CRCT vs PARA vs PERF Stock Comparison

Cricut, Banzai International and Perfect Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CRCT Cricut, Inc.
$6.15 +0.2% 1M +15.8% 1Y
Market cap
$1.29B
P/E
14.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$689.79M
Div. yield
3.25%
Consumer Electronics Consumer Discretionary
8 wins
PERF Perfect Corp.
$2.00 +4.2% 1M +1.0% 1Y
Market cap
$170.12M
P/E
35.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$71.07M
Div. yield
–
Creative Software Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Cricut leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Cricut 8, Perfect 2, Banzai International 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCRCTPARAPERFLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.29B $1.56M $170.12M CRCT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.7x -0.3x 35.3x CRCT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.1x — 28.6x CRCT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -3.1% +19.6% +10.4% PARA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 12.7% -228.7% 8.1% CRCT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -113.0% 0.8% PERF
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.3x -67.9x PERF
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 3.25% 0.00% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +15.8% -90.2% +1.0% CRCT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -26.0%/yr -86.5%/yr — CRCT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 41.9% 283.3% 47.8% CRCT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 72/100 25/100 61/100 CRCT

Percentile Scorecard

CRCTPARAPERF

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

AxisCRCTPARAPERF
Valuation 66 #15 of 42 29 #72 of 101 82 #6 of 29
Growth 34 #28 of 42 37 #62 of 97 35 #18 of 27
Profitability 100 #1 of 40 10 #85 of 94 36 #17 of 26
Financial Health 91 #5 of 44 26 #80 of 108 90 #4 of 31
Shareholder Returns 70 #9 of 28 – –
Overall 72 25 61
  • CRCT ranked among 45 companies in Household Durables
  • PARA ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • PERF ranked among 32 companies in Workplace Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCRCTPARAPERFSPY
1 month +0.2%+525.7%+4.2% -0.2%
3 months +30.9%+129.3%+4.2% +3.9%
6 months +40.1%-44.8%+22.0% +8.2%
Year to date +24.2%-77.3%+10.5% +12.9%
1 year +15.8%-90.2%+1.0% +12.3%
3 years -25.7%-100.0%-27.3% +87.4%
3 years, per year -9.4%-96.6%-10.1% +23.3%
5 years -77.7%-100.0%— +67.9%
5 years, per year -26.0%-86.5%— +10.9%

Risk

MeasureCRCTPARAPERFSPY
Volatility, 1Y 41.9%283.3%47.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 41.8%159.7%47.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.571.630.22 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.38-0.320.02 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -87.5%-100.0%-88.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.2%-90.2%-4.3% -1.2%
52-week high $6.70$44.80$2.09 $779.14
52-week low $3.74$0.41$1.30 $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.

MultipleCRCTPARAPERF
P/E now vs peer median 14.7xmedian 16.0x -0.3xmedian 28.3x 35.3xmedian 31.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 0.6x 0.1xmedian 2.8x 2.4xmedian 2.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.6xmedian 9.8x -0.4xmedian 17.3x 7.0xmedian 11.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.7xmedian 11.9x -0.1xmedian 15.8x 15.6xmedian 15.6x
P/B now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 1.2x 0.1xmedian 3.2x 1.1xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median 0.62median 0.64 -0.01median 0.85 1.33median 0.74

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 monthsCRCTPARAPERF
Revenue $689.79M $10.62M $71.07M
Gross profit $399.65M $8.63M $56.66M
Operating income $106.89M -$18.88M $1.26M
Net income $87.68M -$24.30M $8.43M
Free cash flow $147.65M -$16.08M $10.88M
R&D $67.56M – $14.93M
EPS (diluted) $0.42 $-14.94 $0.06
Cash & equivalents $266.91M $646.00K $125.62M
Total debt – $32.30M $7.81M
Shares (diluted) 211.06M 1.63M 101.85M
Enterprise value $262.93M -$338.04K -$417.85M

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
MetricCRCTPARAPERF
P/E 14.7x -0.3x 35.3x
P/FCF 8.7x -0.1x 15.6x
P/Operating cash flow 7.1x -0.1x 16.2x
P/S 1.9x 0.1x 2.4x
P/B 3.5x 0.1x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 3.5x 0.3x 1.1x
EV/EBITDA 7.6x -0.4x 7.0x
EV/EBIT 9.4x -0.3x 12.6x
EV/Revenue 1.5x 0.6x 0.2x
EV/FCF 6.8x -0.4x 1.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 5.6x -0.4x 1.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.62 -0.01 1.33

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCRCTPARAPERF
Revenue growth (1Y) -3.1% 19.6% 10.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -5.5% – 13.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 7.7% 23.0% 14.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.6% – 12.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 27.4% -14.9% 157.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 22.4% -23.4% 26.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 22.1% 30.2% 37.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 21.9% 9.0% 26.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 24.1% 95.9% -1.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 23.5% 37.1% 26.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -33.5% -8.8% -32.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -12.0% -22.2% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -41.3% -8.8% -31.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -14.4% -22.2% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCRCTPARAPERF
Gross margin 57.9% 81.2% 79.7%
EBITDA margin 19.0% -166.3% 3.2%
Operating margin 15.5% -177.7% 1.8%
Pretax margin 16.9% -227.9% 10.0%
Net margin 12.7% -228.7% 8.1%
FCF margin 21.4% -151.4% 15.3%
Operating cash flow margin 26.1% -151.4% 14.8%
Return on equity 24.1% -239.1% 5.4%
Return on assets 15.5% -77.4% 4.3%
Return on invested capital – -113.0% 0.8%
Return on capital employed 29.4% -141.2% 0.8%
Asset turnover 1.2x 0.3x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.1x 0.7x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 3.9% 38.3% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCRCTPARAPERF
Debt / assets – 17.6% 4.0%
Debt / equity – 0.5x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.3x -67.9x
Debt / FCF – -0.3x 0.7x
Liabilities / assets 37.1% 60.9% 19.4%
Equity / assets 62.9% 39.1% 80.6%
Interest coverage 188.5x -4.6x 66.4x
Current ratio 2.5x 0.1x 4.6x
Quick ratio 1.8x 0.1x 4.6x
Cash ratio 1.4x 0.0x 4.4x
Altman Z-score 6.05 -7.33 1.28

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCRCTPARAPERF
Dividend yield 3.3% – –
Net buyback yield 2.2% -403.2% –
Shareholder yield 5.4% -403.2% –
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.

ConsensusCRCTPARAPERF
Forward P/E 17.1xFY2026 – 28.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.36FY2026 $-8.12FY2026 $0.07FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +2.9%FY2026 – +40.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -30.6% – +14.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $663.76MFY2026 $14.14MFY2026 $76.52MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -6.4%FY2026 +16.3%FY2026 +10.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.9% +53.6% +8.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCRCTPARAPERF
Held by institutions 54.8% 0.0% –
Institutions holding 153 1 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.1% – –
Institutions buying 86 1 –
Institutions selling 43 0 –
Buyers to sellers 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.

CRCTPARAPERF
CRCT 1.00 -0.11 -0.01
PARA -0.11 1.00 0.05
PERF -0.01 0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CRCT, PARA and PERF?

Cricut (CRCT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cricut (CRCT) $1.29B, Banzai International (PARA) $1.56M, Perfect (PERF) $170.12M.

Which stock is cheaper, CRCT, PARA and PERF?

Cricut (CRCT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cricut (CRCT) 14.7x, Banzai International (PARA) -0.3x, Perfect (PERF) 35.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cricut (CRCT) is cheapest (Cricut (CRCT) 17.1x, Perfect (PERF) 28.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Banzai International (PARA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cricut (CRCT) -3.1%, Banzai International (PARA) +19.6%, Perfect (PERF) +10.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cricut (CRCT) has the highest net margin (Cricut (CRCT) 12.7%, Banzai International (PARA) -228.7%, Perfect (PERF) 8.1%). On return on invested capital, Perfect (PERF) leads (Banzai International (PARA) -113.0%, Perfect (PERF) 0.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cricut (CRCT) returned the most: Cricut (CRCT) +15.8%, Banzai International (PARA) -90.2%, Perfect (PERF) +1.0%. Over five years, Cricut (CRCT) compounded fastest (Cricut (CRCT) -26.0%/yr, Banzai International (PARA) -86.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Cricut (CRCT) 3.25%, Banzai International (PARA) 0.00%. Banzai International (PARA) and Perfect (PERF) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cricut (CRCT) has been the steadiest (Cricut (CRCT) 41.9%, Banzai International (PARA) 283.3%, Perfect (PERF) 47.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CRCT, PARA and PERF?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Cricut (CRCT) leads on 8. 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.