SHOP vs TCX Stock Comparison

Shopify and Tucows Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SHOP Shopify Inc.
$168.68 +18.5% 1M +1.0% 1Y
Market cap
$217.88B
P/E
113.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.27B
Div. yield
–
E-commerce Software Technology
7 wins
TCX Tucows Inc /Pa/
$11.98 +14.2% 1M -36.2% 1Y
Market cap
$118.73M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$394.44M
Div. yield
–
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Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Shopify leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Shopify 7). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSHOPTCXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $217.88B $118.73M SHOP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 113.0x -1.4x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 90.7x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +32.5% +4.2% SHOP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 14.5% -21.2% SHOP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -27.8% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 31.3x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +1.0% -36.2% SHOP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.4%/yr -31.9%/yr SHOP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 59.1% 80.5% SHOP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 47/100 SHOP

Percentile Scorecard

SHOPTCX

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

AxisSHOPTCX
Valuation 19 #136 of 167 51 #19 of 38
Growth 64 #56 of 153 63 #14 of 36
Profitability 76 #38 of 153 42 #20 of 34
Financial Health 92 #15 of 179 14 #33 of 38
Shareholder Returns 37 #60 of 94 67 #8 of 22
Overall 57 47
  • SHOP ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • TCX ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSHOPTCXSPY
1 month +18.5%+14.2% -1.0%
3 months +48.3%+37.5% +2.9%
6 months +34.1%-29.3% +6.4%
Year to date +4.8%-46.6% +11.4%
1 year +1.0%-36.2% +13.1%
3 years +222.2%-37.4% +79.4%
3 years, per year +47.7%-14.5% +21.5%
5 years +18.3%-85.3% +67.7%
5 years, per year +3.4%-31.9% +10.9%
10 years +3,777.7%-60.4% +255.2%
10 years, per year +44.2%-8.9% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureSHOPTCXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 59.1%80.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 60.6%68.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.880.79 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.02-0.45 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -84.8%-90.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -5.9%-51.9% -2.5%
52-week high $179.22$24.90 $779.14
52-week low $95.40$8.48 $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.

MultipleSHOPTCX
P/E now vs peer median 113.3xmedian 17.5x -1.6xmedian 29.1x
P/S now vs peer median 16.5xmedian 1.4x 0.3xmedian 4.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 114.0xmedian 14.9x 48.0xmedian 21.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 92.9xmedian 11.2x -9.3xmedian 17.3x
P/B now vs peer median 17.2xmedian 1.7x -0.7xmedian 3.9x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.42 0.36median 0.33

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 monthsSHOPTCX
Revenue $13.27B $394.44M
Gross profit $6.34B $98.23M
Operating income $1.84B -$28.33M
Net income $1.93B -$83.63M
Free cash flow $2.35B -$14.40M
R&D $1.65B $18.35M
EPS (diluted) $1.49 $-7.50
Cash & equivalents $1.66B $44.16M
Total debt – $1.17B
Shares (diluted) 1.30B 11.15M
Enterprise value $195.06B -$70.57M

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
MetricSHOPTCX
P/E 113.3x -1.6x
P/FCF 92.9x -9.3x
P/Operating cash flow 91.9x 30.5x
P/S 16.5x 0.3x
P/B 17.2x -0.7x
P/Tangible book 17.3x -0.6x
EV/EBITDA 114.0x 48.0x
EV/EBIT 115.8x -13.5x
EV/Revenue 16.1x 1.0x
EV/FCF 90.8x -26.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 89.8x 87.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.36

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSHOPTCX
Revenue growth (1Y) 32.5% 4.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 7.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 28.3% 9.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 13.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 48.5% 36.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 18.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -17.8% 12.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -5.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -17.1% 13.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -4.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 29.7% 131.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 42.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 29.4% 70.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 53.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSHOPTCX
Gross margin 47.8% 24.9%
EBITDA margin 14.1% 2.0%
Operating margin 13.9% -7.2%
Pretax margin 17.6% -18.8%
Net margin 14.5% -21.2%
FCF margin 17.7% -3.7%
Operating cash flow margin 17.9% 1.1%
Return on equity 15.3% –
Return on assets 13.5% -11.5%
Return on invested capital – -27.8%
Return on capital employed 14.4% -7.4%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x -0.1x
Stock comp / revenue 3.6% 1.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSHOPTCX
Debt / assets – 40.4%
Debt / equity – -1.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – 31.3x
Debt / FCF – -20.4x
Liabilities / assets 12.3% 127.6%
Equity / assets 87.7% -27.6%
Interest coverage – –
Current ratio 5.4x 0.6x
Quick ratio 3.7x 0.2x
Cash ratio 3.4x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 75.63 -0.25

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSHOPTCX
Dividend yield – –
Net buyback yield 0.8% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 0.8% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusSHOPTCX
Forward P/E 90.7xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.86FY2026 $-5.95FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +31.0%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +26.3% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $15.58BFY2026 $511.61MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +36.1%FY2026 +31.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.8% +0.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSHOPTCX
Held by institutions 68.9% 47.2%
Institutions holding 1,704 70
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.6% -15.7%
Institutions buying 788 41
Institutions selling 651 19
Buyers to sellers 1.21 2.16

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.

SHOPTCX
SHOP 1.00 0.04
TCX 0.04 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SHOP and TCX?

Shopify (SHOP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Shopify (SHOP) $217.88B, Tucows (TCX) $118.73M.

Which company is growing faster?

Shopify (SHOP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Shopify (SHOP) +32.5%, Tucows (TCX) +4.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Shopify (SHOP) has the highest net margin (Shopify (SHOP) 14.5%, Tucows (TCX) -21.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Shopify (SHOP) returned the most: Shopify (SHOP) +1.0%, Tucows (TCX) -36.2%. Over five years, Shopify (SHOP) compounded fastest (Shopify (SHOP) +3.4%/yr, Tucows (TCX) -31.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Shopify (SHOP) has been the steadiest (Shopify (SHOP) 59.1%, Tucows (TCX) 80.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Do SHOP and TCX move together?

Their daily returns over the past year have a correlation of 0.04, a weak relationship. Holding both diversifies more than two closely linked stocks would.

Which is the better stock, SHOP and TCX?

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