MTLS vs NOW vs UI Stock Comparison

Materialise, ServiceNow and Ubiquiti Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MTLS Materialise Nv
$8.62 +2.3% 1M +45.1% 1Y
Market cap
$509.16M
P/E
33.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$318.18M
Div. yield
–
Business Process Automation Technology
4 wins
NOW ServiceNow, Inc.
$154.83 +14.2% 1M -18.2% 1Y
Market cap
$160.09B
P/E
95.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.73B
Div. yield
–
Business Process Automation Technology
1 win
UI Ubiquiti Inc.
$599.82 +6.9% 1M -19.4% 1Y
Market cap
$36.30B
P/E
37.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.27B
Div. yield
0.57%
Networking Equipment Technology
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Ubiquiti leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Ubiquiti 6, Materialise 4, ServiceNow 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMTLSNOWUILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $509.16M $160.09B $36.30B NOW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 33.1x 95.6x 37.8x MTLS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 43.1x 40.2x 31.8x UI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.2% +22.2% +27.2% UI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.8% 11.3% 29.3% UI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.5% — 72.8% UI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -2.5x 0.8x — MTLS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — 0.57% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +45.1% -18.2% -19.4% MTLS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -19.3%/yr +2.4%/yr +14.4%/yr UI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 42.0% 58.7% 53.8% MTLS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 52/100 69/100 UI

Percentile Scorecard

MTLSNOWUI

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

AxisMTLSNOWUI
Valuation 86 #15 of 101 27 #74 of 101 29 #80 of 112
Growth 88 #13 of 97 58 #41 of 97 89 #13 of 109
Profitability 60 #38 of 94 82 #18 of 94 99 #2 of 104
Financial Health 80 #22 of 108 50 #55 of 108 75 #30 of 116
Shareholder Returns 8 #59 of 64 41 #38 of 64 51 #40 of 81
Overall 64 52 69
  • MTLS ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • NOW ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • UI ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMTLSNOWUISPY
1 month +2.3%+14.2%+6.9% -0.2%
3 months +33.9%+40.0%+12.0% +3.9%
6 months +62.6%+71.1%-37.8% +8.2%
Year to date +55.3%+1.1%+8.4% +12.9%
1 year +45.1%-18.2%-19.4% +12.3%
3 years +61.7%+39.7%+414.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year +17.4%+11.8%+72.7% +23.3%
5 years -65.8%+12.6%+95.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year -19.3%+2.4%+14.4% +10.9%
10 years +18.1%+811.3%+1,057.3% +261.1%
10 years, per year +1.7%+24.7%+27.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMTLSNOWUISPY
Volatility, 1Y 42.0%58.7%53.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.2%61.3%59.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.100.611.64 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.07-0.31-0.36 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -84.7%-64.5%-70.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.5%-18.2%-44.7% -1.2%
52-week high $8.75$189.26$1,084.50 $779.14
52-week low $4.80$83.00$515.44 $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.

MultipleMTLSNOWUI
P/E now vs peer median 33.1xmedian 28.3x 95.6xmedian 28.3x 37.8xmedian 33.2x
P/S now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 2.8x 10.9xmedian 2.8x 11.1xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.5xmedian 17.3x 47.7xmedian 17.3x 29.6xmedian 20.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 31.5xmedian 15.8x 35.0xmedian 15.8x 39.9xmedian 29.8x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 3.2x 12.8xmedian 3.2x 25.2xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median 0.11median 0.85 18.40median 0.85 1.15median 1.17

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 monthsMTLSNOWUI
Revenue $318.18M $14.73B $3.27B
Gross profit $182.10M $11.02B $1.51B
Operating income $12.25M $1.68B $1.19B
Net income $15.39M $1.67B $960.30M
Free cash flow $16.15M $4.58B $908.94M
R&D $55.71M $3.26B $204.17M
EPS (diluted) $0.26 $1.61 $15.85
Cash & equivalents $152.75M $2.50B $522.58M
Total debt $53.39M $7.52B $180.81M
Shares (diluted) 59.07M 1.03B 60.57M
Enterprise value -$108.25M $138.55B $34.84B

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
MetricMTLSNOWUI
P/E 33.1x 95.6x 37.8x
P/FCF 31.5x 35.0x 39.9x
P/Operating cash flow 14.2x 30.2x 39.1x
P/S 1.6x 10.9x 11.1x
P/B 1.7x 12.8x 25.2x
P/Tangible book 1.9x 18.3x 25.2x
EV/EBITDA 10.5x 47.7x 29.6x
EV/EBIT 33.4x 97.0x 30.1x
EV/Revenue 1.3x 11.1x 10.9x
EV/FCF 25.4x 35.6x 39.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.4x 30.7x 38.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.11 18.40 1.15

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMTLSNOWUI
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.2% 22.2% 27.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.4% 22.5% 19.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.4% 16.4% 35.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.0% 20.5% 25.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 73.2% 4.9% 41.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 62.7% 49.1% 29.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 150.8% 0.5% 34.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 330.9% 5.5% 33.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 151.3% 1.7% 34.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 310.4% 5.2% 33.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 46.9% 13.0% 45.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 32.9% 22.2% 103.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 340.6% 19.0% 44.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 53.8% 25.7% 95.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMTLSNOWUI
Gross margin 57.2% 74.8% 46.2%
EBITDA margin 12.3% 23.2% 36.8%
Operating margin 3.9% 11.4% 36.2%
Pretax margin 4.9% 15.9% 36.1%
Net margin 4.8% 11.3% 29.3%
FCF margin 5.1% 31.1% 27.8%
Operating cash flow margin 11.3% 36.0% 28.4%
Return on equity 5.3% 13.8% 72.7%
Return on assets 3.2% 6.0% 49.1%
Return on invested capital 3.5% – 72.8%
Return on capital employed 3.3% 10.6% 89.1%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.5x 1.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.3x 3.2x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 0.1% 12.3% 0.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMTLSNOWUI
Debt / assets 11.2% 23.7% –
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.6x –
Net debt / EBITDA -2.5x 0.8x –
Debt / FCF 3.3x 1.6x –
Liabilities / assets 38.6% 60.5% 34.5%
Equity / assets 61.4% 39.5% 65.5%
Interest coverage 27.6x – –
Current ratio 2.4x 0.7x 2.9x
Quick ratio 2.1x 0.6x 1.5x
Cash ratio 1.5x 0.4x 1.0x
Altman Z-score 2.96 5.78 33.57

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMTLSNOWUI
Dividend yield – – 0.6%
Net buyback yield -21.0% 2.0% –
Shareholder yield -21.0% 2.0% 0.6%
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.

ConsensusMTLSNOWUI
Forward P/E 43.1xFY2026 40.2xFY2026 31.8xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $0.20FY2026 $3.85FY2026 $18.88FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +33.3%FY2026 +9.7%FY2026 +18.4%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +45.0% +27.0% +9.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $302.24MFY2026 $15.25BFY2026 $4.12BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY -3.8%FY2026 +14.8%FY2026 +25.9%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +17.6% +17.7% +5.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMTLSNOWUI
Held by institutions 13.7% 81.6% 4.9%
Institutions holding 59 2,224 354
Change in shares held, QoQ +9.4% -2.1% +8.0%
Institutions buying 23 1,285 163
Institutions selling 22 779 139
Buyers to sellers 1.05 1.65 1.17

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.

MTLSNOWUI
MTLS 1.00 0.23 0.13
NOW 0.23 1.00 -0.08
UI 0.13 -0.08 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MTLS, NOW and UI?

ServiceNow (NOW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Materialise (MTLS) $509.16M, ServiceNow (NOW) $160.09B, Ubiquiti (UI) $36.30B.

Which stock is cheaper, MTLS, NOW and UI?

Materialise (MTLS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Materialise (MTLS) 33.1x, ServiceNow (NOW) 95.6x, Ubiquiti (UI) 37.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ubiquiti (UI) is cheapest (Materialise (MTLS) 43.1x, ServiceNow (NOW) 40.2x, Ubiquiti (UI) 31.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Ubiquiti (UI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Materialise (MTLS) +10.2%, ServiceNow (NOW) +22.2%, Ubiquiti (UI) +27.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ubiquiti (UI) has the highest net margin (Materialise (MTLS) 4.8%, ServiceNow (NOW) 11.3%, Ubiquiti (UI) 29.3%). On return on invested capital, Ubiquiti (UI) leads (Materialise (MTLS) 3.5%, Ubiquiti (UI) 72.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Materialise (MTLS) returned the most: Materialise (MTLS) +45.1%, ServiceNow (NOW) -18.2%, Ubiquiti (UI) -19.4%. Over five years, Ubiquiti (UI) compounded fastest (Materialise (MTLS) -19.3%/yr, ServiceNow (NOW) +2.4%/yr, Ubiquiti (UI) +14.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Ubiquiti (UI) 0.57%. Materialise (MTLS) and ServiceNow (NOW) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Materialise (MTLS) has been the steadiest (Materialise (MTLS) 42.0%, ServiceNow (NOW) 58.7%, Ubiquiti (UI) 53.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MTLS, NOW and UI?

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