LZ vs DFIN vs DOCU Stock Comparison

Legalzoom.Com, Donnelley Financial Solutions and Docusign Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LZ Legalzoom.Com, Inc.
$7.06 +25.6% 1M -31.9% 1Y
Market cap
$1.15B
P/E
68.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$792.49M
Div. yield
–
Compliance Software Technology
2 wins
DOCU Docusign, Inc.
$84.89 +25.8% 1M +18.7% 1Y
Market cap
$15.84B
P/E
48.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.36B
Div. yield
–
Compliance Software Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Donnelley Financial Solutions leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Donnelley Financial Solutions 4, Docusign 3, Legalzoom.Com 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLZDFINDOCULeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.15B $1.34B $15.84B DOCU
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 68.2x 38.1x 48.0x DFIN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.4x 11.0x 19.2x LZ
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.3% +3.0% +8.6% LZ
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.1% 4.5% 9.8% DOCU
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 17.4% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.9x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -31.9% +1.2% +18.7% DOCU
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -23.8%/yr +7.8%/yr -21.1%/yr DFIN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 64.4% 47.5% 48.5% DFIN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 73/100 72/100 DFIN

Percentile Scorecard

LZDFINDOCU

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

AxisLZDFINDOCU
Valuation 85 #16 of 102 95 #6 of 102 65 #36 of 102
Growth 49 #51 of 98 29 #70 of 98 75 #25 of 98
Profitability 75 #25 of 95 87 #13 of 95 89 #11 of 95
Financial Health 38 #68 of 109 61 #43 of 109 55 #50 of 109
Shareholder Returns 91 #7 of 64 94 #5 of 64 73 #18 of 64
Overall 67 73 72
  • LZ ranked among 115 companies in Business Applications
  • DFIN ranked among 115 companies in Business Applications
  • DOCU ranked among 115 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodLZDFINDOCUSPY
1 month +25.6%+11.0%+25.8% -0.8%
3 months -6.6%+7.9%+60.4% +3.5%
6 months +9.3%+6.1%+85.9% +7.0%
Year to date -28.9%+16.2%+24.1% +12.2%
1 year -31.9%+1.2%+18.7% +13.0%
3 years -30.9%+1.8%+120.3% +86.3%
3 years, per year -11.6%+0.6%+30.1% +23.1%
5 years -74.2%+45.4%-69.5% +68.6%
5 years, per year -23.8%+7.8%-21.1% +11.0%
10 years —+131.2%— +258.0%
10 years, per year —+8.7%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureLZDFINDOCUSPY
Volatility, 1Y 64.4%47.5%48.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 77.7%54.6%48.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.560.670.46 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.500.020.39 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -80.6%-50.3%-86.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -35.4%-3.2%-0.4% -1.8%
52-week high $10.93$56.05$85.27 $779.14
52-week low $5.43$36.74$41.75 $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.

MultipleLZDFINDOCU
P/E now vs peer median 71.3xmedian 28.8x 38.7xmedian 28.8x 49.2xmedian 28.8x
P/S now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 2.8x 1.7xmedian 2.8x 4.8xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.1xmedian 17.7x 7.3xmedian 17.7x 19.0xmedian 17.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.9xmedian 15.8x 8.8xmedian 15.8x 13.3xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 9.3xmedian 3.2x 3.5xmedian 3.2x 9.3xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.30median 0.85 -1.90median 0.85 0.27median 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 monthsLZDFINDOCU
Revenue $792.49M $777.50M $3.36B
Gross profit $528.61M $499.20M $2.67B
Operating income $32.52M $147.00M $402.03M
Net income $16.85M $35.20M $329.94M
Free cash flow $149.65M $152.30M $1.20B
R&D – – $659.08M
EPS (diluted) $0.10 $1.39 $1.71
Cash & equivalents $167.23M $25.30M $528.16M
Total debt – $204.00M –
Shares (diluted) 171.64M 25.30M 193.12M
Enterprise value $358.14M $1.24B $12.54B

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
MetricLZDFINDOCU
P/E 71.3x 38.7x 49.2x
P/FCF 7.9x 8.8x 13.3x
P/Operating cash flow 6.7x 6.6x 12.1x
P/S 1.5x 1.7x 4.8x
P/B 9.3x 3.5x 9.3x
P/Tangible book 10.5x 3.5x 9.6x
EV/EBITDA 13.1x 7.3x 19.0x
EV/EBIT 31.2x 10.3x 37.8x
EV/Revenue 1.3x 2.0x 4.5x
EV/FCF 6.8x 10.0x 12.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 5.8x 7.5x 11.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.30 -1.90 0.27

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLZDFINDOCU
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.3% 3.0% 8.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.6% -0.8% 8.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 14.0% 5.9% 8.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 8.4% 3.6% 8.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) -7.7% 16.6% 64.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 198.3% 8.8% 160.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -41.4% -57.1% 17.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 51.9% -25.0% 177.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -38.3% -52.2% 28.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 54.8% -20.3% 183.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 6.8% 17.2% 27.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.4% 17.5% 27.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 14.4% 39.3% 28.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 15.7% 28.3% 29.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLZDFINDOCU
Gross margin 66.7% 64.2% 79.5%
EBITDA margin 9.8% 26.6% 23.7%
Operating margin 4.1% 18.9% 12.0%
Pretax margin 4.8% 6.4% 13.1%
Net margin 2.1% 4.5% 9.8%
FCF margin 18.9% 19.6% 35.7%
Operating cash flow margin 22.1% 26.1% 39.4%
Return on equity 12.3% 9.2% 18.6%
Return on assets 3.5% 4.2% 8.3%
Return on invested capital – 17.4% –
Return on capital employed 20.2% 22.8% 20.1%
Asset turnover 1.7x 0.9x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 10.4x 5.8x 4.0x
Stock comp / revenue 12.4% 4.3% 15.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLZDFINDOCU
Debt / assets – 24.5% –
Debt / equity – 0.5x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.9x –
Debt / FCF – 1.3x –
Liabilities / assets 72.7% 53.6% 56.6%
Equity / assets 27.3% 46.4% 43.4%
Interest coverage 18.6x – 170.4x
Current ratio 0.7x 1.3x 0.6x
Quick ratio 0.6x 1.4x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.1x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 0.09 4.46 4.42

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLZDFINDOCU
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 12.5% 12.8% 6.7%
Shareholder yield 12.5% 12.8% 6.7%
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.

ConsensusLZDFINDOCU
Forward P/E 10.4xFY2026 11.0xFY2026 19.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.68FY2026 $4.93FY2026 $4.43FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +9.7%FY2026 +14.7%FY2026 +15.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +25.0% +6.1% +12.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $847.19MFY2026 $815.18MFY2026 $3.62BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.1%FY2026 +6.3%FY2026 +12.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -6.3% -5.0% -0.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLZDFINDOCU
Held by institutions 96.0% 91.7% 90.0%
Institutions holding 242 245 670
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.5% -5.3% -1.2%
Institutions buying 122 114 329
Institutions selling 97 89 243
Buyers to sellers 1.26 1.28 1.35

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.

LZDFINDOCU
LZ 1.00 0.39 0.52
DFIN 0.39 1.00 0.39
DOCU 0.52 0.39 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LZ, DFIN and DOCU?

Docusign (DOCU) is the largest by market capitalisation: Legalzoom.Com (LZ) $1.15B, Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) $1.34B, Docusign (DOCU) $15.84B.

Which stock is cheaper, LZ, DFIN and DOCU?

Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Legalzoom.Com (LZ) 68.2x, Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) 38.1x, Docusign (DOCU) 48.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Legalzoom.Com (LZ) is cheapest (Legalzoom.Com (LZ) 10.4x, Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) 11.0x, Docusign (DOCU) 19.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Legalzoom.Com (LZ) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Legalzoom.Com (LZ) +12.3%, Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) +3.0%, Docusign (DOCU) +8.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Docusign (DOCU) has the highest net margin (Legalzoom.Com (LZ) 2.1%, Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) 4.5%, Docusign (DOCU) 9.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Docusign (DOCU) returned the most: Legalzoom.Com (LZ) -31.9%, Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) +1.2%, Docusign (DOCU) +18.7%. Over five years, Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) compounded fastest (Legalzoom.Com (LZ) -23.8%/yr, Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) +7.8%/yr, Docusign (DOCU) -21.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) has been the steadiest (Legalzoom.Com (LZ) 64.4%, Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) 47.5%, Docusign (DOCU) 48.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LZ, DFIN and DOCU?

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