SPT vs ZETA vs YEXT Stock Comparison

Sprout Social, Zeta Global Holdings and Yext Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SPT Sprout Social, Inc.
$12.86 +29.2% 1M +12.8% 1Y
Market cap
$685.28M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$481.82M
Div. yield
–
Marketing Software Technology
1 win
YEXT Yext, Inc.
$7.34 +13.8% 1M -13.7% 1Y
Market cap
$741.70M
P/E
28.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$443.02M
Div. yield
–
Marketing Software Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Yext leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Yext 5, Zeta Global Holdings 4, Sprout Social 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSPTZETAYEXTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $685.28M $8.28B $741.70M ZETA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -23.2x -3,817x 28.4x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.7x 33.3x 9.5x YEXT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.8% +35.9% -1.5% ZETA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -6.1% -0.1% 5.9% YEXT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -11.2% 0.5% 19.3% YEXT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -7.3x -1.0x 1.0x SPT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +12.8% +81.9% -13.7% ZETA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -36.3%/yr +33.0%/yr -10.1%/yr ZETA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 66.4% 65.1% 55.3% YEXT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 61/100 67/100 YEXT

Percentile Scorecard

SPTZETAYEXT

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

AxisSPTZETAYEXT
Valuation 69 #32 of 101 38 #63 of 101 80 #21 of 101
Growth 79 #21 of 97 99 #2 of 97 49 #50 of 97
Profitability 42 #55 of 94 51 #47 of 94 77 #22 of 94
Financial Health 65 #39 of 109 86 #16 of 109 31 #76 of 109
Shareholder Returns – 30 #45 of 64 98 #2 of 64
Overall 64 61 67
  • SPT ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • ZETA ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • YEXT ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSPTZETAYEXTSPY
1 month +29.2%+14.0%+13.8% -1.0%
3 months +69.9%+77.6%+46.5% +2.9%
6 months +114.7%+93.9%+90.2% +6.4%
Year to date +14.1%+67.0%-8.9% +11.4%
1 year +12.8%+81.9%-13.7% +13.1%
3 years -71.8%+317.6%+20.9% +79.4%
3 years, per year -34.4%+61.1%+6.5% +21.5%
5 years -89.5%+315.5%-41.4% +67.7%
5 years, per year -36.3%+33.0%-10.1% +10.9%

Risk

MeasureSPTZETAYEXTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 66.4%65.1%55.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 64.5%60.0%64.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.762.240.71 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.191.26-0.25 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -96.5%-70.0%-75.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.9%-0.4%-17.2% -2.5%
52-week high $13.11$34.12$8.87 $779.14
52-week low $4.99$14.55$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.

MultipleSPTZETAYEXT
P/E now vs peer median -23.4xmedian 29.9x -3,845xmedian 29.9x 28.1xmedian 29.9x
P/S now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 2.8x 4.9xmedian 2.8x 1.6xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 57.6xmedian 17.4x 70.4xmedian 17.4x 12.6xmedian 17.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.5xmedian 16.9x 34.3xmedian 16.9x 13.8xmedian 16.9x
P/B now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 3.1x 8.3xmedian 3.1x 20.4xmedian 3.1x
PEG now vs peer median -1.31median 0.86 -46.79median 0.86 0.57median 0.86

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 monthsSPTZETAYEXT
Revenue $481.82M $1.57B $443.02M
Gross profit $373.15M $934.32M $327.66M
Operating income -$28.45M $24.68M $36.90M
Net income -$29.55M -$2.17M $26.12M
Free cash flow $50.36M $224.41M $52.98M
R&D $107.05M $146.97M $85.48M
EPS (diluted) $-0.49 $-0.01 $0.25
Cash & equivalents $119.93M $309.95M $86.83M
Total debt $124.00M $788.73M $147.70M
Shares (diluted) 60.24M 256.58M 103.11M
Enterprise value $267.82M $6.98B $268.95M

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
MetricSPTZETAYEXT
P/E -23.4x -3,845x 28.1x
P/FCF 15.5x 34.3x 13.8x
P/Operating cash flow 14.5x 32.0x 13.2x
P/S 1.6x 4.9x 1.6x
P/B 3.4x 8.3x 20.4x
P/Tangible book 4.0x 10.4x -17.4x
EV/EBITDA 57.6x 70.4x 12.6x
EV/EBIT -24.3x 307.7x 21.4x
EV/Revenue 1.4x 4.8x 1.8x
EV/FCF 13.7x 33.8x 14.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.8x 31.5x 14.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.31 -46.79 0.57

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSPTZETAYEXT
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.8% 35.9% -1.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 18.5% 33.7% 3.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.6% 32.8% -4.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 18.6% 30.9% 2.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 47.4% 192.5% 225.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 19.4% 28.4% 51.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 46.0% 94.1% 250.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 15.6% 78.9% 45.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 47.7% 95.0% 345.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 17.9% 82.2% 49.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 48.6% 55.5% -19.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 42.6% 42.4% 7.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 54.2% 64.2% -20.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 43.6% 52.2% 8.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSPTZETAYEXT
Gross margin 77.4% 59.5% 74.0%
EBITDA margin 2.5% 6.9% 14.1%
Operating margin -5.9% 1.6% 8.3%
Pretax margin -6.0% -0.6% 6.3%
Net margin -6.1% -0.1% 5.9%
FCF margin 10.5% 14.3% 12.0%
Operating cash flow margin 11.2% 15.3% 12.4%
Return on equity -13.3% -0.2% 86.7%
Return on assets -5.7% -0.1% 5.3%
Return on invested capital -11.2% 0.5% 19.3%
Return on capital employed -10.2% 2.1% 14.7%
Asset turnover 0.9x 1.1x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.8x -111.1x 2.1x
Stock comp / revenue 15.1% 12.4% 9.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSPTZETAYEXT
Debt / assets 6.2% 13.5% 30.5%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.2x 4.1x
Net debt / EBITDA -7.3x -1.0x 1.0x
Debt / FCF 0.6x 0.9x 2.8x
Liabilities / assets 56.2% 36.9% 92.6%
Equity / assets 43.8% 63.1% 7.4%
Interest coverage -9.9x 16.1x 3.3x
Current ratio 1.0x 2.4x 0.8x
Quick ratio 0.8x 2.3x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.5x 1.1x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 1.26 8.97 0.15

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSPTZETAYEXT
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – 1.4% 23.2%
Shareholder yield – 1.4% 23.2%
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.

ConsensusSPTZETAYEXT
Forward P/E 10.7xFY2026 33.3xFY2026 9.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.20FY2026 $1.02FY2026 $0.77FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +46.3%FY2026 +39.7%FY2026 +45.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +22.5% +23.5% +2.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $472.24MFY2026 $1.93BFY2026 $433.54MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +3.2%FY2026 +48.2%FY2026 -2.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +16.4% +3.5% -1.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSPTZETAYEXT
Held by institutions 93.3% 74.8% 65.8%
Institutions holding 192 413 177
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.1% +3.9% -9.8%
Institutions buying 114 246 83
Institutions selling 57 117 64
Buyers to sellers 2.00 2.10 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.

SPTZETAYEXT
SPT 1.00 0.53 0.47
ZETA 0.53 1.00 0.36
YEXT 0.47 0.36 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SPT, ZETA and YEXT?

Zeta Global Holdings (ZETA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Sprout Social (SPT) $685.28M, Zeta Global Holdings (ZETA) $8.28B, Yext (YEXT) $741.70M.

Which company is growing faster?

Zeta Global Holdings (ZETA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Sprout Social (SPT) +11.8%, Zeta Global Holdings (ZETA) +35.9%, Yext (YEXT) -1.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Yext (YEXT) has the highest net margin (Sprout Social (SPT) -6.1%, Zeta Global Holdings (ZETA) -0.1%, Yext (YEXT) 5.9%). On return on invested capital, Yext (YEXT) leads (Sprout Social (SPT) -11.2%, Zeta Global Holdings (ZETA) 0.5%, Yext (YEXT) 19.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Zeta Global Holdings (ZETA) returned the most: Sprout Social (SPT) +12.8%, Zeta Global Holdings (ZETA) +81.9%, Yext (YEXT) -13.7%. Over five years, Zeta Global Holdings (ZETA) compounded fastest (Sprout Social (SPT) -36.3%/yr, Zeta Global Holdings (ZETA) +33.0%/yr, Yext (YEXT) -10.1%/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%, Zeta Global Holdings (ZETA) 65.1%, Yext (YEXT) 55.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SPT, ZETA 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 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.