CMPR
Cimpress plc
CMPR has the edge over VZ overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger fundamentals.
VZ
Verizon Communications Inc.
VZ has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
CMPR Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Under pressure |
CMPR's profitability is currently healthy, and its revenue and cash flow are stable, but its balance sheet is under pressure.
VZ Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Under pressure |
VZ's profitability and cash flow are currently healthy, and its revenue is stable, but its balance sheet is under pressure.
CMPR PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 11x | $36.09 | -36% |
| Current | 17x | $56.43 | — |
| Fair | 26x | $89.07 | +58% |
| Expensive | 60x | $202 | +258% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
CMPR's PE is in its fair range at 17x.
VZ PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 8.3x | $32.43 | -30% |
| Forward | 9x | $46.55 | — |
| Fair | 11x | $43.63 | -6.3% |
| Current | 12x | $46.55 | — |
| Expensive | 14x | $56.75 | +22% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
VZ has the edge over CMPR in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
CMPR Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for CMPR to show an outlook.
VZ Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect VZ's earnings to grow and its profitability to improve, with its revenue holding steady.
CMPR Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $3.38 | +145% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.79 | +553% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.85 | -68% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.97 | -84% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.38 | -76% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.58 | -91% |
| Q1 2025 | $5.80 | +78% |
| Q4 2024 | $5.98 | +291% |
CMPR's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $3.38 over the past year, against $8.77 in late 2019.
VZ Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $5.19 | +32% |
| Q3 2026 | $3.93 | -16% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.85 | -10% |
| Q1 2026 | $4.11 | -2.1% |
| Q4 2025 | $4.06 | -1.9% |
| Q3 2025 | $4.68 | +103% |
| Q2 2025 | $4.29 | +61% |
| Q1 2025 | $4.20 | +57% |
| Q4 2024 | $4.14 | +51% |
VZ has the edge over CMPR on earnings, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
CMPR Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $934.1M | +8.2% |
| Q2 2026 | $945M | +8.7% |
| Q1 2026 | $886.2M | +12% |
| Q4 2025 | $1B | +11% |
| Q3 2025 | $863.3M | +7.2% |
| Q2 2025 | $869.5M | +4.4% |
| Q1 2025 | $789.5M | +1.1% |
| Q4 2024 | $939.2M | +1.9% |
CMPR has the edge over VZ on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2.8% | -2.9 points |
| Q2 2026 | 6.9% | -0.7 points |
| Q1 2026 | 5.5% | +0.4 points |
| Q4 2025 | 8.4% | -0.2 points |
| Q3 2025 | 5.7% | +0.8 points |
| Q2 2025 | 7.5% | -0.4 points |
| Q1 2025 | 5.1% | +0.1 points |
| Q4 2024 | 8.6% | -3.1 points |
CMPR's operating margin was 2.8% last quarter, down 2.9 points from the same quarter a year ago.
VZ Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $34.3B | +1.5% |
| Q2 2026 | $34.3B | -0.7% |
| Q1 2026 | $34.4B | +2.9% |
| Q4 2025 | $36.4B | +2% |
| Q3 2025 | $33.8B | +1.5% |
| Q2 2025 | $34.5B | +5.2% |
| Q1 2025 | $33.5B | +1.5% |
| Q4 2024 | $35.7B | +1.6% |
VZ's revenue has held roughly level: $34.3B last quarter, up 1.5% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 25% | +1.3 points |
| Q2 2026 | 21% | -2.7 points |
| Q1 2026 | 24% | +0.1 points |
| Q4 2025 | 14% | -7.1 points |
| Q3 2025 | 24% | +6.2 points |
| Q2 2025 | 24% | -0.2 points |
| Q1 2025 | 24% | +1 points |
| Q4 2024 | 21% | +19 points |
VZ has the edge over CMPR on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
CMPR Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $6.1M | +$7.4M |
| Q2 2026 | $84.8M | -2.1% |
| Q1 2026 | -$39.5M | -$24.4M |
| Q4 2025 | $139.5M | -7.1% |
| Q3 2025 | -$1.3M | +$11.3M |
| Q2 2025 | $86.7M | -24% |
| Q1 2025 | -$15.1M | -$13.1M |
| Q4 2024 | $150.1M | -8.2% |
CMPR still generates free cash flow, though less than at its 2019 peak: $191M over the past year.
VZ Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $11.5B | +2.2% |
| Q2 2026 | $10.4B | +16% |
| Q1 2026 | $8B | +2.6% |
| Q4 2025 | $9.1B | -13% |
| Q3 2025 | $11.3B | +14% |
| Q2 2025 | $9B | -5.4% |
| Q1 2025 | $7.8B | +9.9% |
| Q4 2024 | $10.4B | +20% |
VZ has the edge over CMPR on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
CMPR Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -3.3% | -842K shares |
| 1 year | -2.3% | -567K shares |
| 3 years | -9.6% | -2.6M shares |
| 5 years | -7.9% | -2.1M shares |
| Available history | -12% | -3.4M shares |
CMPR has the edge over VZ on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | $21.9M |
| Q4 2025 | $25.5M |
| Q3 2025 | $2.7M |
| Q2 2025 | $20.8M |
| Q1 2025 | $3.9M |
| Q4 2024 | $42.4M |
CMPR spent $47M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 32% from the year before.
VZ Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.2% | -10M shares |
| 1 year | -1.7% | -72M shares |
| 3 years | -1.3% | -55M shares |
| 5 years | +0.4% | +17M shares |
| Available history | +0.5% | +21M shares |
VZ has 4.2B diluted shares, down 1.7% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $500M |
| Q2 2026 | $1B |
| Q1 2026 | $2.5B |
CMPR Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 3.9x | Elevated |
| Q2 2026 | 3.4x | Elevated |
| Q1 2026 | 3.5x | Elevated |
| Q4 2025 | 3.5x | Elevated |
| Q3 2025 | 3.7x | Elevated |
| Q2 2025 | 3.7x | Elevated |
| Q1 2025 | 3.8x | Elevated |
| Q4 2024 | 3.7x | Elevated |
CMPR's net debt is about 3.9 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 3.7 years a year ago.
VZ Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 3.3x | Elevated |
| Q2 2026 | 3.4x | Elevated |
| Q1 2026 | 3.4x | Elevated |
| Q4 2025 | 2.9x | Moderate |
| Q3 2025 | 2.8x | Moderate |
| Q2 2025 | 3.0x | Moderate |
| Q1 2025 | 3.0x | Elevated |
| Q4 2024 | 3.0x | Elevated |
VZ has the edge over CMPR on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
CMPR Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 28.6 | Oversold |
| Stochastic | 2.6 | Oversold |
CMPR's weekly RSI is 29 (oversold) and its Stochastic is 3 (oversold).
VZ Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 50.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 44.6 | Neutral |
VZ's weekly RSI is 51 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 45 (neutral).
CMPR PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | CMPR | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 17x | 16x | 1.3% above |
| PE % | 38 | 26 | 12 pts above |
CMPR is trading at 17x earnings, in line with the Communication Services sector's median of 16x.
VZ PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | VZ | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 12x | 16x | 28% below |
| PE % | 58 | 26 | 32 pts above |
VZ has the edge over CMPR on valuation relative to its sector.
CMPR Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $69.4 | 19% below |
| 20 week MA | $83.6 | 32% below |
| 50 week MA | $81.5 | 31% below |
| 100 week MA | $68.4 | 18% below |
| 200 week MA | $69.6 | 19% below |
CMPR is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 19% below its 200-week average.
VZ Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $45.1 | 3.1% above |
| 20 week MA | $46.3 | 0.5% above |
| 50 week MA | $46.1 | 1.1% above |
| 100 week MA | $44.2 | 5.4% above |
| 200 week MA | $41.4 | 12% above |
VZ has the edge over CMPR on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
CMPR Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $126.4 | $86.6 | -31% |
| 2021 | $86.6 | $69.8 | -19% |
| 2022 | $69.8 | $27.1 | -61% |
| 2023 | $27.1 | $80.1 | +196% |
| 2024 | $80.1 | $72.2 | -9.8% |
| 2025 | $72.2 | $69.2 | -4.1% |
| 2026 YTD | $69.2 | $56.4 | -18% |
CMPR's yearly returns have swung widely, from +196% in 2023 to −61% in 2022. It's down 18% so far in 2026.
VZ Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $61.5 | $58.8 | -4.4% |
| 2021 | $58.8 | $52.7 | -10% |
| 2022 | $52.7 | $38.4 | -27% |
| 2023 | $38.4 | $37.7 | -1.8% |
| 2024 | $37.7 | $39.9 | +5.9% |
| 2025 | $39.9 | $40.5 | +1.4% |
| 2026 YTD | $40.5 | $46.6 | +15% |
VZ has the edge over CMPR on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.