CLUS vs PIPR vs POLE Stock Comparison

Cluster Group Holdings, Piper Sandler Companies and Andretti Acquisition Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
PIPR Piper Sandler Companies
$65.27 -9.9% 1M -25.7% 1Y
Market cap
$4.51B
P/E
14.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.12B
Div. yield
0.03%
Investment Banking Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

6 decided of 12

Piper Sandler Companies leads on 3 of the 12 questions below (Piper Sandler Companies 3, Cluster Group Holdings 2, Andretti Acquisition 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCLUSPIPRPOLELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.00B $4.51B $633.28M CLUS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -1,146,093x 14.7x 82.8x PIPR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 13.7x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +32.1% — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 14.5% — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 23.1% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.6x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.03% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months 0.0% -25.7% +1.0% POLE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -35.6%/yr +10.8%/yr — PIPR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 0.0% 36.0% 6.4% CLUS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 82/100 54/100 PIPR

Percentile Scorecard

CLUSPIPRPOLE

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

AxisCLUSPIPRPOLE
Valuation – 94 #7 of 96 46 #52 of 96
Growth 77 #16 of 66 97 #3 of 66 –
Profitability – 78 #15 of 64 37 #41 of 64
Financial Health – 92 #8 of 93 78 #21 of 93
Shareholder Returns – 51 #19 of 38 –
Overall – 82 54
  • CLUS ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets
  • PIPR ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets
  • POLE ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCLUSPIPRPOLESPY
1 month 0.0%-9.9%+0.2% -0.2%
3 months 0.0%-15.7%-0.6% +3.9%
6 months 0.0%-25.7%+0.6% +8.2%
Year to date 0.0%-23.1%+2.1% +12.9%
1 year 0.0%-25.7%+1.0% +12.3%
3 years -54.0%+93.9%— +87.4%
3 years, per year -22.8%+24.7%— +23.3%
5 years -88.9%+67.2%— +67.9%
5 years, per year -35.6%+10.8%— +10.9%
10 years +5.3%+376.0%— +261.1%
10 years, per year +0.5%+16.9%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCLUSPIPRPOLESPY
Volatility, 1Y 0.0%36.0%6.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y —40.8%8.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.001.300.02 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y —-0.710.16 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -99.5%-45.6%-3.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-30.9%-3.5% -1.2%
52-week high $200.00$94.52$11.12 $779.14
52-week low $200.00$63.48$10.48 $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.

MultipleCLUSPIPRPOLE
P/E now vs peer median -1,146,093xmedian 28.3x 14.4xmedian 28.3x 82.8xmedian 28.3x
P/S now vs peer median —median 2.9x 2.1xmedian 2.9x —median 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 13.5x 8.0xmedian 13.5x —median 13.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 16.0x 9.1xmedian 16.0x -429.6xmedian 16.0x
P/B now vs peer median -105,257xmedian 2.4x 2.8xmedian 2.4x -59.0xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.54 0.27median 0.54 —median 0.54

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 monthsCLUSPIPRPOLE
Revenue – $2.12B –
Operating income -$50.23K – -$1.51M
Net income -$6.98K $363.85M $7.65M
Free cash flow – $487.00M -$1.47M
EPS (diluted) $0.00 $4.31 $0.26
Cash & equivalents – $304.23M $225.38K
Total debt – $15.00M –
Shares (diluted) 40.00M 71.24M 29.51M
Enterprise value $8.00B $2.94B $632.65M

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
MetricCLUSPIPRPOLE
P/E -1,146,093x 14.4x 82.8x
P/FCF – 9.1x -429.6x
P/Operating cash flow – 8.7x -429.6x
P/S – 2.1x –
P/B -105,257x 2.8x -59.0x
P/Tangible book -105,257x 3.0x -59.0x
EV/EBITDA – 8.0x –
EV/EBIT -159,282x 8.5x -418.6x
EV/Revenue – 1.9x –
EV/FCF – 8.5x -429.5x
EV/Operating cash flow – 8.1x -429.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.27 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCLUSPIPRPOLE
Revenue growth (1Y) – 32.1% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 17.1% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -16.4% – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 83.8% 93.1% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 53.4% –
EPS growth (1Y) 98.0% 45.0% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 53.1% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 634.9% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 115.3% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 1,390% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 153.8% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCLUSPIPRPOLE
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – 24.2% –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin – 22.9% –
Net margin – 14.5% –
FCF margin – 23.0% –
Operating cash flow margin – 23.9% –
Return on equity – 23.3% –
Return on assets – 16.3% 3.1%
Return on invested capital – 23.1% –
Return on capital employed – – -0.6%
Asset turnover – 0.9x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.4x -0.2x
Stock comp / revenue – 6.1% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCLUSPIPRPOLE
Debt / assets – 0.6% –
Debt / equity – 0.0x –
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.6x –
Debt / FCF – 0.0x –
Liabilities / assets – 32.7% 104.3%
Equity / assets – 67.3% -4.3%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio – – 43.9x
Quick ratio – – 33.8x
Cash ratio – – 33.8x
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCLUSPIPRPOLE
Dividend yield – 1.1% –
Net buyback yield – 2.7% –
Shareholder yield – 3.9% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – 38.9% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 29.0% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 27.8% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 20.0% –

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.

ConsensusCLUSPIPRPOLE
Forward P/E – 13.7xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year – $4.78FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY – +7.9%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +18.0% –
Revenue, next fiscal year – $2.01BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY – +6.8%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after – +11.6% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCLUSPIPRPOLE
Held by institutions – 91.1% 39.2%
Institutions holding – 423 52
Change in shares held, QoQ – +3.1% +0.1%
Institutions buying – 242 12
Institutions selling – 114 13
Buyers to sellers – 2.12 0.92

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.

CLUSPIPRPOLE
CLUS – – –
PIPR – 1.00 0.06
POLE – 0.06 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CLUS, PIPR and POLE?

Cluster Group Holdings (CLUS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cluster Group Holdings (CLUS) $8.00B, Piper Sandler Companies (PIPR) $4.51B, Andretti Acquisition (POLE) $633.28M.

Which stock is cheaper, CLUS, PIPR and POLE?

Piper Sandler Companies (PIPR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cluster Group Holdings (CLUS) -1,146,093x, Piper Sandler Companies (PIPR) 14.7x, Andretti Acquisition (POLE) 82.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Andretti Acquisition (POLE) returned the most: Cluster Group Holdings (CLUS) 0.0%, Piper Sandler Companies (PIPR) -25.7%, Andretti Acquisition (POLE) +1.0%. Over five years, Piper Sandler Companies (PIPR) compounded fastest (Cluster Group Holdings (CLUS) -35.6%/yr, Piper Sandler Companies (PIPR) +10.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Piper Sandler Companies (PIPR) 0.03%. Cluster Group Holdings (CLUS) and Andretti Acquisition (POLE) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cluster Group Holdings (CLUS) has been the steadiest (Cluster Group Holdings (CLUS) 0.0%, Piper Sandler Companies (PIPR) 36.0%, Andretti Acquisition (POLE) 6.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CLUS, PIPR and POLE?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Piper Sandler Companies (PIPR) leads on 3. 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.