BB vs XPEL vs UEIC Stock Comparison

Blackberry, Xpel and Universal Electronics 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
$5.39B
P/E
67.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$614.00M
Div. yield
–
Embedded Software Technology
7 wins
XPEL XPEL, Inc.
$43.14 -3.1% 1M +20.7% 1Y
Market cap
$1.17B
P/E
21.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$508.09M
Div. yield
–
Auto Parts Consumer Discretionary
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Blackberry leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Blackberry 7, Xpel 3, Universal Electronics 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBBXPELUEICLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.39B $1.17B $67.54M BB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 67.1x 21.4x -4.5x XPEL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 40.5x 18.7x 10.9x UEIC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +14.4% +13.2% -17.9% BB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 13.1% 10.8% -4.6% BB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.5% 16.8% -1.7% XPEL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.8x 0.0x -1.2x BB
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +93.3% +20.7% +19.9% BB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -4.0%/yr -10.9%/yr -34.6%/yr BB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 62.8% 40.9% 55.6% XPEL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 71/100 64/100 59/100 BB

Percentile Scorecard

BBXPELUEIC

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

AxisBBXPELUEIC
Valuation 59 #51 of 124 27 #37 of 50 91 #11 of 112
Growth 87 #16 of 113 73 #14 of 49 28 #79 of 109
Profitability 81 #22 of 110 92 #5 of 48 36 #68 of 105
Financial Health 66 #45 of 129 93 #5 of 54 47 #62 of 117
Shareholder Returns 61 #27 of 68 37 #20 of 31 94 #6 of 82
Overall 71 64 59
  • BB ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • XPEL ranked among 56 companies in Automobiles and Components
  • UEIC ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBBXPELUEICSPY
1 month +6.1%-3.1%-0.4% -1.0%
3 months +4.5%+1.0%+15.7% +2.9%
6 months +75.0%-7.5%+26.6% +6.4%
Year to date +135.1%-13.6%+45.2% +11.4%
1 year +93.3%+20.7%+19.9% +13.1%
3 years +149.6%-13.4%-35.8% +79.4%
3 years, per year +35.7%-4.7%-13.7% +21.5%
5 years -18.4%-43.8%-88.0% +67.7%
5 years, per year -4.0%-10.9%-34.6% +10.9%
10 years +20.9%—-92.5% +255.2%
10 years, per year +1.9%—-22.8% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureBBXPELUEICSPY
Volatility, 1Y 62.8%40.9%55.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 57.1%44.5%51.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.770.890.34 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.480.510.36 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -82.0%-71.5%-93.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -30.6%-21.5%-10.9% -2.5%
52-week high $12.83$54.95$5.88 $779.14
52-week low $3.15$34.10$2.76 $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.

MultipleBBXPELUEIC
P/E now vs peer median 65.0xmedian 37.4x 21.7xmedian 18.9x -4.4xmedian 31.3x
P/S now vs peer median 8.5xmedian 4.4x 2.3xmedian 0.5x 0.2xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 50.8xmedian 35.0x 14.3xmedian 8.5x 5.6xmedian 19.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 56.8xmedian 27.2x -411.1xmedian 8.8x 8.2xmedian 28.3x
P/B now vs peer median 6.6xmedian 3.4x 3.7xmedian 0.9x 0.5xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 2.27median 1.27 5.64median 1.35 -0.11median 1.15

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 monthsBBXPELUEIC
Revenue $614.00M $508.09M $330.57M
Gross profit $478.10M $217.98M $97.69M
Operating income $83.70M $68.46M -$2.77M
Net income $80.40M $55.60M -$15.10M
Free cash flow $92.10M -$2.89M $8.24M
R&D $129.20M – $21.87M
EPS (diluted) $0.12 $1.98 $-1.13
Cash & equivalents $266.20M $40.68M $32.40M
Total debt $197.10M $44.80M $86.37M
Shares (diluted) 649.66M 27.64M 13.43M
Enterprise value $4.00B $967.49M -$58.50M

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
MetricBBXPELUEIC
P/E 65.0x 21.7x -4.4x
P/FCF 56.8x -411.1x 8.2x
P/Operating cash flow 53.2x 16.1x 5.9x
P/S 8.5x 2.3x 0.2x
P/B 6.6x 3.7x 0.5x
P/Tangible book 7.0x 4.5x 0.5x
EV/EBITDA 50.8x 14.3x 5.6x
EV/EBIT 60.3x 17.4x -20.2x
EV/Revenue 8.2x 2.3x 0.2x
EV/FCF 54.8x -412.6x 6.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 51.4x 16.1x 4.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.27 5.64 -0.11

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBBXPELUEIC
Revenue growth (1Y) 14.4% 13.2% -17.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -4.1% 12.6% -12.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 18.6% 15.3% -16.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.4% 14.1% -8.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 234.8% 11.9% 58.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 59.4% 2.7% 63.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 3,078% 14.3% 7.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 29.0% 4.4% 40.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 2,838% 12.6% 9.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 28.7% 3.8% 41.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 193.4% 29.8% -61.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 38.2% 20.8% -34.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 201.0% -105.5% -68.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 37.1% -27.7% -32.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBBXPELUEIC
Gross margin 77.9% 42.9% 29.6%
EBITDA margin 16.2% 16.4% 3.0%
Operating margin 13.6% 13.5% -0.8%
Pretax margin 15.0% 13.6% -2.4%
Net margin 13.1% 10.8% -4.6%
FCF margin 15.0% -0.6% 2.5%
Operating cash flow margin 16.0% 14.6% 3.5%
Return on equity 10.4% 18.2% -10.7%
Return on assets 6.4% 12.8% -5.8%
Return on invested capital 7.5% 16.8% -1.7%
Return on capital employed 8.2% 19.8% -1.9%
Asset turnover 0.5x 1.2x 1.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.3x -0.8x
Stock comp / revenue 4.2% 0.6% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBBXPELUEIC
Debt / assets 15.6% 9.5% 7.8%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.1x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.8x 0.0x -1.2x
Debt / FCF 2.1x -15.5x 2.5x
Liabilities / assets 37.3% 32.6% 46.5%
Equity / assets 62.7% 67.4% 53.5%
Interest coverage – 256.4x –
Current ratio 2.4x 2.6x 1.8x
Quick ratio 2.2x 1.1x 1.1x
Cash ratio 1.6x 0.5x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 5.32 7.41 2.89

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBBXPELUEIC
Dividend yield – – 4.6%
Net buyback yield 0.7% 0.2% 3.5%
Shareholder yield 0.7% 0.2% 8.0%
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.

ConsensusBBXPELUEIC
Forward P/E 40.5xFY2026 18.7xFY2026 10.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.22FY2026 $2.31FY2026 $0.48FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +37.5%FY2026 +24.9%FY2026 +54.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +13.6% +16.5% +16.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $642.72MFY2026 $547.59MFY2026 $288.89MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +15.6%FY2026 +15.0%FY2026 -21.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +13.2% +0.9% +11.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBBXPELUEIC
Held by institutions 50.9% 85.3% 53.5%
Institutions holding 286 213 46
Change in shares held, QoQ +12.6% +3.9% -2.2%
Institutions buying 194 111 18
Institutions selling 49 66 16
Buyers to sellers 3.96 1.68 1.13

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.

BBXPELUEIC
BB 1.00 0.07 0.09
XPEL 0.07 1.00 -0.02
UEIC 0.09 -0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BB, XPEL and UEIC?

Blackberry (BB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Blackberry (BB) $5.39B, Xpel (XPEL) $1.17B, Universal Electronics (UEIC) $67.54M.

Which stock is cheaper, BB, XPEL and UEIC?

Xpel (XPEL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Blackberry (BB) 67.1x, Xpel (XPEL) 21.4x, Universal Electronics (UEIC) -4.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Universal Electronics (UEIC) is cheapest (Blackberry (BB) 40.5x, Xpel (XPEL) 18.7x, Universal Electronics (UEIC) 10.9x). 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%, Universal Electronics (UEIC) -17.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Blackberry (BB) has the highest net margin (Blackberry (BB) 13.1%, Xpel (XPEL) 10.8%, Universal Electronics (UEIC) -4.6%). On return on invested capital, Xpel (XPEL) leads (Blackberry (BB) 7.5%, Xpel (XPEL) 16.8%, Universal Electronics (UEIC) -1.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Blackberry (BB) returned the most: Blackberry (BB) +93.3%, Xpel (XPEL) +20.7%, Universal Electronics (UEIC) +19.9%. Over five years, Blackberry (BB) compounded fastest (Blackberry (BB) -4.0%/yr, Xpel (XPEL) -10.9%/yr, Universal Electronics (UEIC) -34.6%/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%, Universal Electronics (UEIC) 55.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 7. 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.