TLS vs DFIN vs AEYE Stock Comparison

Telos, Donnelley Financial Solutions and Audioeye Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
TLS Telos Corp
$4.87 +19.1% 1M -34.6% 1Y
Market cap
$390.58M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$193.71M
Div. yield
–
Compliance Software Technology
1 win
AEYE Audioeye Inc
$8.08 +13.2% 1M -42.5% 1Y
Market cap
$91.92M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$41.99M
Div. yield
–
Compliance Software Technology
1 win

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Donnelley Financial Solutions leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Donnelley Financial Solutions 7, Audioeye 1, Telos 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTLSDFINAEYELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $390.58M $1.37B $91.92M DFIN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -24.8x 38.8x -20.0x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 28.6x 11.3x 8.7x AEYE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +65.9% +3.0% +9.8% TLS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -8.1% 4.5% -10.9% DFIN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 17.4% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.9x 22.3x DFIN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -34.6% +2.1% -42.5% DFIN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -28.8%/yr +8.6%/yr -4.9%/yr DFIN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 65.5% 47.5% 71.7% DFIN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 65/100 72/100 43/100 DFIN

Percentile Scorecard

TLSDFINAEYE

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

AxisTLSDFINAEYE
Valuation 70 #31 of 101 95 #6 of 101 48 #53 of 101
Growth 90 #11 of 97 29 #69 of 97 63 #37 of 97
Profitability 39 #58 of 94 84 #16 of 94 41 #56 of 94
Financial Health 69 #34 of 109 62 #42 of 109 21 #86 of 109
Shareholder Returns 59 #27 of 64 91 #7 of 64 43 #37 of 64
Overall 65 72 43
  • TLS ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • DFIN ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • AEYE ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodTLSDFINAEYESPY
1 month +19.1%+14.5%+13.2% -1.0%
3 months +8.0%+15.0%+42.5% +2.9%
6 months +9.9%+10.1%+11.4% +6.4%
Year to date -4.5%+19.0%-19.1% +11.4%
1 year -34.6%+2.1%-42.5% +13.1%
3 years +106.4%+7.2%+75.7% +79.4%
3 years, per year +27.3%+2.3%+20.7% +21.5%
5 years -81.7%+50.7%-22.2% +67.7%
5 years, per year -28.8%+8.6%-4.9% +10.9%
10 years —+122.1%+130.9% +255.2%
10 years, per year —+8.3%+8.7% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureTLSDFINAEYESPY
Volatility, 1Y 65.5%47.5%71.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 71.6%54.5%68.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.420.641.89 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.530.04-0.59 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -94.0%-50.3%-83.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -37.2%-0.8%-47.4% -2.5%
52-week high $7.76$56.05$15.37 $779.14
52-week low $3.88$36.74$5.40 $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.

MultipleTLSDFINAEYE
P/E now vs peer median -23.2xmedian 29.9x 39.6xmedian 29.9x -22.0xmedian 29.9x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 2.8x 1.8xmedian 2.8x 2.4xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -54.2xmedian 17.4x 7.5xmedian 17.4x 316.5xmedian 17.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.8xmedian 16.9x 9.0xmedian 16.9x 17.5xmedian 16.9x
P/B now vs peer median 3.9xmedian 3.1x 3.5xmedian 3.1x 31.5xmedian 3.1x
PEG now vs peer median -0.77median 0.86 -1.95median 0.86 -1.14median 0.86

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 monthsTLSDFINAEYE
Revenue $193.71M $777.50M $41.99M
Gross profit $70.97M $499.20M $32.90M
Operating income -$19.21M $147.00M -$3.61M
Net income -$15.74M $35.20M -$4.59M
Free cash flow $33.74M $152.30M $5.81M
R&D $6.68M – $4.20M
EPS (diluted) $-0.20 $1.39 $-0.37
Cash & equivalents $50.65M $25.30M $8.72M
Total debt – $759.90M $58.96M
Shares (diluted) 77.55M 25.30M 12.49M
Enterprise value $177.47M $1.27B $64.80M

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
MetricTLSDFINAEYE
P/E -23.2x 39.6x -22.0x
P/FCF 10.8x 9.0x 17.5x
P/Operating cash flow 10.5x 6.8x 17.3x
P/S 1.9x 1.8x 2.4x
P/B 3.9x 3.5x 31.5x
P/Tangible book 5.7x 3.5x -12.4x
EV/EBITDA -54.2x 7.5x 316.5x
EV/EBIT -16.3x 10.6x -30.2x
EV/Revenue 1.6x 2.0x 2.6x
EV/FCF 9.3x 10.2x 18.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.1x 7.6x 18.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.77 -1.95 -1.14

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTLSDFINAEYE
Revenue growth (1Y) 65.9% 3.0% 9.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.7% -0.8% 10.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 87.4% 5.9% 8.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.9% 3.6% 11.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 66.7% 16.6% -22.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 25.2% 8.8% 24.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 71.6% -57.1% -10.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 27.6% -25.0% 17.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 73.2% -52.2% -9.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 30.2% -20.3% 19.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 862.1% 17.2% 78.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 102.6% 17.5% 79.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 602.2% 39.3% 80.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 112.3% 28.3% 75.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTLSDFINAEYE
Gross margin 36.6% 64.2% 78.4%
EBITDA margin -3.0% 26.6% 0.8%
Operating margin -9.9% 18.9% -8.6%
Pretax margin -8.5% 6.4% -8.6%
Net margin -8.1% 4.5% -10.9%
FCF margin 17.4% 19.6% 13.8%
Operating cash flow margin 17.9% 26.1% 14.0%
Return on equity -16.6% 9.2% -112.9%
Return on assets -11.3% 4.2% -10.3%
Return on invested capital – 17.4% –
Return on capital employed -19.4% 22.8% -18.4%
Asset turnover 1.4x 0.9x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -2.2x 5.8x -1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 11.1% 4.3% 12.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTLSDFINAEYE
Debt / assets – 24.5% 47.1%
Debt / equity – 0.5x 5.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.9x 22.3x
Debt / FCF – 1.3x 2.8x
Liabilities / assets 33.2% 53.6% 90.8%
Equity / assets 66.8% 46.4% 9.2%
Interest coverage -39.8x – –
Current ratio 2.4x 1.3x 1.1x
Quick ratio 1.8x 1.4x 1.0x
Cash ratio 1.2x 0.1x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 2.51 4.51 -1.47

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTLSDFINAEYE
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 4.5% 12.5% 3.2%
Shareholder yield 4.5% 12.5% 3.2%
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.

ConsensusTLSDFINAEYE
Forward P/E 28.6xFY2026 11.3xFY2026 8.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.17FY2026 $4.93FY2026 $0.93FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +88.9%FY2026 +14.7%FY2026 +29.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +23.5% +6.1% +29.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $179.38MFY2026 $815.18MFY2026 $45.28MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.8%FY2026 +6.3%FY2026 +12.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.7% -5.0% +2.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTLSDFINAEYE
Held by institutions 67.4% 91.7% 34.0%
Institutions holding 155 245 87
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.5% -5.3% -3.0%
Institutions buying 99 114 52
Institutions selling 40 89 24
Buyers to sellers 2.48 1.28 2.17

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.

TLSDFINAEYE
TLS 1.00 0.27 0.28
DFIN 0.27 1.00 0.26
AEYE 0.28 0.26 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TLS, DFIN and AEYE?

Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Telos (TLS) $390.58M, Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) $1.37B, Audioeye (AEYE) $91.92M.

Which company is growing faster?

Telos (TLS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Telos (TLS) +65.9%, Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) +3.0%, Audioeye (AEYE) +9.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) has the highest net margin (Telos (TLS) -8.1%, Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) 4.5%, Audioeye (AEYE) -10.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) returned the most: Telos (TLS) -34.6%, Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) +2.1%, Audioeye (AEYE) -42.5%. Over five years, Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) compounded fastest (Telos (TLS) -28.8%/yr, Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) +8.6%/yr, Audioeye (AEYE) -4.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) has been the steadiest (Telos (TLS) 65.5%, Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) 47.5%, Audioeye (AEYE) 71.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, TLS, DFIN and AEYE?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) leads on 7. 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.