EAIQ vs STGW vs NCMI Stock Comparison

Eyeonix AIQ, Stagwell and National CineMedia Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
EAIQ Eyeonix AIQ, Inc.
$1.25 +4.2% 1M +31.6% 1Y
Market cap
$33.96M
P/E
535.4x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Advertising Agencies Communication Services
STGW Stagwell Inc
$9.95 +21.6% 1M +109.5% 1Y
Market cap
$2.56B
P/E
264.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.11B
Div. yield
–
Advertising Agencies Communication Services
7 wins
NCMI National CineMedia, Inc.
$1.76 -23.5% 1M -57.5% 1Y
Market cap
$149.91M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$249.00M
Div. yield
0.08%
Advertising Agencies Communication Services
2 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Stagwell leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Stagwell 7, National CineMedia 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEAIQSTGWNCMILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $33.96M $2.56B $149.91M STGW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 535.4x 264.4x -19.7x STGW
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 8.6x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +7.7% +5.8% STGW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 0.3% -3.1% STGW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 1.6% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 4.2x -1.7x NCMI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.08% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +31.6% +109.5% -57.5% STGW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +2.8%/yr -44.0%/yr STGW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 124.2% 55.4% 74.2% STGW
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 42/100 70/100 77/100 NCMI

Percentile Scorecard

EAIQSTGWNCMI

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

AxisEAIQSTGWNCMI
Valuation 27 #39 of 53 65 #19 of 53 85 #9 of 53
Growth 93 #4 of 44 88 #6 of 44 77 #11 of 44
Profitability – 59 #18 of 42 42 #25 of 42
Financial Health 7 #57 of 61 48 #32 of 61 87 #9 of 61
Shareholder Returns – 88 #4 of 26 96 #2 of 26
Overall 42 70 77
  • EAIQ ranked among 61 companies in Advertising and Media
  • STGW ranked among 61 companies in Advertising and Media
  • NCMI ranked among 61 companies in Advertising and Media

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodEAIQSTGWNCMISPY
1 month +4.2%+21.6%-23.5% +0.7%
3 months +204.9%+17.2%-56.0% +3.7%
6 months +204.9%+58.7%-48.1% +7.1%
Year to date +31.6%+103.5%-54.8% +12.8%
1 year +31.6%+109.5%-57.5% +11.9%
3 years +4.2%+129.8%-52.4% +85.2%
3 years, per year +1.4%+32.0%-22.0% +22.8%
5 years —+14.6%-94.5% +67.6%
5 years, per year —+2.8%-44.0% +10.9%
10 years ——-98.7% +262.0%
10 years, per year ——-35.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureEAIQSTGWNCMISPY
Volatility, 1Y 124.2%55.4%74.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y —51.2%91.5% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.260.830.78 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.251.98-0.77 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -95.4%-62.1%-97.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%0.0%-60.4% -1.2%
52-week high $1.25$9.95$4.45 $779.14
52-week low $0.41$4.40$1.75 $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.

MultipleEAIQSTGWNCMI
P/E now vs peer median 514.8xmedian 18.7x 251.2xmedian 18.7x -21.7xmedian 18.7x
P/S now vs peer median —median 0.6x 0.8xmedian 0.6x 0.7xmedian 0.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 10.6x 12.3xmedian 10.6x 6.7xmedian 10.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median -1,216xmedian 9.0x 6.7xmedian 9.0x 8.4xmedian 9.0x
P/B now vs peer median -196.5xmedian 1.6x 3.5xmedian 1.6x 0.5xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.49 6.45median 0.49 0.83median 0.49

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 monthsEAIQSTGWNCMI
Revenue – $3.11B $249.00M
Gross profit – $1.12B $234.50M
Operating income -$35.05K $125.88M -$17.70M
Net income $63.43K $9.93M -$7.60M
Free cash flow -$26.87K $367.79M $19.70M
EPS (diluted) $0.00 $0.04 $-0.08
Cash & equivalents $6.31K $132.20M $46.10M
Total debt – $1.41B $12.00M
Shares (diluted) 26.12M 250.99M 93.70M
Enterprise value $33.94M $2.10B -$18.29M

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
MetricEAIQSTGWNCMI
P/E 514.8x 251.2x -21.7x
P/FCF -1,216x 6.7x 8.4x
P/Operating cash flow -1,216x 6.0x 6.9x
P/S – 0.8x 0.7x
P/B -196.5x 3.5x 0.5x
P/Tangible book -196.5x -28.9x 4.0x
EV/EBITDA – 12.3x 6.7x
EV/EBIT -931.6x 29.8x -7.4x
EV/Revenue – 1.2x 0.5x
EV/FCF -1,215x 10.2x 6.7x
EV/Operating cash flow -1,215x 9.1x 5.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 6.45 0.83

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEAIQSTGWNCMI
Revenue growth (1Y) – 7.7% 5.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 6.5% 8.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 7.3% 5.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 5.4% 9.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -40.6% -13.7% 24.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 29.9% -15.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 238.3% -66.8% 62.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 30.2% -26.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 238.2% -49.1% 62.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 39.0% -26.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 69.9% -19.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 41.1% 128.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 71.6% -18.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 42.1% 81.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEAIQSTGWNCMI
Gross margin – 36.0% 94.2%
EBITDA margin – 9.8% 7.9%
Operating margin – 4.0% -7.1%
Pretax margin – 1.4% -3.1%
Net margin – 0.3% -3.1%
FCF margin – 11.8% 7.9%
Operating cash flow margin – 13.3% 9.6%
Return on equity – 1.8% -2.2%
Return on assets 493.0% 0.3% -1.7%
Return on invested capital – 1.6% –
Return on capital employed – 4.7% -4.5%
Asset turnover – 0.7x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.4x 41.5x -3.1x
Stock comp / revenue – 2.3% 3.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEAIQSTGWNCMI
Debt / assets – 33.6% 2.7%
Debt / equity – 2.0x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – 4.2x -1.7x
Debt / FCF – 3.8x 0.6x
Liabilities / assets 1,656% 83.1% 25.1%
Equity / assets -1,556% 16.9% 74.9%
Interest coverage – 1.3x -25.3x
Current ratio 0.4x 0.8x 1.8x
Quick ratio 0.2x 0.8x 1.8x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.1x 0.8x
Altman Z-score – 1.19 2.05

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEAIQSTGWNCMI
Dividend yield – – 5.1%
Net buyback yield – 4.9% 2.7%
Shareholder yield – 4.9% 7.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – -150.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 57.9%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 100.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 57.8%

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.

ConsensusEAIQSTGWNCMI
Forward P/E – 8.6xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year – $1.16FY2026 $-0.08FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +39.8%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +11.2% –
Revenue, next fiscal year – $3.39BFY2026 $286.80MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +16.6%FY2026 +17.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +0.6% -3.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEAIQSTGWNCMI
Held by institutions – 42.1% 89.6%
Institutions holding – 184 110
Change in shares held, QoQ – -0.1% +2.2%
Institutions buying – 92 56
Institutions selling – 57 34
Buyers to sellers – 1.61 1.65

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.

EAIQSTGWNCMI
EAIQ 1.00 -0.07 -0.03
STGW -0.07 1.00 0.16
NCMI -0.03 0.16 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EAIQ, STGW and NCMI?

Stagwell (STGW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Eyeonix AIQ (EAIQ) $33.96M, Stagwell (STGW) $2.56B, National CineMedia (NCMI) $149.91M.

Which stock is cheaper, EAIQ, STGW and NCMI?

Stagwell (STGW) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Eyeonix AIQ (EAIQ) 535.4x, Stagwell (STGW) 264.4x, National CineMedia (NCMI) -19.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Stagwell (STGW) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Stagwell (STGW) +7.7%, National CineMedia (NCMI) +5.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Stagwell (STGW) has the highest net margin (Stagwell (STGW) 0.3%, National CineMedia (NCMI) -3.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Stagwell (STGW) returned the most: Eyeonix AIQ (EAIQ) +31.6%, Stagwell (STGW) +109.5%, National CineMedia (NCMI) -57.5%. Over five years, Stagwell (STGW) compounded fastest (Stagwell (STGW) +2.8%/yr, National CineMedia (NCMI) -44.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Eyeonix AIQ (EAIQ) 0.00%, Stagwell (STGW) 0.00%, National CineMedia (NCMI) 0.08%. Eyeonix AIQ (EAIQ) and Stagwell (STGW) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Stagwell (STGW) has been the steadiest (Eyeonix AIQ (EAIQ) 124.2%, Stagwell (STGW) 55.4%, National CineMedia (NCMI) 74.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EAIQ, STGW and NCMI?

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