TLS vs WK Stock Comparison

Telos and Workiva 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
WK Workiva Inc
$85.76 +21.1% 1M -4.4% 1Y
Market cap
$4.81B
P/E
102.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$965.70M
Div. yield
–
Compliance Software Technology
7 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

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

QuestionTLSWKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $390.58M $4.81B WK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -24.8x 102.2x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 28.6x 23.9x WK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +65.9% +19.7% TLS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -8.1% 4.9% WK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 173.8% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -16.7x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -34.6% -4.4% WK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -28.8%/yr -10.5%/yr WK
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 65.5% 45.5% WK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 65/100 66/100 WK

Percentile Scorecard

TLSWK

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

AxisTLSWK
Valuation 70 #31 of 101 50 #51 of 101
Growth 90 #11 of 97 97 #4 of 97
Profitability 39 #58 of 94 67 #32 of 94
Financial Health 69 #34 of 109 68 #36 of 109
Shareholder Returns 59 #27 of 64 48 #34 of 64
Overall 65 66
  • TLS ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • WK ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodTLSWKSPY
1 month +19.1%+21.1% -1.0%
3 months +8.0%+63.5% +2.9%
6 months +9.9%+61.4% +6.4%
Year to date -4.5%-0.6% +11.4%
1 year -34.6%-4.4% +13.1%
3 years +106.4%-14.3% +79.4%
3 years, per year +27.3%-5.0% +21.5%
5 years -81.7%-42.7% +67.7%
5 years, per year -28.8%-10.5% +10.9%
10 years —+415.1% +255.2%
10 years, per year —+17.8% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureTLSWKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 65.5%45.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 71.6%44.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.420.04 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.53-0.10 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -94.0%-72.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -37.2%-8.1% -2.5%
52-week high $7.76$93.31 $779.14
52-week low $3.88$44.31 $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.

MultipleTLSWK
P/E now vs peer median -23.2xmedian 29.9x 101.4xmedian 29.9x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 2.8x 4.8xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -54.2xmedian 17.4x 87.6xmedian 17.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.8xmedian 16.9x 23.1xmedian 16.9x
P/B now vs peer median 3.9xmedian 3.1x -47.8xmedian 3.1x
PEG now vs peer median -0.77median 0.86 2.98median 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 monthsTLSWK
Revenue $193.71M $965.70M
Gross profit $70.97M $774.58M
Operating income -$19.21M $31.45M
Net income -$15.74M $47.04M
Free cash flow $33.74M $200.52M
R&D $6.68M $216.63M
EPS (diluted) $-0.20 $0.84
Cash & equivalents $50.65M $252.48M
Total debt – $284.42M
Shares (diluted) 77.55M 56.06M
Enterprise value $177.47M $1.38B

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
MetricTLSWK
P/E -23.2x 101.4x
P/FCF 10.8x 23.1x
P/Operating cash flow 10.5x 23.0x
P/S 1.9x 4.8x
P/B 3.9x -47.8x
P/Tangible book 5.7x -39.7x
EV/EBITDA -54.2x 87.6x
EV/EBIT -16.3x 123.9x
EV/Revenue 1.6x 4.0x
EV/FCF 9.3x 19.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.1x 19.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.77 2.98

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTLSWK
Revenue growth (1Y) 65.9% 19.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.7% 18.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 87.4% 25.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.9% 21.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 66.7% 138.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 25.2% 31.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 71.6% 170.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 27.6% 34.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 73.2% 170.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 30.2% 34.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 862.1% 90.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 102.6% 79.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 602.2% 94.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 112.3% 84.3%

Profitability

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

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTLSWK
Debt / assets – 5.2%
Debt / equity – -0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – -16.7x
Debt / FCF – 0.4x
Liabilities / assets 33.2% 107.1%
Equity / assets 66.8% -7.1%
Interest coverage -39.8x 2.5x
Current ratio 2.4x 1.5x
Quick ratio 1.8x 1.3x
Cash ratio 1.2x 1.1x
Altman Z-score 2.51 2.25

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTLSWK
Dividend yield – –
Net buyback yield 4.5% 3.8%
Shareholder yield 4.5% 3.8%
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.

ConsensusTLSWK
Forward P/E 28.6xFY2026 23.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.17FY2026 $3.59FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +88.9%FY2026 +101.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +23.5% +17.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $179.38MFY2026 $1.01BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.8%FY2026 +14.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.7% +25.9%

Institutional Ownership

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

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.

TLSWK
TLS 1.00 0.29
WK 0.29 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TLS and WK?

Workiva (WK) is the largest by market capitalisation: Telos (TLS) $390.58M, Workiva (WK) $4.81B.

Which company is growing faster?

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

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Workiva (WK) returned the most: Telos (TLS) -34.6%, Workiva (WK) -4.4%. Over five years, Workiva (WK) compounded fastest (Telos (TLS) -28.8%/yr, Workiva (WK) -10.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Workiva (WK) has been the steadiest (Telos (TLS) 65.5%, Workiva (WK) 45.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Do TLS and WK move together?

Their daily returns over the past year have a correlation of 0.29, a weak relationship. Holding both diversifies more than two closely linked stocks would.

Which is the better stock, TLS and WK?

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 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.