CMPR vs VRSN vs PBI Stock Comparison

Cimpress, Verisign and Pitney Bowes Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CMPR CIMPRESS plc
$74.79 -6.6% 1M +12.1% 1Y
Market cap
$1.69B
P/E
17.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.74B
Div. yield
–
Office Equipment Industrials
1 win
VRSN Verisign Inc/Ca
$307.01 +8.8% 1M +27.7% 1Y
Market cap
$27.64B
P/E
32.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.73B
Div. yield
–
Web Hosting and Domains Technology
4 wins
PBI Pitney Bowes Inc /De/
$17.43 +6.4% 1M +47.8% 1Y
Market cap
$2.38B
P/E
12.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.87B
Div. yield
0.02%
Office Equipment Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Pitney Bowes leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Pitney Bowes 6, Verisign 4, Cimpress 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCMPRVRSNPBILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.69B $27.64B $2.38B VRSN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.7x 32.5x 12.7x PBI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.6x 32.9x 9.7x PBI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.8% +6.5% -5.3% CMPR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.6% 49.1% 10.0% VRSN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.6% — 18.8% PBI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.4x 1.1x 4.2x VRSN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +12.1% +27.7% +47.8% PBI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.5%/yr +6.6%/yr +20.2%/yr PBI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 42.0% 28.8% 34.2% VRSN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 59/100 77/100 PBI

Percentile Scorecard

CMPRVRSNPBI

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

AxisCMPRVRSNPBI
Valuation 90 #12 of 113 57 #17 of 38 92 #10 of 113
Growth 91 #10 of 96 23 #28 of 36 92 #9 of 96
Profitability 69 #29 of 92 100 #1 of 34 96 #5 of 92
Financial Health 13 #109 of 125 24 #29 of 38 16 #105 of 125
Shareholder Returns 33 #45 of 67 90 #3 of 21 89 #8 of 67
Overall 59 59 77
  • CMPR ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • VRSN ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing
  • PBI ranked among 130 companies in Business Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCMPRVRSNPBISPY
1 month -6.6%+8.8%+6.4% +0.9%
3 months -23.4%+5.5%-1.4% +5.9%
6 months -8.1%+12.6%+10.7% +8.5%
Year to date +12.3%+26.4%+64.9% +13.3%
1 year +12.1%+27.7%+47.8% +12.4%
3 years +29.6%+59.4%+469.6% +88.1%
3 years, per year +9.0%+16.8%+78.7% +23.5%
5 years -16.3%+37.9%+151.2% +68.2%
5 years, per year -3.5%+6.6%+20.2% +11.0%
10 years -9.4%+262.8%-3.6% +263.4%
10 years, per year -1.0%+13.8%-0.4% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureCMPRVRSNPBISPY
Volatility, 1Y 42.0%28.8%34.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.5%30.2%34.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.660.030.70 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.290.961.40 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -79.2%-38.8%-70.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -29.0%-1.0%-5.9% -0.9%
52-week high $105.31$310.00$18.52 $779.14
52-week low $61.21$211.49$9.02 $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.

MultipleCMPRVRSNPBI
P/E now vs peer median 19.1xmedian 21.5x 32.6xmedian 27.6x 12.7xmedian 21.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 0.9x 15.9xmedian 4.8x 1.3xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.9xmedian 11.9x 24.1xmedian 24.1x 9.9xmedian 11.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.5xmedian 13.9x 26.9xmedian 15.0x 5.8xmedian 13.9x
P/B now vs peer median -3.7xmedian 2.3x -12.1xmedian 4.4x -2.8xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.52median 0.92 3.34median 0.38 0.23median 0.92

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 monthsCMPRVRSNPBI
Revenue $3.74B $1.73B $1.87B
Gross profit $1.73B $1.53B $1.06B
Operating income $251.03M $1.17B $306.05M
Net income $97.92M $849.80M $187.35M
Free cash flow $158.07M $1.02B $415.24M
R&D $352.54M $108.00M $14.09M
EPS (diluted) $3.79 $9.40 $1.35
Cash & equivalents $248.85M $206.80M $266.83M
Total debt $1.61B $7.70B $2.03B
Shares (diluted) 25.33M 90.40M 139.04M
Enterprise value $797.97M $24.99B $1.16B

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
MetricCMPRVRSNPBI
P/E 19.1x 32.6x 12.7x
P/FCF 11.5x 26.9x 5.8x
P/Operating cash flow 6.4x 26.0x 4.9x
P/S 0.5x 15.9x 1.3x
P/B -3.7x -12.1x -2.8x
P/Tangible book -3.2x -11.2x -2.7x
EV/EBITDA 7.9x 24.1x 9.9x
EV/EBIT 12.7x 24.7x 13.5x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 16.7x 2.2x
EV/FCF 20.1x 28.2x 10.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.2x 27.2x 8.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.52 3.34 0.23

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCMPRVRSNPBI
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.8% 6.5% -5.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.7% 5.3% 2.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.9% 7.2% -2.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.3% 6.1% -0.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 10.9% 6.5% 377.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 63.6% 5.8% 35.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 598.9% 4.8% 269.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 36.2% 5.1% 49.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 549.1% 8.5% 320.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 36.3% 9.8% 55.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -4.8% 2.8% 66.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 29.6% 7.0% 23.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -23.2% 1.9% 89.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 41.1% 7.8% 31.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCMPRVRSNPBI
Gross margin 46.3% 88.6% 57.0%
EBITDA margin 10.8% 69.2% 22.4%
Operating margin 6.7% 67.6% 16.4%
Pretax margin 4.1% 64.2% 13.5%
Net margin 2.6% 49.1% 10.0%
FCF margin 4.2% 59.1% 22.3%
Operating cash flow margin 7.6% 61.3% 26.0%
Return on equity – – –
Return on assets 4.6% 55.1% 6.1%
Return on invested capital 14.6% – 18.8%
Return on capital employed 18.6% 730.9% 18.4%
Asset turnover 1.8x 1.1x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.9x 1.2x 2.6x
Stock comp / revenue 1.6% 4.4% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCMPRVRSNPBI
Debt / assets 73.2% 139.5% 67.4%
Debt / equity -3.3x -0.8x -2.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.4x 1.1x 4.2x
Debt / FCF 10.2x 1.7x 4.9x
Liabilities / assets 122.4% 278.5% 128.6%
Equity / assets -22.4% -178.5% -28.6%
Interest coverage – 15.0x 5.7x
Current ratio 0.7x 0.4x 0.7x
Quick ratio 0.4x 0.4x 0.3x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.3x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 2.54 -3.92 2.42

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCMPRVRSNPBI
Dividend yield – 1.0% 2.2%
Net buyback yield 2.6% 3.1% 19.9%
Shareholder yield 2.6% 4.2% 22.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 29.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 13.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 30.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 15.9%

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.

ConsensusCMPRVRSNPBI
Forward P/E 15.6xFY2027 32.9xFY2026 9.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.78FY2027 $9.34FY2026 $1.79FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +26.1%FY2027 +6.0%FY2026 +32.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +50.2% +13.6% +5.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.74BFY2027 $1.86BFY2026 $1.77BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.1%FY2027 +12.0%FY2026 -6.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +20.6% +8.9% +10.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCMPRVRSNPBI
Held by institutions 87.4% 96.9% 88.8%
Institutions holding 209 881 350
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.8% +17.8% +2.6%
Institutions buying 130 490 167
Institutions selling 54 286 119
Buyers to sellers 2.41 1.71 1.40

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.

CMPRVRSNPBI
CMPR 1.00 0.09 0.21
VRSN 0.09 1.00 0.13
PBI 0.21 0.13 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CMPR, VRSN and PBI?

Verisign (VRSN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cimpress (CMPR) $1.69B, Verisign (VRSN) $27.64B, Pitney Bowes (PBI) $2.38B.

Which stock is cheaper, CMPR, VRSN and PBI?

Pitney Bowes (PBI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cimpress (CMPR) 17.7x, Verisign (VRSN) 32.5x, Pitney Bowes (PBI) 12.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Pitney Bowes (PBI) is cheapest (Cimpress (CMPR) 15.6x, Verisign (VRSN) 32.9x, Pitney Bowes (PBI) 9.7x). 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%, Pitney Bowes (PBI) -5.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Verisign (VRSN) has the highest net margin (Cimpress (CMPR) 2.6%, Verisign (VRSN) 49.1%, Pitney Bowes (PBI) 10.0%). On return on invested capital, Pitney Bowes (PBI) leads (Cimpress (CMPR) 14.6%, Pitney Bowes (PBI) 18.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Pitney Bowes (PBI) returned the most: Cimpress (CMPR) +12.1%, Verisign (VRSN) +27.7%, Pitney Bowes (PBI) +47.8%. Over five years, Pitney Bowes (PBI) compounded fastest (Cimpress (CMPR) -3.5%/yr, Verisign (VRSN) +6.6%/yr, Pitney Bowes (PBI) +20.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Cimpress (CMPR) 0.00%, Verisign (VRSN) 0.00%, Pitney Bowes (PBI) 0.02%. Cimpress (CMPR) and Verisign (VRSN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Verisign (VRSN) has been the steadiest (Cimpress (CMPR) 42.0%, Verisign (VRSN) 28.8%, Pitney Bowes (PBI) 34.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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