ZETA vs YEXT vs MCHX Stock Comparison

Zeta Global Holdings, Yext and Marchex Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
YEXT Yext, Inc.
$7.22 +11.4% 1M -15.7% 1Y
Market cap
$726.68M
P/E
27.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$443.02M
Div. yield
–
Marketing Software Technology
4 wins
MCHX Marchex Inc
$1.44 +9.9% 1M -20.9% 1Y
Market cap
$64.03M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$45.02M
Div. yield
–
Marketing Software Technology
1 win

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Zeta Global Holdings leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Zeta Global Holdings 5, Yext 4, Marchex 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionZETAYEXTMCHXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.15B $726.68M $64.03M ZETA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -3,758x 27.8x -17.5x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 32.7x 9.4x 36.0x YEXT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +35.9% -1.5% -5.3% ZETA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -0.1% 5.9% -8.1% YEXT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.5% 19.3% — YEXT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.0x 1.0x — ZETA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +76.7% -15.7% -20.9% ZETA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +33.1%/yr -10.9%/yr -15.0%/yr ZETA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 65.1% 55.4% 50.1% MCHX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 67/100 54/100 YEXT

Percentile Scorecard

ZETAYEXTMCHX

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

AxisZETAYEXTMCHX
Valuation 36 #65 of 101 80 #21 of 101 64 #37 of 101
Growth 99 #2 of 97 50 #49 of 97 33 #65 of 97
Profitability 51 #47 of 94 79 #21 of 94 43 #54 of 94
Financial Health 86 #16 of 108 31 #75 of 108 76 #27 of 108
Shareholder Returns 37 #41 of 64 97 #3 of 64 –
Overall 62 67 54
  • ZETA ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • YEXT 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

PeriodZETAYEXTMCHXSPY
1 month +13.2%+11.4%+9.9% -0.2%
3 months +52.4%+28.0%-19.6% +3.9%
6 months +87.7%+83.7%-17.7% +8.2%
Year to date +63.9%-10.4%-13.3% +12.9%
1 year +76.7%-15.7%-20.9% +12.3%
3 years +335.4%+22.6%+11.6% +87.4%
3 years, per year +63.3%+7.0%+3.7% +23.3%
5 years +316.9%-43.8%-55.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year +33.1%-10.9%-15.0% +10.9%
10 years ——-43.5% +261.1%
10 years, per year ——-5.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureZETAYEXTMCHXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 65.1%55.4%50.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 59.6%64.1%52.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.250.700.87 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.18-0.28-0.42 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -70.0%-75.5%-65.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.3%-18.6%-24.2% -1.2%
52-week high $34.12$8.87$1.90 $779.14
52-week low $14.55$3.34$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.

MultipleZETAYEXTMCHX
P/E now vs peer median -3,772xmedian 28.3x 27.7xmedian 28.3x -17.4xmedian 28.3x
P/S now vs peer median 4.8xmedian 2.8x 1.6xmedian 2.8x 1.3xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 69.1xmedian 17.3x 12.4xmedian 17.3x —median 17.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 33.7xmedian 15.8x 13.5xmedian 15.8x —median 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 8.2xmedian 3.2x 20.1xmedian 3.2x 2.0xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median -45.91median 0.85 0.56median 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 monthsZETAYEXTMCHX
Revenue $1.57B $443.02M $45.02M
Gross profit $934.32M $327.66M $28.09M
Operating income $24.68M $36.90M -$4.20M
Net income -$2.17M $26.12M -$3.66M
Free cash flow $224.41M $52.98M –
R&D $146.97M $85.48M $9.07M
EPS (diluted) $-0.01 $0.25 $-0.07
Cash & equivalents $309.95M $86.83M $8.15M
Total debt $197.48M $147.70M –
Shares (diluted) 256.58M 103.11M 48.98M
Enterprise value $6.85B $253.94M $25.13M

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
MetricZETAYEXTMCHX
P/E -3,772x 27.7x -17.4x
P/FCF 33.7x 13.5x –
P/Operating cash flow 31.4x 13.0x –
P/S 4.8x 1.6x 1.3x
P/B 8.2x 20.1x 2.0x
P/Tangible book 10.2x -17.1x 2.0x
EV/EBITDA 69.1x 12.4x –
EV/EBIT 301.9x 21.1x -11.7x
EV/Revenue 4.7x 1.8x 1.1x
EV/FCF 33.2x 14.7x –
EV/Operating cash flow 30.9x 14.1x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -45.91 0.56 -0.51

Growth

14 metrics
MetricZETAYEXTMCHX
Revenue growth (1Y) 35.9% -1.5% -5.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 33.7% 3.2% -3.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 32.8% -4.2% -8.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 30.9% 2.2% -0.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 192.5% 225.5% 12.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 28.4% 51.3% 30.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 94.1% 250.8% 21.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 78.9% 45.7% 33.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 95.0% 345.0% 21.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 82.2% 49.1% 34.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 55.5% -19.8% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 42.4% 7.1% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 64.2% -20.5% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 52.2% 8.9% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricZETAYEXTMCHX
Gross margin 59.5% 74.0% 62.4%
EBITDA margin 6.9% 14.1% –
Operating margin 1.6% 8.3% -9.3%
Pretax margin -0.6% 6.3% -7.9%
Net margin -0.1% 5.9% -8.1%
FCF margin 14.3% 12.0% –
Operating cash flow margin 15.3% 12.4% –
Return on equity -0.2% 86.7% -12.4%
Return on assets -0.1% 5.3% -9.5%
Return on invested capital 0.5% 19.3% –
Return on capital employed 2.1% 14.7% -13.5%
Asset turnover 1.1x 0.9x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -111.1x 2.1x –
Stock comp / revenue 12.4% 9.7% 5.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricZETAYEXTMCHX
Debt / assets 13.5% 30.5% –
Debt / equity 0.2x 4.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA -1.0x 1.0x –
Debt / FCF 0.9x 2.8x –
Liabilities / assets 36.9% 92.6% 22.9%
Equity / assets 63.1% 7.4% 77.1%
Interest coverage 16.1x 3.3x –
Current ratio 2.4x 0.8x 2.3x
Quick ratio 2.3x 0.6x 2.2x
Cash ratio 1.1x 0.4x 1.1x
Altman Z-score 8.81 0.13 -7.28

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricZETAYEXTMCHX
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 1.5% 23.6% –
Shareholder yield 1.5% 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.

ConsensusZETAYEXTMCHX
Forward P/E 32.7xFY2026 9.4xFY2026 36.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.02FY2026 $0.77FY2026 $0.04FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +39.7%FY2026 +45.3%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +23.5% +2.6% +300.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.93BFY2026 $433.54MFY2026 $57.01MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +48.2%FY2026 -2.9%FY2026 +25.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.5% -1.3% +29.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersZETAYEXTMCHX
Held by institutions 74.8% 65.8% 48.0%
Institutions holding 413 177 29
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.9% -9.8% +0.2%
Institutions buying 246 83 8
Institutions selling 117 64 9
Buyers to sellers 2.10 1.30 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.

ZETAYEXTMCHX
ZETA 1.00 0.36 0.04
YEXT 0.36 1.00 0.10
MCHX 0.04 0.10 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ZETA, YEXT and MCHX?

Zeta Global Holdings (ZETA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Zeta Global Holdings (ZETA) $8.15B, Yext (YEXT) $726.68M, Marchex (MCHX) $64.03M.

Which company is growing faster?

Zeta Global Holdings (ZETA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Zeta Global Holdings (ZETA) +35.9%, Yext (YEXT) -1.5%, Marchex (MCHX) -5.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Yext (YEXT) has the highest net margin (Zeta Global Holdings (ZETA) -0.1%, Yext (YEXT) 5.9%, Marchex (MCHX) -8.1%). On return on invested capital, Yext (YEXT) leads (Zeta Global Holdings (ZETA) 0.5%, Yext (YEXT) 19.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Zeta Global Holdings (ZETA) returned the most: Zeta Global Holdings (ZETA) +76.7%, Yext (YEXT) -15.7%, Marchex (MCHX) -20.9%. Over five years, Zeta Global Holdings (ZETA) compounded fastest (Zeta Global Holdings (ZETA) +33.1%/yr, Yext (YEXT) -10.9%/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 (Zeta Global Holdings (ZETA) 65.1%, Yext (YEXT) 55.4%, Marchex (MCHX) 50.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ZETA, YEXT 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, 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.