DFIN vs TLS vs USDW Stock Comparison

Donnelley Financial Solutions, Telos and Made In Usa Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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TLS Telos Corp
$5.78 +43.1% 1M -17.2% 1Y
Market cap
$405.93M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$193.71M
Div. yield
–
Compliance Software Technology
1 win
USDW Made In Usa Inc.
$5.00 0.0% 1M +861.5% 1Y
Market cap
$89.81M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.10K
Div. yield
–
Compliance Software Technology
1 win

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Donnelley Financial Solutions leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Donnelley Financial Solutions 6, Telos 1, Made In Usa 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDFINTLSUSDWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.62B $405.93M $89.81M DFIN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.7x -25.8x -83,859x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.4x 34.0x — DFIN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.8% +65.9% -98.1% TLS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 12.4% -8.1% -1,043.0% 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% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +37.3% -17.2% +861.5% USDW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +9.8%/yr -25.9%/yr — DFIN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 47.1% 66.3% — DFIN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 78/100 61/100 14/100 DFIN

Percentile Scorecard

DFINTLSUSDW

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

AxisDFINTLSUSDW
Valuation 95 #6 of 101 58 #43 of 101 9 #92 of 101
Growth 53 #46 of 97 89 #12 of 97 14 #84 of 97
Profitability 91 #9 of 93 38 #58 of 93 21 #74 of 93
Financial Health 66 #37 of 108 70 #33 of 108 –
Shareholder Returns 86 #10 of 63 50 #32 of 63 –
Overall 78 61 14
  • DFIN ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • TLS ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • USDW ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDFINTLSUSDWSPY
1 month +30.1%+43.1%0.0% +0.7%
3 months +30.0%+33.2%+861.5% +3.7%
6 months +21.3%+35.4%+861.5% +7.1%
Year to date +30.7%+13.3%+861.5% +12.8%
1 year +37.3%-17.2%+861.5% +11.9%
3 years +14.0%+138.8%— +85.2%
3 years, per year +4.5%+33.7%— +22.8%
5 years +59.3%-77.7%— +67.6%
5 years, per year +9.8%-25.9%— +10.9%
10 years +176.7%—— +262.0%
10 years, per year +10.7%—— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureDFINTLSUSDWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 47.1%66.3%— 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 49.7%71.9%— 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.621.51— 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.79-0.26— 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -50.3%-94.0%0.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-25.5%0.0% -1.2%
52-week high $61.03$7.76$5.00 $779.14
52-week low $36.74$3.88$5.00 $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.

MultipleDFINTLSUSDW
P/E now vs peer median 15.5xmedian 28.0x -27.5xmedian 28.0x -83,859xmedian 28.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 2.8x 2.2xmedian 2.8x 3,514xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.6xmedian 16.9x -66.0xmedian 16.9x —median 16.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.4xmedian 15.9x 12.8xmedian 15.9x -1,618xmedian 15.9x
P/B now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 3.2x 4.6xmedian 3.2x 3.6xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.22median 0.89 -0.91median 0.89 -3,030median 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 monthsDFINTLSUSDW
Revenue $787.20M $193.71M $1.10K
Gross profit $509.00M $70.97M $1.10K
Operating income $151.40M -$19.21M -$11.67K
Net income $97.40M -$15.74M -$11.47K
Free cash flow $178.90M $33.74M -$25.00M
R&D – $6.68M –
EPS (diluted) $3.90 $-0.20 $0.00
Cash & equivalents $27.20M $50.65M –
Total debt $127.00M – –
Shares (diluted) 25.00M 77.55M 22.96M
Enterprise value $1.52B $192.82M $89.81M

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
MetricDFINTLSUSDW
P/E 15.5x -27.5x -83,859x
P/FCF 8.4x 12.8x -1,618x
P/Operating cash flow 6.6x 12.5x -3.6x
P/S 1.9x 2.2x 3,514x
P/B 3.7x 4.6x 3.6x
P/Tangible book 3.7x 6.7x -144,394x
EV/EBITDA 7.6x -66.0x –
EV/EBIT 10.5x -19.8x -7,694x
EV/Revenue 2.0x 2.0x 81,648x
EV/FCF 8.9x 11.3x -3.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.0x 11.0x -3.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.22 -0.91 -3,030

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDFINTLSUSDW
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.8% 65.9% -98.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.1% 2.7% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 8.1% 87.4% -98.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.9% 2.9% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 11.2% 66.7% 50.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 8.9% 25.2% –
Net income growth (1Y) 199.7% 71.6% 51.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 5.7% 27.6% -20.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 228.5% 73.2% 85.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 12.7% 30.2% 27.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 40.6% 862.1% -35,924%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 22.8% 102.6% -928.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 76.8% 602.2% -26,667%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 40.4% 112.3% -928.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDFINTLSUSDW
Gross margin 64.7% 36.6% 100.0%
EBITDA margin 26.8% -3.0% –
Operating margin 19.2% -9.9% -1,061%
Pretax margin 17.5% -8.5% -1,043%
Net margin 12.4% -8.1% -1,043%
FCF margin 22.7% 17.4% -2,272,784%
Operating cash flow margin 28.8% 17.9% -2,272,784%
Return on equity 24.5% -16.6% -0.1%
Return on assets 12.0% -11.3% -0.1%
Return on invested capital 19.0% – –
Return on capital employed 24.9% -19.4% -0.1%
Asset turnover 1.0x 1.4x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.3x -2.2x 2,179x
Stock comp / revenue 4.4% 11.1% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDFINTLSUSDW
Debt / assets 16.1% – –
Debt / equity 0.3x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.5x – –
Debt / FCF 0.7x – –
Liabilities / assets 48.1% 33.2% 0.0%
Equity / assets 51.9% 66.8% 100.0%
Interest coverage – -39.8x –
Current ratio 1.1x 2.4x –
Quick ratio 1.0x 1.8x –
Cash ratio 0.1x 1.2x –
Altman Z-score 5.18 3.39 –

Shareholder Returns

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

ConsensusDFINTLSUSDW
Forward P/E 12.4xFY2026 34.0xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $4.93FY2026 $0.17FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +14.7%FY2026 +88.9%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +6.1% +23.5% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $815.18MFY2026 $179.38MFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +6.3%FY2026 +8.8%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after -5.0% +4.7% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDFINTLSUSDW
Held by institutions 91.7% 67.4% –
Institutions holding 246 155 –
Change in shares held, QoQ -5.3% +4.5% –
Institutions buying 114 99 –
Institutions selling 89 40 –
Buyers to sellers 1.28 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.

DFINTLSUSDW
DFIN 1.00 0.23 –
TLS 0.23 1.00 –
USDW – – –

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DFIN, TLS and USDW?

Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) $1.62B, Telos (TLS) $405.93M, Made In Usa (USDW) $89.81M.

Which company is growing faster?

Telos (TLS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) +4.8%, Telos (TLS) +65.9%, Made In Usa (USDW) -98.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) has the highest net margin (Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) 12.4%, Telos (TLS) -8.1%, Made In Usa (USDW) -1,043.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Made In Usa (USDW) returned the most: Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) +37.3%, Telos (TLS) -17.2%, Made In Usa (USDW) +861.5%. Over five years, Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) compounded fastest (Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) +9.8%/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%, Telos (TLS) 66.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.