NICE vs TWLO vs ZM Stock Comparison

Nice, Twilio and Zoom Communications Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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NICE NICE Ltd.
$121.18 +2.9% 1M -8.2% 1Y
Market cap
$7.64B
P/E
8.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.91B
Div. yield
–
Communications Platforms Technology
3 wins
TWLO Twilio Inc
$261.66 -10.0% 1M +136.1% 1Y
Market cap
$39.75B
P/E
34.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.57B
Div. yield
–
Communications Platforms Technology
3 wins
ZM Zoom Communications, Inc.
$95.77 +4.2% 1M +15.7% 1Y
Market cap
$28.48B
P/E
8.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.97B
Div. yield
–
Communications Platforms Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Twilio leads on 3 of the 12 questions below (Twilio 3, Nice 3, Zoom Communications 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNICETWLOZMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.64B $39.75B $28.48B TWLO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 8.0x 34.6x 8.9x NICE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.1x 45.8x 14.8x NICE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +22.9% +17.8% +4.6% NICE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 16.2% 20.6% 64.1% ZM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 3.1% — –
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 -8.2% +136.1% +15.7% TWLO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -15.5%/yr -6.1%/yr -19.2%/yr TWLO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 55.2% 62.2% 44.7% ZM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 57/100 79/100 ZM

Percentile Scorecard

NICETWLOZM

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

AxisNICETWLOZM
Valuation 97 #2 of 30 24 #23 of 30 66 #11 of 30
Growth 73 #8 of 27 96 #2 of 27 69 #9 of 27
Profitability 80 #6 of 26 40 #16 of 26 84 #5 of 26
Financial Health 39 #20 of 32 87 #5 of 32 97 #2 of 32
Shareholder Returns 6 #16 of 17 38 #11 of 17 –
Overall 59 57 79
  • NICE ranked among 33 companies in Workplace Software
  • TWLO ranked among 33 companies in Workplace Software
  • ZM ranked among 33 companies in Workplace Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNICETWLOZMSPY
1 month +2.9%-10.0%+4.2% -1.0%
3 months +34.3%+36.7%+8.8% +2.9%
6 months +20.8%+82.0%+4.1% +6.4%
Year to date +7.2%+84.0%+11.0% +11.4%
1 year -8.2%+136.1%+15.7% +13.1%
3 years -23.6%+388.0%+54.1% +79.4%
3 years, per year -8.6%+69.7%+15.5% +21.5%
5 years -57.0%-26.9%-65.5% +67.7%
5 years, per year -15.5%-6.1%-19.2% +10.9%
10 years +81.4%+537.3%— +255.2%
10 years, per year +6.1%+20.3%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureNICETWLOZMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 55.2%62.2%44.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 59.5%52.9%42.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.241.371.03 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.152.190.35 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -73.6%-88.1%-80.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.5%-13.6%-14.4% -2.5%
52-week high $136.90$302.99$111.88 $779.14
52-week low $83.15$108.49$72.72 $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.

MultipleNICETWLOZM
P/E now vs peer median 7.9xmedian 32.3x 34.8xmedian 32.3x 8.8xmedian 32.3x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 2.4x 7.2xmedian 2.4x 5.6xmedian 2.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.5xmedian 11.5x 74.2xmedian 11.5x 13.5xmedian 11.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 6.8xmedian 14.2x 38.3xmedian 14.2x 14.2xmedian 14.2x
P/B now vs peer median —median 2.7x 4.5xmedian 2.7x 2.5xmedian 2.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.13median 0.77 0.76median 0.77 0.05median 0.77

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 monthsNICETWLOZM
Revenue $5.91B $5.57B $4.97B
Gross profit $3.89B $2.70B $3.84B
Operating income $1.14B $289.94M $1.20B
Net income $955.10M $1.15B $3.19B
Free cash flow $1.08B $1.05B –
R&D $745.97M $1.06B $881.96M
EPS (diluted) $15.08 $7.19 $10.64
Cash & equivalents $315.38M $823.26M $931.99M
Total debt – $993.16M –
Shares (diluted) 63.32M 159.71M 299.75M
Enterprise value $6.11B $29.82B -$2.31B

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
MetricNICETWLOZM
P/E 7.9x 34.8x 8.8x
P/FCF 6.8x 38.3x 14.2x
P/Operating cash flow 5.4x 37.9x –
P/S 1.2x 7.2x 5.6x
P/B – 4.5x 2.5x
P/Tangible book – 4.5x 2.5x
EV/EBITDA 4.5x 74.2x 13.5x
EV/EBIT 6.1x 132.9x 17.3x
EV/Revenue 1.2x 6.9x 4.2x
EV/FCF 6.5x 36.7x –
EV/Operating cash flow 5.1x 36.3x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.13 0.76 0.05

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNICETWLOZM
Revenue growth (1Y) 22.9% 17.8% 4.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 50.0% 11.2% 3.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 21.5% 14.5% 5.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 48.5% 11.7% 4.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 16.2% 320.8% 23.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 55.1% 31.4% 112.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 5.6% 5,574% 168.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 56.6% 43.3% 182.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 9.2% 5,574% 175.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 59.1% 45.5% 184.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -1.4% 35.8% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 59.1% 96.9% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -16.3% 35.5% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 38.2% 89.1% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNICETWLOZM
Gross margin 65.8% 48.5% 77.2%
EBITDA margin 26.2% 9.3% 30.9%
Operating margin 19.2% 5.2% 24.1%
Pretax margin 21.3% 3.1% 82.5%
Net margin 16.2% 20.6% 64.1%
FCF margin 18.3% 18.8% –
Operating cash flow margin 23.1% 19.0% –
Return on equity – 13.7% 30.2%
Return on assets 18.9% 11.3% 25.0%
Return on invested capital – 3.1% –
Return on capital employed 28.8% 3.1% 11.2%
Asset turnover 1.2x 0.5x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 0.9x –
Stock comp / revenue 5.4% 10.6% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNICETWLOZM
Debt / assets – 9.2% –
Debt / equity – 0.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA – -3.2x –
Debt / FCF – 0.9x –
Liabilities / assets – 17.2% 16.8%
Equity / assets – 82.8% 83.2%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.3x 4.6x 3.8x
Quick ratio 1.1x 4.2x 3.7x
Cash ratio 0.3x 3.3x 3.4x
Altman Z-score – 12.92 9.34

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNICETWLOZM
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -19.0% 2.0% –
Shareholder yield -19.0% 2.0% –
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.

ConsensusNICETWLOZM
Forward P/E 11.1xFY2026 45.8xFY2026 14.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.91FY2026 $5.71FY2026 $6.45FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -11.3%FY2026 +16.8%FY2026 +9.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +19.1% +23.8% +2.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.32BFY2026 $6.37BFY2026 $4.76BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.5%FY2026 +25.7%FY2026 -2.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.0% +1.5% +7.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNICETWLOZM
Held by institutions 56.3% 90.3% 67.2%
Institutions holding 320 963 862
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.0% +1.9% +2.9%
Institutions buying 145 543 477
Institutions selling 131 310 279
Buyers to sellers 1.11 1.75 1.71

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.

NICETWLOZM
NICE 1.00 0.40 0.38
TWLO 0.40 1.00 0.50
ZM 0.38 0.50 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NICE, TWLO and ZM?

Twilio (TWLO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Nice (NICE) $7.64B, Twilio (TWLO) $39.75B, Zoom Communications (ZM) $28.48B.

Which stock is cheaper, NICE, TWLO and ZM?

Nice (NICE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Nice (NICE) 8.0x, Twilio (TWLO) 34.6x, Zoom Communications (ZM) 8.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Nice (NICE) is cheapest (Nice (NICE) 11.1x, Twilio (TWLO) 45.8x, Zoom Communications (ZM) 14.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Nice (NICE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Nice (NICE) +22.9%, Twilio (TWLO) +17.8%, Zoom Communications (ZM) +4.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Zoom Communications (ZM) has the highest net margin (Nice (NICE) 16.2%, Twilio (TWLO) 20.6%, Zoom Communications (ZM) 64.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Twilio (TWLO) returned the most: Nice (NICE) -8.2%, Twilio (TWLO) +136.1%, Zoom Communications (ZM) +15.7%. Over five years, Twilio (TWLO) compounded fastest (Nice (NICE) -15.5%/yr, Twilio (TWLO) -6.1%/yr, Zoom Communications (ZM) -19.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Zoom Communications (ZM) has been the steadiest (Nice (NICE) 55.2%, Twilio (TWLO) 62.2%, Zoom Communications (ZM) 44.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NICE, TWLO and ZM?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Twilio (TWLO) leads on 3. 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.