CMPR vs IPM vs TCX Stock Comparison

Cimpress, Intelligent Protection Management and Tucows Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CMPR CIMPRESS plc
$80.77 +1.2% 1M +23.4% 1Y
Market cap
$1.97B
P/E
20.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.74B
Div. yield
–
Office Equipment Industrials
8 wins
TCX Tucows Inc /Pa/
$10.28 +3.0% 1M -44.8% 1Y
Market cap
$114.74M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$394.44M
Div. yield
–
Web Hosting and Domains Technology

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Cimpress leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Cimpress 8, Intelligent Protection Management 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCMPRIPMTCXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.97B $22.42M $114.74M CMPR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.6x -6.0x -1.4x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.9x 21.5x — CMPR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.8% +113.5% +4.2% IPM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.6% -14.8% -21.2% CMPR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.6% — -27.8% CMPR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.4x — 31.3x CMPR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +23.4% -16.9% -44.8% CMPR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.1%/yr -21.1%/yr -33.9%/yr CMPR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 41.3% 40.2% 81.3% IPM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 37/100 48/100 CMPR

Percentile Scorecard

CMPRIPMTCX

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

AxisCMPRIPMTCX
Valuation 88 #14 of 112 12 #44 of 50 51 #19 of 38
Growth 91 #10 of 96 82 #9 of 45 63 #14 of 36
Profitability 69 #29 of 91 13 #36 of 41 42 #20 of 34
Financial Health 13 #109 of 125 43 #36 of 62 14 #33 of 38
Shareholder Returns 32 #46 of 67 – 70 #7 of 21
Overall 58 37 48
  • CMPR ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • IPM ranked among 66 companies in Technology Services
  • TCX ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCMPRIPMTCXSPY
1 month +1.2%-3.9%+3.0% -0.2%
3 months -19.3%-4.4%+13.2% +3.9%
6 months -2.3%-2.3%-37.1% +8.2%
Year to date +21.3%0.0%-54.1% +12.9%
1 year +23.4%-16.9%-44.8% +12.3%
3 years +39.9%+9.6%-38.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year +11.9%+3.1%-14.9% +23.3%
5 years -9.9%-69.4%-87.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year -2.1%-21.1%-33.9% +10.9%
10 years -2.9%-69.3%-65.8% +261.1%
10 years, per year -0.3%-11.1%-10.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCMPRIPMTCXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 41.3%40.2%81.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.1%47.8%69.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.680.720.74 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.57-0.42-0.55 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -79.2%-76.6%-90.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -23.3%-20.0%-58.7% -1.2%
52-week high $105.31$2.15$24.90 $779.14
52-week low $61.21$1.49$8.48 $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.

MultipleCMPRIPMTCX
P/E now vs peer median 20.6xmedian 21.2x -6.0xmedian 17.4x -1.4xmedian 29.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 0.9x 0.9xmedian 0.7x 0.3xmedian 4.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.3xmedian 11.9x -7.2xmedian 10.7x 45.6xmedian 23.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.4xmedian 13.7x -34.8xmedian 11.5x -8.0xmedian 15.0x
P/B now vs peer median -4.0xmedian 2.4x 1.4xmedian 1.4x -0.6xmedian 4.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.57median 1.00 0.85median 1.51 0.31median 0.38

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 monthsCMPRIPMTCX
Revenue $3.74B $25.19M $394.44M
Gross profit $1.73B $12.19M $98.23M
Operating income $251.03M -$4.54M -$28.33M
Net income $97.92M -$3.73M -$83.63M
Free cash flow $158.07M -$644.80K -$14.40M
R&D $352.54M – $18.35M
EPS (diluted) $3.79 $-0.29 $-7.50
Cash & equivalents $248.85M $5.23M $44.16M
Total debt $1.61B – $1.17B
Shares (diluted) 25.33M 13.04M 11.15M
Enterprise value $1.15B -$1.40M -$74.57M

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
MetricCMPRIPMTCX
P/E 20.6x -6.0x -1.4x
P/FCF 12.4x -34.8x -8.0x
P/Operating cash flow 6.9x -39.6x 26.2x
P/S 0.5x 0.9x 0.3x
P/B -4.0x 1.4x -0.6x
P/Tangible book -3.5x 2.7x -0.5x
EV/EBITDA 8.3x -7.2x 45.6x
EV/EBIT 13.3x -3.8x -12.9x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 0.7x 0.9x
EV/FCF 21.1x -26.7x -25.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.7x -30.4x 83.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.57 0.85 0.31

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCMPRIPMTCX
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.8% 113.5% 4.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.7% 32.1% 7.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.9% 92.0% 9.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.3% 15.8% 13.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 10.9% 18.0% 36.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 63.6% -14.2% 18.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 598.9% 48.5% 12.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 36.2% -20.2% -5.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 549.1% 47.9% 13.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 36.3% -7.1% -4.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -4.8% 59.3% 131.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 29.6% 37.4% 42.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -23.2% 53.6% 70.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 41.1% 34.6% 53.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCMPRIPMTCX
Gross margin 46.3% 48.4% 24.9%
EBITDA margin 10.8% -9.5% 2.0%
Operating margin 6.7% -18.0% -7.2%
Pretax margin 4.1% -16.6% -18.8%
Net margin 2.6% -14.8% -21.2%
FCF margin 4.2% -2.6% -3.7%
Operating cash flow margin 7.6% -2.2% 1.1%
Return on equity – -22.2% –
Return on assets 4.6% -12.9% -11.5%
Return on invested capital 14.6% – -27.8%
Return on capital employed 18.6% -22.1% -7.4%
Asset turnover 1.8x 0.9x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.9x 0.2x -0.1x
Stock comp / revenue 1.6% 0.6% 1.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCMPRIPMTCX
Debt / assets 73.2% – 40.4%
Debt / equity -3.3x – -1.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.4x – 31.3x
Debt / FCF 10.2x – -20.4x
Liabilities / assets 122.4% 43.0% 127.6%
Equity / assets -22.4% 57.0% -27.6%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 0.7x 1.4x 0.6x
Quick ratio 0.4x 0.9x 0.2x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.6x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 2.57 0.26 -0.27

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCMPRIPMTCX
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 2.4% – 0.0%
Shareholder yield 2.4% – 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.

ConsensusCMPRIPMTCX
Forward P/E 16.9xFY2027 21.5xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $4.78FY2027 $0.08FY2026 $-5.95FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +26.1%FY2027 – –
EPS growth, the year after +50.2% +75.0% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.74BFY2027 $24.44MFY2026 $511.61MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.1%FY2027 +3.5%FY2026 +31.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +20.6% +20.0% +0.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCMPRIPMTCX
Held by institutions 87.4% – 47.2%
Institutions holding 209 – 70
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.8% – -15.7%
Institutions buying 130 – 41
Institutions selling 54 – 19
Buyers to sellers 2.41 – 2.16

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.

CMPRIPMTCX
CMPR 1.00 0.09 0.21
IPM 0.09 1.00 -0.03
TCX 0.21 -0.03 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CMPR, IPM and TCX?

Cimpress (CMPR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cimpress (CMPR) $1.97B, Intelligent Protection Management (IPM) $22.42M, Tucows (TCX) $114.74M.

Which company is growing faster?

Intelligent Protection Management (IPM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cimpress (CMPR) +9.8%, Intelligent Protection Management (IPM) +113.5%, Tucows (TCX) +4.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cimpress (CMPR) has the highest net margin (Cimpress (CMPR) 2.6%, Intelligent Protection Management (IPM) -14.8%, Tucows (TCX) -21.2%). On return on invested capital, Cimpress (CMPR) leads (Cimpress (CMPR) 14.6%, Tucows (TCX) -27.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cimpress (CMPR) returned the most: Cimpress (CMPR) +23.4%, Intelligent Protection Management (IPM) -16.9%, Tucows (TCX) -44.8%. Over five years, Cimpress (CMPR) compounded fastest (Cimpress (CMPR) -2.1%/yr, Intelligent Protection Management (IPM) -21.1%/yr, Tucows (TCX) -33.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Intelligent Protection Management (IPM) has been the steadiest (Cimpress (CMPR) 41.3%, Intelligent Protection Management (IPM) 40.2%, Tucows (TCX) 81.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CMPR, IPM and TCX?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Cimpress (CMPR) leads on 8. 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.