CMPR vs GIC vs ZBRA Stock Comparison

Cimpress, Global Industrial and Zebra Technologies Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CMPR CIMPRESS plc
$82.00 +2.8% 1M +21.8% 1Y
Market cap
$2.00B
P/E
20.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.74B
Div. yield
–
Office Equipment Industrials
1 win
GIC GLOBAL INDUSTRIAL Co
$44.74 +8.0% 1M +28.3% 1Y
Market cap
$1.69B
P/E
19.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.44B
Div. yield
–
Industrial Distribution Industrials
5 wins
ZBRA Zebra Technologies Corp
$384.15 +3.8% 1M +24.4% 1Y
Market cap
$18.23B
P/E
33.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.85B
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Zebra Technologies leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Zebra Technologies 5, Global Industrial 5, Cimpress 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCMPRGICZBRALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.00B $1.69B $18.23B ZBRA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.8x 19.4x 33.8x GIC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.2x 20.0x 17.0x ZBRA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.8% +8.4% +12.7% ZBRA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.6% 6.1% 9.2% ZBRA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.6% — 10.6% CMPR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.4x — 2.4x ZBRA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +21.8% +28.3% +24.4% GIC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.1%/yr +3.5%/yr -5.8%/yr GIC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 41.4% 32.8% 47.3% GIC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 70/100 61/100 GIC

Percentile Scorecard

CMPRGICZBRA

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

AxisCMPRGICZBRA
Valuation 88 #14 of 112 64 #17 of 46 63 #42 of 111
Growth 91 #10 of 96 87 #6 of 39 48 #57 of 108
Profitability 69 #29 of 91 80 #9 of 40 85 #17 of 104
Financial Health 14 #108 of 125 71 #15 of 49 18 #95 of 115
Shareholder Returns 32 #46 of 67 48 #17 of 32 93 #7 of 81
Overall 59 70 61
  • CMPR ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • GIC ranked among 49 companies in Distribution and Rental
  • ZBRA ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCMPRGICZBRASPY
1 month +2.8%+8.0%+3.8% -0.8%
3 months -17.5%+25.7%+45.2% +3.5%
6 months -1.3%+31.4%+73.8% +7.0%
Year to date +23.1%+53.1%+58.2% +12.2%
1 year +21.8%+28.3%+24.4% +13.0%
3 years +42.1%+43.5%+85.4% +86.3%
3 years, per year +12.4%+12.8%+22.9% +23.1%
5 years -5.6%+18.5%-25.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year -1.1%+3.5%-5.8% +11.0%
10 years -15.6%+478.8%+472.1% +258.0%
10 years, per year -1.7%+19.2%+19.1% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCMPRGICZBRASPY
Volatility, 1Y 41.4%32.8%47.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.1%39.1%42.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.680.451.69 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.530.870.52 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -79.2%-54.8%-67.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -22.1%-0.4%-1.8% -1.8%
52-week high $105.31$44.94$391.00 $779.14
52-week low $61.21$26.65$199.30 $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.

MultipleCMPRGICZBRA
P/E now vs peer median 20.9xmedian 21.9x 19.6xmedian 25.1x 34.0xmedian 32.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 0.9x 1.2xmedian 1.0x 3.1xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.3xmedian 12.2x 13.1xmedian 13.3x 19.4xmedian 19.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.6xmedian 14.3x 19.5xmedian 21.5x 20.1xmedian 29.0x
P/B now vs peer median -4.0xmedian 2.3x 5.0xmedian 2.4x 5.3xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 0.57median 1.02 2.38median 2.38 -9.00median 1.13

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 monthsCMPRGICZBRA
Revenue $3.74B $1.44B $5.85B
Gross profit $1.73B $522.40M $2.90B
Operating income $251.03M $115.80M $858.00M
Net income $97.92M $87.10M $539.00M
Free cash flow $158.07M $87.30M $904.00M
R&D $352.54M – $622.00M
EPS (diluted) $3.79 $2.28 $11.20
Cash & equivalents $248.85M $86.70M $157.00M
Total debt $1.61B – $2.77B
Shares (diluted) 25.33M 38.20M 48.13M
Enterprise value $1.10B $1.41B $16.79B

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
MetricCMPRGICZBRA
P/E 20.9x 19.6x 34.0x
P/FCF 12.6x 19.5x 20.1x
P/Operating cash flow 7.0x 18.8x 18.6x
P/S 0.5x 1.2x 3.1x
P/B -4.0x 5.0x 5.3x
P/Tangible book -3.5x 5.0x 6.7x
EV/EBITDA 8.3x 13.1x 19.4x
EV/EBIT 13.4x 14.0x 24.2x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 1.1x 3.6x
EV/FCF 21.3x 18.5x 23.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.8x 17.9x 21.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.57 2.38 -9.00

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCMPRGICZBRA
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.8% 8.4% 12.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.7% 7.4% 2.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.9% 12.7% 14.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.3% 8.3% 4.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 10.9% 31.0% 8.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 63.6% 7.9% -0.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 598.9% 31.6% -1.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 36.2% 8.2% -6.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 549.1% 32.3% 4.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 36.3% 8.2% -3.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -4.8% 49.3% 5.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 29.6% -8.4% 63.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -23.2% 52.1% 6.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 41.1% -7.7% 83.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCMPRGICZBRA
Gross margin 46.3% 36.4% 49.6%
EBITDA margin 10.8% 8.6% 18.3%
Operating margin 6.7% 8.1% 14.7%
Pretax margin 4.1% 8.1% 12.1%
Net margin 2.6% 6.1% 9.2%
FCF margin 4.2% 6.1% 15.5%
Operating cash flow margin 7.6% 6.3% 16.7%
Return on equity – 26.3% 15.6%
Return on assets 4.6% 14.4% 6.4%
Return on invested capital 14.6% – 10.6%
Return on capital employed 18.6% 28.6% 19.1%
Asset turnover 1.8x 2.4x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.9x 1.0x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 1.6% 0.5% 3.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCMPRGICZBRA
Debt / assets 73.2% – 32.0%
Debt / equity -3.3x – 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.4x – 2.4x
Debt / FCF 10.2x – 3.1x
Liabilities / assets 122.4% 45.5% 60.2%
Equity / assets -22.4% 54.5% 39.8%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 0.7x 2.2x 0.5x
Quick ratio 0.4x 1.4x 0.3x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.4x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 2.58 7.29 3.75

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCMPRGICZBRA
Dividend yield – 2.5% –
Net buyback yield 2.4% 0.1% 5.0%
Shareholder yield 2.4% 2.6% 5.0%
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.

ConsensusCMPRGICZBRA
Forward P/E 17.2xFY2027 20.0xFY2026 17.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.78FY2027 $2.24FY2026 $22.59FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +26.1%FY2027 +21.1%FY2026 +42.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +50.2% +3.6% -4.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.74BFY2027 $1.39BFY2026 $6.35BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.1%FY2027 +1.0%FY2026 +17.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +20.6% +6.8% +1.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCMPRGICZBRA
Held by institutions 87.4% 33.7% 100.0%
Institutions holding 209 162 644
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.8% +12.0% +4.5%
Institutions buying 130 90 309
Institutions selling 54 50 242
Buyers to sellers 2.41 1.80 1.28

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.

CMPRGICZBRA
CMPR 1.00 0.11 0.19
GIC 0.11 1.00 0.25
ZBRA 0.19 0.25 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CMPR, GIC and ZBRA?

Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cimpress (CMPR) $2.00B, Global Industrial (GIC) $1.69B, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) $18.23B.

Which stock is cheaper, CMPR, GIC and ZBRA?

Global Industrial (GIC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cimpress (CMPR) 20.8x, Global Industrial (GIC) 19.4x, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 33.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) is cheapest (Cimpress (CMPR) 17.2x, Global Industrial (GIC) 20.0x, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 17.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cimpress (CMPR) +9.8%, Global Industrial (GIC) +8.4%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) +12.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) has the highest net margin (Cimpress (CMPR) 2.6%, Global Industrial (GIC) 6.1%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 9.2%). On return on invested capital, Cimpress (CMPR) leads (Cimpress (CMPR) 14.6%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 10.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Global Industrial (GIC) returned the most: Cimpress (CMPR) +21.8%, Global Industrial (GIC) +28.3%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) +24.4%. Over five years, Global Industrial (GIC) compounded fastest (Cimpress (CMPR) -1.1%/yr, Global Industrial (GIC) +3.5%/yr, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) -5.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Global Industrial (GIC) has been the steadiest (Cimpress (CMPR) 41.4%, Global Industrial (GIC) 32.8%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 47.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CMPR, GIC and ZBRA?

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