CLVT vs ADP vs TLS Stock Comparison

Clarivate, Automatic Data Processing and Telos Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CLVT Clarivate Plc
$2.34 +60.3% 1M -32.8% 1Y
Market cap
$1.50B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.56B
Div. yield
–
Compliance Software Technology
2 wins
TLS Telos Corp
$4.78 +10.1% 1M -28.8% 1Y
Market cap
$357.24M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$193.71M
Div. yield
–
Compliance Software Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Automatic Data Processing leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Automatic Data Processing 6, Clarivate 2, Telos 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCLVTADPTLSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.50B $121.50B $357.24M ADP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -3.9x 27.3x -22.7x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 3.3x 23.7x 28.1x CLVT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.4% +6.5% +65.9% TLS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -15.1% 20.3% -8.1% ADP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -0.8% -47.2% — CLVT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 6.0x -0.4x — ADP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 2.21% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -32.8% +18.3% -28.8% ADP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -36.9%/yr +6.0%/yr -29.0%/yr ADP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 78.5% 28.0% 66.8% ADP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 49/100 37/100 64/100 TLS

Percentile Scorecard

CLVTADPTLS

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

AxisCLVTADPTLS
Valuation 93 #8 of 100 26 #74 of 100 66 #35 of 100
Growth 11 #88 of 99 29 #71 of 99 90 #11 of 99
Profitability 45 #53 of 96 54 #45 of 96 40 #58 of 96
Financial Health 26 #83 of 112 33 #75 of 112 69 #36 of 112
Shareholder Returns 68 #22 of 67 44 #38 of 67 58 #29 of 67
Overall 49 37 64
  • CLVT ranked among 113 companies in Business Applications
  • ADP ranked among 113 companies in Business Applications
  • TLS ranked among 113 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCLVTADPTLSSPY
1 month +60.3%+17.1%+10.1% -5.9%
3 months +26.5%+12.3%+4.6% -4.6%
6 months -16.1%+43.5%+8.1% +0.2%
Year to date -29.9%+19.4%-6.3% +7.5%
1 year -32.8%+18.3%-28.8% +8.2%
3 years -65.4%+39.3%+65.4% +68.3%
3 years, per year -29.8%+11.7%+18.3% +19.0%
5 years -90.0%+33.8%-82.0% +56.5%
5 years, per year -36.9%+6.0%-29.0% +9.4%
10 years —+244.8%— +251.5%
10 years, per year —+13.2%— +13.4%

Risk

MeasureCLVTADPTLSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 78.5%28.0%66.8% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 72.2%25.9%72.6% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.46-0.111.47 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.420.65-0.43 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -94.3%-42.2%-94.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -37.8%-0.3%-38.4% -5.9%
52-week high $3.76$307.94$7.76 $779.14
52-week low $1.45$188.79$3.88 $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.

MultipleCLVTADPTLS
P/E now vs peer median -3.9xmedian 24.7x 27.3xmedian 24.7x -22.7xmedian 24.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 2.8x 5.5xmedian 2.8x 1.8xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.3xmedian 16.5x -26.5xmedian 16.5x -53.1xmedian 16.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 15.3x 23.2xmedian 15.3x 10.6xmedian 15.3x
P/B now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 2.7x 23.9xmedian 2.7x 3.8xmedian 2.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.06median 0.77 2.75median 0.77 -0.75median 0.77

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 monthsCLVTADPTLS
Revenue $2.56B $22.26B $193.71M
Gross profit $1.72B $10.37B $70.97M
Operating income -$73.50M -$6.45B -$19.21M
Net income -$386.50M $4.53B -$15.74M
Free cash flow $322.30M $5.25B $33.74M
R&D – $1.03B $6.68M
EPS (diluted) $-0.60 $11.22 $-0.20
Cash & equivalents $257.00M $3.28B $50.65M
Total debt $4.14B $4.97B –
Shares (diluted) 639.70M 403.30M 77.55M
Enterprise value $451.27M $108.30B $144.13M

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
MetricCLVTADPTLS
P/E -3.9x 27.3x -22.7x
P/FCF 4.6x 23.2x 10.6x
P/Operating cash flow 2.7x 22.3x 10.3x
P/S 0.6x 5.5x 1.8x
P/B 0.3x 23.9x 3.8x
P/Tangible book -0.6x 35.4x 5.6x
EV/EBITDA 8.3x -26.5x -53.1x
EV/EBIT -73.2x -19.1x -16.0x
EV/Revenue 2.1x 5.5x 1.6x
EV/FCF 16.7x 23.5x 9.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.6x 22.6x 8.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.06 2.75 -0.75

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCLVTADPTLS
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.4% 6.5% 65.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.7% 6.7% 2.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 8.3% 8.0% 87.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 0.3% 8.0% 2.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) -142.6% -2.7% 66.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -30.0% -3.8% 25.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 2.4% 9.4% 71.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -52.0% 9.0% 27.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -2.0% 10.3% 73.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -61.9% 9.9% 30.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -8.4% 14.6% 862.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -6.8% 12.6% 102.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -3.8% 14.0% 602.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -11.5% 13.2% 112.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCLVTADPTLS
Gross margin 67.3% 46.6% 36.6%
EBITDA margin 25.3% -20.9% -3.0%
Operating margin -2.9% -29.0% -9.9%
Pretax margin -12.5% 26.4% -8.5%
Net margin -15.1% 20.3% -8.1%
FCF margin 12.6% 23.6% 17.4%
Operating cash flow margin 21.8% 24.5% 17.9%
Return on equity -8.3% 81.4% -16.6%
Return on assets -3.6% 7.1% -11.3%
Return on invested capital -0.8% -47.2% –
Return on capital employed -0.8% -54.0% -19.4%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.4x 1.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.4x 1.2x -2.2x
Stock comp / revenue 2.3% 1.1% 11.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCLVTADPTLS
Debt / assets 39.9% 7.8% –
Debt / equity 0.9x 1.0x –
Net debt / EBITDA 6.0x -0.4x –
Debt / FCF 12.8x 0.9x –
Liabilities / assets 56.5% 92.0% 33.2%
Equity / assets 43.5% 8.0% 66.8%
Interest coverage – -13.7x -39.8x
Current ratio 0.9x 1.0x 2.4x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.1x 1.8x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.1x 1.2x
Altman Z-score -0.71 1.90 2.42

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCLVTADPTLS
Dividend yield – 2.2% –
Net buyback yield 6.2% 2.0% 4.6%
Shareholder yield 6.2% 4.3% 4.6%
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.

ConsensusCLVTADPTLS
Forward P/E 3.3xFY2026 23.7xFY2027 28.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.71FY2026 $12.97FY2027 $0.17FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +2.9%FY2026 +16.6%FY2027 +88.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +7.0% +7.0% +23.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.15BFY2026 $22.20BFY2027 $179.38MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -12.6%FY2026 +1.2%FY2027 +8.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.9% +18.1% +4.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCLVTADPTLS
Held by institutions 91.1% 88.1% 67.4%
Institutions holding 242 2,294 155
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.7% +4.4% +4.5%
Institutions buying 129 1,087 99
Institutions selling 81 875 40
Buyers to sellers 1.59 1.24 2.48

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.

CLVTADPTLS
CLVT 1.00 0.46 0.16
ADP 0.46 1.00 0.15
TLS 0.16 0.15 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CLVT, ADP and TLS?

Automatic Data Processing (ADP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Clarivate (CLVT) $1.50B, Automatic Data Processing (ADP) $121.50B, Telos (TLS) $357.24M.

Which company is growing faster?

Telos (TLS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Clarivate (CLVT) +6.4%, Automatic Data Processing (ADP) +6.5%, Telos (TLS) +65.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Automatic Data Processing (ADP) has the highest net margin (Clarivate (CLVT) -15.1%, Automatic Data Processing (ADP) 20.3%, Telos (TLS) -8.1%). On return on invested capital, Clarivate (CLVT) leads (Clarivate (CLVT) -0.8%, Automatic Data Processing (ADP) -47.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Automatic Data Processing (ADP) returned the most: Clarivate (CLVT) -32.8%, Automatic Data Processing (ADP) +18.3%, Telos (TLS) -28.8%. Over five years, Automatic Data Processing (ADP) compounded fastest (Clarivate (CLVT) -36.9%/yr, Automatic Data Processing (ADP) +6.0%/yr, Telos (TLS) -29.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Automatic Data Processing (ADP) 2.21%. Clarivate (CLVT) and Telos (TLS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Automatic Data Processing (ADP) has been the steadiest (Clarivate (CLVT) 78.5%, Automatic Data Processing (ADP) 28.0%, Telos (TLS) 66.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CLVT, ADP and TLS?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Automatic Data Processing (ADP) 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.