TLS vs WK vs AEYE Stock Comparison

Telos, Workiva and Audioeye 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
1 win
WK Workiva Inc
$86.44 +24.1% 1M -3.1% 1Y
Market cap
$4.69B
P/E
99.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$965.70M
Div. yield
–
Compliance Software Technology
6 wins
AEYE Audioeye Inc
$7.42 +8.2% 1M -47.4% 1Y
Market cap
$127.59M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$42.73M
Div. yield
–
Compliance Software Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionTLSWKAEYELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $419.79M $4.69B $127.59M WK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -26.7x 99.8x -42.0x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 30.7x 24.1x 7.8x AEYE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +65.9% +19.7% +8.1% TLS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -8.1% 4.9% -7.1% WK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 173.8% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -16.7x 3.6x WK
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -29.6% -3.1% -47.4% WK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -27.3%/yr -9.9%/yr -5.0%/yr AEYE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 66.0% 45.6% 72.3% WK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 65/100 66/100 50/100 WK

Percentile Scorecard

TLSWKAEYE

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

AxisTLSWKAEYE
Valuation 66 #35 of 102 50 #52 of 102 55 #46 of 102
Growth 90 #11 of 98 97 #4 of 98 78 #22 of 98
Profitability 39 #58 of 95 69 #30 of 95 50 #48 of 95
Financial Health 70 #33 of 109 68 #36 of 109 31 #76 of 109
Shareholder Returns 60 #26 of 64 49 #33 of 64 37 #41 of 64
Overall 65 66 50
  • TLS ranked among 115 companies in Business Applications
  • WK ranked among 115 companies in Business Applications
  • AEYE ranked among 115 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodTLSWKAEYESPY
1 month +29.2%+24.1%+8.2% -0.8%
3 months +12.7%+55.1%+24.1% +3.5%
6 months +18.6%+60.4%+1.9% +7.0%
Year to date +2.4%+0.2%-25.7% +12.2%
1 year -29.6%-3.1%-47.4% +13.0%
3 years +122.1%-7.6%+87.8% +86.3%
3 years, per year +30.5%-2.6%+23.4% +23.1%
5 years -79.7%-40.7%-22.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year -27.3%-9.9%-5.0% +11.0%
10 years —+427.1%+112.0% +258.0%
10 years, per year —+18.1%+7.8% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureTLSWKAEYESPY
Volatility, 1Y 66.0%45.6%72.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 72.1%44.4%69.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.480.051.86 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.45-0.07-0.66 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -94.0%-72.5%-83.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -32.7%-7.4%-51.7% -1.8%
52-week high $7.76$93.31$15.37 $779.14
52-week low $3.88$44.31$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.

MultipleTLSWKAEYE
P/E now vs peer median -24.8xmedian 28.8x 102.2xmedian 28.8x -30.7xmedian 28.8x
P/S now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 2.8x 4.8xmedian 2.8x 2.2xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -58.8xmedian 17.7x 88.4xmedian 17.7x 52.7xmedian 17.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.6xmedian 15.8x 23.3xmedian 15.8x 14.5xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 4.2xmedian 3.2x -48.2xmedian 3.2x 18.5xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.82median 0.85 3.00median 0.85 -1.12median 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 monthsTLSWKAEYE
Revenue $193.71M $965.70M $42.73M
Gross profit $70.97M $774.58M $34.08M
Operating income -$19.21M $31.45M -$2.04M
Net income -$15.74M $47.04M -$3.04M
Free cash flow $33.74M $200.52M $6.51M
R&D $6.68M $216.63M $3.97M
EPS (diluted) $-0.20 $0.84 $-0.23
Cash & equivalents $50.65M $252.48M $9.33M
Total debt – $71.21M $16.23M
Shares (diluted) 77.55M 56.06M 12.97M
Enterprise value $206.68M $1.27B $95.70M

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
MetricTLSWKAEYE
P/E -24.8x 102.2x -30.7x
P/FCF 11.6x 23.3x 14.5x
P/Operating cash flow 11.3x 23.2x 14.3x
P/S 2.0x 4.8x 2.2x
P/B 4.2x -48.2x 18.5x
P/Tangible book 6.1x -40.0x -16.4x
EV/EBITDA -58.8x 88.4x 52.7x
EV/EBIT -17.7x 125.0x -49.5x
EV/Revenue 1.8x 4.1x 2.4x
EV/FCF 10.1x 19.6x 15.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.8x 19.5x 15.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.82 3.00 -1.12

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTLSWKAEYE
Revenue growth (1Y) 65.9% 19.7% 8.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.7% 18.4% 11.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 87.4% 25.0% 9.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.9% 21.0% 12.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 66.7% 138.3% 10.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 25.2% 31.6% 34.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 71.6% 170.7% 13.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 27.6% 34.4% 25.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 73.2% 170.7% 17.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 30.2% 34.1% 27.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 862.1% 90.8% 135.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 102.6% 79.1% 103.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 602.2% 94.6% 139.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 112.3% 84.3% 93.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTLSWKAEYE
Gross margin 36.6% 80.2% 79.8%
EBITDA margin -3.0% 4.6% 4.5%
Operating margin -9.9% 3.3% -4.8%
Pretax margin -8.5% 5.4% -4.8%
Net margin -8.1% 4.9% -7.1%
FCF margin 17.4% 20.8% 15.2%
Operating cash flow margin 17.9% 20.9% 15.4%
Return on equity -16.6% – -49.2%
Return on assets -11.3% 3.4% -5.9%
Return on invested capital – 173.8% –
Return on capital employed -19.4% 4.6% -9.5%
Asset turnover 1.4x 0.7x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -2.2x 4.3x -2.2x
Stock comp / revenue 11.1% 12.9% 11.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTLSWKAEYE
Debt / assets – 5.2% 47.8%
Debt / equity – -0.7x 3.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – -16.7x 3.6x
Debt / FCF – 0.4x 2.5x
Liabilities / assets 33.2% 107.1% 85.0%
Equity / assets 66.8% -7.1% 15.0%
Interest coverage -39.8x 2.5x –
Current ratio 2.4x 1.5x 1.2x
Quick ratio 1.8x 1.3x 1.2x
Cash ratio 1.2x 1.1x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 2.85 2.27 -1.25

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTLSWKAEYE
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 4.2% 3.7% 1.5%
Shareholder yield 4.2% 3.7% 1.5%
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.

ConsensusTLSWKAEYE
Forward P/E 30.7xFY2026 24.1xFY2026 7.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.17FY2026 $3.59FY2026 $0.95FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +88.9%FY2026 +101.7%FY2026 +31.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +23.5% +17.8% +31.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $179.38MFY2026 $1.01BFY2026 $45.31MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.8%FY2026 +14.5%FY2026 +12.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.7% +25.9% +2.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTLSWKAEYE
Held by institutions 67.4% 88.9% 34.0%
Institutions holding 155 305 87
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.5% +1.4% -3.0%
Institutions buying 99 184 52
Institutions selling 40 86 24
Buyers to sellers 2.48 2.14 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.

TLSWKAEYE
TLS 1.00 0.29 0.26
WK 0.29 1.00 0.18
AEYE 0.26 0.18 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TLS, WK and AEYE?

Workiva (WK) is the largest by market capitalisation: Telos (TLS) $419.79M, Workiva (WK) $4.69B, Audioeye (AEYE) $127.59M.

Which company is growing faster?

Telos (TLS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Telos (TLS) +65.9%, Workiva (WK) +19.7%, Audioeye (AEYE) +8.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Workiva (WK) has the highest net margin (Telos (TLS) -8.1%, Workiva (WK) 4.9%, Audioeye (AEYE) -7.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Workiva (WK) returned the most: Telos (TLS) -29.6%, Workiva (WK) -3.1%, Audioeye (AEYE) -47.4%. Over five years, Audioeye (AEYE) compounded fastest (Telos (TLS) -27.3%/yr, Workiva (WK) -9.9%/yr, Audioeye (AEYE) -5.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Workiva (WK) has been the steadiest (Telos (TLS) 66.0%, Workiva (WK) 45.6%, Audioeye (AEYE) 72.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, TLS, WK 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, Workiva (WK) 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.