CNTM vs SPWR vs AI Stock Comparison

ConnectM Technology Solutions, SunPower and C3.ai Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SPWR SunPower Inc.
$0.24 -22.6% 1M -88.2% 1Y
Market cap
$35.34M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$283.12M
Div. yield
–
Solar Installers Industrials
AI C3.ai, Inc.
$12.28 +15.2% 1M -33.1% 1Y
Market cap
$1.88B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$232.38M
Div. yield
–
AI Platforms Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

6 decided of 12

C3.ai leads on 3 of the 12 questions below (C3.ai 3, ConnectM Technology Solutions 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCNTMSPWRAILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $24.54M $35.34M $1.88B AI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 10.8x -3.3x -4.2x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +23.6% +18.6% -37.5% CNTM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.3% -3.8% -192.1% CNTM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -66.9% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -38.6% -88.2% -33.1% AI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — — -22.8%/yr –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 132.4% 104.7% 59.6% AI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 24/100 28/100 CNTM

Percentile Scorecard

CNTMSPWRAI

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

AxisCNTMSPWRAI
Valuation 82 #23 of 124 16 #44 of 52 17 #103 of 124
Growth 71 #34 of 113 61 #15 of 37 7 #105 of 113
Profitability 56 #49 of 109 17 #31 of 37 13 #95 of 109
Financial Health 12 #112 of 127 4 #55 of 57 85 #20 of 127
Shareholder Returns – – 19 #53 of 65
Overall 55 24 28
  • CNTM ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • SPWR ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • AI ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCNTMSPWRAISPY
1 month -13.9%-22.6%+15.2% -0.2%
3 months -28.3%-17.2%+38.0% +3.9%
6 months -31.0%-73.3%+36.9% +8.2%
Year to date -65.5%-84.7%-8.9% +12.9%
1 year -38.6%-88.2%-33.1% +12.3%
3 years -98.7%-77.8%-50.6% +87.4%
3 years, per year -76.4%-39.5%-21.0% +23.3%
5 years ——-72.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year ——-22.8% +10.9%

Risk

MeasureCNTMSPWRAISPY
Volatility, 1Y 132.4%104.7%59.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 132.1%112.6%63.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.072.312.07 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.29-0.84-0.56 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -100.0%-97.9%-84.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -71.8%-88.2%-33.1% -1.2%
52-week high $16.00$2.04$18.36 $779.14
52-week low $3.90$0.22$7.76 $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.

MultipleCNTMSPWRAI
P/E now vs peer median 10.9xmedian 38.6x -3.4xmedian 26.7x -4.3xmedian 38.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 4.4x 0.1xmedian 0.8x 8.2xmedian 4.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 34.5x —median 13.1x -2.7xmedian 34.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 29.4x -0.6xmedian 23.0x -12.2xmedian 29.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 3.3x -1.4xmedian 2.4x 2.7xmedian 3.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.41median 1.28 -0.05median 0.57 0.51median 1.28

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 monthsCNTMSPWRAI
Revenue $36.02M $283.12M $232.38M
Gross profit $11.16M $147.70M $67.61M
Operating income -$12.45M -$56.94M -$471.95M
Net income $2.42M -$10.73M -$446.41M
Free cash flow – -$60.46M -$155.78M
R&D – – $210.99M
EPS (diluted) $0.03 $-0.06 $-2.88
Cash & equivalents $2.39M $4.10M $136.44M
Total debt $56.72M $105.58M –
Shares (diluted) 72.32M 185.22M 155.00M
Enterprise value $14.54M $7.05M -$644.89M

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
MetricCNTMSPWRAI
P/E 10.9x -3.4x -4.3x
P/FCF – -0.6x -12.2x
P/Operating cash flow – -0.6x -12.3x
P/S 0.7x 0.1x 8.2x
P/B 1.6x -1.4x 2.7x
P/Tangible book 1.8x -0.5x 2.7x
EV/EBITDA – – -2.7x
EV/EBIT -3.2x -2.4x -2.7x
EV/Revenue 1.1x 0.5x 5.4x
EV/FCF – -2.3x -8.0x
EV/Operating cash flow – -2.3x -8.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.41 -0.05 0.51

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCNTMSPWRAI
Revenue growth (1Y) 23.6% 18.6% -37.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – -5.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 35.0% 65.5% -67.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – -27.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 19.9% 11.2% -25.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -62.4% -52.1% -17.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 108.3% 79.9% -30.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 31.4% 24.9% -19.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 106.0% 91.2% -13.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 26.7% 61.4% -8.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -11.8% -86.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -28.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -11.8% -81.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -3.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCNTMSPWRAI
Gross margin 31.0% 52.2% 29.1%
EBITDA margin – – -197.3%
Operating margin -34.6% -20.1% -203.1%
Pretax margin -41.0% -3.0% -191.8%
Net margin 6.3% -3.8% -192.1%
FCF margin – -21.4% -67.0%
Operating cash flow margin – -21.4% -66.5%
Return on equity 27.8% – -66.2%
Return on assets 5.4% -4.2% -52.8%
Return on invested capital – -66.9% –
Return on capital employed -149.0% -48.7% -65.5%
Asset turnover 0.8x 1.1x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 5.6x 0.3x
Stock comp / revenue – 3.4% 111.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCNTMSPWRAI
Debt / assets 31.1% 42.2% –
Debt / equity 1.0x -4.0x –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – -1.7x –
Liabilities / assets 70.1% 110.5% 20.6%
Equity / assets 29.9% -10.5% 79.4%
Interest coverage -7.6x -2.0x –
Current ratio 0.2x 0.8x 6.2x
Quick ratio 0.1x 0.0x 6.0x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.0x 5.2x
Altman Z-score -1.83 -2.15 2.61

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCNTMSPWRAI
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – – -4.6%
Shareholder yield – – -4.6%
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.

ConsensusCNTMSPWRAI
EPS, next fiscal year $-3.87FY2026 $-0.10FY2026 $-0.71FY2026
Revenue, next fiscal year $76.76MFY2026 $242.08MFY2026 $207.24MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +114.2%FY2026 -21.6%FY2026 -17.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +15.7% +31.8% +11.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCNTMSPWRAI
Held by institutions – 18.7% 62.6%
Institutions holding – 75 320
Change in shares held, QoQ – -5.4% +14.5%
Institutions buying – 42 179
Institutions selling – 20 72
Buyers to sellers – 2.10 2.49

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.

CNTMSPWRAI
CNTM 1.00 -0.08 -0.01
SPWR -0.08 1.00 0.23
AI -0.01 0.23 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CNTM, SPWR and AI?

C3.ai (AI) is the largest by market capitalisation: ConnectM Technology Solutions (CNTM) $24.54M, SunPower (SPWR) $35.34M, C3.ai (AI) $1.88B.

Which company is growing faster?

ConnectM Technology Solutions (CNTM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: ConnectM Technology Solutions (CNTM) +23.6%, SunPower (SPWR) +18.6%, C3.ai (AI) -37.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

ConnectM Technology Solutions (CNTM) has the highest net margin (ConnectM Technology Solutions (CNTM) 6.3%, SunPower (SPWR) -3.8%, C3.ai (AI) -192.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year C3.ai (AI) returned the most: ConnectM Technology Solutions (CNTM) -38.6%, SunPower (SPWR) -88.2%, C3.ai (AI) -33.1%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, C3.ai (AI) has been the steadiest (ConnectM Technology Solutions (CNTM) 132.4%, SunPower (SPWR) 104.7%, C3.ai (AI) 59.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CNTM, SPWR and AI?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, C3.ai (AI) leads on 3. 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.