ELA vs ZGN vs CODI Stock Comparison

Envela, Ermenegildo Zegna and Compass Diversified Holdings Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ELA Envela Corp
$11.26 -10.1% 1M +28.1% 1Y
Market cap
$289.10M
P/E
12.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$293.04M
Div. yield
–
Jewelry Consumer Discretionary
7 wins
ZGN Ermenegildo Zegna N.V.
$13.41 +5.3% 1M +28.4% 1Y
Market cap
$3.47B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Luxury Goods Consumer Discretionary
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Envela leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Envela 7, Ermenegildo Zegna 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionELAZGNCODILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $289.10M $3.47B $811.04M ZGN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.9x — -3.6x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.1x 30.5x 204.8x ELA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +47.7% — +0.9% ELA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.6% — -12.3% ELA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 25.0% — 0.2% ELA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.1x — 12.1x ELA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +28.1% +28.4% +28.0% ZGN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +21.8%/yr +6.0%/yr -19.0%/yr ELA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 70.3% 41.5% 65.2% ZGN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 83/100 — 20/100 ELA

Percentile Scorecard

ELAZGNCODI

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

AxisELAZGNCODI
Valuation 67 #16 of 46 – 27 #34 of 46
Growth 98 #2 of 43 – 38 #27 of 43
Profitability 76 #11 of 42 – 10 #38 of 42
Financial Health 92 #5 of 53 52 #26 of 53 17 #44 of 53
Shareholder Returns – 12 #30 of 34 9 #31 of 34
Overall 83 – 20
  • ELA ranked among 53 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • ZGN ranked among 53 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • CODI ranked among 53 companies in Apparel and Luxury

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodELAZGNCODISPY
1 month -10.1%+5.3%-8.9% -0.8%
3 months -47.4%-10.0%+1.9% +3.5%
6 months -36.5%+12.8%-11.7% +7.0%
Year to date -15.8%+30.8%+113.3% +12.2%
1 year +28.1%+28.4%+28.0% +13.0%
3 years +196.3%+21.9%-40.2% +86.3%
3 years, per year +43.7%+6.8%-15.8% +23.1%
5 years +167.5%+34.1%-65.2% +68.6%
5 years, per year +21.8%+6.0%-19.0% +11.0%
10 years +1,110.8%—-44.9% +258.0%
10 years, per year +28.3%—-5.8% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureELAZGNCODISPY
Volatility, 1Y 70.3%41.5%65.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 62.1%38.8%63.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.291.171.22 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.400.690.43 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -61.5%-61.4%-85.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -61.0%-12.1%-19.4% -1.8%
52-week high $28.88$15.25$12.71 $779.14
52-week low $8.57$8.69$4.65 $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.

MultipleELAZGNCODI
P/E now vs peer median 13.1xmedian 16.6x —median 16.6x -3.4xmedian 16.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 0.7x —median 0.7x 0.4xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.6xmedian 9.7x —median 9.7x 17.3xmedian 9.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.2xmedian 12.2x —median 12.2x 76.2xmedian 12.2x
P/B now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 2.2x 2.9xmedian 2.2x 1.5xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.64median 0.64 —median 0.64 0.03median 0.64

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 monthsELAZGNCODI
Revenue $293.04M – $1.85B
Gross profit $63.57M – $807.72M
Operating income $28.05M – $5.74M
Net income $22.37M – -$227.18M
Free cash flow $24.03M – $10.11M
EPS (diluted) $0.86 – $-3.02
Cash & equivalents $43.44M $258.95M $60.75M
Total debt $41.88M $256.76M $1.86B
Shares (diluted) 25.96M 261.47M 75.24M
Enterprise value $164.47M $2.20B $547.39M

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
MetricELAZGNCODI
P/E 13.1x – -3.4x
P/FCF 12.2x – 76.2x
P/Operating cash flow 11.3x – 16.6x
P/S 1.0x – 0.4x
P/B 3.7x 2.9x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 3.8x 2.9x -2.5x
EV/EBITDA 8.6x – 17.3x
EV/EBIT 9.2x – 447.8x
EV/Revenue 0.9x – 1.4x
EV/FCF 10.8x – 254.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.0x – 55.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.64 – 0.03

Growth

14 metrics
MetricELAZGNCODI
Revenue growth (1Y) 47.7% – 0.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.8% – 1.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 35.4% – 4.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 11.5% – 6.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 172.8% – 744.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 31.3% – -44.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 162.2% – -12.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 18.8% – -158.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 162.4% – -24.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 20.3% – -126.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 137.7% – 129.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 59.4% – 46.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 216.8% – 104.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 68.4% – 28.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricELAZGNCODI
Gross margin 21.7% – 43.7%
EBITDA margin 10.2% – 8.0%
Operating margin 9.6% – 0.3%
Pretax margin 9.8% – -14.8%
Net margin 7.6% – -12.3%
FCF margin 8.2% – 0.5%
Operating cash flow margin 8.8% – 2.5%
Return on equity 28.7% – -49.8%
Return on assets 20.7% – -9.2%
Return on invested capital 25.0% – 0.2%
Return on capital employed 31.3% – 0.2%
Asset turnover 2.7x – 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x – -0.2x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricELAZGNCODI
Debt / assets 9.0% 7.3% 62.8%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.2x 3.5x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.1x – 12.1x
Debt / FCF 0.4x – 184.0x
Liabilities / assets 25.9% 66.4% 82.1%
Equity / assets 74.1% 33.6% 17.9%
Interest coverage 79.8x – –
Current ratio 4.2x 1.5x 2.7x
Quick ratio 2.5x 0.6x 1.0x
Cash ratio 2.4x 0.4x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 11.08 – 0.41

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricELAZGNCODI
Dividend yield – 0.9% 0.0%
Net buyback yield – – -0.1%
Shareholder yield – 0.9% -0.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – -8.3%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 186.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – -75.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – -35.9%

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.

ConsensusELAZGNCODI
Forward P/E 16.1xFY2026 30.5xFY2026 204.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.70FY2026 $0.44FY2026 $0.05FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +25.0%FY2026 -2.2%FY2026 -28.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -12.9% +34.1% +1,200.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $258.05MFY2026 $2.22BFY2026 $1.78BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.1%FY2026 -1.5%FY2026 -4.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -1.9% +17.4% +2.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersELAZGNCODI
Held by institutions 19.3% 29.0% 74.8%
Institutions holding 95 135 181
Change in shares held, QoQ +11.1% +14.6% -0.7%
Institutions buying 63 77 86
Institutions selling 22 39 62
Buyers to sellers 2.86 1.97 1.39

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.

ELAZGNCODI
ELA 1.00 0.20 0.05
ZGN 0.20 1.00 0.15
CODI 0.05 0.15 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ELA, ZGN and CODI?

Ermenegildo Zegna (ZGN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Envela (ELA) $289.10M, Ermenegildo Zegna (ZGN) $3.47B, Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) $811.04M.

Which company is growing faster?

Envela (ELA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Envela (ELA) +47.7%, Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) +0.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Envela (ELA) has the highest net margin (Envela (ELA) 7.6%, Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) -12.3%). On return on invested capital, Envela (ELA) leads (Envela (ELA) 25.0%, Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) 0.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ermenegildo Zegna (ZGN) returned the most: Envela (ELA) +28.1%, Ermenegildo Zegna (ZGN) +28.4%, Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) +28.0%. Over five years, Envela (ELA) compounded fastest (Envela (ELA) +21.8%/yr, Ermenegildo Zegna (ZGN) +6.0%/yr, Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) -19.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Envela (ELA) 0.00%, Ermenegildo Zegna (ZGN) 0.00%, Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) 0.02%. Envela (ELA) and Ermenegildo Zegna (ZGN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ermenegildo Zegna (ZGN) has been the steadiest (Envela (ELA) 70.3%, Ermenegildo Zegna (ZGN) 41.5%, Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) 65.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ELA, ZGN and CODI?

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