BBAI vs BKSY vs VERI Stock Comparison

BigBear.ai Holdings, BlackSky Technology and Veritone Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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VERI Veritone, Inc.
$0.56 -23.3% 1M -90.9% 1Y
Market cap
$47.02M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$91.06M
Div. yield
–
AI Platforms Technology
1 win

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

BlackSky Technology leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (BlackSky Technology 5, BigBear.ai Holdings 3, Veritone 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBBAIBKSYVERILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.07B $676.84M $47.02M BBAI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -5.9x -10.1x -0.4x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.5% +4.1% +1.1% BKSY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -126.8% -61.2% -117.5% BKSY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -28.0% -13.4% -91.0% BKSY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.3x 1.7x -0.6x VERI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -55.1% -10.5% -90.9% BKSY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -27.6%/yr -55.4%/yr BKSY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 76.9% 100.1% 105.8% BBAI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 37/100 31/100 19/100 BBAI

Percentile Scorecard

BBAIBKSYVERI

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

AxisBBAIBKSYVERI
Valuation 25 #93 of 124 28 #90 of 124 17 #103 of 124
Growth 12 #101 of 114 27 #84 of 114 12 #100 of 114
Profitability 22 #87 of 111 32 #76 of 111 27 #81 of 111
Financial Health 83 #23 of 128 48 #67 of 128 9 #116 of 128
Shareholder Returns 42 #43 of 73 22 #57 of 73 29 #52 of 73
Overall 37 31 19
  • BBAI ranked among 136 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • BKSY ranked among 136 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • VERI ranked among 136 companies in Infrastructure Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBBAIBKSYVERISPY
1 month -1.9%-21.6%-23.3% -1.0%
3 months -15.2%-33.3%-53.3% -0.4%
6 months -41.2%-58.6%-74.1% +4.5%
Year to date -52.4%-10.6%-88.0% +12.4%
1 year -55.1%-10.5%-90.9% +13.6%
3 years +78.5%+85.5%-78.5% +76.4%
3 years, per year +21.3%+22.9%-40.1% +20.8%
5 years —-80.1%-98.2% +63.7%
5 years, per year —-27.6%-55.4% +10.4%

Risk

MeasureBBAIBKSYVERISPY
Volatility, 1Y 76.9%100.1%105.8% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 70.4%99.8%126.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.153.023.07 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.72-0.10-0.86 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -95.0%-95.2%-98.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -64.2%-67.5%-91.6% -1.6%
52-week high $7.17$51.63$6.69 $779.14
52-week low $2.12$13.14$0.53 $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.

MultipleBBAIBKSYVERI
P/E now vs peer median -6.9xmedian 41.0x -9.7xmedian 41.0x -0.5xmedian 41.0x
P/S now vs peer median 8.7xmedian 4.4x 6.3xmedian 4.4x 0.6xmedian 4.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -4.7xmedian 28.9x -47.3xmedian 28.9x -1.5xmedian 28.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median -17.0xmedian 23.9x -6.0xmedian 23.9x -1.0xmedian 23.9x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 3.1x 3.2xmedian 3.1x 1.5xmedian 3.1x
PEG now vs peer median -1.76median 1.36 -0.35median 1.36 -0.15median 1.36

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 monthsBBAIBKSYVERI
Revenue $142.07M $108.92M $91.06M
Gross profit $42.91M $76.09M $60.28M
Operating income -$233.30M -$47.32M -$82.17M
Net income -$180.20M -$66.71M -$107.03M
Free cash flow -$72.72M -$113.03M -$54.75M
R&D $23.30M $632.00K $22.20M
EPS (diluted) $-0.38 $-1.74 $-1.14
Cash & equivalents $77.11M $36.90M $12.42M
Total debt $16.69M $210.84M $45.47M
Shares (diluted) 480.32M 38.42M 94.03M
Enterprise value -$173.23M $56.20M -$44.15M

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
MetricBBAIBKSYVERI
P/E -6.9x -9.7x -0.5x
P/FCF -17.0x -6.0x -1.0x
P/Operating cash flow -17.2x -12.6x -1.1x
P/S 8.7x 6.3x 0.6x
P/B 1.8x 3.2x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 2.2x 3.3x 6.8x
EV/EBITDA -4.7x -47.3x -1.5x
EV/EBIT -4.1x -13.9x -1.1x
EV/Revenue 6.8x 6.0x 1.0x
EV/FCF -13.3x -5.8x -1.6x
EV/Operating cash flow -13.5x -12.1x -1.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.76 -0.35 -0.15

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBBAIBKSYVERI
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.5% 4.1% 1.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.9% 13.7% -13.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 9.1% 5.2% -2.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.9% 20.0% -18.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) -64.9% -4.6% 2.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -60.1% 14.1% -7.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 57.7% 22.5% -194.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -39.3% 5.3% -32.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 60.6% 34.5% -55.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 3.9% 27.7% 3.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -105.0% -382.3% 6.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -35.5% -18.8% 0.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -105.6% -405.5% 6.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -36.2% -12.6% 0.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBBAIBKSYVERI
Gross margin 30.2% 69.9% 66.2%
EBITDA margin -145.2% -12.8% -63.2%
Operating margin -164.2% -43.4% -90.2%
Pretax margin -142.6% -61.2% -119.4%
Net margin -126.8% -61.2% -117.5%
FCF margin -51.2% -103.8% -60.1%
Operating cash flow margin -50.4% -49.7% -55.0%
Return on equity -24.8% -45.6% -246.4%
Return on assets -22.5% -15.0% -70.5%
Return on invested capital -28.0% -13.4% -91.0%
Return on capital employed -32.0% -12.1% -160.1%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.2x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.4x 0.8x 0.5x
Stock comp / revenue 13.4% 15.0% 6.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBBAIBKSYVERI
Debt / assets 2.2% 40.8% 30.6%
Debt / equity 0.0x 1.0x 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.3x 1.7x -0.6x
Debt / FCF -0.2x -1.9x -0.8x
Liabilities / assets 10.1% 59.1% 74.5%
Equity / assets 89.9% 40.9% 25.5%
Interest coverage -47.5x -3.0x –
Current ratio 4.9x 5.8x 0.5x
Quick ratio 4.6x 5.4x 0.4x
Cash ratio 4.0x 4.4x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 7.40 -0.26 -7.19

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBBAIBKSYVERI
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -0.2% -2.0% -1.0%
Shareholder yield -0.2% -2.0% -1.0%
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.

ConsensusBBAIBKSYVERI
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.25FY2026 $-1.43FY2026 $-0.31FY2026
Revenue, next fiscal year $108.97MFY2026 $136.05MFY2026 $96.75MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -14.6%FY2026 +27.6%FY2026 +4.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +23.4% +48.6% +21.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBBAIBKSYVERI
Held by institutions 39.1% 77.7% 27.8%
Institutions holding 328 228 92
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.0% +33.1% +17.9%
Institutions buying 185 153 60
Institutions selling 90 46 15
Buyers to sellers 2.06 3.33 4.00

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.

BBAIBKSYVERI
BBAI 1.00 0.50 0.38
BKSY 0.50 1.00 0.32
VERI 0.38 0.32 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BBAI, BKSY and VERI?

BigBear.ai Holdings (BBAI) is the largest by market capitalisation: BigBear.ai Holdings (BBAI) $1.07B, BlackSky Technology (BKSY) $676.84M, Veritone (VERI) $47.02M.

Which company is growing faster?

BlackSky Technology (BKSY) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: BigBear.ai Holdings (BBAI) -1.5%, BlackSky Technology (BKSY) +4.1%, Veritone (VERI) +1.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

BlackSky Technology (BKSY) has the highest net margin (BigBear.ai Holdings (BBAI) -126.8%, BlackSky Technology (BKSY) -61.2%, Veritone (VERI) -117.5%). On return on invested capital, BlackSky Technology (BKSY) leads (BigBear.ai Holdings (BBAI) -28.0%, BlackSky Technology (BKSY) -13.4%, Veritone (VERI) -91.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year BlackSky Technology (BKSY) returned the most: BigBear.ai Holdings (BBAI) -55.1%, BlackSky Technology (BKSY) -10.5%, Veritone (VERI) -90.9%. Over five years, BlackSky Technology (BKSY) compounded fastest (BlackSky Technology (BKSY) -27.6%/yr, Veritone (VERI) -55.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, BigBear.ai Holdings (BBAI) has been the steadiest (BigBear.ai Holdings (BBAI) 76.9%, BlackSky Technology (BKSY) 100.1%, Veritone (VERI) 105.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BBAI, BKSY and VERI?

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