AEYE vs DOCU vs VERX Stock Comparison

Audioeye, Docusign and Vertex Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AEYE Audioeye Inc
$8.08 +13.2% 1M -42.5% 1Y
Market cap
$91.92M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$41.99M
Div. yield
–
Compliance Software Technology
1 win
DOCU Docusign, Inc.
$85.27 +22.7% 1M +20.0% 1Y
Market cap
$16.24B
P/E
49.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.36B
Div. yield
–
Compliance Software Technology
6 wins
VERX Vertex, Inc.
$15.39 +31.3% 1M -39.2% 1Y
Market cap
$2.45B
P/E
684.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$787.44M
Div. yield
–
Compliance Software Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Docusign leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Docusign 6, Vertex 3, Audioeye 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAEYEDOCUVERXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $91.92M $16.24B $2.45B DOCU
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -20.0x 49.2x 684.4x DOCU
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.7x 19.2x 19.7x AEYE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.8% +8.6% +10.8% VERX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -10.9% 9.8% 0.5% DOCU
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 0.0% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 22.3x — 1.1x VERX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -42.5% +20.0% -39.2% DOCU
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -4.9%/yr -20.9%/yr -4.7%/yr VERX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 71.7% 48.4% 62.3% DOCU
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 43/100 71/100 47/100 DOCU

Percentile Scorecard

AEYEDOCUVERX

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

AxisAEYEDOCUVERX
Valuation 48 #53 of 101 64 #37 of 101 40 #61 of 101
Growth 63 #37 of 97 76 #24 of 97 78 #22 of 97
Profitability 41 #56 of 94 89 #11 of 94 54 #44 of 94
Financial Health 21 #86 of 109 55 #50 of 109 33 #73 of 109
Shareholder Returns 43 #37 of 64 73 #18 of 64 32 #44 of 64
Overall 43 71 47
  • AEYE ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • DOCU ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • VERX ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAEYEDOCUVERXSPY
1 month +13.2%+22.7%+31.3% -1.0%
3 months +42.5%+69.1%+29.7% +2.9%
6 months +11.4%+84.5%+22.9% +6.4%
Year to date -19.1%+24.7%-22.9% +11.4%
1 year -42.5%+20.0%-39.2% +13.1%
3 years +75.7%+110.3%-34.0% +79.4%
3 years, per year +20.7%+28.1%-12.9% +21.5%
5 years -22.2%-69.0%-21.4% +67.7%
5 years, per year -4.9%-20.9%-4.7% +10.9%
10 years +130.9%—— +255.2%
10 years, per year +8.7%—— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureAEYEDOCUVERXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 71.7%48.4%62.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 68.4%48.4%63.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.890.460.46 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.590.41-0.63 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -83.9%-86.4%-82.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -47.4%0.0%-40.0% -2.5%
52-week high $15.37$85.27$25.66 $779.14
52-week low $5.40$41.75$10.58 $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.

MultipleAEYEDOCUVERX
P/E now vs peer median -22.0xmedian 29.9x 49.4xmedian 29.9x 694.6xmedian 29.9x
P/S now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 2.8x 4.8xmedian 2.8x 3.2xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 316.5xmedian 17.4x 19.1xmedian 17.4x 26.4xmedian 17.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.5xmedian 16.9x 13.4xmedian 16.9x 49.2xmedian 16.9x
P/B now vs peer median 31.5xmedian 3.1x 9.3xmedian 3.1x 10.3xmedian 3.1x
PEG now vs peer median -1.14median 0.86 0.27median 0.86 24.64median 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 monthsAEYEDOCUVERX
Revenue $41.99M $3.36B $787.44M
Gross profit $32.90M $2.67B $503.58M
Operating income -$3.61M $402.03M -$13.34M
Net income -$4.59M $329.94M $3.58M
Free cash flow $5.81M $1.20B $50.48M
R&D $4.20M $659.08M $91.60M
EPS (diluted) $-0.37 $1.71 $0.02
Cash & equivalents $8.72M $528.16M $230.49M
Total debt $58.96M – $1.35B
Shares (diluted) 12.49M 193.12M 161.39M
Enterprise value $64.80M $12.94B $1.31B

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
MetricAEYEDOCUVERX
P/E -22.0x 49.4x 694.6x
P/FCF 17.5x 13.4x 49.2x
P/Operating cash flow 17.3x 12.1x 14.3x
P/S 2.4x 4.8x 3.2x
P/B 31.5x 9.3x 10.3x
P/Tangible book -12.4x 9.6x 10.4x
EV/EBITDA 316.5x 19.1x 26.4x
EV/EBIT -30.2x 38.0x -194.2x
EV/Revenue 2.6x 4.5x 3.3x
EV/FCF 18.8x 12.7x 51.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.6x 11.5x 14.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.14 0.27 24.64

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAEYEDOCUVERX
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.8% 8.6% 10.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.6% 8.2% 14.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 8.7% 8.8% 9.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 11.3% 8.3% 15.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -22.1% 64.1% -75.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 24.2% 160.2% 8.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -10.2% 17.4% 107.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 17.6% 177.3% 28.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -9.8% 28.3% 107.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 19.3% 183.7% 28.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 78.1% 27.3% 21.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 79.6% 27.8% 47.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 80.9% 28.1% 4,078%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 75.3% 29.9% 78.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAEYEDOCUVERX
Gross margin 78.4% 79.5% 64.0%
EBITDA margin 0.8% 23.7% 12.5%
Operating margin -8.6% 12.0% -1.7%
Pretax margin -8.6% 13.1% -1.2%
Net margin -10.9% 9.8% 0.5%
FCF margin 13.8% 35.7% 6.4%
Operating cash flow margin 14.0% 39.4% 22.0%
Return on equity -112.9% 18.6% 1.5%
Return on assets -10.3% 8.3% 0.3%
Return on invested capital – – 0.0%
Return on capital employed -18.4% 20.1% -2.1%
Asset turnover 1.2x 0.8x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.3x 4.0x 48.6x
Stock comp / revenue 12.1% 15.3% 7.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAEYEDOCUVERX
Debt / assets 47.1% – 28.0%
Debt / equity 5.1x – 1.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 22.3x – 1.1x
Debt / FCF 2.8x – 6.7x
Liabilities / assets 90.8% 56.6% 80.1%
Equity / assets 9.2% 43.4% 19.9%
Interest coverage – 170.4x –
Current ratio 1.1x 0.6x 0.9x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.6x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.4x 0.4x
Altman Z-score -1.47 4.44 2.03

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAEYEDOCUVERX
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 3.2% 6.6% 1.9%
Shareholder yield 3.2% 6.6% 1.9%
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.

ConsensusAEYEDOCUVERX
Forward P/E 8.7xFY2026 19.2xFY2026 19.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.93FY2026 $4.43FY2026 $0.78FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +29.2%FY2026 +15.4%FY2026 +21.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +29.0% +12.6% +38.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $45.28MFY2026 $3.62BFY2026 $795.75MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.3%FY2026 +12.4%FY2026 +6.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.7% -0.2% +17.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAEYEDOCUVERX
Held by institutions 34.0% 90.0% 93.3%
Institutions holding 87 670 229
Change in shares held, QoQ -3.0% -1.2% -7.0%
Institutions buying 52 329 135
Institutions selling 24 243 69
Buyers to sellers 2.17 1.35 1.96

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.

AEYEDOCUVERX
AEYE 1.00 0.28 0.32
DOCU 0.28 1.00 0.67
VERX 0.32 0.67 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AEYE, DOCU and VERX?

Docusign (DOCU) is the largest by market capitalisation: Audioeye (AEYE) $91.92M, Docusign (DOCU) $16.24B, Vertex (VERX) $2.45B.

Which stock is cheaper, AEYE, DOCU and VERX?

Docusign (DOCU) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Audioeye (AEYE) -20.0x, Docusign (DOCU) 49.2x, Vertex (VERX) 684.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Audioeye (AEYE) is cheapest (Audioeye (AEYE) 8.7x, Docusign (DOCU) 19.2x, Vertex (VERX) 19.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Vertex (VERX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Audioeye (AEYE) +9.8%, Docusign (DOCU) +8.6%, Vertex (VERX) +10.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Docusign (DOCU) has the highest net margin (Audioeye (AEYE) -10.9%, Docusign (DOCU) 9.8%, Vertex (VERX) 0.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Docusign (DOCU) returned the most: Audioeye (AEYE) -42.5%, Docusign (DOCU) +20.0%, Vertex (VERX) -39.2%. Over five years, Vertex (VERX) compounded fastest (Audioeye (AEYE) -4.9%/yr, Docusign (DOCU) -20.9%/yr, Vertex (VERX) -4.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Docusign (DOCU) has been the steadiest (Audioeye (AEYE) 71.7%, Docusign (DOCU) 48.4%, Vertex (VERX) 62.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AEYE, DOCU and VERX?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Docusign (DOCU) 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.