EVLV vs SSGC vs ZBRA Stock Comparison

Evolv Technologies Holdings, SafeSpace Global and Zebra Technologies Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SSGC SafeSpace Global Corp
$0.06 -33.3% 1M -82.4% 1Y
Market cap
$11.39M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$53.72K
Div. yield
–
Computer Vision Technology
ZBRA Zebra Technologies Corp
$377.38 +0.4% 1M +39.4% 1Y
Market cap
$17.85B
P/E
33.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.85B
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
7 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Zebra Technologies leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Zebra Technologies 7, Evolv Technologies Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEVLVSSGCZBRALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $877.07M $11.39M $17.85B ZBRA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -167.3x -1.5x 33.4x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 16.7x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +41.7% -73.3% +12.7% EVLV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -3.0% -14,125.2% 9.2% ZBRA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -23.8% — 10.6% ZBRA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.1x — 2.4x ZBRA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -36.7% -82.4% +39.4% ZBRA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.1%/yr -20.6%/yr -6.7%/yr EVLV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 51.0% 143.0% 45.5% ZBRA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 19/100 62/100 ZBRA

Percentile Scorecard

EVLVSSGCZBRA

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

AxisEVLVSSGCZBRA
Valuation 52 #60 of 124 1 #123 of 124 69 #35 of 112
Growth 99 #2 of 113 5 #108 of 113 46 #59 of 108
Profitability 51 #54 of 109 3 #106 of 109 85 #17 of 104
Financial Health 33 #86 of 127 69 #40 of 127 17 #96 of 116
Shareholder Returns 34 #42 of 63 – 92 #7 of 78
Overall 54 19 62
  • EVLV ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • SSGC ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • ZBRA ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodEVLVSSGCZBRASPY
1 month +3.0%-33.3%+0.4% +0.7%
3 months -11.5%-33.3%+30.8% +3.7%
6 months -32.6%-40.0%+66.8% +7.1%
Year to date -32.3%-72.7%+55.4% +12.8%
1 year -36.7%-82.4%+39.4% +11.9%
3 years +16.9%-40.0%+79.9% +85.2%
3 years, per year +5.3%-15.7%+21.6% +22.8%
5 years -14.8%-68.4%-29.3% +67.6%
5 years, per year -3.1%-20.6%-6.7% +10.9%
10 years ——+469.5% +262.0%
10 years, per year ——+19.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureEVLVSSGCZBRASPY
Volatility, 1Y 51.0%143.0%45.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 54.4%175.4%38.1% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.32-0.361.70 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.72-0.580.87 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -77.9%-95.8%-67.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -37.3%-82.4%-3.5% -1.2%
52-week high $7.74$0.34$391.00 $779.14
52-week low $4.05$0.06$199.30 $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.

MultipleEVLVSSGCZBRA
P/E now vs peer median -167.3xmedian 39.0x -1.5xmedian 39.0x 33.4xmedian 32.9x
P/S now vs peer median 5.1xmedian 4.6x 212.1xmedian 4.6x 3.1xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -102.9xmedian 32.7x -1.9xmedian 32.7x 19.1xmedian 20.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -2,464xmedian 27.4x -2.5xmedian 27.4x 19.8xmedian 30.2x
P/B now vs peer median 7.4xmedian 3.2x 5.8xmedian 3.2x 5.2xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median -2.43median 1.23 0.12median 1.23 -8.84median 1.08

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 monthsEVLVSSGCZBRA
Revenue $171.44M $53.72K $5.85B
Gross profit $85.49M $25.36K $2.90B
Operating income -$35.60M -$7.80M $858.00M
Net income -$5.22M -$7.59M $539.00M
Free cash flow -$356.00K -$4.52M $904.00M
R&D $22.69M – $622.00M
EPS (diluted) $-0.03 $-0.04 $11.20
Cash & equivalents $52.70M $1.74M $157.00M
Total debt $28.74M – $2.77B
Shares (diluted) 180.10M 189.55M 48.13M
Enterprise value $628.10M -$7.72M $16.41B

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
MetricEVLVSSGCZBRA
P/E -167.3x -1.5x 33.4x
P/FCF -2,464x -2.5x 19.8x
P/Operating cash flow 31.5x -2.1x 18.2x
P/S 5.1x 212.1x 3.1x
P/B 7.4x 5.8x 5.2x
P/Tangible book 7.4x 5.9x 6.6x
EV/EBITDA -102.9x -1.9x 19.1x
EV/EBIT -23.7x -1.2x 23.9x
EV/Revenue 4.9x 179.7x 3.5x
EV/FCF -2,368x -2.1x 22.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 30.3x -1.7x 20.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.43 0.12 -8.84

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEVLVSSGCZBRA
Revenue growth (1Y) 41.7% -73.3% 12.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 31.0% – 2.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 25.9% – 14.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 95.6% – 4.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 49.1% -107.0% 8.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 29.1% -100.2% -0.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 94.1% -125.5% -1.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 66.8% -82.7% -6.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 94.6% -96.6% 4.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 68.8% -12.0% -3.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 334.7% -203.2% 5.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 42.6% -260.2% 63.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 98.1% -148.0% 6.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 83.1% -236.9% 83.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEVLVSSGCZBRA
Gross margin 49.9% 47.2% 49.6%
EBITDA margin -4.8% -9,232% 18.3%
Operating margin -20.8% -14,518% 14.7%
Pretax margin -3.1% -14,283% 12.1%
Net margin -3.0% -14,125% 9.2%
FCF margin -0.2% -8,418% 15.5%
Operating cash flow margin 16.2% -10,294% 16.7%
Return on equity -4.4% -210.5% 15.6%
Return on assets -1.7% -177.3% 6.4%
Return on invested capital -23.8% – 10.6%
Return on capital employed -20.2% -198.3% 19.1%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.0x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -5.3x 0.7x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 13.5% 1,842% 3.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEVLVSSGCZBRA
Debt / assets 9.5% – 32.0%
Debt / equity 0.2x – 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.1x – 2.4x
Debt / FCF -80.7x – 3.1x
Liabilities / assets 60.6% 34.8% 60.2%
Equity / assets 39.4% 65.2% 39.8%
Interest coverage -9.7x – –
Current ratio 1.2x 5.4x 0.5x
Quick ratio 0.8x 4.4x 0.3x
Cash ratio 0.5x 4.4x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 1.28 -13.96 3.71

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEVLVSSGCZBRA
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -0.6% – 5.1%
Shareholder yield -0.6% – 5.1%
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.

ConsensusEVLVSSGCZBRA
Forward P/E – – 16.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.09FY2026 – $22.59FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – +42.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – -4.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $193.69MFY2026 – $6.35BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +32.7%FY2026 – +17.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +19.3% – +1.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEVLVSSGCZBRA
Held by institutions 67.2% – 100.0%
Institutions holding 258 – 645
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.2% – +4.5%
Institutions buying 133 – 309
Institutions selling 68 – 242
Buyers to sellers 1.96 – 1.28

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.

EVLVSSGCZBRA
EVLV 1.00 0.04 0.32
SSGC 0.04 1.00 0.08
ZBRA 0.32 0.08 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EVLV, SSGC and ZBRA?

Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Evolv Technologies Holdings (EVLV) $877.07M, SafeSpace Global (SSGC) $11.39M, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) $17.85B.

Which company is growing faster?

Evolv Technologies Holdings (EVLV) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Evolv Technologies Holdings (EVLV) +41.7%, SafeSpace Global (SSGC) -73.3%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) +12.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) has the highest net margin (Evolv Technologies Holdings (EVLV) -3.0%, SafeSpace Global (SSGC) -14,125.2%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 9.2%). On return on invested capital, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) leads (Evolv Technologies Holdings (EVLV) -23.8%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 10.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) returned the most: Evolv Technologies Holdings (EVLV) -36.7%, SafeSpace Global (SSGC) -82.4%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) +39.4%. Over five years, Evolv Technologies Holdings (EVLV) compounded fastest (Evolv Technologies Holdings (EVLV) -3.1%/yr, SafeSpace Global (SSGC) -20.6%/yr, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) -6.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) has been the steadiest (Evolv Technologies Holdings (EVLV) 51.0%, SafeSpace Global (SSGC) 143.0%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 45.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EVLV, SSGC and ZBRA?

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