BBAI vs GLAI vs SPIR Stock Comparison

BigBear.ai Holdings, Global AI and Spire Global Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GLAI Global AI, Inc.
$0.95 +18.7% 1M +115.9% 1Y
Market cap
$147.15M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$184.28K
Div. yield
–
AI Platforms Technology
3 wins
SPIR Spire Global, Inc.
$9.57 -20.8% 1M -18.0% 1Y
Market cap
$388.68M
P/E
6.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$65.73M
Div. yield
–
AI Platforms Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Global AI leads on 3 of the 12 questions below (Global AI 3, BigBear.ai Holdings 2, Spire Global 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBBAIGLAISPIRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.13B $147.15M $388.68M BBAI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -13.2x -92.6x 6.7x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -13.7% +34.5% -29.5% GLAI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -65.2% -862.3% 83.1% SPIR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -15.5% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.4x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -66.8% +115.9% -18.0% GLAI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +54.0%/yr -27.1%/yr GLAI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 77.5% 254.6% 100.3% BBAI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 31/100 14/100 51/100 SPIR

Percentile Scorecard

BBAIGLAISPIR

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

AxisBBAIGLAISPIR
Valuation 26 #92 of 124 27 #91 of 124 72 #35 of 124
Growth 12 #100 of 113 14 #97 of 113 28 #82 of 113
Profitability 26 #81 of 109 7 #102 of 109 59 #45 of 109
Financial Health 87 #17 of 127 8 #117 of 127 44 #72 of 127
Shareholder Returns 3 #63 of 65 – –
Overall 31 14 51
  • BBAI ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • GLAI ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • SPIR ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBBAIGLAISPIRSPY
1 month -15.4%+18.7%-20.8% -0.2%
3 months -14.8%-12.0%-15.8% +3.9%
6 months -42.7%+35.7%-40.0% +8.2%
Year to date -56.3%-5.9%+27.6% +12.9%
1 year -66.8%+115.9%-18.0% +12.3%
3 years +88.8%+295.8%+179.8% +87.4%
3 years, per year +23.6%+58.2%+40.9% +23.3%
5 years —+763.6%-79.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year —+54.0%-27.1% +10.9%
10 years —+216.7%— +261.1%
10 years, per year —+12.2%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBBAIGLAISPIRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 77.5%254.6%100.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 72.3%306.4%98.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.26-1.153.28 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.860.46-0.18 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -95.0%-92.9%-93.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -67.1%-77.1%-62.4% -1.2%
52-week high $7.17$4.15$25.48 $779.14
52-week low $2.12$0.35$7.02 $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.

MultipleBBAIGLAISPIR
P/E now vs peer median -13.2xmedian 38.6x -92.6xmedian 38.6x 6.7xmedian 38.6x
P/S now vs peer median 8.6xmedian 4.4x 798.5xmedian 4.4x 5.9xmedian 4.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -6.4xmedian 34.5x -94.4xmedian 34.5x —median 34.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median -15.6xmedian 29.4x -83.8xmedian 29.4x —median 29.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 3.3x -43.3xmedian 3.3x 2.7xmedian 3.3x
PEG now vs peer median -0.40median 1.28 0.36median 1.28 0.21median 1.28

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 monthsBBAIGLAISPIR
Revenue $131.63M $184.28K $65.73M
Gross profit $36.75M $83.10K $26.61M
Operating income -$155.20M -$1.59M -$87.59M
Net income -$85.82M -$1.59M $54.85M
Free cash flow -$72.70M -$1.76M –
R&D $21.29M $1.82M $36.19M
EPS (diluted) $-0.18 $-0.01 $1.43
Cash & equivalents $36.28M $40.56K $38.81M
Total debt $16.64M – –
Shares (diluted) 479.12M 309.80M 38.30M
Enterprise value -$281.14M $146.90M $858.36K

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
MetricBBAIGLAISPIR
P/E -13.2x -92.6x 6.7x
P/FCF -15.6x -83.8x –
P/Operating cash flow -15.8x -88.9x –
P/S 8.6x 798.5x 5.9x
P/B 1.5x -43.3x 2.7x
P/Tangible book 1.8x -19.7x 2.9x
EV/EBITDA -6.4x -94.4x –
EV/EBIT -5.3x -92.6x -3.4x
EV/Revenue 6.3x 798.3x 4.5x
EV/FCF -11.4x -83.8x –
EV/Operating cash flow -11.6x -88.8x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.40 0.36 0.21

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBBAIGLAISPIR
Revenue growth (1Y) -13.7% 34.5% -29.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -6.6% 44.2% -8.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -13.9% – -29.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -4.9% – 6.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) -19.2% -1.3% 6.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -36.5% -555.5% -7.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 80.7% 2.1% 57.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 0.0% -405.8% 38.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 87.1% 51.0% 22.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 32.8% -255.6% 32.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -163.0% -96.3% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -19.7% -529.9% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -163.1% -103.9% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -20.1% -542.3% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBBAIGLAISPIR
Gross margin 27.9% 45.1% 40.5%
EBITDA margin -97.7% -845.7% –
Operating margin -117.9% -862.3% -133.3%
Pretax margin -81.7% -859.5% 89.4%
Net margin -65.2% -862.3% 83.1%
FCF margin -55.2% -952.7% –
Operating cash flow margin -54.4% -898.6% –
Return on equity -11.0% – 42.7%
Return on assets -10.1% -36.9% 25.1%
Return on invested capital -15.5% – –
Return on capital employed -19.8% – -54.7%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.0x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x 1.0x –
Stock comp / revenue 15.0% – 25.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBBAIGLAISPIR
Debt / assets 2.0% – –
Debt / equity 0.0x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.4x – –
Debt / FCF -0.2x – –
Liabilities / assets 8.4% 176.0% 36.3%
Equity / assets 91.6% -76.0% 63.7%
Interest coverage -16.9x – -51.9x
Current ratio 5.7x 0.0x 1.9x
Quick ratio 5.3x 0.0x 1.8x
Cash ratio 4.9x 0.0x 1.6x
Altman Z-score 7.97 5.87 -1.18

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBBAIGLAISPIR
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -30.2% – –
Shareholder yield -30.2% – –
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.

ConsensusBBAIGLAISPIR
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.25FY2026 – $-1.24FY2026
Revenue, next fiscal year $108.97MFY2026 – $76.07MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -14.6%FY2026 – +6.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +23.4% – +39.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBBAIGLAISPIR
Held by institutions 39.1% – 57.2%
Institutions holding 328 – 131
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.0% – +62.9%
Institutions buying 185 – 95
Institutions selling 90 – 21
Buyers to sellers 2.06 – 4.52

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.

BBAIGLAISPIR
BBAI 1.00 -0.06 0.47
GLAI -0.06 1.00 0.00
SPIR 0.47 0.00 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BBAI, GLAI and SPIR?

BigBear.ai Holdings (BBAI) is the largest by market capitalisation: BigBear.ai Holdings (BBAI) $1.13B, Global AI (GLAI) $147.15M, Spire Global (SPIR) $388.68M.

Which company is growing faster?

Global AI (GLAI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: BigBear.ai Holdings (BBAI) -13.7%, Global AI (GLAI) +34.5%, Spire Global (SPIR) -29.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Spire Global (SPIR) has the highest net margin (BigBear.ai Holdings (BBAI) -65.2%, Global AI (GLAI) -862.3%, Spire Global (SPIR) 83.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Global AI (GLAI) returned the most: BigBear.ai Holdings (BBAI) -66.8%, Global AI (GLAI) +115.9%, Spire Global (SPIR) -18.0%. Over five years, Global AI (GLAI) compounded fastest (Global AI (GLAI) +54.0%/yr, Spire Global (SPIR) -27.1%/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) 77.5%, Global AI (GLAI) 254.6%, Spire Global (SPIR) 100.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BBAI, GLAI and SPIR?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Global AI (GLAI) leads on 3. 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.