SPT vs BRZE vs YEXT Stock Comparison

Sprout Social, Braze and Yext Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SPT Sprout Social, Inc.
$12.76 +33.8% 1M +13.4% 1Y
Market cap
$672.10M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$481.82M
Div. yield
–
Marketing Software Technology
1 win
BRZE Braze, Inc.
$45.84 +88.1% 1M +63.2% 1Y
Market cap
$5.09B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$834.24M
Div. yield
–
Marketing Software Technology
3 wins
YEXT Yext, Inc.
$7.42 +14.5% 1M -12.8% 1Y
Market cap
$735.19M
P/E
28.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$443.02M
Div. yield
–
Marketing Software Technology
6 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Yext leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Yext 6, Braze 3, Sprout Social 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSPTBRZEYEXTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $672.10M $5.09B $735.19M BRZE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -22.7x -45.1x 28.1x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.6x 73.9x 9.6x YEXT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.8% +27.4% -1.5% BRZE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -6.1% -13.6% 5.9% YEXT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -11.2% — 19.3% YEXT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -7.3x — 1.0x SPT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +13.4% +63.2% -12.8% BRZE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -36.1%/yr — -9.9%/yr YEXT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 66.4% 83.9% 55.4% YEXT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 49/100 67/100 YEXT

Percentile Scorecard

SPTBRZEYEXT

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

AxisSPTBRZEYEXT
Valuation 67 #34 of 102 27 #75 of 102 79 #22 of 102
Growth 79 #21 of 98 81 #19 of 98 51 #49 of 98
Profitability 42 #56 of 95 33 #64 of 95 79 #21 of 95
Financial Health 65 #39 of 109 71 #32 of 109 32 #75 of 109
Shareholder Returns – 30 #45 of 64 95 #4 of 64
Overall 63 49 67
  • SPT ranked among 115 companies in Business Applications
  • BRZE ranked among 115 companies in Business Applications
  • YEXT ranked among 115 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSPTBRZEYEXTSPY
1 month +33.8%+88.1%+14.5% -0.8%
3 months +53.4%+95.0%+34.2% +3.5%
6 months +112.3%+97.2%+92.2% +7.0%
Year to date +13.2%+33.7%-7.9% +12.2%
1 year +13.4%+63.2%-12.8% +13.0%
3 years -69.6%+9.7%+26.0% +86.3%
3 years, per year -32.8%+3.1%+8.0% +23.1%
5 years -89.3%—-40.6% +68.6%
5 years, per year -36.1%—-9.9% +11.0%

Risk

MeasureSPTBRZEYEXTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 66.4%83.9%55.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 64.5%73.9%64.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.800.960.71 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.200.75-0.23 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -96.5%-83.2%-75.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.7%-0.1%-16.3% -1.8%
52-week high $13.11$45.88$8.87 $779.14
52-week low $4.99$15.79$3.34 $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.

MultipleSPTBRZEYEXT
P/E now vs peer median -23.2xmedian 28.8x -45.1xmedian 28.8x 28.4xmedian 28.8x
P/S now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 2.8x 6.2xmedian 2.8x 1.7xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 57.1xmedian 17.7x -120.1xmedian 17.7x 12.7xmedian 17.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.4xmedian 15.8x 61.5xmedian 15.8x 13.9xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 3.2x 8.7xmedian 3.2x 20.7xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median -1.30median 0.85 -4.37median 0.85 0.58median 0.85

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 monthsSPTBRZEYEXT
Revenue $481.82M $834.24M $443.02M
Gross profit $373.15M $553.08M $327.66M
Operating income -$28.45M -$111.42M $36.90M
Net income -$29.55M -$113.05M $26.12M
Free cash flow $50.36M $84.64M $52.98M
R&D $107.05M $180.47M $85.48M
EPS (diluted) $-0.49 $-1.02 $0.25
Cash & equivalents $119.93M $166.77M $86.83M
Total debt $32.50M – $147.70M
Shares (diluted) 60.24M 111.25M 103.11M
Enterprise value $254.65M $3.50B $262.44M

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
MetricSPTBRZEYEXT
P/E -23.2x -45.1x 28.4x
P/FCF 15.4x 61.5x 13.9x
P/Operating cash flow 14.3x 56.2x 13.4x
P/S 1.6x 6.2x 1.7x
P/B 3.4x 8.7x 20.7x
P/Tangible book 4.0x 9.6x -17.5x
EV/EBITDA 57.1x -120.1x 12.7x
EV/EBIT -24.1x -43.1x 21.6x
EV/Revenue 1.4x 5.7x 1.8x
EV/FCF 13.6x 56.7x 15.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.7x 51.8x 14.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.30 -4.37 0.58

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSPTBRZEYEXT
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.8% 27.4% -1.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 18.5% 26.9% 3.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.6% 22.8% -4.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 18.6% 25.8% 2.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 47.4% 16.3% 225.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 19.4% 9.6% 51.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 46.0% -3.8% 250.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 15.6% 6.6% 45.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 47.7% 0.2% 345.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 17.9% 10.3% 49.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 48.6% 152.1% -19.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 42.6% 90.5% 7.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 54.2% 173.6% -20.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 43.6% 75.4% 8.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSPTBRZEYEXT
Gross margin 77.4% 66.3% 74.0%
EBITDA margin 2.5% -4.8% 14.1%
Operating margin -5.9% -13.4% 8.3%
Pretax margin -6.0% -11.8% 6.3%
Net margin -6.1% -13.6% 5.9%
FCF margin 10.5% 10.1% 12.0%
Operating cash flow margin 11.2% 11.1% 12.4%
Return on equity -13.3% -18.8% 86.7%
Return on assets -5.7% -10.0% 5.3%
Return on invested capital -11.2% – 19.3%
Return on capital employed -10.2% -16.9% 14.7%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.8x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.8x -0.8x 2.1x
Stock comp / revenue 15.1% 17.6% 9.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSPTBRZEYEXT
Debt / assets 6.2% – 30.5%
Debt / equity 0.1x – 4.1x
Net debt / EBITDA -7.3x – 1.0x
Debt / FCF 0.6x – 2.8x
Liabilities / assets 56.2% 46.9% 92.6%
Equity / assets 43.8% 53.1% 7.4%
Interest coverage -9.9x – 3.3x
Current ratio 1.0x 1.3x 0.8x
Quick ratio 0.8x 1.2x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.9x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 1.24 5.48 0.16

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSPTBRZEYEXT
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – 0.6% 22.9%
Shareholder yield – 0.6% 22.9%
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.

ConsensusSPTBRZEYEXT
Forward P/E 10.6xFY2026 73.9xFY2026 9.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.20FY2026 $0.62FY2026 $0.77FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +46.3%FY2026 +63.2%FY2026 +45.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +22.5% +46.8% +2.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $472.24MFY2026 $955.14MFY2026 $433.54MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +3.2%FY2026 +29.4%FY2026 -2.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +16.4% +16.7% -1.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSPTBRZEYEXT
Held by institutions 93.3% 89.6% 65.8%
Institutions holding 192 245 177
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.1% +9.0% -9.8%
Institutions buying 114 137 83
Institutions selling 57 74 64
Buyers to sellers 2.00 1.85 1.30

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.

SPTBRZEYEXT
SPT 1.00 0.55 0.47
BRZE 0.55 1.00 0.35
YEXT 0.47 0.35 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SPT, BRZE and YEXT?

Braze (BRZE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Sprout Social (SPT) $672.10M, Braze (BRZE) $5.09B, Yext (YEXT) $735.19M.

Which company is growing faster?

Braze (BRZE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Sprout Social (SPT) +11.8%, Braze (BRZE) +27.4%, Yext (YEXT) -1.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Yext (YEXT) has the highest net margin (Sprout Social (SPT) -6.1%, Braze (BRZE) -13.6%, Yext (YEXT) 5.9%). On return on invested capital, Yext (YEXT) leads (Sprout Social (SPT) -11.2%, Yext (YEXT) 19.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Braze (BRZE) returned the most: Sprout Social (SPT) +13.4%, Braze (BRZE) +63.2%, Yext (YEXT) -12.8%. Over five years, Yext (YEXT) compounded fastest (Sprout Social (SPT) -36.1%/yr, Yext (YEXT) -9.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Yext (YEXT) has been the steadiest (Sprout Social (SPT) 66.4%, Braze (BRZE) 83.9%, Yext (YEXT) 55.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SPT, BRZE and YEXT?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Yext (YEXT) leads on 6. 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.