CLVT vs TRI vs DFIN Stock Comparison

Clarivate, Thomson Reuters and Donnelley Financial Solutions Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CLVT Clarivate Plc
$1.85 +0.5% 1M -50.0% 1Y
Market cap
$1.20B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.41B
Div. yield
–
Compliance Software Technology
1 win
TRI Thomson Reuters Corp /Can/
$123.17 +25.1% 1M -24.6% 1Y
Market cap
$54.80B
P/E
33.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.83B
Div. yield
-0.01%
Compliance Software Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Donnelley Financial Solutions leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Donnelley Financial Solutions 6, Thomson Reuters 4, Clarivate 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCLVTTRIDFINLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.20B $54.80B $1.37B TRI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -3.6x 33.8x 38.8x TRI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 2.6x 27.4x 11.3x CLVT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -3.5% +7.0% +3.0% TRI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -13.8% 20.7% 4.5% TRI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -0.9% — 17.4% DFIN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 6.0x 1.2x 0.9x DFIN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% -0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -50.0% -24.6% +2.1% DFIN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -39.2%/yr -0.1%/yr +8.6%/yr DFIN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 74.6% 51.6% 47.5% DFIN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 56/100 72/100 DFIN

Percentile Scorecard

CLVTTRIDFIN

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

AxisCLVTTRIDFIN
Valuation 94 #7 of 101 49 #52 of 101 95 #6 of 101
Growth 30 #68 of 97 28 #70 of 97 29 #69 of 97
Profitability 45 #52 of 94 99 #2 of 94 84 #16 of 94
Financial Health 28 #79 of 109 67 #37 of 109 62 #42 of 109
Shareholder Returns 89 #8 of 64 37 #41 of 64 91 #7 of 64
Overall 57 56 72
  • CLVT ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • TRI ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • DFIN ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCLVTTRIDFINSPY
1 month +0.5%+25.1%+14.5% -1.0%
3 months -9.3%+36.6%+15.0% +2.9%
6 months -24.5%+37.2%+10.1% +6.4%
Year to date -44.6%-6.6%+19.0% +11.4%
1 year -50.0%-24.6%+2.1% +13.1%
3 years -72.1%+0.2%+7.2% +79.4%
3 years, per year -34.7%+0.1%+2.3% +21.5%
5 years -91.7%-0.3%+50.7% +67.7%
5 years, per year -39.2%-0.1%+8.6% +10.9%
10 years —+198.5%+122.1% +255.2%
10 years, per year —+11.6%+8.3% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureCLVTTRIDFINSPY
Volatility, 1Y 74.6%51.6%47.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 72.2%51.9%54.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.790.180.64 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.67-0.480.04 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -94.3%-64.3%-50.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -50.8%-24.6%-0.8% -2.5%
52-week high $3.76$163.45$56.05 $779.14
52-week low $1.45$76.55$36.74 $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.

MultipleCLVTTRIDFIN
P/E now vs peer median -3.5xmedian 29.9x 34.1xmedian 29.9x 39.6xmedian 29.9x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 2.8x 7.0xmedian 2.8x 1.8xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.8xmedian 17.4x 27.2xmedian 17.4x 7.5xmedian 17.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 16.9x 17.2xmedian 16.9x 9.0xmedian 16.9x
P/B now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 3.1x 4.9xmedian 3.1x 3.5xmedian 3.1x
PEG now vs peer median -0.06median 0.86 3.29median 0.86 -1.95median 0.86

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 monthsCLVTTRIDFIN
Revenue $2.41B $7.83B $777.50M
Gross profit $1.61B – $499.20M
Operating income -$84.60M $2.33B $147.00M
Net income -$334.00M $1.68B $35.20M
Free cash flow $327.60M $3.19B $152.30M
EPS (diluted) $-0.52 $3.61 $1.39
Cash & equivalents $217.70M $577.00M $25.30M
Total debt $17.34B $3.26B $759.90M
Shares (diluted) 639.40M 449.53M 25.30M
Enterprise value $87.88M $51.58B $1.27B

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
MetricCLVTTRIDFIN
P/E -3.5x 34.1x 39.6x
P/FCF 3.6x 17.2x 9.0x
P/Operating cash flow 2.1x 19.0x 6.8x
P/S 0.5x 7.0x 1.8x
P/B 0.3x 4.9x 3.5x
P/Tangible book -0.4x 6.8x 3.5x
EV/EBITDA 7.8x 27.2x 7.5x
EV/EBIT -61.2x 24.6x 10.6x
EV/Revenue 2.1x 7.3x 2.0x
EV/FCF 15.8x 18.0x 10.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.0x 19.9x 7.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.06 3.29 -1.95

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCLVTTRIDFIN
Revenue growth (1Y) -3.5% 7.0% 3.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.6% 5.2% -0.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -2.4% – 5.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -1.6% – 3.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) -55.2% 9.1% 16.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 72.6% -0.5% 8.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 22.9% 4.7% -57.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 56.9% -6.8% -25.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 17.9% 8.4% -52.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 56.4% 10.4% -20.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -9.1% 14.5% 17.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -7.9% 10.1% 17.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -5.3% 13.0% 39.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -13.4% 9.0% 28.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCLVTTRIDFIN
Gross margin 66.8% – 64.2%
EBITDA margin 27.6% 26.9% 26.6%
Operating margin -3.5% 29.7% 18.9%
Pretax margin -14.0% 46.5% 6.4%
Net margin -13.8% 20.7% 4.5%
FCF margin 13.6% 40.7% 19.6%
Operating cash flow margin 23.8% 36.9% 26.1%
Return on equity -7.2% – 9.2%
Return on assets -3.1% – 4.2%
Return on invested capital -0.9% – 17.4%
Return on capital employed -0.9% – 22.8%
Asset turnover 0.2x – 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.7x 1.7x 5.8x
Stock comp / revenue 2.6% – 4.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCLVTTRIDFIN
Debt / assets 40.2% 18.0% 24.5%
Debt / equity 0.9x 0.3x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 6.0x 1.2x 0.9x
Debt / FCF 12.9x 1.0x 1.3x
Liabilities / assets 56.7% 38.5% 53.6%
Equity / assets 43.3% 61.5% 46.4%
Interest coverage – 116.5x –
Current ratio 0.8x 0.5x 1.3x
Quick ratio 0.7x -2.5x 1.4x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.2x 0.1x
Altman Z-score -0.75 6.14 4.51

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCLVTTRIDFIN
Dividend yield – 3.3% –
Net buyback yield 12.1% -2.1% 12.5%
Shareholder yield 12.1% 1.1% 12.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 30.9% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 16.3% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -10.6% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -8.5% –

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.

ConsensusCLVTTRIDFIN
Forward P/E 2.6xFY2026 27.4xFY2026 11.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.72FY2026 $4.50FY2026 $4.93FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +4.3%FY2026 +13.4%FY2026 +14.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +11.1% +7.6% +6.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.19BFY2026 $7.76BFY2026 $815.18MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -11.0%FY2026 +4.1%FY2026 +6.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.3% +15.1% -5.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCLVTTRIDFIN
Held by institutions 91.1% 90.1% 91.7%
Institutions holding 242 421 245
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.7% +0.6% -5.3%
Institutions buying 129 408 114
Institutions selling 81 9 89
Buyers to sellers 1.59 45.33 1.28

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.

CLVTTRIDFIN
CLVT 1.00 0.57 0.39
TRI 0.57 1.00 0.40
DFIN 0.39 0.40 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CLVT, TRI and DFIN?

Thomson Reuters (TRI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Clarivate (CLVT) $1.20B, Thomson Reuters (TRI) $54.80B, Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) $1.37B.

Which stock is cheaper, CLVT, TRI and DFIN?

Thomson Reuters (TRI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Clarivate (CLVT) -3.6x, Thomson Reuters (TRI) 33.8x, Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) 38.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Clarivate (CLVT) is cheapest (Clarivate (CLVT) 2.6x, Thomson Reuters (TRI) 27.4x, Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) 11.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Thomson Reuters (TRI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Clarivate (CLVT) -3.5%, Thomson Reuters (TRI) +7.0%, Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) +3.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Thomson Reuters (TRI) has the highest net margin (Clarivate (CLVT) -13.8%, Thomson Reuters (TRI) 20.7%, Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) 4.5%). 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) -50.0%, Thomson Reuters (TRI) -24.6%, Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) +2.1%. Over five years, Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) compounded fastest (Clarivate (CLVT) -39.2%/yr, Thomson Reuters (TRI) -0.1%/yr, Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) +8.6%/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) 74.6%, Thomson Reuters (TRI) 51.6%, Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) 47.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.