LZ vs USDW vs VERX Stock Comparison

Legalzoom.Com, Made In Usa and Vertex Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LZ Legalzoom.Com, Inc.
$6.58 +17.1% 1M -35.7% 1Y
Market cap
$1.11B
P/E
65.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$792.49M
Div. yield
–
Compliance Software Technology
5 wins
USDW Made In Usa Inc.
$5.00 0.0% 1M +861.5% 1Y
Market cap
$89.81M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.10K
Div. yield
–
Compliance Software Technology
1 win
VERX Vertex, Inc.
$14.80 +30.2% 1M -42.3% 1Y
Market cap
$2.38B
P/E
665.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$787.44M
Div. yield
–
Compliance Software Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Legalzoom.Com leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Legalzoom.Com 5, Vertex 3, Made In Usa 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLZUSDWVERXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.11B $89.81M $2.38B VERX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 65.8x -83,859x 665.5x LZ
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.7x — 19.0x LZ
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.3% -98.1% +10.8% LZ
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.1% -1,043.0% 0.5% LZ
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 0.0% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 1.1x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% — 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -35.7% +861.5% -42.3% USDW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -25.0%/yr — -6.3%/yr VERX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 64.6% — 62.4% VERX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 15/100 49/100 LZ

Percentile Scorecard

LZUSDWVERX

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

AxisLZUSDWVERX
Valuation 85 #16 of 101 9 #92 of 101 40 #61 of 101
Growth 48 #51 of 97 15 #83 of 97 76 #24 of 97
Profitability 73 #26 of 94 22 #74 of 94 55 #43 of 94
Financial Health 37 #68 of 108 – 34 #72 of 108
Shareholder Returns 94 #5 of 64 – 40 #39 of 64
Overall 67 15 49
  • LZ ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • USDW 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

PeriodLZUSDWVERXSPY
1 month +17.1%0.0%+30.2% -0.2%
3 months -18.6%+861.5%+11.8% +3.9%
6 months +0.5%+861.5%+17.2% +8.2%
Year to date -33.7%+861.5%-25.9% +12.9%
1 year -35.7%+861.5%-42.3% +12.3%
3 years -35.6%—-35.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year -13.6%—-13.4% +23.3%
5 years -76.2%—-27.8% +67.9%
5 years, per year -25.0%—-6.3% +10.9%

Risk

MeasureLZUSDWVERXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 64.6%—62.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 78.1%—63.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.53—0.44 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.55—-0.68 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -80.6%0.0%-82.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -39.8%0.0%-42.3% -1.2%
52-week high $10.93$5.00$25.66 $779.14
52-week low $5.43$5.00$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.

MultipleLZUSDWVERX
P/E now vs peer median 66.4xmedian 28.3x -83,859xmedian 28.3x 667.9xmedian 28.3x
P/S now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 2.8x 3,514xmedian 2.8x 3.0xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.1xmedian 17.3x —median 17.3x 25.4xmedian 17.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.4xmedian 15.8x -1,618xmedian 15.8x 47.3xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 8.7xmedian 3.2x 3.6xmedian 3.2x 9.9xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.21median 0.85 -3,030median 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 monthsLZUSDWVERX
Revenue $792.49M $1.10K $787.44M
Gross profit $528.61M $1.10K $503.58M
Operating income $32.52M -$11.67K -$13.34M
Net income $16.85M -$11.47K $3.58M
Free cash flow $149.65M -$25.00M $50.48M
R&D – – $91.60M
EPS (diluted) $0.10 $0.00 $0.02
Cash & equivalents $167.23M – $230.49M
Total debt – – $1.35B
Shares (diluted) 171.64M 22.96M 161.39M
Enterprise value $319.00M $89.81M $1.24B

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
MetricLZUSDWVERX
P/E 66.4x -83,859x 667.9x
P/FCF 7.4x -1,618x 47.3x
P/Operating cash flow 6.3x -3.6x 13.8x
P/S 1.4x 3,514x 3.0x
P/B 8.7x 3.6x 9.9x
P/Tangible book 9.8x -144,394x 10.0x
EV/EBITDA 12.1x – 25.4x
EV/EBIT 28.7x -7,694x -187.1x
EV/Revenue 1.2x 81,648x 3.2x
EV/FCF 6.2x -3.6x 49.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 5.3x -3.6x 14.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.21 -3,030 23.69

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLZUSDWVERX
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.3% -98.1% 10.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.6% – 14.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 14.0% -98.1% 9.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 8.4% – 15.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -7.7% 50.9% -75.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 198.3% – 8.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -41.4% 51.7% 107.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 51.9% -20.2% 28.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -38.3% 85.9% 107.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 54.8% 27.7% 28.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 6.8% -35,924% 21.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.4% -928.2% 47.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 14.4% -26,667% 4,078%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 15.7% -928.2% 78.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLZUSDWVERX
Gross margin 66.7% 100.0% 64.0%
EBITDA margin 9.8% – 12.5%
Operating margin 4.1% -1,061% -1.7%
Pretax margin 4.8% -1,043% -1.2%
Net margin 2.1% -1,043% 0.5%
FCF margin 18.9% -2,272,784% 6.4%
Operating cash flow margin 22.1% -2,272,784% 22.0%
Return on equity 12.3% -0.1% 1.5%
Return on assets 3.5% -0.1% 0.3%
Return on invested capital – – 0.0%
Return on capital employed 20.2% -0.1% -2.1%
Asset turnover 1.7x 0.0x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 10.4x 2,179x 48.6x
Stock comp / revenue 12.4% – 7.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLZUSDWVERX
Debt / assets – – 28.0%
Debt / equity – – 1.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 1.1x
Debt / FCF – – 6.7x
Liabilities / assets 72.7% 0.0% 80.1%
Equity / assets 27.3% 100.0% 19.9%
Interest coverage 18.6x – –
Current ratio 0.7x – 0.9x
Quick ratio 0.6x – 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.5x – 0.4x
Altman Z-score -0.05 – 1.98

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLZUSDWVERX
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 13.4% – 1.9%
Shareholder yield 13.4% – 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.

ConsensusLZUSDWVERX
Forward P/E 9.7xFY2026 – 19.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.68FY2026 – $0.78FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +9.7%FY2026 – +21.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +25.0% – +38.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $847.19MFY2026 – $795.75MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.1%FY2026 – +6.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -6.3% – +17.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLZUSDWVERX
Held by institutions 96.0% – 93.3%
Institutions holding 242 – 229
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.5% – -7.0%
Institutions buying 122 – 135
Institutions selling 97 – 69
Buyers to sellers 1.26 – 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.

LZUSDWVERX
LZ 1.00 – 0.52
USDW – – –
VERX 0.52 – 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LZ, USDW and VERX?

Vertex (VERX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Legalzoom.Com (LZ) $1.11B, Made In Usa (USDW) $89.81M, Vertex (VERX) $2.38B.

Which stock is cheaper, LZ, USDW and VERX?

Legalzoom.Com (LZ) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Legalzoom.Com (LZ) 65.8x, Made In Usa (USDW) -83,859x, Vertex (VERX) 665.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Legalzoom.Com (LZ) is cheapest (Legalzoom.Com (LZ) 9.7x, Vertex (VERX) 19.0x). 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%, Made In Usa (USDW) -98.1%, Vertex (VERX) +10.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Legalzoom.Com (LZ) has the highest net margin (Legalzoom.Com (LZ) 2.1%, Made In Usa (USDW) -1,043.0%, Vertex (VERX) 0.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Made In Usa (USDW) returned the most: Legalzoom.Com (LZ) -35.7%, Made In Usa (USDW) +861.5%, Vertex (VERX) -42.3%. Over five years, Vertex (VERX) compounded fastest (Legalzoom.Com (LZ) -25.0%/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 (Legalzoom.Com (LZ) 64.6%, Vertex (VERX) 62.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LZ, USDW 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, Legalzoom.Com (LZ) 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.