BB vs CRNC vs BRQSF Stock Comparison

Blackberry, Cerence and Borqs Technologies Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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BB BLACKBERRY Ltd
$8.91 +6.1% 1M +93.3% 1Y
Market cap
$5.42B
P/E
67.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$614.00M
Div. yield
–
Embedded Software Technology
8 wins
CRNC Cerence Inc.
$8.34 +3.3% 1M -27.3% 1Y
Market cap
$380.00M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$309.49M
Div. yield
–
Embedded Software Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionBBCRNCBRQSFLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.42B $380.00M $3.64M BB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 67.5x -24.7x 0.5x BRQSF
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 40.5x 11.0x — CRNC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +14.4% +25.8% — CRNC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.1% -5.0% — BB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.5% 0.0% — BB
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.8x 4.7x — BB
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +93.3% -27.3% -50.0% BB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -4.0%/yr -38.5%/yr -76.3%/yr BB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 62.8% 76.8% 250.3% BB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 71/100 66/100 — BB

Percentile Scorecard

BBCRNCBRQSF

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

AxisBBCRNCBRQSF
Valuation 59 #51 of 124 95 #7 of 124 80 #26 of 124
Growth 87 #16 of 113 93 #9 of 113 –
Profitability 81 #22 of 110 72 #32 of 110 –
Financial Health 66 #45 of 129 27 #94 of 129 94 #9 of 129
Shareholder Returns 61 #27 of 68 43 #39 of 68 –
Overall 71 66 –
  • BB ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • CRNC ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • BRQSF ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBBCRNCBRQSFSPY
1 month +6.1%+3.3%0.0% -1.0%
3 months +4.5%-1.2%-20.0% +2.9%
6 months +75.0%-4.6%-55.6% +6.4%
Year to date +135.1%-22.0%-20.0% +11.4%
1 year +93.3%-27.3%-50.0% +13.1%
3 years +149.6%-49.9%-85.7% +79.4%
3 years, per year +35.7%-20.6%-47.7% +21.5%
5 years -18.4%-91.2%-99.9% +67.7%
5 years, per year -4.0%-38.5%-76.3% +10.9%
10 years +20.9%—-100.0% +255.2%
10 years, per year +1.9%—-63.6% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureBBCRNCBRQSFSPY
Volatility, 1Y 62.8%76.8%250.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 57.1%81.1%328.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.772.70-0.03 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.48-0.36-0.20 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -82.0%-97.9%-99.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -30.6%-36.3%-55.6% -2.5%
52-week high $12.83$13.10$0.18 $779.14
52-week low $3.15$5.96$0.08 $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.

MultipleBBCRNCBRQSF
P/E now vs peer median 65.0xmedian 37.4x -24.5xmedian 37.4x 0.5xmedian 37.4x
P/S now vs peer median 8.5xmedian 4.4x 1.2xmedian 4.4x 0.3xmedian 4.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 50.8xmedian 35.0x 14.9xmedian 35.0x —median 35.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 56.8xmedian 27.2x 4.8xmedian 27.2x -0.1xmedian 27.2x
P/B now vs peer median 6.6xmedian 3.4x 2.3xmedian 3.4x 0.5xmedian 3.4x
PEG now vs peer median 2.27median 1.27 -0.38median 1.27 —median 1.27

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 monthsBBCRNCBRQSF
Revenue $614.00M $309.49M –
Gross profit $478.10M $243.56M –
Operating income $83.70M $26.98M –
Net income $80.40M -$15.39M –
Free cash flow $92.10M $78.64M –
R&D $129.20M $110.64M –
EPS (diluted) $0.12 $-0.32 –
Cash & equivalents $266.20M – $2.62M
Total debt $197.10M $173.46M –
Shares (diluted) 649.66M 47.74M 32.95M
Enterprise value $4.03B $374.02M -$18.00M

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
MetricBBCRNCBRQSF
P/E 65.0x -24.5x 0.5x
P/FCF 56.8x 4.8x -0.1x
P/Operating cash flow 53.2x 4.4x –
P/S 8.5x 1.2x 0.3x
P/B 6.6x 2.3x 0.5x
P/Tangible book 7.0x 2.3x 0.5x
EV/EBITDA 50.8x 14.9x –
EV/EBIT 60.3x 20.4x –
EV/Revenue 8.2x 1.8x –
EV/FCF 54.8x 7.0x –
EV/Operating cash flow 51.4x 6.5x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.27 -0.38 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBBCRNCBRQSF
Revenue growth (1Y) 14.4% 25.8% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -4.1% 4.4% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 18.6% 39.9% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.4% 11.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 234.8% 236.6% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 59.4% 28.1% –
Net income growth (1Y) 3,078% 40.3% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 29.0% 61.7% –
EPS growth (1Y) 2,838% 45.9% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 28.7% 63.8% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 193.4% 55.3% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 38.2% 127.2% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 201.0% 88.4% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 37.1% 92.4% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBBCRNCBRQSF
Gross margin 77.9% 78.7% –
EBITDA margin 16.2% 11.9% –
Operating margin 13.6% 8.7% –
Pretax margin 15.0% 7.5% –
Net margin 13.1% -5.0% –
FCF margin 15.0% 25.4% –
Operating cash flow margin 16.0% 27.4% –
Return on equity 10.4% -9.4% –
Return on assets 6.4% -2.5% –
Return on invested capital 7.5% 0.0% –
Return on capital employed 8.2% 5.2% –
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.5x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x -5.5x –
Stock comp / revenue 4.2% 8.7% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBBCRNCBRQSF
Debt / assets 15.6% 27.9% –
Debt / equity 0.2x 1.0x –
Net debt / EBITDA -1.8x 4.7x –
Debt / FCF 2.1x 2.2x –
Liabilities / assets 37.3% 73.2% 18.8%
Equity / assets 62.7% 26.8% 81.2%
Interest coverage – 4.3x –
Current ratio 2.4x 2.1x 5.4x
Quick ratio 2.2x – 86.1x
Cash ratio 1.6x – 4.8x
Altman Z-score 5.32 -0.77 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBBCRNCBRQSF
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 0.7% -0.3% –
Shareholder yield 0.7% -0.3% –
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.

ConsensusBBCRNCBRQSF
Forward P/E 40.5xFY2026 11.0xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.22FY2026 $0.76FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +37.5%FY2026 +11.8%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +13.6% +3.9% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $642.72MFY2026 $324.37MFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +15.6%FY2026 +28.8%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +13.2% -17.0% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBBCRNCBRQSF
Held by institutions 50.9% 82.7% –
Institutions holding 286 192 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +12.6% +3.5% –
Institutions buying 194 101 –
Institutions selling 49 57 –
Buyers to sellers 3.96 1.77 –

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.

BBCRNCBRQSF
BB 1.00 0.35 -0.06
CRNC 0.35 1.00 0.00
BRQSF -0.06 0.00 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BB, CRNC and BRQSF?

Blackberry (BB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Blackberry (BB) $5.42B, Cerence (CRNC) $380.00M, Borqs Technologies (BRQSF) $3.64M.

Which stock is cheaper, BB, CRNC and BRQSF?

Borqs Technologies (BRQSF) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Blackberry (BB) 67.5x, Cerence (CRNC) -24.7x, Borqs Technologies (BRQSF) 0.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cerence (CRNC) is cheapest (Blackberry (BB) 40.5x, Cerence (CRNC) 11.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Cerence (CRNC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Blackberry (BB) +14.4%, Cerence (CRNC) +25.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Blackberry (BB) has the highest net margin (Blackberry (BB) 13.1%, Cerence (CRNC) -5.0%). On return on invested capital, Blackberry (BB) leads (Blackberry (BB) 7.5%, Cerence (CRNC) 0.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Blackberry (BB) returned the most: Blackberry (BB) +93.3%, Cerence (CRNC) -27.3%, Borqs Technologies (BRQSF) -50.0%. Over five years, Blackberry (BB) compounded fastest (Blackberry (BB) -4.0%/yr, Cerence (CRNC) -38.5%/yr, Borqs Technologies (BRQSF) -76.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Blackberry (BB) has been the steadiest (Blackberry (BB) 62.8%, Cerence (CRNC) 76.8%, Borqs Technologies (BRQSF) 250.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BB, CRNC and BRQSF?

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