BB vs XPEL vs ECX Stock Comparison

Blackberry, Xpel and ECARX Holdings Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BB BLACKBERRY Ltd
$8.91 +6.1% 1M +93.3% 1Y
Market cap
$5.39B
P/E
67.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$614.00M
Div. yield
–
Embedded Software Technology
6 wins
XPEL XPEL, Inc.
$43.14 -3.1% 1M +20.7% 1Y
Market cap
$1.18B
P/E
21.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$508.09M
Div. yield
–
Auto Parts Consumer Discretionary
4 wins
ECX ECARX Holdings Inc.
$0.85 -19.8% 1M -63.4% 1Y
Market cap
$273.64M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$881.30M
Div. yield
–
Autonomous Driving Technology
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionBBXPELECXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.39B $1.18B $273.64M BB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 67.0x 21.5x -7.9x XPEL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 40.5x 18.7x — XPEL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +14.4% +13.2% +11.4% BB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.1% 10.8% -3.9% BB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.5% 16.8% -4.6% XPEL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.8x 0.0x — BB
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +93.3% +20.7% -63.4% BB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -4.0%/yr -10.9%/yr -38.6%/yr BB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 62.8% 40.9% 82.5% XPEL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 71/100 64/100 77/100 ECX

Percentile Scorecard

BBXPELECX

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

AxisBBXPELECX
Valuation 59 #51 of 124 27 #37 of 50 100 #1 of 13
Growth 87 #16 of 113 73 #14 of 49 100 #1 of 12
Profitability 81 #22 of 110 92 #5 of 48 100 #1 of 12
Financial Health 66 #45 of 129 93 #5 of 54 8 #12 of 13
Shareholder Returns 61 #27 of 68 37 #20 of 31 –
Overall 71 64 77
  • BB ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • XPEL ranked among 56 companies in Automobiles and Components
  • ECX ranked among 14 companies in Robotics and Automation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBBXPELECXSPY
1 month +6.1%-3.1%-19.8% -1.0%
3 months +4.5%+1.0%-15.0% +2.9%
6 months +75.0%-7.5%-24.1% +6.4%
Year to date +135.1%-13.6%-50.6% +11.4%
1 year +93.3%+20.7%-63.4% +13.1%
3 years +149.6%-13.4%-79.0% +79.4%
3 years, per year +35.7%-4.7%-40.5% +21.5%
5 years -18.4%-43.8%-91.3% +67.7%
5 years, per year -4.0%-10.9%-38.6% +10.9%
10 years +20.9%—— +255.2%
10 years, per year +1.9%—— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureBBXPELECXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 62.8%40.9%82.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 57.1%44.5%90.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.770.891.43 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.480.51-0.77 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -82.0%-71.5%-92.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -30.6%-21.5%-67.8% -2.5%
52-week high $12.83$54.95$2.64 $779.14
52-week low $3.15$34.10$0.83 $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.

MultipleBBXPELECX
P/E now vs peer median 65.0xmedian 37.4x 21.7xmedian 18.9x -8.3x
P/S now vs peer median 8.5xmedian 4.4x 2.3xmedian 0.5x 0.3xmedian 17.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 50.8xmedian 35.0x 14.3xmedian 8.5x —
P/FCF now vs peer median 56.8xmedian 27.2x -411.1xmedian 8.8x —median 13.8x
P/B now vs peer median 6.6xmedian 3.4x 3.7xmedian 0.9x -1.0xmedian 1.0x
PEG now vs peer median 2.27median 1.27 5.64median 1.35 -0.17

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 monthsBBXPELECX
Revenue $614.00M $508.09M $881.30M
Gross profit $478.10M $217.98M $184.00M
Operating income $83.70M $68.46M -$8.80M
Net income $80.40M $55.60M -$35.90M
Free cash flow $92.10M -$2.89M –
R&D $129.20M – $107.60M
EPS (diluted) $0.12 $1.98 $-0.10
Cash & equivalents $266.20M $40.68M $156.16M
Total debt $197.10M $44.80M $556.66M
Shares (diluted) 649.66M 27.64M 338.66M
Enterprise value $4.00B $974.65M -$18.98M

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
MetricBBXPELECX
P/E 65.0x 21.7x -8.3x
P/FCF 56.8x -411.1x –
P/Operating cash flow 53.2x 16.1x –
P/S 8.5x 2.3x 0.3x
P/B 6.6x 3.7x -1.0x
P/Tangible book 7.0x 4.5x -0.9x
EV/EBITDA 50.8x 14.3x –
EV/EBIT 60.3x 17.4x -75.5x
EV/Revenue 8.2x 2.3x 0.8x
EV/FCF 54.8x -412.6x –
EV/Operating cash flow 51.4x 16.1x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.27 5.64 -0.17

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBBXPELECX
Revenue growth (1Y) 14.4% 13.2% 11.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -4.1% 12.6% 15.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 18.6% 15.3% 29.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.4% 14.1% 6.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 234.8% 11.9% 92.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 59.4% 2.7% 63.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 3,078% 14.3% 74.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 29.0% 4.4% 41.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 2,838% 12.6% 74.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 28.7% 3.8% 47.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 193.4% 29.8% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 38.2% 20.8% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 201.0% -105.5% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 37.1% -27.7% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBBXPELECX
Gross margin 77.9% 42.9% 20.9%
EBITDA margin 16.2% 16.4% –
Operating margin 13.6% 13.5% -1.0%
Pretax margin 15.0% 13.6% -2.2%
Net margin 13.1% 10.8% -3.9%
FCF margin 15.0% -0.6% –
Operating cash flow margin 16.0% 14.6% –
Return on equity 10.4% 18.2% –
Return on assets 6.4% 12.8% -4.2%
Return on invested capital 7.5% 16.8% -4.6%
Return on capital employed 8.2% 19.8% –
Asset turnover 0.5x 1.2x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.3x –
Stock comp / revenue 4.2% 0.6% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBBXPELECX
Debt / assets 15.6% 9.5% 56.5%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.1x -2.1x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.8x 0.0x –
Debt / FCF 2.1x -15.5x –
Liabilities / assets 37.3% 32.6% 127.0%
Equity / assets 62.7% 67.4% -27.0%
Interest coverage – 256.4x -0.3x
Current ratio 2.4x 2.6x 0.7x
Quick ratio 2.2x 1.1x 0.5x
Cash ratio 1.6x 0.5x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 5.32 7.41 -1.06

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBBXPELECX
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 0.7% 0.2% –
Shareholder yield 0.7% 0.2% –
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.

ConsensusBBXPELECX
Forward P/E 40.5xFY2026 18.7xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.22FY2026 $2.31FY2026 $-0.02FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +37.5%FY2026 +24.9%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +13.6% +16.5% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $642.72MFY2026 $547.59MFY2026 $1.09BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +15.6%FY2026 +15.0%FY2026 +29.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +13.2% +0.9% +26.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBBXPELECX
Held by institutions 50.9% 85.3% 5.2%
Institutions holding 286 213 39
Change in shares held, QoQ +12.6% +3.9% +3.3%
Institutions buying 194 111 23
Institutions selling 49 66 8
Buyers to sellers 3.96 1.68 2.88

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.

BBXPELECX
BB 1.00 0.07 0.21
XPEL 0.07 1.00 0.12
ECX 0.21 0.12 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BB, XPEL and ECX?

Blackberry (BB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Blackberry (BB) $5.39B, Xpel (XPEL) $1.18B, ECARX Holdings (ECX) $273.64M.

Which stock is cheaper, BB, XPEL and ECX?

Xpel (XPEL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Blackberry (BB) 67.0x, Xpel (XPEL) 21.5x, ECARX Holdings (ECX) -7.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Xpel (XPEL) is cheapest (Blackberry (BB) 40.5x, Xpel (XPEL) 18.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Blackberry (BB) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Blackberry (BB) +14.4%, Xpel (XPEL) +13.2%, ECARX Holdings (ECX) +11.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Blackberry (BB) has the highest net margin (Blackberry (BB) 13.1%, Xpel (XPEL) 10.8%, ECARX Holdings (ECX) -3.9%). On return on invested capital, Xpel (XPEL) leads (Blackberry (BB) 7.5%, Xpel (XPEL) 16.8%, ECARX Holdings (ECX) -4.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Blackberry (BB) returned the most: Blackberry (BB) +93.3%, Xpel (XPEL) +20.7%, ECARX Holdings (ECX) -63.4%. Over five years, Blackberry (BB) compounded fastest (Blackberry (BB) -4.0%/yr, Xpel (XPEL) -10.9%/yr, ECARX Holdings (ECX) -38.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Xpel (XPEL) has been the steadiest (Blackberry (BB) 62.8%, Xpel (XPEL) 40.9%, ECARX Holdings (ECX) 82.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BB, XPEL and ECX?

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 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.