CLVT vs DFIN vs AEYE Stock Comparison

Clarivate, Donnelley Financial Solutions and Audioeye Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CLVT Clarivate Plc
$1.82 +2.8% 1M -50.8% 1Y
Market cap
$1.10B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.41B
Div. yield
–
Compliance Software Technology
1 win
AEYE Audioeye Inc
$10.14 +47.8% 1M -28.9% 1Y
Market cap
$149.74M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$42.73M
Div. yield
–
Compliance Software Technology
1 win

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Donnelley Financial Solutions leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Donnelley Financial Solutions 8, Clarivate 1, Audioeye 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCLVTDFINAEYELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.10B $1.33B $149.74M DFIN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -3.3x 37.7x -49.2x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 2.5x 10.8x 10.7x CLVT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -3.5% +3.0% +8.1% AEYE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -13.8% 4.5% -7.1% DFIN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -0.9% 17.4% — DFIN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 6.0x 0.9x 3.6x DFIN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -50.8% +3.1% -28.9% DFIN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -39.8%/yr +7.1%/yr -0.3%/yr DFIN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 74.7% 47.4% 78.8% DFIN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 72/100 47/100 DFIN

Percentile Scorecard

CLVTDFINAEYE

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

AxisCLVTDFINAEYE
Valuation 94 #7 of 101 95 #6 of 101 45 #56 of 101
Growth 30 #68 of 97 28 #70 of 97 77 #23 of 97
Profitability 45 #52 of 94 85 #15 of 94 48 #49 of 94
Financial Health 27 #79 of 108 61 #43 of 108 30 #76 of 108
Shareholder Returns 89 #8 of 64 91 #7 of 64 33 #43 of 64
Overall 57 72 47
  • CLVT ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • DFIN ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • AEYE ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCLVTDFINAEYESPY
1 month +2.8%+9.3%+47.8% -0.2%
3 months -24.8%+1.4%+67.1% +3.9%
6 months -27.5%+4.7%+41.8% +8.2%
Year to date -45.5%+14.5%+1.5% +12.9%
1 year -50.8%+3.1%-28.9% +12.3%
3 years -71.4%+0.3%+156.7% +87.4%
3 years, per year -34.1%+0.1%+37.0% +23.3%
5 years -92.1%+40.8%-1.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year -39.8%+7.1%-0.3% +10.9%
10 years —+140.5%+189.7% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+9.2%+11.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCLVTDFINAEYESPY
Volatility, 1Y 74.7%47.4%78.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 72.3%54.4%69.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.780.661.96 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.680.07-0.37 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -94.3%-50.3%-83.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -51.6%-4.6%-34.0% -1.2%
52-week high $3.76$56.05$15.37 $779.14
52-week low $1.45$36.74$5.40 $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.

MultipleCLVTDFINAEYE
P/E now vs peer median -3.5xmedian 28.3x 38.1xmedian 28.3x -42.0xmedian 28.3x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 2.8x 1.7xmedian 2.8x 3.0xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.7xmedian 17.3x 7.2xmedian 17.3x 70.7xmedian 17.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 15.8x 8.7xmedian 15.8x 19.8xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 3.2x 3.4xmedian 3.2x 25.3xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.06median 0.85 -1.88median 0.85 -1.53median 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 monthsCLVTDFINAEYE
Revenue $2.41B $777.50M $42.73M
Gross profit $1.61B $499.20M $34.08M
Operating income -$84.60M $147.00M -$2.04M
Net income -$334.00M $35.20M -$3.04M
Free cash flow $327.60M $152.30M $6.51M
R&D – – $3.97M
EPS (diluted) $-0.52 $1.39 $-0.23
Cash & equivalents $217.70M $25.30M $9.33M
Total debt $4.21B $204.00M $16.23M
Shares (diluted) 639.40M 25.30M 12.97M
Enterprise value -$4.83M $1.23B $117.84M

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
MetricCLVTDFINAEYE
P/E -3.5x 38.1x -42.0x
P/FCF 3.6x 8.7x 19.8x
P/Operating cash flow 2.0x 6.5x 19.6x
P/S 0.5x 1.7x 3.0x
P/B 0.3x 3.4x 25.3x
P/Tangible book -0.4x 3.4x -22.4x
EV/EBITDA 7.7x 7.2x 70.7x
EV/EBIT -61.0x 10.2x -66.4x
EV/Revenue 2.1x 1.9x 3.2x
EV/FCF 15.7x 9.8x 20.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.0x 7.4x 20.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.06 -1.88 -1.53

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCLVTDFINAEYE
Revenue growth (1Y) -3.5% 3.0% 8.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.6% -0.8% 11.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -2.4% 5.9% 9.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -1.6% 3.6% 12.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) -55.2% 16.6% 10.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 72.6% 8.8% 34.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 22.9% -57.1% 13.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 56.9% -25.0% 25.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 17.9% -52.2% 17.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 56.4% -20.3% 27.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -9.1% 17.2% 135.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -7.9% 17.5% 103.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -5.3% 39.3% 139.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -13.4% 28.3% 93.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCLVTDFINAEYE
Gross margin 66.8% 64.2% 79.8%
EBITDA margin 27.6% 26.6% 4.5%
Operating margin -3.5% 18.9% -4.8%
Pretax margin -14.0% 6.4% -4.8%
Net margin -13.8% 4.5% -7.1%
FCF margin 13.6% 19.6% 15.2%
Operating cash flow margin 23.8% 26.1% 15.4%
Return on equity -7.2% 9.2% -49.2%
Return on assets -3.1% 4.2% -5.9%
Return on invested capital -0.9% 17.4% –
Return on capital employed -0.9% 22.8% -9.5%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.9x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.7x 5.8x -2.2x
Stock comp / revenue 2.6% 4.3% 11.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCLVTDFINAEYE
Debt / assets 40.2% 24.5% 47.8%
Debt / equity 0.9x 0.5x 3.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 6.0x 0.9x 3.6x
Debt / FCF 12.9x 1.3x 2.5x
Liabilities / assets 56.7% 53.6% 85.0%
Equity / assets 43.3% 46.4% 15.0%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 0.8x 1.3x 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.7x 1.4x 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.1x 0.7x
Altman Z-score -0.75 4.43 -0.53

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCLVTDFINAEYE
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 12.3% 13.0% 1.1%
Shareholder yield 12.3% 13.0% 1.1%
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.

ConsensusCLVTDFINAEYE
Forward P/E 2.5xFY2026 10.8xFY2026 10.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.72FY2026 $4.93FY2026 $0.95FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +4.3%FY2026 +14.7%FY2026 +31.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +11.1% +6.1% +31.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.19BFY2026 $815.18MFY2026 $45.31MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -11.0%FY2026 +6.3%FY2026 +12.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.3% -5.0% +2.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCLVTDFINAEYE
Held by institutions 91.1% 91.7% 34.0%
Institutions holding 242 245 87
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.7% -5.3% -3.0%
Institutions buying 129 114 52
Institutions selling 81 89 24
Buyers to sellers 1.59 1.28 2.17

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.

CLVTDFINAEYE
CLVT 1.00 0.39 0.14
DFIN 0.39 1.00 0.23
AEYE 0.14 0.23 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CLVT, DFIN and AEYE?

Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Clarivate (CLVT) $1.10B, Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) $1.33B, Audioeye (AEYE) $149.74M.

Which company is growing faster?

Audioeye (AEYE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Clarivate (CLVT) -3.5%, Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) +3.0%, Audioeye (AEYE) +8.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) has the highest net margin (Clarivate (CLVT) -13.8%, Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) 4.5%, Audioeye (AEYE) -7.1%). On return on invested capital, Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) leads (Clarivate (CLVT) -0.9%, Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) 17.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) returned the most: Clarivate (CLVT) -50.8%, Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) +3.1%, Audioeye (AEYE) -28.9%. Over five years, Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) compounded fastest (Clarivate (CLVT) -39.8%/yr, Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) +7.1%/yr, Audioeye (AEYE) -0.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) has been the steadiest (Clarivate (CLVT) 74.7%, Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) 47.4%, Audioeye (AEYE) 78.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CLVT, DFIN and AEYE?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) leads on 8. 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.