CERT vs WAY vs CCC Stock Comparison

Certara, Waystar Holding and CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CERT Certara, Inc.
$11.48 +25.7% 1M -5.4% 1Y
Market cap
$1.75B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$408.45M
Div. yield
–
Healthcare IT Technology
2 wins
WAY Waystar Holding Corp.
$28.92 +12.4% 1M -26.8% 1Y
Market cap
$5.55B
P/E
41.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.21B
Div. yield
–
Healthcare IT Technology
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Waystar Holding leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Waystar Holding 6, CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings 3, Certara 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCERTWAYCCCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.75B $5.55B $4.51B WAY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -25.9x 41.2x 103.8x WAY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 31.9x 16.6x 16.3x CCC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.8% +19.2% +11.6% WAY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -16.7% 11.2% 3.8% WAY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -0.1% 3.5% 2.2% WAY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.4x 2.9x 3.6x CERT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -5.4% -26.8% -18.0% CERT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -22.6%/yr — -8.5%/yr CCC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 61.5% 54.7% 55.9% WAY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 47/100 58/100 71/100 CCC

Percentile Scorecard

CERTWAYCCC

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

AxisCERTWAYCCC
Valuation 55 #41 of 89 68 #29 of 89 63 #34 of 89
Growth 6 #76 of 81 69 #26 of 81 85 #13 of 81
Profitability 44 #43 of 76 77 #18 of 76 75 #20 of 76
Financial Health 61 #37 of 94 54 #44 of 94 37 #60 of 94
Shareholder Returns 69 #17 of 52 24 #40 of 52 94 #4 of 52
Overall 47 58 71
  • CERT ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software
  • WAY ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software
  • CCC ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCERTWAYCCCSPY
1 month +25.7%+12.4%+15.9% +0.9%
3 months +41.9%+17.9%+26.8% +5.9%
6 months +94.6%+14.4%+59.1% +8.5%
Year to date +30.3%-11.7%-3.5% +13.3%
1 year -5.4%-26.8%-18.0% +12.4%
3 years -6.4%—-28.8% +88.1%
3 years, per year -2.2%—-10.7% +23.5%
5 years -72.2%—-36.0% +68.2%
5 years, per year -22.6%—-8.5% +11.0%

Risk

MeasureCERTWAYCCCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 61.5%54.7%55.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 69.7%57.8%56.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.740.530.85 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.09-0.49-0.32 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -90.1%-61.8%-68.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -5.4%-27.0%-18.0% -0.9%
52-week high $12.13$39.62$9.35 $779.14
52-week low $4.48$17.31$4.22 $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.

MultipleCERTWAYCCC
P/E now vs peer median -25.9xmedian 40.6x 41.2xmedian 40.6x 103.8xmedian 40.6x
P/S now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 2.4x 4.6xmedian 2.4x 4.1xmedian 2.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 24.4xmedian 18.3x 15.7xmedian 18.3x 17.3xmedian 18.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 21.8xmedian 20.5x 22.5xmedian 20.5x 14.7xmedian 20.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 1.8x 1.4xmedian 1.8x 2.5xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.33median 1.74 —median 1.74 2.86median 1.74

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 monthsCERTWAYCCC
Revenue $408.45M $1.21B $1.11B
Gross profit $252.82M $833.24M $817.32M
Operating income -$658.00K $275.76M $176.52M
Net income -$68.40M $134.79M $42.35M
Free cash flow $80.39M $246.26M $307.54M
R&D $43.54M $67.01M $211.32M
EPS (diluted) $-0.44 $0.69 $0.07
Cash & equivalents $184.14M $12.65M $115.86M
Total debt $291.84M $5.39B $1.30B
Shares (diluted) 154.36M 194.51M 584.92M
Enterprise value $1.05B $4.69B $4.15B

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
MetricCERTWAYCCC
P/E -25.9x 41.2x 103.8x
P/FCF 21.8x 22.5x 14.7x
P/Operating cash flow 21.1x 18.9x 12.1x
P/S 4.3x 4.6x 4.1x
P/B 1.8x 1.4x 2.5x
P/Tangible book 2.8x 2.0x 5.6x
EV/EBITDA 24.4x 15.7x 17.3x
EV/EBIT -2,824x 24.8x 32.2x
EV/Revenue 4.5x 5.7x 5.1x
EV/FCF 23.1x 27.7x 18.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 22.4x 23.3x 15.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.33 – 2.86

Growth

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

Profitability

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

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCERTWAYCCC
Debt / assets 20.8% 25.0% 36.8%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.4x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.4x 2.9x 3.6x
Debt / FCF 3.6x 6.0x 4.2x
Liabilities / assets 31.0% 32.1% 49.8%
Equity / assets 69.0% 67.9% 50.2%
Interest coverage 0.0x 3.4x 2.3x
Current ratio 2.6x 1.8x 1.6x
Quick ratio 2.4x 1.6x 1.2x
Cash ratio 1.5x 0.8x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 2.68 2.16 1.36

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCERTWAYCCC
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 4.3% -0.4% 11.5%
Shareholder yield 4.3% -0.4% 11.5%
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.

ConsensusCERTWAYCCC
Forward P/E 31.9xFY2026 16.6xFY2026 16.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.36FY2026 $1.74FY2026 $0.47FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -18.2%FY2026 +22.5%FY2026 +30.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +5.6% +10.3% +6.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $399.14MFY2026 $1.21BFY2026 $1.13BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -4.7%FY2026 +10.0%FY2026 +6.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.4% +12.9% +14.2%

Institutional Ownership

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

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.

CERTWAYCCC
CERT 1.00 0.30 0.27
WAY 0.30 1.00 0.23
CCC 0.27 0.23 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CERT, WAY and CCC?

Waystar Holding (WAY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Certara (CERT) $1.75B, Waystar Holding (WAY) $5.55B, CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings (CCC) $4.51B.

Which stock is cheaper, CERT, WAY and CCC?

Waystar Holding (WAY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Certara (CERT) -25.9x, Waystar Holding (WAY) 41.2x, CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings (CCC) 103.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings (CCC) is cheapest (Certara (CERT) 31.9x, Waystar Holding (WAY) 16.6x, CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings (CCC) 16.3x). 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%, Waystar Holding (WAY) +19.2%, CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings (CCC) +11.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Certara (CERT) returned the most: Certara (CERT) -5.4%, Waystar Holding (WAY) -26.8%, CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings (CCC) -18.0%. Over five years, CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings (CCC) compounded fastest (Certara (CERT) -22.6%/yr, CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings (CCC) -8.5%/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) 61.5%, Waystar Holding (WAY) 54.7%, CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings (CCC) 55.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.