TLS vs CLVT vs LZ Stock Comparison

Telos, Clarivate and Legalzoom.Com Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
TLS Telos Corp
$5.58 +38.1% 1M -23.5% 1Y
Market cap
$443.75M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$193.71M
Div. yield
–
Compliance Software Technology
2 wins
CLVT Clarivate Plc
$1.82 +2.8% 1M -50.8% 1Y
Market cap
$1.10B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.41B
Div. yield
–
Compliance Software Technology
1 win
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

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Legalzoom.Com leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Legalzoom.Com 5, Telos 2, Clarivate 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTLSCLVTLZLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $443.75M $1.10B $1.11B LZ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -28.2x -3.3x 65.8x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 32.8x 2.5x 9.7x CLVT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +65.9% -3.5% +12.3% TLS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -8.1% -13.8% 2.1% LZ
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -0.9% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 6.0x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -23.5% -50.8% -35.7% TLS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -26.4%/yr -39.8%/yr -25.0%/yr LZ
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 66.2% 74.7% 64.6% LZ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 57/100 67/100 LZ

Percentile Scorecard

TLSCLVTLZ

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

AxisTLSCLVTLZ
Valuation 60 #41 of 101 94 #7 of 101 85 #16 of 101
Growth 89 #12 of 97 30 #68 of 97 48 #51 of 97
Profitability 39 #58 of 94 45 #52 of 94 73 #26 of 94
Financial Health 70 #33 of 108 27 #79 of 108 37 #68 of 108
Shareholder Returns 54 #30 of 64 89 #8 of 64 94 #5 of 64
Overall 62 57 67
  • TLS ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • CLVT ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • LZ ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodTLSCLVTLZSPY
1 month +38.1%+2.8%+17.1% -0.2%
3 months +21.3%-24.8%-18.6% +3.9%
6 months +25.1%-27.5%+0.5% +8.2%
Year to date +9.4%-45.5%-33.7% +12.9%
1 year -23.5%-50.8%-35.7% +12.3%
3 years +137.4%-71.4%-35.6% +87.4%
3 years, per year +33.4%-34.1%-13.6% +23.3%
5 years -78.4%-92.1%-76.2% +67.9%
5 years, per year -26.4%-39.8%-25.0% +10.9%

Risk

MeasureTLSCLVTLZSPY
Volatility, 1Y 66.2%74.7%64.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 72.1%72.3%78.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.500.780.53 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.35-0.68-0.55 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -94.0%-94.3%-80.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -28.1%-51.6%-39.8% -1.2%
52-week high $7.76$3.76$10.93 $779.14
52-week low $3.88$1.45$5.43 $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.

MultipleTLSCLVTLZ
P/E now vs peer median -26.5xmedian 28.3x -3.5xmedian 28.3x 66.4xmedian 28.3x
P/S now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 2.8x 0.5xmedian 2.8x 1.4xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -63.4xmedian 17.3x 7.7xmedian 17.3x 12.1xmedian 17.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.4xmedian 15.8x 3.6xmedian 15.8x 7.4xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 4.5xmedian 3.2x 0.3xmedian 3.2x 8.7xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.88median 0.85 -0.06median 0.85 1.21median 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 monthsTLSCLVTLZ
Revenue $193.71M $2.41B $792.49M
Gross profit $70.97M $1.61B $528.61M
Operating income -$19.21M -$84.60M $32.52M
Net income -$15.74M -$334.00M $16.85M
Free cash flow $33.74M $327.60M $149.65M
R&D $6.68M – –
EPS (diluted) $-0.20 $-0.52 $0.10
Cash & equivalents $50.65M $217.70M $167.23M
Total debt – $4.21B –
Shares (diluted) 77.55M 639.40M 171.64M
Enterprise value $230.65M -$4.83M $319.00M

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
MetricTLSCLVTLZ
P/E -26.5x -3.5x 66.4x
P/FCF 12.4x 3.6x 7.4x
P/Operating cash flow 12.0x 2.0x 6.3x
P/S 2.2x 0.5x 1.4x
P/B 4.5x 0.3x 8.7x
P/Tangible book 6.5x -0.4x 9.8x
EV/EBITDA -63.4x 7.7x 12.1x
EV/EBIT -19.1x -61.0x 28.7x
EV/Revenue 1.9x 2.1x 1.2x
EV/FCF 10.9x 15.7x 6.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.6x 9.0x 5.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.88 -0.06 1.21

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTLSCLVTLZ
Revenue growth (1Y) 65.9% -3.5% 12.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.7% -2.6% 7.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 87.4% -2.4% 14.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.9% -1.6% 8.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 66.7% -55.2% -7.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 25.2% 72.6% 198.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 71.6% 22.9% -41.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 27.6% 56.9% 51.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 73.2% 17.9% -38.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 30.2% 56.4% 54.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 862.1% -9.1% 6.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 102.6% -7.9% 12.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 602.2% -5.3% 14.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 112.3% -13.4% 15.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTLSCLVTLZ
Gross margin 36.6% 66.8% 66.7%
EBITDA margin -3.0% 27.6% 9.8%
Operating margin -9.9% -3.5% 4.1%
Pretax margin -8.5% -14.0% 4.8%
Net margin -8.1% -13.8% 2.1%
FCF margin 17.4% 13.6% 18.9%
Operating cash flow margin 17.9% 23.8% 22.1%
Return on equity -16.6% -7.2% 12.3%
Return on assets -11.3% -3.1% 3.5%
Return on invested capital – -0.9% –
Return on capital employed -19.4% -0.9% 20.2%
Asset turnover 1.4x 0.2x 1.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -2.2x -1.7x 10.4x
Stock comp / revenue 11.1% 2.6% 12.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTLSCLVTLZ
Debt / assets – 40.2% –
Debt / equity – 0.9x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 6.0x –
Debt / FCF – 12.9x –
Liabilities / assets 33.2% 56.7% 72.7%
Equity / assets 66.8% 43.3% 27.3%
Interest coverage -39.8x – 18.6x
Current ratio 2.4x 0.8x 0.7x
Quick ratio 1.8x 0.7x 0.6x
Cash ratio 1.2x 0.2x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 3.20 -0.75 -0.05

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTLSCLVTLZ
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 3.9% 12.3% 13.4%
Shareholder yield 3.9% 12.3% 13.4%
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.

ConsensusTLSCLVTLZ
Forward P/E 32.8xFY2026 2.5xFY2026 9.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.17FY2026 $0.72FY2026 $0.68FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +88.9%FY2026 +4.3%FY2026 +9.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +23.5% +11.1% +25.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $179.38MFY2026 $2.19BFY2026 $847.19MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.8%FY2026 -11.0%FY2026 +12.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.7% +6.3% -6.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTLSCLVTLZ
Held by institutions 67.4% 91.1% 96.0%
Institutions holding 155 242 242
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.5% +1.7% -0.5%
Institutions buying 99 129 122
Institutions selling 40 81 97
Buyers to sellers 2.48 1.59 1.26

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.

TLSCLVTLZ
TLS 1.00 0.19 0.26
CLVT 0.19 1.00 0.40
LZ 0.26 0.40 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TLS, CLVT and LZ?

Legalzoom.Com (LZ) is the largest by market capitalisation: Telos (TLS) $443.75M, Clarivate (CLVT) $1.10B, Legalzoom.Com (LZ) $1.11B.

Which company is growing faster?

Telos (TLS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Telos (TLS) +65.9%, Clarivate (CLVT) -3.5%, Legalzoom.Com (LZ) +12.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Legalzoom.Com (LZ) has the highest net margin (Telos (TLS) -8.1%, Clarivate (CLVT) -13.8%, Legalzoom.Com (LZ) 2.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Telos (TLS) returned the most: Telos (TLS) -23.5%, Clarivate (CLVT) -50.8%, Legalzoom.Com (LZ) -35.7%. Over five years, Legalzoom.Com (LZ) compounded fastest (Telos (TLS) -26.4%/yr, Clarivate (CLVT) -39.8%/yr, Legalzoom.Com (LZ) -25.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Legalzoom.Com (LZ) has been the steadiest (Telos (TLS) 66.2%, Clarivate (CLVT) 74.7%, Legalzoom.Com (LZ) 64.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, TLS, CLVT and LZ?

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.