LAW vs CLVT vs VERX Stock Comparison

CS Disco, Clarivate and Vertex Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LAW CS Disco, Inc.
$5.05 +16.6% 1M -26.7% 1Y
Market cap
$327.53M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$167.12M
Div. yield
–
Compliance Software Technology
2 wins
CLVT Clarivate Plc
$1.82 +2.8% 1M -50.8% 1Y
Market cap
$1.16B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.41B
Div. yield
–
Compliance Software Technology
2 wins
VERX Vertex, Inc.
$14.80 +30.2% 1M -42.3% 1Y
Market cap
$2.39B
P/E
667.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$787.44M
Div. yield
–
Compliance Software Technology
6 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Vertex leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Vertex 6, Clarivate 2, CS Disco 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLAWCLVTVERXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $327.53M $1.16B $2.39B VERX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -8.1x -3.5x 667.9x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 2.5x 19.0x CLVT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.9% -3.5% +10.8% LAW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -24.2% -13.8% 0.5% VERX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -0.9% 0.0% VERX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 6.0x 1.1x VERX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -26.7% -50.8% -42.3% LAW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -37.7%/yr -39.8%/yr -6.3%/yr VERX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 77.3% 74.7% 62.4% VERX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 57/100 49/100 CLVT

Percentile Scorecard

LAWCLVTVERX

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

AxisLAWCLVTVERX
Valuation 26 #75 of 101 94 #7 of 101 40 #61 of 101
Growth 52 #47 of 97 30 #68 of 97 76 #24 of 97
Profitability 31 #65 of 94 45 #52 of 94 55 #43 of 94
Financial Health 91 #11 of 108 27 #79 of 108 34 #72 of 108
Shareholder Returns 25 #48 of 64 89 #8 of 64 40 #39 of 64
Overall 45 57 49
  • LAW ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • CLVT ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • VERX ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodLAWCLVTVERXSPY
1 month +16.6%+2.8%+30.2% -0.2%
3 months +19.7%-24.8%+11.8% +3.9%
6 months +13.5%-27.5%+17.2% +8.2%
Year to date -34.9%-45.5%-25.9% +12.9%
1 year -26.7%-50.8%-42.3% +12.3%
3 years -12.2%-71.4%-35.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year -4.2%-34.1%-13.4% +23.3%
5 years -90.6%-92.1%-27.8% +67.9%
5 years, per year -37.7%-39.8%-6.3% +10.9%

Risk

MeasureLAWCLVTVERXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 77.3%74.7%62.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 85.0%72.3%63.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.350.780.44 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.35-0.68-0.68 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -95.2%-94.3%-82.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -43.3%-51.6%-42.3% -1.2%
52-week high $8.91$3.76$25.66 $779.14
52-week low $2.76$1.45$10.58 $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.

MultipleLAWCLVTVERX
P/E now vs peer median -8.1xmedian 28.3x -3.5xmedian 28.3x 667.9xmedian 28.3x
P/S now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 2.8x 0.5xmedian 2.8x 3.0xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -5.7xmedian 17.3x 7.7xmedian 17.3x 25.4xmedian 17.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -20.0xmedian 15.8x 3.6xmedian 15.8x 47.3xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 3.2x 0.3xmedian 3.2x 9.9xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.40median 0.85 -0.06median 0.85 23.69median 0.85

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 monthsLAWCLVTVERX
Revenue $167.12M $2.41B $787.44M
Gross profit $125.05M $1.61B $503.58M
Operating income -$43.01M -$84.60M -$13.34M
Net income -$40.44M -$334.00M $3.58M
Free cash flow -$16.39M $327.60M $50.48M
R&D $58.00M – $91.60M
EPS (diluted) $-0.63 $-0.52 $0.02
Cash & equivalents $10.89M $217.70M $230.49M
Total debt – $4.21B $1.35B
Shares (diluted) 64.49M 639.40M 161.39M
Enterprise value -$104.99M $56.45M $1.25B

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
MetricLAWCLVTVERX
P/E -8.1x -3.5x 667.9x
P/FCF -20.0x 3.6x 47.3x
P/Operating cash flow -25.2x 2.0x 13.8x
P/S 2.0x 0.5x 3.0x
P/B 2.7x 0.3x 9.9x
P/Tangible book 2.7x -0.4x 10.0x
EV/EBITDA -5.7x 7.7x 25.4x
EV/EBIT -5.3x -61.0x -187.1x
EV/Revenue 1.4x 2.1x 3.2x
EV/FCF -13.8x 15.7x 49.4x
EV/Operating cash flow -17.4x 9.0x 14.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.40 -0.06 23.69

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLAWCLVTVERX
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.9% -3.5% 10.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.5% -2.6% 14.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 14.1% -2.4% 9.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.6% -1.6% 15.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 30.0% -55.2% -75.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 18.5% 72.6% 8.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 28.5% 22.9% 107.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 18.3% 56.9% 28.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 32.1% 17.9% 107.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 20.3% 56.4% 28.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 16.2% -9.1% 21.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 34.2% -7.9% 47.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 11.0% -5.3% 4,078%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 31.3% -13.4% 78.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLAWCLVTVERX
Gross margin 74.8% 66.8% 64.0%
EBITDA margin -23.7% 27.6% 12.5%
Operating margin -25.7% -3.5% -1.7%
Pretax margin -23.8% -14.0% -1.2%
Net margin -24.2% -13.8% 0.5%
FCF margin -9.8% 13.6% 6.4%
Operating cash flow margin -7.8% 23.8% 22.0%
Return on equity -33.1% -7.2% 1.5%
Return on assets -25.0% -3.1% 0.3%
Return on invested capital – -0.9% 0.0%
Return on capital employed -34.6% -0.9% -2.1%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.2x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.3x -1.7x 48.6x
Stock comp / revenue 13.5% 2.6% 7.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLAWCLVTVERX
Debt / assets – 40.2% 28.0%
Debt / equity – 0.9x 1.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – 6.0x 1.1x
Debt / FCF – 12.9x 6.7x
Liabilities / assets 25.5% 56.7% 80.1%
Equity / assets 74.5% 43.3% 19.9%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 3.8x 0.8x 0.9x
Quick ratio 3.7x 0.7x 0.7x
Cash ratio 2.7x 0.2x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 2.57 -0.75 1.98

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLAWCLVTVERX
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 0.0% 12.3% 1.9%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 12.3% 1.9%
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.

ConsensusLAWCLVTVERX
Forward P/E – 2.5xFY2026 19.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.14FY2026 $0.72FY2026 $0.78FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +4.3%FY2026 +21.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +11.1% +38.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $183.94MFY2026 $2.19BFY2026 $795.75MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +17.3%FY2026 -11.0%FY2026 +6.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.7% +6.3% +17.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLAWCLVTVERX
Held by institutions 54.6% 91.1% 93.3%
Institutions holding 119 242 229
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.5% +1.7% -7.0%
Institutions buying 66 129 135
Institutions selling 31 81 69
Buyers to sellers 2.13 1.59 1.96

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.

LAWCLVTVERX
LAW 1.00 0.36 0.58
CLVT 0.36 1.00 0.52
VERX 0.58 0.52 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LAW, CLVT and VERX?

Vertex (VERX) is the largest by market capitalisation: CS Disco (LAW) $327.53M, Clarivate (CLVT) $1.16B, Vertex (VERX) $2.39B.

Which company is growing faster?

CS Disco (LAW) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: CS Disco (LAW) +12.9%, Clarivate (CLVT) -3.5%, Vertex (VERX) +10.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Vertex (VERX) has the highest net margin (CS Disco (LAW) -24.2%, Clarivate (CLVT) -13.8%, Vertex (VERX) 0.5%). On return on invested capital, Vertex (VERX) leads (Clarivate (CLVT) -0.9%, Vertex (VERX) 0.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year CS Disco (LAW) returned the most: CS Disco (LAW) -26.7%, Clarivate (CLVT) -50.8%, Vertex (VERX) -42.3%. Over five years, Vertex (VERX) compounded fastest (CS Disco (LAW) -37.7%/yr, Clarivate (CLVT) -39.8%/yr, Vertex (VERX) -6.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Vertex (VERX) has been the steadiest (CS Disco (LAW) 77.3%, Clarivate (CLVT) 74.7%, Vertex (VERX) 62.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LAW, CLVT and VERX?

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