TLS vs CLVT vs TRI Stock Comparison

Telos, Clarivate and Thomson Reuters Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
TLS Telos Corp
$5.22 +29.2% 1M -29.6% 1Y
Market cap
$419.79M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$193.71M
Div. yield
–
Compliance Software Technology
2 wins
CLVT Clarivate Plc
$1.88 +6.2% 1M -48.5% 1Y
Market cap
$1.16B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.41B
Div. yield
–
Compliance Software Technology
1 win
TRI Thomson Reuters Corp /Can/
$122.08 +23.3% 1M -24.9% 1Y
Market cap
$52.26B
P/E
32.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.83B
Div. yield
-0.01%
Compliance Software Technology
6 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Thomson Reuters leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Thomson Reuters 6, Telos 2, Clarivate 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTLSCLVTTRILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $419.79M $1.16B $52.26B TRI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -26.7x -3.5x 32.2x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 30.7x 2.6x 27.3x CLVT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +65.9% -3.5% +7.0% TLS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -8.1% -13.8% 20.7% TRI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -0.9% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 6.0x 1.2x TRI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% -0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -29.6% -48.5% -24.9% TRI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -27.3%/yr -39.0%/yr -0.1%/yr TRI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 66.0% 74.8% 51.7% TRI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 65/100 58/100 56/100 TLS

Percentile Scorecard

TLSCLVTTRI

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

AxisTLSCLVTTRI
Valuation 66 #35 of 102 94 #7 of 102 49 #53 of 102
Growth 90 #11 of 98 30 #69 of 98 28 #71 of 98
Profitability 39 #58 of 95 47 #51 of 95 99 #2 of 95
Financial Health 70 #33 of 109 28 #79 of 109 66 #38 of 109
Shareholder Returns 60 #26 of 64 89 #8 of 64 38 #40 of 64
Overall 65 58 56
  • TLS ranked among 115 companies in Business Applications
  • CLVT ranked among 115 companies in Business Applications
  • TRI ranked among 115 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodTLSCLVTTRISPY
1 month +29.2%+6.2%+23.3% -0.8%
3 months +12.7%-11.3%+24.9% +3.5%
6 months +18.6%-23.6%+37.1% +7.0%
Year to date +2.4%-43.7%-7.4% +12.2%
1 year -29.6%-48.5%-24.9% +13.0%
3 years +122.1%-70.4%+3.6% +86.3%
3 years, per year +30.5%-33.4%+1.2% +23.1%
5 years -79.7%-91.5%-0.5% +68.6%
5 years, per year -27.3%-39.0%-0.1% +11.0%
10 years ——+196.4% +258.0%
10 years, per year ——+11.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureTLSCLVTTRISPY
Volatility, 1Y 66.0%74.8%51.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 72.1%72.4%52.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.480.800.18 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.45-0.65-0.48 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -94.0%-94.3%-64.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -32.7%-50.0%-24.8% -1.8%
52-week high $7.76$3.76$162.38 $779.14
52-week low $3.88$1.45$76.55 $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.

MultipleTLSCLVTTRI
P/E now vs peer median -24.8xmedian 28.8x -3.6xmedian 28.8x 33.8xmedian 28.8x
P/S now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 2.8x 0.5xmedian 2.8x 6.9xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -58.8xmedian 17.7x 7.8xmedian 17.7x 27.0xmedian 17.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.6xmedian 15.8x 3.7xmedian 15.8x 17.0xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 4.2xmedian 3.2x 0.3xmedian 3.2x 4.9xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.82median 0.85 -0.06median 0.85 3.26median 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 monthsTLSCLVTTRI
Revenue $193.71M $2.41B $7.83B
Gross profit $70.97M $1.61B –
Operating income -$19.21M -$84.60M $2.33B
Net income -$15.74M -$334.00M $1.68B
Free cash flow $33.74M $327.60M $3.19B
R&D $6.68M – –
EPS (diluted) $-0.20 $-0.52 $3.61
Cash & equivalents $50.65M $217.70M $577.00M
Total debt – $4.21B $3.26B
Shares (diluted) 77.55M 639.40M 449.53M
Enterprise value $206.68M $52.71M $49.05B

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
MetricTLSCLVTTRI
P/E -24.8x -3.6x 33.8x
P/FCF 11.6x 3.7x 17.0x
P/Operating cash flow 11.3x 2.1x 18.8x
P/S 2.0x 0.5x 6.9x
P/B 4.2x 0.3x 4.9x
P/Tangible book 6.1x -0.4x 6.7x
EV/EBITDA -58.8x 7.8x 27.0x
EV/EBIT -17.7x -61.4x 24.4x
EV/Revenue 1.8x 2.2x 7.3x
EV/FCF 10.1x 15.9x 17.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.8x 9.0x 19.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.82 -0.06 3.26

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTLSCLVTTRI
Revenue growth (1Y) 65.9% -3.5% 7.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.7% -2.6% 5.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 87.4% -2.4% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.9% -1.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 66.7% -55.2% 9.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 25.2% 72.6% -0.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 71.6% 22.9% 4.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 27.6% 56.9% -6.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 73.2% 17.9% 8.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 30.2% 56.4% 10.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 862.1% -9.1% 14.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 102.6% -7.9% 10.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 602.2% -5.3% 13.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 112.3% -13.4% 9.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTLSCLVTTRI
Gross margin 36.6% 66.8% –
EBITDA margin -3.0% 27.6% 26.9%
Operating margin -9.9% -3.5% 29.7%
Pretax margin -8.5% -14.0% 46.5%
Net margin -8.1% -13.8% 20.7%
FCF margin 17.4% 13.6% 40.7%
Operating cash flow margin 17.9% 23.8% 36.9%
Return on equity -16.6% -7.2% –
Return on assets -11.3% -3.1% –
Return on invested capital – -0.9% –
Return on capital employed -19.4% -0.9% –
Asset turnover 1.4x 0.2x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -2.2x -1.7x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 11.1% 2.6% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTLSCLVTTRI
Debt / assets – 40.2% 18.0%
Debt / equity – 0.9x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – 6.0x 1.2x
Debt / FCF – 12.9x 1.0x
Liabilities / assets 33.2% 56.7% 38.5%
Equity / assets 66.8% 43.3% 61.5%
Interest coverage -39.8x – 116.5x
Current ratio 2.4x 0.8x 0.5x
Quick ratio 1.8x 0.7x -2.5x
Cash ratio 1.2x 0.2x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 2.85 -0.75 6.10

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTLSCLVTTRI
Dividend yield – – 3.3%
Net buyback yield 4.2% 11.9% -2.1%
Shareholder yield 4.2% 11.9% 1.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 30.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 16.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – -10.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – -8.5%

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.

ConsensusTLSCLVTTRI
Forward P/E 30.7xFY2026 2.6xFY2026 27.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.17FY2026 $0.72FY2026 $4.47FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +88.9%FY2026 +4.3%FY2026 +12.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +23.5% +11.1% +8.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $179.38MFY2026 $2.19BFY2026 $7.73BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.8%FY2026 -11.0%FY2026 +3.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.7% +6.3% +15.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTLSCLVTTRI
Held by institutions 67.4% 91.1% 90.1%
Institutions holding 155 242 421
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.5% +1.7% +0.6%
Institutions buying 99 129 408
Institutions selling 40 81 9
Buyers to sellers 2.48 1.59 45.33

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.

TLSCLVTTRI
TLS 1.00 0.19 0.24
CLVT 0.19 1.00 0.57
TRI 0.24 0.57 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TLS, CLVT and TRI?

Thomson Reuters (TRI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Telos (TLS) $419.79M, Clarivate (CLVT) $1.16B, Thomson Reuters (TRI) $52.26B.

Which company is growing faster?

Telos (TLS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Telos (TLS) +65.9%, Clarivate (CLVT) -3.5%, Thomson Reuters (TRI) +7.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Thomson Reuters (TRI) has the highest net margin (Telos (TLS) -8.1%, Clarivate (CLVT) -13.8%, Thomson Reuters (TRI) 20.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Thomson Reuters (TRI) returned the most: Telos (TLS) -29.6%, Clarivate (CLVT) -48.5%, Thomson Reuters (TRI) -24.9%. Over five years, Thomson Reuters (TRI) compounded fastest (Telos (TLS) -27.3%/yr, Clarivate (CLVT) -39.0%/yr, Thomson Reuters (TRI) -0.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Thomson Reuters (TRI) has been the steadiest (Telos (TLS) 66.0%, Clarivate (CLVT) 74.8%, Thomson Reuters (TRI) 51.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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