CMPR vs NET vs VRSN Stock Comparison

Cimpress, Cloudflare and Verisign Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CMPR CIMPRESS plc
$80.41 +3.1% 1M +21.3% 1Y
Market cap
$2.00B
P/E
20.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.74B
Div. yield
–
Office Equipment Industrials
3 wins
NET Cloudflare, Inc.
$326.00 -7.4% 1M +50.1% 1Y
Market cap
$117.97B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.51B
Div. yield
–
Content Delivery Networks Technology
4 wins
VRSN Verisign Inc/Ca
$300.32 +2.4% 1M +19.8% 1Y
Market cap
$27.81B
P/E
32.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.73B
Div. yield
–
Web Hosting and Domains Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Cloudflare leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Cloudflare 4, Verisign 4, Cimpress 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCMPRNETVRSNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.00B $117.97B $27.81B NET
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.8x -571.9x 32.7x CMPR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.8x 250.8x 32.2x CMPR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.8% +33.5% +6.5% NET
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.6% -8.2% 49.1% VRSN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.6% -12.4% — CMPR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.4x 252.9x 1.1x VRSN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +21.3% +50.1% +19.8% NET
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.9%/yr +12.5%/yr +6.5%/yr NET
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 41.4% 67.0% 28.8% VRSN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 49/100 60/100 VRSN

Percentile Scorecard

CMPRNETVRSN

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

AxisCMPRNETVRSN
Valuation 89 #13 of 112 14 #33 of 38 60 #16 of 38
Growth 92 #9 of 96 66 #13 of 36 23 #28 of 36
Profitability 71 #28 of 93 46 #19 of 34 100 #1 of 34
Financial Health 13 #110 of 126 60 #16 of 38 27 #28 of 38
Shareholder Returns 33 #45 of 67 62 #9 of 22 91 #3 of 22
Overall 60 49 60
  • CMPR ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • NET ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing
  • 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

PeriodCMPRNETVRSNSPY
1 month +3.1%-7.4%+2.4% -1.0%
3 months -17.8%+24.3%+7.3% +2.9%
6 months -1.9%+57.4%+11.6% +6.4%
Year to date +20.8%+65.4%+23.6% +11.4%
1 year +21.3%+50.1%+19.8% +13.1%
3 years +27.8%+446.7%+45.2% +79.4%
3 years, per year +8.5%+76.2%+13.2% +21.5%
5 years -9.2%+79.8%+37.3% +67.7%
5 years, per year -1.9%+12.5%+6.5% +10.9%
10 years -16.1%—+268.2% +255.2%
10 years, per year -1.7%—+13.9% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureCMPRNETVRSNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 41.4%67.0%28.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.2%69.3%30.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.661.600.01 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.510.750.69 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -79.2%-82.6%-38.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -23.6%-9.7%-3.1% -2.5%
52-week high $105.31$360.95$310.00 $779.14
52-week low $61.21$160.19$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.

MultipleCMPRNETVRSN
P/E now vs peer median 20.5xmedian 21.0x -560.0xmedian 29.1x 31.8xmedian 29.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 0.9x 41.8xmedian 4.5x 15.6xmedian 4.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.2xmedian 12.3x -9,003xmedian 21.5x 23.6xmedian 21.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.4xmedian 15.1x 301.5xmedian 17.3x 26.3xmedian 17.3x
P/B now vs peer median -4.0xmedian 2.4x 64.8xmedian 3.9x -11.8xmedian 3.9x
PEG now vs peer median 0.56median 1.02 -128.93median 0.33 3.27median 0.33

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 monthsCMPRNETVRSN
Revenue $3.74B $2.51B $1.73B
Gross profit $1.73B $1.82B $1.53B
Operating income $251.03M -$354.38M $1.17B
Net income $97.92M -$206.28M $849.80M
Free cash flow $158.07M $348.41M $1.02B
R&D $352.54M $573.30M $108.00M
EPS (diluted) $3.79 $-0.58 $9.40
Cash & equivalents $248.85M $1.66B $206.80M
Total debt $6.37B $5.17B $7.70B
Shares (diluted) 25.33M 354.33M 90.40M
Enterprise value $1.10B $101.50B $25.16B

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
MetricCMPRNETVRSN
P/E 20.5x -560.0x 31.8x
P/FCF 12.4x 301.5x 26.3x
P/Operating cash flow 6.9x 165.8x 25.4x
P/S 0.5x 41.8x 15.6x
P/B -4.0x 64.8x -11.8x
P/Tangible book -3.5x 67.2x -11.0x
EV/EBITDA 8.2x -9,003x 23.6x
EV/EBIT 13.2x -288.3x 24.1x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 40.7x 16.3x
EV/FCF 21.0x 293.2x 27.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.7x 161.3x 26.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.56 -128.93 3.27

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCMPRNETVRSN
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.8% 33.5% 6.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.7% 30.6% 5.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.9% 27.3% 7.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.3% 28.9% 6.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 10.9% -90.5% 6.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 63.6% -21.0% 5.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 598.9% -76.2% 4.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 36.2% 2.3% 5.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 549.1% -72.8% 8.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 36.3% 4.3% 9.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -4.8% 32.6% 2.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 29.6% 41.9% 7.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -23.2% 67.1% 1.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 41.1% 61.1% 7.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCMPRNETVRSN
Gross margin 46.3% 72.6% 88.6%
EBITDA margin 10.8% -0.5% 69.2%
Operating margin 6.7% -14.1% 67.6%
Pretax margin 4.1% -7.9% 64.2%
Net margin 2.6% -8.2% 49.1%
FCF margin 4.2% 13.9% 59.1%
Operating cash flow margin 7.6% 25.2% 61.3%
Return on equity – -13.1% –
Return on assets 4.6% -3.3% 55.1%
Return on invested capital 14.6% -12.4% –
Return on capital employed 18.6% -9.6% 730.9%
Asset turnover 1.8x 0.4x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.9x -3.1x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 1.6% 20.2% 4.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCMPRNETVRSN
Debt / assets 73.2% 20.0% 139.5%
Debt / equity -3.3x 0.8x -0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.4x 252.9x 1.1x
Debt / FCF 10.2x 3.7x 1.7x
Liabilities / assets 122.4% 75.0% 278.5%
Equity / assets -22.4% 25.0% -178.5%
Interest coverage – -30.9x 15.0x
Current ratio 0.7x 1.8x 0.4x
Quick ratio 0.4x 1.8x 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.3x 1.6x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 2.57 13.29 -4.02

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCMPRNETVRSN
Dividend yield – – 1.1%
Net buyback yield 2.4% -0.1% 3.2%
Shareholder yield 2.4% -0.1% 4.3%
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.

ConsensusCMPRNETVRSN
Forward P/E 16.8xFY2027 250.8xFY2026 32.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.78FY2027 $1.30FY2026 $9.33FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +26.1%FY2027 +39.8%FY2026 +5.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +50.2% +21.5% +13.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.74BFY2027 $3.02BFY2026 $1.86BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.1%FY2027 +39.0%FY2026 +12.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +20.6% +16.4% +8.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCMPRNETVRSN
Held by institutions 87.4% 88.2% 96.9%
Institutions holding 209 1,219 880
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.8% +2.8% +17.8%
Institutions buying 130 704 489
Institutions selling 54 378 286
Buyers to sellers 2.41 1.86 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.

CMPRNETVRSN
CMPR 1.00 0.00 0.09
NET 0.00 1.00 0.10
VRSN 0.09 0.10 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CMPR, NET and VRSN?

Cloudflare (NET) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cimpress (CMPR) $2.00B, Cloudflare (NET) $117.97B, Verisign (VRSN) $27.81B.

Which stock is cheaper, CMPR, NET and VRSN?

Cimpress (CMPR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cimpress (CMPR) 20.8x, Cloudflare (NET) -571.9x, Verisign (VRSN) 32.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cimpress (CMPR) is cheapest (Cimpress (CMPR) 16.8x, Cloudflare (NET) 250.8x, Verisign (VRSN) 32.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Cloudflare (NET) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cimpress (CMPR) +9.8%, Cloudflare (NET) +33.5%, Verisign (VRSN) +6.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Verisign (VRSN) has the highest net margin (Cimpress (CMPR) 2.6%, Cloudflare (NET) -8.2%, Verisign (VRSN) 49.1%). On return on invested capital, Cimpress (CMPR) leads (Cimpress (CMPR) 14.6%, Cloudflare (NET) -12.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cloudflare (NET) returned the most: Cimpress (CMPR) +21.3%, Cloudflare (NET) +50.1%, Verisign (VRSN) +19.8%. Over five years, Cloudflare (NET) compounded fastest (Cimpress (CMPR) -1.9%/yr, Cloudflare (NET) +12.5%/yr, Verisign (VRSN) +6.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Verisign (VRSN) has been the steadiest (Cimpress (CMPR) 41.4%, Cloudflare (NET) 67.0%, Verisign (VRSN) 28.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CMPR, NET 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, Cloudflare (NET) leads on 4. 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.