DVLT vs ESTC vs BR Stock Comparison

Datavault AI, Elastic and Broadridge Financial Solutions Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DVLT Datavault AI Inc.
$0.13 -13.3% 1M -96.2% 1Y
Market cap
$50.28M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$46.86M
Div. yield
–
Data Infrastructure Technology
1 win
ESTC Elastic N.V.
$106.26 +20.7% 1M +20.5% 1Y
Market cap
$11.02B
P/E
29.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.80B
Div. yield
–
Data Infrastructure Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Broadridge Financial Solutions leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Broadridge Financial Solutions 6, Elastic 4, Datavault AI 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDVLTESTCBRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $50.28M $11.02B $20.57B BR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -0.3x 29.3x 18.3x BR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 30.3x 17.5x BR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +955.8% +16.2% +8.5% DVLT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -370.2% 20.8% 15.0% ESTC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 0.0% 16.7% BR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.0x -10.8x 1.8x ESTC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -96.2% +20.5% -22.0% ESTC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -92.0%/yr -8.8%/yr 0.0%/yr BR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 148.7% 58.2% 30.6% BR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 35/100 71/100 56/100 ESTC

Percentile Scorecard

DVLTESTCBR

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

AxisDVLTESTCBR
Valuation 24 #94 of 124 70 #38 of 124 62 #39 of 102
Growth 34 #75 of 113 82 #21 of 113 40 #59 of 98
Profitability 16 #93 of 110 66 #38 of 110 81 #19 of 95
Financial Health 68 #42 of 129 53 #61 of 129 44 #61 of 109
Shareholder Returns – 85 #11 of 67 51 #32 of 64
Overall 35 71 56
  • DVLT ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • ESTC ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • BR ranked among 115 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDVLTESTCBRSPY
1 month -13.3%+20.7%+10.6% -0.8%
3 months -63.9%+73.6%+18.6% +3.5%
6 months -82.0%+122.2%+15.8% +7.0%
Year to date -80.1%+40.9%-18.9% +12.2%
1 year -96.2%+20.5%-22.0% +13.0%
3 years -99.5%+40.7%+8.2% +86.3%
3 years, per year -82.7%+12.1%+2.7% +23.1%
5 years -100.0%-37.0%-0.1% +68.6%
5 years, per year -92.0%-8.8%0.0% +11.0%
10 years ——+180.8% +258.0%
10 years, per year ——+10.9% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureDVLTESTCBRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 148.7%58.2%30.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 140.1%59.3%32.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.091.140.03 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.650.35-0.72 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -100.0%-76.8%-49.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -96.0%0.0%-22.0% -1.8%
52-week high $3.28$106.26$232.02 $779.14
52-week low $0.13$43.30$135.44 $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.

MultipleDVLTESTCBR
P/E now vs peer median -0.5xmedian 38.1x 29.6xmedian 38.1x 18.7xmedian 28.8x
P/S now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 4.3x 6.2xmedian 4.3x 2.8xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -2.0xmedian 35.4x 124.2xmedian 35.4x 14.6xmedian 17.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median -1.2xmedian 27.1x 32.0xmedian 27.1x 16.1xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 3.4x 8.6xmedian 3.4x 7.3xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.01median 1.27 0.55median 1.27 0.85median 0.85

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 monthsDVLTESTCBR
Revenue $46.86M $1.80B $7.48B
Gross profit $33.29M $1.36B $2.38B
Operating income -$67.99M -$47.61M $1.30B
Net income -$173.47M $375.64M $1.12B
Free cash flow -$92.24M $349.04M $1.28B
R&D $22.88M $455.30M –
EPS (diluted) $-0.24 $3.59 $9.60
Cash & equivalents $1.40M $879.87M $402.90M
Total debt $6.72M $571.20M $3.25B
Shares (diluted) 727.62M 104.64M 117.10M
Enterprise value $42.97M $5.55B $19.20B

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
MetricDVLTESTCBR
P/E -0.5x 29.6x 18.7x
P/FCF -1.2x 32.0x 16.1x
P/Operating cash flow -1.2x 31.5x 15.3x
P/S 2.4x 6.2x 2.8x
P/B 0.5x 8.6x 7.3x
P/Tangible book 0.8x 8.7x 12.6x
EV/EBITDA -2.0x 124.2x 14.6x
EV/EBIT -1.6x -215.9x 18.1x
EV/Revenue 2.4x 5.7x 3.1x
EV/FCF -1.2x 29.5x 18.4x
EV/Operating cash flow -1.2x 29.0x 17.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.01 0.55 0.85

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDVLTESTCBR
Revenue growth (1Y) 955.8% 16.2% 8.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 157.4% 17.4% 7.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5,930% 16.7% 11.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 201.6% 18.8% 10.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -103.2% -56.0% 9.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -49.0% 37.5% 11.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -198.4% 549.9% 33.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -129.3% 55.3% 21.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 76.3% 555.6% 35.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 58.1% 53.7% 21.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -326.0% 11.3% 14.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -70.4% 62.1% 17.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -331.5% 11.2% 13.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -71.3% 63.2% 17.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDVLTESTCBR
Gross margin 71.0% 75.5% 31.8%
EBITDA margin -117.9% 4.6% 21.5%
Operating margin -145.1% -2.6% 17.4%
Pretax margin -370.2% -1.1% 19.3%
Net margin -370.2% 20.8% 15.0%
FCF margin -196.9% 19.4% 17.1%
Operating cash flow margin -193.7% 19.6% 18.0%
Return on equity -74.5% 29.2% 39.7%
Return on assets -65.9% 12.2% 12.7%
Return on invested capital – 0.0% 16.7%
Return on capital employed -28.8% -2.3% 17.5%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.6x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.5x 0.9x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 32.8% 16.8% 1.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDVLTESTCBR
Debt / assets 0.6% 19.0% 36.4%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.4x 1.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.0x -10.8x 1.8x
Debt / FCF 0.0x 1.6x 2.5x
Liabilities / assets 11.1% 56.8% 68.2%
Equity / assets 88.9% 43.2% 31.8%
Interest coverage -14.2x -1.9x –
Current ratio 4.9x 1.8x 1.2x
Quick ratio 1.1x 1.6x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.1x 1.4x 0.3x
Altman Z-score -0.63 4.47 4.10

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDVLTESTCBR
Dividend yield – – 2.2%
Net buyback yield -108.7% 3.1% 2.8%
Shareholder yield -108.7% 3.1% 5.0%
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.

ConsensusDVLTESTCBR
Forward P/E – 30.3xFY2026 17.5xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.10FY2026 $3.51FY2026 $10.32FY2027
EPS growth, next FY – +36.6%FY2026 +7.5%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after – +19.4% +5.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $183.24MFY2026 $1.88BFY2026 $7.42BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +368.8%FY2026 +8.2%FY2026 -0.9%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +85.9% +18.3% +3.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDVLTESTCBR
Held by institutions 6.8% 86.4% 92.3%
Institutions holding 99 371 1,014
Change in shares held, QoQ +58.9% +1.7% -1.2%
Institutions buying 60 199 487
Institutions selling 15 129 398
Buyers to sellers 4.00 1.54 1.22

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.

DVLTESTCBR
DVLT 1.00 0.01 0.06
ESTC 0.01 1.00 0.33
BR 0.06 0.33 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DVLT, ESTC and BR?

Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Datavault AI (DVLT) $50.28M, Elastic (ESTC) $11.02B, Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) $20.57B.

Which stock is cheaper, DVLT, ESTC and BR?

Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Datavault AI (DVLT) -0.3x, Elastic (ESTC) 29.3x, Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) 18.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) is cheapest (Elastic (ESTC) 30.3x, Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) 17.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Datavault AI (DVLT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Datavault AI (DVLT) +955.8%, Elastic (ESTC) +16.2%, Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) +8.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Elastic (ESTC) has the highest net margin (Datavault AI (DVLT) -370.2%, Elastic (ESTC) 20.8%, Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) 15.0%). On return on invested capital, Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) leads (Elastic (ESTC) 0.0%, Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) 16.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Elastic (ESTC) returned the most: Datavault AI (DVLT) -96.2%, Elastic (ESTC) +20.5%, Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) -22.0%. Over five years, Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) compounded fastest (Datavault AI (DVLT) -92.0%/yr, Elastic (ESTC) -8.8%/yr, Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) 0.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) has been the steadiest (Datavault AI (DVLT) 148.7%, Elastic (ESTC) 58.2%, Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) 30.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DVLT, ESTC and BR?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) 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.