DSGX vs TRI vs UI Stock Comparison

Descartes Systems, Thomson Reuters and Ubiquiti Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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TRI Thomson Reuters Corp /Can/
$116.09 +19.3% 1M -28.3% 1Y
Market cap
$51.66B
P/E
32.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.83B
Div. yield
3.47%
Compliance Software Technology
4 wins
UI Ubiquiti Inc.
$601.71 +8.5% 1M -21.1% 1Y
Market cap
$36.42B
P/E
37.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.27B
Div. yield
0.57%
Networking Equipment Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Thomson Reuters leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Thomson Reuters 4, Ubiquiti 4, Descartes Systems 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDSGXTRIUILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.95B $51.66B $36.42B TRI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 42.2x 32.1x 37.9x TRI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 42.0x 26.0x 31.9x TRI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +13.2% +7.0% +27.2% UI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 24.3% 20.7% 29.3% UI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 72.8% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.2x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 3.47% 0.57% TRI
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -4.4% -28.3% -21.1% DSGX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.5%/yr -1.5%/yr +14.5%/yr UI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 41.4% 51.8% 53.7% DSGX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 56/100 68/100 UI

Percentile Scorecard

DSGXTRIUI

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

AxisDSGXTRIUI
Valuation 43 #51 of 89 51 #50 of 101 27 #81 of 111
Growth 65 #29 of 81 25 #73 of 97 88 #14 of 108
Profitability 97 #3 of 76 99 #2 of 94 99 #2 of 104
Financial Health 85 #15 of 94 66 #37 of 108 75 #30 of 115
Shareholder Returns 45 #29 of 52 40 #39 of 64 52 #38 of 78
Overall 67 56 68
  • DSGX ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software
  • TRI ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • UI ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDSGXTRIUISPY
1 month +17.1%+19.3%+8.5% +0.9%
3 months +18.4%+9.2%+15.3% +5.9%
6 months +27.7%+24.4%-38.0% +8.5%
Year to date +5.4%-12.0%+8.7% +13.3%
1 year -4.4%-28.3%-21.1% +12.4%
3 years +32.3%-1.5%+415.7% +88.1%
3 years, per year +9.8%-0.5%+72.8% +23.5%
5 years +13.0%-7.1%+96.9% +68.2%
5 years, per year +2.5%-1.5%+14.5% +11.0%
10 years +341.9%+183.1%+1,053.1% +263.4%
10 years, per year +16.0%+11.0%+27.7% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureDSGXTRIUISPY
Volatility, 1Y 41.4%51.8%53.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.5%52.4%59.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.330.161.64 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.11-0.55-0.39 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.7%-64.3%-70.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.4%-28.3%-44.5% -0.9%
52-week high $96.58$161.88$1,084.50 $779.14
52-week low $62.82$76.55$515.44 $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.

MultipleDSGXTRIUI
P/E now vs peer median 42.2xmedian 40.6x 32.1xmedian 27.6x 37.9xmedian 33.5x
P/S now vs peer median 10.2xmedian 2.4x 6.6xmedian 2.7x 11.1xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 23.1xmedian 18.3x 25.7xmedian 17.4x 29.7xmedian 19.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 26.7xmedian 20.5x 16.2xmedian 15.8x 40.1xmedian 29.8x
P/B now vs peer median 4.8xmedian 1.8x 4.6xmedian 3.2x 25.3xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 2.40median 1.74 3.10median 0.84 1.15median 1.10

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 monthsDSGXTRIUI
Revenue $775.17M $7.83B $3.27B
Gross profit $601.59M – $1.51B
Operating income $243.60M $2.33B $1.19B
Net income $188.01M $1.68B $960.30M
Free cash flow $297.47M $3.19B $908.94M
R&D $109.17M – $204.17M
EPS (diluted) $2.15 $3.61 $15.85
Cash & equivalents $401.06M $577.00M $522.58M
Total debt – $3.26B $180.81M
Shares (diluted) 87.58M 449.53M 60.57M
Enterprise value $6.53B $48.44B $34.96B

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
MetricDSGXTRIUI
P/E 42.2x 32.1x 37.9x
P/FCF 26.7x 16.2x 40.1x
P/Operating cash flow 26.0x 17.9x 39.2x
P/S 10.2x 6.6x 11.1x
P/B 4.8x 4.6x 25.3x
P/Tangible book 6.1x 6.4x 25.3x
EV/EBITDA 23.1x 25.7x 29.7x
EV/EBIT 31.0x 23.3x 30.2x
EV/Revenue 9.7x 6.9x 10.9x
EV/FCF 25.4x 17.0x 39.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 24.7x 18.8x 38.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.40 3.10 1.15

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDSGXTRIUI
Revenue growth (1Y) 13.2% 7.0% 27.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 13.8% 5.2% 19.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 15.5% – 35.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.4% – 25.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 30.1% 9.1% 41.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 19.8% -0.5% 29.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 26.9% 4.7% 34.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 18.3% -6.8% 33.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 26.4% 8.4% 34.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 17.6% 10.4% 33.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 28.6% 14.5% 45.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.7% 10.1% 103.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 30.3% 13.0% 44.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 15.7% 9.0% 95.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDSGXTRIUI
Gross margin 77.6% – 46.2%
EBITDA margin 42.1% 26.9% 36.8%
Operating margin 31.4% 29.7% 36.2%
Pretax margin 32.7% 46.5% 36.1%
Net margin 24.3% 20.7% 29.3%
FCF margin 38.4% 40.7% 27.8%
Operating cash flow margin 39.4% 36.9% 28.4%
Return on equity 11.4% – 72.7%
Return on assets – – 49.1%
Return on invested capital – – 72.8%
Return on capital employed – – 89.1%
Asset turnover – – 1.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 1.7x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 3.5% – 0.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDSGXTRIUI
Debt / assets – 18.0% –
Debt / equity – 0.3x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.2x –
Debt / FCF – 1.0x –
Liabilities / assets 15.9% 38.5% 34.5%
Equity / assets 84.1% 61.5% 65.5%
Interest coverage 168.0x 116.5x –
Current ratio 2.0x 0.5x 2.9x
Quick ratio 1.9x -2.5x 1.5x
Cash ratio 1.5x 0.2x 1.0x
Altman Z-score 16.63 5.87 33.66

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDSGXTRIUI
Dividend yield – 3.5% 0.6%
Net buyback yield 0.2% -2.2% –
Shareholder yield 0.2% 1.2% 0.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 30.9% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 16.3% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -10.6% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -8.5% –

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.

ConsensusDSGXTRIUI
Forward P/E 42.0xFY2026 26.0xFY2026 31.9xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $2.20FY2026 $4.47FY2026 $18.88FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +17.6%FY2026 +12.6%FY2026 +18.4%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +18.2% +8.1% +9.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $889.11MFY2026 $7.73BFY2026 $4.12BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +22.0%FY2026 +3.8%FY2026 +25.9%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +1.6% +15.5% +5.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDSGXTRIUI
Held by institutions 82.0% 90.1% 4.9%
Institutions holding 341 421 354
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.7% +0.6% +8.0%
Institutions buying 167 408 163
Institutions selling 139 9 139
Buyers to sellers 1.20 45.33 1.17

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.

DSGXTRIUI
DSGX 1.00 0.63 0.03
TRI 0.63 1.00 -0.09
UI 0.03 -0.09 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DSGX, TRI and UI?

Thomson Reuters (TRI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Descartes Systems (DSGX) $7.95B, Thomson Reuters (TRI) $51.66B, Ubiquiti (UI) $36.42B.

Which stock is cheaper, DSGX, TRI and UI?

Thomson Reuters (TRI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Descartes Systems (DSGX) 42.2x, Thomson Reuters (TRI) 32.1x, Ubiquiti (UI) 37.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Thomson Reuters (TRI) is cheapest (Descartes Systems (DSGX) 42.0x, Thomson Reuters (TRI) 26.0x, Ubiquiti (UI) 31.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Ubiquiti (UI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Descartes Systems (DSGX) +13.2%, Thomson Reuters (TRI) +7.0%, Ubiquiti (UI) +27.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ubiquiti (UI) has the highest net margin (Descartes Systems (DSGX) 24.3%, Thomson Reuters (TRI) 20.7%, Ubiquiti (UI) 29.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Descartes Systems (DSGX) returned the most: Descartes Systems (DSGX) -4.4%, Thomson Reuters (TRI) -28.3%, Ubiquiti (UI) -21.1%. Over five years, Ubiquiti (UI) compounded fastest (Descartes Systems (DSGX) +2.5%/yr, Thomson Reuters (TRI) -1.5%/yr, Ubiquiti (UI) +14.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Thomson Reuters (TRI) has the highest dividend yield: Thomson Reuters (TRI) 3.47%, Ubiquiti (UI) 0.57%. Descartes Systems (DSGX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Descartes Systems (DSGX) has been the steadiest (Descartes Systems (DSGX) 41.4%, Thomson Reuters (TRI) 51.8%, Ubiquiti (UI) 53.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DSGX, TRI and UI?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Thomson Reuters (TRI) leads on 4. 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.