CMCM vs QXL vs OTEX Stock Comparison

Cheetah Mobile, Quantum X Labs and Open Text Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CMCM Cheetah Mobile Inc.
$2.43 -6.5% 1M -67.3% 1Y
Market cap
$69.62M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$161.30M
Div. yield
–
Productivity Software Technology
QXL Quantum X Labs Inc.
$3.90 -14.8% 1M +9.9% 1Y
Market cap
$53.95M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
-$2.78M
Div. yield
–
Digital Advertising Technology
4 wins
OTEX Open Text Corp
$27.07 +21.3% 1M -29.0% 1Y
Market cap
$6.63B
P/E
10.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.25B
Div. yield
–
Productivity Software Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Open Text leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Open Text 5, Quantum X Labs 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCMCMQXLOTEXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $69.62M $53.95M $6.63B OTEX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -1.1x -4.1x 10.3x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 6.5x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +17.9% +70.0% +1.5% QXL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -37.6% — 12.3% OTEX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 7.6% 8.1% OTEX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.7x 2.8x QXL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -67.3% +9.9% -29.0% QXL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -22.0%/yr -0.2%/yr -11.7%/yr QXL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 66.2% 108.9% 38.5% OTEX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 30/100 56/100 OTEX

Percentile Scorecard

CMCMQXLOTEX

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

AxisCMCMQXLOTEX
Valuation 89 #4 of 29 26 #124 of 166 86 #5 of 29
Growth 42 #16 of 27 13 #133 of 153 35 #18 of 27
Profitability 12 #23 of 26 32 #104 of 153 68 #9 of 26
Financial Health 50 #16 of 31 71 #52 of 179 13 #27 of 31
Shareholder Returns – 8 #84 of 91 79 #4 of 15
Overall 48 30 56
  • CMCM ranked among 32 companies in Workplace Software
  • QXL ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • OTEX ranked among 32 companies in Workplace Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCMCMQXLOTEXSPY
1 month -6.5%-14.8%+21.3% +0.7%
3 months -14.7%-11.4%+6.7% +3.7%
6 months -55.3%+25.4%+19.5% +7.1%
Year to date -59.5%+154.9%-16.9% +12.8%
1 year -67.3%+9.9%-29.0% +11.9%
3 years +44.6%+62.5%-18.6% +85.2%
3 years, per year +13.1%+17.6%-6.6% +22.8%
5 years -71.1%-0.8%-46.2% +67.6%
5 years, per year -22.0%-0.2%-11.7% +10.9%
10 years -95.5%-99.1%-12.3% +262.0%
10 years, per year -26.7%-37.4%-1.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCMCMQXLOTEXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 66.2%108.9%38.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 66.8%112.5%39.6% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.040.390.82 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.020.09-0.75 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -82.7%-99.2%-61.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -71.4%-43.1%-29.4% -1.2%
52-week high $8.51$6.85$38.35 $779.14
52-week low $2.32$1.04$20.01 $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.

MultipleCMCMQXLOTEX
P/E now vs peer median -1.2xmedian 33.1x -4.3xmedian 16.7x 10.5xmedian 33.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 2.5x -20.0xmedian 1.4x 1.2xmedian 2.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 9.8x 32.8xmedian 12.7x 6.6xmedian 9.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 15.2x -15.2xmedian 10.5x 8.1xmedian 15.2x
P/B now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 3.1x 2.2xmedian 1.7x 1.6xmedian 3.1x
PEG now vs peer median -0.06median 0.74 0.01median 0.39 0.16median 0.74

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 monthsCMCMQXLOTEX
Revenue $161.30M -$2.78M $5.25B
Gross profit $108.48M – $3.87B
Operating income -$29.35M $1.29M $1.08B
Net income -$41.73M -$14.55M $643.26M
Free cash flow – -$3.66M $807.52M
R&D $48.01M $2.00K $647.71M
EPS (diluted) $-1.98 $-0.65 $2.58
Cash & equivalents $187.32M $2.44M $956.02M
Total debt $11.85M $11.14M $5.77B
Shares (diluted) 30.67M 20.07M 249.37M
Enterprise value -$811.25M $46.35M $2.06B

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
MetricCMCMQXLOTEX
P/E -1.2x -4.3x 10.5x
P/FCF – -15.2x 8.1x
P/Operating cash flow – -16.0x 6.5x
P/S 0.5x -20.0x 1.2x
P/B 0.3x 2.2x 1.6x
P/Tangible book 0.3x -140.8x 2.6x
EV/EBITDA – 32.8x 6.6x
EV/EBIT 3.8x 42.3x 10.5x
EV/Revenue -0.7x -19.6x 2.2x
EV/FCF – -14.9x 14.1x
EV/Operating cash flow – -15.7x 11.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.06 0.01 0.16

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCMCMQXLOTEX
Revenue growth (1Y) 17.9% 70.0% 1.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.6% -26.6% 5.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 8.8% – 3.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 17.0% – 6.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 33.1% -64.8% 21.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 4.2% -12.5% 28.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 32.5% 30.7% 47.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 27.4% -173.3% 62.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 15.6% 75.4% 56.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 20.3% -539.2% 66.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -267.7% 21.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -43.4% 8.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -287.4% 17.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -44.4% 7.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCMCMQXLOTEX
Gross margin 67.3% – 73.7%
EBITDA margin – – 32.6%
Operating margin -18.2% – 20.6%
Pretax margin -24.5% – 16.4%
Net margin -37.6% – 12.3%
FCF margin – – 15.4%
Operating cash flow margin – 124.9% 19.2%
Return on equity -17.2% -94.6% 16.1%
Return on assets -6.3% -69.4% 4.9%
Return on invested capital – 7.6% 8.1%
Return on capital employed -10.9% 7.6% 10.2%
Asset turnover 0.2x -0.1x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 0.2x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue – – 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCMCMQXLOTEX
Debt / assets 0.1% 4.0% 44.0%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.0x 1.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.7x 2.8x
Debt / FCF – -0.3x 7.1x
Liabilities / assets 65.5% 17.3% 69.4%
Equity / assets 34.5% 82.7% 30.6%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.2x 0.9x 0.8x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.7x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.6x 0.4x
Altman Z-score -0.13 4.25 1.27

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCMCMQXLOTEX
Dividend yield – – 4.1%
Net buyback yield – -8.3% 6.3%
Shareholder yield 0.0% -8.3% 10.4%
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.

ConsensusCMCMQXLOTEX
Forward P/E – – 6.5xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.01FY2026 – $4.15FY2027
EPS growth, next FY – – -4.8%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after – – 0.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $208.29MFY2026 – $5.05BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +26.6%FY2026 – -2.5%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +17.0% – +1.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCMCMQXLOTEX
Held by institutions 0.6% – 81.5%
Institutions holding 15 – 271
Change in shares held, QoQ -9.0% – +6.5%
Institutions buying 7 – 160
Institutions selling 5 – 82
Buyers to sellers 1.40 – 1.95

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.

CMCMQXLOTEX
CMCM 1.00 0.01 0.13
QXL 0.01 1.00 -0.11
OTEX 0.13 -0.11 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CMCM, QXL and OTEX?

Open Text (OTEX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cheetah Mobile (CMCM) $69.62M, Quantum X Labs (QXL) $53.95M, Open Text (OTEX) $6.63B.

Which company is growing faster?

Quantum X Labs (QXL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cheetah Mobile (CMCM) +17.9%, Quantum X Labs (QXL) +70.0%, Open Text (OTEX) +1.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Open Text (OTEX) has the highest net margin (Cheetah Mobile (CMCM) -37.6%, Open Text (OTEX) 12.3%). On return on invested capital, Open Text (OTEX) leads (Quantum X Labs (QXL) 7.6%, Open Text (OTEX) 8.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Quantum X Labs (QXL) returned the most: Cheetah Mobile (CMCM) -67.3%, Quantum X Labs (QXL) +9.9%, Open Text (OTEX) -29.0%. Over five years, Quantum X Labs (QXL) compounded fastest (Cheetah Mobile (CMCM) -22.0%/yr, Quantum X Labs (QXL) -0.2%/yr, Open Text (OTEX) -11.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Open Text (OTEX) has been the steadiest (Cheetah Mobile (CMCM) 66.2%, Quantum X Labs (QXL) 108.9%, Open Text (OTEX) 38.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CMCM, QXL and OTEX?

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