EPAM vs IPM vs TCX Stock Comparison

EPAM Systems, Intelligent Protection Management and Tucows Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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EPAM EPAM Systems, Inc.
$166.01 +52.0% 1M +3.2% 1Y
Market cap
$8.45B
P/E
20.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.65B
Div. yield
–
IT Services Technology
7 wins
TCX Tucows Inc /Pa/
$11.91 +26.8% 1M -38.6% 1Y
Market cap
$133.64M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$395.86M
Div. yield
–
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Head to Head

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

QuestionEPAMIPMTCXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.45B $21.77M $133.64M EPAM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.1x -5.8x -1.9x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.0x 20.9x — EPAM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.6% +113.5% +2.9% IPM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.5% -14.8% -17.9% EPAM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.1% — -18.6% EPAM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.3x — 36.4x EPAM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +3.2% -15.2% -38.6% EPAM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -25.1%/yr -18.1%/yr -33.5%/yr IPM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 57.1% 41.6% 82.1% IPM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 72/100 40/100 46/100 EPAM

Percentile Scorecard

EPAMIPMTCX

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

AxisEPAMIPMTCX
Valuation 41 #31 of 52 14 #45 of 52 54 #18 of 38
Growth 64 #17 of 46 89 #6 of 46 77 #9 of 36
Profitability 85 #7 of 42 12 #37 of 42 42 #20 of 34
Financial Health 88 #8 of 61 43 #35 of 61 11 #34 of 38
Shareholder Returns 83 #6 of 30 – –
Overall 72 40 46
  • EPAM ranked among 65 companies in Technology Services
  • IPM ranked among 65 companies in Technology Services
  • TCX ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodEPAMIPMTCXSPY
1 month +52.0%-2.3%+26.8% -5.9%
3 months +78.4%-8.2%-15.4% -4.6%
6 months +59.3%-10.2%-25.9% +0.2%
Year to date -19.0%-2.9%-46.9% +7.5%
1 year +3.2%-15.2%-38.6% +8.2%
3 years -32.2%-2.3%-40.9% +68.3%
3 years, per year -12.2%-0.8%-16.1% +19.0%
5 years -76.5%-63.1%-86.9% +56.5%
5 years, per year -25.1%-18.1%-33.5% +9.4%
10 years +168.9%-65.9%-58.1% +251.5%
10 years, per year +10.4%-10.2%-8.3% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureEPAMIPMTCXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 57.1%41.6%82.1% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 61.2%49.6%70.4% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.200.690.71 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.06-0.37-0.47 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -89.4%-73.5%-90.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -25.0%-22.3%-52.2% -5.9%
52-week high $221.40$2.15$24.90 $779.14
52-week low $76.04$1.49$8.48 $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.

MultipleEPAMIPMTCX
P/E now vs peer median 20.1xmedian 18.8x -5.8xmedian 18.8x -1.9xmedian 27.4x
P/S now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 0.7x 0.9xmedian 0.7x 0.3xmedian 3.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.4xmedian 10.2x -6.9xmedian 10.2x 53.2xmedian 21.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 18.0xmedian 14.4x -33.8xmedian 14.4x -6.1xmedian 15.9x
P/B now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 1.3x 1.3xmedian 1.3x -0.6xmedian 2.6x
PEG now vs peer median 23.30median 1.35 0.82median 1.35 -0.26median 1.22

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 monthsEPAMIPMTCX
Revenue $5.65B $25.19M $395.86M
Gross profit $1.69B $12.19M $103.17M
Operating income $594.17M -$4.54M -$18.46M
Net income $425.17M -$3.73M -$70.88M
Free cash flow $470.41M -$644.80K -$21.78M
R&D – – $18.49M
EPS (diluted) $8.26 $-0.29 $-6.34
Cash & equivalents $965.17M $5.23M $24.75M
Total debt $25.00M – $315.70M
Shares (diluted) 51.47M 13.04M 11.18M
Enterprise value $4.36B -$2.05M -$26.34M

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
MetricEPAMIPMTCX
P/E 20.1x -5.8x -1.9x
P/FCF 18.0x -33.8x -6.1x
P/Operating cash flow 15.8x -38.5x -75.8x
P/S 1.5x 0.9x 0.3x
P/B 2.3x 1.3x -0.6x
P/Tangible book 2.6x 2.6x -0.6x
EV/EBITDA 10.4x -6.9x 53.2x
EV/EBIT 12.6x -3.6x -23.0x
EV/Revenue 1.3x 0.7x 1.1x
EV/FCF 16.0x -25.7x -19.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.1x -29.2x -241.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 23.30 0.82 -0.26

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEPAMIPMTCX
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.6% 113.5% 2.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.8% 32.1% 6.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 10.2% 92.0% 12.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.6% 15.8% 16.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 17.1% 18.0% 58.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 2.7% -14.2% 32.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 14.4% 48.5% 26.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -3.6% -20.2% 6.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 24.1% 47.9% 27.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 0.9% -7.1% 7.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 6.1% 59.3% 77.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -2.6% 37.4% 45.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 2.5% 53.6% 32.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.3% 34.6% 44.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEPAMIPMTCX
Gross margin 29.9% 48.4% 26.1%
EBITDA margin 12.8% -9.5% 2.0%
Operating margin 10.5% -18.0% -4.7%
Pretax margin 10.3% -16.6% -15.6%
Net margin 7.5% -14.8% -17.9%
FCF margin 8.3% -2.6% -5.5%
Operating cash flow margin 9.4% -2.2% -0.4%
Return on equity 12.0% -22.2% –
Return on assets 9.2% -12.9% -9.9%
Return on invested capital 12.1% – -18.6%
Return on capital employed 15.7% -22.1% -5.2%
Asset turnover 1.2x 0.9x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 0.2x 0.0x
Stock comp / revenue 3.3% 0.6% 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEPAMIPMTCX
Debt / assets 0.5% – 45.0%
Debt / equity 0.0x – -1.5x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.3x – 36.4x
Debt / FCF 0.1x – -14.5x
Liabilities / assets 23.2% 43.0% 129.9%
Equity / assets 76.8% 57.0% -29.9%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 2.8x 1.4x 0.5x
Quick ratio 2.6x 0.9x 0.1x
Cash ratio 1.1x 0.6x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 7.29 0.23 -0.29

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEPAMIPMTCX
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 8.0% – –
Shareholder yield 8.0% – –
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.

ConsensusEPAMIPMTCX
Forward P/E 12.0xFY2026 20.9xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $13.82FY2026 $0.08FY2026 $-5.95FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +20.2%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +8.5% +75.0% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.04BFY2026 $24.44MFY2026 $511.61MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +10.6%FY2026 +3.5%FY2026 +31.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.9% +20.0% +0.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEPAMIPMTCX
Held by institutions 100.0% – 47.2%
Institutions holding 441 – 70
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.7% – -15.7%
Institutions buying 232 – 41
Institutions selling 163 – 19
Buyers to sellers 1.42 – 2.16

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.

EPAMIPMTCX
EPAM 1.00 0.07 0.16
IPM 0.07 1.00 -0.02
TCX 0.16 -0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EPAM, IPM and TCX?

EPAM Systems (EPAM) is the largest by market capitalisation: EPAM Systems (EPAM) $8.45B, Intelligent Protection Management (IPM) $21.77M, Tucows (TCX) $133.64M.

Which company is growing faster?

Intelligent Protection Management (IPM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: EPAM Systems (EPAM) +6.6%, Intelligent Protection Management (IPM) +113.5%, Tucows (TCX) +2.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

EPAM Systems (EPAM) has the highest net margin (EPAM Systems (EPAM) 7.5%, Intelligent Protection Management (IPM) -14.8%, Tucows (TCX) -17.9%). On return on invested capital, EPAM Systems (EPAM) leads (EPAM Systems (EPAM) 12.1%, Tucows (TCX) -18.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year EPAM Systems (EPAM) returned the most: EPAM Systems (EPAM) +3.2%, Intelligent Protection Management (IPM) -15.2%, Tucows (TCX) -38.6%. Over five years, Intelligent Protection Management (IPM) compounded fastest (EPAM Systems (EPAM) -25.1%/yr, Intelligent Protection Management (IPM) -18.1%/yr, Tucows (TCX) -33.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Intelligent Protection Management (IPM) has been the steadiest (EPAM Systems (EPAM) 57.1%, Intelligent Protection Management (IPM) 41.6%, Tucows (TCX) 82.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EPAM, IPM and TCX?

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