SPIR vs SOUN vs GLAI Stock Comparison

Spire Global, Soundhound Ai and Global AI Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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SPIR Spire Global, Inc.
$8.39 -23.1% 1M -4.6% 1Y
Market cap
$340.75M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$62.38M
Div. yield
–
AI Platforms Technology
SOUN Soundhound Ai, Inc.
$4.32 -26.5% 1M -71.4% 1Y
Market cap
$1.74B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$203.20M
Div. yield
–
AI Platforms Technology
5 wins
GLAI Global AI, Inc.
$0.80 -11.1% 1M +35.6% 1Y
Market cap
$123.92M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$184.28K
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, Global AI 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSPIRSOUNGLAILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $340.75M $1.74B $123.92M SOUN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -3.6x -13.6x -78.0x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -33.1% +54.6% +34.5% SOUN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -145.0% -67.5% -862.3% SOUN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -4.6% -71.4% +35.6% GLAI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -28.9%/yr — +48.8%/yr GLAI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 97.6% 67.6% 250.9% SOUN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 19/100 37/100 14/100 SOUN

Percentile Scorecard

SPIRSOUNGLAI

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

AxisSPIRSOUNGLAI
Valuation 21 #98 of 124 22 #97 of 124 26 #92 of 124
Growth 10 #103 of 114 59 #47 of 114 16 #96 of 114
Profitability 16 #93 of 111 26 #83 of 111 7 #103 of 111
Financial Health 41 #76 of 128 66 #44 of 128 7 #119 of 128
Shareholder Returns 6 #69 of 73 13 #64 of 73 –
Overall 19 37 14
  • SPIR ranked among 136 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • SOUN ranked among 136 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • GLAI ranked among 136 companies in Infrastructure Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSPIRSOUNGLAISPY
1 month -23.1%-26.5%-11.1% -1.0%
3 months -35.1%-32.8%-15.8% -0.4%
6 months -54.2%-53.9%+14.3% +4.5%
Year to date +11.9%-56.7%-20.8% +12.4%
1 year -4.6%-71.4%+35.6% +13.6%
3 years +102.7%+134.8%+5.3% +76.4%
3 years, per year +26.6%+32.9%+1.7% +20.8%
5 years -81.8%—+627.3% +63.7%
5 years, per year -28.9%—+48.8% +10.4%
10 years ——+166.7% +267.7%
10 years, per year ——+10.3% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureSPIRSOUNGLAISPY
Volatility, 1Y 97.6%67.6%250.9% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 93.2%61.8%308.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.082.91-0.61 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.05-1.060.14 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -92.7%-93.5%-92.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -67.1%-72.5%-80.7% -1.6%
52-week high $25.48$15.72$4.15 $779.14
52-week low $7.02$4.09$0.35 $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.

MultipleSPIRSOUNGLAI
P/E now vs peer median -3.6xmedian 41.0x -13.6xmedian 41.0x -78.0xmedian 41.0x
P/S now vs peer median 5.5xmedian 4.4x 8.6xmedian 4.4x 672.5xmedian 4.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -3.3xmedian 28.9x -15.9xmedian 28.9x -79.5xmedian 28.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median -3.4xmedian 23.9x -12.2xmedian 23.9x -70.6xmedian 23.9x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 3.1x 3.6xmedian 3.1x -36.5xmedian 3.1x
PEG now vs peer median -0.18median 1.36 -0.66median 1.36 0.31median 1.36

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 monthsSPIRSOUNGLAI
Revenue $62.38M $203.20M $184.28K
Gross profit $23.54M $85.94M $83.10K
Operating income -$88.63M -$139.29M -$1.59M
Net income -$90.58M -$137.06M -$1.59M
Free cash flow -$99.62M -$142.38M -$1.76M
R&D $34.70M $101.02M $1.82M
EPS (diluted) $-2.36 $-0.31 $-0.01
Cash & equivalents $38.81M $202.80M $40.56K
Shares (diluted) 38.30M 438.65M 309.80M
Enterprise value $21.09M $806.33M $123.66M

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
MetricSPIRSOUNGLAI
P/E -3.6x -13.6x -78.0x
P/FCF -3.4x -12.2x -70.6x
P/Operating cash flow -5.2x -15.2x -74.8x
P/S 5.5x 8.6x 672.5x
P/B 2.4x 3.6x -36.5x
P/Tangible book 2.5x 5.8x -16.6x
EV/EBITDA -3.3x -15.9x -79.5x
EV/EBIT -2.8x -11.1x -78.0x
EV/Revenue 4.0x 7.6x 672.2x
EV/FCF -2.5x -10.8x -70.6x
EV/Operating cash flow -3.8x -13.4x -74.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.18 -0.66 0.31

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSPIRSOUNGLAI
Revenue growth (1Y) -33.1% 54.6% 34.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -9.7% 77.8% 44.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -37.8% 61.4% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.6% 47.1% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 8.4% 42.2% -1.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -7.5% -12.5% -555.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -360.2% 39.1% 2.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -1.8% -7.1% -405.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -303.0% 44.4% 51.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 20.2% 20.6% -255.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -35.3% -2.1% -96.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -16.3% -12.0% -529.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -32.4% -26.2% -103.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -20.4% -20.1% -542.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSPIRSOUNGLAI
Gross margin 37.7% 42.3% 45.1%
EBITDA margin -122.0% -47.7% -845.7%
Operating margin -142.1% -68.5% -862.3%
Pretax margin -141.8% -64.7% -859.5%
Net margin -145.0% -67.5% -862.3%
FCF margin -159.7% -70.1% -952.7%
Operating cash flow margin -105.7% -56.4% -898.6%
Return on equity -76.9% -28.8% –
Return on assets -44.2% -20.9% -36.9%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed -60.7% -23.8% –
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.3x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.7x 0.8x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 23.4% 38.7% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSPIRSOUNGLAI
Debt / assets – – –
Debt / equity – – –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 36.3% 26.6% 176.0%
Equity / assets 63.7% 73.4% -76.0%
Interest coverage -44,317x -350.0x –
Current ratio 1.9x 3.9x 0.0x
Quick ratio 1.8x 3.6x 0.0x
Cash ratio 1.6x 2.9x 0.0x
Altman Z-score -1.56 3.73 4.09

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSPIRSOUNGLAI
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -21.0% -10.7% –
Shareholder yield -21.0% -10.7% –
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.

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

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSPIRSOUNGLAI
Held by institutions 55.1% 39.1% –
Institutions holding 131 443 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +62.9% -2.7% –
Institutions buying 95 231 –
Institutions selling 21 121 –
Buyers to sellers 4.52 1.91 –

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.

SPIRSOUNGLAI
SPIR 1.00 0.31 0.01
SOUN 0.31 1.00 -0.01
GLAI 0.01 -0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SPIR, SOUN and GLAI?

Soundhound Ai (SOUN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Spire Global (SPIR) $340.75M, Soundhound Ai (SOUN) $1.74B, Global AI (GLAI) $123.92M.

Which company is growing faster?

Soundhound Ai (SOUN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Spire Global (SPIR) -33.1%, Soundhound Ai (SOUN) +54.6%, Global AI (GLAI) +34.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Soundhound Ai (SOUN) has the highest net margin (Spire Global (SPIR) -145.0%, Soundhound Ai (SOUN) -67.5%, Global AI (GLAI) -862.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Global AI (GLAI) returned the most: Spire Global (SPIR) -4.6%, Soundhound Ai (SOUN) -71.4%, Global AI (GLAI) +35.6%. Over five years, Global AI (GLAI) compounded fastest (Spire Global (SPIR) -28.9%/yr, Global AI (GLAI) +48.8%/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) 97.6%, Soundhound Ai (SOUN) 67.6%, Global AI (GLAI) 250.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.