TRI vs DFIN vs CLVT Stock Comparison

Thomson Reuters, Donnelley Financial Solutions and Clarivate Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
TRI Thomson Reuters Corp /Can/
$123.17 +25.1% 1M -24.6% 1Y
Market cap
$54.80B
P/E
33.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.83B
Div. yield
-0.01%
Compliance Software Technology
4 wins
CLVT Clarivate Plc
$1.85 +0.5% 1M -50.0% 1Y
Market cap
$1.20B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.41B
Div. yield
–
Compliance Software Technology
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Donnelley Financial Solutions leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Donnelley Financial Solutions 6, Thomson Reuters 4, Clarivate 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTRIDFINCLVTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $54.80B $1.37B $1.20B TRI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 33.8x 38.8x -3.6x TRI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 27.4x 11.3x 2.6x CLVT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.0% +3.0% -3.5% TRI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 20.7% 4.5% -13.8% TRI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 17.4% -0.9% DFIN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.2x 0.9x 6.0x DFIN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield -0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -24.6% +2.1% -50.0% DFIN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.1%/yr +8.6%/yr -39.2%/yr DFIN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 51.6% 47.5% 74.6% DFIN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 56/100 72/100 57/100 DFIN

Percentile Scorecard

TRIDFINCLVT

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

AxisTRIDFINCLVT
Valuation 49 #52 of 101 95 #6 of 101 94 #7 of 101
Growth 28 #70 of 97 29 #69 of 97 30 #68 of 97
Profitability 99 #2 of 94 84 #16 of 94 45 #52 of 94
Financial Health 67 #37 of 109 62 #42 of 109 28 #79 of 109
Shareholder Returns 37 #41 of 64 91 #7 of 64 89 #8 of 64
Overall 56 72 57
  • TRI ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • DFIN ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • 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

PeriodTRIDFINCLVTSPY
1 month +25.1%+14.5%+0.5% -1.0%
3 months +36.6%+15.0%-9.3% +2.9%
6 months +37.2%+10.1%-24.5% +6.4%
Year to date -6.6%+19.0%-44.6% +11.4%
1 year -24.6%+2.1%-50.0% +13.1%
3 years +0.2%+7.2%-72.1% +79.4%
3 years, per year +0.1%+2.3%-34.7% +21.5%
5 years -0.3%+50.7%-91.7% +67.7%
5 years, per year -0.1%+8.6%-39.2% +10.9%
10 years +198.5%+122.1%— +255.2%
10 years, per year +11.6%+8.3%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureTRIDFINCLVTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 51.6%47.5%74.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 51.9%54.5%72.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.180.640.79 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.480.04-0.67 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -64.3%-50.3%-94.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -24.6%-0.8%-50.8% -2.5%
52-week high $163.45$56.05$3.76 $779.14
52-week low $76.55$36.74$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.

MultipleTRIDFINCLVT
P/E now vs peer median 34.1xmedian 29.9x 39.6xmedian 29.9x -3.5xmedian 29.9x
P/S now vs peer median 7.0xmedian 2.8x 1.8xmedian 2.8x 0.5xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 27.2xmedian 17.4x 7.5xmedian 17.4x 7.8xmedian 17.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.2xmedian 16.9x 9.0xmedian 16.9x 3.6xmedian 16.9x
P/B now vs peer median 4.9xmedian 3.1x 3.5xmedian 3.1x 0.3xmedian 3.1x
PEG now vs peer median 3.29median 0.86 -1.95median 0.86 -0.06median 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 monthsTRIDFINCLVT
Revenue $7.83B $777.50M $2.41B
Gross profit – $499.20M $1.61B
Operating income $2.33B $147.00M -$84.60M
Net income $1.68B $35.20M -$334.00M
Free cash flow $3.19B $152.30M $327.60M
EPS (diluted) $3.61 $1.39 $-0.52
Cash & equivalents $577.00M $25.30M $217.70M
Total debt $3.26B $759.90M $17.34B
Shares (diluted) 449.53M 25.30M 639.40M
Enterprise value $51.58B $1.27B $87.88M

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
MetricTRIDFINCLVT
P/E 34.1x 39.6x -3.5x
P/FCF 17.2x 9.0x 3.6x
P/Operating cash flow 19.0x 6.8x 2.1x
P/S 7.0x 1.8x 0.5x
P/B 4.9x 3.5x 0.3x
P/Tangible book 6.8x 3.5x -0.4x
EV/EBITDA 27.2x 7.5x 7.8x
EV/EBIT 24.6x 10.6x -61.2x
EV/Revenue 7.3x 2.0x 2.1x
EV/FCF 18.0x 10.2x 15.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.9x 7.6x 9.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.29 -1.95 -0.06

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTRIDFINCLVT
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.0% 3.0% -3.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.2% -0.8% -2.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 5.9% -2.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 3.6% -1.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 9.1% 16.6% -55.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -0.5% 8.8% 72.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 4.7% -57.1% 22.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -6.8% -25.0% 56.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 8.4% -52.2% 17.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 10.4% -20.3% 56.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 14.5% 17.2% -9.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.1% 17.5% -7.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 13.0% 39.3% -5.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.0% 28.3% -13.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTRIDFINCLVT
Gross margin – 64.2% 66.8%
EBITDA margin 26.9% 26.6% 27.6%
Operating margin 29.7% 18.9% -3.5%
Pretax margin 46.5% 6.4% -14.0%
Net margin 20.7% 4.5% -13.8%
FCF margin 40.7% 19.6% 13.6%
Operating cash flow margin 36.9% 26.1% 23.8%
Return on equity – 9.2% -7.2%
Return on assets – 4.2% -3.1%
Return on invested capital – 17.4% -0.9%
Return on capital employed – 22.8% -0.9%
Asset turnover – 0.9x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 5.8x -1.7x
Stock comp / revenue – 4.3% 2.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTRIDFINCLVT
Debt / assets 18.0% 24.5% 40.2%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.5x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.2x 0.9x 6.0x
Debt / FCF 1.0x 1.3x 12.9x
Liabilities / assets 38.5% 53.6% 56.7%
Equity / assets 61.5% 46.4% 43.3%
Interest coverage 116.5x – –
Current ratio 0.5x 1.3x 0.8x
Quick ratio -2.5x 1.4x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.1x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 6.14 4.51 -0.75

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTRIDFINCLVT
Dividend yield 3.3% – –
Net buyback yield -2.1% 12.5% 12.1%
Shareholder yield 1.1% 12.5% 12.1%
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.

ConsensusTRIDFINCLVT
Forward P/E 27.4xFY2026 11.3xFY2026 2.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.50FY2026 $4.93FY2026 $0.72FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +13.4%FY2026 +14.7%FY2026 +4.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +7.6% +6.1% +11.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.76BFY2026 $815.18MFY2026 $2.19BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.1%FY2026 +6.3%FY2026 -11.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +15.1% -5.0% +6.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTRIDFINCLVT
Held by institutions 90.1% 91.7% 91.1%
Institutions holding 421 245 242
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.6% -5.3% +1.7%
Institutions buying 408 114 129
Institutions selling 9 89 81
Buyers to sellers 45.33 1.28 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.

TRIDFINCLVT
TRI 1.00 0.40 0.57
DFIN 0.40 1.00 0.39
CLVT 0.57 0.39 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TRI, DFIN and CLVT?

Thomson Reuters (TRI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Thomson Reuters (TRI) $54.80B, Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) $1.37B, Clarivate (CLVT) $1.20B.

Which stock is cheaper, TRI, DFIN and CLVT?

Thomson Reuters (TRI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Thomson Reuters (TRI) 33.8x, Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) 38.8x, Clarivate (CLVT) -3.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Clarivate (CLVT) is cheapest (Thomson Reuters (TRI) 27.4x, Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) 11.3x, Clarivate (CLVT) 2.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Thomson Reuters (TRI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Thomson Reuters (TRI) +7.0%, Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) +3.0%, Clarivate (CLVT) -3.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Thomson Reuters (TRI) has the highest net margin (Thomson Reuters (TRI) 20.7%, Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) 4.5%, Clarivate (CLVT) -13.8%). On return on invested capital, Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) leads (Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) 17.4%, Clarivate (CLVT) -0.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) returned the most: Thomson Reuters (TRI) -24.6%, Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) +2.1%, Clarivate (CLVT) -50.0%. Over five years, Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) compounded fastest (Thomson Reuters (TRI) -0.1%/yr, Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) +8.6%/yr, Clarivate (CLVT) -39.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) has been the steadiest (Thomson Reuters (TRI) 51.6%, Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) 47.5%, Clarivate (CLVT) 74.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, TRI, DFIN 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, Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) 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.