SPIR vs SOUN vs BKSY Stock Comparison

Spire Global, Soundhound Ai and BlackSky Technology Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SPIR Spire Global, Inc.
$9.66 -17.7% 1M -14.2% 1Y
Market cap
$372.42M
P/E
6.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$65.73M
Div. yield
–
AI Platforms Technology
2 wins
SOUN Soundhound Ai, Inc.
$4.44 -23.8% 1M -74.9% 1Y
Market cap
$1.87B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$203.20M
Div. yield
–
AI Platforms Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Soundhound Ai leads on 3 of the 12 questions below (Soundhound Ai 3, Spire Global 2, BlackSky Technology 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSPIRSOUNBKSYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $372.42M $1.87B $738.89M SOUN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 6.8x -13.6x -11.1x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -29.5% +54.6% +4.1% SOUN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 83.1% -67.5% -61.2% SPIR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — -13.4% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 1.7x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -14.2% -74.9% -11.3% BKSY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -26.6%/yr — -24.7%/yr BKSY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 100.2% 68.8% 100.4% SOUN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 37/100 32/100 SPIR

Percentile Scorecard

SPIRSOUNBKSY

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

AxisSPIRSOUNBKSY
Valuation 69 #39 of 124 20 #99 of 124 24 #94 of 124
Growth 28 #82 of 113 61 #45 of 113 25 #85 of 113
Profitability 57 #47 of 109 26 #81 of 109 34 #72 of 109
Financial Health 45 #70 of 127 67 #43 of 127 50 #64 of 127
Shareholder Returns – 13 #55 of 63 24 #48 of 63
Overall 50 37 32
  • SPIR ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • SOUN ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • BKSY ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSPIRSOUNBKSYSPY
1 month -17.7%-23.8%-16.8% +0.9%
3 months -8.3%-22.1%-7.3% +5.9%
6 months -38.9%-42.4%-39.7% +8.5%
Year to date +28.8%-55.5%+1.9% +13.3%
1 year -14.2%-74.9%-11.3% +12.4%
3 years +182.5%+182.8%+86.5% +88.1%
3 years, per year +41.4%+41.4%+23.1% +23.5%
5 years -78.7%—-75.7% +68.2%
5 years, per year -26.6%—-24.7% +11.0%

Risk

MeasureSPIRSOUNBKSYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 100.2%68.8%100.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 98.4%64.0%99.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.283.003.13 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.14-1.09-0.11 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -93.0%-93.5%-95.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -62.1%-75.5%-63.0% -0.9%
52-week high $25.48$18.15$51.63 $779.14
52-week low $7.02$4.24$13.14 $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.

MultipleSPIRSOUNBKSY
P/E now vs peer median 6.8xmedian 37.9x -13.9xmedian 37.9x -11.0xmedian 37.9x
P/S now vs peer median 6.0xmedian 4.4x 8.8xmedian 4.4x 7.1xmedian 4.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 34.5x -16.4xmedian 34.5x -54.1xmedian 34.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 26.6x -12.6xmedian 26.6x -6.9xmedian 26.6x
P/B now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 3.4x 3.7xmedian 3.4x 3.7xmedian 3.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.21median 1.24 -0.68median 1.24 -0.40median 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 monthsSPIRSOUNBKSY
Revenue $65.73M $203.20M $108.92M
Gross profit $26.61M $85.94M $76.09M
Operating income -$87.59M -$139.29M -$47.32M
Net income $54.85M -$137.06M -$66.71M
Free cash flow – -$142.38M -$113.03M
R&D $36.19M $101.02M $632.00K
EPS (diluted) $1.43 $-0.31 $-1.74
Cash & equivalents $38.81M $202.80M $36.90M
Total debt – – $210.84M
Shares (diluted) 38.30M 438.65M 38.42M
Enterprise value -$15.40M $934.75M $118.25M

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
MetricSPIRSOUNBKSY
P/E 6.8x -13.9x -11.0x
P/FCF – -12.6x -6.9x
P/Operating cash flow – -15.6x -14.3x
P/S 6.0x 8.8x 7.1x
P/B 2.7x 3.7x 3.7x
P/Tangible book 2.9x 6.0x 3.7x
EV/EBITDA – -16.4x -54.1x
EV/EBIT -3.4x -11.4x -15.9x
EV/Revenue 4.6x 7.8x 6.9x
EV/FCF – -11.2x -6.7x
EV/Operating cash flow – -13.9x -13.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.21 -0.68 -0.40

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSPIRSOUNBKSY
Revenue growth (1Y) -29.5% 54.6% 4.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -8.1% 77.8% 13.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -29.8% 61.4% 5.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.9% 47.1% 20.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 6.7% 42.2% -4.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -7.1% -12.5% 14.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 57.5% 39.1% 22.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 38.2% -7.1% 5.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 22.6% 44.4% 34.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 32.1% 20.6% 27.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -2.1% -382.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -12.0% -18.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -26.2% -405.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -20.1% -12.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSPIRSOUNBKSY
Gross margin 40.5% 42.3% 69.9%
EBITDA margin – -47.7% -12.8%
Operating margin -133.3% -68.5% -43.4%
Pretax margin 89.4% -64.7% -61.2%
Net margin 83.1% -67.5% -61.2%
FCF margin – -70.1% -103.8%
Operating cash flow margin – -56.4% -49.7%
Return on equity 42.7% -28.8% -45.6%
Return on assets 25.1% -20.9% -15.0%
Return on invested capital – – -13.4%
Return on capital employed -54.7% -23.8% -12.1%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.3x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 0.8x 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue 25.6% 38.7% 15.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSPIRSOUNBKSY
Debt / assets – – 40.8%
Debt / equity – – 1.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 1.7x
Debt / FCF – – -1.9x
Liabilities / assets 36.3% 26.6% 59.1%
Equity / assets 63.7% 73.4% 40.9%
Interest coverage -51.9x -350.0x -3.0x
Current ratio 1.9x 3.9x 5.8x
Quick ratio 1.8x 3.6x 5.4x
Cash ratio 1.6x 2.9x 4.4x
Altman Z-score -1.15 3.89 -0.08

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSPIRSOUNBKSY
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – -10.4% -1.7%
Shareholder yield – -10.4% -1.7%
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.

ConsensusSPIRSOUNBKSY
EPS, next fiscal year $-1.24FY2026 $-0.43FY2026 $-1.43FY2026
Revenue, next fiscal year $76.07MFY2026 $225.08MFY2026 $136.05MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.2%FY2026 +33.2%FY2026 +27.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +39.3% +56.2% +48.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSPIRSOUNBKSY
Held by institutions 55.0% 39.0% 77.7%
Institutions holding 131 441 227
Change in shares held, QoQ +62.9% -2.7% +33.1%
Institutions buying 95 229 152
Institutions selling 21 121 46
Buyers to sellers 4.52 1.89 3.30

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.

SPIRSOUNBKSY
SPIR 1.00 0.34 0.65
SOUN 0.34 1.00 0.37
BKSY 0.65 0.37 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SPIR, SOUN and BKSY?

Soundhound Ai (SOUN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Spire Global (SPIR) $372.42M, Soundhound Ai (SOUN) $1.87B, BlackSky Technology (BKSY) $738.89M.

Which company is growing faster?

Soundhound Ai (SOUN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Spire Global (SPIR) -29.5%, Soundhound Ai (SOUN) +54.6%, BlackSky Technology (BKSY) +4.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Spire Global (SPIR) has the highest net margin (Spire Global (SPIR) 83.1%, Soundhound Ai (SOUN) -67.5%, BlackSky Technology (BKSY) -61.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year BlackSky Technology (BKSY) returned the most: Spire Global (SPIR) -14.2%, Soundhound Ai (SOUN) -74.9%, BlackSky Technology (BKSY) -11.3%. Over five years, BlackSky Technology (BKSY) compounded fastest (Spire Global (SPIR) -26.6%/yr, BlackSky Technology (BKSY) -24.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Soundhound Ai (SOUN) has been the steadiest (Spire Global (SPIR) 100.2%, Soundhound Ai (SOUN) 68.8%, BlackSky Technology (BKSY) 100.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 3. 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.