EVLV vs IVDA vs PL Stock Comparison

Evolv Technologies Holdings, Iveda Solutions and Planet Labs PBC Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
IVDA Iveda Solutions, Inc.
$0.24 -20.0% 1M -82.2% 1Y
Market cap
$2.79M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$4.57M
Div. yield
–
Computer Vision Technology
1 win
PL Planet Labs PBC
$14.49 -16.8% 1M +8.9% 1Y
Market cap
$5.15B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$378.28M
Div. yield
–
Computer Vision Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Planet Labs PBC leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Planet Labs PBC 4, Evolv Technologies Holdings 4, Iveda Solutions 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEVLVIVDAPLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $848.29M $2.79M $5.15B PL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -162.5x -0.9x -14.3x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 0.0x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +41.7% -36.0% +44.1% PL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -3.0% -69.3% -95.1% EVLV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -23.8% -51.1% — EVLV
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.1x 1.3x — IVDA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -43.2% -82.2% +8.9% PL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.5%/yr -66.1%/yr +7.6%/yr PL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 51.2% 145.2% 91.7% EVLV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 44/100 35/100 EVLV

Percentile Scorecard

EVLVIVDAPL

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

AxisEVLVIVDAPL
Valuation 56 #55 of 124 53 #59 of 124 33 #83 of 124
Growth 99 #2 of 113 30 #80 of 113 44 #64 of 113
Profitability 51 #54 of 109 30 #77 of 109 38 #68 of 109
Financial Health 31 #88 of 127 64 #46 of 127 47 #68 of 127
Shareholder Returns 33 #44 of 65 – 16 #55 of 65
Overall 54 44 35
  • EVLV ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • IVDA ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • PL ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodEVLVIVDAPLSPY
1 month -4.4%-20.0%-16.8% -0.2%
3 months -18.2%+9.1%-29.0% +3.9%
6 months -32.5%-20.0%-58.6% +8.2%
Year to date -36.0%-71.4%-26.5% +12.9%
1 year -43.2%-82.2%+8.9% +12.3%
3 years +19.0%-95.7%+600.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year +6.0%-64.9%+91.4% +23.3%
5 years -16.4%-99.6%+44.3% +67.9%
5 years, per year -3.5%-66.1%+7.6% +10.9%
10 years —-98.9%— +261.1%
10 years, per year —-36.5%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureEVLVIVDAPLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 51.2%145.2%91.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 54.9%160.4%82.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.332.592.65 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.84-0.570.10 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -77.9%-99.9%-85.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -43.8%-82.6%-71.8% -1.2%
52-week high $8.15$1.38$51.40 $779.14
52-week low $4.05$0.22$11.16 $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.

MultipleEVLVIVDAPL
P/E now vs peer median -158.0xmedian 38.6x -0.9xmedian 38.6x -14.5xmedian 38.6x
P/S now vs peer median 4.8xmedian 4.4x 0.7xmedian 4.4x 13.9xmedian 4.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -97.0xmedian 34.5x 0.4xmedian 34.5x -72.6xmedian 34.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median -2,327xmedian 29.4x -1.0xmedian 29.4x 213.6xmedian 29.4x
P/B now vs peer median 7.0xmedian 3.3x 0.6xmedian 3.3x 9.3xmedian 3.3x
PEG now vs peer median -2.30median 1.28 -0.02median 1.28 0.65median 1.28

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 monthsEVLVIVDAPL
Revenue $171.44M $4.57M $378.28M
Gross profit $85.49M $1.47M $209.65M
Operating income -$35.60M -$3.13M -$102.74M
Net income -$5.22M -$3.17M -$359.87M
Free cash flow -$356.00K -$2.97M $24.67M
R&D $22.69M $214.07K $128.10M
EPS (diluted) $-0.03 $-0.27 $-1.00
Cash & equivalents $52.70M $4.83M $415.13M
Total debt $28.74M $639.55K –
Shares (diluted) 180.10M 11.82M 359.59M
Enterprise value $599.32M -$16.28M $2.24B

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
MetricEVLVIVDAPL
P/E -158.0x -0.9x -14.5x
P/FCF -2,327x -1.0x 213.6x
P/Operating cash flow 29.7x -1.0x 44.8x
P/S 4.8x 0.7x 13.9x
P/B 7.0x 0.6x 9.3x
P/Tangible book 7.0x 0.6x 9.8x
EV/EBITDA -97.0x 0.4x -72.6x
EV/EBIT -22.3x 0.4x -42.9x
EV/Revenue 4.6x -0.3x 11.6x
EV/FCF -2,231x 0.4x 178.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 28.5x 0.4x 37.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.30 -0.02 0.65

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEVLVIVDAPL
Revenue growth (1Y) 41.7% -36.0% 44.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 31.0% -17.6% 21.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 25.9% 9.0% 35.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 95.6% 1.7% 24.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 49.1% 10.4% -24.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 29.1% -1.6% 16.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 94.1% 8.2% -297.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 66.8% -2.7% -33.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 94.6% 78.0% -236.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 68.8% 43.2% -22.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 334.7% 17.2% 41.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 42.6% -6.8% 55.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 98.1% 17.2% -30.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 83.1% -1.0% 31.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEVLVIVDAPL
Gross margin 49.9% 32.2% 55.4%
EBITDA margin -4.8% -68.1% -16.0%
Operating margin -20.8% -68.5% -27.2%
Pretax margin -3.1% -66.9% -93.8%
Net margin -3.0% -69.3% -95.1%
FCF margin -0.2% -64.9% 6.5%
Operating cash flow margin 16.2% -64.9% 31.1%
Return on equity -4.4% -56.3% -71.4%
Return on assets -1.7% -42.7% -26.8%
Return on invested capital -23.8% -51.1% –
Return on capital employed -20.2% -51.1% -10.4%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.6x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -5.3x 0.9x -0.3x
Stock comp / revenue 13.5% 0.5% 16.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEVLVIVDAPL
Debt / assets 9.5% 9.2% –
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA 4.1x 1.3x –
Debt / FCF -80.7x -0.2x –
Liabilities / assets 60.6% 22.6% 60.6%
Equity / assets 39.4% 77.4% 39.4%
Interest coverage -9.7x -102.7x -18.7x
Current ratio 1.2x 5.2x 2.8x
Quick ratio 0.8x 4.0x 2.6x
Cash ratio 0.5x 3.8x 2.5x
Altman Z-score 1.12 -10.32 2.66

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEVLVIVDAPL
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -0.7% -219.8% -5.0%
Shareholder yield -0.7% -219.8% -5.0%
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.

ConsensusEVLVIVDAPL
Forward P/E – 0.0xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.09FY2026 $4.84FY2026 $-0.05FY2026
Revenue, next fiscal year $193.69MFY2026 $94.96MFY2026 $413.71MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +32.7%FY2026 +1,698.4%FY2026 +34.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +19.3% – +41.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEVLVIVDAPL
Held by institutions 67.2% – 74.3%
Institutions holding 256 – 481
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.2% – +6.1%
Institutions buying 132 – 271
Institutions selling 68 – 161
Buyers to sellers 1.94 – 1.68

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.

EVLVIVDAPL
EVLV 1.00 0.14 0.25
IVDA 0.14 1.00 0.12
PL 0.25 0.12 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EVLV, IVDA and PL?

Planet Labs PBC (PL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Evolv Technologies Holdings (EVLV) $848.29M, Iveda Solutions (IVDA) $2.79M, Planet Labs PBC (PL) $5.15B.

Which company is growing faster?

Planet Labs PBC (PL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Evolv Technologies Holdings (EVLV) +41.7%, Iveda Solutions (IVDA) -36.0%, Planet Labs PBC (PL) +44.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Evolv Technologies Holdings (EVLV) has the highest net margin (Evolv Technologies Holdings (EVLV) -3.0%, Iveda Solutions (IVDA) -69.3%, Planet Labs PBC (PL) -95.1%). On return on invested capital, Evolv Technologies Holdings (EVLV) leads (Evolv Technologies Holdings (EVLV) -23.8%, Iveda Solutions (IVDA) -51.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Planet Labs PBC (PL) returned the most: Evolv Technologies Holdings (EVLV) -43.2%, Iveda Solutions (IVDA) -82.2%, Planet Labs PBC (PL) +8.9%. Over five years, Planet Labs PBC (PL) compounded fastest (Evolv Technologies Holdings (EVLV) -3.5%/yr, Iveda Solutions (IVDA) -66.1%/yr, Planet Labs PBC (PL) +7.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Evolv Technologies Holdings (EVLV) has been the steadiest (Evolv Technologies Holdings (EVLV) 51.2%, Iveda Solutions (IVDA) 145.2%, Planet Labs PBC (PL) 91.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EVLV, IVDA and PL?

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