DOCU vs CLVT vs WK Stock Comparison

Docusign, Clarivate and Workiva Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DOCU Docusign, Inc.
$85.27 +22.7% 1M +20.0% 1Y
Market cap
$16.24B
P/E
49.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.36B
Div. yield
–
Compliance Software Technology
5 wins
CLVT Clarivate Plc
$1.85 +0.5% 1M -50.0% 1Y
Market cap
$1.20B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.41B
Div. yield
–
Compliance Software Technology
1 win
WK Workiva Inc
$85.76 +21.1% 1M -4.4% 1Y
Market cap
$4.81B
P/E
102.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$965.70M
Div. yield
–
Compliance Software Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Docusign leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Docusign 5, Workiva 5, Clarivate 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDOCUCLVTWKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $16.24B $1.20B $4.81B DOCU
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 49.2x -3.6x 102.2x DOCU
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.2x 2.6x 23.9x CLVT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.6% -3.5% +19.7% WK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.8% -13.8% 4.9% DOCU
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -0.9% 173.8% WK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 6.0x -16.7x WK
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +20.0% -50.0% -4.4% DOCU
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -20.9%/yr -39.2%/yr -10.5%/yr WK
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 48.4% 74.6% 45.5% WK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 71/100 57/100 66/100 DOCU

Percentile Scorecard

DOCUCLVTWK

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

AxisDOCUCLVTWK
Valuation 64 #37 of 101 94 #7 of 101 50 #51 of 101
Growth 76 #24 of 97 30 #68 of 97 97 #4 of 97
Profitability 89 #11 of 94 45 #52 of 94 67 #32 of 94
Financial Health 55 #50 of 109 28 #79 of 109 68 #36 of 109
Shareholder Returns 73 #18 of 64 89 #8 of 64 48 #34 of 64
Overall 71 57 66
  • DOCU ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • CLVT ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • WK ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDOCUCLVTWKSPY
1 month +22.7%+0.5%+21.1% -1.0%
3 months +69.1%-9.3%+63.5% +2.9%
6 months +84.5%-24.5%+61.4% +6.4%
Year to date +24.7%-44.6%-0.6% +11.4%
1 year +20.0%-50.0%-4.4% +13.1%
3 years +110.3%-72.1%-14.3% +79.4%
3 years, per year +28.1%-34.7%-5.0% +21.5%
5 years -69.0%-91.7%-42.7% +67.7%
5 years, per year -20.9%-39.2%-10.5% +10.9%
10 years ——+415.1% +255.2%
10 years, per year ——+17.8% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureDOCUCLVTWKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 48.4%74.6%45.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 48.4%72.2%44.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.460.790.04 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.41-0.67-0.10 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -86.4%-94.3%-72.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-50.8%-8.1% -2.5%
52-week high $85.27$3.76$93.31 $779.14
52-week low $41.75$1.45$44.31 $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.

MultipleDOCUCLVTWK
P/E now vs peer median 49.4xmedian 29.9x -3.5xmedian 29.9x 101.4xmedian 29.9x
P/S now vs peer median 4.8xmedian 2.8x 0.5xmedian 2.8x 4.8xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 19.1xmedian 17.4x 7.8xmedian 17.4x 87.6xmedian 17.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.4xmedian 16.9x 3.6xmedian 16.9x 23.1xmedian 16.9x
P/B now vs peer median 9.3xmedian 3.1x 0.3xmedian 3.1x -47.8xmedian 3.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.27median 0.86 -0.06median 0.86 2.98median 0.86

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 monthsDOCUCLVTWK
Revenue $3.36B $2.41B $965.70M
Gross profit $2.67B $1.61B $774.58M
Operating income $402.03M -$84.60M $31.45M
Net income $329.94M -$334.00M $47.04M
Free cash flow $1.20B $327.60M $200.52M
R&D $659.08M – $216.63M
EPS (diluted) $1.71 $-0.52 $0.84
Cash & equivalents $528.16M $217.70M $252.48M
Total debt – $17.34B $284.42M
Shares (diluted) 193.12M 639.40M 56.06M
Enterprise value $12.94B $87.88M $1.38B

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
MetricDOCUCLVTWK
P/E 49.4x -3.5x 101.4x
P/FCF 13.4x 3.6x 23.1x
P/Operating cash flow 12.1x 2.1x 23.0x
P/S 4.8x 0.5x 4.8x
P/B 9.3x 0.3x -47.8x
P/Tangible book 9.6x -0.4x -39.7x
EV/EBITDA 19.1x 7.8x 87.6x
EV/EBIT 38.0x -61.2x 123.9x
EV/Revenue 4.5x 2.1x 4.0x
EV/FCF 12.7x 15.8x 19.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.5x 9.0x 19.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.27 -0.06 2.98

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDOCUCLVTWK
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.6% -3.5% 19.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 8.2% -2.6% 18.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 8.8% -2.4% 25.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 8.3% -1.6% 21.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 64.1% -55.2% 138.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 160.2% 72.6% 31.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 17.4% 22.9% 170.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 177.3% 56.9% 34.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 28.3% 17.9% 170.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 183.7% 56.4% 34.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 27.3% -9.1% 90.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 27.8% -7.9% 79.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 28.1% -5.3% 94.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 29.9% -13.4% 84.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDOCUCLVTWK
Gross margin 79.5% 66.8% 80.2%
EBITDA margin 23.7% 27.6% 4.6%
Operating margin 12.0% -3.5% 3.3%
Pretax margin 13.1% -14.0% 5.4%
Net margin 9.8% -13.8% 4.9%
FCF margin 35.7% 13.6% 20.8%
Operating cash flow margin 39.4% 23.8% 20.9%
Return on equity 18.6% -7.2% –
Return on assets 8.3% -3.1% 3.4%
Return on invested capital – -0.9% 173.8%
Return on capital employed 20.1% -0.9% 4.6%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.2x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 4.0x -1.7x 4.3x
Stock comp / revenue 15.3% 2.6% 12.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDOCUCLVTWK
Debt / assets – 40.2% 5.2%
Debt / equity – 0.9x -0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – 6.0x -16.7x
Debt / FCF – 12.9x 0.4x
Liabilities / assets 56.6% 56.7% 107.1%
Equity / assets 43.4% 43.3% -7.1%
Interest coverage 170.4x – 2.5x
Current ratio 0.6x 0.8x 1.5x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.7x 1.3x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.2x 1.1x
Altman Z-score 4.44 -0.75 2.25

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDOCUCLVTWK
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 6.6% 12.1% 3.8%
Shareholder yield 6.6% 12.1% 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.

ConsensusDOCUCLVTWK
Forward P/E 19.2xFY2026 2.6xFY2026 23.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.43FY2026 $0.72FY2026 $3.59FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +15.4%FY2026 +4.3%FY2026 +101.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.6% +11.1% +17.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.62BFY2026 $2.19BFY2026 $1.01BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.4%FY2026 -11.0%FY2026 +14.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -0.2% +6.3% +25.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDOCUCLVTWK
Held by institutions 90.0% 91.1% 88.9%
Institutions holding 670 242 305
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.2% +1.7% +1.4%
Institutions buying 329 129 184
Institutions selling 243 81 86
Buyers to sellers 1.35 1.59 2.14

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.

DOCUCLVTWK
DOCU 1.00 0.44 0.68
CLVT 0.44 1.00 0.38
WK 0.68 0.38 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DOCU, CLVT and WK?

Docusign (DOCU) is the largest by market capitalisation: Docusign (DOCU) $16.24B, Clarivate (CLVT) $1.20B, Workiva (WK) $4.81B.

Which stock is cheaper, DOCU, CLVT and WK?

Docusign (DOCU) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Docusign (DOCU) 49.2x, Clarivate (CLVT) -3.6x, Workiva (WK) 102.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Clarivate (CLVT) is cheapest (Docusign (DOCU) 19.2x, Clarivate (CLVT) 2.6x, Workiva (WK) 23.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Workiva (WK) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Docusign (DOCU) +8.6%, Clarivate (CLVT) -3.5%, Workiva (WK) +19.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Docusign (DOCU) has the highest net margin (Docusign (DOCU) 9.8%, Clarivate (CLVT) -13.8%, Workiva (WK) 4.9%). On return on invested capital, Workiva (WK) leads (Clarivate (CLVT) -0.9%, Workiva (WK) 173.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Docusign (DOCU) returned the most: Docusign (DOCU) +20.0%, Clarivate (CLVT) -50.0%, Workiva (WK) -4.4%. Over five years, Workiva (WK) compounded fastest (Docusign (DOCU) -20.9%/yr, Clarivate (CLVT) -39.2%/yr, Workiva (WK) -10.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Workiva (WK) has been the steadiest (Docusign (DOCU) 48.4%, Clarivate (CLVT) 74.6%, Workiva (WK) 45.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DOCU, CLVT and WK?

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