BRSL vs WDC vs IIIV Stock Comparison

Brightstar Lottery, Western Digital and i3 Verticals Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
WDC Western Digital Corp
$396.42 -12.5% 1M +217.3% 1Y
Market cap
$143.92B
P/E
14.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.48B
Div. yield
0.00%
Server and Storage Hardware Technology
9 wins
IIIV i3 Verticals, Inc.
$17.27 +19.8% 1M -47.8% 1Y
Market cap
$333.73M
P/E
39.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$218.16M
Div. yield
–
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Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Western Digital leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Western Digital 9, Brightstar Lottery 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBRSLWDCIIIVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.88B $143.92B $333.73M WDC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 7.6x 14.4x 39.2x BRSL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.6x 16.5x 17.3x WDC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.7% +43.0% +4.1% WDC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.0% 69.2% 3.9% WDC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.1% 53.8% 0.8% WDC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.4x -0.1x 3.1x WDC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -45.3% +217.3% -47.8% WDC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -20.6%/yr +58.6%/yr -5.1%/yr WDC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.7% 81.3% 46.0% BRSL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 42/100 78/100 71/100 WDC

Percentile Scorecard

BRSLWDCIIIV

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

AxisBRSLWDCIIIV
Valuation 62 #39 of 101 50 #56 of 111 87 #14 of 101
Growth 24 #74 of 97 98 #3 of 108 54 #45 of 97
Profitability 59 #39 of 94 98 #3 of 104 60 #38 of 94
Financial Health 29 #77 of 108 68 #38 of 115 52 #52 of 108
Shareholder Returns 35 #42 of 64 78 #18 of 78 100 #1 of 64
Overall 42 78 71
  • BRSL ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • WDC ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • IIIV ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBRSLWDCIIIVSPY
1 month -6.0%-12.5%+19.8% +0.9%
3 months -10.1%-14.2%-19.5% +5.9%
6 months -28.1%-4.0%-22.9% +8.5%
Year to date -39.9%+130.1%-31.4% +13.3%
1 year -45.3%+217.3%-47.8% +12.4%
3 years -65.5%+1,245.6%-5.0% +88.1%
3 years, per year -29.9%+138.0%-1.7% +23.5%
5 years -68.5%+903.1%-22.9% +68.2%
5 years, per year -20.6%+58.6%-5.1% +11.0%
10 years -67.5%+785.9%— +263.4%
10 years, per year -10.6%+24.4%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureBRSLWDCIIIVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.7%81.3%46.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.2%82.5%54.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.833.180.28 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.392.67-1.04 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -72.7%-55.5%-58.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -45.3%-46.9%-47.8% -0.9%
52-week high $17.00$746.23$33.08 $779.14
52-week low $9.22$124.92$13.82 $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.

MultipleBRSLWDCIIIV
P/E now vs peer median 7.4xmedian 27.6x 14.5xmedian 33.5x 39.4xmedian 27.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 2.7x 10.2xmedian 2.8x 2.1xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 17.4x 24.2xmedian 19.6x 16.0xmedian 17.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -1.2xmedian 15.8x 34.6xmedian 29.8x 9.2xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 3.2x 15.9xmedian 2.9x 1.1xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.79median 0.84 0.19median 1.10 0.85median 0.84

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 monthsBRSLWDCIIIV
Revenue $2.47B $14.48B $218.16M
Gross profit $1.32B $7.62B –
Operating income $1.07B $5.71B $5.94M
Net income $366.00M $10.02B $11.89M
Free cash flow -$1.47B $4.29B $49.93M
R&D $52.00M $1.15B –
EPS (diluted) $1.26 $26.10 $0.44
Cash & equivalents $558.00M $1.31B $2.65M
Total debt $4.35B $12.58B $114.28M
Shares (diluted) 197.00M 384.00M 19.54M
Enterprise value -$2.97B $133.75B $219.75M

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
MetricBRSLWDCIIIV
P/E 7.4x 14.5x 39.4x
P/FCF -1.2x 34.6x 9.2x
P/Operating cash flow -0.9x 30.5x 8.8x
P/S 0.7x 10.2x 2.1x
P/B 0.9x 15.9x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 0.9x 15.9x 1.1x
EV/EBITDA 3.4x 24.2x 16.0x
EV/EBIT 5.2x 25.9x 96.3x
EV/Revenue 2.2x 10.2x 2.6x
EV/FCF -3.8x 34.5x 11.4x
EV/Operating cash flow -3.0x 30.4x 10.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.79 0.19 0.85

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBRSLWDCIIIV
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.7% 43.0% 4.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.1% 57.4% 4.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -4.0% 85.2% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 151.4% 126.7% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 88.2% 104.4% 3.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -2.1% 85.5% 32.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 8.9% 288.7% -91.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -4.5% 83.2% 47.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 33.1% 286.8% -88.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -9.4% 75.8% 46.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -265.1% 108.7% 662.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -60.6% 88.3% 15.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -207.8% 121.1% 935.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -58.7% 66.0% 18.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBRSLWDCIIIV
Gross margin 53.5% 52.6% –
EBITDA margin 65.3% 42.1% 16.4%
Operating margin 43.2% 39.4% 2.7%
Pretax margin 24.4% 73.2% 6.9%
Net margin 10.0% 69.2% 3.9%
FCF margin -59.6% 29.6% 22.9%
Operating cash flow margin -74.7% 33.6% 24.0%
Return on equity 17.7% 110.0% 3.1%
Return on assets 4.2% 71.3% 2.1%
Return on invested capital 14.1% 53.8% 0.8%
Return on capital employed 14.2% 57.3% 1.0%
Asset turnover 0.3x 1.0x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -5.0x 0.5x 4.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 1.6% 8.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBRSLWDCIIIV
Debt / assets 54.2% 5.5% 18.2%
Debt / equity 2.2x 0.1x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.4x -0.1x 3.1x
Debt / FCF -3.0x 0.2x 2.3x
Liabilities / assets 74.9% 34.3% 36.1%
Equity / assets 25.1% 65.7% 63.9%
Interest coverage – 48.8x –
Current ratio 1.1x 1.4x 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.5x 0.9x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.3x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 0.86 21.60 1.89

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBRSLWDCIIIV
Dividend yield 9.8% 0.1% –
Net buyback yield -18.1% 2.0% 29.7%
Shareholder yield -8.3% 2.2% 29.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 2.0% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 4.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 151.3% –
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.

ConsensusBRSLWDCIIIV
Forward P/E 16.6xFY2026 16.5xFY2027 17.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.56FY2026 $24.04FY2027 $1.00FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -38.5%FY2026 +135.2%FY2027 -4.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +28.6% +70.9% +17.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.56BFY2026 $20.04BFY2027 $211.26MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.1%FY2026 +55.1%FY2027 -0.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.1% +39.2% +11.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBRSLWDCIIIV
Held by institutions 44.1% 93.7% 100.0%
Institutions holding 200 1,846 134
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.8% -1.3% -12.0%
Institutions buying 97 1,127 57
Institutions selling 58 597 60
Buyers to sellers 1.67 1.89 0.95

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.

BRSLWDCIIIV
BRSL 1.00 0.03 0.27
WDC 0.03 1.00 -0.10
IIIV 0.27 -0.10 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BRSL, WDC and IIIV?

Western Digital (WDC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Brightstar Lottery (BRSL) $1.88B, Western Digital (WDC) $143.92B, i3 Verticals (IIIV) $333.73M.

Which stock is cheaper, BRSL, WDC and IIIV?

Brightstar Lottery (BRSL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Brightstar Lottery (BRSL) 7.6x, Western Digital (WDC) 14.4x, i3 Verticals (IIIV) 39.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Western Digital (WDC) is cheapest (Brightstar Lottery (BRSL) 16.6x, Western Digital (WDC) 16.5x, i3 Verticals (IIIV) 17.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Western Digital (WDC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Brightstar Lottery (BRSL) +0.7%, Western Digital (WDC) +43.0%, i3 Verticals (IIIV) +4.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Western Digital (WDC) has the highest net margin (Brightstar Lottery (BRSL) 10.0%, Western Digital (WDC) 69.2%, i3 Verticals (IIIV) 3.9%). On return on invested capital, Western Digital (WDC) leads (Brightstar Lottery (BRSL) 14.1%, Western Digital (WDC) 53.8%, i3 Verticals (IIIV) 0.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Western Digital (WDC) returned the most: Brightstar Lottery (BRSL) -45.3%, Western Digital (WDC) +217.3%, i3 Verticals (IIIV) -47.8%. Over five years, Western Digital (WDC) compounded fastest (Brightstar Lottery (BRSL) -20.6%/yr, Western Digital (WDC) +58.6%/yr, i3 Verticals (IIIV) -5.1%/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%, Western Digital (WDC) 0.00%, i3 Verticals (IIIV) 0.00%. Brightstar Lottery (BRSL) and i3 Verticals (IIIV) 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%, Western Digital (WDC) 81.3%, i3 Verticals (IIIV) 46.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BRSL, WDC and IIIV?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Western Digital (WDC) leads on 9. 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.