TRI vs CALX vs NDAQ Stock Comparison

Thomson Reuters, Calix and Nasdaq Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
TRI Thomson Reuters Corp /Can/
$122.08 +23.3% 1M -24.9% 1Y
Market cap
$54.32B
P/E
33.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.83B
Div. yield
3.29%
Compliance Software Technology
2 wins
CALX Calix, Inc
$37.69 +13.7% 1M -38.5% 1Y
Market cap
$2.37B
P/E
46.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.11B
Div. yield
–
Networking Equipment Technology
3 wins
NDAQ Nasdaq, Inc.
$104.72 +11.9% 1M +18.4% 1Y
Market cap
$58.48B
P/E
28.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.15B
Div. yield
1.11%
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 $54.32B $2.37B $58.48B NDAQ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 33.8x 46.8x 28.1x NDAQ
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 27.3x 23.3x 26.1x CALX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.0% +27.8% +11.5% CALX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 20.7% 4.6% 22.8% NDAQ
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 10.5% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.2x — 2.4x TRI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 3.29% — 1.11% TRI
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -24.9% -38.5% +18.4% NDAQ
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.1%/yr -8.5%/yr +9.2%/yr NDAQ
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 51.7% 41.6% 28.5% NDAQ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 70/100 75/100 60/100 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 78 #10 of 41 48 #22 of 41 71 #19 of 64
Growth 49 #20 of 38 78 #9 of 37 61 #15 of 37
Profitability 100 #1 of 36 69 #12 of 36 86 #6 of 37
Financial Health 72 #14 of 48 83 #9 of 47 55 #33 of 72
Shareholder Returns 54 #7 of 14 96 #2 of 27 29 #6 of 8
Overall 70 75 60
  • TRI ranked among 51 companies in Business Applications
  • CALX ranked among 49 companies in Computer Hardware
  • NDAQ ranked among 78 companies in Capital Markets

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodTRICALXNDAQSPY
1 month +23.3%+13.7%+11.9% -0.8%
3 months +24.9%+2.2%+11.5% +3.5%
6 months +37.1%-11.6%+15.8% +7.0%
Year to date -7.4%-28.8%+7.8% +12.2%
1 year -24.9%-38.5%+18.4% +13.0%
3 years +3.6%+15.2%+120.0% +86.3%
3 years, per year +1.2%+4.8%+30.1% +23.1%
5 years -0.5%-35.9%+55.2% +68.6%
5 years, per year -0.1%-8.5%+9.2% +11.0%
10 years +196.4%+493.5%+385.6% +258.0%
10 years, per year +11.5%+19.5%+17.1% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureTRICALXNDAQSPY
Volatility, 1Y 51.7%41.6%28.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 52.2%44.0%30.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.180.880.57 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.48-0.920.65 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -64.3%-65.3%-33.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -24.8%-44.9%0.0% -1.8%
52-week high $162.38$68.42$104.72 $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 33.8xmedian 20.8x 46.8xmedian 36.9x 28.1xmedian 44.3x
P/S now vs peer median 6.9xmedian 2.5x 2.1xmedian 1.5x 6.4xmedian 4.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 27.0xmedian 21.3x 27.5xmedian 18.3x 19.7xmedian 10.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.0xmedian 25.2x 27.8xmedian 15.4x 25.9xmedian 14.1x
P/B now vs peer median 4.9xmedian 2.1x 3.3xmedian 1.1x 4.9xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 3.26median 2.04 6.61median 0.97 1.53median 0.50

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 $7.83B $1.11B $9.15B
Gross profit – $628.73M $5.78B
Operating income $2.33B $61.25M $2.73B
Net income $1.68B $51.19M $2.08B
Free cash flow $3.19B $85.42M $2.26B
R&D – $207.99M –
EPS (diluted) $3.61 $0.78 $3.70
Cash & equivalents $577.00M $68.91M $365.00M
Total debt $3.26B – $8.74B
Shares (diluted) 449.53M 65.51M 563.31M
Enterprise value $51.10B $1.21B $55.92B

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 33.8x 46.8x 28.1x
P/FCF 17.0x 27.8x 25.9x
P/Operating cash flow 18.8x 21.7x 23.0x
P/S 6.9x 2.1x 6.4x
P/B 4.9x 3.3x 4.9x
P/Tangible book 6.7x 3.3x 9.9x
EV/EBITDA 27.0x 27.5x 19.7x
EV/EBIT 24.4x 35.6x 24.4x
EV/Revenue 7.3x 2.0x 7.3x
EV/FCF 17.8x 25.5x 29.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.7x 19.9x 26.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.26 6.61 1.53

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTRICALXNDAQ
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.0% 27.8% 11.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.2% 3.9% 15.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 30.3% 13.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 7.4% 16.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 9.1% 273.3% 23.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -0.5% 3.8% 20.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 4.7% 290.5% 28.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -6.8% 4.9% 23.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 8.4% 287.6% 31.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 10.4% 7.1% 18.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 14.5% 24.5% 9.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.1% 41.8% 12.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 13.0% 19.4% 7.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.0% 62.0% 11.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTRICALXNDAQ
Gross margin – 56.6% 63.2%
EBITDA margin 26.9% 7.1% 37.0%
Operating margin 29.7% 5.5% 29.8%
Pretax margin 46.5% 6.5% 28.5%
Net margin 20.7% 4.6% 22.8%
FCF margin 40.7% 7.7% 24.7%
Operating cash flow margin 36.9% 9.9% 27.8%
Return on equity – 7.1% 17.4%
Return on assets – 5.4% 7.6%
Return on invested capital – – 10.5%
Return on capital employed – 8.2% 12.0%
Asset turnover – 1.2x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 2.1x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue – 7.2% 1.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTRICALXNDAQ
Debt / assets 18.0% – 31.9%
Debt / equity 0.3x – 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.2x – 2.4x
Debt / FCF 1.0x – 3.9x
Liabilities / assets 38.5% 25.6% 56.2%
Equity / assets 61.5% 74.4% 43.8%
Interest coverage 116.5x – 7.9x
Current ratio 0.5x 2.8x 1.0x
Quick ratio -2.5x 1.6x 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.9x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 6.10 7.18 3.49

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTRICALXNDAQ
Dividend yield 3.3% – 1.1%
Net buyback yield -2.1% 8.1% 2.5%
Shareholder yield 1.1% 8.1% 3.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) 30.9% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 16.3% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) -10.6% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -8.5% – –

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 27.3xFY2026 23.3xFY2026 26.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.48FY2026 $1.62FY2026 $4.01FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +12.8%FY2026 +20.9%FY2026 +15.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +7.8% +48.1% +10.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.75BFY2026 $1.11BFY2026 $6.07BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.0%FY2026 +11.0%FY2026 +15.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +15.6% +18.8% +13.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTRICALXNDAQ
Held by institutions 90.1% 94.5% 83.8%
Institutions holding 421 288 1,082
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.6% +0.5% +1.0%
Institutions buying 408 148 538
Institutions selling 9 111 397
Buyers to sellers 45.33 1.33 1.36

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 0.14 0.49
CALX 0.14 1.00 0.17
NDAQ 0.49 0.17 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) $54.32B, Calix (CALX) $2.37B, Nasdaq (NDAQ) $58.48B.

Which stock is cheaper, TRI, CALX and NDAQ?

Nasdaq (NDAQ) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Thomson Reuters (TRI) 33.8x, Calix (CALX) 46.8x, Nasdaq (NDAQ) 28.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Calix (CALX) is cheapest (Thomson Reuters (TRI) 27.3x, Calix (CALX) 23.3x, Nasdaq (NDAQ) 26.1x). 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) +7.0%, Calix (CALX) +27.8%, Nasdaq (NDAQ) +11.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nasdaq (NDAQ) has the highest net margin (Thomson Reuters (TRI) 20.7%, Calix (CALX) 4.6%, Nasdaq (NDAQ) 22.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Nasdaq (NDAQ) returned the most: Thomson Reuters (TRI) -24.9%, Calix (CALX) -38.5%, Nasdaq (NDAQ) +18.4%. Over five years, Nasdaq (NDAQ) compounded fastest (Thomson Reuters (TRI) -0.1%/yr, Calix (CALX) -8.5%/yr, Nasdaq (NDAQ) +9.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Thomson Reuters (TRI) has the highest dividend yield: Thomson Reuters (TRI) 3.29%, Nasdaq (NDAQ) 1.11%. Calix (CALX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Nasdaq (NDAQ) has been the steadiest (Thomson Reuters (TRI) 51.7%, Calix (CALX) 41.6%, Nasdaq (NDAQ) 28.5%). 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.