IZEA vs QUAD vs HAFG Stock Comparison

IZEA Worldwide, Quad and Holistic Asset Finance Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
IZEA IZEA Worldwide, Inc.
$2.29 -10.9% 1M -56.3% 1Y
Market cap
$40.49M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$26.52M
Div. yield
–
Advertising Agencies Communication Services
QUAD Quad/Graphics, Inc.
$9.44 +2.1% 1M +59.7% 1Y
Market cap
$450.00M
P/E
14.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.38B
Div. yield
–
Advertising Agencies Communication Services
6 wins

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Quad leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Quad 6, Holistic Asset Finance 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionIZEAQUADHAFGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $40.49M $450.00M $29.69M QUAD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -16.3x 14.4x -248.8x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 7.5x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -28.2% -8.0% +604.3% HAFG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -9.4% 1.3% -3.5% QUAD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 14.0% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.3x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -56.3% +59.7% -41.2% QUAD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -23.9%/yr +17.0%/yr -17.6%/yr QUAD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 47.3% 42.9% 65.5% QUAD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 64/100 40/100 QUAD

Percentile Scorecard

IZEAQUADHAFG

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

AxisIZEAQUADHAFG
Valuation 36 #35 of 54 89 #7 of 54 17 #45 of 54
Growth 57 #20 of 45 64 #17 of 45 100 #1 of 45
Profitability 19 #35 of 43 71 #13 of 43 38 #27 of 43
Financial Health 92 #6 of 62 38 #39 of 62 3 #60 of 62
Shareholder Returns 28 #19 of 26 60 #11 of 26 –
Overall 46 64 40
  • IZEA ranked among 63 companies in Advertising and Media
  • QUAD ranked among 63 companies in Advertising and Media
  • HAFG ranked among 63 companies in Advertising and Media

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodIZEAQUADHAFGSPY
1 month -10.9%+2.1%0.0% -1.0%
3 months -33.0%+12.9%+14.3% +2.9%
6 months -46.7%+19.6%-4.8% +6.4%
Year to date -47.7%+50.6%-27.3% +11.4%
1 year -56.3%+59.7%-41.2% +13.1%
3 years +6.5%+96.3%-59.2% +79.4%
3 years, per year +2.1%+25.2%-25.8% +21.5%
5 years -74.4%+119.0%-61.9% +67.7%
5 years, per year -23.9%+17.0%-17.6% +10.9%
10 years -89.8%-62.1%+135.3% +255.2%
10 years, per year -20.4%-9.2%+8.9% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureIZEAQUADHAFGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 47.3%42.9%65.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 48.9%46.4%331.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.860.420.14 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.191.39-0.63 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -82.3%-69.4%-94.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -57.8%-13.0%-41.2% -2.5%
52-week high $5.43$10.85$0.68 $779.14
52-week low $2.29$5.18$0.24 $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.

MultipleIZEAQUADHAFG
P/E now vs peer median -16.1xmedian 18.8x 14.5xmedian 18.8x -248.8xmedian 18.8x
P/S now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 0.7x 0.2xmedian 0.7x 8.8xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 11.1x 5.4xmedian 11.1x —median 11.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median -25.8xmedian 9.4x 10.5xmedian 9.4x 1,237xmedian 9.4x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.6x 4.3xmedian 1.6x -80.8xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median -0.60median 0.44 0.31median 0.44 —median 0.44

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 monthsIZEAQUADHAFG
Revenue $26.52M $2.38B $3.39M
Gross profit $11.84M $514.40M $251.27K
Operating income -$4.18M $96.30M -$44.46K
Net income -$2.48M $31.20M -$119.33K
Free cash flow -$1.55M $50.40M $24.00K
EPS (diluted) $-0.14 $0.62 $0.00
Cash & equivalents $46.60M $7.40M $47.85K
Total debt – $1.76B –
Shares (diluted) 17.45M 50.00M 74.23M
Enterprise value -$154.90M $366.10M $29.60M

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
MetricIZEAQUADHAFG
P/E -16.1x 14.5x -248.8x
P/FCF -25.8x 10.5x 1,237x
P/Operating cash flow -25.8x 5.5x 1,237x
P/S 1.5x 0.2x 8.8x
P/B 0.8x 4.3x -80.8x
P/Tangible book 0.9x 4.7x -80.8x
EV/EBITDA 1.9x 5.4x –
EV/EBIT 1.6x 9.6x -666.7x
EV/Revenue -0.3x 0.4x 8.7x
EV/FCF 4.3x 18.3x 1,235x
EV/Operating cash flow 4.3x 9.6x 1,235x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.60 0.31 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIZEAQUADHAFG
Revenue growth (1Y) -28.2% -8.0% 604.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -12.1% -9.3% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) -26.4% -8.0% 138.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -6.5% -5.8% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 66.4% 100.2% 77.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 18.7% 31.4% –
Net income growth (1Y) 79.9% 318.2% 42.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 24.0% 47.6% –
EPS growth (1Y) 79.5% 307.7% 45.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 27.0% 47.3% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 47.7% -19.2% 258.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.5% -18.5% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 49.0% -29.6% 258.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.3% -22.0% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIZEAQUADHAFG
Gross margin 44.7% 21.6% 7.4%
EBITDA margin -13.3% 7.2% –
Operating margin -15.8% 4.1% -1.3%
Pretax margin -10.8% 1.7% -2.4%
Net margin -9.4% 1.3% -3.5%
FCF margin -5.8% 2.1% 0.7%
Operating cash flow margin -5.8% 4.1% 0.7%
Return on equity -6.0% 24.8% –
Return on assets -5.3% 2.6% -3.5%
Return on invested capital – 14.0% –
Return on capital employed -8.7% 15.0% –
Asset turnover 0.5x 2.0x 2.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.6x 3.1x -0.2x
Stock comp / revenue 6.1% 0.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIZEAQUADHAFG
Debt / assets – 33.4% –
Debt / equity – 3.2x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.3x –
Debt / FCF – 7.9x –
Liabilities / assets 12.2% 89.6% 123.1%
Equity / assets 87.8% 10.4% -23.1%
Interest coverage -720.6x 2.2x –
Current ratio 7.8x 0.9x 0.8x
Quick ratio 7.1x 0.5x 0.2x
Cash ratio 7.1x 0.0x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 2.13 1.75 -51.81

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIZEAQUADHAFG
Dividend yield – 4.0% –
Net buyback yield 1.2% 0.7% –
Shareholder yield 1.2% 4.6% –
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.

ConsensusIZEAQUADHAFG
Forward P/E – 7.5xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.01FY2026 $1.26FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY – +24.8%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +15.1% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $33.64MFY2026 $2.24BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +7.7%FY2026 -7.3%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +18.3% -3.6% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIZEAQUADHAFG
Held by institutions 9.4% 41.0% –
Institutions holding 31 146 –
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.3% +2.1% –
Institutions buying 16 83 –
Institutions selling 8 40 –
Buyers to sellers 2.00 2.08 –

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.

IZEAQUADHAFG
IZEA 1.00 0.05 0.05
QUAD 0.05 1.00 -0.10
HAFG 0.05 -0.10 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IZEA, QUAD and HAFG?

Quad (QUAD) is the largest by market capitalisation: IZEA Worldwide (IZEA) $40.49M, Quad (QUAD) $450.00M, Holistic Asset Finance (HAFG) $29.69M.

Which company is growing faster?

Holistic Asset Finance (HAFG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: IZEA Worldwide (IZEA) -28.2%, Quad (QUAD) -8.0%, Holistic Asset Finance (HAFG) +604.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Quad (QUAD) has the highest net margin (IZEA Worldwide (IZEA) -9.4%, Quad (QUAD) 1.3%, Holistic Asset Finance (HAFG) -3.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Quad (QUAD) returned the most: IZEA Worldwide (IZEA) -56.3%, Quad (QUAD) +59.7%, Holistic Asset Finance (HAFG) -41.2%. Over five years, Quad (QUAD) compounded fastest (IZEA Worldwide (IZEA) -23.9%/yr, Quad (QUAD) +17.0%/yr, Holistic Asset Finance (HAFG) -17.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Quad (QUAD) has been the steadiest (IZEA Worldwide (IZEA) 47.3%, Quad (QUAD) 42.9%, Holistic Asset Finance (HAFG) 65.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, IZEA, QUAD and HAFG?

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