XMAX vs XELB vs ETD Stock Comparison

XMax, XCel Brands and Ethan Allen Interiors Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
XMAX XMax Inc.
$8.45 -3.0% 1M +48.0% 1Y
Market cap
$541.55M
P/E
17.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.05M
Div. yield
–
Furniture Consumer Discretionary
5 wins
XELB XCel Brands, Inc.
$0.34 -58.5% 1M -74.8% 1Y
Market cap
$2.20M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$4.73M
Div. yield
–
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
1 win
ETD Ethan Allen Interiors Inc
$19.93 -6.4% 1M -28.1% 1Y
Market cap
$502.29M
P/E
12.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$579.49M
Div. yield
22.18%
Furniture Consumer Discretionary
4 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

XMax leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (XMax 5, Ethan Allen Interiors 4, XCel Brands 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionXMAXXELBETDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $541.55M $2.20M $502.29M XMAX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.3x -0.1x 12.8x ETD
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 17.3x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +63.5% -18.1% -5.7% XMAX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 185.9% -362.5% 6.9% XMAX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -3.6% -44.6% — XMAX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 10.4x -1.3x — XELB
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — 22.18% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +48.0% -74.8% -28.1% XMAX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -5.2%/yr -52.3%/yr -2.7%/yr ETD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.3% 116.5% 32.7% ETD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 40/100 23/100 71/100 ETD

Percentile Scorecard

XMAXXELBETD

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

AxisXMAXXELBETD
Valuation 7 #39 of 42 21 #36 of 45 85 #7 of 42
Growth 59 #18 of 42 43 #25 of 43 15 #36 of 42
Profitability 28 #29 of 40 5 #39 of 41 80 #9 of 40
Financial Health 100 #1 of 44 22 #41 of 52 77 #11 of 44
Shareholder Returns 4 #27 of 28 – 100 #1 of 28
Overall 40 23 71
  • XMAX ranked among 45 companies in Household Durables
  • XELB ranked among 52 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • ETD ranked among 45 companies in Household Durables

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodXMAXXELBETDSPY
1 month -3.0%-58.5%-6.4% -0.2%
3 months +0.2%-72.8%-16.3% +3.9%
6 months +12.8%-85.3%-11.2% +8.2%
Year to date +40.8%-68.5%-12.7% +12.9%
1 year +48.0%-74.8%-28.1% +12.3%
3 years +272.2%-96.7%-23.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year +55.0%-67.9%-8.4% +23.3%
5 years -23.5%-97.5%-12.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year -5.2%-52.3%-2.7% +10.9%
10 years -91.0%-99.3%-33.5% +261.1%
10 years, per year -21.4%-39.3%-4.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureXMAXXELBETDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.3%116.5%32.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.6%118.0%36.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.331.350.42 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.44-0.64-0.86 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -96.6%-98.3%-47.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.5%-86.0%-29.3% -1.2%
52-week high $9.34$2.43$28.19 $779.14
52-week low $5.20$0.34$18.68 $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.

MultipleXMAXXELBETD
P/E now vs peer median 17.3xmedian 16.0x -0.1xmedian 16.4x 12.8xmedian 16.0x
P/S now vs peer median 33.7xmedian 0.6x 0.5xmedian 0.7x 0.9xmedian 0.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -153.2xmedian 9.8x -1.5xmedian 9.9x 6.1xmedian 9.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median -120.2xmedian 11.9x —median 12.0x 12.1xmedian 11.9x
P/B now vs peer median 5.1xmedian 1.2x 0.2xmedian 2.2x 1.1xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.64median 0.64 0.00median 0.64 -0.46median 0.64

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 monthsXMAXXELBETD
Revenue $16.05M $4.73M $579.49M
Gross profit $3.67M – $354.77M
Operating income -$3.29M -$12.63M $45.02M
Net income $29.83M -$17.25M $39.88M
Free cash flow -$4.51M – $41.44M
EPS (diluted) $0.49 $-2.78 $1.56
Cash & equivalents $34.63M $399.00K $73.63M
Total debt $1.83M $49.59M –
Shares (diluted) 61.00M 6.16M 25.58M
Enterprise value $488.59M -$3.95M -$559.11K

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
MetricXMAXXELBETD
P/E 17.3x -0.1x 12.8x
P/FCF -120.2x – 12.1x
P/Operating cash flow -120.2x – 9.6x
P/S 33.7x 0.5x 0.9x
P/B 5.1x 0.2x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 5.1x -0.2x 1.1x
EV/EBITDA -153.2x -1.5x 6.1x
EV/EBIT -154.1x -1.1x 8.2x
EV/Revenue 31.6x 2.9x 0.6x
EV/FCF -112.6x – 8.9x
EV/Operating cash flow -112.6x – 7.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.64 0.00 -0.46

Growth

14 metrics
MetricXMAXXELBETD
Revenue growth (1Y) 63.5% -18.1% -5.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.4% -39.5% -9.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -18.9% – -4.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 44.3% – -9.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 12.6% 34.8% -27.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 33.7% 19.3% -31.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 816.3% 25.5% -22.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 64.2% 6.9% -27.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 261.2% 71.0% -22.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 27.2% 34.0% -27.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -383.6% – -14.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -19.9% – -19.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -383.6% – -17.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -19.8% – -21.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricXMAXXELBETD
Gross margin 22.9% – 61.2%
EBITDA margin -20.6% -191.4% 10.4%
Operating margin -20.5% -267.1% 7.8%
Pretax margin 231.3% -363.9% 9.2%
Net margin 185.9% -362.5% 6.9%
FCF margin -28.1% – 7.2%
Operating cash flow margin -28.1% – 9.1%
Return on equity 40.7% -108.4% 8.4%
Return on assets 35.5% -48.3% 5.5%
Return on invested capital -3.6% -44.6% –
Return on capital employed -4.0% -41.9% 7.9%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.1x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.2x – 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 20.0% 16.5% 0.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricXMAXXELBETD
Debt / assets 0.1% 37.2% –
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.9x –
Net debt / EBITDA 10.4x -1.3x –
Debt / FCF 0.0x – –
Liabilities / assets 12.2% 57.3% 34.5%
Equity / assets 87.8% 42.7% 65.5%
Interest coverage – -2.8x 198.3x
Current ratio 28.8x 0.3x 2.1x
Quick ratio 23.2x 0.2x 1.0x
Cash ratio 21.2x 0.1x 0.9x
Altman Z-score 22.23 -5.47 4.00

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricXMAXXELBETD
Dividend yield – – 22.2%
Net buyback yield -12.9% – –
Shareholder yield -12.9% – 22.2%
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.

ConsensusXMAXXELBETD
Forward P/E – – 17.3xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year – $-1.59FY2026 $1.15FY2027
EPS growth, next FY – – -28.6%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after – – +17.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $6.58MFY2026 $533.76MFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY – +33.1%FY2026 -7.9%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after – +89.0% +2.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersXMAXXELBETD
Held by institutions 21.0% 11.6% 84.4%
Institutions holding 56 11 217
Change in shares held, QoQ +126.0% -14.1% -2.0%
Institutions buying 51 6 138
Institutions selling 5 3 54
Buyers to sellers 10.20 2.00 2.56

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.

XMAXXELBETD
XMAX 1.00 0.00 0.07
XELB 0.00 1.00 0.09
ETD 0.07 0.09 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, XMAX, XELB and ETD?

XMax (XMAX) is the largest by market capitalisation: XMax (XMAX) $541.55M, XCel Brands (XELB) $2.20M, Ethan Allen Interiors (ETD) $502.29M.

Which stock is cheaper, XMAX, XELB and ETD?

Ethan Allen Interiors (ETD) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (XMax (XMAX) 17.3x, XCel Brands (XELB) -0.1x, Ethan Allen Interiors (ETD) 12.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

XMax (XMAX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: XMax (XMAX) +63.5%, XCel Brands (XELB) -18.1%, Ethan Allen Interiors (ETD) -5.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

XMax (XMAX) has the highest net margin (XMax (XMAX) 185.9%, XCel Brands (XELB) -362.5%, Ethan Allen Interiors (ETD) 6.9%). On return on invested capital, XMax (XMAX) leads (XMax (XMAX) -3.6%, XCel Brands (XELB) -44.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year XMax (XMAX) returned the most: XMax (XMAX) +48.0%, XCel Brands (XELB) -74.8%, Ethan Allen Interiors (ETD) -28.1%. Over five years, Ethan Allen Interiors (ETD) compounded fastest (XMax (XMAX) -5.2%/yr, XCel Brands (XELB) -52.3%/yr, Ethan Allen Interiors (ETD) -2.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Ethan Allen Interiors (ETD) 22.18%. XMax (XMAX) and XCel Brands (XELB) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ethan Allen Interiors (ETD) has been the steadiest (XMax (XMAX) 33.3%, XCel Brands (XELB) 116.5%, Ethan Allen Interiors (ETD) 32.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, XMAX, XELB and ETD?

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