BBAI vs MFI vs AI Stock Comparison

BigBear.ai Holdings, mF International and C3.ai Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MFI mF International Ltd
$8.39 -12.6% 1M -70.0% 1Y
Market cap
$45.21M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
AI Platforms Technology
AI C3.ai, Inc.
$12.28 +15.2% 1M -33.1% 1Y
Market cap
$1.88B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$232.38M
Div. yield
–
AI Platforms Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

6 decided of 12

C3.ai leads on 3 of the 12 questions below (C3.ai 3, BigBear.ai Holdings 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBBAIMFIAILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.10B $45.21M $1.88B AI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -12.8x — -4.2x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -13.7% — -37.5% BBAI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -65.2% — -192.1% BBAI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -15.5% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.4x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -66.8% -70.0% -33.1% AI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — — -22.8%/yr –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 77.5% 119.8% 59.6% AI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 31/100 — 28/100 BBAI

Percentile Scorecard

BBAIMFIAI

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

AxisBBAIMFIAI
Valuation 26 #92 of 124 – 17 #103 of 124
Growth 12 #100 of 113 – 7 #105 of 113
Profitability 26 #81 of 109 – 13 #95 of 109
Financial Health 87 #17 of 127 100 #1 of 127 85 #20 of 127
Shareholder Returns 3 #63 of 65 – 19 #53 of 65
Overall 31 – 28
  • BBAI ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • MFI ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • AI ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBBAIMFIAISPY
1 month -15.4%-12.6%+15.2% -0.2%
3 months -14.8%+1.1%+38.0% +3.9%
6 months -42.7%-22.3%+36.9% +8.2%
Year to date -56.3%-54.8%-8.9% +12.9%
1 year -66.8%-70.0%-33.1% +12.3%
3 years +88.8%—-50.6% +87.4%
3 years, per year +23.6%—-21.0% +23.3%
5 years ——-72.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year ——-22.8% +10.9%

Risk

MeasureBBAIMFIAISPY
Volatility, 1Y 77.5%119.8%59.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 72.3%123.9%63.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.261.662.07 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.86-0.58-0.56 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -95.0%-95.8%-84.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -67.1%-70.4%-33.1% -1.2%
52-week high $7.17$28.38$18.36 $779.14
52-week low $2.12$6.10$7.76 $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.

MultipleBBAIMFIAI
P/E now vs peer median -13.2xmedian 38.6x —median 38.6x -4.3xmedian 38.6x
P/S now vs peer median 8.6xmedian 4.4x —median 4.4x 8.2xmedian 4.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -6.4xmedian 34.5x —median 34.5x -2.7xmedian 34.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median -15.6xmedian 29.4x —median 29.4x -12.2xmedian 29.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 3.3x 0.2xmedian 3.3x 2.7xmedian 3.3x
PEG now vs peer median -0.40median 1.28 —median 1.28 0.51median 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 monthsBBAIMFIAI
Revenue $131.63M – $232.38M
Gross profit $36.75M – $67.61M
Operating income -$155.20M – -$471.95M
Net income -$85.82M – -$446.41M
Free cash flow -$72.70M – -$155.78M
R&D $21.29M – $210.99M
EPS (diluted) $-0.18 – $-2.88
Cash & equivalents $36.28M $29.02M $136.44M
Total debt $16.64M $4.09M –
Shares (diluted) 479.12M 5.81M 155.00M
Enterprise value -$310.19M -$36.89M -$642.56M

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
MetricBBAIMFIAI
P/E -13.2x – -4.3x
P/FCF -15.6x – -12.2x
P/Operating cash flow -15.8x – -12.3x
P/S 8.6x – 8.2x
P/B 1.5x 0.2x 2.7x
P/Tangible book 1.8x 0.2x 2.7x
EV/EBITDA -6.4x – -2.7x
EV/EBIT -5.3x – -2.7x
EV/Revenue 6.3x – 5.4x
EV/FCF -11.4x – -8.0x
EV/Operating cash flow -11.6x – -8.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.40 – 0.51

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBBAIMFIAI
Revenue growth (1Y) -13.7% – -37.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -6.6% – -5.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -13.9% – -67.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -4.9% – -27.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -19.2% – -25.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -36.5% – -17.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 80.7% – -30.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 0.0% – -19.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 87.1% – -13.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 32.8% – -8.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -163.0% – -86.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -19.7% – -28.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -163.1% – -81.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -20.1% – -3.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBBAIMFIAI
Gross margin 27.9% – 29.1%
EBITDA margin -97.7% – -197.3%
Operating margin -117.9% – -203.1%
Pretax margin -81.7% – -191.8%
Net margin -65.2% – -192.1%
FCF margin -55.2% – -67.0%
Operating cash flow margin -54.4% – -66.5%
Return on equity -11.0% – -66.2%
Return on assets -10.1% – -52.8%
Return on invested capital -15.5% – –
Return on capital employed -19.8% – -65.5%
Asset turnover 0.2x – 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x – 0.3x
Stock comp / revenue 15.0% – 111.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBBAIMFIAI
Debt / assets 2.0% 0.0% –
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.0x –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.4x – –
Debt / FCF -0.2x – –
Liabilities / assets 8.4% 0.4% 20.6%
Equity / assets 91.6% 99.6% 79.4%
Interest coverage -16.9x – –
Current ratio 5.7x 254.0x 6.2x
Quick ratio 5.3x 51.9x 6.0x
Cash ratio 4.9x 51.9x 5.2x
Altman Z-score 7.97 – 2.61

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBBAIMFIAI
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -30.2% – -4.6%
Shareholder yield -30.2% 0.0% -4.6%
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.

ConsensusBBAIMFIAI
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.25FY2026 $-0.07FY2026 $-0.71FY2026
Revenue, next fiscal year $108.97MFY2026 $5.85MFY2026 $207.24MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -14.6%FY2026 +44.8%FY2026 -17.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +23.4% +2.4% +11.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBBAIMFIAI
Held by institutions 39.1% – 62.6%
Institutions holding 328 – 320
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.0% – +14.5%
Institutions buying 185 – 179
Institutions selling 90 – 72
Buyers to sellers 2.06 – 2.49

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.

BBAIMFIAI
BBAI 1.00 0.23 0.48
MFI 0.23 1.00 0.09
AI 0.48 0.09 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BBAI, MFI and AI?

C3.ai (AI) is the largest by market capitalisation: BigBear.ai Holdings (BBAI) $1.10B, mF International (MFI) $45.21M, C3.ai (AI) $1.88B.

Which company is growing faster?

BigBear.ai Holdings (BBAI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: BigBear.ai Holdings (BBAI) -13.7%, C3.ai (AI) -37.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

BigBear.ai Holdings (BBAI) has the highest net margin (BigBear.ai Holdings (BBAI) -65.2%, C3.ai (AI) -192.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year C3.ai (AI) returned the most: BigBear.ai Holdings (BBAI) -66.8%, mF International (MFI) -70.0%, C3.ai (AI) -33.1%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, C3.ai (AI) has been the steadiest (BigBear.ai Holdings (BBAI) 77.5%, mF International (MFI) 119.8%, C3.ai (AI) 59.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BBAI, MFI and AI?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, C3.ai (AI) 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.