Head to Head

ADEA vs ESTC: which is the better buy in 2026?

On Alexandria's Compass, Elastic N.V. has the edge with a 76/100 score versus 60/100 for ADEA. Here is how they stack up, factor by factor.

Adeia Inc.

NASDAQ:ADEA

60/100 Compass
FavorableAccumulate$2.4B

A patent house disguised as a software company, quietly compounding royalties while the market still misreads it as a Xperi leftover.

Full ADEA analysis

Elastic N.V.

NYSE:ESTC

Edge
76/100 Compass
FavorableAccumulate$10.2B

The vector database war has a real winner hiding in plain sight, trading at 15x forward earnings while the AI adjacent trades at 60x.

Full ESTC analysis

Factor by factor

FactorADEAESTC
Revenue Growth3553
Profitability4277
Valuation7061
Momentum4878
Theme Purity7168
Moat5053
Catalysts7875
Market Position5050

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Frequently asked questions

Is ADEA or ESTC the better buy in 2026?

By Compass Score, Elastic N.V. (NYSE:ESTC) edges it at 76/100 versus 60/100 for ADEA. Both scores update weekly and reflect a contrarian, forward-looking read, not a recommendation.

How does Alexandria compare ADEA and ESTC?

Each company is scored 1-100 on eight factors: revenue growth, profitability, valuation, momentum, theme purity, moat, catalysts, and market position. The Compass Score is the composite, and the comparison below shows where each name wins factor by factor.

Compass Scores are proprietary editorial research from publicly available data, not investment advice or a recommendation regarding any security. Rankings update weekly.