NICE vs COE vs BAND Stock Comparison

Nice, 51Talk Online Education and Bandwidth Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NICE NICE Ltd.
$118.09 +8.3% 1M -13.7% 1Y
Market cap
$7.15B
P/E
7.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.91B
Div. yield
–
Communications Platforms Technology
5 wins
BAND Bandwidth Inc.
$48.45 -20.6% 1M +185.8% 1Y
Market cap
$1.72B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$828.24M
Div. yield
–
Communications Platforms Technology
1 win

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Nice leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Nice 5, 51Talk Online Education 2, Bandwidth 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNICECOEBANDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.15B $260.33M $1.72B NICE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 7.5x -15.3x -682.5x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.8x — 28.3x NICE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +22.9% +74.9% +9.3% COE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 16.2% -14.1% -0.3% NICE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 0.0% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 3.2x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -13.7% -76.6% +185.8% BAND
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -16.0%/yr +4.5%/yr -10.7%/yr COE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 55.3% 72.2% 95.1% NICE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 44/100 33/100 NICE

Percentile Scorecard

NICECOEBAND

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

AxisNICECOEBAND
Valuation 100 #1 of 29 49 #46 of 89 39 #18 of 29
Growth 73 #8 of 27 63 #31 of 81 27 #20 of 27
Profitability 80 #6 of 26 52 #37 of 76 28 #19 of 26
Financial Health 30 #22 of 31 12 #83 of 94 43 #18 of 31
Shareholder Returns 0 #17 of 17 – 25 #13 of 17
Overall 57 44 33
  • NICE ranked among 32 companies in Workplace Software
  • COE ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software
  • BAND ranked among 32 companies in Workplace Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNICECOEBANDSPY
1 month +8.3%-1.7%-20.6% +0.9%
3 months +12.4%-29.9%+31.1% +5.9%
6 months +15.9%-58.7%+100.2% +8.5%
Year to date +4.5%-63.8%+213.6% +13.3%
1 year -13.7%-76.6%+185.8% +12.4%
3 years -22.4%+44.6%+406.8% +88.1%
3 years, per year -8.1%+13.1%+71.8% +23.5%
5 years -58.3%+24.7%-43.2% +68.2%
5 years, per year -16.0%+4.5%-10.7% +11.0%
10 years +77.8%-83.8%— +263.4%
10 years, per year +5.9%-16.6%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureNICECOEBANDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 55.3%72.2%95.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 59.2%76.0%91.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.220.862.45 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.25-1.061.95 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -73.6%-82.0%-89.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.7%-76.6%-38.2% -0.9%
52-week high $136.90$49.50$78.44 $779.14
52-week low $83.15$10.01$12.82 $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.

MultipleNICECOEBAND
P/E now vs peer median 7.7xmedian 31.0x -16.1xmedian 40.6x -618.2xmedian 31.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 2.5x 2.3xmedian 2.4x 1.8xmedian 2.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.4xmedian 11.2x —median 18.3x 33.5xmedian 11.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 6.6xmedian 15.6x —median 20.5x 19.3xmedian 15.6x
P/B now vs peer median —median 3.2x -7.5xmedian 1.8x 3.9xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.13median 0.74 1.01median 1.74 22.15median 0.74

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 monthsNICECOEBAND
Revenue $5.91B $120.53M $828.24M
Gross profit $3.89B $88.35M $308.33M
Operating income $1.14B -$13.29M -$15.11M
Net income $955.10M -$11.57M $2.26M
Free cash flow $1.08B – $77.35M
R&D $745.97M $7.56M $145.95M
EPS (diluted) $15.08 $-0.72 $-0.08
Cash & equivalents $315.38M $39.98M $169.90M
Total debt – – $330.77M
Shares (diluted) 63.32M 23.67M 33.49M
Enterprise value $5.62B $123.63M $1.30B

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
MetricNICECOEBAND
P/E 7.7x -16.1x -618.2x
P/FCF 6.6x – 19.3x
P/Operating cash flow 5.2x – 15.2x
P/S 1.2x 2.3x 1.8x
P/B – -7.5x 3.9x
P/Tangible book – -7.5x 5.8x
EV/EBITDA 4.4x – 33.5x
EV/EBIT 6.0x -17.8x -109.1x
EV/Revenue 1.1x 2.0x 2.0x
EV/FCF 6.3x – 21.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 5.0x – 16.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.13 1.01 22.15

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNICECOEBAND
Revenue growth (1Y) 22.9% 74.9% 9.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 50.0% 77.8% 12.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 21.5% 67.1% 5.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 48.5% 73.8% 8.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 16.2% -110.8% -25.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 55.1% -9.0% 18.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 5.6% -114.9% 122.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 56.6% 35.6% -58.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 9.2% -132.4% 77.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 59.1% -16.0% -27.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -1.4% – 14.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 59.1% – 46.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -16.3% – 14.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 38.2% – 117.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNICECOEBAND
Gross margin 65.8% 73.3% 37.2%
EBITDA margin 26.2% – 5.9%
Operating margin 19.2% -11.0% -1.8%
Pretax margin 21.3% -12.5% -0.7%
Net margin 16.2% -14.1% -0.3%
FCF margin 18.3% – 9.3%
Operating cash flow margin 23.1% – 11.9%
Return on equity – – 0.6%
Return on assets 18.9% -17.1% 0.2%
Return on invested capital – – 0.0%
Return on capital employed 28.8% – -1.7%
Asset turnover 1.2x 1.8x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x – 43.5x
Stock comp / revenue 5.4% – 6.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNICECOEBAND
Debt / assets – – 30.0%
Debt / equity – – 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 3.2x
Debt / FCF – – 4.3x
Liabilities / assets – 153.1% 65.7%
Equity / assets – -53.1% 34.3%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.3x 0.6x 2.0x
Quick ratio 1.1x 0.4x 2.3x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.4x 1.2x
Altman Z-score – – 2.02

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNICECOEBAND
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -19.5% – 1.3%
Shareholder yield -19.5% 0.0% 1.3%
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.

ConsensusNICECOEBAND
Forward P/E 10.8xFY2026 – 28.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.91FY2026 $-0.06FY2027 $1.71FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -11.3%FY2026 – +19.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +19.1% – +15.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.32BFY2026 $179.19MFY2026 $938.18MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.5%FY2026 +89.7%FY2026 +24.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.0% +56.9% -3.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNICECOEBAND
Held by institutions 56.3% – 98.8%
Institutions holding 320 – 240
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.0% – +27.1%
Institutions buying 145 – 171
Institutions selling 131 – 52
Buyers to sellers 1.11 – 3.29

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.

NICECOEBAND
NICE 1.00 0.12 0.21
COE 0.12 1.00 0.01
BAND 0.21 0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NICE, COE and BAND?

Nice (NICE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Nice (NICE) $7.15B, 51Talk Online Education (COE) $260.33M, Bandwidth (BAND) $1.72B.

Which company is growing faster?

51Talk Online Education (COE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Nice (NICE) +22.9%, 51Talk Online Education (COE) +74.9%, Bandwidth (BAND) +9.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nice (NICE) has the highest net margin (Nice (NICE) 16.2%, 51Talk Online Education (COE) -14.1%, Bandwidth (BAND) -0.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Bandwidth (BAND) returned the most: Nice (NICE) -13.7%, 51Talk Online Education (COE) -76.6%, Bandwidth (BAND) +185.8%. Over five years, 51Talk Online Education (COE) compounded fastest (Nice (NICE) -16.0%/yr, 51Talk Online Education (COE) +4.5%/yr, Bandwidth (BAND) -10.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Nice (NICE) has been the steadiest (Nice (NICE) 55.3%, 51Talk Online Education (COE) 72.2%, Bandwidth (BAND) 95.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NICE, COE and BAND?

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