REKR vs PL vs EVLV Stock Comparison

Rekor Systems, Planet Labs PBC and Evolv Technologies Holdings Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
REKR Rekor Systems, Inc.
$0.34 -12.8% 1M -87.5% 1Y
Market cap
$46.80M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$49.82M
Div. yield
–
Computer Vision Technology
1 win
PL Planet Labs PBC
$14.33 -14.6% 1M +11.6% 1Y
Market cap
$5.21B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$378.28M
Div. yield
–
Computer Vision Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Planet Labs PBC leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Planet Labs PBC 4, Evolv Technologies Holdings 3, Rekor Systems 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionREKRPLEVLVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $46.80M $5.21B $860.80M PL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -2.1x -14.3x -164.2x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.8% +44.1% +41.7% PL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -43.8% -95.1% -3.0% EVLV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — -23.8% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.7x — 4.1x REKR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -87.5% +11.6% -41.6% PL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -52.2%/yr +7.2%/yr -3.5%/yr PL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 78.7% 91.6% 51.4% EVLV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 37/100 54/100 EVLV

Percentile Scorecard

REKRPLEVLV

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

AxisREKRPLEVLV
Valuation 34 #82 of 124 36 #80 of 124 53 #59 of 124
Growth 86 #17 of 113 44 #64 of 113 99 #2 of 113
Profitability 40 #66 of 109 39 #67 of 109 51 #54 of 109
Financial Health 41 #76 of 127 48 #66 of 127 33 #86 of 127
Shareholder Returns 50 #32 of 63 16 #53 of 63 36 #41 of 63
Overall 50 37 54
  • REKR ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • PL ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • EVLV ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodREKRPLEVLVSPY
1 month -12.8%-14.6%+2.4% +0.9%
3 months -43.3%-26.4%-14.2% +5.9%
6 months -57.0%-58.0%-32.3% +8.5%
Year to date -75.4%-27.3%-33.5% +13.3%
1 year -87.5%+11.6%-41.6% +12.4%
3 years -86.7%+592.3%+23.6% +88.1%
3 years, per year -48.9%+90.7%+7.3% +23.5%
5 years -97.5%+41.5%-16.3% +68.2%
5 years, per year -52.2%+7.2%-3.5% +11.0%

Risk

MeasureREKRPLEVLVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 78.7%91.6%51.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 84.8%82.1%54.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.672.651.33 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.110.13-0.81 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -98.3%-85.7%-77.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -87.5%-72.1%-41.6% -0.9%
52-week high $2.73$51.40$8.15 $779.14
52-week low $0.24$11.16$4.05 $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.

MultipleREKRPLEVLV
P/E now vs peer median -2.1xmedian 37.9x -14.3xmedian 37.9x -164.2xmedian 37.9x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 4.4x 13.8xmedian 4.4x 5.0xmedian 4.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -2.7xmedian 34.5x -71.7xmedian 34.5x -100.9xmedian 34.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median -3.6xmedian 26.6x 211.2xmedian 26.6x -2,418xmedian 26.6x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 3.4x 9.2xmedian 3.4x 7.2xmedian 3.4x
PEG now vs peer median -0.06median 1.24 0.64median 1.24 -2.39median 1.24

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 monthsREKRPLEVLV
Revenue $49.82M $378.28M $171.44M
Gross profit $29.01M $209.65M $85.49M
Operating income -$19.61M -$102.74M -$35.60M
Net income -$21.84M -$359.87M -$5.22M
Free cash flow -$13.04M $24.67M -$356.00K
R&D $12.89M $128.10M $22.69M
EPS (diluted) $-1.16 $-1.00 $-0.03
Cash & equivalents $9.77M $415.13M $52.70M
Total debt $148.00K – $28.74M
Shares (diluted) 18.80M 359.59M 180.10M
Enterprise value $5.13M $2.30B $611.83M

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
MetricREKRPLEVLV
P/E -2.1x -14.3x -164.2x
P/FCF -3.6x 211.2x -2,418x
P/Operating cash flow -4.3x 44.3x 30.9x
P/S 0.9x 13.8x 5.0x
P/B 1.4x 9.2x 7.2x
P/Tangible book 2.2x 9.7x 7.2x
EV/EBITDA -2.7x -71.7x -100.9x
EV/EBIT -1.9x -42.3x -23.2x
EV/Revenue 0.7x 11.5x 4.8x
EV/FCF -2.9x 176.2x -2,323x
EV/Operating cash flow -3.5x 36.9x 29.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.06 0.64 -2.39

Growth

14 metrics
MetricREKRPLEVLV
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.8% 44.1% 41.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 21.2% 21.8% 31.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 31.3% 35.6% 25.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 27.8% 24.6% 95.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 60.1% -24.2% 49.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 37.6% 16.0% 29.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 58.4% -297.8% 94.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 34.9% -33.7% 66.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 58.4% -236.5% 94.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 34.9% -22.3% 68.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 64.4% 41.9% 334.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 33.5% 55.8% 42.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 59.4% -30.0% 98.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 29.7% 31.4% 83.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricREKRPLEVLV
Gross margin 58.2% 55.4% 49.9%
EBITDA margin -27.4% -16.0% -4.8%
Operating margin -39.4% -27.2% -20.8%
Pretax margin -43.6% -93.8% -3.1%
Net margin -43.8% -95.1% -3.0%
FCF margin -26.2% 6.5% -0.2%
Operating cash flow margin -21.6% 31.1% 16.2%
Return on equity -63.4% -71.4% -4.4%
Return on assets -28.4% -26.8% -1.7%
Return on invested capital – – -23.8%
Return on capital employed -42.0% -10.4% -20.2%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.3x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.5x -0.3x -5.3x
Stock comp / revenue 3.9% 16.5% 13.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricREKRPLEVLV
Debt / assets 0.2% – 9.5%
Debt / equity 0.0x – 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.7x – 4.1x
Debt / FCF 0.0x – -80.7x
Liabilities / assets 54.1% 60.6% 60.6%
Equity / assets 45.9% 39.4% 39.4%
Interest coverage -9.2x -18.7x -9.7x
Current ratio 0.8x 2.8x 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.7x 2.6x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.3x 2.5x 0.5x
Altman Z-score -5.29 2.61 1.22

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricREKRPLEVLV
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -0.2% -5.0% -0.6%
Shareholder yield -0.2% -5.0% -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.

ConsensusREKRPLEVLV
EPS, next fiscal year – $-0.05FY2026 $-0.09FY2026
Revenue, next fiscal year – $413.71MFY2026 $193.69MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +34.4%FY2026 +32.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +41.2% +19.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersREKRPLEVLV
Held by institutions 17.5% 74.3% 67.2%
Institutions holding 82 481 257
Change in shares held, QoQ -16.1% +6.1% +2.2%
Institutions buying 37 271 133
Institutions selling 23 161 68
Buyers to sellers 1.61 1.68 1.96

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.

REKRPLEVLV
REKR 1.00 0.23 0.32
PL 0.23 1.00 0.24
EVLV 0.32 0.24 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, REKR, PL and EVLV?

Planet Labs PBC (PL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Rekor Systems (REKR) $46.80M, Planet Labs PBC (PL) $5.21B, Evolv Technologies Holdings (EVLV) $860.80M.

Which company is growing faster?

Planet Labs PBC (PL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Rekor Systems (REKR) +9.8%, Planet Labs PBC (PL) +44.1%, Evolv Technologies Holdings (EVLV) +41.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Evolv Technologies Holdings (EVLV) has the highest net margin (Rekor Systems (REKR) -43.8%, Planet Labs PBC (PL) -95.1%, Evolv Technologies Holdings (EVLV) -3.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Planet Labs PBC (PL) returned the most: Rekor Systems (REKR) -87.5%, Planet Labs PBC (PL) +11.6%, Evolv Technologies Holdings (EVLV) -41.6%. Over five years, Planet Labs PBC (PL) compounded fastest (Rekor Systems (REKR) -52.2%/yr, Planet Labs PBC (PL) +7.2%/yr, Evolv Technologies Holdings (EVLV) -3.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Evolv Technologies Holdings (EVLV) has been the steadiest (Rekor Systems (REKR) 78.7%, Planet Labs PBC (PL) 91.6%, Evolv Technologies Holdings (EVLV) 51.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, REKR, PL and EVLV?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Planet Labs PBC (PL) leads on 4. 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.