ESTC vs DSGX vs DVLT Stock Comparison

Elastic, Descartes Systems and Datavault AI Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ESTC Elastic N.V.
$91.30 -2.8% 1M +2.3% 1Y
Market cap
$9.60B
P/E
25.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.80B
Div. yield
–
Data Infrastructure Technology
5 wins
DVLT Datavault AI Inc.
$0.08 -46.7% 1M -96.1% 1Y
Market cap
$68.36M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$46.86M
Div. yield
–
Data Infrastructure Technology
1 win

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Elastic leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Elastic 5, Descartes Systems 4, Datavault AI 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionESTCDSGXDVLTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.60B $7.86B $68.36M ESTC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.4x 41.7x -0.3x ESTC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 26.0x 41.5x — ESTC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +16.2% +13.2% +955.8% DVLT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 20.8% 24.3% -370.2% DSGX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.0% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -10.8x — 0.0x ESTC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +2.3% +3.6% -96.1% DSGX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -11.6%/yr +2.0%/yr -92.8%/yr DSGX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 58.9% 40.8% 161.9% DSGX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 72/100 68/100 35/100 ESTC

Percentile Scorecard

ESTCDSGXDVLT

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

AxisESTCDSGXDVLT
Valuation 71 #37 of 124 47 #47 of 88 24 #95 of 124
Growth 82 #21 of 113 65 #29 of 81 35 #74 of 113
Profitability 66 #38 of 110 97 #3 of 76 17 #92 of 110
Financial Health 53 #61 of 129 85 #15 of 95 66 #44 of 129
Shareholder Returns 86 #10 of 67 44 #30 of 53 –
Overall 72 68 35
  • ESTC ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • DSGX ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software
  • DVLT ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodESTCDSGXDVLTSPY
1 month -2.8%+14.1%-46.7% -2.3%
3 months +32.8%+19.3%-77.8% -0.7%
6 months +80.2%+24.0%-85.7% +4.8%
Year to date +21.0%+4.3%-87.7% +10.3%
1 year +2.3%+3.6%-96.1% +10.3%
3 years +26.2%+25.2%-99.6% +73.0%
3 years, per year +8.1%+7.8%-84.8% +20.1%
5 years -46.1%+10.3%-100.0% +61.9%
5 years, per year -11.6%+2.0%-92.8% +10.1%
10 years —+348.0%— +258.6%
10 years, per year —+16.2%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureESTCDSGXDVLTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 58.9%40.8%161.9% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 60.3%37.2%159.7% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.240.342.03 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.040.09-0.59 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -76.8%-48.7%-100.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.4%-3.7%-96.9% -3.5%
52-week high $106.60$94.87$2.55 $779.14
52-week low $43.30$62.82$0.07 $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.

MultipleESTCDSGXDVLT
P/E now vs peer median 25.4xmedian 35.6x 41.7xmedian 39.9x -0.3xmedian 35.6x
P/S now vs peer median 5.3xmedian 4.2x 10.1xmedian 2.5x 1.5xmedian 4.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 105.2xmedian 30.0x 22.8xmedian 19.0x -1.2xmedian 30.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 27.5xmedian 25.2x 26.4xmedian 20.1x -0.7xmedian 25.2x
P/B now vs peer median 7.4xmedian 3.2x 4.8xmedian 1.8x 0.3xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.47median 1.21 2.38median 1.52 -0.01median 1.21

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 monthsESTCDSGXDVLT
Revenue $1.80B $775.17M $46.86M
Gross profit $1.36B $601.59M $33.29M
Operating income -$47.61M $243.60M -$67.99M
Net income $375.64M $188.01M -$173.47M
Free cash flow $349.04M $297.47M -$92.24M
R&D $455.30M $109.17M $22.88M
EPS (diluted) $3.59 $2.15 $-0.24
Cash & equivalents $879.87M $401.06M $1.40M
Total debt $571.20M – $1.54M
Shares (diluted) 104.64M 87.58M 727.62M
Enterprise value $4.12B $6.45B $61.05M

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
MetricESTCDSGXDVLT
P/E 25.4x 41.7x -0.3x
P/FCF 27.5x 26.4x -0.7x
P/Operating cash flow 27.1x 25.7x -0.8x
P/S 5.3x 10.1x 1.5x
P/B 7.4x 4.8x 0.3x
P/Tangible book 7.5x 6.0x 0.5x
EV/EBITDA 105.2x 22.8x -1.2x
EV/EBIT -182.9x 30.6x -1.0x
EV/Revenue 4.8x 9.6x 1.5x
EV/FCF 24.9x 25.1x -0.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 24.6x 24.4x -0.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.47 2.38 -0.01

Growth

14 metrics
MetricESTCDSGXDVLT
Revenue growth (1Y) 16.2% 13.2% 955.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 17.4% 13.8% 157.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 16.7% 15.5% 5,930%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 18.8% 14.4% 201.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) -56.0% 30.1% -103.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 37.5% 19.8% -49.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 549.9% 26.9% -198.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 55.3% 18.3% -129.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 555.6% 26.4% 76.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 53.7% 17.6% 58.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 11.3% 28.6% -326.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 62.1% 14.7% -70.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 11.2% 30.3% -331.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 63.2% 15.7% -71.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricESTCDSGXDVLT
Gross margin 75.5% 77.6% 71.0%
EBITDA margin 4.6% 42.1% -117.9%
Operating margin -2.6% 31.4% -145.1%
Pretax margin -1.1% 32.7% -370.2%
Net margin 20.8% 24.3% -370.2%
FCF margin 19.4% 38.4% -196.9%
Operating cash flow margin 19.6% 39.4% -193.7%
Return on equity 29.2% 11.4% -74.5%
Return on assets 12.2% – -65.9%
Return on invested capital 0.0% – –
Return on capital employed -2.3% – -28.8%
Asset turnover 0.6x – 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.9x 1.6x 0.5x
Stock comp / revenue 16.8% 3.5% 32.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricESTCDSGXDVLT
Debt / assets 19.0% – 0.6%
Debt / equity 0.4x – 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA -10.8x – 0.0x
Debt / FCF 1.6x – 0.0x
Liabilities / assets 56.8% 15.9% 11.1%
Equity / assets 43.2% 84.1% 88.9%
Interest coverage -1.9x 168.0x -14.2x
Current ratio 1.8x 2.0x 4.9x
Quick ratio 1.6x 1.9x 1.1x
Cash ratio 1.4x 1.5x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 3.91 16.47 -1.47

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricESTCDSGXDVLT
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 3.6% 0.2% -176.7%
Shareholder yield 3.6% 0.2% -176.7%
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.

ConsensusESTCDSGXDVLT
Forward P/E 26.0xFY2026 41.5xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $3.51FY2026 $2.20FY2026 $-0.10FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +36.6%FY2026 +17.6%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +19.4% +18.2% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.88BFY2026 $889.11MFY2026 $183.24MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.2%FY2026 +22.0%FY2026 +368.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.3% +1.6% +85.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersESTCDSGXDVLT
Held by institutions 86.4% – 6.8%
Institutions holding 373 – 99
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.7% – +58.9%
Institutions buying 200 – 60
Institutions selling 130 – 15
Buyers to sellers 1.54 – 4.00

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.

ESTCDSGXDVLT
ESTC 1.00 0.48 0.02
DSGX 0.48 1.00 0.08
DVLT 0.02 0.08 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ESTC, DSGX and DVLT?

Elastic (ESTC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Elastic (ESTC) $9.60B, Descartes Systems (DSGX) $7.86B, Datavault AI (DVLT) $68.36M.

Which stock is cheaper, ESTC, DSGX and DVLT?

Elastic (ESTC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Elastic (ESTC) 25.4x, Descartes Systems (DSGX) 41.7x, Datavault AI (DVLT) -0.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Elastic (ESTC) is cheapest (Elastic (ESTC) 26.0x, Descartes Systems (DSGX) 41.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Datavault AI (DVLT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Elastic (ESTC) +16.2%, Descartes Systems (DSGX) +13.2%, Datavault AI (DVLT) +955.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Descartes Systems (DSGX) has the highest net margin (Elastic (ESTC) 20.8%, Descartes Systems (DSGX) 24.3%, Datavault AI (DVLT) -370.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Descartes Systems (DSGX) returned the most: Elastic (ESTC) +2.3%, Descartes Systems (DSGX) +3.6%, Datavault AI (DVLT) -96.1%. Over five years, Descartes Systems (DSGX) compounded fastest (Elastic (ESTC) -11.6%/yr, Descartes Systems (DSGX) +2.0%/yr, Datavault AI (DVLT) -92.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Descartes Systems (DSGX) has been the steadiest (Elastic (ESTC) 58.9%, Descartes Systems (DSGX) 40.8%, Datavault AI (DVLT) 161.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ESTC, DSGX and DVLT?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Elastic (ESTC) leads on 5. 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.