NET vs SHOP vs VRSN Stock Comparison

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NET Cloudflare, Inc.
$310.33 -11.9% 1M +36.5% 1Y
Market cap
$97.75B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.51B
Div. yield
–
Content Delivery Networks Technology
3 wins
SHOP Shopify Inc.
$166.89 +12.6% 1M -6.8% 1Y
Market cap
$202.29B
P/E
104.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.27B
Div. yield
–
E-commerce Software Technology
1 win
VRSN Verisign Inc/Ca
$305.95 +9.3% 1M +31.4% 1Y
Market cap
$28.05B
P/E
33.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.73B
Div. yield
–
Web Hosting and Domains Technology
6 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Verisign leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Verisign 6, Cloudflare 3, Shopify 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNETSHOPVRSNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $97.75B $202.29B $28.05B SHOP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -473.9x 104.9x 33.0x VRSN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 238.7x 88.8x 32.8x VRSN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +33.5% +32.5% +6.5% NET
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -8.2% 14.5% 49.1% VRSN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -12.4% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 252.9x — 1.1x VRSN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +36.5% -6.8% +31.4% NET
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +9.8%/yr +2.6%/yr +6.6%/yr NET
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 67.1% 59.0% 28.6% VRSN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 58/100 60/100 VRSN

Percentile Scorecard

NETSHOPVRSN

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

AxisNETSHOPVRSN
Valuation 19 #31 of 38 19 #135 of 166 57 #17 of 38
Growth 66 #13 of 36 63 #57 of 153 26 #27 of 36
Profitability 46 #19 of 34 78 #35 of 153 100 #1 of 34
Financial Health 58 #16 of 37 92 #15 of 179 25 #28 of 37
Shareholder Returns 68 #7 of 20 38 #57 of 91 95 #2 of 20
Overall 51 58 60
  • NET ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing
  • SHOP ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • VRSN ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNETSHOPVRSNSPY
1 month -11.9%+12.6%+9.3% +0.7%
3 months +9.6%+36.3%+6.8% +3.7%
6 months +51.4%+37.8%+13.9% +7.1%
Year to date +57.4%+3.7%+25.9% +12.8%
1 year +36.5%-6.8%+31.4% +11.9%
3 years +455.4%+255.7%+54.4% +85.2%
3 years, per year +77.2%+52.7%+15.6% +22.8%
5 years +59.4%+13.8%+37.4% +67.6%
5 years, per year +9.8%+2.6%+6.6% +10.9%
10 years —+3,990.4%+261.5% +262.0%
10 years, per year —+44.9%+13.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureNETSHOPVRSNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 67.1%59.0%28.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 69.0%59.9%29.8% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.591.860.03 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.54-0.111.10 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -82.6%-84.8%-38.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.0%-6.9%-1.3% -1.2%
52-week high $360.95$179.22$310.00 $779.14
52-week low $160.19$95.40$211.49 $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.

MultipleNETSHOPVRSN
P/E now vs peer median -533.1xmedian 27.6x 112.1xmedian 16.7x 32.4xmedian 27.6x
P/S now vs peer median 39.8xmedian 4.6x 16.3xmedian 1.4x 15.9xmedian 4.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -8,558xmedian 25.6x 112.8xmedian 12.7x 24.0xmedian 25.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 287.0xmedian 15.4x 91.9xmedian 10.5x 26.8xmedian 15.4x
P/B now vs peer median 61.7xmedian 4.1x 17.0xmedian 1.7x -12.0xmedian 4.1x
PEG now vs peer median -122.73median 0.80 —median 0.39 3.33median 0.80

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 monthsNETSHOPVRSN
Revenue $2.51B $13.27B $1.73B
Gross profit $1.82B $6.34B $1.53B
Operating income -$354.38M $1.84B $1.17B
Net income -$206.28M $1.93B $849.80M
Free cash flow $348.41M $2.35B $1.02B
R&D $573.30M $1.65B $108.00M
EPS (diluted) $-0.58 $1.49 $9.40
Cash & equivalents $1.66B $1.66B $206.80M
Total debt $1.29B – $7.70B
Shares (diluted) 354.33M 1.30B 90.40M
Enterprise value $81.28B $179.47B $25.41B

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
MetricNETSHOPVRSN
P/E -533.1x 112.1x 32.4x
P/FCF 287.0x 91.9x 26.8x
P/Operating cash flow 157.8x 90.9x 25.9x
P/S 39.8x 16.3x 15.9x
P/B 61.7x 17.0x -12.0x
P/Tangible book 64.0x 17.1x -11.2x
EV/EBITDA -8,558x 112.8x 24.0x
EV/EBIT -274.0x 114.5x 24.6x
EV/Revenue 38.7x 15.9x 16.6x
EV/FCF 278.7x 89.8x 28.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 153.3x 88.9x 27.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -122.73 – 3.33

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNETSHOPVRSN
Revenue growth (1Y) 33.5% 32.5% 6.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 30.6% – 5.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 27.3% 28.3% 7.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 28.9% – 6.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) -90.5% 48.5% 6.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -21.0% – 5.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -76.2% -17.8% 4.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 2.3% – 5.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -72.8% -17.1% 8.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 4.3% – 9.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 32.6% 29.7% 2.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 41.9% – 7.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 67.1% 29.4% 1.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 61.1% – 7.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNETSHOPVRSN
Gross margin 72.6% 47.8% 88.6%
EBITDA margin -0.5% 14.1% 69.2%
Operating margin -14.1% 13.9% 67.6%
Pretax margin -7.9% 17.6% 64.2%
Net margin -8.2% 14.5% 49.1%
FCF margin 13.9% 17.7% 59.1%
Operating cash flow margin 25.2% 17.9% 61.3%
Return on equity -13.1% 15.3% –
Return on assets -3.3% 13.5% 55.1%
Return on invested capital -12.4% – –
Return on capital employed -9.6% 14.4% 730.9%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.9x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -3.1x 1.2x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 20.2% 3.6% 4.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNETSHOPVRSN
Debt / assets 20.0% – 139.5%
Debt / equity 0.8x – -0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 252.9x – 1.1x
Debt / FCF 3.7x – 1.7x
Liabilities / assets 75.0% 12.3% 278.5%
Equity / assets 25.0% 87.7% -178.5%
Interest coverage -30.9x – 15.0x
Current ratio 1.8x 5.4x 0.4x
Quick ratio 1.8x 3.7x 0.4x
Cash ratio 1.6x 3.4x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 12.66 74.85 -3.93

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNETSHOPVRSN
Dividend yield – – 1.0%
Net buyback yield -0.1% 0.8% 3.1%
Shareholder yield -0.1% 0.8% 4.2%
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.

ConsensusNETSHOPVRSN
Forward P/E 238.7xFY2026 88.8xFY2026 32.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.30FY2026 $1.88FY2026 $9.34FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +39.8%FY2026 +32.4%FY2026 +6.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +22.3% +26.6% +13.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.02BFY2026 $15.78BFY2026 $1.86BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +39.0%FY2026 +37.8%FY2026 +12.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +16.4% +14.8% +8.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNETSHOPVRSN
Held by institutions 88.2% 68.9% 96.9%
Institutions holding 1,221 1,705 882
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.8% +3.6% +17.8%
Institutions buying 705 788 490
Institutions selling 379 652 286
Buyers to sellers 1.86 1.21 1.71

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.

NETSHOPVRSN
NET 1.00 0.28 0.11
SHOP 0.28 1.00 0.14
VRSN 0.11 0.14 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NET, SHOP and VRSN?

Shopify (SHOP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cloudflare (NET) $97.75B, Shopify (SHOP) $202.29B, Verisign (VRSN) $28.05B.

Which stock is cheaper, NET, SHOP and VRSN?

Verisign (VRSN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cloudflare (NET) -473.9x, Shopify (SHOP) 104.9x, Verisign (VRSN) 33.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Verisign (VRSN) is cheapest (Cloudflare (NET) 238.7x, Shopify (SHOP) 88.8x, Verisign (VRSN) 32.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Cloudflare (NET) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cloudflare (NET) +33.5%, Shopify (SHOP) +32.5%, Verisign (VRSN) +6.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Verisign (VRSN) has the highest net margin (Cloudflare (NET) -8.2%, Shopify (SHOP) 14.5%, Verisign (VRSN) 49.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cloudflare (NET) returned the most: Cloudflare (NET) +36.5%, Shopify (SHOP) -6.8%, Verisign (VRSN) +31.4%. Over five years, Cloudflare (NET) compounded fastest (Cloudflare (NET) +9.8%/yr, Shopify (SHOP) +2.6%/yr, Verisign (VRSN) +6.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Verisign (VRSN) has been the steadiest (Cloudflare (NET) 67.1%, Shopify (SHOP) 59.0%, Verisign (VRSN) 28.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NET, SHOP and VRSN?

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