TLS vs VERX vs LAW Stock Comparison

Telos, Vertex and CS Disco 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
2 wins
VERX Vertex, Inc.
$15.39 +31.3% 1M -39.2% 1Y
Market cap
$2.45B
P/E
684.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$787.44M
Div. yield
–
Compliance Software Technology
5 wins
LAW CS Disco, Inc.
$5.05 +19.1% 1M -27.8% 1Y
Market cap
$321.16M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$167.12M
Div. yield
–
Compliance Software Technology
1 win

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

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

QuestionTLSVERXLAWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $390.58M $2.45B $321.16M VERX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -24.8x 684.4x -7.9x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 28.6x 19.7x — VERX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +65.9% +10.8% +12.9% TLS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -8.1% 0.5% -24.2% VERX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 0.0% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.1x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -34.6% -39.2% -27.8% LAW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -28.8%/yr -4.7%/yr -36.2%/yr VERX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 65.5% 62.3% 77.4% VERX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 65/100 47/100 44/100 TLS

Percentile Scorecard

TLSVERXLAW

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

AxisTLSVERXLAW
Valuation 70 #31 of 101 40 #61 of 101 25 #76 of 101
Growth 90 #11 of 97 78 #22 of 97 51 #48 of 97
Profitability 39 #58 of 94 54 #44 of 94 31 #65 of 94
Financial Health 69 #34 of 109 33 #73 of 109 91 #11 of 109
Shareholder Returns 59 #27 of 64 32 #44 of 64 24 #49 of 64
Overall 65 47 44
  • TLS ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • VERX ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • LAW ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodTLSVERXLAWSPY
1 month +19.1%+31.3%+19.1% -1.0%
3 months +8.0%+29.7%+43.5% +2.9%
6 months +9.9%+22.9%+22.3% +6.4%
Year to date -4.5%-22.9%-34.9% +11.4%
1 year -34.6%-39.2%-27.8% +13.1%
3 years +106.4%-34.0%-13.8% +79.4%
3 years, per year +27.3%-12.9%-4.8% +21.5%
5 years -81.7%-21.4%-89.4% +67.7%
5 years, per year -28.8%-4.7%-36.2% +10.9%

Risk

MeasureTLSVERXLAWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 65.5%62.3%77.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 71.6%63.8%85.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.420.460.34 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.53-0.63-0.36 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -94.0%-82.1%-95.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -37.2%-40.0%-43.3% -2.5%
52-week high $7.76$25.66$8.91 $779.14
52-week low $3.88$10.58$2.76 $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.

MultipleTLSVERXLAW
P/E now vs peer median -23.2xmedian 29.9x 694.6xmedian 29.9x -8.1xmedian 29.9x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 2.8x 3.2xmedian 2.8x 2.0xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -54.2xmedian 17.4x 26.4xmedian 17.4x -5.7xmedian 17.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.8xmedian 16.9x 49.2xmedian 16.9x -20.0xmedian 16.9x
P/B now vs peer median 3.9xmedian 3.1x 10.3xmedian 3.1x 2.7xmedian 3.1x
PEG now vs peer median -0.77median 0.86 24.64median 0.86 -0.40median 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 monthsTLSVERXLAW
Revenue $193.71M $787.44M $167.12M
Gross profit $70.97M $503.58M $125.05M
Operating income -$19.21M -$13.34M -$43.01M
Net income -$15.74M $3.58M -$40.44M
Free cash flow $33.74M $50.48M -$16.39M
R&D $6.68M $91.60M $58.00M
EPS (diluted) $-0.20 $0.02 $-0.63
Cash & equivalents $50.65M $230.49M $10.89M
Total debt – $1.35B –
Shares (diluted) 77.55M 161.39M 64.49M
Enterprise value $177.47M $1.31B -$111.36M

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
MetricTLSVERXLAW
P/E -23.2x 694.6x -8.1x
P/FCF 10.8x 49.2x -20.0x
P/Operating cash flow 10.5x 14.3x -25.2x
P/S 1.9x 3.2x 2.0x
P/B 3.9x 10.3x 2.7x
P/Tangible book 5.7x 10.4x 2.7x
EV/EBITDA -54.2x 26.4x -5.7x
EV/EBIT -16.3x -194.2x -5.3x
EV/Revenue 1.6x 3.3x 1.4x
EV/FCF 9.3x 51.3x -13.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.1x 14.9x -17.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.77 24.64 -0.40

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTLSVERXLAW
Revenue growth (1Y) 65.9% 10.8% 12.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.7% 14.1% 7.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 87.4% 9.0% 14.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.9% 15.8% 7.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 66.7% -75.9% 30.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 25.2% 8.2% 18.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 71.6% 107.1% 28.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 27.6% 28.3% 18.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 73.2% 107.0% 32.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 30.2% 28.2% 20.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 862.1% 21.1% 16.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 102.6% 47.3% 34.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 602.2% 4,078% 11.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 112.3% 78.9% 31.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTLSVERXLAW
Gross margin 36.6% 64.0% 74.8%
EBITDA margin -3.0% 12.5% -23.7%
Operating margin -9.9% -1.7% -25.7%
Pretax margin -8.5% -1.2% -23.8%
Net margin -8.1% 0.5% -24.2%
FCF margin 17.4% 6.4% -9.8%
Operating cash flow margin 17.9% 22.0% -7.8%
Return on equity -16.6% 1.5% -33.1%
Return on assets -11.3% 0.3% -25.0%
Return on invested capital – 0.0% –
Return on capital employed -19.4% -2.1% -34.6%
Asset turnover 1.4x 0.6x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -2.2x 48.6x 0.3x
Stock comp / revenue 11.1% 7.2% 13.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTLSVERXLAW
Debt / assets – 28.0% –
Debt / equity – 1.4x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.1x –
Debt / FCF – 6.7x –
Liabilities / assets 33.2% 80.1% 25.5%
Equity / assets 66.8% 19.9% 74.5%
Interest coverage -39.8x – –
Current ratio 2.4x 0.9x 3.8x
Quick ratio 1.8x 0.7x 3.7x
Cash ratio 1.2x 0.4x 2.7x
Altman Z-score 2.51 2.03 2.57

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTLSVERXLAW
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 4.5% 1.9% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 4.5% 1.9% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusTLSVERXLAW
Forward P/E 28.6xFY2026 19.7xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.17FY2026 $0.78FY2026 $-0.14FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +88.9%FY2026 +21.9%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +23.5% +38.5% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $179.38MFY2026 $795.75MFY2026 $183.94MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.8%FY2026 +6.3%FY2026 +17.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.7% +17.3% +2.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTLSVERXLAW
Held by institutions 67.4% 93.3% 54.6%
Institutions holding 155 229 119
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.5% -7.0% -0.5%
Institutions buying 99 135 66
Institutions selling 40 69 31
Buyers to sellers 2.48 1.96 2.13

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.

TLSVERXLAW
TLS 1.00 0.39 0.42
VERX 0.39 1.00 0.58
LAW 0.42 0.58 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TLS, VERX and LAW?

Vertex (VERX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Telos (TLS) $390.58M, Vertex (VERX) $2.45B, CS Disco (LAW) $321.16M.

Which company is growing faster?

Telos (TLS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Telos (TLS) +65.9%, Vertex (VERX) +10.8%, CS Disco (LAW) +12.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Vertex (VERX) has the highest net margin (Telos (TLS) -8.1%, Vertex (VERX) 0.5%, CS Disco (LAW) -24.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year CS Disco (LAW) returned the most: Telos (TLS) -34.6%, Vertex (VERX) -39.2%, CS Disco (LAW) -27.8%. Over five years, Vertex (VERX) compounded fastest (Telos (TLS) -28.8%/yr, Vertex (VERX) -4.7%/yr, CS Disco (LAW) -36.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Vertex (VERX) has been the steadiest (Telos (TLS) 65.5%, Vertex (VERX) 62.3%, CS Disco (LAW) 77.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, TLS, VERX and LAW?

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