U vs GTLB vs FIG Stock Comparison

Unity Software, Gitlab and Figma Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
U Unity Software Inc.
$40.79 -7.5% 1M +12.4% 1Y
Market cap
$17.67B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.03B
Div. yield
–
Developer Tools Technology
1 win
GTLB Gitlab Inc.
$56.28 +14.8% 1M +17.0% 1Y
Market cap
$9.55B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.06B
Div. yield
–
Developer Tools Technology
6 wins
FIG Figma, Inc.
$24.64 +13.2% 1M -53.8% 1Y
Market cap
$12.41B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.20B
Div. yield
–
Creative Software Technology
1 win

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Gitlab leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Gitlab 6, Unity Software 1, Figma 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionUGTLBFIGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $17.67B $9.55B $12.41B U
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -30.1x -181.3x -8.7x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 62.5x 88.0x GTLB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +14.0% +23.0% +42.2% FIG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -29.0% -5.0% -119.8% GTLB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -17.2% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 13.2x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +12.4% +17.0% -53.8% GTLB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -22.3%/yr -14.1%/yr — GTLB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 75.1% 59.6% 74.6% GTLB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 47/100 67/100 32/100 GTLB

Percentile Scorecard

UGTLBFIG

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

AxisUGTLBFIG
Valuation 60 #50 of 124 52 #60 of 124 3 #29 of 30
Growth 41 #67 of 113 83 #20 of 113 39 #17 of 27
Profitability 49 #57 of 110 62 #42 of 110 4 #25 of 26
Financial Health 50 #65 of 129 69 #41 of 129 81 #7 of 32
Shareholder Returns 36 #44 of 68 70 #21 of 68 –
Overall 47 67 32
  • U ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • GTLB ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • FIG ranked among 33 companies in Workplace Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodUGTLBFIGSPY
1 month -7.5%+14.8%+13.2% -1.0%
3 months +42.6%+79.9%+16.5% +2.9%
6 months +56.8%+161.6%+41.0% +6.4%
Year to date -7.7%+50.0%-34.1% +11.4%
1 year +12.4%+17.0%-53.8% +13.1%
3 years +48.6%+22.7%— +79.4%
3 years, per year +14.1%+7.1%— +21.5%
5 years -71.6%-53.1%— +67.7%
5 years, per year -22.3%-14.1%— +10.9%

Risk

MeasureUGTLBFIGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 75.1%59.6%74.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 82.6%59.6%69.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.220.911.02 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.170.28-0.72 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -93.1%-85.2%-86.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.5%0.0%-53.8% -2.5%
52-week high $49.47$56.28$53.36 $779.14
52-week low $17.13$19.42$16.84 $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.

MultipleUGTLBFIG
P/E now vs peer median -30.4xmedian 37.4x -180.2xmedian 37.4x -9.1xmedian 32.3x
P/S now vs peer median 8.8xmedian 4.4x 8.9xmedian 4.4x 10.9xmedian 2.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -119.2xmedian 35.0x -306.5xmedian 35.0x -8.0xmedian 11.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 33.3xmedian 27.2x 43.8xmedian 27.2x —median 14.2x
P/B now vs peer median 5.9xmedian 3.4x 9.6xmedian 3.4x 8.8xmedian 2.7x
PEG now vs peer median -1.55median 1.27 -4.89median 1.27 —median 0.77

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 monthsUGTLBFIG
Revenue $2.03B $1.06B $1.20B
Gross profit $1.32B $904.84M $971.13M
Operating income -$616.00M -$90.20M -$1.45B
Net income -$588.01M -$54.73M -$1.41B
Free cash flow $538.39M $213.67M –
R&D $1.03B $304.14M $1.13B
EPS (diluted) $-1.34 $-0.31 $-2.72
Cash & equivalents $2.35B $226.49M $445.85M
Total debt $1.67B – –
Shares (diluted) 437.90M 168.70M 527.46M
Enterprise value $9.22B $4.47B $5.92B

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
MetricUGTLBFIG
P/E -30.4x -180.2x -9.1x
P/FCF 33.3x 43.8x –
P/Operating cash flow 32.4x 41.9x –
P/S 8.8x 8.9x 10.9x
P/B 5.9x 9.6x 8.8x
P/Tangible book 6.2x 9.7x 8.9x
EV/EBITDA -119.2x -306.5x -8.0x
EV/EBIT -26.2x -89.7x -7.9x
EV/Revenue 8.0x 7.7x 9.5x
EV/FCF 30.0x 37.9x –
EV/Operating cash flow 29.2x 36.3x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.55 -4.89 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricUGTLBFIG
Revenue growth (1Y) 14.0% 23.0% 42.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.9% 28.1% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) -0.6% 19.1% 31.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.1% 26.7% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -23.8% 10.7% -63.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 13.7% 25.2% –
Net income growth (1Y) -35.5% -405.1% -96.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 15.8% 34.8% –
EPS growth (1Y) -29.1% -470.3% 15.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 19.7% 36.9% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 45.5% 433.4% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 110.7% 310.4% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 51.7% 496.3% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 83.0% 1,057% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricUGTLBFIG
Gross margin 64.9% 85.8% 81.1%
EBITDA margin -6.7% -2.5% -119.1%
Operating margin -30.4% -8.5% -120.9%
Pretax margin -29.0% -4.7% -115.4%
Net margin -29.0% -5.0% -119.8%
FCF margin 26.5% 20.3% –
Operating cash flow margin 27.3% 21.2% –
Return on equity -19.5% -5.4% -94.2%
Return on assets -8.9% -3.2% -59.9%
Return on invested capital -17.2% – –
Return on capital employed -12.3% -8.8% -93.8%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.6x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.9x -4.1x –
Stock comp / revenue 16.9% 21.8% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricUGTLBFIG
Debt / assets 8.4% – –
Debt / equity 0.2x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 13.2x – –
Debt / FCF 1.0x – –
Liabilities / assets 54.4% 41.5% 37.1%
Equity / assets 45.6% 58.5% 62.9%
Interest coverage -25.5x – –
Current ratio 2.0x 2.4x 2.5x
Quick ratio 1.9x 2.3x 2.3x
Cash ratio 1.5x 1.9x 2.1x
Altman Z-score 2.32 8.19 7.05

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricUGTLBFIG
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -0.6% 1.3% –
Shareholder yield -0.6% 1.3% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusUGTLBFIG
Forward P/E – 62.5xFY2026 88.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.70FY2026 $0.90FY2026 $0.28FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -6.2%FY2026 -37.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +21.1% +21.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.12BFY2026 $1.08BFY2026 $1.43BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +14.8%FY2026 +12.6%FY2026 +35.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +31.5% +16.3% +34.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersUGTLBFIG
Held by institutions 84.7% 95.7% 81.2%
Institutions holding 558 396 373
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.0% +4.9% +12.2%
Institutions buying 306 231 257
Institutions selling 161 121 64
Buyers to sellers 1.90 1.91 4.02

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.

UGTLBFIG
U 1.00 0.33 0.28
GTLB 0.33 1.00 0.51
FIG 0.28 0.51 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, U, GTLB and FIG?

Unity Software (U) is the largest by market capitalisation: Unity Software (U) $17.67B, Gitlab (GTLB) $9.55B, Figma (FIG) $12.41B.

Which company is growing faster?

Figma (FIG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Unity Software (U) +14.0%, Gitlab (GTLB) +23.0%, Figma (FIG) +42.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Gitlab (GTLB) has the highest net margin (Unity Software (U) -29.0%, Gitlab (GTLB) -5.0%, Figma (FIG) -119.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Gitlab (GTLB) returned the most: Unity Software (U) +12.4%, Gitlab (GTLB) +17.0%, Figma (FIG) -53.8%. Over five years, Gitlab (GTLB) compounded fastest (Unity Software (U) -22.3%/yr, Gitlab (GTLB) -14.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Gitlab (GTLB) has been the steadiest (Unity Software (U) 75.1%, Gitlab (GTLB) 59.6%, Figma (FIG) 74.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, U, GTLB and FIG?

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