P/B 3.5x 2.4x 3.5x
P/Tangible book 4.9x 2.4x 3.5x
EV/EBITDA 25.6x 12.8x 49.7x
EV/EBIT -129.0x 16.4x 75.4x
EV/Revenue 1.7x 4.0x 5.1x
EV/FCF 15.1x – 25.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.8x – 25.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -8.10 0.05 0.46

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBANDZMTWLO
Revenue growth (1Y) 15.1% 4.6% 19.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 13.7% 3.7% 12.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 8.8% 5.7% 17.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 10.3% 4.5% 12.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 13.8% 23.2% 246.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 29.6% 112.9% 36.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 175.0% 168.3% 1,793%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -32.2% 182.3% 51.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 130.8% 175.9% 1,787%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -42.9% 184.2% 53.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 30.3% – 41.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 55.5% – 107.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 44.1% – 40.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 262.7% – 114.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBANDZMTWLO
Gross margin 36.7% 77.2% 48.6%
EBITDA margin 6.5% 30.9% 10.3%
Operating margin -1.3% 24.1% 6.8%
Pretax margin 0.1% 82.5% 4.8%
Net margin 0.5% 64.1% 21.8%
FCF margin 11.1% – 20.1%
Operating cash flow margin 13.1% – 20.3%
Return on equity 2.3% 30.2% 14.0%
Return on assets 0.8% 25.0% 11.6%
Return on invested capital -1.6% – 3.9%
Return on capital employed -1.2% 11.2% 3.9%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.4x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 13.0x – 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue 6.1% – 10.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBANDZMTWLO
Debt / assets 28.4% – 8.9%
Debt / equity 0.8x – 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.4x – -3.1x
Debt / FCF 3.2x – 0.8x
Liabilities / assets 65.1% 16.8% 17.4%
Equity / assets 34.9% 83.2% 82.6%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.9x 3.8x 4.5x
Quick ratio 2.2x 3.7x 4.1x
Cash ratio 1.1x 3.4x 3.2x
Altman Z-score 1.95 9.05 9.91

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBANDZMTWLO
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 2.3% – 1.9%
Shareholder yield 2.3% – 1.9%
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.

ConsensusBANDZMTWLO
Forward P/E 25.1xFY2026 14.3xFY2026 36.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.71FY2026 $6.45FY2026 $5.71FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +19.6%FY2026 +9.0%FY2026 +16.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +15.8% +2.8% +23.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $938.18MFY2026 $4.76BFY2026 $6.37BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +24.5%FY2026 -2.4%FY2026 +25.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -3.9% +8.0% +1.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBANDZMTWLO
Held by institutions 92.9% 75.7% 90.3%
Institutions holding 241 864 965
Change in shares held, QoQ +27.1% +2.9% +1.9%
Institutions buying 171 479 543
Institutions selling 52 279 311
Buyers to sellers 3.29 1.72 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.

BANDZMTWLO
BAND 1.00 0.30 0.47
ZM 0.30 1.00 0.49
TWLO 0.47 0.49 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BAND, ZM and TWLO?

Twilio (TWLO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Bandwidth (BAND) $1.32B, Zoom Communications (ZM) $26.89B, Twilio (TWLO) $31.88B.

Which stock is cheaper, BAND, ZM and TWLO?

Zoom Communications (ZM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Bandwidth (BAND) 347.8x, Zoom Communications (ZM) 8.5x, Twilio (TWLO) 24.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Zoom Communications (ZM) is cheapest (Bandwidth (BAND) 25.1x, Zoom Communications (ZM) 14.3x, Twilio (TWLO) 36.4x). 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: Bandwidth (BAND) +15.1%, Zoom Communications (ZM) +4.6%, Twilio (TWLO) +19.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Zoom Communications (ZM) has the highest net margin (Bandwidth (BAND) 0.5%, Zoom Communications (ZM) 64.1%, Twilio (TWLO) 21.8%). On return on invested capital, Twilio (TWLO) leads (Bandwidth (BAND) -1.6%, Twilio (TWLO) 3.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Bandwidth (BAND) returned the most: Bandwidth (BAND) +166.1%, Zoom Communications (ZM) +5.4%, Twilio (TWLO) +53.9%. Over five years, Twilio (TWLO) compounded fastest (Bandwidth (BAND) -13.2%/yr, Zoom Communications (ZM) -20.3%/yr, Twilio (TWLO) -7.9%/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) 96.8%, Zoom Communications (ZM) 45.0%, Twilio (TWLO) 62.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BAND, ZM 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.