TCX vs SHOP vs IPM Stock Comparison

Tucows, Shopify and Intelligent Protection Management Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
TCX Tucows Inc /Pa/
$11.98 +14.2% 1M -36.2% 1Y
Market cap
$118.73M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$394.44M
Div. yield
–
Web Hosting and Domains Technology
SHOP Shopify Inc.
$168.68 +18.5% 1M +1.0% 1Y
Market cap
$217.88B
P/E
113.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.27B
Div. yield
–
E-commerce Software Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Shopify leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Shopify 5, Intelligent Protection Management 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTCXSHOPIPMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $118.73M $217.88B $22.29M SHOP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -1.4x 113.0x -6.0x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 90.7x 21.4x IPM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.2% +32.5% +113.5% IPM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -21.2% 14.5% -14.8% SHOP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -27.8% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 31.3x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -36.2% +1.0% -14.5% SHOP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -31.9%/yr +3.4%/yr -24.7%/yr SHOP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 80.5% 59.1% 40.4% IPM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 47/100 57/100 37/100 SHOP

Percentile Scorecard

TCXSHOPIPM

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

AxisTCXSHOPIPM
Valuation 51 #19 of 38 19 #136 of 167 12 #44 of 50
Growth 63 #14 of 36 64 #56 of 153 82 #9 of 45
Profitability 42 #20 of 34 76 #38 of 153 13 #36 of 41
Financial Health 14 #33 of 38 92 #15 of 179 43 #36 of 62
Shareholder Returns 67 #8 of 22 37 #60 of 94 –
Overall 47 57 37
  • TCX ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing
  • SHOP ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • IPM ranked among 66 companies in Technology Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodTCXSHOPIPMSPY
1 month +14.2%+18.5%-5.5% -1.0%
3 months +37.5%+48.3%-5.0% +2.9%
6 months -29.3%+34.1%-0.6% +6.4%
Year to date -46.6%+4.8%-0.6% +11.4%
1 year -36.2%+1.0%-14.5% +13.1%
3 years -37.4%+222.2%+6.2% +79.4%
3 years, per year -14.5%+47.7%+2.0% +21.5%
5 years -85.3%+18.3%-75.8% +67.7%
5 years, per year -31.9%+3.4%-24.7% +10.9%
10 years -60.4%+3,777.7%-72.9% +255.2%
10 years, per year -8.9%+44.2%-12.2% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureTCXSHOPIPMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 80.5%59.1%40.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 68.1%60.6%47.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.791.880.74 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.450.02-0.36 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -90.7%-84.8%-81.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -51.9%-5.9%-20.5% -2.5%
52-week high $24.90$179.22$2.15 $779.14
52-week low $8.48$95.40$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.

MultipleTCXSHOPIPM
P/E now vs peer median -1.6xmedian 29.1x 113.3xmedian 17.5x -6.0xmedian 17.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 4.5x 16.5xmedian 1.4x 0.9xmedian 0.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 48.0xmedian 21.5x 114.0xmedian 14.9x -7.1xmedian 11.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -9.3xmedian 17.3x 92.9xmedian 11.2x -34.6xmedian 12.3x
P/B now vs peer median -0.7xmedian 3.9x 17.2xmedian 1.7x 1.4xmedian 1.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.36median 0.33 —median 0.42 0.84median 1.54

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 monthsTCXSHOPIPM
Revenue $394.44M $13.27B $25.19M
Gross profit $98.23M $6.34B $12.19M
Operating income -$28.33M $1.84B -$4.54M
Net income -$83.63M $1.93B -$3.73M
Free cash flow -$14.40M $2.35B -$644.80K
R&D $18.35M $1.65B –
EPS (diluted) $-7.50 $1.49 $-0.29
Cash & equivalents $44.16M $1.66B $5.23M
Total debt $1.17B – –
Shares (diluted) 11.15M 1.30B 13.04M
Enterprise value -$70.57M $195.06B -$1.53M

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
MetricTCXSHOPIPM
P/E -1.6x 113.3x -6.0x
P/FCF -9.3x 92.9x -34.6x
P/Operating cash flow 30.5x 91.9x -39.4x
P/S 0.3x 16.5x 0.9x
P/B -0.7x 17.2x 1.4x
P/Tangible book -0.6x 17.3x 2.7x
EV/EBITDA 48.0x 114.0x -7.1x
EV/EBIT -13.5x 115.8x -3.8x
EV/Revenue 1.0x 16.1x 0.7x
EV/FCF -26.6x 90.8x -26.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 87.3x 89.8x -30.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.36 – 0.84

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTCXSHOPIPM
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.2% 32.5% 113.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.0% – 32.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 9.7% 28.3% 92.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 13.6% – 15.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 36.8% 48.5% 18.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 18.7% – -14.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 12.5% -17.8% 48.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -5.4% – -20.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 13.2% -17.1% 47.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -4.4% – -7.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 131.2% 29.7% 59.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 42.4% – 37.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 70.7% 29.4% 53.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 53.5% – 34.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTCXSHOPIPM
Gross margin 24.9% 47.8% 48.4%
EBITDA margin 2.0% 14.1% -9.5%
Operating margin -7.2% 13.9% -18.0%
Pretax margin -18.8% 17.6% -16.6%
Net margin -21.2% 14.5% -14.8%
FCF margin -3.7% 17.7% -2.6%
Operating cash flow margin 1.1% 17.9% -2.2%
Return on equity – 15.3% -22.2%
Return on assets -11.5% 13.5% -12.9%
Return on invested capital -27.8% – –
Return on capital employed -7.4% 14.4% -22.1%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.9x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.1x 1.2x 0.2x
Stock comp / revenue 1.6% 3.6% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTCXSHOPIPM
Debt / assets 40.4% – –
Debt / equity -1.5x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 31.3x – –
Debt / FCF -20.4x – –
Liabilities / assets 127.6% 12.3% 43.0%
Equity / assets -27.6% 87.7% 57.0%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 0.6x 5.4x 1.4x
Quick ratio 0.2x 3.7x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.1x 3.4x 0.6x
Altman Z-score -0.25 75.63 0.25

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTCXSHOPIPM
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 0.0% 0.8% –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 0.8% –
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.

ConsensusTCXSHOPIPM
Forward P/E – 90.7xFY2026 21.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-5.95FY2026 $1.86FY2026 $0.08FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +31.0%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +26.3% +75.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $511.61MFY2026 $15.58BFY2026 $24.44MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +31.1%FY2026 +36.1%FY2026 +3.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.4% +14.8% +20.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTCXSHOPIPM
Held by institutions 47.2% 68.9% –
Institutions holding 70 1,704 –
Change in shares held, QoQ -15.7% +3.6% –
Institutions buying 41 788 –
Institutions selling 19 651 –
Buyers to sellers 2.16 1.21 –

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.

TCXSHOPIPM
TCX 1.00 0.04 -0.02
SHOP 0.04 1.00 0.14
IPM -0.02 0.14 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TCX, SHOP and IPM?

Shopify (SHOP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Tucows (TCX) $118.73M, Shopify (SHOP) $217.88B, Intelligent Protection Management (IPM) $22.29M.

Which company is growing faster?

Intelligent Protection Management (IPM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Tucows (TCX) +4.2%, Shopify (SHOP) +32.5%, Intelligent Protection Management (IPM) +113.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Shopify (SHOP) has the highest net margin (Tucows (TCX) -21.2%, Shopify (SHOP) 14.5%, Intelligent Protection Management (IPM) -14.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Shopify (SHOP) returned the most: Tucows (TCX) -36.2%, Shopify (SHOP) +1.0%, Intelligent Protection Management (IPM) -14.5%. Over five years, Shopify (SHOP) compounded fastest (Tucows (TCX) -31.9%/yr, Shopify (SHOP) +3.4%/yr, Intelligent Protection Management (IPM) -24.7%/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) 80.5%, Shopify (SHOP) 59.1%, Intelligent Protection Management (IPM) 40.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, TCX, SHOP 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, Shopify (SHOP) 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.