ECXJ vs GRWG vs AENT Stock Comparison

Cxj, GrowGeneration and Alliance Entertainment Holding Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ECXJ CXJ GROUP CO., Ltd
$1.29 -0.8% 1M -31.7% 1Y
Market cap
$131.93M
P/E
2,034x
Revenue (TTM)
$663.21K
Div. yield
–
Consumer Goods Distributors Consumer Discretionary
3 wins
GRWG GrowGeneration Corp.
$1.50 -4.5% 1M -7.4% 1Y
Market cap
$89.34M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$166.68M
Div. yield
–
Specialty Retail Consumer Discretionary
2 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Alliance Entertainment Holding leads on 3 of the 12 questions below (Alliance Entertainment Holding 3, Cxj 3, GrowGeneration 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionECXJGRWGAENTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $131.93M $89.34M $507.40M AENT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 2,034x -5.3x 18.4x AENT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 9.3x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +52.4% +1.6% — ECXJ
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.8% -10.1% — ECXJ
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -31.7% -7.4% -28.4% GRWG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +16.2%/yr -41.1%/yr -13.6%/yr ECXJ
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 372.6% 70.1% 67.4% AENT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 33/100 37/100 — GRWG

Percentile Scorecard

ECXJGRWGAENT

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

AxisECXJGRWGAENT
Valuation 4 #100 of 104 14 #90 of 104 28 #75 of 104
Growth 65 #35 of 98 37 #62 of 98 –
Profitability 51 #48 of 96 11 #86 of 96 –
Financial Health 12 #97 of 110 87 #15 of 110 34 #73 of 110
Shareholder Returns – – –
Overall 33 37 –
  • ECXJ ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • GRWG ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • AENT ranked among 115 companies in Retail

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodECXJGRWGAENTSPY
1 month -0.8%-4.5%-1.5% +0.9%
3 months -4.4%+6.4%-19.3% +5.9%
6 months +61.3%+17.2%-39.1% +8.5%
Year to date -32.1%0.0%-41.6% +13.3%
1 year -31.7%-7.4%-28.4% +12.4%
3 years +87.0%-19.4%+277.6% +88.1%
3 years, per year +23.2%-6.9%+55.8% +23.5%
5 years +111.5%-92.9%-51.9% +68.2%
5 years, per year +16.2%-41.1%-13.6% +11.0%
10 years +7.5%—— +263.4%
10 years, per year +0.7%—— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureECXJGRWGAENTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 372.6%70.1%67.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 1,481.3%52.1%71.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -2.780.771.07 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.09-0.11-0.42 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -99.3%-96.6%-93.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -32.1%-31.8%-44.0% -0.9%
52-week high $1.90$2.20$8.43 $779.14
52-week low $0.07$1.04$4.39 $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.

MultipleECXJGRWGAENT
P/E now vs peer median 2,034xmedian 16.7x -5.3xmedian 16.7x 18.4xmedian 16.7x
P/S now vs peer median 198.9xmedian 0.4x 0.5xmedian 0.4x 0.4xmedian 0.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -538.4xmedian 9.2x -4.9xmedian 9.2x —median 9.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -4,167xmedian 16.0x -12.2xmedian 16.0x -181.0xmedian 16.0x
P/B now vs peer median -82.2xmedian 1.6x 1.0xmedian 1.6x 4.4xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 75.81median 0.73 -0.26median 0.73 —median 0.73

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 monthsECXJGRWGAENT
Revenue $663.21K $166.68M –
Gross profit $409.81K $44.03M –
Operating income $43.82K -$18.04M –
Net income $64.85K -$16.79M –
Free cash flow -$31.66K -$7.34M –
EPS (diluted) $0.00 $-0.28 –
Cash & equivalents $55.78K $23.46M $814.00K
Total debt – – $73.72M
Shares (diluted) 102.27M 59.81M 51.05M
Enterprise value $131.60M -$87.17M $500.75M

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
MetricECXJGRWGAENT
P/E 2,034x -5.3x 18.4x
P/FCF -4,167x -12.2x -181.0x
P/Operating cash flow -4,167x -13.1x –
P/S 198.9x 0.5x 0.4x
P/B -82.2x 1.0x 4.4x
P/Tangible book -82.2x 1.0x 5.2x
EV/EBITDA -538.4x -4.9x –
EV/EBIT 3,009x -2.7x –
EV/Revenue 198.8x 0.3x –
EV/FCF -4,165x -6.6x –
EV/Operating cash flow -4,165x -7.1x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 75.81 -0.26 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricECXJGRWGAENT
Revenue growth (1Y) 52.4% 1.6% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -26.2% -12.2% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 16.2% 15.2% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -24.7% -10.5% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 101.9% 64.7% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 26.6% 21.7% –
Net income growth (1Y) 102.8% 65.7% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 26.8% 21.0% –
EPS growth (1Y) 102.8% 65.8% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 26.8% 20.4% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 93.1% -51.0% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -27.1% -33.6% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 93.1% -37.1% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -27.1% -42.6% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricECXJGRWGAENT
Gross margin 61.8% 26.4% –
EBITDA margin -36.9% -5.9% –
Operating margin 6.6% -10.8% –
Pretax margin 11.1% -10.0% –
Net margin 9.8% -10.1% –
FCF margin -4.8% -4.4% –
Operating cash flow margin -4.8% -4.1% –
Return on equity – -18.4% –
Return on assets 22.4% -12.2% –
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed – -16.0% –
Asset turnover 2.0x 1.2x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.5x 0.4x –
Stock comp / revenue – 0.8% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricECXJGRWGAENT
Debt / assets – – 18.5%
Debt / equity – – 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 582.9% 34.1% 70.7%
Equity / assets -482.9% 65.9% 29.3%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 0.2x 3.9x 1.3x
Quick ratio 0.1x 2.2x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.0x 1.6x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 5.32 -0.35 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricECXJGRWGAENT
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield – – –
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.

ConsensusECXJGRWGAENT
Forward P/E – – 9.3xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year – $-0.15FY2026 $0.51FY2027
EPS growth, next FY – – +96.2%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after – – +21.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $173.72MFY2026 $1.10BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY – +7.4%FY2026 -4.6%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after – +7.3% +3.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersECXJGRWGAENT
Held by institutions – 28.3% 0.8%
Institutions holding – 91 19
Change in shares held, QoQ – -1.2% +1.6%
Institutions buying – 36 10
Institutions selling – 18 4
Buyers to sellers – 2.00 2.50

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.

ECXJGRWGAENT
ECXJ 1.00 0.09 -0.01
GRWG 0.09 1.00 -0.01
AENT -0.01 -0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ECXJ, GRWG and AENT?

Alliance Entertainment Holding (AENT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cxj (ECXJ) $131.93M, GrowGeneration (GRWG) $89.34M, Alliance Entertainment Holding (AENT) $507.40M.

Which stock is cheaper, ECXJ, GRWG and AENT?

Alliance Entertainment Holding (AENT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cxj (ECXJ) 2,034x, GrowGeneration (GRWG) -5.3x, Alliance Entertainment Holding (AENT) 18.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Cxj (ECXJ) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cxj (ECXJ) +52.4%, GrowGeneration (GRWG) +1.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cxj (ECXJ) has the highest net margin (Cxj (ECXJ) 9.8%, GrowGeneration (GRWG) -10.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year GrowGeneration (GRWG) returned the most: Cxj (ECXJ) -31.7%, GrowGeneration (GRWG) -7.4%, Alliance Entertainment Holding (AENT) -28.4%. Over five years, Cxj (ECXJ) compounded fastest (Cxj (ECXJ) +16.2%/yr, GrowGeneration (GRWG) -41.1%/yr, Alliance Entertainment Holding (AENT) -13.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Alliance Entertainment Holding (AENT) has been the steadiest (Cxj (ECXJ) 372.6%, GrowGeneration (GRWG) 70.1%, Alliance Entertainment Holding (AENT) 67.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ECXJ, GRWG and AENT?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Alliance Entertainment Holding (AENT) leads on 3. 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.