DOCU vs VERX vs AEYE Stock Comparison

Docusign, Vertex and Audioeye Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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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
6 wins
VERX Vertex, Inc.
$15.39 +31.3% 1M -39.2% 1Y
Market cap
$2.45B
P/E
684.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$787.44M
Div. yield
–
Compliance Software Technology
3 wins
AEYE Audioeye Inc
$8.08 +13.2% 1M -42.5% 1Y
Market cap
$91.92M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$41.99M
Div. yield
–
Compliance Software Technology
1 win

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Docusign leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Docusign 6, Vertex 3, Audioeye 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDOCUVERXAEYELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $16.24B $2.45B $91.92M DOCU
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 49.2x 684.4x -20.0x DOCU
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.2x 19.7x 8.7x AEYE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.6% +10.8% +9.8% VERX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.8% 0.5% -10.9% DOCU
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 0.0% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.1x 22.3x VERX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +20.0% -39.2% -42.5% DOCU
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -20.9%/yr -4.7%/yr -4.9%/yr VERX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 48.4% 62.3% 71.7% DOCU
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 71/100 47/100 43/100 DOCU

Percentile Scorecard

DOCUVERXAEYE

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

AxisDOCUVERXAEYE
Valuation 64 #37 of 101 40 #61 of 101 48 #53 of 101
Growth 76 #24 of 97 78 #22 of 97 63 #37 of 97
Profitability 89 #11 of 94 54 #44 of 94 41 #56 of 94
Financial Health 55 #50 of 109 33 #73 of 109 21 #86 of 109
Shareholder Returns 73 #18 of 64 32 #44 of 64 43 #37 of 64
Overall 71 47 43
  • DOCU ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • VERX ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • AEYE ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDOCUVERXAEYESPY
1 month +22.7%+31.3%+13.2% -1.0%
3 months +69.1%+29.7%+42.5% +2.9%
6 months +84.5%+22.9%+11.4% +6.4%
Year to date +24.7%-22.9%-19.1% +11.4%
1 year +20.0%-39.2%-42.5% +13.1%
3 years +110.3%-34.0%+75.7% +79.4%
3 years, per year +28.1%-12.9%+20.7% +21.5%
5 years -69.0%-21.4%-22.2% +67.7%
5 years, per year -20.9%-4.7%-4.9% +10.9%
10 years ——+130.9% +255.2%
10 years, per year ——+8.7% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureDOCUVERXAEYESPY
Volatility, 1Y 48.4%62.3%71.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 48.4%63.8%68.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.460.461.89 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.41-0.63-0.59 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -86.4%-82.1%-83.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-40.0%-47.4% -2.5%
52-week high $85.27$25.66$15.37 $779.14
52-week low $41.75$10.58$5.40 $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.

MultipleDOCUVERXAEYE
P/E now vs peer median 49.4xmedian 29.9x 694.6xmedian 29.9x -22.0xmedian 29.9x
P/S now vs peer median 4.8xmedian 2.8x 3.2xmedian 2.8x 2.4xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 19.1xmedian 17.4x 26.4xmedian 17.4x 316.5xmedian 17.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.4xmedian 16.9x 49.2xmedian 16.9x 17.5xmedian 16.9x
P/B now vs peer median 9.3xmedian 3.1x 10.3xmedian 3.1x 31.5xmedian 3.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.27median 0.86 24.64median 0.86 -1.14median 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 monthsDOCUVERXAEYE
Revenue $3.36B $787.44M $41.99M
Gross profit $2.67B $503.58M $32.90M
Operating income $402.03M -$13.34M -$3.61M
Net income $329.94M $3.58M -$4.59M
Free cash flow $1.20B $50.48M $5.81M
R&D $659.08M $91.60M $4.20M
EPS (diluted) $1.71 $0.02 $-0.37
Cash & equivalents $528.16M $230.49M $8.72M
Total debt – $1.35B $58.96M
Shares (diluted) 193.12M 161.39M 12.49M
Enterprise value $12.94B $1.31B $64.80M

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
MetricDOCUVERXAEYE
P/E 49.4x 694.6x -22.0x
P/FCF 13.4x 49.2x 17.5x
P/Operating cash flow 12.1x 14.3x 17.3x
P/S 4.8x 3.2x 2.4x
P/B 9.3x 10.3x 31.5x
P/Tangible book 9.6x 10.4x -12.4x
EV/EBITDA 19.1x 26.4x 316.5x
EV/EBIT 38.0x -194.2x -30.2x
EV/Revenue 4.5x 3.3x 2.6x
EV/FCF 12.7x 51.3x 18.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.5x 14.9x 18.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.27 24.64 -1.14

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDOCUVERXAEYE
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.6% 10.8% 9.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 8.2% 14.1% 10.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 8.8% 9.0% 8.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 8.3% 15.8% 11.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 64.1% -75.9% -22.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 160.2% 8.2% 24.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 17.4% 107.1% -10.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 177.3% 28.3% 17.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 28.3% 107.0% -9.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 183.7% 28.2% 19.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 27.3% 21.1% 78.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 27.8% 47.3% 79.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 28.1% 4,078% 80.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 29.9% 78.9% 75.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDOCUVERXAEYE
Gross margin 79.5% 64.0% 78.4%
EBITDA margin 23.7% 12.5% 0.8%
Operating margin 12.0% -1.7% -8.6%
Pretax margin 13.1% -1.2% -8.6%
Net margin 9.8% 0.5% -10.9%
FCF margin 35.7% 6.4% 13.8%
Operating cash flow margin 39.4% 22.0% 14.0%
Return on equity 18.6% 1.5% -112.9%
Return on assets 8.3% 0.3% -10.3%
Return on invested capital – 0.0% –
Return on capital employed 20.1% -2.1% -18.4%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.6x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 4.0x 48.6x -1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 15.3% 7.2% 12.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDOCUVERXAEYE
Debt / assets – 28.0% 47.1%
Debt / equity – 1.4x 5.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.1x 22.3x
Debt / FCF – 6.7x 2.8x
Liabilities / assets 56.6% 80.1% 90.8%
Equity / assets 43.4% 19.9% 9.2%
Interest coverage 170.4x – –
Current ratio 0.6x 0.9x 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.7x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.4x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 4.44 2.03 -1.47

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDOCUVERXAEYE
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 6.6% 1.9% 3.2%
Shareholder yield 6.6% 1.9% 3.2%
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.

ConsensusDOCUVERXAEYE
Forward P/E 19.2xFY2026 19.7xFY2026 8.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.43FY2026 $0.78FY2026 $0.93FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +15.4%FY2026 +21.9%FY2026 +29.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.6% +38.5% +29.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.62BFY2026 $795.75MFY2026 $45.28MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.4%FY2026 +6.3%FY2026 +12.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -0.2% +17.3% +2.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDOCUVERXAEYE
Held by institutions 90.0% 93.3% 34.0%
Institutions holding 670 229 87
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.2% -7.0% -3.0%
Institutions buying 329 135 52
Institutions selling 243 69 24
Buyers to sellers 1.35 1.96 2.17

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.

DOCUVERXAEYE
DOCU 1.00 0.67 0.28
VERX 0.67 1.00 0.32
AEYE 0.28 0.32 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DOCU, VERX and AEYE?

Docusign (DOCU) is the largest by market capitalisation: Docusign (DOCU) $16.24B, Vertex (VERX) $2.45B, Audioeye (AEYE) $91.92M.

Which stock is cheaper, DOCU, VERX and AEYE?

Docusign (DOCU) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Docusign (DOCU) 49.2x, Vertex (VERX) 684.4x, Audioeye (AEYE) -20.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Audioeye (AEYE) is cheapest (Docusign (DOCU) 19.2x, Vertex (VERX) 19.7x, Audioeye (AEYE) 8.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Vertex (VERX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Docusign (DOCU) +8.6%, Vertex (VERX) +10.8%, Audioeye (AEYE) +9.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Docusign (DOCU) has the highest net margin (Docusign (DOCU) 9.8%, Vertex (VERX) 0.5%, Audioeye (AEYE) -10.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Docusign (DOCU) returned the most: Docusign (DOCU) +20.0%, Vertex (VERX) -39.2%, Audioeye (AEYE) -42.5%. Over five years, Vertex (VERX) compounded fastest (Docusign (DOCU) -20.9%/yr, Vertex (VERX) -4.7%/yr, Audioeye (AEYE) -4.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Docusign (DOCU) has been the steadiest (Docusign (DOCU) 48.4%, Vertex (VERX) 62.3%, Audioeye (AEYE) 71.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DOCU, VERX and AEYE?

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 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.