ZETA vs KVYO vs SPT Stock Comparison

Zeta Global Holdings, Klaviyo and Sprout Social Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
KVYO Klaviyo, Inc.
$21.11 +25.8% 1M -19.3% 1Y
Market cap
$6.15B
P/E
905.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.39B
Div. yield
–
Marketing Software Technology
2 wins
SPT Sprout Social, Inc.
$12.86 +29.2% 1M +12.8% 1Y
Market cap
$685.28M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$481.82M
Div. yield
–
Marketing Software Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Zeta Global Holdings leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Zeta Global Holdings 6, Sprout Social 2, Klaviyo 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionZETAKVYOSPTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.28B $6.15B $685.28M ZETA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -3,817x 905.3x -23.2x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 33.3x 26.4x 10.7x SPT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +35.9% +28.9% +11.8% ZETA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -0.1% 0.5% -6.1% KVYO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.5% — -11.2% ZETA
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 +81.9% -19.3% +12.8% ZETA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +33.0%/yr — -36.3%/yr ZETA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 65.1% 78.0% 66.4% ZETA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 70/100 64/100 KVYO

Percentile Scorecard

ZETAKVYOSPT

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

AxisZETAKVYOSPT
Valuation 38 #63 of 101 42 #59 of 101 69 #32 of 101
Growth 99 #2 of 97 93 #8 of 97 79 #21 of 97
Profitability 51 #47 of 94 57 #41 of 94 42 #55 of 94
Financial Health 86 #16 of 109 94 #8 of 109 65 #39 of 109
Shareholder Returns 30 #45 of 64 65 #23 of 64 –
Overall 61 70 64
  • ZETA ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • KVYO ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • SPT ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodZETAKVYOSPTSPY
1 month +14.0%+25.8%+29.2% -1.0%
3 months +77.6%+28.6%+69.9% +2.9%
6 months +93.9%+8.5%+114.7% +6.4%
Year to date +67.0%-35.0%+14.1% +11.4%
1 year +81.9%-19.3%+12.8% +13.1%
3 years +317.6%-27.5%-71.8% +79.4%
3 years, per year +61.1%-10.2%-34.4% +21.5%
5 years +315.5%—-89.5% +67.7%
5 years, per year +33.0%—-36.3% +10.9%

Risk

MeasureZETAKVYOSPTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 65.1%78.0%66.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 60.0%90.4%64.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.240.490.76 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.26-0.250.19 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -70.0%-73.9%-96.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.4%-36.5%-1.9% -2.5%
52-week high $34.12$33.26$13.11 $779.14
52-week low $14.55$12.86$4.99 $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.

MultipleZETAKVYOSPT
P/E now vs peer median -3,845xmedian 29.9x 922.8xmedian 29.9x -23.4xmedian 29.9x
P/S now vs peer median 4.9xmedian 2.8x 4.5xmedian 2.8x 1.6xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 70.4xmedian 17.4x 159.1xmedian 17.4x 57.6xmedian 17.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 34.3xmedian 16.9x 24.8xmedian 16.9x 15.5xmedian 16.9x
P/B now vs peer median 8.3xmedian 3.1x 6.5xmedian 3.1x 3.4xmedian 3.1x
PEG now vs peer median -46.79median 0.86 24.05median 0.86 -1.31median 0.86

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 monthsZETAKVYOSPT
Revenue $1.57B $1.39B $481.82M
Gross profit $934.32M $1.03B $373.15M
Operating income $24.68M -$25.90M -$28.45M
Net income -$2.17M $6.79M -$29.55M
Free cash flow $224.41M $253.12M $50.36M
R&D $146.97M $321.37M $107.05M
EPS (diluted) $-0.01 $0.02 $-0.49
Cash & equivalents $309.95M $832.64M $119.93M
Total debt $788.73M – $124.00M
Shares (diluted) 256.58M 296.85M 60.24M
Enterprise value $6.98B $2.29B $267.82M

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
MetricZETAKVYOSPT
P/E -3,845x 922.8x -23.4x
P/FCF 34.3x 24.8x 15.5x
P/Operating cash flow 32.0x 22.7x 14.5x
P/S 4.9x 4.5x 1.6x
P/B 8.3x 6.5x 3.4x
P/Tangible book 10.4x 6.5x 4.0x
EV/EBITDA 70.4x 159.1x 57.6x
EV/EBIT 307.7x -209.8x -24.3x
EV/Revenue 4.8x 3.9x 1.4x
EV/FCF 33.8x 21.5x 13.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 31.5x 19.7x 12.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -46.79 24.05 -1.31

Growth

14 metrics
MetricZETAKVYOSPT
Revenue growth (1Y) 35.9% 28.9% 11.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 33.7% 33.4% 18.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 32.8% 26.1% 11.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 30.9% 32.5% 18.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 192.5% 74.9% 47.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 28.4% -5.9% 19.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 94.1% 110.2% 46.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 78.9% 39.6% 15.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 95.0% 109.8% 47.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 82.2% 38.4% 17.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 55.5% 63.4% 48.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 42.4% – 42.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 64.2% 57.9% 54.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 52.2% – 43.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricZETAKVYOSPT
Gross margin 59.5% 73.8% 77.4%
EBITDA margin 6.9% 2.5% 2.5%
Operating margin 1.6% -1.9% -5.9%
Pretax margin -0.6% 0.8% -6.0%
Net margin -0.1% 0.5% -6.1%
FCF margin 14.3% 18.2% 10.5%
Operating cash flow margin 15.3% 19.9% 11.2%
Return on equity -0.2% 0.6% -13.3%
Return on assets -0.1% 0.5% -5.7%
Return on invested capital 0.5% – -11.2%
Return on capital employed 2.1% -2.3% -10.2%
Asset turnover 1.1x 1.0x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -111.1x 40.7x -1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 12.4% 12.3% 15.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricZETAKVYOSPT
Debt / assets 13.5% – 6.2%
Debt / equity 0.2x – 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.0x – -7.3x
Debt / FCF 0.9x – 0.6x
Liabilities / assets 36.9% 30.1% 56.2%
Equity / assets 63.1% 69.9% 43.8%
Interest coverage 16.1x – -9.9x
Current ratio 2.4x 3.1x 1.0x
Quick ratio 2.3x 2.8x 0.8x
Cash ratio 1.1x 2.6x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 8.97 9.66 1.26

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricZETAKVYOSPT
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 1.4% 5.2% –
Shareholder yield 1.4% 5.2% –
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.

ConsensusZETAKVYOSPT
Forward P/E 33.3xFY2026 26.4xFY2026 10.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.02FY2026 $0.80FY2026 $1.20FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +39.7%FY2026 +19.4%FY2026 +46.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +23.5% +36.3% +22.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.93BFY2026 $1.58BFY2026 $472.24MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +48.2%FY2026 +28.3%FY2026 +3.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.5% +11.0% +16.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersZETAKVYOSPT
Held by institutions 74.8% 49.0% 93.3%
Institutions holding 413 274 192
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.9% -7.7% +4.1%
Institutions buying 246 168 114
Institutions selling 117 75 57
Buyers to sellers 2.10 2.24 2.00

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.

ZETAKVYOSPT
ZETA 1.00 0.52 0.53
KVYO 0.52 1.00 0.56
SPT 0.53 0.56 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ZETA, KVYO and SPT?

Zeta Global Holdings (ZETA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Zeta Global Holdings (ZETA) $8.28B, Klaviyo (KVYO) $6.15B, Sprout Social (SPT) $685.28M.

Which company is growing faster?

Zeta Global Holdings (ZETA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Zeta Global Holdings (ZETA) +35.9%, Klaviyo (KVYO) +28.9%, Sprout Social (SPT) +11.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Klaviyo (KVYO) has the highest net margin (Zeta Global Holdings (ZETA) -0.1%, Klaviyo (KVYO) 0.5%, Sprout Social (SPT) -6.1%). On return on invested capital, Zeta Global Holdings (ZETA) leads (Zeta Global Holdings (ZETA) 0.5%, Sprout Social (SPT) -11.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Zeta Global Holdings (ZETA) returned the most: Zeta Global Holdings (ZETA) +81.9%, Klaviyo (KVYO) -19.3%, Sprout Social (SPT) +12.8%. Over five years, Zeta Global Holdings (ZETA) compounded fastest (Zeta Global Holdings (ZETA) +33.0%/yr, Sprout Social (SPT) -36.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Zeta Global Holdings (ZETA) has been the steadiest (Zeta Global Holdings (ZETA) 65.1%, Klaviyo (KVYO) 78.0%, Sprout Social (SPT) 66.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ZETA, KVYO and SPT?

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 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.