BKSY vs JFU vs BBAI Stock Comparison

BlackSky Technology, 9F and BigBear.ai Holdings Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
JFU 9F Inc.
$2.70 -3.2% 1M -45.1% 1Y
Market cap
$63.58M
P/E
2.5x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
AI Platforms Technology

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

BlackSky Technology leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (BlackSky Technology 5, BigBear.ai Holdings 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBKSYJFUBBAILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $730.13M $63.58M $1.23B BBAI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -10.9x 2.5x -6.8x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.1% — -1.5% BKSY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -61.2% — -126.8% BKSY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -13.4% — -28.0% BKSY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.7x — 1.3x BBAI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% — 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -11.3% -45.1% -63.7% BKSY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -24.7%/yr -38.1%/yr — BKSY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 100.4% 111.6% 77.5% BBAI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 32/100 — 37/100 BBAI

Percentile Scorecard

BKSYJFUBBAI

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

AxisBKSYJFUBBAI
Valuation 24 #94 of 124 99 #2 of 124 24 #95 of 124
Growth 25 #85 of 113 – 11 #101 of 113
Profitability 34 #72 of 109 – 21 #86 of 109
Financial Health 50 #64 of 127 – 83 #23 of 127
Shareholder Returns 24 #48 of 63 – 45 #35 of 63
Overall 32 – 37
  • BKSY ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • JFU ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • BBAI ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBKSYJFUBBAISPY
1 month -16.8%-3.2%-7.9% +0.9%
3 months -7.3%+34.3%-5.7% +5.9%
6 months -39.7%-14.0%-35.6% +8.5%
Year to date +1.9%-57.7%-54.4% +13.3%
1 year -11.3%-45.1%-63.7% +12.4%
3 years +86.5%-10.0%+96.8% +88.1%
3 years, per year +23.1%-3.5%+25.3% +23.5%
5 years -75.7%-90.9%— +68.2%
5 years, per year -24.7%-38.1%— +11.0%

Risk

MeasureBKSYJFUBBAISPY
Volatility, 1Y 100.4%111.6%77.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 99.6%111.2%72.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.131.373.27 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.11-0.40-0.82 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -95.2%-96.7%-95.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -63.0%-68.0%-65.7% -0.9%
52-week high $51.63$8.44$7.17 $779.14
52-week low $13.14$2.00$2.12 $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.

MultipleBKSYJFUBBAI
P/E now vs peer median -11.0xmedian 37.9x 2.5xmedian 37.9x -6.6xmedian 37.9x
P/S now vs peer median 7.1xmedian 4.4x 3.3xmedian 4.4x 8.3xmedian 4.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -54.1xmedian 34.5x —median 34.5x -4.4xmedian 34.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median -6.9xmedian 26.6x 2.2xmedian 26.6x -16.3xmedian 26.6x
P/B now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 3.4x 0.1xmedian 3.4x 1.7xmedian 3.4x
PEG now vs peer median -0.40median 1.24 —median 1.24 -1.69median 1.24

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 monthsBKSYJFUBBAI
Revenue $108.92M – $142.07M
Gross profit $76.09M – $42.91M
Operating income -$47.32M – -$233.30M
Net income -$66.71M – -$180.20M
Free cash flow -$113.03M – -$72.72M
R&D $632.00K – $23.30M
EPS (diluted) $-1.74 – $-0.38
Cash & equivalents $36.90M $62.11M $77.11M
Total debt $210.84M – $16.69M
Shares (diluted) 38.42M 11.80M 480.32M
Enterprise value $109.48M -$321.58M -$9.92M

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
MetricBKSYJFUBBAI
P/E -11.0x 2.5x -6.6x
P/FCF -6.9x 2.2x -16.3x
P/Operating cash flow -14.3x – -16.5x
P/S 7.1x 3.3x 8.3x
P/B 3.7x 0.1x 1.7x
P/Tangible book 3.7x 0.1x 2.1x
EV/EBITDA -54.1x – -4.4x
EV/EBIT -15.9x – -3.9x
EV/Revenue 6.9x – 6.4x
EV/FCF -6.7x – -12.6x
EV/Operating cash flow -13.9x – -12.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.40 – -1.69

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBKSYJFUBBAI
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.1% – -1.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 13.7% – -2.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.2% – 9.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 20.0% – 2.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) -4.6% – -64.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 14.1% – -60.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 22.5% – 57.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 5.3% – -39.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 34.5% – 60.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 27.7% – 3.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -382.3% – -105.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -18.8% – -35.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -405.5% – -105.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -12.6% – -36.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBKSYJFUBBAI
Gross margin 69.9% – 30.2%
EBITDA margin -12.8% – -145.2%
Operating margin -43.4% – -164.2%
Pretax margin -61.2% – -142.6%
Net margin -61.2% – -126.8%
FCF margin -103.8% – -51.2%
Operating cash flow margin -49.7% – -50.4%
Return on equity -45.6% – -24.8%
Return on assets -15.0% – -22.5%
Return on invested capital -13.4% – -28.0%
Return on capital employed -12.1% – -32.0%
Asset turnover 0.2x – 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x – 0.4x
Stock comp / revenue 15.0% – 13.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBKSYJFUBBAI
Debt / assets 40.8% – 2.2%
Debt / equity 1.0x – 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.7x – 1.3x
Debt / FCF -1.9x – -0.2x
Liabilities / assets 59.1% 12.3% 10.1%
Equity / assets 40.9% 87.7% 89.9%
Interest coverage -3.0x – -47.5x
Current ratio 5.8x – 4.9x
Quick ratio 5.4x – 4.6x
Cash ratio 4.4x – 4.0x
Altman Z-score -0.08 – 6.98

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBKSYJFUBBAI
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -1.7% – -0.3%
Shareholder yield -1.7% – -0.3%
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.

ConsensusBKSYJFUBBAI
EPS, next fiscal year $-1.43FY2026 – $-0.25FY2026
Revenue, next fiscal year $136.05MFY2026 – $108.97MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +27.6%FY2026 – -14.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +48.6% – +23.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBKSYJFUBBAI
Held by institutions 77.7% – 39.1%
Institutions holding 227 – 328
Change in shares held, QoQ +33.1% – +1.0%
Institutions buying 152 – 185
Institutions selling 46 – 90
Buyers to sellers 3.30 – 2.06

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.

BKSYJFUBBAI
BKSY 1.00 0.16 0.51
JFU 0.16 1.00 0.10
BBAI 0.51 0.10 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BKSY, JFU and BBAI?

BigBear.ai Holdings (BBAI) is the largest by market capitalisation: BlackSky Technology (BKSY) $730.13M, 9F (JFU) $63.58M, BigBear.ai Holdings (BBAI) $1.23B.

Which company is growing faster?

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

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year BlackSky Technology (BKSY) returned the most: BlackSky Technology (BKSY) -11.3%, 9F (JFU) -45.1%, BigBear.ai Holdings (BBAI) -63.7%. Over five years, BlackSky Technology (BKSY) compounded fastest (BlackSky Technology (BKSY) -24.7%/yr, 9F (JFU) -38.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, BigBear.ai Holdings (BBAI) has been the steadiest (BlackSky Technology (BKSY) 100.4%, 9F (JFU) 111.6%, BigBear.ai Holdings (BBAI) 77.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.