CERT vs CCC vs WAY Stock Comparison

Certara, CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings and Waystar Holding 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
$1.75B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$408.45M
Div. yield
–
Healthcare IT Technology
2 wins
WAY Waystar Holding Corp.
$28.02 +13.4% 1M -28.8% 1Y
Market cap
$5.47B
P/E
40.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.21B
Div. yield
–
Healthcare IT Technology
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Waystar Holding leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Waystar Holding 7, Certara 2, CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCERTCCCWAYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.75B $4.40B $5.47B WAY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -25.6x 103.8x 40.6x WAY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 30.4x 16.4x 16.1x WAY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.8% +11.6% +19.2% WAY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -16.7% 3.8% 11.2% WAY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -0.1% 2.2% 3.5% WAY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.4x 3.6x 2.9x CERT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -12.5% -17.2% -28.8% CERT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -23.3%/yr -8.7%/yr — CCC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 61.3% 55.9% 54.6% WAY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 49/100 71/100 59/100 CCC

Percentile Scorecard

CERTCCCWAY

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

AxisCERTCCCWAY
Valuation 58 #38 of 89 64 #33 of 89 73 #25 of 89
Growth 8 #75 of 81 85 #13 of 81 66 #28 of 81
Profitability 45 #42 of 76 73 #21 of 76 76 #19 of 76
Financial Health 61 #37 of 94 37 #60 of 94 55 #43 of 94
Shareholder Returns 72 #15 of 51 94 #4 of 51 24 #39 of 51
Overall 49 71 59
  • CERT ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software
  • CCC ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software
  • WAY ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCERTCCCWAYSPY
1 month +20.2%+11.6%+13.4% -0.2%
3 months +38.4%+25.8%+18.3% +3.9%
6 months +78.3%+61.8%+11.1% +8.2%
Year to date +24.3%-3.1%-14.4% +12.9%
1 year -12.5%-17.2%-28.8% +12.3%
3 years -10.8%-28.5%— +87.4%
3 years, per year -3.7%-10.6%— +23.3%
5 years -73.4%-36.5%— +67.9%
5 years, per year -23.3%-8.7%— +10.9%

Risk

MeasureCERTCCCWAYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 61.3%55.9%54.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 69.6%56.4%57.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.730.850.52 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.20-0.31-0.53 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -90.1%-68.4%-61.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.5%-17.6%-29.3% -1.2%
52-week high $12.51$9.35$39.62 $779.14
52-week low $4.48$4.22$17.31 $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.

MultipleCERTCCCWAY
P/E now vs peer median -24.7xmedian 40.1x 104.2xmedian 40.1x 39.9xmedian 40.1x
P/S now vs peer median 4.1xmedian 2.5x 4.1xmedian 2.5x 4.5xmedian 2.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 23.4xmedian 18.5x 17.4xmedian 18.5x 15.3xmedian 18.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 20.8xmedian 20.1x 14.7xmedian 20.1x 21.8xmedian 20.1x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.8x 2.6xmedian 1.8x 1.3xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.31median 1.73 2.87median 1.73 —median 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 monthsCERTCCCWAY
Revenue $408.45M $1.11B $1.21B
Gross profit $252.82M $817.32M $833.24M
Operating income -$658.00K $176.52M $275.76M
Net income -$68.40M $42.35M $134.79M
Free cash flow $80.39M $307.54M $246.26M
R&D $43.54M $211.32M $67.01M
EPS (diluted) $-0.44 $0.07 $0.69
Cash & equivalents $184.14M $115.86M $12.65M
Total debt $291.84M $1.30B $5.39B
Shares (diluted) 154.36M 584.92M 194.51M
Enterprise value $1.06B $4.04B $4.61B

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
MetricCERTCCCWAY
P/E -24.7x 104.2x 39.9x
P/FCF 20.8x 14.7x 21.8x
P/Operating cash flow 20.2x 12.1x 18.4x
P/S 4.1x 4.1x 4.5x
P/B 1.7x 2.6x 1.3x
P/Tangible book 2.7x 5.6x 1.9x
EV/EBITDA 23.4x 17.4x 15.3x
EV/EBIT -2,701x 32.3x 24.1x
EV/Revenue 4.4x 5.1x 5.5x
EV/FCF 22.1x 18.6x 27.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 21.5x 15.3x 22.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.31 2.87 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCERTCCCWAY
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.8% 11.6% 19.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.1% 10.7% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.3% 9.3% 22.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.3% 11.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -102.8% 177.7% 31.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -26.3% 94.3% –
Net income growth (1Y) -957.1% 614.1% 56.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -77.2% 35.8% –
EPS growth (1Y) -993.5% 2,387% 46.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -78.6% 36.3% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -18.4% 34.0% -3.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -1.8% 20.2% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -20.0% 36.0% -11.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -2.4% 23.5% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCERTCCCWAY
Gross margin 61.9% 73.5% 69.1%
EBITDA margin 18.6% 29.6% 36.1%
Operating margin -0.2% 15.9% 22.9%
Pretax margin -4.3% 9.9% 16.2%
Net margin -16.7% 3.8% 11.2%
FCF margin 19.7% 27.7% 20.4%
Operating cash flow margin 20.3% 33.5% 24.3%
Return on equity -6.9% 2.4% 3.4%
Return on assets -4.7% 1.2% 2.3%
Return on invested capital -0.1% 2.2% 3.5%
Return on capital employed 0.0% 5.4% 4.9%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.3x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.2x 8.8x 2.2x
Stock comp / revenue 7.6% 11.7% 4.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCERTCCCWAY
Debt / assets 20.8% 36.8% 25.0%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.7x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.4x 3.6x 2.9x
Debt / FCF 3.6x 4.2x 6.0x
Liabilities / assets 31.0% 49.8% 32.1%
Equity / assets 69.0% 50.2% 67.9%
Interest coverage 0.0x 2.3x 3.4x
Current ratio 2.6x 1.6x 1.8x
Quick ratio 2.4x 1.2x 1.6x
Cash ratio 1.5x 0.5x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 2.57 1.37 2.11

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCERTCCCWAY
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 4.5% 11.4% -0.4%
Shareholder yield 4.5% 11.4% -0.4%
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.

ConsensusCERTCCCWAY
Forward P/E 30.4xFY2026 16.4xFY2026 16.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.36FY2026 $0.47FY2026 $1.74FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -18.2%FY2026 +30.6%FY2026 +22.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +5.6% +6.4% +10.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $399.14MFY2026 $1.13BFY2026 $1.21BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -4.7%FY2026 +6.7%FY2026 +10.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.4% +14.2% +12.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCERTCCCWAY
Held by institutions 87.1% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 238 353 302
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.4% +2.6% +3.3%
Institutions buying 148 161 187
Institutions selling 65 160 88
Buyers to sellers 2.28 1.01 2.13

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.

CERTCCCWAY
CERT 1.00 0.27 0.30
CCC 0.27 1.00 0.23
WAY 0.30 0.23 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CERT, CCC and WAY?

Waystar Holding (WAY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Certara (CERT) $1.75B, CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings (CCC) $4.40B, Waystar Holding (WAY) $5.47B.

Which stock is cheaper, CERT, CCC and WAY?

Waystar Holding (WAY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Certara (CERT) -25.6x, CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings (CCC) 103.8x, Waystar Holding (WAY) 40.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Waystar Holding (WAY) is cheapest (Certara (CERT) 30.4x, CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings (CCC) 16.4x, Waystar Holding (WAY) 16.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Waystar Holding (WAY) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Certara (CERT) +3.8%, CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings (CCC) +11.6%, Waystar Holding (WAY) +19.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Waystar Holding (WAY) has the highest net margin (Certara (CERT) -16.7%, CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings (CCC) 3.8%, Waystar Holding (WAY) 11.2%). On return on invested capital, Waystar Holding (WAY) leads (Certara (CERT) -0.1%, CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings (CCC) 2.2%, Waystar Holding (WAY) 3.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Certara (CERT) returned the most: Certara (CERT) -12.5%, CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings (CCC) -17.2%, Waystar Holding (WAY) -28.8%. Over five years, CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings (CCC) compounded fastest (Certara (CERT) -23.3%/yr, CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings (CCC) -8.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Waystar Holding (WAY) has been the steadiest (Certara (CERT) 61.3%, CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings (CCC) 55.9%, Waystar Holding (WAY) 54.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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