DFIN vs NDAQ vs TRI Stock Comparison

Donnelley Financial Solutions, Nasdaq and Thomson Reuters Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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NDAQ Nasdaq, Inc.
$109.70 +19.0% 1M +27.8% 1Y
Market cap
$59.73B
P/E
28.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.15B
Div. yield
–
Exchanges Financial Services
5 wins
TRI Thomson Reuters Corp /Can/
$117.23 +20.8% 1M -20.0% 1Y
Market cap
$52.50B
P/E
33.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.88B
Div. yield
-0.01%
Compliance Software Technology
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Nasdaq leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Nasdaq 5, Donnelley Financial Solutions 5, Thomson Reuters 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDFINNDAQTRILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.66B $59.73B $52.50B NDAQ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.1x 28.7x 33.1x DFIN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.1x 27.2x 26.2x DFIN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.8% +11.5% +8.7% NDAQ
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 12.4% 22.8% 20.1% NDAQ
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 19.0% 10.5% 2,275.5% TRI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.5x 2.4x 1.0x DFIN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% -0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +54.2% +27.8% -20.0% DFIN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +7.4%/yr +9.1%/yr -0.9%/yr NDAQ
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 47.6% 28.5% 52.7% NDAQ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 76/100 53/100 58/100 DFIN

Percentile Scorecard

DFINNDAQTRI

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

AxisDFINNDAQTRI
Valuation 90 #11 of 99 42 #60 of 103 50 #50 of 99
Growth 50 #50 of 98 39 #43 of 70 22 #77 of 98
Profitability 91 #10 of 96 77 #18 of 74 99 #2 of 96
Financial Health 66 #39 of 111 48 #52 of 99 79 #24 of 111
Shareholder Returns 86 #10 of 67 59 #17 of 40 38 #42 of 67
Overall 76 53 58
  • DFIN ranked among 113 companies in Business Applications
  • NDAQ ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets
  • TRI ranked among 113 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDFINNDAQTRISPY
1 month +44.2%+19.0%+20.8% -1.0%
3 months +40.1%+16.0%+18.9% -0.4%
6 months +62.1%+23.0%+27.8% +4.5%
Year to date +49.2%+12.9%-11.1% +12.4%
1 year +54.2%+27.8%-20.0% +13.6%
3 years +26.8%+118.4%-8.0% +76.4%
3 years, per year +8.2%+29.8%-2.7% +20.8%
5 years +42.8%+54.6%-4.4% +63.7%
5 years, per year +7.4%+9.1%-0.9% +10.4%
10 years +235.9%+408.8%+176.1% +267.7%
10 years, per year +12.9%+17.7%+10.7% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureDFINNDAQTRISPY
Volatility, 1Y 47.6%28.5%52.7% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 49.8%30.0%53.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.530.560.14 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.140.97-0.38 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -50.3%-33.4%-64.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%0.0%-20.0% -1.6%
52-week high $69.64$109.70$146.60 $779.14
52-week low $36.74$76.85$76.55 $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.

MultipleDFINNDAQTRI
P/E now vs peer median 17.7xmedian 25.3x 29.4xmedian 29.7x 33.1xmedian 25.3x
P/S now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 2.8x 6.7xmedian 3.0x 6.6xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.6xmedian 16.5x 20.5xmedian 13.6x 25.7xmedian 16.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.5xmedian 16.1x 27.1xmedian 15.1x 17.1xmedian 16.1x
P/B now vs peer median 4.2xmedian 2.8x 5.1xmedian 2.4x -2.9xmedian 2.8x
PEG now vs peer median 1.39median 0.84 1.61median 0.55 5.88median 0.84

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 monthsDFINNDAQTRI
Revenue $787.20M $9.15B $7.88B
Gross profit $509.00M $5.78B –
Operating income $151.40M $2.73B $2.14B
Net income $97.40M $2.08B $1.54B
Free cash flow $178.90M $2.26B $3.04B
EPS (diluted) $3.90 $3.70 $3.53
Cash & equivalents $27.20M $365.00M $1.39B
Total debt $127.00M $8.74B $4.09B
Shares (diluted) 25.00M 563.31M 449.53M
Enterprise value $1.56B $57.16B $48.47B

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
MetricDFINNDAQTRI
P/E 17.7x 29.4x 33.1x
P/FCF 9.5x 27.1x 17.1x
P/Operating cash flow 7.5x 24.1x 19.1x
P/S 2.2x 6.7x 6.6x
P/B 4.2x 5.1x -2.9x
P/Tangible book 4.2x 10.4x -2.4x
EV/EBITDA 8.6x 20.5x 25.7x
EV/EBIT 11.9x 25.5x 25.4x
EV/Revenue 2.3x 7.6x 6.9x
EV/FCF 10.1x 30.8x 17.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.0x 27.3x 19.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.39 1.61 5.88

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDFINNDAQTRI
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.8% 11.5% 8.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.1% 15.1% 5.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 8.1% 13.7% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.9% 16.2% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 11.2% 23.1% -4.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 8.9% 20.1% -3.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 199.7% 28.2% -8.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 5.7% 23.6% -10.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 228.5% 31.8% 4.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 12.7% 18.3% 5.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 40.6% 9.0% 13.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 22.8% 12.8% 6.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 76.8% 7.6% 12.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 40.4% 11.6% 5.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDFINNDAQTRI
Gross margin 64.7% 63.2% –
EBITDA margin 26.8% 37.0% 26.9%
Operating margin 19.2% 29.8% 27.1%
Pretax margin 17.5% 28.5% 43.7%
Net margin 12.4% 22.8% 20.1%
FCF margin 22.7% 24.7% 38.6%
Operating cash flow margin 28.8% 27.8% 34.6%
Return on equity 24.5% 17.4% –
Return on assets 12.0% 7.6% –
Return on invested capital 19.0% 10.5% 2,276%
Return on capital employed 24.9% 12.0% 41.3%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.3x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.3x 1.2x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 4.4% 1.9% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDFINNDAQTRI
Debt / assets 16.1% 31.9% –
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.7x -0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.5x 2.4x 1.0x
Debt / FCF 0.7x 3.9x 1.3x
Liabilities / assets 48.1% 56.2% 44.7%
Equity / assets 51.9% 43.8% 55.3%
Interest coverage – 7.9x 142.6x
Current ratio 1.1x 1.0x 1.0x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.4x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.1x -0.1x
Altman Z-score 5.51 3.60 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDFINNDAQTRI
Dividend yield – 1.1% 3.4%
Net buyback yield 8.5% 2.4% -1.4%
Shareholder yield 8.5% 3.4% 2.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 34.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 17.5%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – -8.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – -8.6%

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.

ConsensusDFINNDAQTRI
Forward P/E 14.1xFY2026 27.2xFY2026 26.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.93FY2026 $4.03FY2026 $4.47FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +14.7%FY2026 +15.8%FY2026 +12.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +6.1% +11.2% +8.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $815.18MFY2026 $6.10BFY2026 $7.73BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.3%FY2026 +16.1%FY2026 +3.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -5.0% +13.7% +15.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDFINNDAQTRI
Held by institutions 91.7% 83.8% 90.1%
Institutions holding 247 1,084 421
Change in shares held, QoQ -5.3% +1.0% +0.6%
Institutions buying 114 539 408
Institutions selling 89 398 9
Buyers to sellers 1.28 1.35 45.33

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.

DFINNDAQTRI
DFIN 1.00 0.42 0.36
NDAQ 0.42 1.00 0.49
TRI 0.36 0.49 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DFIN, NDAQ and TRI?

Nasdaq (NDAQ) is the largest by market capitalisation: Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) $1.66B, Nasdaq (NDAQ) $59.73B, Thomson Reuters (TRI) $52.50B.

Which stock is cheaper, DFIN, NDAQ and TRI?

Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) 17.1x, Nasdaq (NDAQ) 28.7x, Thomson Reuters (TRI) 33.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) is cheapest (Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) 14.1x, Nasdaq (NDAQ) 27.2x, Thomson Reuters (TRI) 26.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Nasdaq (NDAQ) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) +4.8%, Nasdaq (NDAQ) +11.5%, Thomson Reuters (TRI) +8.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nasdaq (NDAQ) has the highest net margin (Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) 12.4%, Nasdaq (NDAQ) 22.8%, Thomson Reuters (TRI) 20.1%). On return on invested capital, Thomson Reuters (TRI) leads (Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) 19.0%, Nasdaq (NDAQ) 10.5%, Thomson Reuters (TRI) 2,275.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) returned the most: Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) +54.2%, Nasdaq (NDAQ) +27.8%, Thomson Reuters (TRI) -20.0%. Over five years, Nasdaq (NDAQ) compounded fastest (Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) +7.4%/yr, Nasdaq (NDAQ) +9.1%/yr, Thomson Reuters (TRI) -0.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Nasdaq (NDAQ) has been the steadiest (Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) 47.6%, Nasdaq (NDAQ) 28.5%, Thomson Reuters (TRI) 52.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DFIN, NDAQ and TRI?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Nasdaq (NDAQ) leads on 5. 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.