ESTC vs DSGX vs HUCK Stock Comparison

Elastic, Descartes Systems and Huckleberry.ai Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ESTC Elastic N.V.
$106.26 +20.7% 1M +20.5% 1Y
Market cap
$11.02B
P/E
29.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.80B
Div. yield
–
Data Infrastructure Technology
7 wins
HUCK Huckleberry.ai, Inc.
$3.11 -7.7% 1M -77.2% 1Y
Market cap
$142.83M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$315.21M
Div. yield
–
Analytics and BI Technology

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

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

QuestionESTCDSGXHUCKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $11.02B $7.91B $142.83M ESTC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 29.3x 42.1x -3.4x ESTC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 30.3x 43.1x 44.4x ESTC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +16.2% +13.2% -1.0% ESTC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 20.8% 24.3% -13.4% DSGX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.0% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -10.8x — 67.5x ESTC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +20.5% -1.7% -77.2% ESTC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -8.8%/yr +3.3%/yr -48.7%/yr DSGX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 58.2% 41.4% 101.1% DSGX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 71/100 67/100 27/100 ESTC

Percentile Scorecard

ESTCDSGXHUCK

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

AxisESTCDSGXHUCK
Valuation 70 #38 of 124 43 #52 of 90 37 #65 of 102
Growth 82 #21 of 113 65 #29 of 82 36 #63 of 98
Profitability 66 #38 of 110 97 #3 of 77 37 #60 of 95
Financial Health 53 #61 of 129 83 #17 of 96 6 #103 of 109
Shareholder Returns 85 #11 of 67 45 #30 of 54 18 #53 of 64
Overall 71 67 27
  • ESTC ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • DSGX ranked among 99 companies in Vertical Software
  • HUCK ranked among 115 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodESTCDSGXHUCKSPY
1 month +20.7%+20.6%-7.7% -0.8%
3 months +73.6%+33.3%-12.9% +3.5%
6 months +122.2%+33.4%-12.6% +7.0%
Year to date +40.9%+8.1%-63.1% +12.2%
1 year +20.5%-1.7%-77.2% +13.0%
3 years +40.7%+35.8%-61.2% +86.3%
3 years, per year +12.1%+10.7%-27.1% +23.1%
5 years -37.0%+17.5%-96.5% +68.6%
5 years, per year -8.8%+3.3%-48.7% +11.0%
10 years —+351.3%— +258.0%
10 years, per year —+16.3%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureESTCDSGXHUCKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 58.2%41.4%101.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 59.3%38.4%107.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.140.342.18 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.35-0.04-0.76 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -76.8%-48.7%-97.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-1.9%-77.8% -1.8%
52-week high $106.26$96.58$14.01 $779.14
52-week low $43.30$62.82$2.00 $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.

MultipleESTCDSGXHUCK
P/E now vs peer median 29.6xmedian 38.1x 43.3xmedian 42.4x -3.4xmedian 28.8x
P/S now vs peer median 6.2xmedian 4.3x 10.5xmedian 2.7x 0.4xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 124.2xmedian 35.4x 23.7xmedian 19.0x 149.4xmedian 17.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 32.0xmedian 27.1x 27.4xmedian 19.4x -15.5xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 8.6xmedian 3.4x 5.0xmedian 1.8x -0.7xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.55median 1.27 2.46median 1.75 -0.13median 0.85

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 monthsESTCDSGXHUCK
Revenue $1.80B $775.17M $315.21M
Gross profit $1.36B $601.59M $237.80M
Operating income -$47.61M $243.60M -$30.85M
Net income $375.64M $188.01M -$42.15M
Free cash flow $349.04M $297.47M -$8.79M
R&D $455.30M $109.17M $74.68M
EPS (diluted) $3.59 $2.15 $-0.92
Cash & equivalents $879.87M $401.06M $25.10M
Total debt $571.20M – –
Shares (diluted) 104.64M 87.58M 46.00M
Enterprise value $5.55B $6.50B -$12.19M

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
MetricESTCDSGXHUCK
P/E 29.6x 43.3x -3.4x
P/FCF 32.0x 27.4x -15.5x
P/Operating cash flow 31.5x 26.7x -228.0x
P/S 6.2x 10.5x 0.4x
P/B 8.6x 5.0x -0.7x
P/Tangible book 8.7x 6.2x -0.7x
EV/EBITDA 124.2x 23.7x 149.4x
EV/EBIT -215.9x 31.8x -8.0x
EV/Revenue 5.7x 10.0x 0.8x
EV/FCF 29.5x 26.1x -28.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 29.0x 25.4x -415.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.55 2.46 -0.13

Growth

14 metrics
MetricESTCDSGXHUCK
Revenue growth (1Y) 16.2% 13.2% -1.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 17.4% 13.8% -0.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 16.7% 15.5% 0.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 18.8% 14.4% -0.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) -56.0% 30.1% 31.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 37.5% 19.8% 22.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 549.9% 26.9% 45.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 55.3% 18.3% 20.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 555.6% 26.4% 51.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 53.7% 17.6% 26.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 11.3% 28.6% -123.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 62.1% 14.7% 57.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 11.2% 30.3% -17.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 63.2% 15.7% 22.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricESTCDSGXHUCK
Gross margin 75.5% 77.6% 75.4%
EBITDA margin 4.6% 42.1% 0.5%
Operating margin -2.6% 31.4% -9.8%
Pretax margin -1.1% 32.7% -12.8%
Net margin 20.8% 24.3% -13.4%
FCF margin 19.4% 38.4% -2.8%
Operating cash flow margin 19.6% 39.4% -0.2%
Return on equity 29.2% 11.4% –
Return on assets 12.2% – -22.7%
Return on invested capital 0.0% – –
Return on capital employed -2.3% – –
Asset turnover 0.6x – 1.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.9x 1.6x 0.0x
Stock comp / revenue 16.8% 3.5% 16.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricESTCDSGXHUCK
Debt / assets 19.0% – 78.4%
Debt / equity 0.4x – -0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA -10.8x – 67.5x
Debt / FCF 1.6x – -15.6x
Liabilities / assets 56.8% 15.9% 207.1%
Equity / assets 43.2% 84.1% -107.1%
Interest coverage -1.9x 168.0x –
Current ratio 1.8x 2.0x 0.3x
Quick ratio 1.6x 1.9x 0.2x
Cash ratio 1.4x 1.5x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 4.47 17.03 -12.86

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricESTCDSGXHUCK
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 3.1% 0.2% -0.7%
Shareholder yield 3.1% 0.2% -0.7%
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.

ConsensusESTCDSGXHUCK
Forward P/E 30.3xFY2026 43.1xFY2026 44.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.51FY2026 $2.20FY2026 $0.07FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +36.6%FY2026 +17.6%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +19.4% +18.2% -28.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.88BFY2026 $889.11MFY2026 $301.44MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.2%FY2026 +22.0%FY2026 -5.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.3% +1.6% -1.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersESTCDSGXHUCK
Held by institutions 86.4% 82.0% –
Institutions holding 371 341 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.7% +3.7% –
Institutions buying 199 167 –
Institutions selling 129 139 –
Buyers to sellers 1.54 1.20 –

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.

ESTCDSGXHUCK
ESTC 1.00 0.48 0.34
DSGX 0.48 1.00 0.29
HUCK 0.34 0.29 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ESTC, DSGX and HUCK?

Elastic (ESTC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Elastic (ESTC) $11.02B, Descartes Systems (DSGX) $7.91B, Huckleberry.ai (HUCK) $142.83M.

Which stock is cheaper, ESTC, DSGX and HUCK?

Elastic (ESTC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Elastic (ESTC) 29.3x, Descartes Systems (DSGX) 42.1x, Huckleberry.ai (HUCK) -3.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Elastic (ESTC) is cheapest (Elastic (ESTC) 30.3x, Descartes Systems (DSGX) 43.1x, Huckleberry.ai (HUCK) 44.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Elastic (ESTC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Elastic (ESTC) +16.2%, Descartes Systems (DSGX) +13.2%, Huckleberry.ai (HUCK) -1.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Descartes Systems (DSGX) has the highest net margin (Elastic (ESTC) 20.8%, Descartes Systems (DSGX) 24.3%, Huckleberry.ai (HUCK) -13.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Elastic (ESTC) returned the most: Elastic (ESTC) +20.5%, Descartes Systems (DSGX) -1.7%, Huckleberry.ai (HUCK) -77.2%. Over five years, Descartes Systems (DSGX) compounded fastest (Elastic (ESTC) -8.8%/yr, Descartes Systems (DSGX) +3.3%/yr, Huckleberry.ai (HUCK) -48.7%/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) 58.2%, Descartes Systems (DSGX) 41.4%, Huckleberry.ai (HUCK) 101.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.