CLVT vs TLS vs WK Stock Comparison

Clarivate, Telos and Workiva Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CLVT Clarivate Plc
$1.88 +6.2% 1M -48.5% 1Y
Market cap
$1.15B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.41B
Div. yield
–
Compliance Software Technology
1 win
TLS Telos Corp
$5.22 +29.2% 1M -29.6% 1Y
Market cap
$396.19M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$193.71M
Div. yield
–
Compliance Software Technology
1 win
WK Workiva Inc
$86.44 +24.1% 1M -3.1% 1Y
Market cap
$4.70B
P/E
100.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$965.70M
Div. yield
–
Compliance Software Technology
8 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

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

QuestionCLVTTLSWKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.15B $396.19M $4.70B WK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -3.4x -25.2x 100.0x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 2.6x 30.7x 24.1x CLVT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -3.5% +65.9% +19.7% TLS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -13.8% -8.1% 4.9% WK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -0.9% — 173.8% WK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 6.0x — -16.7x WK
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -48.5% -29.6% -3.1% WK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -39.0%/yr -27.3%/yr -9.9%/yr WK
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 74.8% 66.0% 45.6% WK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 65/100 66/100 WK

Percentile Scorecard

CLVTTLSWK

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

AxisCLVTTLSWK
Valuation 94 #7 of 102 66 #35 of 102 50 #52 of 102
Growth 30 #69 of 98 90 #11 of 98 97 #4 of 98
Profitability 47 #51 of 95 39 #58 of 95 69 #30 of 95
Financial Health 28 #79 of 109 70 #33 of 109 68 #36 of 109
Shareholder Returns 89 #8 of 64 60 #26 of 64 49 #33 of 64
Overall 58 65 66
  • CLVT ranked among 115 companies in Business Applications
  • TLS ranked among 115 companies in Business Applications
  • WK ranked among 115 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCLVTTLSWKSPY
1 month +6.2%+29.2%+24.1% -0.8%
3 months -11.3%+12.7%+55.1% +3.5%
6 months -23.6%+18.6%+60.4% +7.0%
Year to date -43.7%+2.4%+0.2% +12.2%
1 year -48.5%-29.6%-3.1% +13.0%
3 years -70.4%+122.1%-7.6% +86.3%
3 years, per year -33.4%+30.5%-2.6% +23.1%
5 years -91.5%-79.7%-40.7% +68.6%
5 years, per year -39.0%-27.3%-9.9% +11.0%
10 years ——+427.1% +258.0%
10 years, per year ——+18.1% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCLVTTLSWKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 74.8%66.0%45.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 72.4%72.1%44.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.801.480.05 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.65-0.45-0.07 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -94.3%-94.0%-72.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -50.0%-32.7%-7.4% -1.8%
52-week high $3.76$7.76$93.31 $779.14
52-week low $1.45$3.88$44.31 $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.

MultipleCLVTTLSWK
P/E now vs peer median -3.6xmedian 28.8x -24.8xmedian 28.8x 102.2xmedian 28.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 2.8x 2.0xmedian 2.8x 4.8xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.8xmedian 17.7x -58.8xmedian 17.7x 88.4xmedian 17.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 15.8x 11.6xmedian 15.8x 23.3xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 3.2x 4.2xmedian 3.2x -48.2xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.06median 0.85 -0.82median 0.85 3.00median 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 monthsCLVTTLSWK
Revenue $2.41B $193.71M $965.70M
Gross profit $1.61B $70.97M $774.58M
Operating income -$84.60M -$19.21M $31.45M
Net income -$334.00M -$15.74M $47.04M
Free cash flow $327.60M $33.74M $200.52M
R&D – $6.68M $216.63M
EPS (diluted) $-0.52 $-0.20 $0.84
Cash & equivalents $217.70M $50.65M $252.48M
Total debt $4.21B – $71.21M
Shares (diluted) 639.40M 77.55M 56.06M
Enterprise value $39.92M $183.09M $1.28B

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
MetricCLVTTLSWK
P/E -3.6x -24.8x 102.2x
P/FCF 3.7x 11.6x 23.3x
P/Operating cash flow 2.1x 11.3x 23.2x
P/S 0.5x 2.0x 4.8x
P/B 0.3x 4.2x -48.2x
P/Tangible book -0.4x 6.1x -40.0x
EV/EBITDA 7.8x -58.8x 88.4x
EV/EBIT -61.4x -17.7x 125.0x
EV/Revenue 2.2x 1.8x 4.1x
EV/FCF 15.9x 10.1x 19.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.0x 9.8x 19.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.06 -0.82 3.00

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCLVTTLSWK
Revenue growth (1Y) -3.5% 65.9% 19.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.6% 2.7% 18.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -2.4% 87.4% 25.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -1.6% 2.9% 21.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -55.2% 66.7% 138.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 72.6% 25.2% 31.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 22.9% 71.6% 170.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 56.9% 27.6% 34.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 17.9% 73.2% 170.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 56.4% 30.2% 34.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -9.1% 862.1% 90.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -7.9% 102.6% 79.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -5.3% 602.2% 94.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -13.4% 112.3% 84.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCLVTTLSWK
Gross margin 66.8% 36.6% 80.2%
EBITDA margin 27.6% -3.0% 4.6%
Operating margin -3.5% -9.9% 3.3%
Pretax margin -14.0% -8.5% 5.4%
Net margin -13.8% -8.1% 4.9%
FCF margin 13.6% 17.4% 20.8%
Operating cash flow margin 23.8% 17.9% 20.9%
Return on equity -7.2% -16.6% –
Return on assets -3.1% -11.3% 3.4%
Return on invested capital -0.9% – 173.8%
Return on capital employed -0.9% -19.4% 4.6%
Asset turnover 0.2x 1.4x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.7x -2.2x 4.3x
Stock comp / revenue 2.6% 11.1% 12.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCLVTTLSWK
Debt / assets 40.2% – 5.2%
Debt / equity 0.9x – -0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 6.0x – -16.7x
Debt / FCF 12.9x – 0.4x
Liabilities / assets 56.7% 33.2% 107.1%
Equity / assets 43.3% 66.8% -7.1%
Interest coverage – -39.8x 2.5x
Current ratio 0.8x 2.4x 1.5x
Quick ratio 0.7x 1.8x 1.3x
Cash ratio 0.2x 1.2x 1.1x
Altman Z-score -0.75 2.85 2.27

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCLVTTLSWK
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 11.9% 4.2% 3.7%
Shareholder yield 11.9% 4.2% 3.7%
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.

ConsensusCLVTTLSWK
Forward P/E 2.6xFY2026 30.7xFY2026 24.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.72FY2026 $0.17FY2026 $3.59FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +4.3%FY2026 +88.9%FY2026 +101.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +11.1% +23.5% +17.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.19BFY2026 $179.38MFY2026 $1.01BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -11.0%FY2026 +8.8%FY2026 +14.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.3% +4.7% +25.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCLVTTLSWK
Held by institutions 91.1% 67.4% 88.9%
Institutions holding 242 155 305
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.7% +4.5% +1.4%
Institutions buying 129 99 184
Institutions selling 81 40 86
Buyers to sellers 1.59 2.48 2.14

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.

CLVTTLSWK
CLVT 1.00 0.19 0.38
TLS 0.19 1.00 0.29
WK 0.38 0.29 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CLVT, TLS and WK?

Workiva (WK) is the largest by market capitalisation: Clarivate (CLVT) $1.15B, Telos (TLS) $396.19M, Workiva (WK) $4.70B.

Which company is growing faster?

Telos (TLS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Clarivate (CLVT) -3.5%, Telos (TLS) +65.9%, Workiva (WK) +19.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Workiva (WK) has the highest net margin (Clarivate (CLVT) -13.8%, Telos (TLS) -8.1%, Workiva (WK) 4.9%). On return on invested capital, Workiva (WK) leads (Clarivate (CLVT) -0.9%, Workiva (WK) 173.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Workiva (WK) returned the most: Clarivate (CLVT) -48.5%, Telos (TLS) -29.6%, Workiva (WK) -3.1%. Over five years, Workiva (WK) compounded fastest (Clarivate (CLVT) -39.0%/yr, Telos (TLS) -27.3%/yr, Workiva (WK) -9.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Workiva (WK) has been the steadiest (Clarivate (CLVT) 74.8%, Telos (TLS) 66.0%, Workiva (WK) 45.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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