LZ vs LAW vs WK Stock Comparison

Legalzoom.Com, CS Disco and Workiva Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LZ Legalzoom.Com, Inc.
$5.95 +3.1% 1M -41.5% 1Y
Market cap
$896.95M
P/E
44.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$797.48M
Div. yield
–
Compliance Software Technology
3 wins
LAW CS Disco, Inc.
$5.64 +34.6% 1M -9.3% 1Y
Market cap
$364.80M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$171.54M
Div. yield
–
Compliance Software Technology
WK Workiva Inc
$85.42 +21.8% 1M +4.0% 1Y
Market cap
$3.96B
P/E
62.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.00B
Div. yield
–
Compliance Software Technology
6 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Workiva leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Workiva 6, Legalzoom.Com 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLZLAWWKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $896.95M $364.80M $3.96B WK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 44.0x -11.5x 62.6x LZ
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.2x — 23.8x LZ
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.6% +12.4% +18.8% WK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.6% -18.5% 6.3% WK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -41.5% -9.3% +4.0% WK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -25.1%/yr -36.4%/yr -11.8%/yr WK
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 66.4% 77.7% 45.4% WK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 44/100 62/100 LZ

Percentile Scorecard

LZLAWWK

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

AxisLZLAWWK
Valuation 89 #12 of 100 25 #75 of 100 51 #50 of 100
Growth 39 #61 of 99 47 #53 of 99 98 #3 of 99
Profitability 71 #29 of 96 31 #67 of 96 65 #34 of 96
Financial Health 38 #70 of 112 91 #11 of 112 51 #56 of 112
Shareholder Returns 94 #5 of 67 27 #49 of 67 47 #36 of 67
Overall 66 44 62
  • LZ ranked among 113 companies in Business Applications
  • LAW ranked among 113 companies in Business Applications
  • WK ranked among 113 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodLZLAWWKSPY
1 month +3.1%+34.6%+21.8% -5.9%
3 months +5.1%+29.7%+37.3% -4.6%
6 months -2.0%+40.6%+63.4% +0.2%
Year to date -40.1%-27.3%-1.0% +7.5%
1 year -41.5%-9.3%+4.0% +8.2%
3 years -42.3%-5.8%-3.7% +68.3%
3 years, per year -16.8%-2.0%-1.2% +19.0%
5 years -76.4%-89.6%-46.6% +56.5%
5 years, per year -25.1%-36.4%-11.8% +9.4%
10 years ——+456.5% +251.5%
10 years, per year ——+18.7% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureLZLAWWKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 66.4%77.7%45.4% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 81.3%85.2%44.3% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.810.390.01 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.63-0.120.09 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -78.4%-94.9%-72.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -45.6%-36.7%-8.5% -5.9%
52-week high $10.93$8.91$93.31 $779.14
52-week low $5.43$2.76$44.31 $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.

MultipleLZLAWWK
P/E now vs peer median 48.8xmedian 24.7x -11.6xmedian 24.7x 73.7xmedian 24.7x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 2.8x 2.2xmedian 2.8x 4.4xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.6xmedian 16.5x -8.9xmedian 16.5x 54.3xmedian 16.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.2xmedian 15.3x -18.8xmedian 15.3x 19.6xmedian 15.3x
P/B now vs peer median 7.3xmedian 2.7x 3.1xmedian 2.7x -95.2xmedian 2.7x
PEG now vs peer median 1.16median 0.77 -0.61median 0.77 2.11median 0.77

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 monthsLZLAWWK
Revenue $797.48M $171.54M $1.00B
Gross profit $538.78M $128.37M $810.06M
Operating income $39.58M -$34.15M $52.69M
Net income $20.41M -$31.81M $63.36M
Free cash flow $136.78M -$19.75M $223.18M
R&D – $58.39M $222.56M
EPS (diluted) $0.12 $-0.49 $1.15
Cash & equivalents $181.70M $12.53M $333.77M
Shares (diluted) 168.94M 65.26M 55.21M
Enterprise value $161.77M -$51.01M $575.95M

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
MetricLZLAWWK
P/E 48.8x -11.6x 73.7x
P/FCF 7.2x -18.8x 19.6x
P/Operating cash flow 6.1x -24.6x 19.4x
P/S 1.2x 2.2x 4.4x
P/B 7.3x 3.1x -95.2x
P/Tangible book 8.1x 3.1x -68.1x
EV/EBITDA 9.6x -8.9x 54.3x
EV/EBIT 20.4x -8.0x 67.5x
EV/Revenue 1.0x 1.6x 3.5x
EV/FCF 5.9x -13.9x 15.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 5.0x -18.2x 15.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.16 -0.61 2.11

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLZLAWWK
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.6% 12.4% 18.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.1% 8.3% 18.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 12.7% 12.7% 23.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 8.8% 8.5% 21.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 55.4% 47.5% 182.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 27.4% 18.1% 36.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -8.2% 47.9% 235.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 34.9% 16.7% 35.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 1.5% 50.4% 242.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 42.1% 18.8% 34.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -13.8% -10.5% 69.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.2% 26.6% 70.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -12.2% -18.2% 71.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.0% 22.4% 74.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLZLAWWK
Gross margin 67.6% 74.8% 80.6%
EBITDA margin 10.5% -18.0% 6.5%
Operating margin 5.0% -19.9% 5.2%
Pretax margin 5.6% -18.1% 7.2%
Net margin 2.6% -18.5% 6.3%
FCF margin 17.2% -11.5% 22.2%
Operating cash flow margin 20.2% -8.8% 22.4%
Return on equity 15.5% -26.5% –
Return on assets 4.3% -19.6% 4.6%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed 26.1% -28.0% 7.6%
Asset turnover 1.7x 1.1x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 7.9x 0.5x 3.6x
Stock comp / revenue 11.1% 12.4% 12.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLZLAWWK
Debt / assets – – –
Debt / equity – – –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 71.4% 26.6% 103.3%
Equity / assets 28.6% 73.4% -3.3%
Interest coverage 23.6x – 4.2x
Current ratio 0.7x 3.5x 1.6x
Quick ratio 0.7x 3.4x 1.4x
Cash ratio 0.6x 2.4x 1.2x
Altman Z-score -0.13 3.10 2.33

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLZLAWWK
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 14.6% 0.0% 3.8%
Shareholder yield 14.6% 0.0% 3.8%
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.

ConsensusLZLAWWK
Forward P/E 9.2xFY2026 – 23.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.65FY2026 $-0.14FY2026 $3.59FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +4.8%FY2026 – +101.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +26.2% – +17.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $847.19MFY2026 $183.94MFY2026 $1.01BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.1%FY2026 +17.3%FY2026 +14.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -6.3% +2.7% +25.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLZLAWWK
Held by institutions 96.0% 54.6% 88.9%
Institutions holding 242 119 305
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.5% -0.5% +1.4%
Institutions buying 122 66 184
Institutions selling 97 31 86
Buyers to sellers 1.26 2.13 2.14

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.

LZLAWWK
LZ 1.00 0.32 0.47
LAW 0.32 1.00 0.56
WK 0.47 0.56 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LZ, LAW and WK?

Workiva (WK) is the largest by market capitalisation: Legalzoom.Com (LZ) $896.95M, CS Disco (LAW) $364.80M, Workiva (WK) $3.96B.

Which stock is cheaper, LZ, LAW and WK?

Legalzoom.Com (LZ) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Legalzoom.Com (LZ) 44.0x, CS Disco (LAW) -11.5x, Workiva (WK) 62.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Legalzoom.Com (LZ) is cheapest (Legalzoom.Com (LZ) 9.2x, Workiva (WK) 23.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Workiva (WK) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Legalzoom.Com (LZ) +9.6%, CS Disco (LAW) +12.4%, Workiva (WK) +18.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Workiva (WK) has the highest net margin (Legalzoom.Com (LZ) 2.6%, CS Disco (LAW) -18.5%, Workiva (WK) 6.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Workiva (WK) returned the most: Legalzoom.Com (LZ) -41.5%, CS Disco (LAW) -9.3%, Workiva (WK) +4.0%. Over five years, Workiva (WK) compounded fastest (Legalzoom.Com (LZ) -25.1%/yr, CS Disco (LAW) -36.4%/yr, Workiva (WK) -11.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Workiva (WK) has been the steadiest (Legalzoom.Com (LZ) 66.4%, CS Disco (LAW) 77.7%, Workiva (WK) 45.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LZ, LAW and WK?

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