AEYE vs TRI vs DFIN Stock Comparison

Audioeye, Thomson Reuters and Donnelley Financial Solutions Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AEYE Audioeye Inc
$7.42 +8.2% 1M -47.4% 1Y
Market cap
$122.18M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$42.73M
Div. yield
–
Compliance Software Technology
2 wins
TRI Thomson Reuters Corp /Can/
$122.08 +23.3% 1M -24.9% 1Y
Market cap
$52.84B
P/E
32.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.83B
Div. yield
-0.01%
Compliance Software Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Donnelley Financial Solutions leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Donnelley Financial Solutions 5, Thomson Reuters 3, Audioeye 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAEYETRIDFINLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $122.18M $52.84B $1.34B TRI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -40.2x 32.6x 38.2x TRI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.0x 27.3x 11.0x AEYE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.1% +7.0% +3.0% AEYE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -7.1% 20.7% 4.5% TRI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 17.4% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.6x 1.2x 0.9x DFIN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% -0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -47.4% -24.9% +1.2% DFIN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -5.0%/yr -0.1%/yr +7.8%/yr DFIN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 72.3% 51.7% 47.5% DFIN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 56/100 73/100 DFIN

Percentile Scorecard

AEYETRIDFIN

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

AxisAEYETRIDFIN
Valuation 55 #46 of 102 49 #53 of 102 95 #6 of 102
Growth 78 #22 of 98 28 #71 of 98 29 #70 of 98
Profitability 50 #48 of 95 99 #2 of 95 87 #13 of 95
Financial Health 31 #76 of 109 66 #38 of 109 61 #43 of 109
Shareholder Returns 37 #41 of 64 38 #40 of 64 94 #5 of 64
Overall 50 56 73
  • AEYE ranked among 115 companies in Business Applications
  • TRI ranked among 115 companies in Business Applications
  • DFIN ranked among 115 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAEYETRIDFINSPY
1 month +8.2%+23.3%+11.0% -0.8%
3 months +24.1%+24.9%+7.9% +3.5%
6 months +1.9%+37.1%+6.1% +7.0%
Year to date -25.7%-7.4%+16.2% +12.2%
1 year -47.4%-24.9%+1.2% +13.0%
3 years +87.8%+3.6%+1.8% +86.3%
3 years, per year +23.4%+1.2%+0.6% +23.1%
5 years -22.8%-0.5%+45.4% +68.6%
5 years, per year -5.0%-0.1%+7.8% +11.0%
10 years +112.0%+196.4%+131.2% +258.0%
10 years, per year +7.8%+11.5%+8.7% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAEYETRIDFINSPY
Volatility, 1Y 72.3%51.7%47.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 69.2%52.2%54.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.860.180.67 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.66-0.480.02 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -83.9%-64.3%-50.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -51.7%-24.8%-3.2% -1.8%
52-week high $15.37$162.38$56.05 $779.14
52-week low $5.40$76.55$36.74 $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.

MultipleAEYETRIDFIN
P/E now vs peer median -30.7xmedian 28.8x 33.8xmedian 28.8x 38.7xmedian 28.8x
P/S now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 2.8x 6.9xmedian 2.8x 1.7xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 52.7xmedian 17.7x 27.0xmedian 17.7x 7.3xmedian 17.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 14.5xmedian 15.8x 17.0xmedian 15.8x 8.8xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 18.5xmedian 3.2x 4.9xmedian 3.2x 3.5xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median -1.12median 0.85 3.26median 0.85 -1.90median 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 monthsAEYETRIDFIN
Revenue $42.73M $7.83B $777.50M
Gross profit $34.08M – $499.20M
Operating income -$2.04M $2.33B $147.00M
Net income -$3.04M $1.68B $35.20M
Free cash flow $6.51M $3.19B $152.30M
R&D $3.97M – –
EPS (diluted) $-0.23 $3.61 $1.39
Cash & equivalents $9.33M $577.00M $25.30M
Total debt $16.23M $3.26B $204.00M
Shares (diluted) 12.97M 449.53M 25.30M
Enterprise value $90.29M $49.62B $1.24B

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
MetricAEYETRIDFIN
P/E -30.7x 33.8x 38.7x
P/FCF 14.5x 17.0x 8.8x
P/Operating cash flow 14.3x 18.8x 6.6x
P/S 2.2x 6.9x 1.7x
P/B 18.5x 4.9x 3.5x
P/Tangible book -16.4x 6.7x 3.5x
EV/EBITDA 52.7x 27.0x 7.3x
EV/EBIT -49.5x 24.4x 10.3x
EV/Revenue 2.4x 7.3x 2.0x
EV/FCF 15.5x 17.8x 10.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.4x 19.7x 7.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.12 3.26 -1.90

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAEYETRIDFIN
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.1% 7.0% 3.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.1% 5.2% -0.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 9.6% – 5.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 12.1% – 3.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 10.8% 9.1% 16.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 34.9% -0.5% 8.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 13.4% 4.7% -57.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 25.2% -6.8% -25.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 17.2% 8.4% -52.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 27.5% 10.4% -20.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 135.8% 14.5% 17.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 103.5% 10.1% 17.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 139.4% 13.0% 39.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 93.7% 9.0% 28.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAEYETRIDFIN
Gross margin 79.8% – 64.2%
EBITDA margin 4.5% 26.9% 26.6%
Operating margin -4.8% 29.7% 18.9%
Pretax margin -4.8% 46.5% 6.4%
Net margin -7.1% 20.7% 4.5%
FCF margin 15.2% 40.7% 19.6%
Operating cash flow margin 15.4% 36.9% 26.1%
Return on equity -49.2% – 9.2%
Return on assets -5.9% – 4.2%
Return on invested capital – – 17.4%
Return on capital employed -9.5% – 22.8%
Asset turnover 1.2x – 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -2.2x 1.7x 5.8x
Stock comp / revenue 11.7% – 4.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAEYETRIDFIN
Debt / assets 47.8% 18.0% 24.5%
Debt / equity 3.2x 0.3x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.6x 1.2x 0.9x
Debt / FCF 2.5x 1.0x 1.3x
Liabilities / assets 85.0% 38.5% 53.6%
Equity / assets 15.0% 61.5% 46.4%
Interest coverage – 116.5x –
Current ratio 1.2x 0.5x 1.3x
Quick ratio 1.2x -2.5x 1.4x
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.2x 0.1x
Altman Z-score -1.25 6.10 4.46

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAEYETRIDFIN
Dividend yield – 3.3% –
Net buyback yield 1.5% -2.1% 12.8%
Shareholder yield 1.5% 1.1% 12.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 30.9% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 16.3% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -10.6% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -8.5% –

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.

ConsensusAEYETRIDFIN
Forward P/E 8.0xFY2026 27.3xFY2026 11.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.93FY2026 $4.48FY2026 $4.93FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +29.2%FY2026 +12.8%FY2026 +14.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +29.0% +7.8% +6.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $45.28MFY2026 $7.75BFY2026 $815.18MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.3%FY2026 +4.0%FY2026 +6.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.7% +15.6% -5.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAEYETRIDFIN
Held by institutions 34.0% 90.1% 91.7%
Institutions holding 87 421 245
Change in shares held, QoQ -3.0% +0.6% -5.3%
Institutions buying 52 408 114
Institutions selling 24 9 89
Buyers to sellers 2.17 45.33 1.28

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.

AEYETRIDFIN
AEYE 1.00 0.22 0.26
TRI 0.22 1.00 0.40
DFIN 0.26 0.40 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AEYE, TRI and DFIN?

Thomson Reuters (TRI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Audioeye (AEYE) $122.18M, Thomson Reuters (TRI) $52.84B, Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) $1.34B.

Which stock is cheaper, AEYE, TRI and DFIN?

Thomson Reuters (TRI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Audioeye (AEYE) -40.2x, Thomson Reuters (TRI) 32.6x, Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) 38.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Audioeye (AEYE) is cheapest (Audioeye (AEYE) 8.0x, Thomson Reuters (TRI) 27.3x, Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) 11.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Audioeye (AEYE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Audioeye (AEYE) +8.1%, Thomson Reuters (TRI) +7.0%, Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) +3.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Thomson Reuters (TRI) has the highest net margin (Audioeye (AEYE) -7.1%, Thomson Reuters (TRI) 20.7%, Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) 4.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) returned the most: Audioeye (AEYE) -47.4%, Thomson Reuters (TRI) -24.9%, Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) +1.2%. Over five years, Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) compounded fastest (Audioeye (AEYE) -5.0%/yr, Thomson Reuters (TRI) -0.1%/yr, Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) +7.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) has been the steadiest (Audioeye (AEYE) 72.3%, Thomson Reuters (TRI) 51.7%, Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) 47.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AEYE, TRI and DFIN?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) leads on 5. 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.