TRI vs CIEN vs CLVT Stock Comparison

Thomson Reuters, Ciena and Clarivate Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
TRI Thomson Reuters Corp /Can/
$116.41 +17.6% 1M -28.3% 1Y
Market cap
$52.27B
P/E
32.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.83B
Div. yield
-0.01%
Compliance Software Technology
4 wins
CIEN Ciena Corp
$351.18 -1.6% 1M +92.4% 1Y
Market cap
$51.56B
P/E
78.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.02B
Div. yield
–
Networking Equipment Technology
5 wins
CLVT Clarivate Plc
$1.82 +2.8% 1M -50.8% 1Y
Market cap
$1.10B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.41B
Div. yield
–
Compliance Software Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Ciena leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Ciena 5, Thomson Reuters 4, Clarivate 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTRICIENCLVTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $52.27B $51.56B $1.10B TRI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 32.2x 78.8x -3.3x TRI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 26.0x 46.2x 2.5x CLVT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.0% +32.6% -3.5% CIEN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 20.7% 10.9% -13.8% TRI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 12.4% -0.9% CIEN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.2x 0.7x 6.0x CIEN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield -0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -28.3% +92.4% -50.8% CIEN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.2%/yr +45.3%/yr -39.8%/yr CIEN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 51.8% 77.8% 74.7% TRI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 55/100 57/100 CLVT

Percentile Scorecard

TRICIENCLVT

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

AxisTRICIENCLVT
Valuation 51 #50 of 101 22 #88 of 112 94 #7 of 101
Growth 29 #69 of 97 95 #6 of 109 30 #68 of 97
Profitability 99 #2 of 94 83 #19 of 104 45 #52 of 94
Financial Health 65 #38 of 108 43 #67 of 116 27 #79 of 108
Shareholder Returns 38 #40 of 64 35 #53 of 81 89 #8 of 64
Overall 57 55 57
  • TRI ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • CIEN ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • CLVT ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodTRICIENCLVTSPY
1 month +17.6%-1.6%+2.8% -0.2%
3 months +12.7%+0.2%-24.8% +3.9%
6 months +29.5%-25.9%-27.5% +8.2%
Year to date -11.7%+50.2%-45.5% +12.9%
1 year -28.3%+92.4%-50.8% +12.3%
3 years -1.2%+756.1%-71.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year -0.4%+104.7%-34.1% +23.3%
5 years -5.7%+546.3%-92.1% +67.9%
5 years, per year -1.2%+45.3%-39.8% +10.9%
10 years +183.3%+1,696.3%— +261.1%
10 years, per year +11.0%+33.5%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureTRICIENCLVTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 51.8%77.8%74.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 52.4%82.8%72.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.162.790.78 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.551.19-0.68 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -64.3%-49.7%-94.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -28.3%-44.0%-51.6% -1.2%
52-week high $162.38$627.00$3.76 $779.14
52-week low $76.55$176.45$1.45 $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.

MultipleTRICIENCLVT
P/E now vs peer median 32.2xmedian 28.3x 76.2xmedian 33.2x -3.5xmedian 28.3x
P/S now vs peer median 6.6xmedian 2.8x 8.3xmedian 2.8x 0.5xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 25.8xmedian 17.3x 56.2xmedian 20.0x 7.7xmedian 17.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 16.2xmedian 15.8x 61.2xmedian 29.8x 3.6xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 4.7xmedian 3.2x 16.3xmedian 3.0x 0.3xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 3.11median 0.85 1.70median 1.17 -0.06median 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 monthsTRICIENCLVT
Revenue $7.83B $6.02B $2.41B
Gross profit – $2.65B $1.61B
Operating income $2.33B $738.95M -$84.60M
Net income $1.68B $654.41M -$334.00M
Free cash flow $3.19B $814.36M $327.60M
R&D – $924.94M –
EPS (diluted) $3.61 $4.48 $-0.52
Cash & equivalents $577.00M $2.45B $217.70M
Total debt $3.26B $3.23B $4.21B
Shares (diluted) 449.53M 145.97M 639.40M
Enterprise value $49.06B $45.12B -$4.83M

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
MetricTRICIENCLVT
P/E 32.2x 76.2x -3.5x
P/FCF 16.2x 61.2x 3.6x
P/Operating cash flow 17.9x 47.2x 2.0x
P/S 6.6x 8.3x 0.5x
P/B 4.7x 16.3x 0.3x
P/Tangible book 6.4x 17.4x -0.4x
EV/EBITDA 25.8x 56.2x 7.7x
EV/EBIT 23.3x 68.2x -61.0x
EV/Revenue 6.9x 8.4x 2.1x
EV/FCF 17.1x 61.9x 15.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.8x 47.8x 9.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.11 1.70 -0.06

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTRICIENCLVT
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.0% 32.6% -3.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.2% 12.5% -2.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 40.6% -2.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 13.3% -1.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 9.1% 200.1% -55.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -0.5% 29.1% 72.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 4.7% 364.5% 22.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -6.8% 43.5% 56.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 8.4% 359.9% 17.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 10.4% 44.8% 56.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 14.5% 34.5% -9.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.1% 201.2% -7.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 13.0% 34.5% -5.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.0% 95.4% -13.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTRICIENCLVT
Gross margin – 44.1% 66.8%
EBITDA margin 26.9% 14.9% 27.6%
Operating margin 29.7% 12.3% -3.5%
Pretax margin 46.5% 12.1% -14.0%
Net margin 20.7% 10.9% -13.8%
FCF margin 40.7% 13.5% 13.6%
Operating cash flow margin 36.9% 17.5% 23.8%
Return on equity – 22.0% -7.2%
Return on assets – 9.3% -3.1%
Return on invested capital – 12.4% -0.9%
Return on capital employed – 13.1% -0.9%
Asset turnover – 0.9x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 1.6x -1.7x
Stock comp / revenue – 3.5% 2.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTRICIENCLVT
Debt / assets 18.0% 40.4% 40.2%
Debt / equity 0.3x 1.1x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.2x 0.7x 6.0x
Debt / FCF 1.0x 4.0x 12.9x
Liabilities / assets 38.5% 61.8% 56.7%
Equity / assets 61.5% 38.2% 43.3%
Interest coverage 116.5x 10.6x –
Current ratio 0.5x 3.8x 0.8x
Quick ratio -2.5x 2.8x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.2x 1.9x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 5.88 7.25 -0.75

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTRICIENCLVT
Dividend yield 3.4% – –
Net buyback yield -2.2% -1.0% 12.3%
Shareholder yield 1.2% -1.0% 12.3%
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.

ConsensusTRICIENCLVT
Forward P/E 26.0xFY2026 46.2xFY2026 2.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.47FY2026 $7.60FY2026 $0.72FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +12.6%FY2026 +187.9%FY2026 +4.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +8.1% +64.7% +11.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.73BFY2026 $6.86BFY2026 $2.19BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +3.8%FY2026 +43.8%FY2026 -11.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +15.5% +18.0% +6.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTRICIENCLVT
Held by institutions 90.1% 92.9% 91.1%
Institutions holding 421 1,220 242
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.6% -1.7% +1.7%
Institutions buying 408 729 129
Institutions selling 9 379 81
Buyers to sellers 45.33 1.92 1.59

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.

TRICIENCLVT
TRI 1.00 -0.38 0.57
CIEN -0.38 1.00 -0.24
CLVT 0.57 -0.24 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TRI, CIEN and CLVT?

Thomson Reuters (TRI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Thomson Reuters (TRI) $52.27B, Ciena (CIEN) $51.56B, Clarivate (CLVT) $1.10B.

Which stock is cheaper, TRI, CIEN and CLVT?

Thomson Reuters (TRI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Thomson Reuters (TRI) 32.2x, Ciena (CIEN) 78.8x, Clarivate (CLVT) -3.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Clarivate (CLVT) is cheapest (Thomson Reuters (TRI) 26.0x, Ciena (CIEN) 46.2x, Clarivate (CLVT) 2.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Ciena (CIEN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Thomson Reuters (TRI) +7.0%, Ciena (CIEN) +32.6%, Clarivate (CLVT) -3.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Thomson Reuters (TRI) has the highest net margin (Thomson Reuters (TRI) 20.7%, Ciena (CIEN) 10.9%, Clarivate (CLVT) -13.8%). On return on invested capital, Ciena (CIEN) leads (Ciena (CIEN) 12.4%, Clarivate (CLVT) -0.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ciena (CIEN) returned the most: Thomson Reuters (TRI) -28.3%, Ciena (CIEN) +92.4%, Clarivate (CLVT) -50.8%. Over five years, Ciena (CIEN) compounded fastest (Thomson Reuters (TRI) -1.2%/yr, Ciena (CIEN) +45.3%/yr, Clarivate (CLVT) -39.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Thomson Reuters (TRI) has been the steadiest (Thomson Reuters (TRI) 51.8%, Ciena (CIEN) 77.8%, Clarivate (CLVT) 74.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, TRI, CIEN and CLVT?

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