CERT vs CCC vs VEEV Stock Comparison

Certara, CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings and Veeva Systems Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CERT Certara, Inc.
$10.95 +20.2% 1M -12.5% 1Y
Market cap
$1.76B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$408.45M
Div. yield
–
Healthcare IT Technology
1 win
VEEV Veeva Systems Inc
$312.78 +11.4% 1M +5.8% 1Y
Market cap
$51.43B
P/E
50.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.46B
Div. yield
–
Healthcare IT Technology
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Veeva Systems leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Veeva Systems 7, CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings 3, Certara 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCERTCCCVEEVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.76B $4.40B $51.43B VEEV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -25.8x 103.8x 50.7x VEEV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 30.4x 16.4x 34.9x CCC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.8% +11.6% +16.5% VEEV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -16.7% 3.8% 29.3% VEEV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -0.1% 2.2% — CCC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.4x 3.6x — CERT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -12.5% -17.2% +5.8% VEEV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -23.3%/yr -8.7%/yr -0.1%/yr VEEV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 61.3% 55.9% 42.9% VEEV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 49/100 71/100 69/100 CCC

Percentile Scorecard

CERTCCCVEEV

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

AxisCERTCCCVEEV
Valuation 58 #38 of 89 64 #33 of 89 38 #56 of 89
Growth 8 #75 of 81 85 #13 of 81 73 #23 of 81
Profitability 45 #42 of 76 73 #21 of 76 88 #10 of 76
Financial Health 61 #37 of 94 37 #60 of 94 96 #5 of 94
Shareholder Returns 72 #15 of 51 94 #4 of 51 50 #26 of 51
Overall 49 71 69
  • CERT ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software
  • CCC ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software
  • VEEV ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCERTCCCVEEVSPY
1 month +20.2%+11.6%+11.4% -0.2%
3 months +38.4%+25.8%+55.5% +3.9%
6 months +78.3%+61.8%+97.3% +8.2%
Year to date +24.3%-3.1%+40.1% +12.9%
1 year -12.5%-17.2%+5.8% +12.3%
3 years -10.8%-28.5%+65.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year -3.7%-10.6%+18.2% +23.3%
5 years -73.4%-36.5%-0.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year -23.3%-8.7%-0.1% +10.9%
10 years ——+728.6% +261.1%
10 years, per year ——+23.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCERTCCCVEEVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 61.3%55.9%42.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 69.6%56.4%40.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.730.850.57 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.20-0.310.13 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -90.1%-68.4%-52.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.5%-17.6%-3.1% -1.2%
52-week high $12.51$9.35$322.91 $779.14
52-week low $4.48$4.22$151.43 $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.

MultipleCERTCCCVEEV
P/E now vs peer median -24.7xmedian 40.1x 104.2xmedian 40.1x 50.0xmedian 40.1x
P/S now vs peer median 4.1xmedian 2.5x 4.1xmedian 2.5x 14.6xmedian 2.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 23.4xmedian 18.5x 17.4xmedian 18.5x 39.7xmedian 18.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 20.8xmedian 20.1x 14.7xmedian 20.1x 30.4xmedian 20.1x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.8x 2.6xmedian 1.8x 6.8xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.31median 1.73 2.87median 1.73 2.18median 1.73

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 monthsCERTCCCVEEV
Revenue $408.45M $1.11B $3.46B
Gross profit $252.82M $817.32M $2.59B
Operating income -$658.00K $176.52M $1.03B
Net income -$68.40M $42.35M $1.01B
Free cash flow $80.39M $307.54M $1.67B
R&D $43.54M $211.32M $821.92M
EPS (diluted) $-0.44 $0.07 $6.15
Cash & equivalents $184.14M $115.86M $1.81B
Total debt $291.84M $1.30B –
Shares (diluted) 154.36M 584.92M 165.06M
Enterprise value $1.07B $4.03B $23.68B

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
MetricCERTCCCVEEV
P/E -24.7x 104.2x 50.0x
P/FCF 20.8x 14.7x 30.4x
P/Operating cash flow 20.2x 12.1x 30.4x
P/S 4.1x 4.1x 14.6x
P/B 1.7x 2.6x 6.8x
P/Tangible book 2.7x 5.6x 6.9x
EV/EBITDA 23.4x 17.4x 39.7x
EV/EBIT -2,701x 32.3x 41.9x
EV/Revenue 4.4x 5.1x 12.5x
EV/FCF 22.1x 18.6x 26.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 21.5x 15.3x 26.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.31 2.87 2.18

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCERTCCCVEEV
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.8% 11.6% 16.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.1% 10.7% 15.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.3% 9.3% 15.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.3% 11.4% 18.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -102.8% 177.7% 29.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -26.3% 94.3% 37.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -957.1% 614.1% 25.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -77.2% 35.8% 23.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -993.5% 2,387% 27.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -78.6% 36.3% 22.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -18.4% 34.0% 23.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -1.8% 20.2% 19.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -20.0% 36.0% 23.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -2.4% 23.5% 19.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCERTCCCVEEV
Gross margin 61.9% 73.5% 75.0%
EBITDA margin 18.6% 29.6% 31.6%
Operating margin -0.2% 15.9% 29.9%
Pretax margin -4.3% 9.9% 38.4%
Net margin -16.7% 3.8% 29.3%
FCF margin 19.7% 27.7% 48.2%
Operating cash flow margin 20.3% 33.5% 48.2%
Return on equity -6.9% 2.4% 13.8%
Return on assets -4.7% 1.2% 11.2%
Return on invested capital -0.1% 2.2% –
Return on capital employed 0.0% 5.4% 13.5%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.3x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.2x 8.8x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 7.6% 11.7% 14.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCERTCCCVEEV
Debt / assets 20.8% 36.8% –
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.7x –
Net debt / EBITDA 1.4x 3.6x –
Debt / FCF 3.6x 4.2x –
Liabilities / assets 31.0% 49.8% 18.0%
Equity / assets 69.0% 50.2% 82.0%
Interest coverage 0.0x 2.3x –
Current ratio 2.6x 1.6x 5.5x
Quick ratio 2.4x 1.2x 5.4x
Cash ratio 1.5x 0.5x 5.0x
Altman Z-score 2.57 1.37 21.03

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCERTCCCVEEV
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 4.5% 11.4% 0.8%
Shareholder yield 4.5% 11.4% 0.8%
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.

ConsensusCERTCCCVEEV
Forward P/E 30.4xFY2026 16.4xFY2026 34.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.36FY2026 $0.47FY2026 $8.97FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -18.2%FY2026 +30.6%FY2026 +10.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +5.6% +6.4% +16.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $399.14MFY2026 $1.13BFY2026 $3.60BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -4.7%FY2026 +6.7%FY2026 +12.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.4% +14.2% +17.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCERTCCCVEEV
Held by institutions 87.1% 100.0% 88.8%
Institutions holding 238 353 1,056
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.4% +2.6% +5.7%
Institutions buying 148 161 586
Institutions selling 65 160 358
Buyers to sellers 2.28 1.01 1.64

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.

CERTCCCVEEV
CERT 1.00 0.27 0.31
CCC 0.27 1.00 0.49
VEEV 0.31 0.49 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CERT, CCC and VEEV?

Veeva Systems (VEEV) is the largest by market capitalisation: Certara (CERT) $1.76B, CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings (CCC) $4.40B, Veeva Systems (VEEV) $51.43B.

Which stock is cheaper, CERT, CCC and VEEV?

Veeva Systems (VEEV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Certara (CERT) -25.8x, CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings (CCC) 103.8x, Veeva Systems (VEEV) 50.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings (CCC) is cheapest (Certara (CERT) 30.4x, CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings (CCC) 16.4x, Veeva Systems (VEEV) 34.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Veeva Systems (VEEV) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Certara (CERT) +3.8%, CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings (CCC) +11.6%, Veeva Systems (VEEV) +16.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Veeva Systems (VEEV) has the highest net margin (Certara (CERT) -16.7%, CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings (CCC) 3.8%, Veeva Systems (VEEV) 29.3%). On return on invested capital, CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings (CCC) leads (Certara (CERT) -0.1%, CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings (CCC) 2.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Veeva Systems (VEEV) returned the most: Certara (CERT) -12.5%, CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings (CCC) -17.2%, Veeva Systems (VEEV) +5.8%. Over five years, Veeva Systems (VEEV) compounded fastest (Certara (CERT) -23.3%/yr, CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings (CCC) -8.7%/yr, Veeva Systems (VEEV) -0.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Veeva Systems (VEEV) has been the steadiest (Certara (CERT) 61.3%, CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings (CCC) 55.9%, Veeva Systems (VEEV) 42.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CERT, CCC and VEEV?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Veeva Systems (VEEV) leads on 7. 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.