CMPR vs XRX vs ZBRA Stock Comparison

Cimpress, Xerox Holdings and Zebra Technologies Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CMPR CIMPRESS plc
$80.41 +3.1% 1M +21.3% 1Y
Market cap
$2.00B
P/E
20.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.74B
Div. yield
–
Office Equipment Industrials
5 wins
XRX Xerox Holdings Corp
$2.56 -26.2% 1M -26.4% 1Y
Market cap
$331.82M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$7.49B
Div. yield
0.12%
Office Equipment Industrials
2 wins
ZBRA Zebra Technologies Corp
$386.45 +4.2% 1M +23.1% 1Y
Market cap
$18.31B
P/E
34.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.85B
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Cimpress leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Cimpress 5, Zebra Technologies 4, Xerox Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCMPRXRXZBRALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.00B $331.82M $18.31B ZBRA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.8x -0.4x 34.0x CMPR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.8x 17.1x 17.1x CMPR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.8% +18.9% +12.7% XRX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.6% -12.4% 9.2% ZBRA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.6% -1,131.5% 10.6% CMPR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.4x 0.1x 2.4x XRX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.12% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +21.3% -26.4% +23.1% ZBRA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.9%/yr -34.2%/yr -6.1%/yr CMPR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 41.4% 89.0% 47.2% CMPR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 36/100 61/100 ZBRA

Percentile Scorecard

CMPRXRXZBRA

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

AxisCMPRXRXZBRA
Valuation 89 #13 of 112 90 #12 of 112 63 #42 of 112
Growth 92 #9 of 96 25 #72 of 96 48 #57 of 109
Profitability 71 #28 of 93 12 #82 of 93 85 #17 of 105
Financial Health 13 #110 of 126 34 #84 of 126 17 #97 of 117
Shareholder Returns 33 #45 of 67 21 #53 of 67 93 #7 of 82
Overall 60 36 61
  • CMPR ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • XRX ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • ZBRA ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCMPRXRXZBRASPY
1 month +3.1%-26.2%+4.2% -1.0%
3 months -17.8%-0.8%+48.7% +2.9%
6 months -1.9%+64.1%+69.7% +6.4%
Year to date +20.8%+8.0%+59.2% +11.4%
1 year +21.3%-26.4%+23.1% +13.1%
3 years +27.8%-79.6%+87.7% +79.4%
3 years, per year +8.5%-41.2%+23.4% +21.5%
5 years -9.2%-87.7%-26.8% +67.7%
5 years, per year -1.9%-34.2%-6.1% +10.9%
10 years -16.1%-89.8%+497.3% +255.2%
10 years, per year -1.7%-20.4%+19.6% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureCMPRXRXZBRASPY
Volatility, 1Y 41.4%89.0%47.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.2%75.3%42.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.662.301.67 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.51-0.300.49 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -79.2%-94.9%-67.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -23.6%-29.5%-1.2% -2.5%
52-week high $105.31$3.63$391.00 $779.14
52-week low $61.21$1.22$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.

MultipleCMPRXRXZBRA
P/E now vs peer median 20.5xmedian 21.0x -0.4xmedian 21.0x 34.2xmedian 31.3x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 0.9x 0.0xmedian 0.9x 3.1xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.2xmedian 12.3x 0.0xmedian 12.3x 19.5xmedian 19.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.4xmedian 15.1x 5.2xmedian 15.1x 20.2xmedian 28.3x
P/B now vs peer median -4.0xmedian 2.4x 1.0xmedian 2.4x 5.3xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 0.56median 1.02 0.01median 1.02 -9.05median 1.15

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 monthsCMPRXRXZBRA
Revenue $3.74B $7.49B $5.85B
Gross profit $1.73B $2.16B $2.90B
Operating income $251.03M -$5.71B $858.00M
Net income $97.92M -$925.00M $539.00M
Free cash flow $158.07M $64.00M $904.00M
R&D $352.54M $255.00M $622.00M
EPS (diluted) $3.79 $-7.29 $11.20
Cash & equivalents $248.85M $495.00M $157.00M
Total debt $6.37B $82.00M $2.77B
Shares (diluted) 25.33M 126.92M 48.13M
Enterprise value $1.10B -$1.74B $16.87B

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
MetricCMPRXRXZBRA
P/E 20.5x -0.4x 34.2x
P/FCF 12.4x 5.2x 20.2x
P/Operating cash flow 6.9x 1.5x 18.7x
P/S 0.5x 0.0x 3.1x
P/B -4.0x 1.0x 5.3x
P/Tangible book -3.5x -0.6x 6.7x
EV/EBITDA 8.2x 0.0x 19.5x
EV/EBIT 13.2x 0.0x 24.4x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 0.0x 3.6x
EV/FCF 21.0x -1.2x 23.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.7x -0.4x 21.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.56 0.01 -9.05

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCMPRXRXZBRA
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.8% 18.9% 12.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.7% 1.5% 2.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.9% 9.9% 14.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.3% -5.3% 4.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 10.9% -4.8% 8.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 63.6% -5.6% -0.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 598.9% 35.0% -1.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 36.2% -54.5% -6.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 549.1% 35.5% 4.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 36.3% -65.6% -3.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -4.8% -40.9% 5.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 29.6% -14.8% 63.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -23.2% -77.1% 6.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 41.1% -38.9% 83.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCMPRXRXZBRA
Gross margin 46.3% 28.9% 49.6%
EBITDA margin 10.8% -71.1% 18.3%
Operating margin 6.7% -76.3% 14.7%
Pretax margin 4.1% -5.2% 12.1%
Net margin 2.6% -12.4% 9.2%
FCF margin 4.2% 0.9% 15.5%
Operating cash flow margin 7.6% 2.9% 16.7%
Return on equity – -291.7% 15.6%
Return on assets 4.6% -9.4% 6.4%
Return on invested capital 14.6% -1,131% 10.6%
Return on capital employed 18.6% -85.4% 19.1%
Asset turnover 1.8x 0.8x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.9x -0.2x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 1.6% 0.5% 3.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCMPRXRXZBRA
Debt / assets 73.2% 0.8% 32.0%
Debt / equity -3.3x 0.2x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.4x 0.1x 2.4x
Debt / FCF 10.2x 1.3x 3.1x
Liabilities / assets 122.4% 96.6% 60.2%
Equity / assets -22.4% 3.4% 39.8%
Interest coverage – -19.0x –
Current ratio 0.7x 1.2x 0.5x
Quick ratio 0.4x 0.6x 0.3x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.2x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 2.57 -0.74 3.76

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCMPRXRXZBRA
Dividend yield – 4.5% –
Net buyback yield 2.4% – 4.9%
Shareholder yield 2.4% 4.5% 4.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – -4.4% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 64.1% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -73.5% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -40.2% –

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.

ConsensusCMPRXRXZBRA
Forward P/E 16.8xFY2027 17.1xFY2026 17.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.78FY2027 $0.15FY2026 $22.59FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +26.1%FY2027 – +42.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +50.2% +173.3% -4.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.74BFY2027 $7.17BFY2026 $6.35BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.1%FY2027 +2.1%FY2026 +17.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +20.6% +1.3% +1.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCMPRXRXZBRA
Held by institutions 87.4% 71.2% 100.0%
Institutions holding 209 231 644
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.8% +5.7% +4.5%
Institutions buying 130 130 309
Institutions selling 54 57 242
Buyers to sellers 2.41 2.28 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.

CMPRXRXZBRA
CMPR 1.00 0.15 0.20
XRX 0.15 1.00 0.26
ZBRA 0.20 0.26 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CMPR, XRX and ZBRA?

Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cimpress (CMPR) $2.00B, Xerox Holdings (XRX) $331.82M, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) $18.31B.

Which stock is cheaper, CMPR, XRX and ZBRA?

Cimpress (CMPR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cimpress (CMPR) 20.8x, Xerox Holdings (XRX) -0.4x, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 34.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cimpress (CMPR) is cheapest (Cimpress (CMPR) 16.8x, Xerox Holdings (XRX) 17.1x, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 17.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Xerox Holdings (XRX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cimpress (CMPR) +9.8%, Xerox Holdings (XRX) +18.9%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) +12.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) has the highest net margin (Cimpress (CMPR) 2.6%, Xerox Holdings (XRX) -12.4%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 9.2%). On return on invested capital, Cimpress (CMPR) leads (Cimpress (CMPR) 14.6%, Xerox Holdings (XRX) -1,131.5%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 10.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) returned the most: Cimpress (CMPR) +21.3%, Xerox Holdings (XRX) -26.4%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) +23.1%. Over five years, Cimpress (CMPR) compounded fastest (Cimpress (CMPR) -1.9%/yr, Xerox Holdings (XRX) -34.2%/yr, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) -6.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Cimpress (CMPR) 0.00%, Xerox Holdings (XRX) 0.12%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 0.00%. Cimpress (CMPR) and Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cimpress (CMPR) has been the steadiest (Cimpress (CMPR) 41.4%, Xerox Holdings (XRX) 89.0%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 47.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CMPR, XRX 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, Cimpress (CMPR) 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.