GDDY vs VRSN vs WIX Stock Comparison

GoDaddy, Verisign and Wix.com Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GDDY GoDaddy Inc.
$111.81 +15.9% 1M -15.6% 1Y
Market cap
$14.36B
P/E
15.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.10B
Div. yield
–
Web Hosting and Domains Technology
5 wins
VRSN Verisign Inc/Ca
$300.32 +2.4% 1M +19.8% 1Y
Market cap
$27.81B
P/E
32.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.73B
Div. yield
–
Web Hosting and Domains Technology
5 wins
WIX Wix.com Ltd.
$81.94 +6.7% 1M -41.6% 1Y
Market cap
$4.47B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Web Hosting and Domains Technology

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

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

QuestionGDDYVRSNWIXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $14.36B $27.81B $4.47B VRSN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.8x 32.7x -25.6x GDDY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.6x 32.2x 17.4x GDDY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.4% +6.5% — GDDY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 17.8% 49.1% — VRSN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 25.5% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.9x 1.1x — VRSN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -15.6% +19.8% -41.6% VRSN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.0%/yr +6.5%/yr -16.1%/yr GDDY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 50.7% 28.8% 76.4% VRSN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 74/100 60/100 51/100 GDDY

Percentile Scorecard

GDDYVRSNWIX

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

AxisGDDYVRSNWIX
Valuation 84 #7 of 38 60 #16 of 38 81 #8 of 38
Growth 69 #12 of 36 23 #28 of 36 11 #32 of 36
Profitability 94 #3 of 34 100 #1 of 34 –
Financial Health 30 #27 of 38 27 #28 of 38 11 #34 of 38
Shareholder Returns 95 #2 of 22 91 #3 of 22 100 #1 of 22
Overall 74 60 51
  • GDDY ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing
  • VRSN ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing
  • WIX ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGDDYVRSNWIXSPY
1 month +15.9%+2.4%+6.7% -1.0%
3 months +20.0%+7.3%+59.4% +2.9%
6 months +30.0%+11.6%+8.3% +6.4%
Year to date -9.9%+23.6%-21.1% +11.4%
1 year -15.6%+19.8%-41.6% +13.1%
3 years +49.4%+45.2%-5.7% +79.4%
3 years, per year +14.3%+13.2%-1.9% +21.5%
5 years +61.1%+37.3%-58.4% +67.7%
5 years, per year +10.0%+6.5%-16.1% +10.9%
10 years +207.2%+268.2%+82.7% +255.2%
10 years, per year +11.9%+13.9%+6.2% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureGDDYVRSNWIXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 50.7%28.8%76.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 56.3%30.4%78.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.100.010.42 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.310.69-0.54 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.0%-38.8%-83.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.3%-3.1%-43.7% -2.5%
52-week high $135.18$310.00$145.54 $779.14
52-week low $74.99$211.49$40.43 $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.

MultipleGDDYVRSNWIX
P/E now vs peer median 16.1xmedian 29.1x 31.8xmedian 29.1x -26.1xmedian 29.1x
P/S now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 4.5x 15.6xmedian 4.5x —median 4.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.4xmedian 21.5x 23.6xmedian 21.5x -22.8xmedian 21.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.3xmedian 17.3x 26.3xmedian 17.3x 10.5xmedian 17.3x
P/B now vs peer median 2,117xmedian 3.9x -11.8xmedian 3.9x -2.6xmedian 3.9x
PEG now vs peer median 0.33median 0.33 3.27median 0.33 0.64median 0.33

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 monthsGDDYVRSNWIX
Revenue $5.10B $1.73B –
Gross profit $3.26B $1.53B $1.42B
Operating income $1.27B $1.17B -$208.48M
Net income $910.30M $849.80M -$174.65M
Free cash flow $1.70B $1.02B $430.73M
R&D – $108.00M $737.17M
EPS (diluted) $6.95 $9.40 $-3.03
Cash & equivalents $1.16B $206.80M $262.78M
Total debt $15.12B $7.70B –
Shares (diluted) 130.99M 90.40M 57.72M
Enterprise value $9.94B $25.16B $204.57M

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
MetricGDDYVRSNWIX
P/E 16.1x 31.8x -26.1x
P/FCF 8.3x 26.3x 10.5x
P/Operating cash flow 8.2x 25.4x 10.7x
P/S 2.8x 15.6x –
P/B 2,117x -11.8x -2.6x
P/Tangible book -14.8x -11.0x -2.5x
EV/EBITDA 12.4x 23.6x -22.8x
EV/EBIT 13.3x 24.1x -18.7x
EV/Revenue 3.3x 16.3x –
EV/FCF 9.9x 27.6x 9.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.7x 26.6x 9.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.33 3.27 0.64

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGDDYVRSNWIX
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.4% 6.5% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.1% 5.3% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 7.1% 7.2% 11.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.4% 6.1% 14.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 23.8% 6.5% -245.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 40.7% 5.8% -21.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 12.6% 4.8% -205.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 41.1% 5.1% -40.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 21.5% 8.5% -209.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 49.0% 9.8% -40.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 16.8% 2.8% -24.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 22.3% 7.0% 42.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 17.2% 1.9% -24.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 24.2% 7.8% 25.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGDDYVRSNWIX
Gross margin 63.8% 88.6% –
EBITDA margin 26.6% 69.2% –
Operating margin 24.8% 67.6% –
Pretax margin 22.7% 64.2% –
Net margin 17.8% 49.1% –
FCF margin 33.4% 59.1% –
Operating cash flow margin 33.9% 61.3% –
Return on equity 746.1% – –
Return on assets 11.3% 55.1% -6.7%
Return on invested capital 25.5% – –
Return on capital employed 25.6% 730.9% -34.1%
Asset turnover 0.6x 1.1x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x 1.2x -2.4x
Stock comp / revenue 5.9% 4.4% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGDDYVRSNWIX
Debt / assets 47.2% 139.5% –
Debt / equity 563.3x -0.8x –
Net debt / EBITDA 1.9x 1.1x –
Debt / FCF 2.2x 1.7x –
Liabilities / assets 99.9% 278.5% 194.1%
Equity / assets 0.1% -178.5% -94.1%
Interest coverage 8.4x 15.0x –
Current ratio 0.6x 0.4x 0.6x
Quick ratio 0.4x 0.4x 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.3x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 1.50 -4.02 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGDDYVRSNWIX
Dividend yield – 1.1% –
Net buyback yield 11.5% 3.2% 29.2%
Shareholder yield 11.5% 4.3% 29.2%
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.

ConsensusGDDYVRSNWIX
Forward P/E 14.6xFY2026 32.2xFY2026 17.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.68FY2026 $9.33FY2026 $4.72FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +23.5%FY2026 +5.9%FY2026 -35.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +16.1% +13.6% +57.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.55BFY2026 $1.86BFY2026 $2.18BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.1%FY2026 +12.0%FY2026 +9.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.8% +8.9% +8.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGDDYVRSNWIX
Held by institutions 100.0% 96.9% 77.4%
Institutions holding 622 880 236
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.6% +17.8% -29.4%
Institutions buying 321 489 113
Institutions selling 250 286 96
Buyers to sellers 1.28 1.71 1.18

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.

GDDYVRSNWIX
GDDY 1.00 0.40 0.51
VRSN 0.40 1.00 0.21
WIX 0.51 0.21 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GDDY, VRSN and WIX?

Verisign (VRSN) is the largest by market capitalisation: GoDaddy (GDDY) $14.36B, Verisign (VRSN) $27.81B, Wix.com (WIX) $4.47B.

Which stock is cheaper, GDDY, VRSN and WIX?

GoDaddy (GDDY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (GoDaddy (GDDY) 15.8x, Verisign (VRSN) 32.7x, Wix.com (WIX) -25.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, GoDaddy (GDDY) is cheapest (GoDaddy (GDDY) 14.6x, Verisign (VRSN) 32.2x, Wix.com (WIX) 17.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

GoDaddy (GDDY) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: GoDaddy (GDDY) +7.4%, Verisign (VRSN) +6.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Verisign (VRSN) has the highest net margin (GoDaddy (GDDY) 17.8%, Verisign (VRSN) 49.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Verisign (VRSN) returned the most: GoDaddy (GDDY) -15.6%, Verisign (VRSN) +19.8%, Wix.com (WIX) -41.6%. Over five years, GoDaddy (GDDY) compounded fastest (GoDaddy (GDDY) +10.0%/yr, Verisign (VRSN) +6.5%/yr, Wix.com (WIX) -16.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Verisign (VRSN) has been the steadiest (GoDaddy (GDDY) 50.7%, Verisign (VRSN) 28.8%, Wix.com (WIX) 76.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GDDY, VRSN and WIX?

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