EGHT vs ZM vs NICE Stock Comparison

8X8, Zoom Communications and Nice Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
EGHT 8X8 Inc /De/
$2.26 -1.7% 1M +15.9% 1Y
Market cap
$312.26M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Communications Platforms Technology
2 wins
ZM Zoom Communications, Inc.
$97.40 +8.6% 1M +14.4% 1Y
Market cap
$29.36B
P/E
9.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.97B
Div. yield
–
Communications Platforms Technology
4 wins
NICE NICE Ltd.
$121.58 +7.8% 1M -9.6% 1Y
Market cap
$7.41B
P/E
7.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.91B
Div. yield
–
Communications Platforms Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Zoom Communications leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Zoom Communications 4, Nice 3, 8X8 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEGHTZMNICELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $312.26M $29.36B $7.41B ZM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — 9.2x 7.8x NICE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 6.6x 15.1x 11.1x EGHT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +4.6% +22.9% NICE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 64.1% 16.2% ZM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +15.9% +14.4% -9.6% EGHT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -36.9%/yr -18.9%/yr -15.4%/yr NICE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 82.9% 44.7% 55.2% ZM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 80/100 57/100 ZM

Percentile Scorecard

EGHTZMNICE

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

AxisEGHTZMNICE
Valuation – 71 #9 of 29 100 #1 of 29
Growth – 69 #9 of 27 73 #8 of 27
Profitability – 84 #5 of 26 80 #6 of 26
Financial Health 33 #21 of 31 97 #2 of 31 30 #22 of 31
Shareholder Returns – – 0 #17 of 17
Overall – 80 57
  • EGHT ranked among 32 companies in Workplace Software
  • ZM ranked among 32 companies in Workplace Software
  • NICE ranked among 32 companies in Workplace Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodEGHTZMNICESPY
1 month -1.7%+8.6%+7.8% -0.2%
3 months +18.3%+6.5%+19.9% +3.9%
6 months +21.5%+6.9%+19.1% +8.2%
Year to date +14.7%+12.9%+7.6% +12.9%
1 year +15.9%+14.4%-9.6% +12.3%
3 years -2.6%+64.3%-20.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year -0.9%+18.0%-7.2% +23.3%
5 years -90.0%-64.8%-56.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year -36.9%-18.9%-15.4% +10.9%
10 years -84.4%—+82.1% +261.1%
10 years, per year -16.9%—+6.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureEGHTZMNICESPY
Volatility, 1Y 82.9%44.7%55.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 68.9%42.4%59.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.901.030.23 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.190.32-0.17 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -93.3%-80.6%-73.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -18.1%-12.9%-11.2% -1.2%
52-week high $2.76$111.88$136.90 $779.14
52-week low $1.59$72.72$83.15 $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.

MultipleEGHTZMNICE
P/E now vs peer median —median 31.0x 8.9xmedian 31.0x 7.9xmedian 31.0x
P/S now vs peer median —median 2.4x 5.7xmedian 2.4x 1.2xmedian 2.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 11.3x 13.8xmedian 11.3x 4.5xmedian 11.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 15.6x —median 15.6x 6.8xmedian 15.6x
P/B now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 3.0x 2.5xmedian 3.0x —median 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.74 0.05median 0.74 0.13median 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 monthsEGHTZMNICE
Revenue – $4.97B $5.91B
Gross profit – $3.84B $3.89B
Operating income – $1.20B $1.14B
Net income – $3.19B $955.10M
Free cash flow – – $1.08B
R&D – $881.96M $745.97M
EPS (diluted) – $10.64 $15.08
Cash & equivalents $93.26M $931.99M $315.38M
Total debt $121.65M – –
Shares (diluted) 142.93M 299.75M 63.32M
Enterprise value -$25.06M -$1.43B $5.87B

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
MetricEGHTZMNICE
P/E – 8.9x 7.9x
P/FCF – – 6.8x
P/Operating cash flow – – 5.4x
P/S – 5.7x 1.2x
P/B 2.1x 2.5x –
P/Tangible book 3.5x 2.5x –
EV/EBITDA – 13.8x 4.5x
EV/EBIT – 17.7x 6.2x
EV/Revenue – 4.3x 1.2x
EV/FCF – – 6.5x
EV/Operating cash flow – – 5.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.05 0.13

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEGHTZMNICE
Revenue growth (1Y) – 4.6% 22.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 3.7% 50.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 5.7% 21.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 4.5% 48.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 23.2% 16.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 112.9% 55.1%
Net income growth (1Y) – 168.3% 5.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 182.3% 56.6%
EPS growth (1Y) – 175.9% 9.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 184.2% 59.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – -1.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 59.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – -16.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 38.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEGHTZMNICE
Gross margin – 77.2% 65.8%
EBITDA margin – 30.9% 26.2%
Operating margin – 24.1% 19.2%
Pretax margin – 82.5% 21.3%
Net margin – 64.1% 16.2%
FCF margin – – 18.3%
Operating cash flow margin – – 23.1%
Return on equity – 30.2% –
Return on assets – 25.0% 18.9%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed – 11.2% 28.8%
Asset turnover – 0.4x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – – 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue – – 5.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEGHTZMNICE
Debt / assets 18.4% – –
Debt / equity 0.8x – –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 77.9% 16.8% –
Equity / assets 22.1% 83.2% –
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.1x 3.8x 1.3x
Quick ratio 0.8x 3.7x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.5x 3.4x 0.3x
Altman Z-score – 9.46 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEGHTZMNICE
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – – -18.9%
Shareholder yield – – -18.9%
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.

ConsensusEGHTZMNICE
Forward P/E 6.6xFY2026 15.1xFY2026 11.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.34FY2026 $6.45FY2026 $10.91FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -15.0%FY2026 +9.0%FY2026 -11.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +14.7% +2.8% +19.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $732.17MFY2026 $4.76BFY2026 $3.32BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -0.5%FY2026 -2.4%FY2026 +12.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.0% +8.0% -2.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEGHTZMNICE
Held by institutions 71.6% 67.2% 56.3%
Institutions holding 172 862 320
Change in shares held, QoQ -4.2% +2.9% +7.0%
Institutions buying 84 477 145
Institutions selling 64 279 131
Buyers to sellers 1.31 1.71 1.11

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.

EGHTZMNICE
EGHT 1.00 0.42 0.41
ZM 0.42 1.00 0.38
NICE 0.41 0.38 1.00

Add a Peer

Largest companies in the same industry

Related Comparisons

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EGHT, ZM and NICE?

Zoom Communications (ZM) is the largest by market capitalisation: 8X8 (EGHT) $312.26M, Zoom Communications (ZM) $29.36B, Nice (NICE) $7.41B.

Which stock is cheaper, EGHT, ZM and NICE?

Nice (NICE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Zoom Communications (ZM) 9.2x, Nice (NICE) 7.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, 8X8 (EGHT) is cheapest (8X8 (EGHT) 6.6x, Zoom Communications (ZM) 15.1x, Nice (NICE) 11.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Nice (NICE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Zoom Communications (ZM) +4.6%, Nice (NICE) +22.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Zoom Communications (ZM) has the highest net margin (Zoom Communications (ZM) 64.1%, Nice (NICE) 16.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year 8X8 (EGHT) returned the most: 8X8 (EGHT) +15.9%, Zoom Communications (ZM) +14.4%, Nice (NICE) -9.6%. Over five years, Nice (NICE) compounded fastest (8X8 (EGHT) -36.9%/yr, Zoom Communications (ZM) -18.9%/yr, Nice (NICE) -15.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Zoom Communications (ZM) has been the steadiest (8X8 (EGHT) 82.9%, Zoom Communications (ZM) 44.7%, Nice (NICE) 55.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EGHT, ZM and NICE?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Zoom Communications (ZM) leads on 4. 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.