DOCU vs ADP vs TRI Stock Comparison

Docusign, Automatic Data Processing and Thomson Reuters Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DOCU Docusign, Inc.
$78.80 +15.5% 1M +11.1% 1Y
Market cap
$14.83B
P/E
45.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.36B
Div. yield
–
Compliance Software Technology
2 wins
TRI Thomson Reuters Corp /Can/
$118.11 +20.4% 1M -18.1% 1Y
Market cap
$52.55B
P/E
33.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.88B
Div. yield
3.41%
Compliance Software Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Automatic Data Processing leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Automatic Data Processing 7, Thomson Reuters 3, Docusign 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDOCUADPTRILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $14.83B $121.50B $52.55B ADP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 45.7x 27.3x 33.4x ADP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.8x 23.7x 27.7x DOCU
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.6% +6.5% +8.7% TRI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.8% 20.3% 20.1% ADP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -47.2% 2,275.5% TRI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.4x 1.0x ADP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 2.21% 3.41% TRI
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +11.1% +18.3% -18.1% ADP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -21.7%/yr +6.0%/yr -0.7%/yr ADP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 48.3% 28.0% 52.7% ADP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 70/100 37/100 57/100 DOCU

Percentile Scorecard

DOCUADPTRI

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

AxisDOCUADPTRI
Valuation 60 #41 of 100 26 #74 of 100 49 #52 of 100
Growth 75 #26 of 99 29 #71 of 99 22 #77 of 99
Profitability 90 #11 of 96 54 #45 of 96 99 #2 of 96
Financial Health 54 #52 of 112 33 #75 of 112 80 #23 of 112
Shareholder Returns 74 #18 of 67 44 #38 of 67 36 #43 of 67
Overall 70 37 57
  • DOCU ranked among 113 companies in Business Applications
  • ADP ranked among 113 companies in Business Applications
  • 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

PeriodDOCUADPTRISPY
1 month +15.5%+17.1%+20.4% -5.9%
3 months +38.5%+12.3%+17.9% -4.6%
6 months +63.5%+43.5%+26.5% +0.2%
Year to date +15.2%+19.4%-10.4% +7.5%
1 year +11.1%+18.3%-18.1% +8.2%
3 years +95.0%+39.3%-8.3% +68.3%
3 years, per year +25.0%+11.7%-2.9% +19.0%
5 years -70.5%+33.8%-3.7% +56.5%
5 years, per year -21.7%+6.0%-0.7% +9.4%
10 years —+244.8%+178.2% +251.5%
10 years, per year —+13.2%+10.8% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureDOCUADPTRISPY
Volatility, 1Y 48.3%28.0%52.7% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 48.3%25.9%53.6% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.45-0.110.10 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.230.65-0.34 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -86.0%-42.2%-64.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.6%-0.3%-18.1% -5.9%
52-week high $85.27$307.94$144.25 $779.14
52-week low $41.75$188.79$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.

MultipleDOCUADPTRI
P/E now vs peer median 45.7xmedian 24.7x 27.3xmedian 24.7x 33.4xmedian 24.7x
P/S now vs peer median 4.4xmedian 2.8x 5.5xmedian 2.8x 6.7xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.6xmedian 16.5x -26.5xmedian 16.5x 25.9xmedian 16.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.4xmedian 15.3x 23.2xmedian 15.3x 17.3xmedian 15.3x
P/B now vs peer median 8.6xmedian 2.7x 23.9xmedian 2.7x -2.9xmedian 2.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.25median 0.77 2.75median 0.77 5.93median 0.77

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 monthsDOCUADPTRI
Revenue $3.36B $22.26B $7.88B
Gross profit $2.67B $10.37B –
Operating income $402.03M -$6.45B $2.14B
Net income $329.94M $4.53B $1.54B
Free cash flow $1.20B $5.25B $3.04B
R&D $659.08M $1.03B –
EPS (diluted) $1.71 $11.22 $3.53
Cash & equivalents $528.16M $3.28B $1.39B
Total debt – $4.97B $4.09B
Shares (diluted) 193.12M 403.30M 449.53M
Enterprise value $11.53B $108.30B $48.52B

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
MetricDOCUADPTRI
P/E 45.7x 27.3x 33.4x
P/FCF 12.4x 23.2x 17.3x
P/Operating cash flow 11.2x 22.3x 19.2x
P/S 4.4x 5.5x 6.7x
P/B 8.6x 23.9x -2.9x
P/Tangible book 8.9x 35.4x -2.5x
EV/EBITDA 17.6x -26.5x 25.9x
EV/EBIT 34.9x -19.1x 25.6x
EV/Revenue 4.2x 5.5x 6.9x
EV/FCF 11.7x 23.5x 18.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.6x 22.6x 20.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.25 2.75 5.93

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDOCUADPTRI
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.6% 6.5% 8.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 8.2% 6.7% 5.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 8.8% 8.0% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 8.3% 8.0% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 64.1% -2.7% -4.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 160.2% -3.8% -3.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 17.4% 9.4% -8.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 177.3% 9.0% -10.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 28.3% 10.3% 4.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 183.7% 9.9% 5.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 27.3% 14.6% 13.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 27.8% 12.6% 6.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 28.1% 14.0% 12.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 29.9% 13.2% 5.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDOCUADPTRI
Gross margin 79.5% 46.6% –
EBITDA margin 23.7% -20.9% 26.9%
Operating margin 12.0% -29.0% 27.1%
Pretax margin 13.1% 26.4% 43.7%
Net margin 9.8% 20.3% 20.1%
FCF margin 35.7% 23.6% 38.6%
Operating cash flow margin 39.4% 24.5% 34.6%
Return on equity 18.6% 81.4% –
Return on assets 8.3% 7.1% –
Return on invested capital – -47.2% 2,276%
Return on capital employed 20.1% -54.0% 41.3%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.4x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 4.0x 1.2x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 15.3% 1.1% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDOCUADPTRI
Debt / assets – 7.8% –
Debt / equity – 1.0x -0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.4x 1.0x
Debt / FCF – 0.9x 1.3x
Liabilities / assets 56.6% 92.0% 44.7%
Equity / assets 43.4% 8.0% 55.3%
Interest coverage 170.4x -13.7x 142.6x
Current ratio 0.6x 1.0x 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.1x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.1x -0.1x
Altman Z-score 4.12 1.90 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDOCUADPTRI
Dividend yield – 2.2% 3.4%
Net buyback yield 7.2% 2.0% -1.4%
Shareholder yield 7.2% 4.3% 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.

ConsensusDOCUADPTRI
Forward P/E 17.8xFY2026 23.7xFY2027 27.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.43FY2026 $12.97FY2027 $4.26FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +15.4%FY2026 +16.6%FY2027 +7.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.6% +7.0% +10.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.62BFY2026 $22.20BFY2027 $7.48BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.4%FY2026 +1.2%FY2027 +0.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -0.2% +18.1% +17.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDOCUADPTRI
Held by institutions 90.0% 88.1% 90.1%
Institutions holding 672 2,294 421
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.2% +4.4% +0.6%
Institutions buying 329 1,087 408
Institutions selling 245 875 9
Buyers to sellers 1.34 1.24 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.

DOCUADPTRI
DOCU 1.00 0.56 0.57
ADP 0.56 1.00 0.70
TRI 0.57 0.70 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DOCU, ADP and TRI?

Automatic Data Processing (ADP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Docusign (DOCU) $14.83B, Automatic Data Processing (ADP) $121.50B, Thomson Reuters (TRI) $52.55B.

Which stock is cheaper, DOCU, ADP and TRI?

Automatic Data Processing (ADP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Docusign (DOCU) 45.7x, Automatic Data Processing (ADP) 27.3x, Thomson Reuters (TRI) 33.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Docusign (DOCU) is cheapest (Docusign (DOCU) 17.8x, Automatic Data Processing (ADP) 23.7x, Thomson Reuters (TRI) 27.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Thomson Reuters (TRI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Docusign (DOCU) +8.6%, Automatic Data Processing (ADP) +6.5%, Thomson Reuters (TRI) +8.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Automatic Data Processing (ADP) has the highest net margin (Docusign (DOCU) 9.8%, Automatic Data Processing (ADP) 20.3%, Thomson Reuters (TRI) 20.1%). On return on invested capital, Thomson Reuters (TRI) leads (Automatic Data Processing (ADP) -47.2%, Thomson Reuters (TRI) 2,275.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Automatic Data Processing (ADP) returned the most: Docusign (DOCU) +11.1%, Automatic Data Processing (ADP) +18.3%, Thomson Reuters (TRI) -18.1%. Over five years, Automatic Data Processing (ADP) compounded fastest (Docusign (DOCU) -21.7%/yr, Automatic Data Processing (ADP) +6.0%/yr, Thomson Reuters (TRI) -0.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Thomson Reuters (TRI) has the highest dividend yield: Automatic Data Processing (ADP) 2.21%, Thomson Reuters (TRI) 3.41%. Docusign (DOCU) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Automatic Data Processing (ADP) has been the steadiest (Docusign (DOCU) 48.3%, Automatic Data Processing (ADP) 28.0%, Thomson Reuters (TRI) 52.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DOCU, ADP 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, Automatic Data Processing (ADP) 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.