CMPR vs ZBRA vs NYT Stock Comparison

Cimpress, Zebra Technologies and New York Times 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
3 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
NYT New York Times Co
$69.58 +12.4% 1M +22.1% 1Y
Market cap
$11.44B
P/E
29.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.98B
Div. yield
0.01%
Publishing Communication Services
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Zebra Technologies leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Zebra Technologies 4, New York Times 4, Cimpress 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCMPRZBRANYTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.00B $18.31B $11.44B ZBRA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.8x 34.0x 29.1x CMPR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.8x 17.1x 25.7x CMPR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.8% +12.7% +10.8% ZBRA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.6% 9.2% 13.2% NYT
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% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +21.3% +23.1% +22.1% ZBRA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.9%/yr -6.1%/yr +4.8%/yr NYT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 41.4% 47.2% 31.8% NYT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 61/100 80/100 NYT

Percentile Scorecard

CMPRZBRANYT

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

AxisCMPRZBRANYT
Valuation 89 #13 of 112 63 #42 of 112 38 #34 of 54
Growth 92 #9 of 96 48 #57 of 109 98 #2 of 45
Profitability 71 #28 of 93 85 #17 of 105 98 #2 of 43
Financial Health 13 #110 of 126 17 #97 of 117 90 #7 of 62
Shareholder Returns 33 #45 of 67 93 #7 of 82 76 #7 of 26
Overall 60 61 80
  • CMPR ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • ZBRA ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • NYT ranked among 63 companies in Advertising and Media

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCMPRZBRANYTSPY
1 month +3.1%+4.2%+12.4% -1.0%
3 months -17.8%+48.7%-2.9% +2.9%
6 months -1.9%+69.7%-14.0% +6.4%
Year to date +20.8%+59.2%+0.2% +11.4%
1 year +21.3%+23.1%+22.1% +13.1%
3 years +27.8%+87.7%+66.5% +79.4%
3 years, per year +8.5%+23.4%+18.5% +21.5%
5 years -9.2%-26.8%+26.5% +67.7%
5 years, per year -1.9%-6.1%+4.8% +10.9%
10 years -16.1%+497.3%+502.4% +255.2%
10 years, per year -1.7%+19.6%+19.7% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureCMPRZBRANYTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 41.4%47.2%31.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.2%42.0%38.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.661.670.09 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.510.490.70 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -79.2%-67.8%-50.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -23.6%-1.2%-19.0% -2.5%
52-week high $105.31$391.00$85.86 $779.14
52-week low $61.21$199.30$56.09 $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.

MultipleCMPRZBRANYT
P/E now vs peer median 20.5xmedian 21.0x 34.2xmedian 31.3x 28.7xmedian 18.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 0.9x 3.1xmedian 2.6x 3.8xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.2xmedian 12.3x 19.5xmedian 19.6x 18.8xmedian 11.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.4xmedian 15.1x 20.2xmedian 28.3x 17.9xmedian 9.4x
P/B now vs peer median -4.0xmedian 2.4x 5.3xmedian 2.9x 5.5xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.56median 1.02 -9.05median 1.15 0.92median 0.44

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 monthsCMPRZBRANYT
Revenue $3.74B $5.85B $2.98B
Gross profit $1.73B $2.90B $1.53B
Operating income $251.03M $858.00M $475.01M
Net income $97.92M $539.00M $392.83M
Free cash flow $158.07M $904.00M $623.02M
R&D $352.54M $622.00M $274.41M
EPS (diluted) $3.79 $11.20 $2.41
Cash & equivalents $248.85M $157.00M $232.66M
Total debt $6.37B $2.77B –
Shares (diluted) 25.33M 48.13M 163.04M
Enterprise value $1.10B $16.87B $8.93B

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
MetricCMPRZBRANYT
P/E 20.5x 34.2x 28.7x
P/FCF 12.4x 20.2x 17.9x
P/Operating cash flow 6.9x 18.7x 17.0x
P/S 0.5x 3.1x 3.8x
P/B -4.0x 5.3x 5.5x
P/Tangible book -3.5x 6.7x 6.1x
EV/EBITDA 8.2x 19.5x 18.8x
EV/EBIT 13.2x 24.4x 22.1x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 3.6x 3.5x
EV/FCF 21.0x 23.1x 16.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.7x 21.3x 16.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.56 -9.05 0.92

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCMPRZBRANYT
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.8% 12.7% 10.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.7% 2.1% 8.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.9% 14.9% 13.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.3% 4.2% 10.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 10.9% 8.1% 22.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 63.6% -0.9% 27.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 598.9% -1.6% 22.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 36.2% -6.1% 30.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 549.1% 4.8% 23.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 36.3% -3.8% 31.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -4.8% 5.8% 34.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 29.6% 63.5% 37.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -23.2% 6.0% 36.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 41.1% 83.6% 40.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCMPRZBRANYT
Gross margin 46.3% 49.6% 51.4%
EBITDA margin 10.8% 18.3% 18.8%
Operating margin 6.7% 14.7% 16.0%
Pretax margin 4.1% 12.1% 16.8%
Net margin 2.6% 9.2% 13.2%
FCF margin 4.2% 15.5% 20.9%
Operating cash flow margin 7.6% 16.7% 22.1%
Return on equity – 15.6% 19.4%
Return on assets 4.6% 6.4% 13.4%
Return on invested capital 14.6% 10.6% –
Return on capital employed 18.6% 19.1% 20.9%
Asset turnover 1.8x 0.7x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.9x 1.8x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 1.6% 3.0% 2.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCMPRZBRANYT
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% 60.2% 31.4%
Equity / assets -22.4% 39.8% 68.6%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 0.7x 0.5x 1.6x
Quick ratio 0.4x 0.3x 1.4x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.0x 1.0x
Altman Z-score 2.57 3.76 10.07

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCMPRZBRANYT
Dividend yield – – 1.3%
Net buyback yield 2.4% 4.9% 1.6%
Shareholder yield 2.4% 4.9% 2.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 32.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 20.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 33.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 26.0%

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.

ConsensusCMPRZBRANYT
Forward P/E 16.8xFY2027 17.1xFY2026 25.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.78FY2027 $22.59FY2026 $2.71FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +26.1%FY2027 +42.6%FY2026 +10.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +50.2% -4.5% +18.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.74BFY2027 $6.35BFY2026 $3.24BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.1%FY2027 +17.7%FY2026 +14.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +20.6% +1.2% +6.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCMPRZBRANYT
Held by institutions 87.4% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 209 644 630
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.8% +4.5% +2.3%
Institutions buying 130 309 313
Institutions selling 54 242 223
Buyers to sellers 2.41 1.28 1.40

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.

CMPRZBRANYT
CMPR 1.00 0.20 0.16
ZBRA 0.20 1.00 0.00
NYT 0.16 0.00 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CMPR, ZBRA and NYT?

Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cimpress (CMPR) $2.00B, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) $18.31B, New York Times (NYT) $11.44B.

Which stock is cheaper, CMPR, ZBRA and NYT?

Cimpress (CMPR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cimpress (CMPR) 20.8x, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 34.0x, New York Times (NYT) 29.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cimpress (CMPR) is cheapest (Cimpress (CMPR) 16.8x, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 17.1x, New York Times (NYT) 25.7x). 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%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) +12.7%, New York Times (NYT) +10.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

New York Times (NYT) has the highest net margin (Cimpress (CMPR) 2.6%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 9.2%, New York Times (NYT) 13.2%). 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 Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) returned the most: Cimpress (CMPR) +21.3%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) +23.1%, New York Times (NYT) +22.1%. Over five years, New York Times (NYT) compounded fastest (Cimpress (CMPR) -1.9%/yr, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) -6.1%/yr, New York Times (NYT) +4.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Cimpress (CMPR) 0.00%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 0.00%, New York Times (NYT) 0.01%. Cimpress (CMPR) and Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, New York Times (NYT) has been the steadiest (Cimpress (CMPR) 41.4%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 47.2%, New York Times (NYT) 31.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 4. 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.