CCSI vs BAND vs EGHT Stock Comparison

Consensus Cloud Solutions, Bandwidth and 8X8 Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BAND Bandwidth Inc.
$46.89 -24.1% 1M +180.6% 1Y
Market cap
$1.56B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$828.24M
Div. yield
–
Communications Platforms Technology
3 wins
EGHT 8X8 Inc /De/
$2.20 -4.3% 1M +11.7% 1Y
Market cap
$306.72M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Communications Platforms Technology
1 win

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Consensus Cloud Solutions leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Consensus Cloud Solutions 6, Bandwidth 3, 8X8 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCCSIBANDEGHTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $674.46M $1.56B $306.72M BAND
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 7.1x -621.3x — –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 6.7x 27.4x 6.5x EGHT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.5% +9.3% — BAND
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 26.7% -0.3% — CCSI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 19.0% 0.0% — CCSI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.7x 3.2x — CCSI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +34.5% +180.6% +11.7% BAND
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -10.4%/yr -11.1%/yr -37.1%/yr CCSI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 53.5% 95.1% 83.0% CCSI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 56/100 33/100 — CCSI

Percentile Scorecard

CCSIBANDEGHT

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

AxisCCSIBANDEGHT
Valuation 79 #7 of 29 39 #18 of 29 –
Growth 15 #23 of 27 27 #20 of 27 –
Profitability 92 #3 of 26 28 #19 of 26 –
Financial Health 27 #23 of 31 43 #18 of 31 33 #21 of 31
Shareholder Returns 69 #6 of 17 25 #13 of 17 –
Overall 56 33 –
  • CCSI ranked among 32 companies in Workplace Software
  • BAND ranked among 32 companies in Workplace Software
  • EGHT ranked among 32 companies in Workplace Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCCSIBANDEGHTSPY
1 month +5.7%-24.1%-4.3% -0.8%
3 months +2.4%-18.0%+18.9% +3.5%
6 months +37.3%+94.5%+21.5% +7.0%
Year to date +70.6%+203.5%+11.7% +12.2%
1 year +34.5%+180.6%+11.7% +13.0%
3 years +82.4%+390.5%-5.2% +86.3%
3 years, per year +22.2%+70.0%-1.8% +23.1%
5 years -42.1%-44.5%-90.1% +68.6%
5 years, per year -10.4%-11.1%-37.1% +11.0%
10 years ——-85.3% +258.0%
10 years, per year ——-17.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCCSIBANDEGHTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 53.5%95.1%83.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 53.9%91.0%68.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.232.440.90 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.641.900.14 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -82.1%-89.3%-93.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -6.6%-40.2%-20.3% -1.8%
52-week high $39.85$78.44$2.76 $779.14
52-week low $20.24$12.82$1.59 $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.

MultipleCCSIBANDEGHT
P/E now vs peer median 7.2xmedian 31.9x -598.3xmedian 31.9x —median 31.9x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 2.4x 1.7xmedian 2.4x —median 2.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.7xmedian 11.5x 32.5xmedian 11.5x —median 11.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 5.9xmedian 14.2x 18.7xmedian 14.2x —median 14.2x
P/B now vs peer median 16.4xmedian 3.0x 3.8xmedian 3.0x 2.1xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median 0.59median 0.77 21.43median 0.77 —median 0.77

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 monthsCCSIBANDEGHT
Revenue $354.67M $828.24M –
Gross profit $284.57M $308.33M –
Operating income $148.27M -$15.11M –
Net income $94.65M $2.26M –
Free cash flow $115.67M $77.35M –
R&D $8.30M $145.95M –
EPS (diluted) $4.93 $-0.08 –
Cash & equivalents $98.90M $169.90M $93.26M
Total debt $555.29M $330.77M $121.65M
Shares (diluted) 19.18M 33.49M 142.93M
Enterprise value $310.94M $1.15B -$30.59M

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
MetricCCSIBANDEGHT
P/E 7.2x -598.3x –
P/FCF 5.9x 18.7x –
P/Operating cash flow 4.7x 14.7x –
P/S 1.9x 1.7x –
P/B 16.4x 3.8x 2.1x
P/Tangible book 504.8x 5.6x 3.4x
EV/EBITDA 6.7x 32.5x –
EV/EBIT 7.7x -105.9x –
EV/Revenue 3.2x 1.9x –
EV/FCF 9.9x 20.7x –
EV/Operating cash flow 7.8x 16.3x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.59 21.43 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCCSIBANDEGHT
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.5% 9.3% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.1% 12.0% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 2.2% 5.3% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -1.8% 8.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -0.1% -25.9% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 0.6% 18.3% –
Net income growth (1Y) 16.7% 122.6% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 11.2% -58.8% –
EPS growth (1Y) 18.6% 77.6% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 12.1% -27.9% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 19.7% 14.9% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 20.7% 46.5% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 27.4% 14.0% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 34.0% 117.7% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCCSIBANDEGHT
Gross margin 80.2% 37.2% –
EBITDA margin 47.8% 5.9% –
Operating margin 41.8% -1.8% –
Pretax margin 35.3% -0.7% –
Net margin 26.7% -0.3% –
FCF margin 32.6% 9.3% –
Operating cash flow margin 41.1% 11.9% –
Return on equity 297.8% 0.6% –
Return on assets 13.8% 0.2% –
Return on invested capital 19.0% 0.0% –
Return on capital employed 24.0% -1.7% –
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.8x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 43.5x –
Stock comp / revenue 5.4% 6.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCCSIBANDEGHT
Debt / assets 79.7% 30.0% 18.4%
Debt / equity 13.4x 0.9x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.7x 3.2x –
Debt / FCF 4.8x 4.3x –
Liabilities / assets 94.0% 65.7% 77.9%
Equity / assets 6.0% 34.3% 22.1%
Interest coverage 4.4x – –
Current ratio 1.9x 2.0x 1.1x
Quick ratio 1.8x 2.3x 0.8x
Cash ratio 1.4x 1.2x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 2.05 1.98 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCCSIBANDEGHT
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 5.2% 1.4% –
Shareholder yield 5.2% 1.4% –
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.

ConsensusCCSIBANDEGHT
Forward P/E 6.7xFY2026 27.4xFY2026 6.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.55FY2026 $1.71FY2026 $0.34FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -1.2%FY2026 +19.6%FY2026 -15.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +17.5% +15.8% +14.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $383.79MFY2026 $938.18MFY2026 $732.17MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +9.7%FY2026 +24.5%FY2026 -0.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.0% -3.9% +3.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCCSIBANDEGHT
Held by institutions 98.8% 98.8% 71.6%
Institutions holding 166 240 172
Change in shares held, QoQ -3.5% +27.1% -4.2%
Institutions buying 67 171 84
Institutions selling 68 52 64
Buyers to sellers 0.99 3.29 1.31

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.

CCSIBANDEGHT
CCSI 1.00 0.27 0.41
BAND 0.27 1.00 0.27
EGHT 0.41 0.27 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CCSI, BAND and EGHT?

Bandwidth (BAND) is the largest by market capitalisation: Consensus Cloud Solutions (CCSI) $674.46M, Bandwidth (BAND) $1.56B, 8X8 (EGHT) $306.72M.

Which company is growing faster?

Bandwidth (BAND) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Consensus Cloud Solutions (CCSI) +1.5%, Bandwidth (BAND) +9.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Consensus Cloud Solutions (CCSI) has the highest net margin (Consensus Cloud Solutions (CCSI) 26.7%, Bandwidth (BAND) -0.3%). On return on invested capital, Consensus Cloud Solutions (CCSI) leads (Consensus Cloud Solutions (CCSI) 19.0%, Bandwidth (BAND) 0.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Bandwidth (BAND) returned the most: Consensus Cloud Solutions (CCSI) +34.5%, Bandwidth (BAND) +180.6%, 8X8 (EGHT) +11.7%. Over five years, Consensus Cloud Solutions (CCSI) compounded fastest (Consensus Cloud Solutions (CCSI) -10.4%/yr, Bandwidth (BAND) -11.1%/yr, 8X8 (EGHT) -37.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Consensus Cloud Solutions (CCSI) has been the steadiest (Consensus Cloud Solutions (CCSI) 53.5%, Bandwidth (BAND) 95.1%, 8X8 (EGHT) 83.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CCSI, BAND and EGHT?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Consensus Cloud Solutions (CCSI) leads on 6. 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.