ETD vs LOVE vs XMAX Stock Comparison

Ethan Allen Interiors, Lovesac and XMax Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ETD Ethan Allen Interiors Inc
$19.93 -6.4% 1M -28.1% 1Y
Market cap
$502.29M
P/E
12.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$579.49M
Div. yield
22.18%
Furniture Consumer Discretionary
2 wins
LOVE Lovesac Co
$15.45 +1.7% 1M +3.8% 1Y
Market cap
$222.82M
P/E
12.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$697.65M
Div. yield
–
Furniture Consumer Discretionary
4 wins
XMAX XMax Inc.
$8.45 -3.0% 1M +48.0% 1Y
Market cap
$541.55M
P/E
17.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.05M
Div. yield
–
Furniture Consumer Discretionary
4 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

XMax leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (XMax 4, Lovesac 4, Ethan Allen Interiors 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionETDLOVEXMAXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $502.29M $222.82M $541.55M XMAX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.8x 12.7x 17.3x LOVE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.3x 13.2x — LOVE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -5.7% +1.1% +63.5% XMAX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.9% 2.6% 185.9% XMAX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 7.7% -3.6% LOVE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 10.4x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 22.18% — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -28.1% +3.8% +48.0% XMAX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.7%/yr -27.7%/yr -5.2%/yr ETD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.7% 56.0% 33.3% ETD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 71/100 72/100 40/100 LOVE

Percentile Scorecard

ETDLOVEXMAX

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

AxisETDLOVEXMAX
Valuation 85 #7 of 42 100 #1 of 42 7 #39 of 42
Growth 15 #36 of 42 63 #16 of 42 59 #18 of 42
Profitability 80 #9 of 40 82 #8 of 40 28 #29 of 40
Financial Health 77 #11 of 44 40 #27 of 44 100 #1 of 44
Shareholder Returns 100 #1 of 28 74 #8 of 28 4 #27 of 28
Overall 71 72 40
  • ETD ranked among 45 companies in Household Durables
  • LOVE ranked among 45 companies in Household Durables
  • XMAX ranked among 45 companies in Household Durables

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodETDLOVEXMAXSPY
1 month -6.4%+1.7%-3.0% -0.2%
3 months -16.3%-9.0%+0.2% +3.9%
6 months -11.2%-5.2%+12.8% +8.2%
Year to date -12.7%+4.7%+40.8% +12.9%
1 year -28.1%+3.8%+48.0% +12.3%
3 years -23.1%+2.4%+272.2% +87.4%
3 years, per year -8.4%+0.8%+55.0% +23.3%
5 years -12.7%-80.2%-23.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year -2.7%-27.7%-5.2% +10.9%
10 years -33.5%—-91.0% +261.1%
10 years, per year -4.0%—-21.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureETDLOVEXMAXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.7%56.0%33.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.0%51.4%30.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.420.960.33 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.860.071.44 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -47.6%-87.6%-96.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -29.3%-17.4%-9.5% -1.2%
52-week high $28.19$18.70$9.34 $779.14
52-week low $18.68$10.54$5.20 $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.

MultipleETDLOVEXMAX
P/E now vs peer median 12.8xmedian 16.0x 12.7xmedian 16.0x 17.3xmedian 16.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 0.6x 0.3xmedian 0.6x 33.7xmedian 0.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.1xmedian 9.8x 4.0xmedian 9.8x -153.2xmedian 9.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.1xmedian 11.9x 4.9xmedian 11.9x -120.2xmedian 11.9x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.2x 1.1xmedian 1.2x 5.1xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.46median 0.64 1.25median 0.64 0.64median 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 monthsETDLOVEXMAX
Revenue $579.49M $697.65M $16.05M
Gross profit $354.77M $410.48M $3.67M
Operating income $45.02M $22.71M -$3.29M
Net income $39.88M $17.89M $29.83M
Free cash flow $41.44M $45.29M -$4.51M
EPS (diluted) $1.56 $1.22 $0.49
Cash & equivalents $73.63M $68.80M $34.63M
Total debt – – $1.83M
Shares (diluted) 25.58M 14.65M 61.00M
Enterprise value -$559.11K -$28.55M $488.59M

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
MetricETDLOVEXMAX
P/E 12.8x 12.7x 17.3x
P/FCF 12.1x 4.9x -120.2x
P/Operating cash flow 9.6x 3.3x -120.2x
P/S 0.9x 0.3x 33.7x
P/B 1.1x 1.1x 5.1x
P/Tangible book 1.1x 1.1x 5.1x
EV/EBITDA 6.1x 4.0x -153.2x
EV/EBIT 8.2x 6.8x -154.1x
EV/Revenue 0.6x 0.2x 31.6x
EV/FCF 8.9x 3.4x -112.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.0x 2.3x -112.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.46 1.25 0.64

Growth

14 metrics
MetricETDLOVEXMAX
Revenue growth (1Y) -5.7% 1.1% 63.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -9.9% 1.4% 11.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -4.7% 3.0% -18.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -9.6% 4.3% 44.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) -27.4% 41.1% 12.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -31.0% 4.9% 33.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -22.7% 38.8% 816.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -27.8% 8.3% 64.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -22.6% 38.6% 261.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -27.7% 10.1% 27.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -14.9% 533.4% -383.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -19.5% -0.9% -19.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -17.8% 553.8% -383.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -21.8% 3.2% -19.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricETDLOVEXMAX
Gross margin 61.2% 58.8% 22.9%
EBITDA margin 10.4% 5.6% -20.6%
Operating margin 7.8% 3.3% -20.5%
Pretax margin 9.2% 3.6% 231.3%
Net margin 6.9% 2.6% 185.9%
FCF margin 7.2% 6.5% -28.1%
Operating cash flow margin 9.1% 9.6% -28.1%
Return on equity 8.4% 8.6% 40.7%
Return on assets 5.5% 3.4% 35.5%
Return on invested capital – 7.7% -3.6%
Return on capital employed 7.9% 6.3% -4.0%
Asset turnover 0.8x 1.3x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 3.8x -0.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% 0.6% 20.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricETDLOVEXMAX
Debt / assets – – 0.1%
Debt / equity – – 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 10.4x
Debt / FCF – – 0.0x
Liabilities / assets 34.5% 61.0% 12.2%
Equity / assets 65.5% 39.0% 87.8%
Interest coverage 198.3x – –
Current ratio 2.1x 1.5x 28.8x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.5x 23.2x
Cash ratio 0.9x 0.4x 21.2x
Altman Z-score 4.00 2.04 22.23

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricETDLOVEXMAX
Dividend yield 22.2% – –
Net buyback yield – 3.2% -12.9%
Shareholder yield 22.2% 3.2% -12.9%
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.

ConsensusETDLOVEXMAX
Forward P/E 17.3xFY2027 13.2xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.15FY2027 $1.17FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY -28.6%FY2027 +317.9%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +17.4% -29.1% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $533.76MFY2027 $725.29MFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY -7.9%FY2027 +4.0%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +2.2% +8.2% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersETDLOVEXMAX
Held by institutions 84.4% 96.6% 21.0%
Institutions holding 217 120 56
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.0% -2.7% +126.0%
Institutions buying 138 70 51
Institutions selling 54 35 5
Buyers to sellers 2.56 2.00 10.20

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.

ETDLOVEXMAX
ETD 1.00 0.37 0.07
LOVE 0.37 1.00 0.10
XMAX 0.07 0.10 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ETD, LOVE and XMAX?

XMax (XMAX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ethan Allen Interiors (ETD) $502.29M, Lovesac (LOVE) $222.82M, XMax (XMAX) $541.55M.

Which stock is cheaper, ETD, LOVE and XMAX?

Lovesac (LOVE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ethan Allen Interiors (ETD) 12.8x, Lovesac (LOVE) 12.7x, XMax (XMAX) 17.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Lovesac (LOVE) is cheapest (Ethan Allen Interiors (ETD) 17.3x, Lovesac (LOVE) 13.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

XMax (XMAX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ethan Allen Interiors (ETD) -5.7%, Lovesac (LOVE) +1.1%, XMax (XMAX) +63.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

XMax (XMAX) has the highest net margin (Ethan Allen Interiors (ETD) 6.9%, Lovesac (LOVE) 2.6%, XMax (XMAX) 185.9%). On return on invested capital, Lovesac (LOVE) leads (Lovesac (LOVE) 7.7%, XMax (XMAX) -3.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year XMax (XMAX) returned the most: Ethan Allen Interiors (ETD) -28.1%, Lovesac (LOVE) +3.8%, XMax (XMAX) +48.0%. Over five years, Ethan Allen Interiors (ETD) compounded fastest (Ethan Allen Interiors (ETD) -2.7%/yr, Lovesac (LOVE) -27.7%/yr, XMax (XMAX) -5.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Ethan Allen Interiors (ETD) 22.18%. Lovesac (LOVE) and XMax (XMAX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ethan Allen Interiors (ETD) has been the steadiest (Ethan Allen Interiors (ETD) 32.7%, Lovesac (LOVE) 56.0%, XMax (XMAX) 33.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ETD, LOVE and XMAX?

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