IZEA vs STGW vs NCMI Stock Comparison

IZEA Worldwide, Stagwell and National CineMedia 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
1 win
STGW Stagwell Inc
$8.98 +5.9% 1M +82.9% 1Y
Market cap
$2.13B
P/E
131.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.04B
Div. yield
–
Advertising Agencies Communication Services
5 wins
NCMI National CineMedia, Inc.
$1.89 -14.1% 1M -55.7% 1Y
Market cap
$173.34M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$249.00M
Div. yield
0.07%
Advertising Agencies Communication Services
2 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Stagwell leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Stagwell 5, National CineMedia 2, IZEA Worldwide 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionIZEASTGWNCMILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $40.49M $2.13B $173.34M STGW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -16.3x 131.8x -22.8x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 7.7x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -28.2% +6.4% +5.8% STGW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -9.4% 0.5% -3.1% STGW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 2.4% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 4.3x -1.7x NCMI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.07% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -56.3% +82.9% -55.7% STGW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -23.9%/yr 0.0%/yr -43.5%/yr STGW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 47.3% 54.3% 74.1% IZEA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 68/100 76/100 NCMI

Percentile Scorecard

IZEASTGWNCMI

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

AxisIZEASTGWNCMI
Valuation 36 #35 of 54 64 #20 of 54 85 #9 of 54
Growth 57 #20 of 45 82 #9 of 45 77 #11 of 45
Profitability 19 #35 of 43 57 #19 of 43 43 #25 of 43
Financial Health 92 #6 of 62 43 #36 of 62 85 #10 of 62
Shareholder Returns 28 #19 of 26 96 #2 of 26 92 #3 of 26
Overall 46 68 76
  • IZEA ranked among 63 companies in Advertising and Media
  • STGW ranked among 63 companies in Advertising and Media
  • NCMI 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

PeriodIZEASTGWNCMISPY
1 month -10.9%+5.9%-14.1% -1.0%
3 months -33.0%+21.0%-49.9% +2.9%
6 months -46.7%+31.1%-46.6% +6.4%
Year to date -47.7%+83.6%-51.4% +11.4%
1 year -56.3%+82.9%-55.7% +13.1%
3 years +6.5%+122.8%-47.8% +79.4%
3 years, per year +2.1%+30.6%-19.5% +21.5%
5 years -74.4%-0.2%-94.3% +67.7%
5 years, per year -23.9%0.0%-43.5% +10.9%
10 years -89.8%—-98.7% +255.2%
10 years, per year -20.4%—-35.1% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureIZEASTGWNCMISPY
Volatility, 1Y 47.3%54.3%74.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 48.9%51.2%91.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.860.860.80 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.191.53-0.75 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -82.3%-62.1%-97.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -57.8%-4.0%-57.5% -2.5%
52-week high $5.43$9.35$4.45 $779.14
52-week low $2.29$4.40$1.89 $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.

MultipleIZEASTGWNCMI
P/E now vs peer median -16.1xmedian 18.8x 136.4xmedian 18.8x -23.3xmedian 18.8x
P/S now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 0.7x 0.7xmedian 0.7x 0.7xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 11.1x 11.2xmedian 11.1x 7.3xmedian 11.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median -25.8xmedian 9.4x 8.7xmedian 9.4x 9.0xmedian 9.4x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.6x 3.2xmedian 1.6x 0.5xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median -0.60median 0.44 2.62median 0.44 0.89median 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 monthsIZEASTGWNCMI
Revenue $26.52M $3.04B $249.00M
Gross profit $11.84M $1.09B $234.50M
Operating income -$4.18M $138.73M -$17.70M
Net income -$2.48M $16.16M -$7.60M
Free cash flow -$1.55M $252.73M $19.70M
EPS (diluted) $-0.14 $0.07 $-0.08
Cash & equivalents $46.60M $109.47M $46.10M
Total debt – $1.45B $36.00M
Shares (diluted) 17.45M 245.91M 93.70M
Enterprise value -$154.90M $1.67B $5.14M

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
MetricIZEASTGWNCMI
P/E -16.1x 136.4x -23.3x
P/FCF -25.8x 8.7x 9.0x
P/Operating cash flow -25.8x 7.3x 7.4x
P/S 1.5x 0.7x 0.7x
P/B 0.8x 3.2x 0.5x
P/Tangible book 0.9x -17.0x 4.3x
EV/EBITDA 1.9x 11.2x 7.3x
EV/EBIT 1.6x 25.5x -8.1x
EV/Revenue -0.3x 1.2x 0.6x
EV/FCF 4.3x 14.0x 7.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 4.3x 11.8x 6.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.60 2.62 0.89

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIZEASTGWNCMI
Revenue growth (1Y) -28.2% 6.4% 5.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -12.1% 5.0% 8.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -26.4% 6.0% 5.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -6.5% 3.8% 9.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 66.4% 9.4% 24.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 18.7% 14.0% -15.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 79.9% -15.5% 62.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 24.0% 44.5% -26.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 79.5% 1,127% 62.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 27.0% 52.0% -26.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 47.7% 13.1% -19.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.5% -1.2% 128.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 49.0% 4.3% -18.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.3% -4.8% 81.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIZEASTGWNCMI
Gross margin 44.7% 35.8% 94.2%
EBITDA margin -13.3% 10.4% 7.9%
Operating margin -15.8% 4.6% -7.1%
Pretax margin -10.8% 1.6% -3.1%
Net margin -9.4% 0.5% -3.1%
FCF margin -5.8% 8.3% 7.9%
Operating cash flow margin -5.8% 9.9% 9.6%
Return on equity -6.0% 2.5% -2.2%
Return on assets -5.3% 0.4% -1.7%
Return on invested capital – 2.4% –
Return on capital employed -8.7% 5.1% -4.5%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.7x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.6x 18.6x -3.1x
Stock comp / revenue 6.1% 1.8% 3.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIZEASTGWNCMI
Debt / assets – 34.5% 2.7%
Debt / equity – 2.1x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – 4.3x -1.7x
Debt / FCF – 5.7x 0.6x
Liabilities / assets 12.2% 83.7% 25.1%
Equity / assets 87.8% 16.3% 74.9%
Interest coverage -720.6x 1.5x -25.3x
Current ratio 7.8x 0.8x 1.8x
Quick ratio 7.1x 0.7x 1.8x
Cash ratio 7.1x 0.1x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 2.13 1.13 2.12

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIZEASTGWNCMI
Dividend yield – – 4.8%
Net buyback yield 1.2% 7.0% 2.5%
Shareholder yield 1.2% 7.0% 7.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – -150.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 57.9%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 100.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 57.8%

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.

ConsensusIZEASTGWNCMI
Forward P/E – 7.7xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.01FY2026 $1.16FY2026 $-0.07FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +39.8%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +11.2% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $33.64MFY2026 $3.39BFY2026 $280.69MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.7%FY2026 +16.6%FY2026 +15.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.3% +0.6% -7.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIZEASTGWNCMI
Held by institutions 9.4% 42.1% 89.6%
Institutions holding 31 184 110
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.3% -0.1% +2.2%
Institutions buying 16 92 56
Institutions selling 8 57 34
Buyers to sellers 2.00 1.61 1.65

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.

IZEASTGWNCMI
IZEA 1.00 0.09 0.41
STGW 0.09 1.00 0.16
NCMI 0.41 0.16 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IZEA, STGW and NCMI?

Stagwell (STGW) is the largest by market capitalisation: IZEA Worldwide (IZEA) $40.49M, Stagwell (STGW) $2.13B, National CineMedia (NCMI) $173.34M.

Which company is growing faster?

Stagwell (STGW) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: IZEA Worldwide (IZEA) -28.2%, Stagwell (STGW) +6.4%, National CineMedia (NCMI) +5.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Stagwell (STGW) has the highest net margin (IZEA Worldwide (IZEA) -9.4%, Stagwell (STGW) 0.5%, National CineMedia (NCMI) -3.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Stagwell (STGW) returned the most: IZEA Worldwide (IZEA) -56.3%, Stagwell (STGW) +82.9%, National CineMedia (NCMI) -55.7%. Over five years, Stagwell (STGW) compounded fastest (IZEA Worldwide (IZEA) -23.9%/yr, Stagwell (STGW) 0.0%/yr, National CineMedia (NCMI) -43.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: IZEA Worldwide (IZEA) 0.00%, Stagwell (STGW) 0.00%, National CineMedia (NCMI) 0.07%. IZEA Worldwide (IZEA) and Stagwell (STGW) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, IZEA Worldwide (IZEA) has been the steadiest (IZEA Worldwide (IZEA) 47.3%, Stagwell (STGW) 54.3%, National CineMedia (NCMI) 74.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, IZEA, STGW and NCMI?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Stagwell (STGW) leads on 5. 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.