IPM vs TCX vs GIB Stock Comparison

Intelligent Protection Management, Tucows and Cgi Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
TCX Tucows Inc /Pa/
$10.23 +6.7% 1M -45.1% 1Y
Market cap
$113.89M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$394.44M
Div. yield
–
Web Hosting and Domains Technology
GIB Cgi Inc
$79.28 +17.2% 1M -10.1% 1Y
Market cap
$17.73B
P/E
18.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.99B
Div. yield
–
IT Services Technology
8 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Cgi leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Cgi 8, Intelligent Protection Management 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionIPMTCXGIBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $22.39M $113.89M $17.73B GIB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -6.0x -1.4x 18.1x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 22.0x — 13.2x GIB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +113.5% +4.2% +6.2% IPM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -14.8% -21.2% 10.9% GIB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -27.8% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 31.3x 1.2x GIB
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -11.1% -45.1% -10.1% GIB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -20.1%/yr -34.1%/yr -2.4%/yr GIB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.0% 81.3% 32.9% GIB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 37/100 48/100 58/100 GIB

Percentile Scorecard

IPMTCXGIB

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

AxisIPMTCXGIB
Valuation 13 #43 of 49 51 #19 of 38 46 #27 of 49
Growth 82 #9 of 45 63 #14 of 36 73 #13 of 45
Profitability 13 #34 of 39 42 #20 of 34 87 #6 of 39
Financial Health 42 #35 of 60 14 #33 of 38 32 #41 of 60
Shareholder Returns – 70 #7 of 21 50 #15 of 29
Overall 37 48 58
  • IPM ranked among 65 companies in Technology Services
  • TCX ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing
  • GIB ranked among 65 companies in Technology Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodIPMTCXGIBSPY
1 month -1.7%+6.7%+17.2% +0.9%
3 months -3.8%+9.6%+6.2% +5.9%
6 months -0.6%-34.7%+20.9% +8.5%
Year to date +2.3%-54.4%-14.1% +13.3%
1 year -11.1%-45.1%-10.1% +12.4%
3 years +12.1%-38.7%-15.2% +88.1%
3 years, per year +3.9%-15.1%-5.4% +23.5%
5 years -67.4%-87.6%-11.3% +68.2%
5 years, per year -20.1%-34.1%-2.4% +11.0%
10 years -70.4%-65.7%+68.4% +263.4%
10 years, per year -11.5%-10.2%+5.4% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureIPMTCXGIBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.0%81.3%32.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 47.5%69.6%36.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.730.740.21 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.28-0.55-0.31 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -75.6%-90.7%-49.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -18.1%-58.9%-16.4% -0.9%
52-week high $2.15$24.90$94.81 $779.14
52-week low $1.49$8.48$61.28 $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.

MultipleIPMTCXGIB
P/E now vs peer median -6.2xmedian 17.7x -1.4xmedian 27.6x 18.1xmedian 17.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 0.7x 0.3xmedian 4.8x 2.0xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -7.4xmedian 10.7x 45.6xmedian 24.1x 10.7xmedian 10.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median -35.6xmedian 11.0x -7.9xmedian 15.0x 13.5xmedian 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 1.5x -0.6xmedian 4.4x —median 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.87median 1.35 0.31median 0.38 3.38median 1.35

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 monthsIPMTCXGIB
Revenue $25.19M $394.44M $8.99B
Gross profit $12.19M $98.23M –
Operating income -$4.54M -$28.33M –
Net income -$3.73M -$83.63M $1.25B
Free cash flow -$644.80K -$14.40M $1.30B
R&D – $18.35M –
EPS (diluted) $-0.29 $-7.50 $4.34
Cash & equivalents $5.23M $44.16M $440.31M
Total debt – $1.17B $2.61B
Shares (diluted) 13.04M 11.15M 225.49M
Enterprise value -$1.43M -$75.42M $15.53B

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
MetricIPMTCXGIB
P/E -6.2x -1.4x 18.1x
P/FCF -35.6x -7.9x 13.5x
P/Operating cash flow -40.5x 26.0x 12.7x
P/S 0.9x 0.3x 2.0x
P/B 1.4x -0.6x –
P/Tangible book 2.8x -0.5x –
EV/EBITDA -7.4x 45.6x 10.7x
EV/EBIT -3.9x -12.8x 14.1x
EV/Revenue 0.7x 0.9x 2.2x
EV/FCF -27.5x -25.2x 15.2x
EV/Operating cash flow -31.3x 82.9x 14.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.87 0.31 3.38

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIPMTCXGIB
Revenue growth (1Y) 113.5% 4.2% 6.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 32.1% 7.0% 4.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 92.0% 9.7% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 15.8% 13.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 18.0% 36.8% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -14.2% 18.7% –
Net income growth (1Y) 48.5% 12.5% 2.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -20.2% -5.4% 11.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 47.9% 13.2% 196.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -7.1% -4.4% 5.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 59.3% 131.2% 23.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 37.4% 42.4% 8.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 53.6% 70.7% 7.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 34.6% 53.5% 9.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIPMTCXGIB
Gross margin 48.4% 24.9% –
EBITDA margin -9.5% 2.0% 20.7%
Operating margin -18.0% -7.2% –
Pretax margin -16.6% -18.8% 14.9%
Net margin -14.8% -21.2% 10.9%
FCF margin -2.6% -3.7% 14.5%
Operating cash flow margin -2.2% 1.1% 15.5%
Return on equity -22.2% – –
Return on assets -12.9% -11.5% 7.7%
Return on invested capital – -27.8% –
Return on capital employed -22.1% -7.4% 15.9%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.5x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.2x -0.1x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 1.6% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIPMTCXGIB
Debt / assets – 40.4% 74.4%
Debt / equity – -1.5x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 31.3x 1.2x
Debt / FCF – -20.4x 2.0x
Liabilities / assets 43.0% 127.6% –
Equity / assets 57.0% -27.6% –
Interest coverage – – 20.2x
Current ratio 1.4x 0.6x 0.9x
Quick ratio 0.9x 0.2x 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.1x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 0.28 -0.27 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIPMTCXGIB
Dividend yield – – 0.9%
Net buyback yield – 0.0% 5.7%
Shareholder yield – 0.0% 6.5%
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.

ConsensusIPMTCXGIB
Forward P/E 22.0xFY2026 – 13.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.08FY2026 $-5.95FY2026 $5.99FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – +0.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +75.0% – +10.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $24.44MFY2026 $511.61MFY2026 $12.21BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +3.5%FY2026 +31.1%FY2026 +6.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +20.0% +0.4% +2.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIPMTCXGIB
Held by institutions – 47.2% –
Institutions holding – 70 –
Change in shares held, QoQ – -15.7% –
Institutions buying – 41 –
Institutions selling – 19 –
Buyers to sellers – 2.16 –

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.

IPMTCXGIB
IPM 1.00 -0.02 0.10
TCX -0.02 1.00 0.21
GIB 0.10 0.21 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IPM, TCX and GIB?

Cgi (GIB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Intelligent Protection Management (IPM) $22.39M, Tucows (TCX) $113.89M, Cgi (GIB) $17.73B.

Which company is growing faster?

Intelligent Protection Management (IPM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Intelligent Protection Management (IPM) +113.5%, Tucows (TCX) +4.2%, Cgi (GIB) +6.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cgi (GIB) has the highest net margin (Intelligent Protection Management (IPM) -14.8%, Tucows (TCX) -21.2%, Cgi (GIB) 10.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cgi (GIB) returned the most: Intelligent Protection Management (IPM) -11.1%, Tucows (TCX) -45.1%, Cgi (GIB) -10.1%. Over five years, Cgi (GIB) compounded fastest (Intelligent Protection Management (IPM) -20.1%/yr, Tucows (TCX) -34.1%/yr, Cgi (GIB) -2.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cgi (GIB) has been the steadiest (Intelligent Protection Management (IPM) 40.0%, Tucows (TCX) 81.3%, Cgi (GIB) 32.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, IPM, TCX and GIB?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Cgi (GIB) leads on 8. 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.