AEYE vs WK vs DFIN Stock Comparison

Audioeye, Workiva and Donnelley Financial Solutions Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AEYE Audioeye Inc
$10.14 +47.8% 1M -28.9% 1Y
Market cap
$128.53M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$42.73M
Div. yield
–
Compliance Software Technology
1 win
WK Workiva Inc
$84.42 +21.2% 1M -4.6% 1Y
Market cap
$4.57B
P/E
99.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$965.70M
Div. yield
–
Compliance Software Technology
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Workiva leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Workiva 6, Donnelley Financial Solutions 4, Audioeye 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAEYEWKDFINLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $128.53M $4.57B $1.32B WK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -42.0x 99.9x 38.1x DFIN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.7x 23.5x 10.8x AEYE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.1% +19.7% +3.0% WK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -7.1% 4.9% 4.5% WK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 173.8% 17.4% WK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.6x -16.7x 0.9x WK
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -28.9% -4.6% +3.1% DFIN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.3%/yr -10.6%/yr +7.1%/yr DFIN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 78.8% 45.6% 47.4% WK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 47/100 66/100 72/100 DFIN

Percentile Scorecard

AEYEWKDFIN

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

AxisAEYEWKDFIN
Valuation 45 #56 of 101 50 #51 of 101 95 #6 of 101
Growth 77 #23 of 97 97 #4 of 97 28 #70 of 97
Profitability 48 #49 of 94 69 #30 of 94 85 #15 of 94
Financial Health 30 #76 of 108 67 #36 of 108 61 #43 of 108
Shareholder Returns 33 #43 of 64 49 #33 of 64 91 #7 of 64
Overall 47 66 72
  • AEYE ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • WK ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • DFIN ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAEYEWKDFINSPY
1 month +47.8%+21.2%+9.3% -0.2%
3 months +67.1%+44.2%+1.4% +3.9%
6 months +41.8%+55.8%+4.7% +8.2%
Year to date +1.5%-2.1%+14.5% +12.9%
1 year -28.9%-4.6%+3.1% +12.3%
3 years +156.7%-9.7%+0.3% +87.4%
3 years, per year +37.0%-3.4%+0.1% +23.3%
5 years -1.5%-42.8%+40.8% +67.9%
5 years, per year -0.3%-10.6%+7.1% +10.9%
10 years +189.7%+426.0%+140.5% +261.1%
10 years, per year +11.2%+18.1%+9.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAEYEWKDFINSPY
Volatility, 1Y 78.8%45.6%47.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 69.2%44.4%54.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.960.040.66 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.37-0.100.07 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -83.9%-72.5%-50.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -34.0%-9.5%-4.6% -1.2%
52-week high $15.37$93.31$56.05 $779.14
52-week low $5.40$44.31$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.

MultipleAEYEWKDFIN
P/E now vs peer median -42.0xmedian 28.3x 99.9xmedian 28.3x 38.1xmedian 28.3x
P/S now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 2.8x 4.7xmedian 2.8x 1.7xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 70.7xmedian 17.3x 85.9xmedian 17.3x 7.2xmedian 17.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 19.8xmedian 15.8x 22.8xmedian 15.8x 8.7xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 25.3xmedian 3.2x -47.0xmedian 3.2x 3.4xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median -1.53median 0.85 2.93median 0.85 -1.88median 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 monthsAEYEWKDFIN
Revenue $42.73M $965.70M $777.50M
Gross profit $34.08M $774.58M $499.20M
Operating income -$2.04M $31.45M $147.00M
Net income -$3.04M $47.04M $35.20M
Free cash flow $6.51M $200.52M $152.30M
R&D $3.97M $216.63M –
EPS (diluted) $-0.23 $0.84 $1.39
Cash & equivalents $9.33M $252.48M $25.30M
Total debt $16.23M $71.21M $204.00M
Shares (diluted) 12.97M 56.06M 25.30M
Enterprise value $96.64M $1.14B $1.22B

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
MetricAEYEWKDFIN
P/E -42.0x 99.9x 38.1x
P/FCF 19.8x 22.8x 8.7x
P/Operating cash flow 19.6x 22.6x 6.5x
P/S 3.0x 4.7x 1.7x
P/B 25.3x -47.0x 3.4x
P/Tangible book -22.4x -39.1x 3.4x
EV/EBITDA 70.7x 85.9x 7.2x
EV/EBIT -66.4x 121.6x 10.2x
EV/Revenue 3.2x 4.0x 1.9x
EV/FCF 20.8x 19.1x 9.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.6x 18.9x 7.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.53 2.93 -1.88

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAEYEWKDFIN
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.1% 19.7% 3.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.1% 18.4% -0.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 9.6% 25.0% 5.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 12.1% 21.0% 3.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 10.8% 138.3% 16.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 34.9% 31.6% 8.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 13.4% 170.7% -57.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 25.2% 34.4% -25.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 17.2% 170.7% -52.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 27.5% 34.1% -20.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 135.8% 90.8% 17.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 103.5% 79.1% 17.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 139.4% 94.6% 39.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 93.7% 84.3% 28.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAEYEWKDFIN
Gross margin 79.8% 80.2% 64.2%
EBITDA margin 4.5% 4.6% 26.6%
Operating margin -4.8% 3.3% 18.9%
Pretax margin -4.8% 5.4% 6.4%
Net margin -7.1% 4.9% 4.5%
FCF margin 15.2% 20.8% 19.6%
Operating cash flow margin 15.4% 20.9% 26.1%
Return on equity -49.2% – 9.2%
Return on assets -5.9% 3.4% 4.2%
Return on invested capital – 173.8% 17.4%
Return on capital employed -9.5% 4.6% 22.8%
Asset turnover 1.2x 0.7x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -2.2x 4.3x 5.8x
Stock comp / revenue 11.7% 12.9% 4.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAEYEWKDFIN
Debt / assets 47.8% 5.2% 24.5%
Debt / equity 3.2x -0.7x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.6x -16.7x 0.9x
Debt / FCF 2.5x 0.4x 1.3x
Liabilities / assets 85.0% 107.1% 53.6%
Equity / assets 15.0% -7.1% 46.4%
Interest coverage – 2.5x –
Current ratio 1.2x 1.5x 1.3x
Quick ratio 1.2x 1.3x 1.4x
Cash ratio 0.7x 1.1x 0.1x
Altman Z-score -0.53 2.22 4.43

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAEYEWKDFIN
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 1.1% 3.8% 13.0%
Shareholder yield 1.1% 3.8% 13.0%
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.

ConsensusAEYEWKDFIN
Forward P/E 10.7xFY2026 23.5xFY2026 10.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.95FY2026 $3.59FY2026 $4.93FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +31.9%FY2026 +101.7%FY2026 +14.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +31.6% +17.8% +6.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $45.31MFY2026 $1.01BFY2026 $815.18MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.4%FY2026 +14.5%FY2026 +6.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.7% +25.9% -5.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAEYEWKDFIN
Held by institutions 34.0% 97.3% 91.7%
Institutions holding 87 305 245
Change in shares held, QoQ -3.0% +1.4% -5.3%
Institutions buying 52 184 114
Institutions selling 24 86 89
Buyers to sellers 2.17 2.14 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.

AEYEWKDFIN
AEYE 1.00 0.14 0.23
WK 0.14 1.00 0.32
DFIN 0.23 0.32 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AEYE, WK and DFIN?

Workiva (WK) is the largest by market capitalisation: Audioeye (AEYE) $128.53M, Workiva (WK) $4.57B, Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) $1.32B.

Which stock is cheaper, AEYE, WK and DFIN?

Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Audioeye (AEYE) -42.0x, Workiva (WK) 99.9x, Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) 38.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Audioeye (AEYE) is cheapest (Audioeye (AEYE) 10.7x, Workiva (WK) 23.5x, Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) 10.8x). 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%, Workiva (WK) +19.7%, Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) +3.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Workiva (WK) has the highest net margin (Audioeye (AEYE) -7.1%, Workiva (WK) 4.9%, Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) 4.5%). On return on invested capital, Workiva (WK) leads (Workiva (WK) 173.8%, Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) 17.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) returned the most: Audioeye (AEYE) -28.9%, Workiva (WK) -4.6%, Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) +3.1%. Over five years, Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) compounded fastest (Audioeye (AEYE) -0.3%/yr, Workiva (WK) -10.6%/yr, Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) +7.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Workiva (WK) has been the steadiest (Audioeye (AEYE) 78.8%, Workiva (WK) 45.6%, Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) 47.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AEYE, WK 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, 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.