BRSL vs EVTC vs ESSI Stock Comparison

Brightstar Lottery, Evertec and Eco Science Solutions Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
EVTC EVERTEC, Inc.
$30.93 +9.7% 1M -0.3% 1Y
Market cap
$1.88B
P/E
19.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$996.16M
Div. yield
0.01%
Payment Processing Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Evertec leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Evertec 5, Eco Science Solutions 4, Brightstar Lottery 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBRSLEVTCESSILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.87B $1.88B $9.53M EVTC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 7.5x 19.2x 1.0x ESSI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.0x 7.4x — EVTC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.7% +12.4% — EVTC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.0% 9.8% 429,904.4% ESSI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.1% 7.8% — BRSL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.4x 3.0x -0.3x ESSI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -42.7% -0.3% -57.1% EVTC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -20.4%/yr -6.9%/yr +29.2%/yr ESSI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.7% 41.5% 584.8% BRSL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 41/100 63/100 29/100 EVTC

Percentile Scorecard

BRSLEVTCESSI

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

AxisBRSLEVTCESSI
Valuation 60 #41 of 102 85 #16 of 99 25 #77 of 102
Growth 24 #75 of 98 55 #43 of 94 83 #18 of 98
Profitability 60 #39 of 95 83 #16 of 90 5 #90 of 95
Financial Health 29 #78 of 109 40 #63 of 105 3 #106 of 109
Shareholder Returns 35 #42 of 64 50 #31 of 61 –
Overall 41 63 29
  • BRSL ranked among 115 companies in Business Applications
  • EVTC ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • ESSI ranked among 115 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBRSLEVTCESSISPY
1 month -4.4%+9.7%+200.0% -0.8%
3 months -9.2%+1.4%+260.0% +3.5%
6 months -26.0%+3.3%-14.3% +7.0%
Year to date -38.6%+6.3%-35.7% +12.2%
1 year -42.7%-0.3%-57.1% +13.0%
3 years -64.7%-6.1%+1,700.0% +86.3%
3 years, per year -29.4%-2.1%+162.2% +23.1%
5 years -68.1%-29.9%+260.0% +68.6%
5 years, per year -20.4%-6.9%+29.2% +11.0%
10 years -66.5%+99.5%-99.5% +258.0%
10 years, per year -10.4%+7.2%-40.8% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureBRSLEVTCESSISPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.7%41.5%584.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.3%45.4%836.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.840.654.55 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.31-0.01-0.10 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -72.7%-55.9%-99.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -44.1%-7.2%-64.0% -1.8%
52-week high $17.00$33.34$0.50 $779.14
52-week low $9.22$22.34$0.01 $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.

MultipleBRSLEVTCESSI
P/E now vs peer median 7.6xmedian 28.8x 19.3xmedian 20.6x 1.0xmedian 28.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 2.8x 1.9xmedian 2.3x 4,323xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 17.7x 8.7xmedian 15.4x -10.3xmedian 17.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median -1.2xmedian 15.8x 8.9xmedian 16.4x -42.9xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 3.2x 2.9xmedian 1.9x -6.1xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.81median 0.85 -0.85median 1.05 0.01median 0.85

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 monthsBRSLEVTCESSI
Revenue $2.47B $996.16M $2.21K
Gross profit $1.32B $509.22M –
Operating income $1.07B $178.65M -$939.20K
Net income $366.00M $102.12M $9.48M
Free cash flow -$1.47B $208.38M -$222.45K
R&D $52.00M – $269.84K
EPS (diluted) $1.26 $1.59 $0.38
Cash & equivalents $558.00M $260.66M $15.55K
Total debt $19.09B $1.25B $5.67M
Shares (diluted) 197.00M 61.45M 24.95M
Enterprise value -$2.98B $542.74M $9.47M

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
MetricBRSLEVTCESSI
P/E 7.6x 19.3x 1.0x
P/FCF -1.2x 8.9x -42.9x
P/Operating cash flow -1.0x 8.0x -42.9x
P/S 0.7x 1.9x 4,323x
P/B 0.9x 2.9x -6.1x
P/Tangible book 0.9x 54.2x -5.8x
EV/EBITDA 3.5x 8.7x -10.3x
EV/EBIT 5.2x 15.9x -10.5x
EV/Revenue 2.3x 2.9x 4,475x
EV/FCF -3.8x 13.6x -44.4x
EV/Operating cash flow -3.0x 12.3x -44.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.81 -0.85 0.01

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBRSLEVTCESSI
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.7% 12.4% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.1% 16.2% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) -4.0% 11.8% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 151.4% 16.3% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 88.2% -8.4% 7.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -2.1% 8.6% 15.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 8.9% -27.0% 966.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -4.5% -23.1% 238.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 33.1% -25.3% 1,939%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -9.4% -22.6% 144.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -265.1% 7.8% 35.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -60.6% 3.2% 17.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -207.8% 6.7% 35.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -58.7% 4.6% 17.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBRSLEVTCESSI
Gross margin 53.5% 51.1% –
EBITDA margin 65.3% 32.7% -43,599%
Operating margin 43.2% 17.9% -42,594%
Pretax margin 24.4% 12.9% -46,947%
Net margin 10.0% 9.8% 429,904%
FCF margin -59.6% 20.9% -10,088%
Operating cash flow margin -74.7% 23.2% -10,088%
Return on equity 17.7% 15.5% –
Return on assets 4.2% 4.3% -935.3%
Return on invested capital 14.1% 7.8% –
Return on capital employed 14.2% 8.7% –
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.4x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -5.0x 2.3x 0.0x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 3.1% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBRSLEVTCESSI
Debt / assets 54.2% 50.5% 332.3%
Debt / equity 2.2x 1.9x -0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.4x 3.0x -0.3x
Debt / FCF -3.0x 6.0x -1.6x
Liabilities / assets 74.9% 74.0% 1,589%
Equity / assets 25.1% 26.0% -1,489%
Interest coverage – 2.5x -11.0x
Current ratio 1.1x 1.7x 0.0x
Quick ratio 0.5x 1.4x 0.0x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.8x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 0.86 1.72 -972.32

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBRSLEVTCESSI
Dividend yield 9.6% 0.6% –
Net buyback yield -17.7% 7.2% –
Shareholder yield -8.2% 7.8% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – 12.3% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 6.0% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -2.2% –
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.

ConsensusBRSLEVTCESSI
Forward P/E 17.0xFY2026 7.4xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.56FY2026 $4.20FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY -38.5%FY2026 +16.0%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +28.6% +7.9% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.56BFY2026 $1.03BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +2.1%FY2026 +10.4%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after -2.1% +9.0% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBRSLEVTCESSI
Held by institutions 44.1% 100.0% –
Institutions holding 200 251 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.8% -1.4% –
Institutions buying 97 130 –
Institutions selling 58 89 –
Buyers to sellers 1.67 1.46 –

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.

BRSLEVTCESSI
BRSL 1.00 0.27 -0.05
EVTC 0.27 1.00 -0.03
ESSI -0.05 -0.03 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BRSL, EVTC and ESSI?

Evertec (EVTC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Brightstar Lottery (BRSL) $1.87B, Evertec (EVTC) $1.88B, Eco Science Solutions (ESSI) $9.53M.

Which stock is cheaper, BRSL, EVTC and ESSI?

Eco Science Solutions (ESSI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Brightstar Lottery (BRSL) 7.5x, Evertec (EVTC) 19.2x, Eco Science Solutions (ESSI) 1.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Evertec (EVTC) is cheapest (Brightstar Lottery (BRSL) 17.0x, Evertec (EVTC) 7.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Evertec (EVTC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Brightstar Lottery (BRSL) +0.7%, Evertec (EVTC) +12.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Eco Science Solutions (ESSI) has the highest net margin (Brightstar Lottery (BRSL) 10.0%, Evertec (EVTC) 9.8%, Eco Science Solutions (ESSI) 429,904.4%). On return on invested capital, Brightstar Lottery (BRSL) leads (Brightstar Lottery (BRSL) 14.1%, Evertec (EVTC) 7.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Evertec (EVTC) returned the most: Brightstar Lottery (BRSL) -42.7%, Evertec (EVTC) -0.3%, Eco Science Solutions (ESSI) -57.1%. Over five years, Eco Science Solutions (ESSI) compounded fastest (Brightstar Lottery (BRSL) -20.4%/yr, Evertec (EVTC) -6.9%/yr, Eco Science Solutions (ESSI) +29.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Brightstar Lottery (BRSL) 0.00%, Evertec (EVTC) 0.01%, Eco Science Solutions (ESSI) 0.00%. Brightstar Lottery (BRSL) and Eco Science Solutions (ESSI) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Brightstar Lottery (BRSL) has been the steadiest (Brightstar Lottery (BRSL) 32.7%, Evertec (EVTC) 41.5%, Eco Science Solutions (ESSI) 584.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BRSL, EVTC and ESSI?

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