YEXT vs SPT vs MCHX Stock Comparison

Yext, Sprout Social and Marchex Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
YEXT Yext, Inc.
$7.22 +11.4% 1M -15.7% 1Y
Market cap
$725.68M
P/E
27.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$443.02M
Div. yield
–
Marketing Software Technology
6 wins
SPT Sprout Social, Inc.
$12.34 +29.4% 1M +14.0% 1Y
Market cap
$670.49M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$481.82M
Div. yield
–
Marketing Software Technology
3 wins
MCHX Marchex Inc
$1.44 +9.9% 1M -20.9% 1Y
Market cap
$63.81M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$45.02M
Div. yield
–
Marketing Software Technology
1 win

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Yext leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Yext 6, Sprout Social 3, Marchex 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionYEXTSPTMCHXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $725.68M $670.49M $63.81M YEXT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 27.8x -22.7x -17.4x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.4x 10.3x 36.0x YEXT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.5% +11.8% -5.3% SPT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.9% -6.1% -8.1% YEXT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 19.3% -11.2% — YEXT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.0x -7.3x — SPT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -15.7% +14.0% -20.9% SPT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -10.9%/yr -36.8%/yr -15.0%/yr YEXT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 55.4% 66.4% 50.1% MCHX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 64/100 54/100 YEXT

Percentile Scorecard

YEXTSPTMCHX

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

AxisYEXTSPTMCHX
Valuation 80 #21 of 101 70 #31 of 101 64 #37 of 101
Growth 50 #49 of 97 79 #21 of 97 33 #65 of 97
Profitability 79 #21 of 94 41 #56 of 94 43 #54 of 94
Financial Health 31 #75 of 108 65 #39 of 108 76 #27 of 108
Shareholder Returns 97 #3 of 64 – –
Overall 67 64 54
  • YEXT ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • SPT ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • MCHX ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodYEXTSPTMCHXSPY
1 month +11.4%+29.4%+9.9% -0.2%
3 months +28.0%+42.0%-19.6% +3.9%
6 months +83.7%+103.3%-17.7% +8.2%
Year to date -10.4%+9.5%-13.3% +12.9%
1 year -15.7%+14.0%-20.9% +12.3%
3 years +22.6%-70.6%+11.6% +87.4%
3 years, per year +7.0%-33.5%+3.7% +23.3%
5 years -43.8%-89.9%-55.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year -10.9%-36.8%-15.0% +10.9%
10 years ——-43.5% +261.1%
10 years, per year ——-5.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureYEXTSPTMCHXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 55.4%66.4%50.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 64.1%64.4%52.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.700.780.87 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.280.21-0.42 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -75.5%-96.5%-65.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -18.6%-5.9%-24.2% -1.2%
52-week high $8.87$13.11$1.90 $779.14
52-week low $3.34$4.99$1.22 $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.

MultipleYEXTSPTMCHX
P/E now vs peer median 27.7xmedian 28.3x -22.5xmedian 28.3x -17.4xmedian 28.3x
P/S now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 2.8x 1.6xmedian 2.8x 1.3xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.4xmedian 17.3x 55.0xmedian 17.3x —median 17.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.5xmedian 15.8x 14.8xmedian 15.8x —median 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 20.1xmedian 3.2x 3.3xmedian 3.2x 2.0xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.56median 0.85 -1.25median 0.85 -0.51median 0.85

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 monthsYEXTSPTMCHX
Revenue $443.02M $481.82M $45.02M
Gross profit $327.66M $373.15M $28.09M
Operating income $36.90M -$28.45M -$4.20M
Net income $26.12M -$29.55M -$3.66M
Free cash flow $52.98M $50.36M –
R&D $85.48M $107.05M $9.07M
EPS (diluted) $0.25 $-0.49 $-0.07
Cash & equivalents $86.83M $119.93M $8.15M
Total debt $147.70M $32.50M –
Shares (diluted) 103.11M 60.24M 48.98M
Enterprise value $252.94M $253.03M $24.91M

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
MetricYEXTSPTMCHX
P/E 27.7x -22.5x -17.4x
P/FCF 13.5x 14.8x –
P/Operating cash flow 13.0x 13.9x –
P/S 1.6x 1.6x 1.3x
P/B 20.1x 3.3x 2.0x
P/Tangible book -17.1x 3.9x 2.0x
EV/EBITDA 12.4x 55.0x –
EV/EBIT 21.1x -23.2x -11.7x
EV/Revenue 1.8x 1.4x 1.1x
EV/FCF 14.7x 13.1x –
EV/Operating cash flow 14.1x 12.2x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.56 -1.25 -0.51

Growth

14 metrics
MetricYEXTSPTMCHX
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.5% 11.8% -5.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.2% 18.5% -3.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -4.2% 11.6% -8.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.2% 18.6% -0.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 225.5% 47.4% 12.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 51.3% 19.4% 30.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 250.8% 46.0% 21.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 45.7% 15.6% 33.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 345.0% 47.7% 21.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 49.1% 17.9% 34.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -19.8% 48.6% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.1% 42.6% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -20.5% 54.2% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.9% 43.6% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricYEXTSPTMCHX
Gross margin 74.0% 77.4% 62.4%
EBITDA margin 14.1% 2.5% –
Operating margin 8.3% -5.9% -9.3%
Pretax margin 6.3% -6.0% -7.9%
Net margin 5.9% -6.1% -8.1%
FCF margin 12.0% 10.5% –
Operating cash flow margin 12.4% 11.2% –
Return on equity 86.7% -13.3% -12.4%
Return on assets 5.3% -5.7% -9.5%
Return on invested capital 19.3% -11.2% –
Return on capital employed 14.7% -10.2% -13.5%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.9x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.1x -1.8x –
Stock comp / revenue 9.7% 15.1% 5.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricYEXTSPTMCHX
Debt / assets 30.5% 6.2% –
Debt / equity 4.1x 0.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA 1.0x -7.3x –
Debt / FCF 2.8x 0.6x –
Liabilities / assets 92.6% 56.2% 22.9%
Equity / assets 7.4% 43.8% 77.1%
Interest coverage 3.3x -9.9x –
Current ratio 0.8x 1.0x 2.3x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.8x 2.2x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.5x 1.1x
Altman Z-score 0.13 1.19 -7.28

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricYEXTSPTMCHX
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 23.6% – –
Shareholder yield 23.6% – 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.

ConsensusYEXTSPTMCHX
Forward P/E 9.4xFY2026 10.3xFY2026 36.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.77FY2026 $1.20FY2026 $0.04FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +45.3%FY2026 +46.3%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +2.6% +22.5% +300.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $433.54MFY2026 $472.24MFY2026 $57.01MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -2.9%FY2026 +3.2%FY2026 +25.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -1.3% +16.4% +29.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersYEXTSPTMCHX
Held by institutions 65.8% 93.3% 48.0%
Institutions holding 177 192 29
Change in shares held, QoQ -9.8% +4.1% +0.2%
Institutions buying 83 114 8
Institutions selling 64 57 9
Buyers to sellers 1.30 2.00 0.89

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.

YEXTSPTMCHX
YEXT 1.00 0.47 0.10
SPT 0.47 1.00 0.02
MCHX 0.10 0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, YEXT, SPT and MCHX?

Yext (YEXT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Yext (YEXT) $725.68M, Sprout Social (SPT) $670.49M, Marchex (MCHX) $63.81M.

Which company is growing faster?

Sprout Social (SPT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Yext (YEXT) -1.5%, Sprout Social (SPT) +11.8%, Marchex (MCHX) -5.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Yext (YEXT) has the highest net margin (Yext (YEXT) 5.9%, Sprout Social (SPT) -6.1%, Marchex (MCHX) -8.1%). On return on invested capital, Yext (YEXT) leads (Yext (YEXT) 19.3%, Sprout Social (SPT) -11.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sprout Social (SPT) returned the most: Yext (YEXT) -15.7%, Sprout Social (SPT) +14.0%, Marchex (MCHX) -20.9%. Over five years, Yext (YEXT) compounded fastest (Yext (YEXT) -10.9%/yr, Sprout Social (SPT) -36.8%/yr, Marchex (MCHX) -15.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Marchex (MCHX) has been the steadiest (Yext (YEXT) 55.4%, Sprout Social (SPT) 66.4%, Marchex (MCHX) 50.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, YEXT, SPT and MCHX?

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