CMPR vs IPM vs VRSN Stock Comparison

Cimpress, Intelligent Protection Management and Verisign Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CMPR CIMPRESS plc
$60.32 -22.8% 1M -9.6% 1Y
Market cap
$1.42B
P/E
16.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.81B
Div. yield
–
Office Equipment Industrials
2 wins
VRSN Verisign Inc/Ca
$305.95 +9.3% 1M +31.4% 1Y
Market cap
$27.80B
P/E
32.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.73B
Div. yield
–
Web Hosting and Domains Technology
7 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Verisign leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Verisign 7, Cimpress 2, Intelligent Protection Management 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCMPRIPMVRSNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.42B $21.64M $27.80B VRSN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.6x -5.8x 32.7x CMPR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.6x 21.1x 32.8x CMPR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.0% +113.5% +6.5% IPM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.2% -14.8% 49.1% VRSN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.5% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.9x — 1.1x VRSN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -9.6% -16.3% +31.4% VRSN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -7.6%/yr -20.7%/yr +6.6%/yr VRSN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 47.3% 40.2% 28.6% VRSN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 38/100 60/100 VRSN

Percentile Scorecard

CMPRIPMVRSN

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

AxisCMPRIPMVRSN
Valuation 92 #10 of 113 14 #43 of 50 57 #17 of 38
Growth 72 #28 of 96 82 #9 of 45 26 #27 of 36
Profitability 64 #33 of 91 13 #35 of 40 100 #1 of 34
Financial Health 9 #111 of 122 42 #35 of 60 25 #28 of 37
Shareholder Returns 39 #41 of 66 – 95 #2 of 20
Overall 55 38 60
  • CMPR ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • IPM ranked among 65 companies in Technology Services
  • VRSN ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCMPRIPMVRSNSPY
1 month -22.8%-5.6%+9.3% +0.7%
3 months -36.3%-7.1%+6.8% +3.7%
6 months -31.8%-7.7%+13.9% +7.1%
Year to date -9.4%-1.7%+25.9% +12.8%
1 year -9.6%-16.3%+31.4% +11.9%
3 years +1.5%+7.6%+54.4% +85.2%
3 years, per year +0.5%+2.5%+15.6% +22.8%
5 years -32.5%-68.7%+37.4% +67.6%
5 years, per year -7.6%-20.7%+6.6% +10.9%
10 years -26.9%-71.6%+261.5% +262.0%
10 years, per year -3.1%-11.8%+13.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCMPRIPMVRSNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 47.3%40.2%28.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 48.0%47.7%29.8% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.720.740.03 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.20-0.411.10 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -79.2%-74.7%-38.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -42.7%-21.4%-1.3% -1.2%
52-week high $105.31$2.15$310.00 $779.14
52-week low $60.32$1.49$211.49 $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.

MultipleCMPRIPMVRSN
P/E now vs peer median 17.3xmedian 21.9x -5.9xmedian 17.5x 32.4xmedian 27.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 0.9x 0.9xmedian 0.7x 15.9xmedian 4.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.8xmedian 11.9x -7.0xmedian 10.4x 24.0xmedian 25.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.5xmedian 14.4x -34.2xmedian 13.3x 26.8xmedian 15.4x
P/B now vs peer median -3.0xmedian 2.4x 1.4xmedian 1.5x -12.0xmedian 4.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.46median 0.97 0.83median 1.28 3.33median 0.80

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 monthsCMPRIPMVRSN
Revenue $3.81B $25.19M $1.73B
Gross profit $1.74B $12.19M $1.53B
Operating income $228.07M -$4.54M $1.17B
Net income $87.61M -$3.73M $849.80M
Free cash flow $156.92M -$644.80K $1.02B
R&D $353.80M – $108.00M
EPS (diluted) $3.49 $-0.29 $9.40
Cash & equivalents $120.13M $5.23M $206.80M
Total debt $1.64B – $7.70B
Shares (diluted) 24.48M 13.04M 90.40M
Enterprise value $600.20M -$2.18M $25.15B

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
MetricCMPRIPMVRSN
P/E 17.3x -5.9x 32.4x
P/FCF 9.5x -34.2x 26.8x
P/Operating cash flow 5.2x -38.9x 25.9x
P/S 0.4x 0.9x 15.9x
P/B -3.0x 1.4x -12.0x
P/Tangible book -2.5x 2.7x -11.2x
EV/EBITDA 7.8x -7.0x 24.0x
EV/EBIT 13.2x -3.7x 24.6x
EV/Revenue 0.8x 0.7x 16.6x
EV/FCF 19.2x -26.1x 28.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.5x -29.7x 27.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.46 0.83 3.33

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCMPRIPMVRSN
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.0% 113.5% 6.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.7% 32.1% 5.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.9% 92.0% 7.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.6% 15.8% 6.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) -3.3% 18.0% 6.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 27.8% -14.2% 5.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 156.2% 48.5% 4.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 36.8% -20.2% 5.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 149.2% 47.9% 8.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 37.6% -7.1% 9.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -9.8% 59.3% 2.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.3% 37.4% 7.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -27.4% 53.6% 1.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.9% 34.6% 7.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCMPRIPMVRSN
Gross margin 45.6% 48.4% 88.6%
EBITDA margin 10.2% -9.5% 69.2%
Operating margin 6.0% -18.0% 67.6%
Pretax margin 3.5% -16.6% 64.2%
Net margin 2.2% -14.8% 49.1%
FCF margin 4.1% -2.6% 59.1%
Operating cash flow margin 7.6% -2.2% 61.3%
Return on equity – -22.2% –
Return on assets 4.0% -12.9% 55.1%
Return on invested capital 13.5% – –
Return on capital employed 16.2% -22.1% 730.9%
Asset turnover 1.7x 0.9x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.3x 0.2x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 1.6% 0.6% 4.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCMPRIPMVRSN
Debt / assets 73.2% – 139.5%
Debt / equity -3.3x – -0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.9x – 1.1x
Debt / FCF 10.5x – 1.7x
Liabilities / assets 122.2% 43.0% 278.5%
Equity / assets -22.2% 57.0% -178.5%
Interest coverage – – 15.0x
Current ratio 0.6x 1.4x 0.4x
Quick ratio 0.3x 0.9x 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.6x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 2.37 0.24 -3.93

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCMPRIPMVRSN
Dividend yield – – 1.0%
Net buyback yield 3.0% – 3.1%
Shareholder yield 3.0% – 4.2%
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.

ConsensusCMPRIPMVRSN
Forward P/E 12.6xFY2027 21.1xFY2026 32.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.78FY2027 $0.08FY2026 $9.34FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +26.1%FY2027 – +6.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +50.2% +75.0% +13.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.74BFY2027 $24.44MFY2026 $1.86BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.1%FY2027 +3.5%FY2026 +12.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +20.6% +20.0% +8.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCMPRIPMVRSN
Held by institutions 87.4% – 96.9%
Institutions holding 210 – 882
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.8% – +17.8%
Institutions buying 130 – 490
Institutions selling 54 – 286
Buyers to sellers 2.41 – 1.71

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.

CMPRIPMVRSN
CMPR 1.00 0.13 0.10
IPM 0.13 1.00 0.11
VRSN 0.10 0.11 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CMPR, IPM and VRSN?

Verisign (VRSN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cimpress (CMPR) $1.42B, Intelligent Protection Management (IPM) $21.64M, Verisign (VRSN) $27.80B.

Which stock is cheaper, CMPR, IPM and VRSN?

Cimpress (CMPR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cimpress (CMPR) 16.6x, Intelligent Protection Management (IPM) -5.8x, Verisign (VRSN) 32.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cimpress (CMPR) is cheapest (Cimpress (CMPR) 12.6x, Intelligent Protection Management (IPM) 21.1x, Verisign (VRSN) 32.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Intelligent Protection Management (IPM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cimpress (CMPR) +10.0%, Intelligent Protection Management (IPM) +113.5%, Verisign (VRSN) +6.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Verisign (VRSN) has the highest net margin (Cimpress (CMPR) 2.2%, Intelligent Protection Management (IPM) -14.8%, Verisign (VRSN) 49.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Verisign (VRSN) returned the most: Cimpress (CMPR) -9.6%, Intelligent Protection Management (IPM) -16.3%, Verisign (VRSN) +31.4%. Over five years, Verisign (VRSN) compounded fastest (Cimpress (CMPR) -7.6%/yr, Intelligent Protection Management (IPM) -20.7%/yr, Verisign (VRSN) +6.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Verisign (VRSN) has been the steadiest (Cimpress (CMPR) 47.3%, Intelligent Protection Management (IPM) 40.2%, Verisign (VRSN) 28.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CMPR, IPM and VRSN?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Verisign (VRSN) leads on 7. 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.