ESSI vs TYL vs FIS Stock Comparison

Eco Science Solutions, Tyler Technologies and Fidelity National Information Services Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
TYL Tyler Technologies Inc
$373.67 +18.3% 1M -21.8% 1Y
Market cap
$15.98B
P/E
47.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.48B
Div. yield
–
ERP Software Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Fidelity National Information Services leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Fidelity National Information Services 5, Eco Science Solutions 4, Tyler Technologies 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionESSITYLFISLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.71M $15.98B $19.85B FIS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 0.4x 47.7x 5.9x ESSI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 27.5x 5.9x FIS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +8.0% +18.3% FIS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 429,904.4% 13.5% 27.6% ESSI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 10.3% 3.9% TYL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.3x — 4.9x ESSI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.00% 0.04% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -83.3% -21.8% -39.4% TYL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +7.0%/yr -7.2%/yr -19.6%/yr ESSI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 588.9% 42.9% 34.2% FIS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 23/100 62/100 69/100 FIS

Percentile Scorecard

ESSITYLFIS

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

AxisESSITYLFIS
Valuation 0 #101 of 101 41 #60 of 101 97 #4 of 101
Growth 85 #15 of 97 51 #48 of 97 84 #16 of 97
Profitability 5 #88 of 93 77 #22 of 93 66 #32 of 93
Financial Health 3 #105 of 108 74 #29 of 108 21 #86 of 108
Shareholder Returns – 68 #21 of 63 74 #17 of 63
Overall 23 62 69
  • ESSI ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • TYL ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • FIS ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodESSITYLFISSPY
1 month -36.4%+18.3%+11.8% +0.7%
3 months -50.0%+15.6%-19.0% +3.7%
6 months -63.2%+9.5%-19.9% +7.1%
Year to date -75.0%-17.7%-43.9% +12.8%
1 year -83.3%-21.8%-39.4% +11.9%
3 years +600.0%+1.6%-23.0% +85.2%
3 years, per year +91.4%+0.5%-8.3% +22.8%
5 years +40.0%-31.2%-66.3% +67.6%
5 years, per year +7.0%-7.2%-19.6% +10.9%
10 years -99.7%+129.7%-49.9% +262.0%
10 years, per year -44.9%+8.7%-6.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureESSITYLFISSPY
Volatility, 1Y 588.9%42.9%34.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 847.9%46.8%36.7% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 4.65-0.050.26 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.14-0.51-1.15 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -99.5%-57.4%-73.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -86.0%-21.8%-44.8% -1.2%
52-week high $0.50$478.08$67.54 $779.14
52-week low $0.01$275.27$32.43 $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.

MultipleESSITYLFIS
P/E now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 28.0x 45.1xmedian 28.0x 5.7xmedian 28.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1,681xmedian 2.8x 7.3xmedian 2.8x 1.6xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -4.2xmedian 16.9x 32.1xmedian 16.9x 9.5xmedian 16.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median -16.7xmedian 15.9x 24.3xmedian 15.9x 6.8xmedian 15.9x
P/B now vs peer median -2.4xmedian 3.2x 6.4xmedian 3.2x 1.2xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.00median 0.89 1.47median 0.89 0.19median 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 monthsESSITYLFIS
Revenue $2.21K $2.48B $12.20B
Gross profit – $1.18B $4.39B
Operating income -$939.20K $386.92M $1.92B
Net income $9.48M $335.30M $3.38B
Free cash flow -$222.45K $740.99M $2.82B
R&D $269.84K $240.03M –
EPS (diluted) $0.38 $8.23 $6.52
Cash & equivalents $15.55K $788.22M $744.00M
Total debt $5.67M – $21.17B
Shares (diluted) 24.95M 40.73M 517.00M
Enterprise value $3.65M $12.69B $17.18B

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
MetricESSITYLFIS
P/E 0.4x 45.1x 5.7x
P/FCF -16.7x 24.3x 6.8x
P/Operating cash flow -16.7x 23.7x 6.5x
P/S 1,681x 7.3x 1.6x
P/B -2.4x 6.4x 1.2x
P/Tangible book -2.2x 9.2x 1.6x
EV/EBITDA -4.2x 32.1x 9.5x
EV/EBIT -4.3x 44.2x 20.7x
EV/Revenue 1,833x 6.9x 3.3x
EV/FCF -18.2x 23.1x 14.1x
EV/Operating cash flow -18.2x 22.6x 13.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.00 1.47 0.19

Growth

14 metrics
MetricESSITYLFIS
Revenue growth (1Y) – 8.0% 18.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 8.9% 7.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 11.8% 15.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 12.0% 7.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 7.6% 9.2% 10.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 15.0% 22.3% 10.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 966.3% 6.3% 2,836%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 238.8% 28.5% 28.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 1,939% 14.4% 2,957%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 144.2% 30.7% 29.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 35.2% 19.5% 31.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.3% 28.8% 85.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 35.2% 19.7% 32.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.3% 30.0% 100.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricESSITYLFIS
Gross margin – 47.7% 35.9%
EBITDA margin -43,599% 21.5% 34.3%
Operating margin -42,594% 15.6% 15.7%
Pretax margin -46,947% 17.5% 11.1%
Net margin 429,904% 13.5% 27.6%
FCF margin -10,088% 29.9% 23.1%
Operating cash flow margin -10,088% 30.5% 24.4%
Return on equity – 11.5% 21.1%
Return on assets -935.3% 5.9% 7.7%
Return on invested capital – 10.3% 3.9%
Return on capital employed – 8.6% 5.6%
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.4x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.0x 2.3x 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue – 6.4% 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricESSITYLFIS
Debt / assets 332.3% – 48.0%
Debt / equity -0.2x – 1.3x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.3x – 4.9x
Debt / FCF -1.6x – 7.5x
Liabilities / assets 1,589% 50.6% 63.6%
Equity / assets -1,489% 49.4% 36.4%
Interest coverage -11.0x 42.7x 3.2x
Current ratio 0.0x 1.3x 0.5x
Quick ratio 0.0x 1.3x 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.7x 0.1x
Altman Z-score -974.41 5.14 0.05

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricESSITYLFIS
Dividend yield – – 4.6%
Net buyback yield – 6.1% 3.7%
Shareholder yield – 6.1% 8.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 25.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 31.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 6.3%
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.

ConsensusESSITYLFIS
Forward P/E – 27.5xFY2026 5.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $13.57FY2026 $6.37FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +20.0%FY2026 +10.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +16.6% +6.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $2.39BFY2026 $12.98BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +2.8%FY2026 +21.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +21.4% +4.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersESSITYLFIS
Held by institutions – 89.8% 98.7%
Institutions holding – 762 857
Change in shares held, QoQ – +7.4% +3.5%
Institutions buying – 333 415
Institutions selling – 324 332
Buyers to sellers – 1.03 1.25

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.

ESSITYLFIS
ESSI 1.00 -0.10 -0.08
TYL -0.10 1.00 0.58
FIS -0.08 0.58 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ESSI, TYL and FIS?

Fidelity National Information Services (FIS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Eco Science Solutions (ESSI) $3.71M, Tyler Technologies (TYL) $15.98B, Fidelity National Information Services (FIS) $19.85B.

Which stock is cheaper, ESSI, TYL and FIS?

Eco Science Solutions (ESSI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Eco Science Solutions (ESSI) 0.4x, Tyler Technologies (TYL) 47.7x, Fidelity National Information Services (FIS) 5.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Fidelity National Information Services (FIS) is cheapest (Tyler Technologies (TYL) 27.5x, Fidelity National Information Services (FIS) 5.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Fidelity National Information Services (FIS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Tyler Technologies (TYL) +8.0%, Fidelity National Information Services (FIS) +18.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Eco Science Solutions (ESSI) has the highest net margin (Eco Science Solutions (ESSI) 429,904.4%, Tyler Technologies (TYL) 13.5%, Fidelity National Information Services (FIS) 27.6%). On return on invested capital, Tyler Technologies (TYL) leads (Tyler Technologies (TYL) 10.3%, Fidelity National Information Services (FIS) 3.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Tyler Technologies (TYL) returned the most: Eco Science Solutions (ESSI) -83.3%, Tyler Technologies (TYL) -21.8%, Fidelity National Information Services (FIS) -39.4%. Over five years, Eco Science Solutions (ESSI) compounded fastest (Eco Science Solutions (ESSI) +7.0%/yr, Tyler Technologies (TYL) -7.2%/yr, Fidelity National Information Services (FIS) -19.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Tyler Technologies (TYL) 0.00%, Fidelity National Information Services (FIS) 0.04%. Eco Science Solutions (ESSI) and Tyler Technologies (TYL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Fidelity National Information Services (FIS) has been the steadiest (Eco Science Solutions (ESSI) 588.9%, Tyler Technologies (TYL) 42.9%, Fidelity National Information Services (FIS) 34.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ESSI, TYL and FIS?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Fidelity National Information Services (FIS) 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.