BKSY vs LIF vs SPIR Stock Comparison

BlackSky Technology, Life360 and Spire Global Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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LIF Life360, Inc.
$45.07 +4.6% 1M -54.6% 1Y
Market cap
$3.91B
P/E
26.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$572.56M
Div. yield
–
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SPIR Spire Global, Inc.
$8.72 -21.4% 1M -21.9% 1Y
Market cap
$319.57M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$62.38M
Div. yield
–
AI Platforms Technology

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Life360 leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Life360 5, BlackSky Technology 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBKSYLIFSPIRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $639.95M $3.91B $319.57M LIF
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -9.6x 26.5x -3.5x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 34.1x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.1% +34.0% -33.1% LIF
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -61.2% 25.7% -145.0% LIF
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -13.4% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.7x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -14.5% -54.6% -21.9% BKSY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -26.8%/yr — -28.8%/yr BKSY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 100.4% 76.9% 100.4% LIF
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 31/100 78/100 18/100 LIF

Percentile Scorecard

BKSYLIFSPIR

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

AxisBKSYLIFSPIR
Valuation 26 #92 of 124 68 #40 of 124 19 #101 of 124
Growth 27 #84 of 114 100 #1 of 114 9 #104 of 114
Profitability 32 #76 of 111 70 #34 of 111 16 #93 of 111
Financial Health 49 #66 of 128 75 #33 of 128 41 #76 of 128
Shareholder Returns 22 #57 of 73 – 6 #69 of 73
Overall 31 78 18
  • BKSY ranked among 136 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • LIF ranked among 136 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • SPIR ranked among 136 companies in Infrastructure Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBKSYLIFSPIRSPY
1 month -20.4%+4.6%-21.4% -2.0%
3 months -31.2%-29.5%-35.3% -2.2%
6 months -51.5%+1.2%-47.0% +4.2%
Year to date -6.9%-29.7%+16.3% +10.6%
1 year -14.5%-54.6%-21.9% +10.4%
3 years +93.0%—+110.6% +73.6%
3 years, per year +24.5%—+28.2% +20.2%
5 years -78.9%—-81.7% +61.6%
5 years, per year -26.8%—-28.8% +10.1%

Risk

MeasureBKSYLIFSPIRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 100.4%76.9%100.4% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 100.4%85.7%99.0% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.142.303.32 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.14-0.71-0.22 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -95.2%-65.6%-93.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -66.2%-54.6%-65.8% -3.2%
52-week high $51.63$99.32$25.48 $779.14
52-week low $13.14$38.10$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.

MultipleBKSYLIFSPIR
P/E now vs peer median -10.1xmedian 38.8x 24.8xmedian 38.8x -3.7xmedian 38.8x
P/S now vs peer median 6.5xmedian 4.4x 6.4xmedian 4.4x 5.7xmedian 4.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -49.2xmedian 28.6x 128.6xmedian 28.6x -3.4xmedian 28.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median -6.3xmedian 23.6x 35.5xmedian 23.6x -3.6xmedian 23.6x
P/B now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 3.1x 6.0xmedian 3.1x 2.5xmedian 3.1x
PEG now vs peer median -0.36median 1.27 0.40median 1.27 -0.18median 1.27

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 monthsBKSYLIFSPIR
Revenue $108.92M $572.56M $62.38M
Gross profit $76.09M $444.26M $23.54M
Operating income -$47.32M $6.51M -$88.63M
Net income -$66.71M $147.29M -$90.58M
Free cash flow -$113.03M $103.24M -$99.62M
R&D $632.00K $152.42M $34.70M
EPS (diluted) $-1.74 $1.72 $-2.36
Cash & equivalents $36.90M $267.06M $38.81M
Total debt $210.84M – –
Shares (diluted) 38.42M 85.59M 38.30M
Enterprise value $19.31M $2.34B -$88.71K

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
MetricBKSYLIFSPIR
P/E -10.1x 24.8x -3.7x
P/FCF -6.3x 35.5x -3.6x
P/Operating cash flow -13.1x 35.1x -5.4x
P/S 6.5x 6.4x 5.7x
P/B 3.4x 6.0x 2.5x
P/Tangible book 3.4x 6.8x 2.6x
EV/EBITDA -49.2x 128.6x -3.4x
EV/EBIT -14.5x 521.3x -3.0x
EV/Revenue 6.3x 5.9x 4.2x
EV/FCF -6.1x 32.9x -2.6x
EV/Operating cash flow -12.7x 32.5x -4.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.36 0.40 -0.18

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBKSYLIFSPIR
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.1% 34.0% -33.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 13.7% 28.9% -9.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.2% 34.8% -37.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 20.0% 33.0% 2.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) -4.6% 31.6% 8.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 14.1% 28.5% -7.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 22.5% 434.2% -360.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 5.3% 69.1% -1.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 34.5% 427.2% -303.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 27.7% 61.4% 20.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -382.3% 136.7% -35.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -18.8% 85.0% -16.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -405.5% 144.9% -32.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -12.6% 84.6% -20.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBKSYLIFSPIR
Gross margin 69.9% 77.6% 37.7%
EBITDA margin -12.8% 4.6% -122.0%
Operating margin -43.4% 1.1% -142.1%
Pretax margin -61.2% 2.5% -141.8%
Net margin -61.2% 25.7% -145.0%
FCF margin -103.8% 18.0% -159.7%
Operating cash flow margin -49.7% 18.2% -105.7%
Return on equity -45.6% 24.3% -76.9%
Return on assets -15.0% 14.1% -44.2%
Return on invested capital -13.4% – –
Return on capital employed -12.1% 0.7% -60.7%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.5x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x 0.7x 0.7x
Stock comp / revenue 15.0% 12.1% 23.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBKSYLIFSPIR
Debt / assets 40.8% – –
Debt / equity 1.0x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 1.7x – –
Debt / FCF -1.9x – –
Liabilities / assets 59.1% 41.7% 36.3%
Equity / assets 40.9% 58.3% 63.7%
Interest coverage -3.0x – -44,317x
Current ratio 5.8x 5.6x 1.9x
Quick ratio 5.4x 3.6x 1.8x
Cash ratio 4.4x 2.5x 1.6x
Altman Z-score -0.21 5.96 -1.46

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBKSYLIFSPIR
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -1.9% – -20.2%
Shareholder yield -1.9% – -20.2%
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.

ConsensusBKSYLIFSPIR
Forward P/E – 34.1xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-1.43FY2026 $1.32FY2026 $-1.24FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -45.7%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +25.8% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $136.05MFY2026 $718.60MFY2026 $76.07MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +27.6%FY2026 +46.8%FY2026 +6.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +48.6% +19.2% +39.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBKSYLIFSPIR
Held by institutions 77.7% 40.8% 55.0%
Institutions holding 228 205 131
Change in shares held, QoQ +33.1% +4.5% +62.9%
Institutions buying 153 116 95
Institutions selling 46 65 21
Buyers to sellers 3.33 1.78 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.

BKSYLIFSPIR
BKSY 1.00 0.16 0.66
LIF 0.16 1.00 0.17
SPIR 0.66 0.17 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BKSY, LIF and SPIR?

Life360 (LIF) is the largest by market capitalisation: BlackSky Technology (BKSY) $639.95M, Life360 (LIF) $3.91B, Spire Global (SPIR) $319.57M.

Which company is growing faster?

Life360 (LIF) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: BlackSky Technology (BKSY) +4.1%, Life360 (LIF) +34.0%, Spire Global (SPIR) -33.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Life360 (LIF) has the highest net margin (BlackSky Technology (BKSY) -61.2%, Life360 (LIF) 25.7%, Spire Global (SPIR) -145.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year BlackSky Technology (BKSY) returned the most: BlackSky Technology (BKSY) -14.5%, Life360 (LIF) -54.6%, Spire Global (SPIR) -21.9%. Over five years, BlackSky Technology (BKSY) compounded fastest (BlackSky Technology (BKSY) -26.8%/yr, Spire Global (SPIR) -28.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Life360 (LIF) has been the steadiest (BlackSky Technology (BKSY) 100.4%, Life360 (LIF) 76.9%, Spire Global (SPIR) 100.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BKSY, LIF 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, Life360 (LIF) 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.