TCX vs CMPR vs IPM Stock Comparison

Tucows, Cimpress and Intelligent Protection Management Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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TCX Tucows Inc /Pa/
$11.91 +26.8% 1M -38.6% 1Y
Market cap
$143.80M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$395.86M
Div. yield
–
Web Hosting and Domains Technology
CMPR CIMPRESS plc
$61.92 -15.9% 1M -4.3% 1Y
Market cap
$1.38B
P/E
16.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.81B
Div. yield
–
Office Equipment Industrials
8 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Cimpress leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Cimpress 8, Intelligent Protection Management 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTCXCMPRIPMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $143.80M $1.38B $21.07M CMPR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -2.0x 16.2x -5.7x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 14.2x 20.9x CMPR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.9% +10.0% +113.5% IPM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -17.9% 2.2% -14.8% CMPR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -18.6% 13.5% — CMPR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 36.4x 3.9x — CMPR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -38.6% -4.3% -15.2% CMPR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -33.5%/yr -7.7%/yr -18.1%/yr CMPR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 82.1% 46.4% 41.6% IPM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 57/100 40/100 CMPR

Percentile Scorecard

TCXCMPRIPM

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

AxisTCXCMPRIPM
Valuation 54 #18 of 38 94 #8 of 114 14 #45 of 52
Growth 77 #9 of 36 79 #21 of 98 89 #6 of 46
Profitability 42 #20 of 34 66 #33 of 95 12 #37 of 42
Financial Health 11 #34 of 38 10 #114 of 126 43 #35 of 61
Shareholder Returns – 39 #44 of 71 –
Overall 46 57 40
  • TCX ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing
  • CMPR ranked among 131 companies in Business Services
  • IPM ranked among 65 companies in Technology Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodTCXCMPRIPMSPY
1 month +26.8%-15.9%-2.3% -5.9%
3 months -15.4%-35.8%-8.2% -4.6%
6 months -25.9%-32.7%-10.2% +0.2%
Year to date -46.9%-7.0%-2.9% +7.5%
1 year -38.6%-4.3%-15.2% +8.2%
3 years -40.9%+0.7%-2.3% +68.3%
3 years, per year -16.1%+0.2%-0.8% +19.0%
5 years -86.9%-33.0%-63.1% +56.5%
5 years, per year -33.5%-7.7%-18.1% +9.4%
10 years -58.1%-26.8%-65.9% +251.5%
10 years, per year -8.3%-3.1%-10.2% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureTCXCMPRIPMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 82.1%46.4%41.6% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 70.4%47.8%49.6% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.710.860.69 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.47-0.09-0.37 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -90.6%-79.1%-73.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -52.2%-41.2%-22.3% -5.9%
52-week high $24.90$105.31$2.15 $779.14
52-week low $8.48$57.02$1.49 $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.

MultipleTCXCMPRIPM
P/E now vs peer median -1.9xmedian 27.4x 17.7xmedian 21.1x -5.8xmedian 18.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 3.3x 0.4xmedian 0.9x 0.9xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 53.2xmedian 21.2x 7.9xmedian 11.7x -6.9xmedian 10.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -6.1xmedian 15.9x 9.7xmedian 15.3x -33.8xmedian 14.4x
P/B now vs peer median -0.6xmedian 2.6x -3.1xmedian 2.3x 1.3xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median -0.26median 1.22 0.47median 0.88 0.82median 1.35

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 monthsTCXCMPRIPM
Revenue $395.86M $3.81B $25.19M
Gross profit $103.17M $1.74B $12.19M
Operating income -$18.46M $228.07M -$4.54M
Net income -$70.88M $87.61M -$3.73M
Free cash flow -$21.78M $156.92M -$644.80K
R&D $18.49M $353.80M –
EPS (diluted) $-6.34 $3.49 $-0.29
Cash & equivalents $24.75M $120.13M $5.23M
Total debt $315.70M $1.64B –
Shares (diluted) 11.18M 24.48M 13.04M
Enterprise value -$16.18M $566.16M -$2.75M

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
MetricTCXCMPRIPM
P/E -1.9x 17.7x -5.8x
P/FCF -6.1x 9.7x -33.8x
P/Operating cash flow -75.8x 5.3x -38.5x
P/S 0.3x 0.4x 0.9x
P/B -0.6x -3.1x 1.3x
P/Tangible book -0.6x -2.6x 2.6x
EV/EBITDA 53.2x 7.9x -6.9x
EV/EBIT -23.0x 13.4x -3.6x
EV/Revenue 1.1x 0.8x 0.7x
EV/FCF -19.5x 19.4x -25.7x
EV/Operating cash flow -241.0x 10.6x -29.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.26 0.47 0.82

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTCXCMPRIPM
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.9% 10.0% 113.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.1% 6.7% 32.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 12.7% 5.9% 92.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 16.1% 5.6% 15.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 58.4% -3.3% 18.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 32.7% 27.8% -14.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 26.4% 156.2% 48.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 6.3% 36.8% -20.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 27.0% 149.2% 47.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 7.2% 37.6% -7.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 77.8% -9.8% 59.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 45.5% 13.3% 37.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 32.7% -27.4% 53.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 44.2% 10.9% 34.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTCXCMPRIPM
Gross margin 26.1% 45.6% 48.4%
EBITDA margin 2.0% 10.2% -9.5%
Operating margin -4.7% 6.0% -18.0%
Pretax margin -15.6% 3.5% -16.6%
Net margin -17.9% 2.2% -14.8%
FCF margin -5.5% 4.1% -2.6%
Operating cash flow margin -0.4% 7.6% -2.2%
Return on equity – – -22.2%
Return on assets -9.9% 4.0% -12.9%
Return on invested capital -18.6% 13.5% –
Return on capital employed -5.2% 16.2% -22.1%
Asset turnover 0.6x 1.7x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.0x 3.3x 0.2x
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% 1.6% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTCXCMPRIPM
Debt / assets 45.0% 73.2% –
Debt / equity -1.5x -3.3x –
Net debt / EBITDA 36.4x 3.9x –
Debt / FCF -14.5x 10.5x –
Liabilities / assets 129.9% 122.2% 43.0%
Equity / assets -29.9% -22.2% 57.0%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 0.5x 0.6x 1.4x
Quick ratio 0.1x 0.3x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.1x 0.6x
Altman Z-score -0.29 2.38 0.23

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTCXCMPRIPM
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – 3.0% –
Shareholder yield – 3.0% –
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.

ConsensusTCXCMPRIPM
Forward P/E – 14.2xFY2027 20.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-5.95FY2026 $4.35FY2027 $0.08FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +14.8%FY2027 –
EPS growth, the year after – +57.0% +75.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $511.61MFY2026 $3.73BFY2027 $24.44MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +31.1%FY2026 -0.2%FY2027 +3.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.4% +19.4% +20.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTCXCMPRIPM
Held by institutions 47.2% 87.4% –
Institutions holding 70 210 –
Change in shares held, QoQ -15.7% +1.8% –
Institutions buying 41 130 –
Institutions selling 19 54 –
Buyers to sellers 2.16 2.41 –

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.

TCXCMPRIPM
TCX 1.00 0.18 -0.02
CMPR 0.18 1.00 0.15
IPM -0.02 0.15 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TCX, CMPR and IPM?

Cimpress (CMPR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Tucows (TCX) $143.80M, Cimpress (CMPR) $1.38B, Intelligent Protection Management (IPM) $21.07M.

Which company is growing faster?

Intelligent Protection Management (IPM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Tucows (TCX) +2.9%, Cimpress (CMPR) +10.0%, Intelligent Protection Management (IPM) +113.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cimpress (CMPR) has the highest net margin (Tucows (TCX) -17.9%, Cimpress (CMPR) 2.2%, Intelligent Protection Management (IPM) -14.8%). On return on invested capital, Cimpress (CMPR) leads (Tucows (TCX) -18.6%, Cimpress (CMPR) 13.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cimpress (CMPR) returned the most: Tucows (TCX) -38.6%, Cimpress (CMPR) -4.3%, Intelligent Protection Management (IPM) -15.2%. Over five years, Cimpress (CMPR) compounded fastest (Tucows (TCX) -33.5%/yr, Cimpress (CMPR) -7.7%/yr, Intelligent Protection Management (IPM) -18.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Intelligent Protection Management (IPM) has been the steadiest (Tucows (TCX) 82.1%, Cimpress (CMPR) 46.4%, Intelligent Protection Management (IPM) 41.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, TCX, CMPR and IPM?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Cimpress (CMPR) leads on 8. 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.