FOXX vs IRDM vs ZBRA Stock Comparison

Foxx Development Holdings, Iridium Communications and Zebra Technologies Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
IRDM Iridium Communications Inc.
$45.65 -6.4% 1M +154.3% 1Y
Market cap
$4.85B
P/E
30.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$902.97M
Div. yield
1.31%
Satellite Communications Communication Services
4 wins
ZBRA Zebra Technologies Corp
$381.67 +3.1% 1M +22.9% 1Y
Market cap
$18.06B
P/E
33.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.85B
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Zebra Technologies leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Zebra Technologies 6, Iridium Communications 4, Foxx Development Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFOXXIRDMZBRALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $13.87M $4.85B $18.06B ZBRA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -0.3x 30.1x 33.8x IRDM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 40.0x 16.9x ZBRA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -20.2% +3.6% +12.7% ZBRA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -100.2% 18.1% 9.2% IRDM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 5.1% 10.6% ZBRA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.0x 5.1x 2.4x FOXX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 1.31% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -54.2% +154.3% +22.9% IRDM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +2.6%/yr -6.4%/yr IRDM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 148.8% 58.9% 47.2% ZBRA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 13/100 47/100 62/100 ZBRA

Percentile Scorecard

FOXXIRDMZBRA

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

AxisFOXXIRDMZBRA
Valuation 14 #96 of 112 27 #36 of 49 68 #37 of 112
Growth 9 #99 of 109 75 #12 of 45 49 #56 of 109
Profitability 19 #84 of 104 66 #16 of 45 85 #17 of 104
Financial Health 10 #105 of 116 31 #34 of 49 17 #97 of 116
Shareholder Returns – 36 #24 of 37 94 #6 of 81
Overall 13 47 62
  • FOXX ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • IRDM ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • ZBRA ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFOXXIRDMZBRASPY
1 month -21.6%-6.4%+3.1% -0.2%
3 months -24.0%+0.5%+34.2% +3.9%
6 months -59.8%+22.2%+74.1% +8.2%
Year to date -57.8%+162.7%+57.2% +12.9%
1 year -54.2%+154.3%+22.9% +12.3%
3 years -82.1%+26.6%+84.2% +87.4%
3 years, per year -43.7%+8.2%+22.6% +23.3%
5 years —+13.6%-28.3% +67.9%
5 years, per year —+2.6%-6.4% +10.9%
10 years —+470.6%+475.4% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+19.0%+19.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureFOXXIRDMZBRASPY
Volatility, 1Y 148.8%58.9%47.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 129.2%44.8%41.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.021.391.68 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.362.620.48 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -87.3%-76.4%-67.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -67.8%-18.1%-2.4% -1.2%
52-week high $6.09$55.72$391.00 $779.14
52-week low $1.71$15.84$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.

MultipleFOXXIRDMZBRA
P/E now vs peer median -0.3xmedian 33.2x 30.1xmedian 11.8x 33.8xmedian 33.2x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 2.8x 5.4xmedian 1.1x 3.1xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -0.3xmedian 20.0x 17.4xmedian 6.8x 19.3xmedian 20.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -34.7xmedian 29.8x 17.5xmedian 5.9x 20.0xmedian 29.8x
P/B now vs peer median -0.2xmedian 3.0x 8.4xmedian 1.2x 5.3xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.17 0.26median 0.24 -8.94median 1.17

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 monthsFOXXIRDMZBRA
Revenue $52.58M $902.97M $5.85B
Gross profit $1.69M $645.23M $2.90B
Operating income -$43.90M $171.59M $858.00M
Net income -$52.69M $163.03M $539.00M
Free cash flow -$400.00K $277.57M $904.00M
R&D $2.93M $21.63M $622.00M
EPS (diluted) $-7.61 $1.50 $11.20
Cash & equivalents $1.47M $97.85M $157.00M
Total debt $653.36K $2.14B $2.77B
Shares (diluted) 6.92M 108.93M 48.13M
Enterprise value $5.95M $4.36B $16.61B

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
MetricFOXXIRDMZBRA
P/E -0.3x 30.1x 33.8x
P/FCF -34.7x 17.5x 20.0x
P/Operating cash flow -34.7x 12.4x 18.4x
P/S 0.3x 5.4x 3.1x
P/B -0.2x 8.4x 5.3x
P/Tangible book -0.2x 22.5x 6.7x
EV/EBITDA -0.3x 17.4x 19.3x
EV/EBIT -0.3x 40.1x 24.1x
EV/Revenue 0.2x 7.6x 3.5x
EV/FCF -31.2x 24.8x 22.9x
EV/Operating cash flow -31.2x 17.6x 21.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.26 -8.94

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFOXXIRDMZBRA
Revenue growth (1Y) -20.2% 3.6% 12.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 4.6% 2.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -64.6% 3.8% 14.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 4.6% 4.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -352.6% -26.3% 8.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 46.9% -0.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -484.1% 29.5% -1.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 107.7% -6.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -418.9% 26.6% 4.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 115.5% -3.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 93.9% -1.5% 5.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 7.1% 63.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 94.0% -9.1% 6.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 5.9% 83.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFOXXIRDMZBRA
Gross margin 3.2% 71.5% 49.6%
EBITDA margin -83.4% 43.9% 18.3%
Operating margin -83.5% 19.0% 14.7%
Pretax margin -100.2% 9.3% 12.1%
Net margin -100.2% 18.1% 9.2%
FCF margin -0.8% 30.7% 15.5%
Operating cash flow margin -0.8% 43.2% 16.7%
Return on equity – 11.8% 15.6%
Return on assets -200.8% 2.2% 6.4%
Return on invested capital – 5.1% 10.6%
Return on capital employed – 6.9% 19.1%
Asset turnover 2.0x 0.3x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.0x 2.4x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 2.4% 6.3% 3.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFOXXIRDMZBRA
Debt / assets 0.3% 69.4% 32.0%
Debt / equity 0.0x 3.7x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.0x 5.1x 2.4x
Debt / FCF -0.2x 7.7x 3.1x
Liabilities / assets 333.4% 81.3% 60.2%
Equity / assets -233.4% 18.7% 39.8%
Interest coverage -5.0x – –
Current ratio 0.3x 0.9x 0.5x
Quick ratio 0.2x 0.6x 0.3x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.3x 0.0x
Altman Z-score -9.56 1.50 3.73

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFOXXIRDMZBRA
Dividend yield – 1.3% –
Net buyback yield – 0.0% 5.0%
Shareholder yield – 1.3% 5.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 39.9% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 23.4% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 3.9% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 10.0% –

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.

ConsensusFOXXIRDMZBRA
Forward P/E – 40.0xFY2026 16.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $1.14FY2026 $22.59FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +7.5%FY2026 +42.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +12.3% -4.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $990.74MFY2026 $6.35BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +13.7%FY2026 +17.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +2.2% +1.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFOXXIRDMZBRA
Held by institutions 1.0% 85.3% 100.0%
Institutions holding 10 479 644
Change in shares held, QoQ +10.8% +2.2% +4.5%
Institutions buying 5 305 309
Institutions selling 2 124 242
Buyers to sellers 2.50 2.46 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.

FOXXIRDMZBRA
FOXX 1.00 0.03 0.05
IRDM 0.03 1.00 0.21
ZBRA 0.05 0.21 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FOXX, IRDM and ZBRA?

Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Foxx Development Holdings (FOXX) $13.87M, Iridium Communications (IRDM) $4.85B, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) $18.06B.

Which stock is cheaper, FOXX, IRDM and ZBRA?

Iridium Communications (IRDM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Foxx Development Holdings (FOXX) -0.3x, Iridium Communications (IRDM) 30.1x, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 33.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) is cheapest (Iridium Communications (IRDM) 40.0x, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 16.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Foxx Development Holdings (FOXX) -20.2%, Iridium Communications (IRDM) +3.6%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) +12.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Iridium Communications (IRDM) has the highest net margin (Foxx Development Holdings (FOXX) -100.2%, Iridium Communications (IRDM) 18.1%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 9.2%). On return on invested capital, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) leads (Iridium Communications (IRDM) 5.1%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 10.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Iridium Communications (IRDM) returned the most: Foxx Development Holdings (FOXX) -54.2%, Iridium Communications (IRDM) +154.3%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) +22.9%. Over five years, Iridium Communications (IRDM) compounded fastest (Iridium Communications (IRDM) +2.6%/yr, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) -6.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Iridium Communications (IRDM) 1.31%. Foxx Development Holdings (FOXX) and Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) has been the steadiest (Foxx Development Holdings (FOXX) 148.8%, Iridium Communications (IRDM) 58.9%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 47.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FOXX, IRDM 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 6. 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.