TRI vs DFIN vs DOCU Stock Comparison

Thomson Reuters, Donnelley Financial Solutions and Docusign 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
3 wins
DOCU Docusign, Inc.
$85.27 +22.7% 1M +20.0% 1Y
Market cap
$16.24B
P/E
49.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.36B
Div. yield
–
Compliance Software Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Donnelley Financial Solutions leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Donnelley Financial Solutions 5, Thomson Reuters 3, Docusign 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTRIDFINDOCULeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $54.80B $1.37B $16.24B TRI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 33.8x 38.8x 49.2x TRI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 27.4x 11.3x 19.2x DFIN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.0% +3.0% +8.6% DOCU
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 20.7% 4.5% 9.8% TRI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 17.4% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.2x 0.9x — DFIN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield -0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -24.6% +2.1% +20.0% DOCU
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.1%/yr +8.6%/yr -20.9%/yr DFIN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 51.6% 47.5% 48.4% DFIN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 56/100 72/100 71/100 DFIN

Percentile Scorecard

TRIDFINDOCU

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

AxisTRIDFINDOCU
Valuation 49 #52 of 101 95 #6 of 101 64 #37 of 101
Growth 28 #70 of 97 29 #69 of 97 76 #24 of 97
Profitability 99 #2 of 94 84 #16 of 94 89 #11 of 94
Financial Health 67 #37 of 109 62 #42 of 109 55 #50 of 109
Shareholder Returns 37 #41 of 64 91 #7 of 64 73 #18 of 64
Overall 56 72 71
  • TRI ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • DFIN ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • DOCU ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodTRIDFINDOCUSPY
1 month +25.1%+14.5%+22.7% -1.0%
3 months +36.6%+15.0%+69.1% +2.9%
6 months +37.2%+10.1%+84.5% +6.4%
Year to date -6.6%+19.0%+24.7% +11.4%
1 year -24.6%+2.1%+20.0% +13.1%
3 years +0.2%+7.2%+110.3% +79.4%
3 years, per year +0.1%+2.3%+28.1% +21.5%
5 years -0.3%+50.7%-69.0% +67.7%
5 years, per year -0.1%+8.6%-20.9% +10.9%
10 years +198.5%+122.1%— +255.2%
10 years, per year +11.6%+8.3%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureTRIDFINDOCUSPY
Volatility, 1Y 51.6%47.5%48.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 51.9%54.5%48.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.180.640.46 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.480.040.41 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -64.3%-50.3%-86.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -24.6%-0.8%0.0% -2.5%
52-week high $163.45$56.05$85.27 $779.14
52-week low $76.55$36.74$41.75 $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.

MultipleTRIDFINDOCU
P/E now vs peer median 34.1xmedian 29.9x 39.6xmedian 29.9x 49.4xmedian 29.9x
P/S now vs peer median 7.0xmedian 2.8x 1.8xmedian 2.8x 4.8xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 27.2xmedian 17.4x 7.5xmedian 17.4x 19.1xmedian 17.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.2xmedian 16.9x 9.0xmedian 16.9x 13.4xmedian 16.9x
P/B now vs peer median 4.9xmedian 3.1x 3.5xmedian 3.1x 9.3xmedian 3.1x
PEG now vs peer median 3.29median 0.86 -1.95median 0.86 0.27median 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 monthsTRIDFINDOCU
Revenue $7.83B $777.50M $3.36B
Gross profit – $499.20M $2.67B
Operating income $2.33B $147.00M $402.03M
Net income $1.68B $35.20M $329.94M
Free cash flow $3.19B $152.30M $1.20B
R&D – – $659.08M
EPS (diluted) $3.61 $1.39 $1.71
Cash & equivalents $577.00M $25.30M $528.16M
Total debt $3.26B $759.90M –
Shares (diluted) 449.53M 25.30M 193.12M
Enterprise value $51.58B $1.27B $12.94B

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
MetricTRIDFINDOCU
P/E 34.1x 39.6x 49.4x
P/FCF 17.2x 9.0x 13.4x
P/Operating cash flow 19.0x 6.8x 12.1x
P/S 7.0x 1.8x 4.8x
P/B 4.9x 3.5x 9.3x
P/Tangible book 6.8x 3.5x 9.6x
EV/EBITDA 27.2x 7.5x 19.1x
EV/EBIT 24.6x 10.6x 38.0x
EV/Revenue 7.3x 2.0x 4.5x
EV/FCF 18.0x 10.2x 12.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.9x 7.6x 11.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.29 -1.95 0.27

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTRIDFINDOCU
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.0% 3.0% 8.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.2% -0.8% 8.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 5.9% 8.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 3.6% 8.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 9.1% 16.6% 64.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -0.5% 8.8% 160.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 4.7% -57.1% 17.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -6.8% -25.0% 177.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 8.4% -52.2% 28.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 10.4% -20.3% 183.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 14.5% 17.2% 27.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.1% 17.5% 27.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 13.0% 39.3% 28.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.0% 28.3% 29.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTRIDFINDOCU
Gross margin – 64.2% 79.5%
EBITDA margin 26.9% 26.6% 23.7%
Operating margin 29.7% 18.9% 12.0%
Pretax margin 46.5% 6.4% 13.1%
Net margin 20.7% 4.5% 9.8%
FCF margin 40.7% 19.6% 35.7%
Operating cash flow margin 36.9% 26.1% 39.4%
Return on equity – 9.2% 18.6%
Return on assets – 4.2% 8.3%
Return on invested capital – 17.4% –
Return on capital employed – 22.8% 20.1%
Asset turnover – 0.9x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 5.8x 4.0x
Stock comp / revenue – 4.3% 15.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTRIDFINDOCU
Debt / assets 18.0% 24.5% –
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.5x –
Net debt / EBITDA 1.2x 0.9x –
Debt / FCF 1.0x 1.3x –
Liabilities / assets 38.5% 53.6% 56.6%
Equity / assets 61.5% 46.4% 43.4%
Interest coverage 116.5x – 170.4x
Current ratio 0.5x 1.3x 0.6x
Quick ratio -2.5x 1.4x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.1x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 6.14 4.51 4.44

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTRIDFINDOCU
Dividend yield 3.3% – –
Net buyback yield -2.1% 12.5% 6.6%
Shareholder yield 1.1% 12.5% 6.6%
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.

ConsensusTRIDFINDOCU
Forward P/E 27.4xFY2026 11.3xFY2026 19.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.50FY2026 $4.93FY2026 $4.43FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +13.4%FY2026 +14.7%FY2026 +15.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +7.6% +6.1% +12.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.76BFY2026 $815.18MFY2026 $3.62BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.1%FY2026 +6.3%FY2026 +12.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +15.1% -5.0% -0.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTRIDFINDOCU
Held by institutions 90.1% 91.7% 90.0%
Institutions holding 421 245 670
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.6% -5.3% -1.2%
Institutions buying 408 114 329
Institutions selling 9 89 243
Buyers to sellers 45.33 1.28 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.

TRIDFINDOCU
TRI 1.00 0.40 0.58
DFIN 0.40 1.00 0.39
DOCU 0.58 0.39 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TRI, DFIN and DOCU?

Thomson Reuters (TRI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Thomson Reuters (TRI) $54.80B, Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) $1.37B, Docusign (DOCU) $16.24B.

Which stock is cheaper, TRI, DFIN and DOCU?

Thomson Reuters (TRI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Thomson Reuters (TRI) 33.8x, Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) 38.8x, Docusign (DOCU) 49.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) is cheapest (Thomson Reuters (TRI) 27.4x, Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) 11.3x, Docusign (DOCU) 19.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Docusign (DOCU) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Thomson Reuters (TRI) +7.0%, Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) +3.0%, Docusign (DOCU) +8.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Thomson Reuters (TRI) has the highest net margin (Thomson Reuters (TRI) 20.7%, Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) 4.5%, Docusign (DOCU) 9.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Docusign (DOCU) returned the most: Thomson Reuters (TRI) -24.6%, Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) +2.1%, Docusign (DOCU) +20.0%. Over five years, Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) compounded fastest (Thomson Reuters (TRI) -0.1%/yr, Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) +8.6%/yr, Docusign (DOCU) -20.9%/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%, Docusign (DOCU) 48.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, TRI, DFIN and DOCU?

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 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.