MITK vs YOU vs RDVT Stock Comparison

Mitek Systems, Clear Secure and Red Violet Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MITK Mitek Systems Inc
$18.72 +6.0% 1M +93.4% 1Y
Market cap
$828.51M
P/E
36.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$197.90M
Div. yield
–
Identity and Access Management Technology
2 wins
YOU Clear Secure, Inc.
$46.07 +16.3% 1M +47.2% 1Y
Market cap
$4.60B
P/E
31.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.00B
Div. yield
0.01%
Identity and Access Management Technology
2 wins
RDVT Red Violet, Inc.
$80.12 +2.0% 1M +48.3% 1Y
Market cap
$1.15B
P/E
70.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$99.02M
Div. yield
–
Identity and Access Management Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Red Violet leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Red Violet 5, Clear Secure 2, Mitek Systems 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMITKYOURDVTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $828.51M $4.60B $1.15B YOU
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 36.8x 31.1x 70.3x YOU
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.3x 24.5x 54.1x MITK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.1% +19.8% +20.2% RDVT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.4% 14.8% 16.5% RDVT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.5% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.0x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +93.4% +47.2% +48.3% MITK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.7%/yr +2.5%/yr +20.5%/yr RDVT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 55.0% 57.7% 48.7% RDVT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 73/100 71/100 82/100 RDVT

Percentile Scorecard

MITKYOURDVT

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

AxisMITKYOURDVT
Valuation 85 #19 of 124 81 #25 of 124 63 #46 of 124
Growth 39 #69 of 113 88 #14 of 113 96 #6 of 113
Profitability 92 #10 of 110 99 #2 of 110 97 #4 of 110
Financial Health 73 #36 of 129 23 #99 of 129 98 #4 of 129
Shareholder Returns 77 #16 of 67 64 #25 of 67 56 #30 of 67
Overall 73 71 82
  • MITK ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • YOU ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • RDVT ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMITKYOURDVTSPY
1 month +6.0%+16.3%+2.0% -0.8%
3 months +10.1%-13.5%+27.2% +3.5%
6 months +33.0%-15.8%+114.0% +7.0%
Year to date +77.4%+31.3%+40.7% +12.2%
1 year +93.4%+47.2%+48.3% +13.0%
3 years +80.2%+178.9%+314.3% +86.3%
3 years, per year +21.7%+40.8%+60.7% +23.1%
5 years -3.7%+12.9%+153.4% +68.6%
5 years, per year -0.7%+2.5%+20.5% +11.0%
10 years +168.6%—— +258.0%
10 years, per year +10.4%—— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureMITKYOURDVTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 55.0%57.7%48.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 47.6%45.6%49.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.640.630.98 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.700.820.99 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -63.4%-68.2%-63.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.1%-26.1%-0.8% -1.8%
52-week high $20.14$62.36$80.80 $779.14
52-week low $8.65$30.47$34.40 $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.

MultipleMITKYOURDVT
P/E now vs peer median 37.5xmedian 38.1x 31.4xmedian 38.1x 69.4xmedian 38.1x
P/S now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 4.3x 6.2xmedian 4.3x 11.4xmedian 4.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.1xmedian 35.4x 18.3xmedian 35.4x 37.5xmedian 35.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.4xmedian 27.1x 12.2xmedian 27.1x 33.7xmedian 27.1x
P/B now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 3.4x 25.5xmedian 3.4x 10.1xmedian 3.4x
PEG now vs peer median 1.26median 1.27 0.47median 1.27 0.88median 1.27

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 monthsMITKYOURDVT
Revenue $197.90M $1.00B $99.02M
Gross profit $165.47M – $83.87M
Operating income $35.22M $251.47M $17.72M
Net income $22.54M $220.38M $16.38M
Free cash flow $48.61M $508.39M $33.60M
R&D $31.23M $72.38M –
EPS (diluted) $0.46 $1.44 $1.13
Cash & equivalents $90.05M $128.23M $49.97M
Total debt $49.38M – –
Shares (diluted) 48.71M 102.77M 14.46M
Enterprise value $268.13M $1.61B $969.41M

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
MetricMITKYOURDVT
P/E 37.5x 31.4x 69.4x
P/FCF 17.4x 12.2x 33.7x
P/Operating cash flow 15.7x 11.4x 33.2x
P/S 4.3x 6.2x 11.4x
P/B 3.4x 25.5x 10.1x
P/Tangible book 3.8x 25.8x 16.1x
EV/EBITDA 15.1x 18.3x 37.5x
EV/EBIT 22.5x 20.9x 61.0x
EV/Revenue 4.0x 5.2x 10.9x
EV/FCF 16.3x 10.3x 32.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.8x 9.7x 31.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.26 0.47 0.88

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMITKYOURDVT
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.1% 19.8% 20.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.3% 23.9% 19.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 8.5% – 22.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.7% – 23.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 77.8% 68.6% 80.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 15.9% 61.8% 111.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 45.3% -4.6% 88.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 31.9% 66.4% 79.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 39.8% -22.7% 89.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 29.9% 66.8% 78.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -5.8% 68.5% 29.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.4% 33.5% 39.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -12.9% 66.6% 28.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.5% 37.8% 39.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMITKYOURDVT
Gross margin 83.6% – 84.7%
EBITDA margin 26.6% 28.6% 29.1%
Operating margin 17.8% 25.1% 17.9%
Pretax margin 16.0% 28.0% 19.4%
Net margin 11.4% 14.8% 16.5%
FCF margin 24.6% 50.8% 33.9%
Operating cash flow margin 27.1% 54.2% 34.4%
Return on equity 9.2% 96.5% 15.2%
Return on assets 6.2% 14.7% 14.1%
Return on invested capital 8.5% – –
Return on capital employed 11.7% 48.7% 16.0%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.7x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.4x 2.5x 2.1x
Stock comp / revenue 8.2% 4.3% 7.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMITKYOURDVT
Debt / assets 13.4% – –
Debt / equity 0.2x – –
Net debt / EBITDA -1.0x – –
Debt / FCF 1.0x – –
Liabilities / assets 31.9% 84.6% 7.3%
Equity / assets 68.1% 15.4% 92.7%
Interest coverage 4.9x – –
Current ratio 2.7x 1.0x 10.9x
Quick ratio 2.6x 1.0x 10.5x
Cash ratio 1.6x 1.0x 8.3x
Altman Z-score 5.42 4.12 79.82

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMITKYOURDVT
Dividend yield – 1.4% –
Net buyback yield 2.1% 0.0% 0.4%
Shareholder yield 2.1% 1.4% 0.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 24.7% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 10.7% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 20.9% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 49.8% –

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.

ConsensusMITKYOURDVT
Forward P/E 17.3xFY2026 24.5xFY2026 54.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.08FY2026 $1.88FY2026 $1.48FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +13.7%FY2026 +67.9%FY2026 +13.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +6.5% +14.4% +15.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $185.93MFY2026 $1.14BFY2026 $114.03MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +3.5%FY2026 +26.7%FY2026 +26.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +21.1% +5.7% +1.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMITKYOURDVT
Held by institutions 84.7% 72.3% 69.5%
Institutions holding 188 448 172
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.9% +2.5% +0.5%
Institutions buying 107 265 103
Institutions selling 53 125 51
Buyers to sellers 2.02 2.12 2.02

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.

MITKYOURDVT
MITK 1.00 0.40 0.46
YOU 0.40 1.00 0.24
RDVT 0.46 0.24 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MITK, YOU and RDVT?

Clear Secure (YOU) is the largest by market capitalisation: Mitek Systems (MITK) $828.51M, Clear Secure (YOU) $4.60B, Red Violet (RDVT) $1.15B.

Which stock is cheaper, MITK, YOU and RDVT?

Clear Secure (YOU) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Mitek Systems (MITK) 36.8x, Clear Secure (YOU) 31.1x, Red Violet (RDVT) 70.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Mitek Systems (MITK) is cheapest (Mitek Systems (MITK) 17.3x, Clear Secure (YOU) 24.5x, Red Violet (RDVT) 54.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Red Violet (RDVT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Mitek Systems (MITK) +11.1%, Clear Secure (YOU) +19.8%, Red Violet (RDVT) +20.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Red Violet (RDVT) has the highest net margin (Mitek Systems (MITK) 11.4%, Clear Secure (YOU) 14.8%, Red Violet (RDVT) 16.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Mitek Systems (MITK) returned the most: Mitek Systems (MITK) +93.4%, Clear Secure (YOU) +47.2%, Red Violet (RDVT) +48.3%. Over five years, Red Violet (RDVT) compounded fastest (Mitek Systems (MITK) -0.7%/yr, Clear Secure (YOU) +2.5%/yr, Red Violet (RDVT) +20.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Mitek Systems (MITK) 0.00%, Clear Secure (YOU) 0.01%, Red Violet (RDVT) 0.00%. Mitek Systems (MITK) and Red Violet (RDVT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Red Violet (RDVT) has been the steadiest (Mitek Systems (MITK) 55.0%, Clear Secure (YOU) 57.7%, Red Violet (RDVT) 48.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MITK, YOU and RDVT?

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