SOUN vs JFU vs SPIR Stock Comparison

Soundhound Ai, 9F and Spire Global Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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SOUN Soundhound Ai, Inc.
$4.12 -29.5% 1M -75.9% 1Y
Market cap
$1.85B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$203.20M
Div. yield
–
AI Platforms Technology
5 wins
JFU 9F Inc.
$2.36 -16.3% 1M -49.0% 1Y
Market cap
$27.32M
P/E
2.1x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
AI Platforms Technology
SPIR Spire Global, Inc.
$8.72 -21.4% 1M -21.9% 1Y
Market cap
$319.57M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$62.38M
Div. yield
–
AI Platforms Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Soundhound Ai leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Soundhound Ai 5, Spire Global 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSOUNJFUSPIRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.85B $27.32M $319.57M SOUN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -13.5x 2.1x -3.5x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +54.6% — -33.1% SOUN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -67.5% — -145.0% SOUN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -75.9% -49.0% -21.9% SPIR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -39.7%/yr -28.8%/yr SPIR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 68.4% 112.0% 100.4% SOUN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 37/100 — 18/100 SOUN

Percentile Scorecard

SOUNJFUSPIR

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

AxisSOUNJFUSPIR
Valuation 23 #96 of 124 100 #1 of 124 19 #101 of 124
Growth 59 #47 of 114 – 9 #104 of 114
Profitability 26 #83 of 111 – 16 #93 of 111
Financial Health 66 #44 of 128 – 41 #76 of 128
Shareholder Returns 13 #64 of 73 – 6 #69 of 73
Overall 37 – 18
  • SOUN ranked among 136 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • JFU ranked among 136 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • SPIR ranked among 136 companies in Infrastructure Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSOUNJFUSPIRSPY
1 month -29.5%-16.3%-21.4% -2.0%
3 months -36.7%-3.7%-35.3% -2.2%
6 months -54.9%-19.5%-47.0% +4.2%
Year to date -58.7%-63.1%+16.3% +10.6%
1 year -75.9%-49.0%-21.9% +10.4%
3 years +123.9%-19.2%+110.6% +73.6%
3 years, per year +30.8%-6.9%+28.2% +20.2%
5 years —-92.0%-81.7% +61.6%
5 years, per year —-39.7%-28.8% +10.1%

Risk

MeasureSOUNJFUSPIRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 68.4%112.0%100.4% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 63.5%112.6%99.0% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.971.443.32 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.11-0.44-0.22 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -93.5%-96.6%-93.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -75.9%-72.0%-65.8% -3.2%
52-week high $17.11$8.44$25.48 $779.14
52-week low $4.09$2.00$7.02 $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.

MultipleSOUNJFUSPIR
P/E now vs peer median -12.9xmedian 38.8x 2.1xmedian 38.8x -3.7xmedian 38.8x
P/S now vs peer median 8.2xmedian 4.4x 2.9xmedian 4.4x 5.7xmedian 4.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -15.0xmedian 28.6x —median 28.6x -3.4xmedian 28.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median -11.7xmedian 23.6x 1.9xmedian 23.6x -3.6xmedian 23.6x
P/B now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 3.1x 0.1xmedian 3.1x 2.5xmedian 3.1x
PEG now vs peer median -0.63median 1.27 —median 1.27 -0.18median 1.27

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 monthsSOUNJFUSPIR
Revenue $203.20M – $62.38M
Gross profit $85.94M – $23.54M
Operating income -$139.29M – -$88.63M
Net income -$137.06M – -$90.58M
Free cash flow -$142.38M – -$99.62M
R&D $101.02M – $34.70M
EPS (diluted) $-0.31 – $-2.36
Cash & equivalents $202.80M $62.11M $38.81M
Shares (diluted) 438.65M 11.80M 38.30M
Enterprise value $913.22M -$366.32M -$88.71K

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
MetricSOUNJFUSPIR
P/E -12.9x 2.1x -3.7x
P/FCF -11.7x 1.9x -3.6x
P/Operating cash flow -14.5x – -5.4x
P/S 8.2x 2.9x 5.7x
P/B 3.4x 0.1x 2.5x
P/Tangible book 5.5x 0.1x 2.6x
EV/EBITDA -15.0x – -3.4x
EV/EBIT -10.5x – -3.0x
EV/Revenue 7.2x – 4.2x
EV/FCF -10.2x – -2.6x
EV/Operating cash flow -12.7x – -4.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.63 – -0.18

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSOUNJFUSPIR
Revenue growth (1Y) 54.6% – -33.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 77.8% – -9.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 61.4% – -37.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 47.1% – 2.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 42.2% – 8.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -12.5% – -7.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 39.1% – -360.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -7.1% – -1.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 44.4% – -303.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 20.6% – 20.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -2.1% – -35.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -12.0% – -16.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -26.2% – -32.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -20.1% – -20.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSOUNJFUSPIR
Gross margin 42.3% – 37.7%
EBITDA margin -47.7% – -122.0%
Operating margin -68.5% – -142.1%
Pretax margin -64.7% – -141.8%
Net margin -67.5% – -145.0%
FCF margin -70.1% – -159.7%
Operating cash flow margin -56.4% – -105.7%
Return on equity -28.8% – -76.9%
Return on assets -20.9% – -44.2%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed -23.8% – -60.7%
Asset turnover 0.3x – 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x – 0.7x
Stock comp / revenue 38.7% – 23.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSOUNJFUSPIR
Debt / assets – – –
Debt / equity – – –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 26.6% 12.3% 36.3%
Equity / assets 73.4% 87.7% 63.7%
Interest coverage -350.0x – -44,317x
Current ratio 3.9x – 1.9x
Quick ratio 3.6x – 1.8x
Cash ratio 2.9x – 1.6x
Altman Z-score 3.46 – -1.46

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSOUNJFUSPIR
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -11.2% – -20.2%
Shareholder yield -11.2% – -20.2%
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.

ConsensusSOUNJFUSPIR
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.43FY2026 – $-1.24FY2026
Revenue, next fiscal year $225.08MFY2026 – $76.07MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +33.2%FY2026 – +6.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +56.2% – +39.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSOUNJFUSPIR
Held by institutions 39.1% – 55.0%
Institutions holding 443 – 131
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.7% – +62.9%
Institutions buying 231 – 95
Institutions selling 121 – 21
Buyers to sellers 1.91 – 4.52

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.

SOUNJFUSPIR
SOUN 1.00 0.07 0.31
JFU 0.07 1.00 0.16
SPIR 0.31 0.16 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SOUN, JFU and SPIR?

Soundhound Ai (SOUN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Soundhound Ai (SOUN) $1.85B, 9F (JFU) $27.32M, Spire Global (SPIR) $319.57M.

Which company is growing faster?

Soundhound Ai (SOUN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Soundhound Ai (SOUN) +54.6%, Spire Global (SPIR) -33.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Soundhound Ai (SOUN) has the highest net margin (Soundhound Ai (SOUN) -67.5%, Spire Global (SPIR) -145.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Spire Global (SPIR) returned the most: Soundhound Ai (SOUN) -75.9%, 9F (JFU) -49.0%, Spire Global (SPIR) -21.9%. Over five years, Spire Global (SPIR) compounded fastest (9F (JFU) -39.7%/yr, Spire Global (SPIR) -28.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Soundhound Ai (SOUN) has been the steadiest (Soundhound Ai (SOUN) 68.4%, 9F (JFU) 112.0%, Spire Global (SPIR) 100.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SOUN, JFU and SPIR?

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