AEYE vs LZ vs WK Stock Comparison

Audioeye, Legalzoom.Com and Workiva Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AEYE Audioeye Inc
$7.42 +8.2% 1M -47.4% 1Y
Market cap
$94.06M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$42.73M
Div. yield
–
Compliance Software Technology
2 wins
LZ Legalzoom.Com, Inc.
$7.06 +25.6% 1M -31.9% 1Y
Market cap
$1.18B
P/E
71.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$792.49M
Div. yield
–
Compliance Software Technology
2 wins
WK Workiva Inc
$86.44 +24.1% 1M -3.1% 1Y
Market cap
$4.68B
P/E
102.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$965.70M
Div. yield
–
Compliance Software Technology
6 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Workiva leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Workiva 6, Legalzoom.Com 2, Audioeye 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAEYELZWKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $94.06M $1.18B $4.68B WK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -30.7x 71.3x 102.2x LZ
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.0x 10.4x 24.1x AEYE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.1% +12.3% +19.7% WK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -7.1% 2.1% 4.9% WK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 173.8% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.6x — -16.7x WK
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.00% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -47.4% -31.9% -3.1% WK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -5.0%/yr -23.8%/yr -9.9%/yr AEYE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 72.3% 64.4% 45.6% WK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 67/100 66/100 LZ

Percentile Scorecard

AEYELZWK

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

AxisAEYELZWK
Valuation 55 #46 of 102 85 #16 of 102 50 #52 of 102
Growth 78 #22 of 98 49 #51 of 98 97 #4 of 98
Profitability 50 #48 of 95 75 #25 of 95 69 #30 of 95
Financial Health 31 #76 of 109 38 #68 of 109 68 #36 of 109
Shareholder Returns 37 #41 of 64 91 #7 of 64 49 #33 of 64
Overall 50 67 66
  • AEYE ranked among 115 companies in Business Applications
  • LZ ranked among 115 companies in Business Applications
  • WK ranked among 115 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAEYELZWKSPY
1 month +8.2%+25.6%+24.1% -0.8%
3 months +24.1%-6.6%+55.1% +3.5%
6 months +1.9%+9.3%+60.4% +7.0%
Year to date -25.7%-28.9%+0.2% +12.2%
1 year -47.4%-31.9%-3.1% +13.0%
3 years +87.8%-30.9%-7.6% +86.3%
3 years, per year +23.4%-11.6%-2.6% +23.1%
5 years -22.8%-74.2%-40.7% +68.6%
5 years, per year -5.0%-23.8%-9.9% +11.0%
10 years +112.0%—+427.1% +258.0%
10 years, per year +7.8%—+18.1% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAEYELZWKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 72.3%64.4%45.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 69.2%77.7%44.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.860.560.05 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.66-0.50-0.07 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -83.9%-80.6%-72.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -51.7%-35.4%-7.4% -1.8%
52-week high $15.37$10.93$93.31 $779.14
52-week low $5.40$5.43$44.31 $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.

MultipleAEYELZWK
P/E now vs peer median -30.7xmedian 28.8x 71.3xmedian 28.8x 102.2xmedian 28.8x
P/S now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 2.8x 1.5xmedian 2.8x 4.8xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 52.7xmedian 17.7x 13.1xmedian 17.7x 88.4xmedian 17.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 14.5xmedian 15.8x 7.9xmedian 15.8x 23.3xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 18.5xmedian 3.2x 9.3xmedian 3.2x -48.2xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median -1.12median 0.85 1.30median 0.85 3.00median 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 monthsAEYELZWK
Revenue $42.73M $792.49M $965.70M
Gross profit $34.08M $528.61M $774.58M
Operating income -$2.04M $32.52M $31.45M
Net income -$3.04M $16.85M $47.04M
Free cash flow $6.51M $149.65M $200.52M
R&D $3.97M – $216.63M
EPS (diluted) $-0.23 $0.10 $0.84
Cash & equivalents $9.33M $167.23M $252.48M
Total debt $16.23M – $71.21M
Shares (diluted) 12.97M 171.64M 56.06M
Enterprise value $62.16M $391.57M $1.25B

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
MetricAEYELZWK
P/E -30.7x 71.3x 102.2x
P/FCF 14.5x 7.9x 23.3x
P/Operating cash flow 14.3x 6.7x 23.2x
P/S 2.2x 1.5x 4.8x
P/B 18.5x 9.3x -48.2x
P/Tangible book -16.4x 10.5x -40.0x
EV/EBITDA 52.7x 13.1x 88.4x
EV/EBIT -49.5x 31.2x 125.0x
EV/Revenue 2.4x 1.3x 4.1x
EV/FCF 15.5x 6.8x 19.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.4x 5.8x 19.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.12 1.30 3.00

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAEYELZWK
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.1% 12.3% 19.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.1% 7.6% 18.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 9.6% 14.0% 25.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 12.1% 8.4% 21.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 10.8% -7.7% 138.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 34.9% 198.3% 31.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 13.4% -41.4% 170.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 25.2% 51.9% 34.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 17.2% -38.3% 170.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 27.5% 54.8% 34.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 135.8% 6.8% 90.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 103.5% 12.4% 79.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 139.4% 14.4% 94.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 93.7% 15.7% 84.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAEYELZWK
Gross margin 79.8% 66.7% 80.2%
EBITDA margin 4.5% 9.8% 4.6%
Operating margin -4.8% 4.1% 3.3%
Pretax margin -4.8% 4.8% 5.4%
Net margin -7.1% 2.1% 4.9%
FCF margin 15.2% 18.9% 20.8%
Operating cash flow margin 15.4% 22.1% 20.9%
Return on equity -49.2% 12.3% –
Return on assets -5.9% 3.5% 3.4%
Return on invested capital – – 173.8%
Return on capital employed -9.5% 20.2% 4.6%
Asset turnover 1.2x 1.7x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -2.2x 10.4x 4.3x
Stock comp / revenue 11.7% 12.4% 12.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAEYELZWK
Debt / assets 47.8% – 5.2%
Debt / equity 3.2x – -0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.6x – -16.7x
Debt / FCF 2.5x – 0.4x
Liabilities / assets 85.0% 72.7% 107.1%
Equity / assets 15.0% 27.3% -7.1%
Interest coverage – 18.6x 2.5x
Current ratio 1.2x 0.7x 1.5x
Quick ratio 1.2x 0.6x 1.3x
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.5x 1.1x
Altman Z-score -1.25 0.09 2.27

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAEYELZWK
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 1.5% 12.5% 3.7%
Shareholder yield 1.5% 12.5% 3.7%
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.

ConsensusAEYELZWK
Forward P/E 8.0xFY2026 10.4xFY2026 24.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.93FY2026 $0.68FY2026 $3.59FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +29.2%FY2026 +9.7%FY2026 +101.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +29.0% +25.0% +17.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $45.28MFY2026 $847.19MFY2026 $1.01BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.3%FY2026 +12.1%FY2026 +14.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.7% -6.3% +25.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAEYELZWK
Held by institutions 34.0% 96.0% 88.9%
Institutions holding 87 242 305
Change in shares held, QoQ -3.0% -0.5% +1.4%
Institutions buying 52 122 184
Institutions selling 24 97 86
Buyers to sellers 2.17 1.26 2.14

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.

AEYELZWK
AEYE 1.00 0.22 0.18
LZ 0.22 1.00 0.48
WK 0.18 0.48 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AEYE, LZ and WK?

Workiva (WK) is the largest by market capitalisation: Audioeye (AEYE) $94.06M, Legalzoom.Com (LZ) $1.18B, Workiva (WK) $4.68B.

Which stock is cheaper, AEYE, LZ and WK?

Legalzoom.Com (LZ) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Audioeye (AEYE) -30.7x, Legalzoom.Com (LZ) 71.3x, Workiva (WK) 102.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Audioeye (AEYE) is cheapest (Audioeye (AEYE) 8.0x, Legalzoom.Com (LZ) 10.4x, Workiva (WK) 24.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Workiva (WK) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Audioeye (AEYE) +8.1%, Legalzoom.Com (LZ) +12.3%, Workiva (WK) +19.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Workiva (WK) has the highest net margin (Audioeye (AEYE) -7.1%, Legalzoom.Com (LZ) 2.1%, Workiva (WK) 4.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Workiva (WK) returned the most: Audioeye (AEYE) -47.4%, Legalzoom.Com (LZ) -31.9%, Workiva (WK) -3.1%. Over five years, Audioeye (AEYE) compounded fastest (Audioeye (AEYE) -5.0%/yr, Legalzoom.Com (LZ) -23.8%/yr, Workiva (WK) -9.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Workiva (WK) has been the steadiest (Audioeye (AEYE) 72.3%, Legalzoom.Com (LZ) 64.4%, Workiva (WK) 45.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AEYE, LZ and WK?

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