RAMP vs SPT vs YEXT Stock Comparison

LiveRamp Holdings, Sprout Social and Yext Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
RAMP LiveRamp Holdings, Inc.
$38.17 +1.8% 1M +33.9% 1Y
Market cap
$2.31B
P/E
14.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$832.10M
Div. yield
–
Marketing Software Technology
7 wins
SPT Sprout Social, Inc.
$12.76 +33.8% 1M +13.4% 1Y
Market cap
$663.50M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$481.82M
Div. yield
–
Marketing Software Technology
2 wins
YEXT Yext, Inc.
$7.42 +14.5% 1M -12.8% 1Y
Market cap
$721.68M
P/E
27.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$443.02M
Div. yield
–
Marketing Software Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

LiveRamp Holdings leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (LiveRamp Holdings 7, Yext 2, Sprout Social 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionRAMPSPTYEXTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.31B $663.50M $721.68M RAMP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.8x -22.5x 27.6x RAMP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.4x 10.6x 9.6x YEXT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.9% +11.8% -1.5% SPT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 18.7% -6.1% 5.9% RAMP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -11.2% 19.3% YEXT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -7.3x 1.0x SPT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +33.9% +13.4% -12.8% RAMP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -6.0%/yr -36.1%/yr -9.9%/yr RAMP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.2% 66.4% 55.4% RAMP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 85/100 63/100 67/100 RAMP

Percentile Scorecard

RAMPSPTYEXT

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

AxisRAMPSPTYEXT
Valuation 89 #12 of 102 67 #34 of 102 79 #22 of 102
Growth 86 #15 of 98 79 #21 of 98 51 #49 of 98
Profitability 78 #22 of 95 42 #56 of 95 79 #21 of 95
Financial Health 93 #9 of 109 65 #39 of 109 32 #75 of 109
Shareholder Returns 78 #15 of 64 – 95 #4 of 64
Overall 85 63 67
  • RAMP ranked among 115 companies in Business Applications
  • SPT ranked among 115 companies in Business Applications
  • YEXT ranked among 115 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodRAMPSPTYEXTSPY
1 month +1.8%+33.8%+14.5% -0.8%
3 months +0.9%+53.4%+34.2% +3.5%
6 months +28.9%+112.3%+92.2% +7.0%
Year to date +30.0%+13.2%-7.9% +12.2%
1 year +33.9%+13.4%-12.8% +13.0%
3 years +39.5%-69.6%+26.0% +86.3%
3 years, per year +11.7%-32.8%+8.0% +23.1%
5 years -26.5%-89.3%-40.6% +68.6%
5 years, per year -6.0%-36.1%-9.9% +11.0%
10 years +54.7%—— +258.0%
10 years, per year +4.5%—— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureRAMPSPTYEXTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.2%66.4%55.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.0%64.5%64.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.360.800.71 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.910.20-0.23 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -72.7%-96.5%-75.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.2%-2.7%-16.3% -1.8%
52-week high $38.24$13.11$8.87 $779.14
52-week low $22.42$4.99$3.34 $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.

MultipleRAMPSPTYEXT
P/E now vs peer median 14.8xmedian 28.8x -23.2xmedian 28.8x 28.4xmedian 28.8x
P/S now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 2.8x 1.6xmedian 2.8x 1.7xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.8xmedian 17.7x 57.1xmedian 17.7x 12.7xmedian 17.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.7xmedian 15.8x 15.4xmedian 15.8x 13.9xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 3.2x 3.4xmedian 3.2x 20.7xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.26median 0.85 -1.30median 0.85 0.58median 0.85

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 monthsRAMPSPTYEXT
Revenue $832.10M $481.82M $443.02M
Gross profit $589.26M $373.15M $327.66M
Operating income $96.41M -$28.45M $36.90M
Net income $155.72M -$29.55M $26.12M
Free cash flow $198.85M $50.36M $52.98M
R&D $145.67M $107.05M $85.48M
EPS (diluted) $2.52 $-0.49 $0.25
Cash & equivalents $363.52M $119.93M $86.83M
Total debt – $32.50M $147.70M
Shares (diluted) 61.85M 60.24M 103.11M
Enterprise value $772.62M $246.04M $248.93M

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
MetricRAMPSPTYEXT
P/E 14.8x -23.2x 28.4x
P/FCF 11.7x 15.4x 13.9x
P/Operating cash flow 11.6x 14.3x 13.4x
P/S 2.8x 1.6x 1.7x
P/B 2.4x 3.4x 20.7x
P/Tangible book 2.4x 4.0x -17.5x
EV/EBITDA 17.8x 57.1x 12.7x
EV/EBIT 20.2x -24.1x 21.6x
EV/Revenue 2.3x 1.4x 1.8x
EV/FCF 9.8x 13.6x 15.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.7x 12.7x 14.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.26 -1.30 0.58

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRAMPSPTYEXT
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.9% 11.8% -1.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.0% 18.5% 3.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 8.7% 11.6% -4.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 10.8% 18.6% 2.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 439.4% 47.4% 225.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 44.0% 19.4% 51.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 979.7% 46.0% 250.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 54.3% 15.6% 45.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 1,065% 47.7% 345.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 56.0% 17.9% 49.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 36.0% 48.6% -19.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 29.0% 42.6% 7.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 35.9% 54.2% -20.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 30.0% 43.6% 8.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRAMPSPTYEXT
Gross margin 70.8% 77.4% 74.0%
EBITDA margin 13.2% 2.5% 14.1%
Operating margin 11.6% -5.9% 8.3%
Pretax margin 13.3% -6.0% 6.3%
Net margin 18.7% -6.1% 5.9%
FCF margin 23.9% 10.5% 12.0%
Operating cash flow margin 24.1% 11.2% 12.4%
Return on equity 16.0% -13.3% 86.7%
Return on assets 12.1% -5.7% 5.3%
Return on invested capital – -11.2% 19.3%
Return on capital employed 9.2% -10.2% 14.7%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.9x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x -1.8x 2.1x
Stock comp / revenue 9.4% 15.1% 9.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRAMPSPTYEXT
Debt / assets – 6.2% 30.5%
Debt / equity – 0.1x 4.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – -7.3x 1.0x
Debt / FCF – 0.6x 2.8x
Liabilities / assets 23.6% 56.2% 92.6%
Equity / assets 76.4% 43.8% 7.4%
Interest coverage – -9.9x 3.3x
Current ratio 2.7x 1.0x 0.8x
Quick ratio 2.5x 0.8x 0.6x
Cash ratio 1.6x 0.5x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 7.51 1.24 0.16

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRAMPSPTYEXT
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 7.6% – 22.9%
Shareholder yield 7.6% – 22.9%
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.

ConsensusRAMPSPTYEXT
Forward P/E 12.4xFY2026 10.6xFY2026 9.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.07FY2026 $1.20FY2026 $0.77FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +35.2%FY2026 +46.3%FY2026 +45.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +11.1% +22.5% +2.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $843.08MFY2026 $472.24MFY2026 $433.54MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +3.7%FY2026 +3.2%FY2026 -2.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.2% +16.4% -1.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRAMPSPTYEXT
Held by institutions 100.0% 93.3% 65.8%
Institutions holding 307 192 177
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.5% +4.1% -9.8%
Institutions buying 165 114 83
Institutions selling 106 57 64
Buyers to sellers 1.56 2.00 1.30

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.

RAMPSPTYEXT
RAMP 1.00 0.39 0.22
SPT 0.39 1.00 0.47
YEXT 0.22 0.47 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RAMP, SPT and YEXT?

LiveRamp Holdings (RAMP) is the largest by market capitalisation: LiveRamp Holdings (RAMP) $2.31B, Sprout Social (SPT) $663.50M, Yext (YEXT) $721.68M.

Which stock is cheaper, RAMP, SPT and YEXT?

LiveRamp Holdings (RAMP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (LiveRamp Holdings (RAMP) 14.8x, Sprout Social (SPT) -22.5x, Yext (YEXT) 27.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Yext (YEXT) is cheapest (LiveRamp Holdings (RAMP) 12.4x, Sprout Social (SPT) 10.6x, Yext (YEXT) 9.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Sprout Social (SPT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: LiveRamp Holdings (RAMP) +8.9%, Sprout Social (SPT) +11.8%, Yext (YEXT) -1.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

LiveRamp Holdings (RAMP) has the highest net margin (LiveRamp Holdings (RAMP) 18.7%, Sprout Social (SPT) -6.1%, Yext (YEXT) 5.9%). On return on invested capital, Yext (YEXT) leads (Sprout Social (SPT) -11.2%, Yext (YEXT) 19.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year LiveRamp Holdings (RAMP) returned the most: LiveRamp Holdings (RAMP) +33.9%, Sprout Social (SPT) +13.4%, Yext (YEXT) -12.8%. Over five years, LiveRamp Holdings (RAMP) compounded fastest (LiveRamp Holdings (RAMP) -6.0%/yr, Sprout Social (SPT) -36.1%/yr, Yext (YEXT) -9.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, LiveRamp Holdings (RAMP) has been the steadiest (LiveRamp Holdings (RAMP) 37.2%, Sprout Social (SPT) 66.4%, Yext (YEXT) 55.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, RAMP, SPT and YEXT?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, LiveRamp Holdings (RAMP) leads on 7. 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.