How Does Twilio Stock Compare With Peers?

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With Twilio surging 20% in a Day, it makes sense to re-evaluate vs its peers. Consistently assessing alternatives is core to a sound investment approach. Here is how Twilio (TWLO) stock stacks up against its peers in size, valuation, growth and margin.

  • TWLO’s operating margin of 1.5% is modest, lower than most peers – trailing VRSN (67.6%).
  • TWLO’s revenue growth of 11.6% in the last 12 months is strong, outpacing VRSN, AKAM but lagging MDB, OKTA, WIX.
  • TWLO gained 67.2% in the past year and trades at a PE of 1020.9, outperforming its peers.

As a quick background, Twilio provides a cloud communications platform that enables developers to build, scale, and operate customer engagement within software applications globally.

A single stock can be risky, but there is a huge value to a broader, diversified approach we take with the Trefis High Quality Portfolio. Separately, consider what the long-term performance for your portfolio could be if you combined 10% commodities, 10% gold, and 2% crypto with equities.

  TWLO MDB VRSN OKTA AKAM WIX
Market Cap ($ Bil) 20.7 29.2 22.4 16.1 10.9 8.1
Revenue ($ Bil) 4.7 2.2 1.6 2.8 4.1 1.9
PE Ratio 1,020.9 -371.1 27.6 95.6 25.6 48.9
LTM Revenue Growth 11.6% 21.9% 5.5% 12.7% 4.0% 13.0%
LTM Operating Margin 1.5% -7.5% 67.6% 3.0% 15.4% 7.7%
LTM FCF Margin 15.3% 10.8% 61.8% 30.3% 16.6% 29.4%
12M Market Return 67.2% 33.1% 36.4% 27.3% -25.7% -12.9%

Why does this matter? TWLO just went up 27.9% in a month – peer comparison puts stock performance, valuation, and financials in context – highlighting whether it is truly outperforming, lagging behind, and above all – can this continue? Read Buy or Sell TWLO Stock to see if Twilio holds up as a quality investment. Furthermore, there is always a risk of fall after a strong rally – see how the stock has dipped and recovered in the past through TWLO Dip Buyer Analysis lens.

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Revenue Growth Comparison

  LTM 2025 2024 2023 2022
TWLO 11.6% 7.3% 8.6% 34.6%
MDB 21.9% 19.2% 31.1% 47.0%  
VRSN 5.5% 4.3% 4.8% 7.3%
OKTA 12.7% 15.3% 21.8% 42.9%  
AKAM 4.0% 4.7% 5.4% 4.5%
WIX 13.0% 12.7% 12.5% 9.3%

Operating Margin Comparison

  LTM 2025 2024 2023 2022
TWLO 1.5% -0.9% -9.4% -26.9%
MDB -7.5% -10.8% -13.9% -27.0%  
VRSN 67.6% 67.9% 67.0% 66.2%
OKTA 3.0% -2.4% -20.3% -42.1%  
AKAM 15.4% 15.9% 18.5% 19.7%
WIX 7.7% 5.7% 0.5% -20.6%

PE Ratio Comparison

  LTM 2025 2024 2023 2022
TWLO 1020.9 -163.9 -13.7 -7.1
MDB -371.1 -134.5 -164.9 -39.1  
VRSN 27.6 25.8 26.0 32.9
OKTA 95.6 477.2 -41.7 -13.2  
AKAM 25.6 28.7 33.0 25.6
WIX 48.9 86.2 211.0 -10.5

While peer comparison is critical, the Trefis High Quality (HQ) Portfolio, with a collection of 30 stocks, has a track record of comfortably outperforming its benchmark that includes all 3 — the S&P 500, S&P mid-cap, and Russell 2000 indices. Why is that? As a group, HQ Portfolio stocks provided better returns with less risk versus the benchmark index; less of a roller-coaster ride, as evident in HQ Portfolio performance metrics.