KODK vs ZBRA vs PMTS Stock Comparison

Eastman Kodak, Zebra Technologies and CPI Card Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
KODK Eastman Kodak Co
$9.32 -2.9% 1M +44.7% 1Y
Market cap
$852.82M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.14B
Div. yield
–
Office Equipment Industrials
2 wins
ZBRA Zebra Technologies Corp
$377.38 +0.4% 1M +39.4% 1Y
Market cap
$17.11B
P/E
31.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.85B
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
3 wins
PMTS CPI Card Group Inc.
$26.23 +5.9% 1M +62.1% 1Y
Market cap
$298.14M
P/E
21.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$587.31M
Div. yield
–
Office Equipment Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

CPI Card leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (CPI Card 6, Zebra Technologies 3, Eastman Kodak 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionKODKZBRAPMTSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $852.82M $17.11B $298.14M ZBRA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -8.7x 31.7x 21.7x PMTS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 25.9x 16.7x 9.0x PMTS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.5% +12.7% +16.9% PMTS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -8.6% 9.2% 2.3% ZBRA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 4.3% 10.6% 13.9% PMTS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -3.5x 2.4x 3.0x KODK
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +44.7% +39.4% +62.1% PMTS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +6.5%/yr -6.7%/yr -1.7%/yr KODK
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 62.7% 45.5% 69.2% ZBRA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 62/100 65/100 PMTS

Percentile Scorecard

KODKZBRAPMTS

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

AxisKODKZBRAPMTS
Valuation 89 #13 of 113 69 #35 of 112 97 #4 of 113
Growth 71 #29 of 96 46 #59 of 108 53 #46 of 96
Profitability 32 #62 of 91 85 #17 of 104 78 #21 of 91
Financial Health 76 #30 of 122 17 #96 of 116 34 #81 of 122
Shareholder Returns 19 #54 of 66 92 #7 of 78 –
Overall 57 62 65
  • KODK ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • ZBRA ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • PMTS ranked among 130 companies in Business Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodKODKZBRAPMTSSPY
1 month -2.9%+0.4%+5.9% +0.7%
3 months +11.4%+30.8%+27.5% +3.7%
6 months -30.1%+66.8%+48.1% +7.1%
Year to date +10.2%+55.4%+78.7% +12.8%
1 year +44.7%+39.4%+62.1% +11.9%
3 years +147.9%+79.9%+55.9% +85.2%
3 years, per year +35.4%+21.6%+16.0% +22.8%
5 years +37.3%-29.3%-8.0% +67.6%
5 years, per year +6.5%-6.7%-1.7% +10.9%
10 years -37.9%+469.5%-2.9% +262.0%
10 years, per year -4.6%+19.0%-0.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureKODKZBRAPMTSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 62.7%45.5%69.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 53.6%38.1%62.3% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.001.701.22 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.710.870.90 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -60.3%-67.8%-74.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -35.8%-3.5%-14.0% -1.2%
52-week high $14.51$391.00$30.50 $779.14
52-week low $5.79$199.30$11.29 $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.

MultipleKODKZBRAPMTS
P/E now vs peer median -9.3xmedian 21.9x 33.4xmedian 32.9x 21.9xmedian 21.9x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 0.9x 3.1xmedian 2.9x 0.5xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.8xmedian 11.9x 19.1xmedian 20.0x 6.7xmedian 11.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 14.4x 19.8xmedian 30.2x 3.9xmedian 14.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 2.4x 5.2xmedian 2.9x -26.3xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.20median 0.97 -8.84median 1.08 -0.70median 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 monthsKODKZBRAPMTS
Revenue $1.14B $5.85B $587.31M
Gross profit $274.00M $2.90B $181.89M
Operating income $32.00M $858.00M $54.17M
Net income -$94.00M $539.00M $13.75M
Free cash flow $464.00M $904.00M $76.55M
R&D $32.00M $622.00M –
EPS (diluted) $-0.95 $11.20 $1.14
Cash & equivalents $290.00M $157.00M $21.37M
Total debt $110.00M $2.77B $262.14M
Shares (diluted) 102.80M 48.13M 12.04M
Enterprise value -$426.18M $15.66B $219.82M

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
MetricKODKZBRAPMTS
P/E -9.3x 33.4x 21.9x
P/FCF 2.0x 19.8x 3.9x
P/Operating cash flow 1.9x 18.2x 3.3x
P/S 0.8x 3.1x 0.5x
P/B 1.5x 5.2x -26.3x
P/Tangible book 1.5x 6.6x -9.7x
EV/EBITDA 11.8x 19.1x 6.7x
EV/EBIT 22.0x 23.9x 10.0x
EV/Revenue 0.6x 3.5x 0.9x
EV/FCF 1.5x 22.6x 7.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 1.5x 20.9x 5.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.20 -8.84 -0.70

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKODKZBRAPMTS
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.5% 12.7% 16.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.9% 2.1% 6.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 42.0% 14.9% 8.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 11.2% 4.2% 0.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 194.1% 8.1% -5.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 66.0% -0.9% -13.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -954.5% -1.6% 3.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -47.7% -6.1% -31.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -1,064% 4.8% 2.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -46.6% -3.8% -31.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 1,132% 5.8% 86.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 292.8% 63.5% 22.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 529.6% 6.0% 128.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 174.0% 83.6% 31.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKODKZBRAPMTS
Gross margin 24.1% 49.6% 31.0%
EBITDA margin 5.3% 18.3% 13.8%
Operating margin 2.8% 14.7% 9.2%
Pretax margin -6.6% 12.1% 3.7%
Net margin -8.6% 9.2% 2.3%
FCF margin 40.9% 15.5% 13.0%
Operating cash flow margin 42.7% 16.7% 15.6%
Return on equity -15.4% 15.6% –
Return on assets -6.1% 6.4% 3.7%
Return on invested capital 4.3% 10.6% 13.9%
Return on capital employed 2.5% 19.1% 18.2%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.7x 1.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -5.2x 1.8x 6.7x
Stock comp / revenue 1.4% 3.0% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKODKZBRAPMTS
Debt / assets 7.2% 32.0% 67.1%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.8x -22.8x
Net debt / EBITDA -3.5x 2.4x 3.0x
Debt / FCF 0.2x 3.1x 3.4x
Liabilities / assets 59.2% 60.2% 102.9%
Equity / assets 40.8% 39.8% -2.9%
Interest coverage 0.7x – –
Current ratio 2.9x 0.5x 2.1x
Quick ratio 1.8x 0.3x 1.2x
Cash ratio 1.2x 0.0x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 1.34 3.71 3.03

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKODKZBRAPMTS
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 0.8% 5.1% –
Shareholder yield 0.8% 5.1% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusKODKZBRAPMTS
Forward P/E 25.9xFY2026 16.7xFY2026 9.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.36FY2026 $22.59FY2026 $2.92FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +42.6%FY2026 +35.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +125.0% -4.5% +13.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.21BFY2026 $6.35BFY2026 $574.27MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.1%FY2026 +17.7%FY2026 +4.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.0% +1.2% +18.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersKODKZBRAPMTS
Held by institutions 38.7% 100.0% 25.7%
Institutions holding 179 645 78
Change in shares held, QoQ +11.9% +4.5% +7.6%
Institutions buying 112 309 47
Institutions selling 35 242 19
Buyers to sellers 3.20 1.28 2.47

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.

KODKZBRAPMTS
KODK 1.00 0.21 0.12
ZBRA 0.21 1.00 0.27
PMTS 0.12 0.27 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KODK, ZBRA and PMTS?

Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Eastman Kodak (KODK) $852.82M, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) $17.11B, CPI Card (PMTS) $298.14M.

Which stock is cheaper, KODK, ZBRA and PMTS?

CPI Card (PMTS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Eastman Kodak (KODK) -8.7x, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 31.7x, CPI Card (PMTS) 21.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, CPI Card (PMTS) is cheapest (Eastman Kodak (KODK) 25.9x, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 16.7x, CPI Card (PMTS) 9.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

CPI Card (PMTS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Eastman Kodak (KODK) +9.5%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) +12.7%, CPI Card (PMTS) +16.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) has the highest net margin (Eastman Kodak (KODK) -8.6%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 9.2%, CPI Card (PMTS) 2.3%). On return on invested capital, CPI Card (PMTS) leads (Eastman Kodak (KODK) 4.3%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 10.6%, CPI Card (PMTS) 13.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year CPI Card (PMTS) returned the most: Eastman Kodak (KODK) +44.7%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) +39.4%, CPI Card (PMTS) +62.1%. Over five years, Eastman Kodak (KODK) compounded fastest (Eastman Kodak (KODK) +6.5%/yr, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) -6.7%/yr, CPI Card (PMTS) -1.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) has been the steadiest (Eastman Kodak (KODK) 62.7%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 45.5%, CPI Card (PMTS) 69.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, KODK, ZBRA and PMTS?

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