CMPR vs VRSN vs FDX Stock Comparison

Cimpress, Verisign and Fedex Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CMPR CIMPRESS plc
$80.77 +1.2% 1M +23.4% 1Y
Market cap
$1.97B
P/E
20.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.74B
Div. yield
–
Office Equipment Industrials
3 wins
VRSN Verisign Inc/Ca
$304.04 +5.8% 1M +23.0% 1Y
Market cap
$27.30B
P/E
32.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.73B
Div. yield
1.05%
Web Hosting and Domains Technology
3 wins
FDX Fedex Corp
$307.22 +7.5% 1M +54.1% 1Y
Market cap
$72.68B
P/E
16.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$94.72B
Div. yield
1.74%
Parcel Delivery Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Fedex leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Fedex 6, Cimpress 3, Verisign 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCMPRVRSNFDXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.97B $27.30B $72.68B FDX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.6x 32.2x 16.4x FDX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.9x 32.6x 18.3x CMPR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.8% +6.5% +7.7% CMPR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.6% 49.1% 4.7% VRSN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.6% — 7.4% CMPR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.4x 1.1x 1.3x VRSN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 1.05% 1.74% FDX
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +23.4% +23.0% +54.1% FDX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.1%/yr +7.6%/yr +10.1%/yr FDX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 41.3% 28.9% 28.2% FDX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 59/100 45/100 VRSN

Percentile Scorecard

CMPRVRSNFDX

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

AxisCMPRVRSNFDX
Valuation 88 #14 of 112 60 #16 of 38 54 #63 of 136
Growth 91 #10 of 96 23 #28 of 36 67 #41 of 121
Profitability 69 #29 of 91 100 #1 of 34 46 #63 of 115
Financial Health 13 #109 of 125 24 #29 of 38 47 #76 of 143
Shareholder Returns 32 #46 of 67 90 #3 of 21 11 #73 of 82
Overall 58 59 45
  • CMPR ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • VRSN ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing
  • FDX ranked among 150 companies in Transportation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCMPRVRSNFDXSPY
1 month +1.2%+5.8%+7.5% -0.2%
3 months -19.3%+8.1%-1.7% +3.9%
6 months -2.3%+12.4%-2.3% +8.2%
Year to date +21.3%+25.1%+32.0% +12.9%
1 year +23.4%+23.0%+54.1% +12.3%
3 years +39.9%+57.8%+66.6% +87.4%
3 years, per year +11.9%+16.4%+18.6% +23.3%
5 years -9.9%+44.3%+61.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year -2.1%+7.6%+10.1% +10.9%
10 years -2.9%+276.5%+118.6% +261.1%
10 years, per year -0.3%+14.2%+8.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCMPRVRSNFDXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 41.3%28.9%28.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.1%30.4%27.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.680.030.79 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.570.801.92 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -79.2%-38.8%-46.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -23.3%-1.9%-9.5% -1.2%
52-week high $105.31$310.00$339.38 $779.14
52-week low $61.21$211.49$199.31 $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.

MultipleCMPRVRSNFDX
P/E now vs peer median 20.6xmedian 21.2x 32.2xmedian 29.5x 16.4xmedian 16.3x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 0.9x 15.8xmedian 4.5x 0.8xmedian 1.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.3xmedian 11.9x 23.9xmedian 23.9x 8.6xmedian 8.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.4xmedian 13.7x 26.7xmedian 15.0x 14.2xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median -4.0xmedian 2.4x -12.0xmedian 4.3x 2.3xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.57median 1.00 3.31median 0.38 2.66median 0.82

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 monthsCMPRVRSNFDX
Revenue $3.74B $1.73B $94.72B
Gross profit $1.73B $1.53B –
Operating income $251.03M $1.17B $5.46B
Net income $97.92M $849.80M $4.43B
Free cash flow $158.07M $1.02B $5.12B
R&D $352.54M $108.00M –
EPS (diluted) $3.79 $9.40 $18.55
Cash & equivalents $248.85M $206.80M $13.31B
Total debt $1.61B $7.70B $25.71B
Shares (diluted) 25.33M 90.40M 239.00M
Enterprise value $1.15B $24.66B $38.63B

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
MetricCMPRVRSNFDX
P/E 20.6x 32.2x 16.4x
P/FCF 12.4x 26.7x 14.2x
P/Operating cash flow 6.9x 25.7x 8.1x
P/S 0.5x 15.8x 0.8x
P/B -4.0x -12.0x 2.3x
P/Tangible book -3.5x -11.1x 2.3x
EV/EBITDA 8.3x 23.9x 8.6x
EV/EBIT 13.3x 24.4x 15.6x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 16.5x 0.9x
EV/FCF 21.1x 27.9x 16.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.7x 26.9x 9.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.57 3.31 2.66

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCMPRVRSNFDX
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.8% 6.5% 7.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.7% 5.3% 1.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.9% 7.2% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.3% 6.1% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 10.9% 6.5% 4.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 63.6% 5.8% 3.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 598.9% 4.8% 8.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 36.2% 5.1% 3.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 549.1% 8.5% 10.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 36.3% 9.8% 6.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -4.8% 2.8% 26.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 29.6% 7.0% 0.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -23.2% 1.9% 71.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 41.1% 7.8% 24.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCMPRVRSNFDX
Gross margin 46.3% 88.6% –
EBITDA margin 10.8% 69.2% 10.4%
Operating margin 6.7% 67.6% 5.8%
Pretax margin 4.1% 64.2% 6.1%
Net margin 2.6% 49.1% 4.7%
FCF margin 4.2% 59.1% 5.4%
Operating cash flow margin 7.6% 61.3% 9.4%
Return on equity – – 14.4%
Return on assets 4.6% 55.1% 4.6%
Return on invested capital 14.6% – 7.4%
Return on capital employed 18.6% 730.9% 7.0%
Asset turnover 1.8x 1.1x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.9x 1.2x 2.0x
Stock comp / revenue 1.6% 4.4% 0.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCMPRVRSNFDX
Debt / assets 73.2% 139.5% 26.0%
Debt / equity -3.3x -0.8x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.4x 1.1x 1.3x
Debt / FCF 10.2x 1.7x 5.0x
Liabilities / assets 122.4% 278.5% 68.0%
Equity / assets -22.4% -178.5% 32.0%
Interest coverage – 15.0x –
Current ratio 0.7x 0.4x 1.5x
Quick ratio 0.4x 0.4x 1.4x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.3x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 2.57 -3.96 2.53

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCMPRVRSNFDX
Dividend yield – 1.1% 1.7%
Net buyback yield 2.4% 3.2% -0.3%
Shareholder yield 2.4% 4.2% 1.5%
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.

ConsensusCMPRVRSNFDX
Forward P/E 16.9xFY2027 32.6xFY2026 18.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.78FY2027 $9.34FY2026 $16.80FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +26.1%FY2027 +6.0%FY2026 -14.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +50.2% +13.6% +19.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.74BFY2027 $1.86BFY2026 $94.80BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.1%FY2027 +12.0%FY2026 +1.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +20.6% +8.9% +7.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCMPRVRSNFDX
Held by institutions 87.4% 96.9% 80.6%
Institutions holding 209 881 1,939
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.8% +17.8% +2.3%
Institutions buying 130 490 902
Institutions selling 54 286 693
Buyers to sellers 2.41 1.71 1.30

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.

CMPRVRSNFDX
CMPR 1.00 0.10 0.02
VRSN 0.10 1.00 -0.06
FDX 0.02 -0.06 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CMPR, VRSN and FDX?

Fedex (FDX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cimpress (CMPR) $1.97B, Verisign (VRSN) $27.30B, Fedex (FDX) $72.68B.

Which stock is cheaper, CMPR, VRSN and FDX?

Fedex (FDX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cimpress (CMPR) 20.6x, Verisign (VRSN) 32.2x, Fedex (FDX) 16.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cimpress (CMPR) is cheapest (Cimpress (CMPR) 16.9x, Verisign (VRSN) 32.6x, Fedex (FDX) 18.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Cimpress (CMPR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cimpress (CMPR) +9.8%, Verisign (VRSN) +6.5%, Fedex (FDX) +7.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Verisign (VRSN) has the highest net margin (Cimpress (CMPR) 2.6%, Verisign (VRSN) 49.1%, Fedex (FDX) 4.7%). On return on invested capital, Cimpress (CMPR) leads (Cimpress (CMPR) 14.6%, Fedex (FDX) 7.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Fedex (FDX) returned the most: Cimpress (CMPR) +23.4%, Verisign (VRSN) +23.0%, Fedex (FDX) +54.1%. Over five years, Fedex (FDX) compounded fastest (Cimpress (CMPR) -2.1%/yr, Verisign (VRSN) +7.6%/yr, Fedex (FDX) +10.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Fedex (FDX) has the highest dividend yield: Verisign (VRSN) 1.05%, Fedex (FDX) 1.74%. Cimpress (CMPR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Fedex (FDX) has been the steadiest (Cimpress (CMPR) 41.3%, Verisign (VRSN) 28.9%, Fedex (FDX) 28.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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