FGL vs CNTM vs SMXT Stock Comparison

Founder, ConnectM Technology Solutions and SolarMax Technology Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
FGL Founder Group Ltd
$1.79 -58.7% 1M -94.7% 1Y
Market cap
$472.38K
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
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Solar Installers Industrials

Head to Head

6 decided of 12

ConnectM Technology Solutions leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (ConnectM Technology Solutions 4, SolarMax Technology 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFGLCNTMSMXTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $472.38K $24.87M $20.68M CNTM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -0.3x 10.9x -2.6x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +23.6% +284.7% SMXT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 6.3% -7.9% CNTM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — -24.2% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — -5.4x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -94.7% -47.1% +335.1% SMXT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — — — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 516.9% 132.4% 269.9% CNTM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 56/100 23/100 CNTM

Percentile Scorecard

FGLCNTMSMXT

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

AxisFGLCNTMSMXT
Valuation 77 #13 of 52 85 #20 of 124 26 #39 of 52
Growth – 71 #33 of 113 58 #16 of 37
Profitability – 55 #50 of 110 11 #33 of 37
Financial Health 29 #41 of 57 12 #114 of 129 11 #51 of 57
Shareholder Returns – – 8 #25 of 27
Overall – 56 23
  • FGL ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • CNTM ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • SMXT ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFGLCNTMSMXTSPY
1 month -58.7%-20.0%+84.8% -0.8%
3 months +72.1%-25.7%+1,150.0% +3.5%
6 months +1.7%-47.2%+608.1% +7.0%
Year to date -89.0%-68.0%+417.8% +12.2%
1 year -94.7%-47.1%+335.1% +13.0%
3 years —-98.8%— +86.3%
3 years, per year —-77.0%— +23.1%

Risk

MeasureFGLCNTMSMXTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 516.9%132.4%269.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 204.3%132.1%107.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.78-0.102.17 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.18-0.361.24 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -100.0%-100.0%-98.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -96.6%-73.8%-23.3% -1.8%
52-week high $52.09$16.00$5.54 $779.14
52-week low $0.15$3.90$0.29 $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.

MultipleFGLCNTMSMXT
P/E now vs peer median -0.3xmedian 25.7x 10.2xmedian 38.1x -2.5xmedian 25.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 0.8x 0.7xmedian 4.3x 0.2xmedian 0.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 12.9x —median 35.4x -8.1xmedian 12.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median -0.1xmedian 22.5x —median 27.1x -4.7xmedian 22.5x
P/B now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 2.3x 1.5xmedian 3.4x -1.3xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.56 0.38median 1.27 —median 0.56

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 monthsFGLCNTMSMXT
Revenue – $36.02M $102.25M
Gross profit – $11.16M $7.67M
Operating income – -$12.45M -$7.73M
Net income – $2.42M -$8.09M
Free cash flow – – -$4.28M
EPS (diluted) – $0.03 $-1.71
Cash & equivalents $19.76M $2.39M $2.16M
Total debt $42.13M $56.72M $43.35M
Shares (diluted) 330.34K 72.32M 4.74M
Enterprise value $472.38K $14.87M $523.17K

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
MetricFGLCNTMSMXT
P/E -0.3x 10.2x -2.5x
P/FCF -0.1x – -4.7x
P/Operating cash flow – – -4.7x
P/S 0.0x 0.7x 0.2x
P/B 0.1x 1.5x -1.3x
P/Tangible book 0.1x 1.7x -1.3x
EV/EBITDA – – -8.1x
EV/EBIT – -3.0x -7.9x
EV/Revenue – 1.1x 0.6x
EV/FCF – – -14.3x
EV/Operating cash flow – – -14.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.38 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFGLCNTMSMXT
Revenue growth (1Y) – 23.6% 284.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 35.0% 81.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 19.9% 47.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -62.4% –
Net income growth (1Y) – 108.3% 51.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 31.4% –
EPS growth (1Y) – 106.0% 61.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 26.7% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – -187.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – -187.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFGLCNTMSMXT
Gross margin – 31.0% 7.5%
EBITDA margin – – -7.4%
Operating margin – -34.6% -7.6%
Pretax margin – -41.0% -8.9%
Net margin – 6.3% -7.9%
FCF margin – – -4.2%
Operating cash flow margin – – -4.2%
Return on equity – 27.8% –
Return on assets – 5.4% -7.5%
Return on invested capital – – -24.2%
Return on capital employed – -149.0% -13.1%
Asset turnover – 0.8x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – – 0.5x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFGLCNTMSMXT
Debt / assets 33.4% 31.1% 39.2%
Debt / equity 2.1x 1.0x -2.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – – -5.4x
Debt / FCF – – -10.1x
Liabilities / assets 84.1% 70.1% 114.6%
Equity / assets 15.9% 29.9% -14.6%
Interest coverage – -7.6x -5.5x
Current ratio 1.2x 0.2x 1.0x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.1x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.9x 0.1x 0.0x
Altman Z-score – -1.86 -0.68

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFGLCNTMSMXT
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – – -19.3%
Shareholder yield 0.0% – -19.3%
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.

ConsensusFGLCNTMSMXT
EPS, next fiscal year – $-3.87FY2026 –
Revenue, next fiscal year – $76.76MFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY – +114.2%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after – +15.7% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFGLCNTMSMXT
Held by institutions – – 3.2%
Institutions holding – – 19
Change in shares held, QoQ – – -11.1%
Institutions buying – – 8
Institutions selling – – 7
Buyers to sellers – – 1.14

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.

FGLCNTMSMXT
FGL 1.00 -0.02 -0.08
CNTM -0.02 1.00 0.02
SMXT -0.08 0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FGL, CNTM and SMXT?

ConnectM Technology Solutions (CNTM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Founder (FGL) $472.38K, ConnectM Technology Solutions (CNTM) $24.87M, SolarMax Technology (SMXT) $20.68M.

Which company is growing faster?

SolarMax Technology (SMXT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: ConnectM Technology Solutions (CNTM) +23.6%, SolarMax Technology (SMXT) +284.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

ConnectM Technology Solutions (CNTM) has the highest net margin (ConnectM Technology Solutions (CNTM) 6.3%, SolarMax Technology (SMXT) -7.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year SolarMax Technology (SMXT) returned the most: Founder (FGL) -94.7%, ConnectM Technology Solutions (CNTM) -47.1%, SolarMax Technology (SMXT) +335.1%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, ConnectM Technology Solutions (CNTM) has been the steadiest (Founder (FGL) 516.9%, ConnectM Technology Solutions (CNTM) 132.4%, SolarMax Technology (SMXT) 269.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FGL, CNTM and SMXT?

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