DFIN vs DOCU vs TLS Stock Comparison

Donnelley Financial Solutions, Docusign and Telos Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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DOCU Docusign, Inc.
$81.54 +21.7% 1M +18.2% 1Y
Market cap
$15.73B
P/E
47.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.36B
Div. yield
–
Compliance Software Technology
1 win
TLS Telos Corp
$5.78 +43.1% 1M -17.2% 1Y
Market cap
$417.54M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$193.71M
Div. yield
–
Compliance Software Technology
1 win

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Donnelley Financial Solutions leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Donnelley Financial Solutions 7, Docusign 1, Telos 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDFINDOCUTLSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.59B $15.73B $417.54M DOCU
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.3x 47.7x -26.5x DFIN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.4x 18.4x 34.0x DFIN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.8% +8.6% +65.9% TLS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 12.4% 9.8% -8.1% DFIN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 19.0% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.5x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +37.3% +18.2% -17.2% DFIN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +9.8%/yr -21.8%/yr -25.9%/yr DFIN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 47.1% 48.5% 66.3% DFIN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 78/100 72/100 61/100 DFIN

Percentile Scorecard

DFINDOCUTLS

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

AxisDFINDOCUTLS
Valuation 95 #6 of 101 68 #33 of 101 58 #43 of 101
Growth 53 #46 of 97 75 #25 of 97 89 #12 of 97
Profitability 91 #9 of 93 88 #12 of 93 38 #58 of 93
Financial Health 66 #37 of 108 54 #50 of 108 70 #33 of 108
Shareholder Returns 86 #10 of 63 73 #18 of 63 50 #32 of 63
Overall 78 72 61
  • DFIN ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • DOCU ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • TLS ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDFINDOCUTLSSPY
1 month +30.1%+21.7%+43.1% +0.7%
3 months +30.0%+50.2%+33.2% +3.7%
6 months +21.3%+77.3%+35.4% +7.1%
Year to date +30.7%+19.2%+13.3% +12.8%
1 year +37.3%+18.2%-17.2% +11.9%
3 years +14.0%+110.3%+138.8% +85.2%
3 years, per year +4.5%+28.1%+33.7% +22.8%
5 years +59.3%-70.7%-77.7% +67.6%
5 years, per year +9.8%-21.8%-25.9% +10.9%
10 years +176.7%—— +262.0%
10 years, per year +10.7%—— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureDFINDOCUTLSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 47.1%48.5%66.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 49.7%48.6%71.9% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.620.461.51 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.790.38-0.26 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -50.3%-86.4%-94.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-4.4%-25.5% -1.2%
52-week high $61.03$85.27$7.76 $779.14
52-week low $36.74$41.75$3.88 $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.

MultipleDFINDOCUTLS
P/E now vs peer median 15.5xmedian 28.0x 47.3xmedian 28.0x -27.5xmedian 28.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 2.8x 4.6xmedian 2.8x 2.2xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.6xmedian 16.9x 18.3xmedian 16.9x -66.0xmedian 16.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.4xmedian 15.9x 12.8xmedian 15.9x 12.8xmedian 15.9x
P/B now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 3.2x 8.9xmedian 3.2x 4.6xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.22median 0.89 0.26median 0.89 -0.91median 0.89

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 monthsDFINDOCUTLS
Revenue $787.20M $3.36B $193.71M
Gross profit $509.00M $2.67B $70.97M
Operating income $151.40M $402.03M -$19.21M
Net income $97.40M $329.94M -$15.74M
Free cash flow $178.90M $1.20B $33.74M
R&D – $659.08M $6.68M
EPS (diluted) $3.90 $1.71 $-0.20
Cash & equivalents $27.20M $528.16M $50.65M
Total debt $127.00M – –
Shares (diluted) 25.00M 193.12M 77.55M
Enterprise value $1.49B $12.43B $204.43M

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
MetricDFINDOCUTLS
P/E 15.5x 47.3x -27.5x
P/FCF 8.4x 12.8x 12.8x
P/Operating cash flow 6.6x 11.6x 12.5x
P/S 1.9x 4.6x 2.2x
P/B 3.7x 8.9x 4.6x
P/Tangible book 3.7x 9.2x 6.7x
EV/EBITDA 7.6x 18.3x -66.0x
EV/EBIT 10.5x 36.2x -19.8x
EV/Revenue 2.0x 4.3x 2.0x
EV/FCF 8.9x 12.2x 11.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.0x 11.0x 11.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.22 0.26 -0.91

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDFINDOCUTLS
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.8% 8.6% 65.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.1% 8.2% 2.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 8.1% 8.8% 87.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.9% 8.3% 2.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 11.2% 64.1% 66.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 8.9% 160.2% 25.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 199.7% 17.4% 71.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 5.7% 177.3% 27.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 228.5% 28.3% 73.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 12.7% 183.7% 30.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 40.6% 27.3% 862.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 22.8% 27.8% 102.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 76.8% 28.1% 602.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 40.4% 29.9% 112.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDFINDOCUTLS
Gross margin 64.7% 79.5% 36.6%
EBITDA margin 26.8% 23.7% -3.0%
Operating margin 19.2% 12.0% -9.9%
Pretax margin 17.5% 13.1% -8.5%
Net margin 12.4% 9.8% -8.1%
FCF margin 22.7% 35.7% 17.4%
Operating cash flow margin 28.8% 39.4% 17.9%
Return on equity 24.5% 18.6% -16.6%
Return on assets 12.0% 8.3% -11.3%
Return on invested capital 19.0% – –
Return on capital employed 24.9% 20.1% -19.4%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.8x 1.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.3x 4.0x -2.2x
Stock comp / revenue 4.4% 15.3% 11.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDFINDOCUTLS
Debt / assets 16.1% – –
Debt / equity 0.3x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.5x – –
Debt / FCF 0.7x – –
Liabilities / assets 48.1% 56.6% 33.2%
Equity / assets 51.9% 43.4% 66.8%
Interest coverage – 170.4x -39.8x
Current ratio 1.1x 0.6x 2.4x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.6x 1.8x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.4x 1.2x
Altman Z-score 5.18 4.25 3.39

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDFINDOCUTLS
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 9.7% 7.0% 3.8%
Shareholder yield 9.7% 7.0% 3.8%
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.

ConsensusDFINDOCUTLS
Forward P/E 12.4xFY2026 18.4xFY2026 34.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.93FY2026 $4.43FY2026 $0.17FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +14.7%FY2026 +15.4%FY2026 +88.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +6.1% +12.6% +23.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $815.18MFY2026 $3.62BFY2026 $179.38MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.3%FY2026 +12.4%FY2026 +8.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -5.0% -0.2% +4.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDFINDOCUTLS
Held by institutions 91.7% 90.0% 67.4%
Institutions holding 246 671 155
Change in shares held, QoQ -5.3% -1.2% +4.5%
Institutions buying 114 329 99
Institutions selling 89 244 40
Buyers to sellers 1.28 1.35 2.48

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.

DFINDOCUTLS
DFIN 1.00 0.35 0.23
DOCU 0.35 1.00 0.38
TLS 0.23 0.38 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DFIN, DOCU and TLS?

Docusign (DOCU) is the largest by market capitalisation: Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) $1.59B, Docusign (DOCU) $15.73B, Telos (TLS) $417.54M.

Which stock is cheaper, DFIN, DOCU and TLS?

Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) 16.3x, Docusign (DOCU) 47.7x, Telos (TLS) -26.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) is cheapest (Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) 12.4x, Docusign (DOCU) 18.4x, Telos (TLS) 34.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Telos (TLS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) +4.8%, Docusign (DOCU) +8.6%, Telos (TLS) +65.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) has the highest net margin (Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) 12.4%, Docusign (DOCU) 9.8%, Telos (TLS) -8.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) returned the most: Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) +37.3%, Docusign (DOCU) +18.2%, Telos (TLS) -17.2%. Over five years, Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) compounded fastest (Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) +9.8%/yr, Docusign (DOCU) -21.8%/yr, Telos (TLS) -25.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) has been the steadiest (Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) 47.1%, Docusign (DOCU) 48.5%, Telos (TLS) 66.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DFIN, DOCU and TLS?

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 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.