TRI vs CALX vs NDAQ Stock Comparison

Thomson Reuters, Calix and Nasdaq Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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TRI Thomson Reuters Corp /Can/
$110.18 +12.9% 1M -29.2% 1Y
Market cap
$52.61B
P/E
33.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.88B
Div. yield
-0.01%
Compliance Software Technology
2 wins
CALX Calix, Inc
$33.26 -4.4% 1M -50.5% 1Y
Market cap
$2.11B
P/E
46.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.15B
Div. yield
–
Networking Equipment Technology
3 wins
NDAQ Nasdaq, Inc.
$106.97 +18.4% 1M +23.8% 1Y
Market cap
$61.14B
P/E
29.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.15B
Div. yield
–
Exchanges Financial Services
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Nasdaq leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Nasdaq 6, Calix 3, Thomson Reuters 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTRICALXNDAQLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $52.61B $2.11B $61.14B NDAQ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 33.1x 46.2x 29.3x NDAQ
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 24.6x 20.5x 26.5x CALX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.7% +22.9% +11.5% CALX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 20.1% 4.0% 22.8% NDAQ
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.4% — 10.5% TRI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.0x — 2.4x TRI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield -0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -29.2% -50.5% +23.8% NDAQ
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.3%/yr -14.1%/yr +8.6%/yr NDAQ
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 52.6% 41.5% 28.4% NDAQ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 73/100 53/100 CALX

Percentile Scorecard

TRICALXNDAQ

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

AxisTRICALXNDAQ
Valuation 50 #51 of 100 59 #47 of 112 41 #61 of 103
Growth 22 #77 of 99 71 #32 of 108 39 #43 of 70
Profitability 93 #8 of 96 60 #42 of 104 77 #18 of 74
Financial Health 69 #36 of 112 75 #30 of 116 48 #52 of 99
Shareholder Returns 38 #42 of 67 100 #1 of 85 60 #17 of 41
Overall 54 73 53
  • TRI ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • CALX ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • NDAQ ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodTRICALXNDAQSPY
1 month +12.9%-4.4%+18.4% -2.0%
3 months +0.9%-15.8%+14.3% -2.2%
6 months +15.4%-27.4%+20.2% +4.2%
Year to date -16.5%-37.2%+10.1% +10.6%
1 year -29.2%-50.5%+23.8% +10.4%
3 years -13.6%-6.5%+113.0% +73.6%
3 years, per year -4.7%-2.2%+28.7% +20.2%
5 years -10.8%-53.2%+51.2% +61.6%
5 years, per year -2.3%-14.1%+8.6% +10.1%
10 years +159.2%+403.9%+400.2% +261.3%
10 years, per year +10.0%+17.6%+17.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureTRICALXNDAQSPY
Volatility, 1Y 52.6%41.5%28.4% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 53.9%45.3%29.9% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.120.960.55 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.56-1.220.84 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -64.3%-65.3%-33.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -29.2%-50.5%-1.5% -3.2%
52-week high $155.72$67.24$108.62 $779.14
52-week low $76.55$33.15$76.85 $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.

MultipleTRICALXNDAQ
P/E now vs peer median 31.1xmedian 27.1x 45.6xmedian 30.7x 28.7xmedian 29.4x
P/S now vs peer median 6.2xmedian 2.8x 1.8xmedian 2.6x 6.5xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 24.2xmedian 16.6x 24.4xmedian 18.9x 20.1xmedian 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 16.1xmedian 15.7x 33.1xmedian 28.0x 26.5xmedian 14.8x
P/B now vs peer median 4.4xmedian 2.8x 2.9xmedian 2.8x 5.0xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 5.53median 0.87 42.89median 1.07 1.57median 0.55

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 monthsTRICALXNDAQ
Revenue $7.88B $1.15B $9.15B
Gross profit – $637.49M $5.78B
Operating income $2.14B $60.39M $2.73B
Net income $1.54B $45.75M $2.08B
Free cash flow $3.04B $62.16M $2.26B
R&D – $215.00M –
EPS (diluted) $3.53 $0.71 $3.70
Cash & equivalents $1.39B $55.89M $365.00M
Total debt $4.09B – $8.74B
Shares (diluted) 449.53M 64.45M 563.31M
Enterprise value $48.58B $1.13B $58.57B

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
MetricTRICALXNDAQ
P/E 31.1x 45.6x 28.7x
P/FCF 16.1x 33.1x 26.5x
P/Operating cash flow 18.0x 24.6x 23.5x
P/S 6.2x 1.8x 6.5x
P/B 4.4x 2.9x 5.0x
P/Tangible book 6.0x 2.9x 10.1x
EV/EBITDA 24.2x 24.4x 20.1x
EV/EBIT 24.0x 31.5x 24.9x
EV/Revenue 6.5x 1.7x 7.4x
EV/FCF 16.8x 30.6x 30.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.8x 22.8x 26.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 5.53 42.89 1.57

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTRICALXNDAQ
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.7% 22.9% 11.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.3% 4.0% 15.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 21.6% 13.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 6.4% 16.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -4.4% 958.5% 23.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -3.8% 6.0% 20.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -8.9% 730.9% 28.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -10.9% -1.5% 23.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 4.9% 783.2% 31.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 5.6% 1.1% 18.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 13.7% -19.9% 9.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.1% 20.7% 12.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 12.2% -27.3% 7.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.6% 29.3% 11.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTRICALXNDAQ
Gross margin – 55.6% 63.2%
EBITDA margin 26.9% 6.8% 37.0%
Operating margin 27.1% 5.3% 29.8%
Pretax margin 43.7% 6.1% 28.5%
Net margin 20.1% 4.0% 22.8%
FCF margin 38.6% 5.4% 24.7%
Operating cash flow margin 34.6% 7.3% 27.8%
Return on equity 14.1% 6.5% 17.4%
Return on assets 8.5% 4.9% 7.6%
Return on invested capital 14.4% – 10.5%
Return on capital employed 14.0% 8.0% 12.0%
Asset turnover 0.4x 1.2x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 1.8x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue – 7.0% 1.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTRICALXNDAQ
Debt / assets 21.6% – 31.9%
Debt / equity 0.4x – 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.0x – 2.4x
Debt / FCF 1.3x – 3.9x
Liabilities / assets 40.6% 24.1% 56.2%
Equity / assets 59.4% 75.9% 43.8%
Interest coverage 142.6x – 7.9x
Current ratio 1.1x 3.0x 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.9x 1.5x 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.8x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 5.31 7.03 3.54

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTRICALXNDAQ
Dividend yield 3.7% – 1.1%
Net buyback yield -1.5% 12.0% 2.5%
Shareholder yield 2.2% 12.0% 3.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) 34.6% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 17.5% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) -8.1% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -8.6% – –

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.

ConsensusTRICALXNDAQ
Forward P/E 24.6xFY2026 20.5xFY2026 26.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.47FY2026 $1.62FY2026 $4.03FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +12.6%FY2026 +20.9%FY2026 +15.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +8.1% +48.1% +11.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.73BFY2026 $1.11BFY2026 $6.10BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +3.8%FY2026 +11.0%FY2026 +16.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +15.5% +18.8% +13.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTRICALXNDAQ
Held by institutions 90.1% 94.5% 83.8%
Institutions holding 421 290 1,084
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.6% +0.5% +1.0%
Institutions buying 408 148 539
Institutions selling 9 111 398
Buyers to sellers 45.33 1.33 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.

TRICALXNDAQ
TRI 1.00 0.16 0.49
CALX 0.16 1.00 0.18
NDAQ 0.49 0.18 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TRI, CALX and NDAQ?

Nasdaq (NDAQ) is the largest by market capitalisation: Thomson Reuters (TRI) $52.61B, Calix (CALX) $2.11B, Nasdaq (NDAQ) $61.14B.

Which stock is cheaper, TRI, CALX and NDAQ?

Nasdaq (NDAQ) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Thomson Reuters (TRI) 33.1x, Calix (CALX) 46.2x, Nasdaq (NDAQ) 29.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Calix (CALX) is cheapest (Thomson Reuters (TRI) 24.6x, Calix (CALX) 20.5x, Nasdaq (NDAQ) 26.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Calix (CALX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Thomson Reuters (TRI) +8.7%, Calix (CALX) +22.9%, Nasdaq (NDAQ) +11.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nasdaq (NDAQ) has the highest net margin (Thomson Reuters (TRI) 20.1%, Calix (CALX) 4.0%, Nasdaq (NDAQ) 22.8%). On return on invested capital, Thomson Reuters (TRI) leads (Thomson Reuters (TRI) 14.4%, Nasdaq (NDAQ) 10.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Nasdaq (NDAQ) returned the most: Thomson Reuters (TRI) -29.2%, Calix (CALX) -50.5%, Nasdaq (NDAQ) +23.8%. Over five years, Nasdaq (NDAQ) compounded fastest (Thomson Reuters (TRI) -2.3%/yr, Calix (CALX) -14.1%/yr, Nasdaq (NDAQ) +8.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Nasdaq (NDAQ) has been the steadiest (Thomson Reuters (TRI) 52.6%, Calix (CALX) 41.5%, Nasdaq (NDAQ) 28.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, TRI, CALX and NDAQ?

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