CODI vs ELA vs ZGN Stock Comparison

Compass Diversified Holdings, Envela and Ermenegildo Zegna Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ELA Envela Corp
$11.15 -11.0% 1M +30.1% 1Y
Market cap
$285.34M
P/E
12.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$293.04M
Div. yield
–
Jewelry Consumer Discretionary
7 wins
ZGN Ermenegildo Zegna N.V.
$13.36 +4.9% 1M +27.5% 1Y
Market cap
$3.42B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Luxury Goods Consumer Discretionary
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Envela leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Envela 7, Ermenegildo Zegna 2, Compass Diversified Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCODIELAZGNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $812.55M $285.34M $3.42B ZGN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -3.6x 12.8x — –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 215.2x 15.9x 30.4x ELA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.9% +47.7% — ELA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -12.3% 7.6% — ELA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.2% 25.0% — ELA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 12.1x -1.1x — ELA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +44.4% +30.1% +27.5% CODI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -18.3%/yr +21.1%/yr +5.9%/yr ELA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 65.3% 70.2% 41.4% ZGN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 20/100 83/100 — ELA

Percentile Scorecard

CODIELAZGN

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

AxisCODIELAZGN
Valuation 25 #34 of 45 68 #15 of 45 –
Growth 38 #27 of 43 98 #2 of 43 –
Profitability 10 #37 of 41 75 #11 of 41 –
Financial Health 18 #43 of 52 92 #5 of 52 51 #26 of 52
Shareholder Returns 9 #31 of 34 – 12 #30 of 34
Overall 20 83 –
  • CODI ranked among 52 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • ELA ranked among 52 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • ZGN 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

PeriodCODIELAZGNSPY
1 month -4.3%-11.0%+4.9% -0.2%
3 months +4.3%-47.7%-10.9% +3.9%
6 months -8.8%-37.4%+13.3% +8.2%
Year to date +124.2%-16.7%+30.3% +12.9%
1 year +44.4%+30.1%+27.5% +12.3%
3 years -37.2%+193.4%+21.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year -14.4%+43.2%+6.7% +23.3%
5 years -63.5%+159.9%+33.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year -18.3%+21.1%+5.9% +10.9%
10 years -41.8%+1,211.8%— +261.1%
10 years, per year -5.3%+29.4%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCODIELAZGNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 65.3%70.2%41.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 63.0%61.9%38.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.231.281.16 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.680.430.66 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -85.8%-61.5%-61.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.3%-61.4%-12.4% -1.2%
52-week high $12.71$28.88$15.25 $779.14
52-week low $4.65$8.57$8.69 $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.

MultipleCODIELAZGN
P/E now vs peer median -3.6xmedian 16.4x 12.9xmedian 16.4x —median 16.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 0.7x 1.0xmedian 0.7x —median 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.6xmedian 9.9x 8.5xmedian 9.9x —median 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 2.9xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.03median 0.64 0.64median 0.64 —median 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 monthsCODIELAZGN
Revenue $1.85B $293.04M –
Gross profit $807.72M $63.57M –
Operating income $5.74M $28.05M –
Net income -$227.18M $22.37M –
Free cash flow $10.11M $24.03M –
EPS (diluted) $-3.02 $0.86 –
Cash & equivalents $60.75M $43.44M $258.95M
Total debt $1.86B $41.88M $256.76M
Shares (diluted) 75.24M 25.96M 261.47M
Enterprise value $548.89M $160.70M $2.15B

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

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCODIELAZGN
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.9% 47.7% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.6% 14.8% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.7% 35.4% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.8% 11.5% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 744.0% 172.8% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -44.2% 31.3% –
Net income growth (1Y) -12.2% 162.2% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -158.2% 18.8% –
EPS growth (1Y) -24.4% 162.4% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -126.8% 20.3% –
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
MetricCODIELAZGN
Gross margin 43.7% 21.7% –
EBITDA margin 8.0% 10.2% –
Operating margin 0.3% 9.6% –
Pretax margin -14.8% 9.8% –
Net margin -12.3% 7.6% –
FCF margin 0.5% 8.2% –
Operating cash flow margin 2.5% 8.8% –
Return on equity -49.8% 28.7% –
Return on assets -9.2% 20.7% –
Return on invested capital 0.2% 25.0% –
Return on capital employed 0.2% 31.3% –
Asset turnover 0.6x 2.7x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.2x 1.2x –
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCODIELAZGN
Debt / assets 62.8% 9.0% 7.3%
Debt / equity 3.5x 0.1x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 12.1x -1.1x –
Debt / FCF 184.0x 0.4x –
Liabilities / assets 82.1% 25.9% 66.4%
Equity / assets 17.9% 74.1% 33.6%
Interest coverage – 79.8x –
Current ratio 2.7x 4.2x 1.5x
Quick ratio 1.0x 2.5x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.2x 2.4x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 0.42 11.02 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCODIELAZGN
Dividend yield 0.0% – 0.9%
Net buyback yield -0.1% – –
Shareholder yield -0.1% – 0.9%
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.

ConsensusCODIELAZGN
Forward P/E 215.2xFY2026 15.9xFY2026 30.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.05FY2026 $0.70FY2026 $0.44FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -28.6%FY2026 +25.0%FY2026 -2.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +1,200.0% -12.9% +34.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.78BFY2026 $258.05MFY2026 $2.22BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -4.7%FY2026 +7.1%FY2026 -1.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.1% -1.9% +17.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCODIELAZGN
Held by institutions 74.8% 19.3% 29.0%
Institutions holding 181 95 135
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.7% +11.1% +14.6%
Institutions buying 86 63 77
Institutions selling 62 22 39
Buyers to sellers 1.39 2.86 1.97

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.

CODIELAZGN
CODI 1.00 0.05 0.14
ELA 0.05 1.00 0.20
ZGN 0.14 0.20 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CODI, ELA and ZGN?

Ermenegildo Zegna (ZGN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) $812.55M, Envela (ELA) $285.34M, Ermenegildo Zegna (ZGN) $3.42B.

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%.

Which company is more profitable?

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

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%, Ermenegildo Zegna (ZGN) +27.5%. Over five years, Envela (ELA) compounded fastest (Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) -18.3%/yr, Envela (ELA) +21.1%/yr, Ermenegildo Zegna (ZGN) +5.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) 0.02%, Envela (ELA) 0.00%, Ermenegildo Zegna (ZGN) 0.00%. Envela (ELA) and Ermenegildo Zegna (ZGN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ermenegildo Zegna (ZGN) has been the steadiest (Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) 65.3%, Envela (ELA) 70.2%, Ermenegildo Zegna (ZGN) 41.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 7. 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.