TWLO vs ZM vs BAND Stock Comparison

Twilio, Zoom Communications and Bandwidth Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
TWLO Twilio Inc
$207.59 -29.5% 1M +53.9% 1Y
Market cap
$31.88B
P/E
24.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.83B
Div. yield
–
Communications Platforms Technology
5 wins
ZM Zoom Communications, Inc.
$91.98 -1.0% 1M +5.4% 1Y
Market cap
$26.89B
P/E
8.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.97B
Div. yield
–
Communications Platforms Technology
5 wins
BAND Bandwidth Inc.
$42.97 -32.6% 1M +166.1% 1Y
Market cap
$1.32B
P/E
347.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$870.37M
Div. yield
–
Communications Platforms Technology
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Twilio leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Twilio 5, Zoom Communications 5, Bandwidth 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTWLOZMBANDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $31.88B $26.89B $1.32B TWLO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 24.9x 8.5x 347.8x ZM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 36.4x 14.3x 25.1x ZM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +19.1% +4.6% +15.1% TWLO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 21.8% 64.1% 0.5% ZM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.9% — -1.6% TWLO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -3.1x — 2.4x TWLO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +53.9% +5.4% +166.1% BAND
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -7.9%/yr -20.3%/yr -13.2%/yr TWLO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 62.3% 45.0% 96.8% ZM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 81/100 45/100 ZM

Percentile Scorecard

TWLOZMBAND

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

AxisTWLOZMBAND
Valuation 33 #19 of 28 70 #9 of 28 52 #14 of 28
Growth 96 #2 of 26 72 #8 of 26 60 #11 of 26
Profitability 46 #14 of 25 83 #5 of 25 29 #18 of 25
Financial Health 87 #5 of 31 97 #2 of 31 47 #17 of 31
Shareholder Returns 31 #12 of 17 – 38 #11 of 17
Overall 59 81 45
  • TWLO ranked among 31 companies in Workplace Software
  • ZM ranked among 31 companies in Workplace Software
  • BAND ranked among 31 companies in Workplace Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodTWLOZMBANDSPY
1 month -29.5%-1.0%-32.6% -2.3%
3 months +5.6%-6.4%-1.2% -0.7%
6 months +9.4%-13.7%-4.6% +4.8%
Year to date +45.9%+6.6%+178.1% +10.3%
1 year +53.9%+5.4%+166.1% +10.3%
3 years +283.7%+46.0%+236.0% +73.0%
3 years, per year +56.6%+13.5%+49.8% +20.1%
5 years -33.6%-67.8%-50.7% +61.9%
5 years, per year -7.9%-20.3%-13.2% +10.1%
10 years +507.9%—— +258.6%
10 years, per year +19.8%—— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureTWLOZMBANDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 62.3%45.0%96.8% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 58.3%42.9%93.8% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.501.072.53 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.870.121.71 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -86.4%-80.6%-89.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -31.5%-17.8%-45.2% -3.5%
52-week high $302.99$111.88$78.44 $779.14
52-week low $108.49$72.72$12.82 $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.

MultipleTWLOZMBAND
P/E now vs peer median 24.9xmedian 33.0x 8.5xmedian 33.0x 347.8xmedian 33.0x
P/S now vs peer median 5.5xmedian 2.4x 5.4xmedian 2.4x 1.5xmedian 2.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 49.7xmedian 11.9x 12.8xmedian 11.9x 25.6xmedian 11.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 27.2xmedian 14.5x —median 14.5x 13.7xmedian 14.5x
P/B now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 2.9x 2.4xmedian 2.9x 3.5xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 0.46median 0.72 0.05median 0.72 -8.10median 0.72

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 monthsTWLOZMBAND
Revenue $5.83B $4.97B $870.37M
Gross profit $2.83B $3.84B $319.33M
Operating income $397.63M $1.20B -$11.31M
Net income $1.27B $3.19B $8.75M
Free cash flow $1.17B – $96.37M
R&D $1.08B $881.96M $149.43M
EPS (diluted) $7.97 $10.64 $0.12
Cash & equivalents $1.06B $931.99M $171.32M
Total debt $993.61M – $310.58M
Shares (diluted) 159.71M 299.75M 33.49M
Enterprise value $21.52B -$3.90B $811.71M

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
MetricTWLOZMBAND
P/E 24.9x 8.5x 347.8x
P/FCF 27.2x – 13.7x
P/Operating cash flow 26.9x – 11.6x
P/S 5.5x 5.4x 1.5x
P/B 3.5x 2.4x 3.5x
P/Tangible book 3.5x 2.4x 4.9x
EV/EBITDA 49.7x 12.8x 25.6x
EV/EBIT 75.4x 16.4x -129.0x
EV/Revenue 5.1x 4.0x 1.7x
EV/FCF 25.6x – 15.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 25.3x – 12.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.46 0.05 -8.10

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTWLOZMBAND
Revenue growth (1Y) 19.1% 4.6% 15.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.4% 3.7% 13.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 17.3% 5.7% 8.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 12.4% 4.5% 10.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 246.5% 23.2% 13.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 36.5% 112.9% 29.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 1,793% 168.3% 175.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 51.1% 182.3% -32.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 1,787% 175.9% 130.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 53.9% 184.2% -42.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 41.2% – 30.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 107.0% – 55.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 40.9% – 44.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 114.4% – 262.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTWLOZMBAND
Gross margin 48.6% 77.2% 36.7%
EBITDA margin 10.3% 30.9% 6.5%
Operating margin 6.8% 24.1% -1.3%
Pretax margin 4.8% 82.5% 0.1%
Net margin 21.8% 64.1% 0.5%
FCF margin 20.1% – 11.1%
Operating cash flow margin 20.3% – 13.1%
Return on equity 14.0% 30.2% 2.3%
Return on assets 11.6% 25.0% 0.8%
Return on invested capital 3.9% – -1.6%
Return on capital employed 3.9% 11.2% -1.2%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.4x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.9x – 13.0x
Stock comp / revenue 10.0% – 6.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTWLOZMBAND
Debt / assets 8.9% – 28.4%
Debt / equity 0.1x – 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA -3.1x – 2.4x
Debt / FCF 0.8x – 3.2x
Liabilities / assets 17.4% 16.8% 65.1%
Equity / assets 82.6% 83.2% 34.9%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 4.5x 3.8x 1.9x
Quick ratio 4.1x 3.7x 2.2x
Cash ratio 3.2x 3.4x 1.1x
Altman Z-score 9.91 9.05 1.95

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTWLOZMBAND
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 1.9% – 2.3%
Shareholder yield 1.9% – 2.3%
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.

ConsensusTWLOZMBAND
Forward P/E 36.4xFY2026 14.3xFY2026 25.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.71FY2026 $6.45FY2026 $1.71FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +16.8%FY2026 +9.0%FY2026 +19.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +23.8% +2.8% +15.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.37BFY2026 $4.76BFY2026 $938.18MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +25.7%FY2026 -2.4%FY2026 +24.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.5% +8.0% -3.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTWLOZMBAND
Held by institutions 90.3% 75.7% 92.9%
Institutions holding 965 864 241
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.9% +2.9% +27.1%
Institutions buying 543 479 171
Institutions selling 311 279 52
Buyers to sellers 1.75 1.72 3.29

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.

TWLOZMBAND
TWLO 1.00 0.49 0.47
ZM 0.49 1.00 0.30
BAND 0.47 0.30 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TWLO, ZM and BAND?

Twilio (TWLO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Twilio (TWLO) $31.88B, Zoom Communications (ZM) $26.89B, Bandwidth (BAND) $1.32B.

Which stock is cheaper, TWLO, ZM and BAND?

Zoom Communications (ZM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Twilio (TWLO) 24.9x, Zoom Communications (ZM) 8.5x, Bandwidth (BAND) 347.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Zoom Communications (ZM) is cheapest (Twilio (TWLO) 36.4x, Zoom Communications (ZM) 14.3x, Bandwidth (BAND) 25.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Twilio (TWLO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Twilio (TWLO) +19.1%, Zoom Communications (ZM) +4.6%, Bandwidth (BAND) +15.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Zoom Communications (ZM) has the highest net margin (Twilio (TWLO) 21.8%, Zoom Communications (ZM) 64.1%, Bandwidth (BAND) 0.5%). On return on invested capital, Twilio (TWLO) leads (Twilio (TWLO) 3.9%, Bandwidth (BAND) -1.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Bandwidth (BAND) returned the most: Twilio (TWLO) +53.9%, Zoom Communications (ZM) +5.4%, Bandwidth (BAND) +166.1%. Over five years, Twilio (TWLO) compounded fastest (Twilio (TWLO) -7.9%/yr, Zoom Communications (ZM) -20.3%/yr, Bandwidth (BAND) -13.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Zoom Communications (ZM) has been the steadiest (Twilio (TWLO) 62.3%, Zoom Communications (ZM) 45.0%, Bandwidth (BAND) 96.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, TWLO, ZM and BAND?

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