CMCM vs ZM vs BOX Stock Comparison

Cheetah Mobile, Zoom Communications and Box Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CMCM Cheetah Mobile Inc.
$2.46 -5.7% 1M -65.6% 1Y
Market cap
$78.05M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$161.30M
Div. yield
–
Productivity Software Technology
1 win
ZM Zoom Communications, Inc.
$98.04 +9.3% 1M +16.3% 1Y
Market cap
$28.59B
P/E
9.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.97B
Div. yield
–
Communications Platforms Technology
5 wins
BOX Box Inc
$43.22 +37.7% 1M +30.4% 1Y
Market cap
$5.82B
P/E
60.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.22B
Div. yield
–
Productivity Software Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Zoom Communications leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Zoom Communications 5, Box 3, Cheetah Mobile 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCMCMZMBOXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $78.05M $28.59B $5.82B ZM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -1.3x 9.0x 60.2x ZM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 15.2x 29.4x ZM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +17.9% +4.6% +8.6% CMCM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -37.6% 64.1% 7.9% ZM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 86.6% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -65.6% +16.3% +30.4% BOX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -22.1%/yr -18.5%/yr +11.0%/yr BOX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 65.7% 44.8% 38.5% BOX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 80/100 40/100 ZM

Percentile Scorecard

CMCMZMBOX

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

AxisCMCMZMBOX
Valuation 89 #4 of 29 71 #9 of 29 32 #20 of 29
Growth 46 #15 of 27 69 #9 of 27 31 #19 of 27
Profitability 12 #23 of 26 84 #5 of 26 72 #8 of 26
Financial Health 53 #15 of 31 97 #2 of 31 23 #24 of 31
Shareholder Returns – – –
Overall 50 80 40
  • CMCM ranked among 32 companies in Workplace Software
  • ZM ranked among 32 companies in Workplace Software
  • BOX ranked among 32 companies in Workplace Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCMCMZMBOXSPY
1 month -5.7%+9.3%+37.7% -0.8%
3 months -13.4%+7.5%+43.3% +3.5%
6 months -54.0%+7.9%+79.6% +7.0%
Year to date -59.0%+13.6%+44.5% +12.2%
1 year -65.6%+16.3%+30.4% +13.0%
3 years +47.3%+65.4%+79.6% +86.3%
3 years, per year +13.8%+18.3%+21.6% +23.1%
5 years -71.2%-64.1%+68.2% +68.6%
5 years, per year -22.1%-18.5%+11.0% +11.0%
10 years -95.7%—+193.8% +258.0%
10 years, per year -27.0%—+11.4% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCMCMZMBOXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 65.7%44.8%38.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 65.9%42.6%36.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.061.030.24 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.000.360.79 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -82.7%-80.6%-44.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -71.1%-12.4%0.0% -1.8%
52-week high $8.51$111.88$43.22 $779.14
52-week low $2.32$72.72$21.37 $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.

MultipleCMCMZMBOX
P/E now vs peer median -1.2xmedian 31.9x 9.0xmedian 31.9x 61.4xmedian 31.9x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 2.4x 5.8xmedian 2.4x 4.9xmedian 2.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 11.5x 13.9xmedian 11.5x —median 11.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 14.2x 14.2xmedian 14.2x 12.5xmedian 14.2x
P/B now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 3.0x 2.5xmedian 3.0x -16.9xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median -0.06median 0.77 0.05median 0.77 1.18median 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 monthsCMCMZMBOX
Revenue $161.30M $4.97B $1.22B
Gross profit $108.48M $3.84B $970.97M
Operating income -$29.35M $1.20B $109.49M
Net income -$41.73M $3.19B $126.41M
R&D $48.01M $881.96M $300.64M
EPS (diluted) $-1.98 $10.64 $0.69
Cash & equivalents $187.32M $931.99M $342.87M
Total debt $11.85M – $452.21M
Shares (diluted) 30.67M 299.75M 139.72M
Enterprise value -$802.82M -$2.19B $3.41B

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
MetricCMCMZMBOX
P/E -1.2x 9.0x 61.4x
P/FCF – 14.2x 12.5x
P/Operating cash flow – – –
P/S 0.5x 5.8x 4.9x
P/B 0.3x 2.5x -16.9x
P/Tangible book 0.3x 2.5x -13.0x
EV/EBITDA – 13.9x –
EV/EBIT 3.8x 17.9x 54.2x
EV/Revenue -0.7x 4.3x 4.9x
EV/FCF – – –
EV/Operating cash flow – – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.06 0.05 1.18

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCMCMZMBOX
Revenue growth (1Y) 17.9% 4.6% 8.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.6% 3.7% 6.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 8.8% 5.7% 9.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 17.0% 4.5% 8.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 33.1% 23.2% 60.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 4.2% 112.9% 28.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 32.5% 168.3% -44.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 27.4% 182.3% 36.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 15.6% 175.9% -44.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 20.3% 184.2% 52.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCMCMZMBOX
Gross margin 67.3% 77.2% 79.4%
EBITDA margin – 30.9% –
Operating margin -18.2% 24.1% 9.0%
Pretax margin -24.5% 82.5% 9.6%
Net margin -37.6% 64.1% 7.9%
FCF margin – – –
Operating cash flow margin – – –
Return on equity -17.2% 30.2% –
Return on assets -6.3% 25.0% 8.6%
Return on invested capital – – 86.6%
Return on capital employed -10.9% 11.2% 14.4%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.4x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – – –
Stock comp / revenue – – 19.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCMCMZMBOX
Debt / assets 0.1% – 32.2%
Debt / equity 0.0x – -1.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 65.5% 16.8% 125.0%
Equity / assets 34.5% 83.2% -25.0%
Interest coverage – – 10.5x
Current ratio 1.2x 3.8x 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.7x 3.7x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.5x 3.4x 0.6x
Altman Z-score -0.13 9.51 2.38

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCMCMZMBOX
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 0.0% – 0.0%
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.

ConsensusCMCMZMBOX
Forward P/E – 15.2xFY2026 29.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.01FY2026 $6.45FY2026 $1.47FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +9.0%FY2026 +2.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +2.8% +12.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $208.29MFY2026 $4.76BFY2026 $1.21BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +26.6%FY2026 -2.4%FY2026 +2.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +17.0% +8.0% +22.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCMCMZMBOX
Held by institutions 0.6% 67.2% 99.4%
Institutions holding 15 862 396
Change in shares held, QoQ -9.0% +2.9% +0.5%
Institutions buying 7 477 215
Institutions selling 5 279 128
Buyers to sellers 1.40 1.71 1.68

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.

CMCMZMBOX
CMCM 1.00 0.14 0.11
ZM 0.14 1.00 0.50
BOX 0.11 0.50 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CMCM, ZM and BOX?

Zoom Communications (ZM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cheetah Mobile (CMCM) $78.05M, Zoom Communications (ZM) $28.59B, Box (BOX) $5.82B.

Which stock is cheaper, CMCM, ZM and BOX?

Zoom Communications (ZM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cheetah Mobile (CMCM) -1.3x, Zoom Communications (ZM) 9.0x, Box (BOX) 60.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Zoom Communications (ZM) is cheapest (Zoom Communications (ZM) 15.2x, Box (BOX) 29.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Cheetah Mobile (CMCM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cheetah Mobile (CMCM) +17.9%, Zoom Communications (ZM) +4.6%, Box (BOX) +8.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Zoom Communications (ZM) has the highest net margin (Cheetah Mobile (CMCM) -37.6%, Zoom Communications (ZM) 64.1%, Box (BOX) 7.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Box (BOX) returned the most: Cheetah Mobile (CMCM) -65.6%, Zoom Communications (ZM) +16.3%, Box (BOX) +30.4%. Over five years, Box (BOX) compounded fastest (Cheetah Mobile (CMCM) -22.1%/yr, Zoom Communications (ZM) -18.5%/yr, Box (BOX) +11.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Box (BOX) has been the steadiest (Cheetah Mobile (CMCM) 65.7%, Zoom Communications (ZM) 44.8%, Box (BOX) 38.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CMCM, ZM and BOX?

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