RAMP vs ZETA vs SPT Stock Comparison

LiveRamp Holdings, Zeta Global Holdings and Sprout Social Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
RAMP LiveRamp Holdings, Inc.
$38.24 +1.5% 1M +40.8% 1Y
Market cap
$2.32B
P/E
14.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$832.10M
Div. yield
–
Marketing Software Technology
3 wins
SPT Sprout Social, Inc.
$12.22 +29.9% 1M +17.3% 1Y
Market cap
$653.02M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$481.82M
Div. yield
–
Marketing Software Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Zeta Global Holdings leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Zeta Global Holdings 5, LiveRamp Holdings 3, Sprout Social 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionRAMPZETASPTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.32B $7.73B $653.02M ZETA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.9x -3,562x -22.1x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.5x 32.1x 10.2x SPT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.9% +35.9% +11.8% ZETA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 18.7% -0.1% -6.1% RAMP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 0.5% -11.2% ZETA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -1.0x -7.3x SPT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +40.8% +84.5% +17.3% ZETA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -6.5%/yr +31.7%/yr -37.5%/yr ZETA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.0% 65.0% 66.2% RAMP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 84/100 61/100 63/100 RAMP

Percentile Scorecard

RAMPZETASPT

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

AxisRAMPZETASPT
Valuation 90 #11 of 101 35 #66 of 101 70 #31 of 101
Growth 87 #14 of 97 99 #2 of 97 78 #22 of 97
Profitability 76 #23 of 93 50 #47 of 93 40 #56 of 93
Financial Health 92 #10 of 108 85 #17 of 108 64 #40 of 108
Shareholder Returns 76 #16 of 63 36 #41 of 63 –
Overall 84 61 63
  • RAMP ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • ZETA ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • SPT ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodRAMPZETASPTSPY
1 month +1.5%+13.0%+29.9% +0.7%
3 months +1.2%+53.4%+44.3% +3.7%
6 months +30.8%+77.8%+103.7% +7.1%
Year to date +30.2%+60.9%+8.4% +12.8%
1 year +40.8%+84.5%+17.3% +11.9%
3 years +39.1%+332.6%-71.4% +85.2%
3 years, per year +11.6%+63.0%-34.2% +22.8%
5 years -28.5%+296.5%-90.4% +67.6%
5 years, per year -6.5%+31.7%-37.5% +10.9%
10 years +60.9%—— +262.0%
10 years, per year +4.9%—— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureRAMPZETASPTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.0%65.0%66.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.8%59.5%64.1% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.362.260.79 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.101.300.26 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -72.7%-70.0%-96.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-4.0%-6.8% -1.2%
52-week high $38.24$34.12$13.11 $779.14
52-week low $22.42$14.55$4.99 $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.

MultipleRAMPZETASPT
P/E now vs peer median 14.9xmedian 28.0x -3,704xmedian 28.0x -22.2xmedian 28.0x
P/S now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 2.8x 4.7xmedian 2.8x 1.5xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.8xmedian 16.9x 67.8xmedian 16.9x 54.3xmedian 16.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.7xmedian 15.9x 33.1xmedian 15.9x 14.7xmedian 15.9x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 3.2x 8.0xmedian 3.2x 3.2xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.27median 0.89 -45.09median 0.89 -1.24median 0.89

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 monthsRAMPZETASPT
Revenue $832.10M $1.57B $481.82M
Gross profit $589.26M $934.32M $373.15M
Operating income $96.41M $24.68M -$28.45M
Net income $155.72M -$2.17M -$29.55M
Free cash flow $198.85M $224.41M $50.36M
R&D $145.67M $146.97M $107.05M
EPS (diluted) $2.52 $-0.01 $-0.49
Cash & equivalents $363.52M $309.95M $119.93M
Total debt – $197.48M $32.50M
Shares (diluted) 61.85M 256.58M 60.24M
Enterprise value $786.40M $6.42B $235.56M

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
MetricRAMPZETASPT
P/E 14.9x -3,704x -22.2x
P/FCF 11.7x 33.1x 14.7x
P/Operating cash flow 11.6x 30.8x 13.7x
P/S 2.8x 4.7x 1.5x
P/B 2.4x 8.0x 3.2x
P/Tangible book 2.4x 10.0x 3.8x
EV/EBITDA 17.8x 67.8x 54.3x
EV/EBIT 20.3x 296.3x -22.9x
EV/Revenue 2.3x 4.7x 1.4x
EV/FCF 9.8x 32.6x 13.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.7x 30.3x 12.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.27 -45.09 -1.24

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRAMPZETASPT
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.9% 35.9% 11.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.0% 33.7% 18.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 8.7% 32.8% 11.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 10.8% 30.9% 18.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 439.4% 192.5% 47.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 44.0% 28.4% 19.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 979.7% 94.1% 46.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 54.3% 78.9% 15.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 1,065% 95.0% 47.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 56.0% 82.2% 17.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 36.0% 55.5% 48.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 29.0% 42.4% 42.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 35.9% 64.2% 54.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 30.0% 52.2% 43.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRAMPZETASPT
Gross margin 70.8% 59.5% 77.4%
EBITDA margin 13.2% 6.9% 2.5%
Operating margin 11.6% 1.6% -5.9%
Pretax margin 13.3% -0.6% -6.0%
Net margin 18.7% -0.1% -6.1%
FCF margin 23.9% 14.3% 10.5%
Operating cash flow margin 24.1% 15.3% 11.2%
Return on equity 16.0% -0.2% -13.3%
Return on assets 12.1% -0.1% -5.7%
Return on invested capital – 0.5% -11.2%
Return on capital employed 9.2% 2.1% -10.2%
Asset turnover 0.6x 1.1x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x -111.1x -1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 9.4% 12.4% 15.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRAMPZETASPT
Debt / assets – 13.5% 6.2%
Debt / equity – 0.2x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – -1.0x -7.3x
Debt / FCF – 0.9x 0.6x
Liabilities / assets 23.6% 36.9% 56.2%
Equity / assets 76.4% 63.1% 43.8%
Interest coverage – 16.1x -9.9x
Current ratio 2.7x 2.4x 1.0x
Quick ratio 2.5x 2.3x 0.8x
Cash ratio 1.6x 1.1x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 7.52 8.66 1.18

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRAMPZETASPT
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 7.6% 1.5% –
Shareholder yield 7.6% 1.5% –
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.

ConsensusRAMPZETASPT
Forward P/E 12.5xFY2026 32.1xFY2026 10.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.07FY2026 $1.02FY2026 $1.20FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +35.2%FY2026 +39.7%FY2026 +46.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +11.1% +23.5% +22.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $843.08MFY2026 $1.93BFY2026 $472.24MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +3.7%FY2026 +48.2%FY2026 +3.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.2% +3.5% +16.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRAMPZETASPT
Held by institutions 100.0% 74.8% 93.3%
Institutions holding 307 414 193
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.5% +3.9% +4.1%
Institutions buying 165 246 115
Institutions selling 106 117 57
Buyers to sellers 1.56 2.10 2.02

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.

RAMPZETASPT
RAMP 1.00 0.45 0.38
ZETA 0.45 1.00 0.53
SPT 0.38 0.53 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RAMP, ZETA and SPT?

Zeta Global Holdings (ZETA) is the largest by market capitalisation: LiveRamp Holdings (RAMP) $2.32B, Zeta Global Holdings (ZETA) $7.73B, Sprout Social (SPT) $653.02M.

Which company is growing faster?

Zeta Global Holdings (ZETA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: LiveRamp Holdings (RAMP) +8.9%, Zeta Global Holdings (ZETA) +35.9%, Sprout Social (SPT) +11.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

LiveRamp Holdings (RAMP) has the highest net margin (LiveRamp Holdings (RAMP) 18.7%, Zeta Global Holdings (ZETA) -0.1%, Sprout Social (SPT) -6.1%). On return on invested capital, Zeta Global Holdings (ZETA) leads (Zeta Global Holdings (ZETA) 0.5%, Sprout Social (SPT) -11.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Zeta Global Holdings (ZETA) returned the most: LiveRamp Holdings (RAMP) +40.8%, Zeta Global Holdings (ZETA) +84.5%, Sprout Social (SPT) +17.3%. Over five years, Zeta Global Holdings (ZETA) compounded fastest (LiveRamp Holdings (RAMP) -6.5%/yr, Zeta Global Holdings (ZETA) +31.7%/yr, Sprout Social (SPT) -37.5%/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) 37.0%, Zeta Global Holdings (ZETA) 65.0%, Sprout Social (SPT) 66.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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