TLS vs LZ vs DOCU Stock Comparison

Telos, Legalzoom.Com and Docusign Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
TLS Telos Corp
$5.22 +29.2% 1M -29.6% 1Y
Market cap
$426.53M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$193.71M
Div. yield
–
Compliance Software Technology
1 win
LZ Legalzoom.Com, Inc.
$7.06 +25.6% 1M -31.9% 1Y
Market cap
$1.14B
P/E
67.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$792.49M
Div. yield
–
Compliance Software Technology
1 win
DOCU Docusign, Inc.
$84.89 +25.8% 1M +18.7% 1Y
Market cap
$15.77B
P/E
47.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.36B
Div. yield
–
Compliance Software Technology
7 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionTLSLZDOCULeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $426.53M $1.14B $15.77B DOCU
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -27.1x 67.6x 47.8x DOCU
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 30.7x 10.4x 19.2x LZ
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +65.9% +12.3% +8.6% TLS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -8.1% 2.1% 9.8% DOCU
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -29.6% -31.9% +18.7% DOCU
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -27.3%/yr -23.8%/yr -21.1%/yr DOCU
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 66.0% 64.4% 48.5% DOCU
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 65/100 67/100 72/100 DOCU

Percentile Scorecard

TLSLZDOCU

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

AxisTLSLZDOCU
Valuation 66 #35 of 102 85 #16 of 102 65 #36 of 102
Growth 90 #11 of 98 49 #51 of 98 75 #25 of 98
Profitability 39 #58 of 95 75 #25 of 95 89 #11 of 95
Financial Health 70 #33 of 109 38 #68 of 109 55 #50 of 109
Shareholder Returns 60 #26 of 64 91 #7 of 64 73 #18 of 64
Overall 65 67 72
  • TLS ranked among 115 companies in Business Applications
  • LZ ranked among 115 companies in Business Applications
  • DOCU ranked among 115 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodTLSLZDOCUSPY
1 month +29.2%+25.6%+25.8% -0.8%
3 months +12.7%-6.6%+60.4% +3.5%
6 months +18.6%+9.3%+85.9% +7.0%
Year to date +2.4%-28.9%+24.1% +12.2%
1 year -29.6%-31.9%+18.7% +13.0%
3 years +122.1%-30.9%+120.3% +86.3%
3 years, per year +30.5%-11.6%+30.1% +23.1%
5 years -79.7%-74.2%-69.5% +68.6%
5 years, per year -27.3%-23.8%-21.1% +11.0%

Risk

MeasureTLSLZDOCUSPY
Volatility, 1Y 66.0%64.4%48.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 72.1%77.7%48.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.480.560.46 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.45-0.500.39 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -94.0%-80.6%-86.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -32.7%-35.4%-0.4% -1.8%
52-week high $7.76$10.93$85.27 $779.14
52-week low $3.88$5.43$41.75 $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.

MultipleTLSLZDOCU
P/E now vs peer median -24.8xmedian 28.8x 71.3xmedian 28.8x 49.2xmedian 28.8x
P/S now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 2.8x 1.5xmedian 2.8x 4.8xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -58.8xmedian 17.7x 13.1xmedian 17.7x 19.0xmedian 17.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.6xmedian 15.8x 7.9xmedian 15.8x 13.3xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 4.2xmedian 3.2x 9.3xmedian 3.2x 9.3xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.82median 0.85 1.30median 0.85 0.27median 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 monthsTLSLZDOCU
Revenue $193.71M $792.49M $3.36B
Gross profit $70.97M $528.61M $2.67B
Operating income -$19.21M $32.52M $402.03M
Net income -$15.74M $16.85M $329.94M
Free cash flow $33.74M $149.65M $1.20B
R&D $6.68M – $659.08M
EPS (diluted) $-0.20 $0.10 $1.71
Cash & equivalents $50.65M $167.23M $528.16M
Shares (diluted) 77.55M 171.64M 193.12M
Enterprise value $213.42M $348.78M $12.48B

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
MetricTLSLZDOCU
P/E -24.8x 71.3x 49.2x
P/FCF 11.6x 7.9x 13.3x
P/Operating cash flow 11.3x 6.7x 12.1x
P/S 2.0x 1.5x 4.8x
P/B 4.2x 9.3x 9.3x
P/Tangible book 6.1x 10.5x 9.6x
EV/EBITDA -58.8x 13.1x 19.0x
EV/EBIT -17.7x 31.2x 37.8x
EV/Revenue 1.8x 1.3x 4.5x
EV/FCF 10.1x 6.8x 12.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.8x 5.8x 11.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.82 1.30 0.27

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTLSLZDOCU
Revenue growth (1Y) 65.9% 12.3% 8.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.7% 7.6% 8.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 87.4% 14.0% 8.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.9% 8.4% 8.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 66.7% -7.7% 64.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 25.2% 198.3% 160.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 71.6% -41.4% 17.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 27.6% 51.9% 177.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 73.2% -38.3% 28.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 30.2% 54.8% 183.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 862.1% 6.8% 27.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 102.6% 12.4% 27.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 602.2% 14.4% 28.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 112.3% 15.7% 29.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTLSLZDOCU
Gross margin 36.6% 66.7% 79.5%
EBITDA margin -3.0% 9.8% 23.7%
Operating margin -9.9% 4.1% 12.0%
Pretax margin -8.5% 4.8% 13.1%
Net margin -8.1% 2.1% 9.8%
FCF margin 17.4% 18.9% 35.7%
Operating cash flow margin 17.9% 22.1% 39.4%
Return on equity -16.6% 12.3% 18.6%
Return on assets -11.3% 3.5% 8.3%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed -19.4% 20.2% 20.1%
Asset turnover 1.4x 1.7x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -2.2x 10.4x 4.0x
Stock comp / revenue 11.1% 12.4% 15.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTLSLZDOCU
Debt / assets – – –
Debt / equity – – –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 33.2% 72.7% 56.6%
Equity / assets 66.8% 27.3% 43.4%
Interest coverage -39.8x 18.6x 170.4x
Current ratio 2.4x 0.7x 0.6x
Quick ratio 1.8x 0.6x 0.6x
Cash ratio 1.2x 0.5x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 2.85 0.09 4.42

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTLSLZDOCU
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 4.2% 12.5% 6.7%
Shareholder yield 4.2% 12.5% 6.7%
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.

ConsensusTLSLZDOCU
Forward P/E 30.7xFY2026 10.4xFY2026 19.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.17FY2026 $0.68FY2026 $4.43FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +88.9%FY2026 +9.7%FY2026 +15.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +23.5% +25.0% +12.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $179.38MFY2026 $847.19MFY2026 $3.62BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.8%FY2026 +12.1%FY2026 +12.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.7% -6.3% -0.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTLSLZDOCU
Held by institutions 67.4% 96.0% 90.0%
Institutions holding 155 242 670
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.5% -0.5% -1.2%
Institutions buying 99 122 329
Institutions selling 40 97 243
Buyers to sellers 2.48 1.26 1.35

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.

TLSLZDOCU
TLS 1.00 0.27 0.39
LZ 0.27 1.00 0.52
DOCU 0.39 0.52 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TLS, LZ and DOCU?

Docusign (DOCU) is the largest by market capitalisation: Telos (TLS) $426.53M, Legalzoom.Com (LZ) $1.14B, Docusign (DOCU) $15.77B.

Which stock is cheaper, TLS, LZ and DOCU?

Docusign (DOCU) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Telos (TLS) -27.1x, Legalzoom.Com (LZ) 67.6x, Docusign (DOCU) 47.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Legalzoom.Com (LZ) is cheapest (Telos (TLS) 30.7x, Legalzoom.Com (LZ) 10.4x, Docusign (DOCU) 19.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Telos (TLS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Telos (TLS) +65.9%, Legalzoom.Com (LZ) +12.3%, Docusign (DOCU) +8.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Docusign (DOCU) has the highest net margin (Telos (TLS) -8.1%, Legalzoom.Com (LZ) 2.1%, Docusign (DOCU) 9.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Docusign (DOCU) returned the most: Telos (TLS) -29.6%, Legalzoom.Com (LZ) -31.9%, Docusign (DOCU) +18.7%. Over five years, Docusign (DOCU) compounded fastest (Telos (TLS) -27.3%/yr, Legalzoom.Com (LZ) -23.8%/yr, Docusign (DOCU) -21.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Docusign (DOCU) has been the steadiest (Telos (TLS) 66.0%, Legalzoom.Com (LZ) 64.4%, Docusign (DOCU) 48.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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