TRI vs CIEN vs LZ Stock Comparison

Thomson Reuters, Ciena and Legalzoom.Com 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
5 wins
CIEN Ciena Corp
$299.99 -23.3% 1M +58.3% 1Y
Market cap
$38.28B
P/E
58.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.02B
Div. yield
–
Networking Equipment Technology
4 wins
LZ Legalzoom.Com, Inc.
$6.69 +19.5% 1M -33.7% 1Y
Market cap
$1.19B
P/E
70.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$792.49M
Div. yield
–
Compliance Software Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionTRICIENLZLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $52.61B $38.28B $1.19B TRI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 33.1x 58.5x 70.4x TRI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 24.6x 39.5x 9.8x LZ
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.7% +32.6% +12.3% CIEN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 20.1% 10.9% 2.1% TRI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.4% 12.4% — TRI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.0x 0.7x — CIEN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield -0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -29.2% +58.3% -33.7% CIEN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.3%/yr +37.6%/yr -24.2%/yr CIEN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 52.6% 79.6% 64.7% TRI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 55/100 66/100 LZ

Percentile Scorecard

TRICIENLZ

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

AxisTRICIENLZ
Valuation 50 #51 of 100 21 #89 of 112 85 #16 of 100
Growth 22 #77 of 99 94 #7 of 108 44 #56 of 99
Profitability 93 #8 of 96 83 #19 of 104 71 #29 of 96
Financial Health 69 #36 of 112 41 #69 of 116 37 #71 of 112
Shareholder Returns 38 #42 of 67 35 #56 of 85 94 #5 of 67
Overall 54 55 66
  • TRI ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • CIEN ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • LZ ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodTRICIENLZSPY
1 month +12.9%-23.3%+19.5% -2.0%
3 months +0.9%-27.0%-20.4% -2.2%
6 months +15.4%-44.9%-0.3% +4.2%
Year to date -16.5%+28.3%-32.6% +10.6%
1 year -29.2%+58.3%-33.7% +10.4%
3 years -13.6%+583.3%-36.6% +73.6%
3 years, per year -4.7%+89.8%-14.1% +20.2%
5 years -10.8%+393.2%-74.9% +61.6%
5 years, per year -2.3%+37.6%-24.2% +10.1%
10 years +159.2%+1,456.8%— +261.3%
10 years, per year +10.0%+31.6%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureTRICIENLZSPY
Volatility, 1Y 52.6%79.6%64.7% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 53.9%85.5%78.4% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.122.900.49 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.560.73-0.52 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -64.3%-54.7%-79.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -29.2%-52.2%-38.8% -3.2%
52-week high $155.72$627.00$10.93 $779.14
52-week low $76.55$176.45$5.43 $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.

MultipleTRICIENLZ
P/E now vs peer median 31.1xmedian 27.1x 65.1xmedian 30.7x 67.6xmedian 27.1x
P/S now vs peer median 6.2xmedian 2.8x 7.1xmedian 2.6x 1.4xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 24.2xmedian 16.6x 48.1xmedian 18.9x 12.3xmedian 16.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 16.1xmedian 15.7x 52.3xmedian 28.0x 7.5xmedian 15.7x
P/B now vs peer median 4.4xmedian 2.8x 13.9xmedian 2.8x 8.8xmedian 2.8x
PEG now vs peer median 5.53median 0.87 1.45median 1.07 1.23median 0.87

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 monthsTRICIENLZ
Revenue $7.88B $6.02B $792.49M
Gross profit – $2.65B $528.61M
Operating income $2.14B $738.95M $32.52M
Net income $1.54B $654.41M $16.85M
Free cash flow $3.04B $814.36M $149.65M
R&D – $924.94M –
EPS (diluted) $3.53 $4.48 $0.10
Cash & equivalents $1.39B $2.45B $167.23M
Total debt $4.09B $3.23B –
Shares (diluted) 449.53M 145.97M 171.64M
Enterprise value $48.58B $31.83B $396.44M

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
MetricTRICIENLZ
P/E 31.1x 65.1x 67.6x
P/FCF 16.1x 52.3x 7.5x
P/Operating cash flow 18.0x 40.4x 6.4x
P/S 6.2x 7.1x 1.4x
P/B 4.4x 13.9x 8.8x
P/Tangible book 6.0x 14.8x 10.0x
EV/EBITDA 24.2x 48.1x 12.3x
EV/EBIT 24.0x 58.4x 29.3x
EV/Revenue 6.5x 7.2x 1.2x
EV/FCF 16.8x 53.0x 6.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.8x 40.9x 5.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 5.53 1.45 1.23

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTRICIENLZ
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.7% 32.6% 12.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.3% 12.5% 7.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 40.6% 14.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 13.3% 8.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) -4.4% 200.1% -7.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -3.8% 29.1% 198.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -8.9% 364.5% -41.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -10.9% 43.5% 51.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 4.9% 359.9% -38.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 5.6% 44.8% 54.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 13.7% 34.5% 6.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.1% 201.2% 12.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 12.2% 34.5% 14.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.6% 95.4% 15.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTRICIENLZ
Gross margin – 44.1% 66.7%
EBITDA margin 26.9% 14.9% 9.8%
Operating margin 27.1% 12.3% 4.1%
Pretax margin 43.7% 12.1% 4.8%
Net margin 20.1% 10.9% 2.1%
FCF margin 38.6% 13.5% 18.9%
Operating cash flow margin 34.6% 17.5% 22.1%
Return on equity 14.1% 22.0% 12.3%
Return on assets 8.5% 9.3% 3.5%
Return on invested capital 14.4% 12.4% –
Return on capital employed 14.0% 13.1% 20.2%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.9x 1.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 1.6x 10.4x
Stock comp / revenue – 3.5% 12.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTRICIENLZ
Debt / assets 21.6% 40.4% –
Debt / equity 0.4x 1.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA 1.0x 0.7x –
Debt / FCF 1.3x 4.0x –
Liabilities / assets 40.6% 61.8% 72.7%
Equity / assets 59.4% 38.2% 27.3%
Interest coverage 142.6x 10.6x 18.6x
Current ratio 1.1x 3.8x 0.7x
Quick ratio 0.9x 2.8x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.6x 1.9x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 5.31 6.37 -0.02

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTRICIENLZ
Dividend yield 3.7% – –
Net buyback yield -1.5% -1.1% 13.2%
Shareholder yield 2.2% -1.1% 13.2%
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.

ConsensusTRICIENLZ
Forward P/E 24.6xFY2026 39.5xFY2026 9.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.47FY2026 $7.60FY2026 $0.68FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +12.6%FY2026 +187.9%FY2026 +9.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +8.1% +64.7% +25.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.73BFY2026 $6.86BFY2026 $847.19MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +3.8%FY2026 +43.8%FY2026 +12.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +15.5% +18.0% -6.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTRICIENLZ
Held by institutions 90.1% 93.0% 96.0%
Institutions holding 421 1,224 242
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.6% -1.7% -0.5%
Institutions buying 408 733 122
Institutions selling 9 379 97
Buyers to sellers 45.33 1.93 1.26

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.

TRICIENLZ
TRI 1.00 -0.39 0.49
CIEN -0.39 1.00 -0.16
LZ 0.49 -0.16 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TRI, CIEN and LZ?

Thomson Reuters (TRI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Thomson Reuters (TRI) $52.61B, Ciena (CIEN) $38.28B, Legalzoom.Com (LZ) $1.19B.

Which stock is cheaper, TRI, CIEN and LZ?

Thomson Reuters (TRI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Thomson Reuters (TRI) 33.1x, Ciena (CIEN) 58.5x, Legalzoom.Com (LZ) 70.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Legalzoom.Com (LZ) is cheapest (Thomson Reuters (TRI) 24.6x, Ciena (CIEN) 39.5x, Legalzoom.Com (LZ) 9.8x). 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) +8.7%, Ciena (CIEN) +32.6%, Legalzoom.Com (LZ) +12.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Thomson Reuters (TRI) has the highest net margin (Thomson Reuters (TRI) 20.1%, Ciena (CIEN) 10.9%, Legalzoom.Com (LZ) 2.1%). On return on invested capital, Thomson Reuters (TRI) leads (Thomson Reuters (TRI) 14.4%, Ciena (CIEN) 12.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ciena (CIEN) returned the most: Thomson Reuters (TRI) -29.2%, Ciena (CIEN) +58.3%, Legalzoom.Com (LZ) -33.7%. Over five years, Ciena (CIEN) compounded fastest (Thomson Reuters (TRI) -2.3%/yr, Ciena (CIEN) +37.6%/yr, Legalzoom.Com (LZ) -24.2%/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) 52.6%, Ciena (CIEN) 79.6%, Legalzoom.Com (LZ) 64.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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