TRI vs DSGX vs NDAQ Stock Comparison

Thomson Reuters, Descartes Systems and Nasdaq Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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TRI Thomson Reuters Corp /Can/
$118.11 +20.4% 1M -18.1% 1Y
Market cap
$51.21B
P/E
32.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.88B
Div. yield
-0.01%
Compliance Software Technology
2 wins
NDAQ Nasdaq, Inc.
$106.83 +15.8% 1M +24.9% 1Y
Market cap
$59.91B
P/E
28.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.15B
Div. yield
–
Exchanges Financial Services
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Nasdaq leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Nasdaq 6, Descartes Systems 3, Thomson Reuters 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTRIDSGXNDAQLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $51.21B $7.99B $59.91B NDAQ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 32.2x 42.5x 28.7x NDAQ
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 27.7x 43.1x 26.5x NDAQ
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.7% +13.2% +11.5% DSGX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 20.1% 24.3% 22.8% DSGX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2,275.5% — 10.5% TRI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.0x — 2.4x TRI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield -0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -18.1% +10.8% +24.9% NDAQ
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.7%/yr +2.8%/yr +8.5%/yr NDAQ
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 52.7% 40.7% 28.6% NDAQ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 67/100 53/100 DSGX

Percentile Scorecard

TRIDSGXNDAQ

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

AxisTRIDSGXNDAQ
Valuation 49 #52 of 100 48 #47 of 89 42 #60 of 103
Growth 22 #77 of 99 67 #28 of 82 42 #41 of 70
Profitability 99 #2 of 96 97 #3 of 78 78 #17 of 74
Financial Health 80 #23 of 112 84 #16 of 95 49 #52 of 100
Shareholder Returns 36 #43 of 67 39 #34 of 55 54 #19 of 40
Overall 57 67 53
  • TRI ranked among 113 companies in Business Applications
  • DSGX ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software
  • NDAQ ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodTRIDSGXNDAQSPY
1 month +20.4%+20.6%+15.8% -5.9%
3 months +17.9%+21.9%+12.8% -4.6%
6 months +26.5%+29.2%+20.0% +0.2%
Year to date -10.4%+8.2%+10.0% +7.5%
1 year -18.1%+10.8%+24.9% +8.2%
3 years -8.3%+27.8%+110.6% +68.3%
3 years, per year -2.9%+8.5%+28.2% +19.0%
5 years -3.7%+15.0%+50.6% +56.5%
5 years, per year -0.7%+2.8%+8.5% +9.4%
10 years +178.2%+364.8%+395.5% +251.5%
10 years, per year +10.8%+16.6%+17.4% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureTRIDSGXNDAQSPY
Volatility, 1Y 52.7%40.7%28.6% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 53.6%36.8%30.3% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.100.300.57 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.340.270.87 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -64.3%-48.7%-33.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -18.1%-0.1%-2.6% -5.9%
52-week high $144.25$94.87$109.70 $779.14
52-week low $76.55$62.82$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.

MultipleTRIDSGXNDAQ
P/E now vs peer median 33.4xmedian 24.7x 43.3xmedian 42.4x 28.7xmedian 28.4x
P/S now vs peer median 6.7xmedian 2.8x 10.5xmedian 2.5x 6.5xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 25.9xmedian 16.5x 23.7xmedian 17.4x 20.0xmedian 13.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.3xmedian 15.3x 27.4xmedian 21.5x 26.4xmedian 15.1x
P/B now vs peer median -2.9xmedian 2.7x 5.0xmedian 1.9x 5.0xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 5.93median 0.77 2.47median 1.51 1.57median 0.47

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 monthsTRIDSGXNDAQ
Revenue $7.88B $775.17M $9.15B
Gross profit – $601.59M $5.78B
Operating income $2.14B $243.60M $2.73B
Net income $1.54B $188.01M $2.08B
Free cash flow $3.04B $297.47M $2.26B
R&D – $109.17M –
EPS (diluted) $3.53 $2.15 $3.70
Cash & equivalents $1.39B $401.06M $365.00M
Total debt $4.09B – $8.74B
Shares (diluted) 449.53M 87.58M 563.31M
Enterprise value $47.18B $6.58B $57.35B

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
MetricTRIDSGXNDAQ
P/E 33.4x 43.3x 28.7x
P/FCF 17.3x 27.4x 26.4x
P/Operating cash flow 19.2x 26.7x 23.4x
P/S 6.7x 10.5x 6.5x
P/B -2.9x 5.0x 5.0x
P/Tangible book -2.5x 6.2x 10.1x
EV/EBITDA 25.9x 23.7x 20.0x
EV/EBIT 25.6x 31.8x 24.9x
EV/Revenue 6.9x 10.0x 7.4x
EV/FCF 18.0x 26.1x 30.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.1x 25.4x 26.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 5.93 2.47 1.57

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTRIDSGXNDAQ
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.7% 13.2% 11.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.3% 13.8% 15.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 15.5% 13.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 14.4% 16.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -4.4% 30.1% 23.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -3.8% 19.8% 20.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -8.9% 26.9% 28.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -10.9% 18.3% 23.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 4.9% 26.4% 31.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 5.6% 17.6% 18.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 13.7% 28.6% 9.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.1% 14.7% 12.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 12.2% 30.3% 7.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.6% 15.7% 11.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTRIDSGXNDAQ
Gross margin – 77.6% 63.2%
EBITDA margin 26.9% 42.1% 37.0%
Operating margin 27.1% 31.4% 29.8%
Pretax margin 43.7% 32.7% 28.5%
Net margin 20.1% 24.3% 22.8%
FCF margin 38.6% 38.4% 24.7%
Operating cash flow margin 34.6% 39.4% 27.8%
Return on equity – 11.4% 17.4%
Return on assets – – 7.6%
Return on invested capital 2,276% – 10.5%
Return on capital employed 41.3% – 12.0%
Asset turnover – – 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 1.6x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue – 3.5% 1.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTRIDSGXNDAQ
Debt / assets – – 31.9%
Debt / equity -0.2x – 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.0x – 2.4x
Debt / FCF 1.3x – 3.9x
Liabilities / assets 44.7% 15.9% 56.2%
Equity / assets 55.3% 84.1% 43.8%
Interest coverage 142.6x 168.0x 7.9x
Current ratio 1.0x 2.0x 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.8x 1.9x 0.4x
Cash ratio -0.1x 1.5x 0.1x
Altman Z-score – 17.04 3.54

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTRIDSGXNDAQ
Dividend yield 3.4% – 1.1%
Net buyback yield -1.4% 0.2% 2.5%
Shareholder yield 2.0% 0.2% 3.5%
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.

ConsensusTRIDSGXNDAQ
Forward P/E 27.7xFY2026 43.1xFY2026 26.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.26FY2026 $2.20FY2026 $4.03FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +7.3%FY2026 +17.6%FY2026 +15.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +10.1% +18.2% +11.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.48BFY2026 $889.36MFY2026 $6.10BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.4%FY2026 +22.1%FY2026 +16.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +17.3% +1.6% +13.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTRIDSGXNDAQ
Held by institutions 90.1% – 83.8%
Institutions holding 421 – 1,084
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.6% – +1.0%
Institutions buying 408 – 538
Institutions selling 9 – 398
Buyers to sellers 45.33 – 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.

TRIDSGXNDAQ
TRI 1.00 0.62 0.49
DSGX 0.62 1.00 0.44
NDAQ 0.49 0.44 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TRI, DSGX and NDAQ?

Nasdaq (NDAQ) is the largest by market capitalisation: Thomson Reuters (TRI) $51.21B, Descartes Systems (DSGX) $7.99B, Nasdaq (NDAQ) $59.91B.

Which stock is cheaper, TRI, DSGX and NDAQ?

Nasdaq (NDAQ) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Thomson Reuters (TRI) 32.2x, Descartes Systems (DSGX) 42.5x, Nasdaq (NDAQ) 28.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Nasdaq (NDAQ) is cheapest (Thomson Reuters (TRI) 27.7x, Descartes Systems (DSGX) 43.1x, Nasdaq (NDAQ) 26.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Descartes Systems (DSGX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Thomson Reuters (TRI) +8.7%, Descartes Systems (DSGX) +13.2%, Nasdaq (NDAQ) +11.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Descartes Systems (DSGX) has the highest net margin (Thomson Reuters (TRI) 20.1%, Descartes Systems (DSGX) 24.3%, Nasdaq (NDAQ) 22.8%). On return on invested capital, Thomson Reuters (TRI) leads (Thomson Reuters (TRI) 2,275.5%, Nasdaq (NDAQ) 10.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Nasdaq (NDAQ) returned the most: Thomson Reuters (TRI) -18.1%, Descartes Systems (DSGX) +10.8%, Nasdaq (NDAQ) +24.9%. Over five years, Nasdaq (NDAQ) compounded fastest (Thomson Reuters (TRI) -0.7%/yr, Descartes Systems (DSGX) +2.8%/yr, Nasdaq (NDAQ) +8.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Nasdaq (NDAQ) has been the steadiest (Thomson Reuters (TRI) 52.7%, Descartes Systems (DSGX) 40.7%, Nasdaq (NDAQ) 28.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, TRI, DSGX 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.