YEXT vs ZETA Stock Comparison

Yext and Zeta Global Holdings Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
YEXT Yext, Inc.
$7.42 +14.5% 1M -12.8% 1Y
Market cap
$721.68M
P/E
27.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$443.02M
Div. yield
–
Marketing Software Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Zeta Global Holdings leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Zeta Global Holdings 5, Yext 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionYEXTZETALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $721.68M $8.20B ZETA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 27.6x -3,779x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.6x 33.0x YEXT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.5% +35.9% ZETA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.9% -0.1% YEXT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 19.3% 0.5% YEXT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.0x -1.0x ZETA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -12.8% +79.4% ZETA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -9.9%/yr +32.5%/yr ZETA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 55.4% 65.2% YEXT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 62/100 YEXT

Percentile Scorecard

YEXTZETA

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

AxisYEXTZETA
Valuation 79 #22 of 102 38 #64 of 102
Growth 51 #49 of 98 99 #2 of 98
Profitability 79 #21 of 95 52 #46 of 95
Financial Health 32 #75 of 109 86 #16 of 109
Shareholder Returns 95 #4 of 64 33 #43 of 64
Overall 67 62
  • YEXT ranked among 115 companies in Business Applications
  • ZETA ranked among 115 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodYEXTZETASPY
1 month +14.5%+14.4% -0.8%
3 months +34.2%+62.4% +3.5%
6 months +92.2%+86.3% +7.0%
Year to date -7.9%+65.6% +12.2%
1 year -12.8%+79.4% +13.0%
3 years +26.0%+339.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year +8.0%+63.9% +23.1%
5 years -40.6%+307.5% +68.6%
5 years, per year -9.9%+32.5% +11.0%

Risk

MeasureYEXTZETASPY
Volatility, 1Y 55.4%65.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 64.3%59.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.712.26 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.231.22 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -75.5%-70.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.3%-1.2% -1.8%
52-week high $8.87$34.12 $779.14
52-week low $3.34$14.55 $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.

MultipleYEXTZETA
P/E now vs peer median 28.4xmedian 28.8x -3,812xmedian 28.8x
P/S now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 2.8x 4.9xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.7xmedian 17.7x 69.8xmedian 17.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.9xmedian 15.8x 34.0xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 20.7xmedian 3.2x 8.2xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.58median 0.85 -46.39median 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 monthsYEXTZETA
Revenue $443.02M $1.57B
Gross profit $327.66M $934.32M
Operating income $36.90M $24.68M
Net income $26.12M -$2.17M
Free cash flow $52.98M $224.41M
R&D $85.48M $146.97M
EPS (diluted) $0.25 $-0.01
Cash & equivalents $86.83M $309.95M
Total debt $147.70M $197.48M
Shares (diluted) 103.11M 256.58M
Enterprise value $248.93M $6.89B

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
MetricYEXTZETA
P/E 28.4x -3,812x
P/FCF 13.9x 34.0x
P/Operating cash flow 13.4x 31.7x
P/S 1.7x 4.9x
P/B 20.7x 8.2x
P/Tangible book -17.5x 10.3x
EV/EBITDA 12.7x 69.8x
EV/EBIT 21.6x 305.1x
EV/Revenue 1.8x 4.8x
EV/FCF 15.1x 33.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.5x 31.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.58 -46.39

Growth

14 metrics
MetricYEXTZETA
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.5% 35.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.2% 33.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -4.2% 32.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.2% 30.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 225.5% 192.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 51.3% 28.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 250.8% 94.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 45.7% 78.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 345.0% 95.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 49.1% 82.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -19.8% 55.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.1% 42.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -20.5% 64.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.9% 52.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricYEXTZETA
Gross margin 74.0% 59.5%
EBITDA margin 14.1% 6.9%
Operating margin 8.3% 1.6%
Pretax margin 6.3% -0.6%
Net margin 5.9% -0.1%
FCF margin 12.0% 14.3%
Operating cash flow margin 12.4% 15.3%
Return on equity 86.7% -0.2%
Return on assets 5.3% -0.1%
Return on invested capital 19.3% 0.5%
Return on capital employed 14.7% 2.1%
Asset turnover 0.9x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.1x -111.1x
Stock comp / revenue 9.7% 12.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricYEXTZETA
Debt / assets 30.5% 13.5%
Debt / equity 4.1x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.0x -1.0x
Debt / FCF 2.8x 0.9x
Liabilities / assets 92.6% 36.9%
Equity / assets 7.4% 63.1%
Interest coverage 3.3x 16.1x
Current ratio 0.8x 2.4x
Quick ratio 0.6x 2.3x
Cash ratio 0.4x 1.1x
Altman Z-score 0.16 8.90

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricYEXTZETA
Dividend yield – –
Net buyback yield 22.9% 1.4%
Shareholder yield 22.9% 1.4%
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.

ConsensusYEXTZETA
Forward P/E 9.6xFY2026 33.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.77FY2026 $1.02FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +45.3%FY2026 +39.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +2.6% +23.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $433.54MFY2026 $1.93BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -2.9%FY2026 +48.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -1.3% +3.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersYEXTZETA
Held by institutions 65.8% 74.8%
Institutions holding 177 413
Change in shares held, QoQ -9.8% +3.9%
Institutions buying 83 246
Institutions selling 64 117
Buyers to sellers 1.30 2.10

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.

YEXTZETA
YEXT 1.00 0.36
ZETA 0.36 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, YEXT and ZETA?

Zeta Global Holdings (ZETA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Yext (YEXT) $721.68M, Zeta Global Holdings (ZETA) $8.20B.

Which company is growing faster?

Zeta Global Holdings (ZETA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Yext (YEXT) -1.5%, Zeta Global Holdings (ZETA) +35.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Yext (YEXT) has the highest net margin (Yext (YEXT) 5.9%, Zeta Global Holdings (ZETA) -0.1%). On return on invested capital, Yext (YEXT) leads (Yext (YEXT) 19.3%, Zeta Global Holdings (ZETA) 0.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Zeta Global Holdings (ZETA) returned the most: Yext (YEXT) -12.8%, Zeta Global Holdings (ZETA) +79.4%. Over five years, Zeta Global Holdings (ZETA) compounded fastest (Yext (YEXT) -9.9%/yr, Zeta Global Holdings (ZETA) +32.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Yext (YEXT) has been the steadiest (Yext (YEXT) 55.4%, Zeta Global Holdings (ZETA) 65.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Do YEXT and ZETA move together?

Their daily returns over the past year have a correlation of 0.36, a weak relationship. Holding both diversifies more than two closely linked stocks would.

Which is the better stock, YEXT and ZETA?

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