CODI vs ELA vs XELB Stock Comparison

Compass Diversified Holdings, Envela and XCel Brands Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ELA Envela Corp
$11.15 -11.0% 1M +30.1% 1Y
Market cap
$289.49M
P/E
12.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$293.04M
Div. yield
–
Jewelry Consumer Discretionary
6 wins
XELB XCel Brands, Inc.
$0.34 -58.5% 1M -74.8% 1Y
Market cap
$2.20M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$4.73M
Div. yield
–
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
1 win

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Envela leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Envela 6, Compass Diversified Holdings 3, XCel Brands 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCODIELAXELBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $809.54M $289.49M $2.20M CODI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -3.6x 12.9x -0.1x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 215.2x 15.9x — ELA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.9% +47.7% -18.1% ELA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -12.3% 7.6% -362.5% ELA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.2% 25.0% -44.6% ELA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 12.1x -1.1x -1.3x XELB
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +44.4% +30.1% -74.8% CODI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -18.3%/yr +21.1%/yr -52.3%/yr ELA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 65.3% 70.2% 116.5% CODI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 20/100 83/100 23/100 ELA

Percentile Scorecard

CODIELAXELB

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

AxisCODIELAXELB
Valuation 25 #34 of 45 68 #15 of 45 21 #36 of 45
Growth 38 #27 of 43 98 #2 of 43 43 #25 of 43
Profitability 10 #37 of 41 75 #11 of 41 5 #39 of 41
Financial Health 18 #43 of 52 92 #5 of 52 22 #41 of 52
Shareholder Returns 9 #31 of 34 – –
Overall 20 83 23
  • CODI ranked among 52 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • ELA ranked among 52 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • XELB ranked among 52 companies in Apparel and Luxury

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCODIELAXELBSPY
1 month -4.3%-11.0%-58.5% -0.2%
3 months +4.3%-47.7%-72.8% +3.9%
6 months -8.8%-37.4%-85.3% +8.2%
Year to date +124.2%-16.7%-68.5% +12.9%
1 year +44.4%+30.1%-74.8% +12.3%
3 years -37.2%+193.4%-96.7% +87.4%
3 years, per year -14.4%+43.2%-67.9% +23.3%
5 years -63.5%+159.9%-97.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year -18.3%+21.1%-52.3% +10.9%
10 years -41.8%+1,211.8%-99.3% +261.1%
10 years, per year -5.3%+29.4%-39.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCODIELAXELBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 65.3%70.2%116.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 63.0%61.9%118.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.231.281.35 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.680.43-0.64 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -85.8%-61.5%-98.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.3%-61.4%-86.0% -1.2%
52-week high $12.71$28.88$2.43 $779.14
52-week low $4.65$8.57$0.34 $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.

MultipleCODIELAXELB
P/E now vs peer median -3.6xmedian 16.4x 12.9xmedian 16.4x -0.1xmedian 16.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 0.7x 1.0xmedian 0.7x 0.5xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.6xmedian 9.9x 8.5xmedian 9.9x -1.5xmedian 9.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 80.1xmedian 12.0x 12.0xmedian 12.0x —median 12.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 2.2x 3.6xmedian 2.2x 0.2xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.03median 0.64 0.64median 0.64 0.00median 0.64

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 monthsCODIELAXELB
Revenue $1.85B $293.04M $4.73M
Gross profit $807.72M $63.57M –
Operating income $5.74M $28.05M -$12.63M
Net income -$227.18M $22.37M -$17.25M
Free cash flow $10.11M $24.03M –
EPS (diluted) $-3.02 $0.86 $-2.78
Cash & equivalents $60.75M $43.44M $399.00K
Total debt $1.86B $41.88M $49.59M
Shares (diluted) 75.24M 25.96M 6.16M
Enterprise value $674.28M $164.86M -$3.95M

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
MetricCODIELAXELB
P/E -3.6x 12.9x -0.1x
P/FCF 80.1x 12.0x –
P/Operating cash flow 17.4x 11.2x –
P/S 0.4x 1.0x 0.5x
P/B 1.5x 3.6x 0.2x
P/Tangible book -2.6x 3.8x -0.2x
EV/EBITDA 17.6x 8.5x -1.5x
EV/EBIT 454.6x 9.1x -1.1x
EV/Revenue 1.4x 0.9x 2.9x
EV/FCF 258.1x 10.6x –
EV/Operating cash flow 56.2x 9.9x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.03 0.64 0.00

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCODIELAXELB
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.9% 47.7% -18.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.6% 14.8% -39.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.7% 35.4% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.8% 11.5% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 744.0% 172.8% 34.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -44.2% 31.3% 19.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -12.2% 162.2% 25.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -158.2% 18.8% 6.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -24.4% 162.4% 71.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -126.8% 20.3% 34.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 129.4% 137.7% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 46.5% 59.4% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 104.6% 216.8% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 28.0% 68.4% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCODIELAXELB
Gross margin 43.7% 21.7% –
EBITDA margin 8.0% 10.2% -191.4%
Operating margin 0.3% 9.6% -267.1%
Pretax margin -14.8% 9.8% -363.9%
Net margin -12.3% 7.6% -362.5%
FCF margin 0.5% 8.2% –
Operating cash flow margin 2.5% 8.8% –
Return on equity -49.8% 28.7% -108.4%
Return on assets -9.2% 20.7% -48.3%
Return on invested capital 0.2% 25.0% -44.6%
Return on capital employed 0.2% 31.3% -41.9%
Asset turnover 0.6x 2.7x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.2x 1.2x –
Stock comp / revenue – – 16.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCODIELAXELB
Debt / assets 62.8% 9.0% 37.2%
Debt / equity 3.5x 0.1x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 12.1x -1.1x -1.3x
Debt / FCF 184.0x 0.4x –
Liabilities / assets 82.1% 25.9% 57.3%
Equity / assets 17.9% 74.1% 42.7%
Interest coverage – 79.8x -2.8x
Current ratio 2.7x 4.2x 0.3x
Quick ratio 1.0x 2.5x 0.2x
Cash ratio 0.2x 2.4x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 0.42 11.02 -5.47

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCODIELAXELB
Dividend yield 0.0% – –
Net buyback yield -0.1% – –
Shareholder yield -0.1% – –
Payout ratio (earnings) -8.3% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 186.0% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) -75.1% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -35.9% – –

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.

ConsensusCODIELAXELB
Forward P/E 215.2xFY2026 15.9xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.05FY2026 $0.70FY2026 $-1.59FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -28.6%FY2026 +25.0%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +1,200.0% -12.9% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.78BFY2026 $258.05MFY2026 $6.58MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -4.7%FY2026 +7.1%FY2026 +33.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.1% -1.9% +89.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCODIELAXELB
Held by institutions 74.8% 19.3% 11.6%
Institutions holding 181 95 11
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.7% +11.1% -14.1%
Institutions buying 86 63 6
Institutions selling 62 22 3
Buyers to sellers 1.39 2.86 2.00

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.

CODIELAXELB
CODI 1.00 0.05 0.06
ELA 0.05 1.00 0.00
XELB 0.06 0.00 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CODI, ELA and XELB?

Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) $809.54M, Envela (ELA) $289.49M, XCel Brands (XELB) $2.20M.

Which company is growing faster?

Envela (ELA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) +0.9%, Envela (ELA) +47.7%, XCel Brands (XELB) -18.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Envela (ELA) has the highest net margin (Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) -12.3%, Envela (ELA) 7.6%, XCel Brands (XELB) -362.5%). On return on invested capital, Envela (ELA) leads (Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) 0.2%, Envela (ELA) 25.0%, XCel Brands (XELB) -44.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) returned the most: Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) +44.4%, Envela (ELA) +30.1%, XCel Brands (XELB) -74.8%. Over five years, Envela (ELA) compounded fastest (Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) -18.3%/yr, Envela (ELA) +21.1%/yr, XCel Brands (XELB) -52.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) has been the steadiest (Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) 65.3%, Envela (ELA) 70.2%, XCel Brands (XELB) 116.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CODI, ELA and XELB?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Envela (ELA) leads on 6. 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.