GFAI vs BCO vs ICTSF Stock Comparison

Guardforce AI, Brinks and Icts International N V Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BCO Brinks Co
$102.15 -0.9% 1M -9.4% 1Y
Market cap
$4.24B
P/E
23.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.48B
Div. yield
0.01%
Security Services Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

5 decided of 12

Brinks leads on 3 of the 12 questions below (Brinks 3, Guardforce AI 1, Icts International N V 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGFAIBCOICTSFLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.84M $4.24B $167.33M BCO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — 23.4x -11.3x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 1.5x 12.7x — GFAI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +8.1% — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 3.3% — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 6.9% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 3.3x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -81.1% -9.4% +2.8% ICTSF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -72.6%/yr +8.2%/yr -9.9%/yr BCO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 93.8% 34.8% 82.0% BCO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 54/100 — –

Percentile Scorecard

GFAIBCOICTSF

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

AxisGFAIBCOICTSF
Valuation – 67 #38 of 113 37 #72 of 113
Growth – 62 #37 of 96 –
Profitability – 69 #29 of 91 –
Financial Health 93 #10 of 122 24 #93 of 122 50 #61 of 122
Shareholder Returns – 48 #35 of 66 –
Overall – 54 –
  • GFAI ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • BCO ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • ICTSF ranked among 130 companies in Business Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGFAIBCOICTSFSPY
1 month -40.6%-0.9%-12.4% +0.7%
3 months -38.7%-13.1%-25.5% +3.7%
6 months -66.6%-4.3%+2.8% +7.1%
Year to date -65.9%-12.5%+33.8% +12.8%
1 year -81.1%-9.4%+2.8% +11.9%
3 years -94.0%+53.1%+11.2% +85.2%
3 years, per year -60.9%+15.3%+3.6% +22.8%
5 years -99.8%+48.3%-40.7% +67.6%
5 years, per year -72.6%+8.2%-9.9% +10.9%
10 years —+157.7%+529.6% +262.0%
10 years, per year —+9.9%+20.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureGFAIBCOICTSFSPY
Volatility, 1Y 93.8%34.8%82.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 93.1%35.0%134.1% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.530.720.28 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.86-0.270.03 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -99.8%-33.5%-68.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -81.1%-24.7%-30.4% -1.2%
52-week high $1.01$135.58$6.42 $779.14
52-week low $0.19$92.16$3.10 $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.

MultipleGFAIBCOICTSF
P/E now vs peer median —median 21.9x 23.4xmedian 21.9x -11.3xmedian 21.9x
P/S now vs peer median —median 0.9x 0.8xmedian 0.9x 0.3xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 11.9x 8.0xmedian 11.9x —median 11.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 14.4x 10.7xmedian 14.4x -5.1xmedian 14.4x
P/B now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 2.4x 9.5xmedian 2.4x -7.9xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.97 1.02median 0.97 —median 0.97

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 monthsGFAIBCOICTSF
Revenue – $5.48B –
Gross profit – $1.45B –
Operating income – $576.00M –
Net income – $191.00M –
Free cash flow – $393.60M –
EPS (diluted) – $4.36 –
Cash & equivalents $21.30M $1.66B $16.89M
Total debt – $4.59B $25.53M
Shares (diluted) 21.92M 41.50M 36.18M
Enterprise value -$179.64M -$2.03B $54.77M

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
MetricGFAIBCOICTSF
P/E – 23.4x -11.3x
P/FCF – 10.7x -5.1x
P/Operating cash flow – 7.5x –
P/S – 0.8x 0.3x
P/B 0.2x 9.5x -7.9x
P/Tangible book 0.2x 47.4x -7.9x
EV/EBITDA – 8.0x –
EV/EBIT – 12.4x –
EV/Revenue – 1.3x –
EV/FCF – 18.1x –
EV/Operating cash flow – 12.7x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 1.02 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGFAIBCOICTSF
Revenue growth (1Y) – 8.1% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 5.0% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 13.6% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 9.3% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 22.8% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 14.1% –
Net income growth (1Y) – 9.8% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 15.8% –
EPS growth (1Y) – 13.6% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 22.8% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -1.9% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 1.0% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 13.2% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 3.5% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGFAIBCOICTSF
Gross margin – 26.4% –
EBITDA margin – 16.3% –
Operating margin – 10.5% –
Pretax margin – 5.9% –
Net margin – 3.3% –
FCF margin – 7.2% –
Operating cash flow margin – 10.2% –
Return on equity – 45.7% –
Return on assets – 2.6% –
Return on invested capital – 6.9% –
Return on capital employed – 11.0% –
Asset turnover – 0.8x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 2.9x –
Stock comp / revenue – 0.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGFAIBCOICTSF
Debt / assets – 62.6% 4.7%
Debt / equity – 10.4x -0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – 3.3x –
Debt / FCF – 11.7x –
Liabilities / assets 30.7% 94.0% 112.8%
Equity / assets 69.3% 6.0% -12.8%
Interest coverage – 2.3x –
Current ratio 5.2x 1.6x 1.8x
Quick ratio 4.8x 1.2x 1.6x
Cash ratio 3.8x 0.8x 0.6x
Altman Z-score – 1.64 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGFAIBCOICTSF
Dividend yield – 1.0% –
Net buyback yield – 2.6% –
Shareholder yield – 3.6% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – 22.1% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 10.7% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -0.2% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 3.4% –

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.

ConsensusGFAIBCOICTSF
Forward P/E 1.5xFY2026 12.7xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.13FY2026 $8.02FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY – -0.4%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +24.7% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $40.46MFY2026 $5.22BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +14.9%FY2026 -0.8%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +158.0% +4.2% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGFAIBCOICTSF
Held by institutions – 100.0% –
Institutions holding – 360 –
Change in shares held, QoQ – +12.1% –
Institutions buying – 182 –
Institutions selling – 123 –
Buyers to sellers – 1.48 –

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.

GFAIBCOICTSF
GFAI 1.00 0.18 -0.02
BCO 0.18 1.00 0.15
ICTSF -0.02 0.15 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GFAI, BCO and ICTSF?

Brinks (BCO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Guardforce AI (GFAI) $3.84M, Brinks (BCO) $4.24B, Icts International N V (ICTSF) $167.33M.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Icts International N V (ICTSF) returned the most: Guardforce AI (GFAI) -81.1%, Brinks (BCO) -9.4%, Icts International N V (ICTSF) +2.8%. Over five years, Brinks (BCO) compounded fastest (Guardforce AI (GFAI) -72.6%/yr, Brinks (BCO) +8.2%/yr, Icts International N V (ICTSF) -9.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Guardforce AI (GFAI) 0.00%, Brinks (BCO) 0.01%. Guardforce AI (GFAI) and Icts International N V (ICTSF) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Brinks (BCO) has been the steadiest (Guardforce AI (GFAI) 93.8%, Brinks (BCO) 34.8%, Icts International N V (ICTSF) 82.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GFAI, BCO and ICTSF?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Brinks (BCO) leads on 3. 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.