TRI vs LAW vs DFIN Stock Comparison

Thomson Reuters, CS Disco and Donnelley Financial Solutions Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
TRI Thomson Reuters Corp /Can/
$116.41 +17.6% 1M -28.3% 1Y
Market cap
$52.04B
P/E
32.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.83B
Div. yield
-0.01%
Compliance Software Technology
3 wins
LAW CS Disco, Inc.
$5.05 +16.6% 1M -26.7% 1Y
Market cap
$327.93M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$167.12M
Div. yield
–
Compliance Software Technology
1 win

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Donnelley Financial Solutions leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Donnelley Financial Solutions 6, Thomson Reuters 3, CS Disco 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTRILAWDFINLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $52.04B $327.93M $1.34B TRI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 32.1x -8.1x 37.9x TRI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 26.0x — 10.8x DFIN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.0% +12.9% +3.0% LAW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 20.7% -24.2% 4.5% 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 -28.3% -26.7% +3.1% DFIN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.2%/yr -37.7%/yr +7.1%/yr DFIN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 51.8% 77.3% 47.4% DFIN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 45/100 72/100 DFIN

Percentile Scorecard

TRILAWDFIN

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

AxisTRILAWDFIN
Valuation 51 #50 of 101 26 #75 of 101 95 #6 of 101
Growth 29 #69 of 97 52 #47 of 97 28 #70 of 97
Profitability 99 #2 of 94 31 #65 of 94 85 #15 of 94
Financial Health 65 #38 of 108 91 #11 of 108 61 #43 of 108
Shareholder Returns 38 #40 of 64 25 #48 of 64 91 #7 of 64
Overall 57 45 72
  • TRI ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • LAW ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • DFIN ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodTRILAWDFINSPY
1 month +17.6%+16.6%+9.3% -0.2%
3 months +12.7%+19.7%+1.4% +3.9%
6 months +29.5%+13.5%+4.7% +8.2%
Year to date -11.7%-34.9%+14.5% +12.9%
1 year -28.3%-26.7%+3.1% +12.3%
3 years -1.2%-12.2%+0.3% +87.4%
3 years, per year -0.4%-4.2%+0.1% +23.3%
5 years -5.7%-90.6%+40.8% +67.9%
5 years, per year -1.2%-37.7%+7.1% +10.9%
10 years +183.3%—+140.5% +261.1%
10 years, per year +11.0%—+9.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureTRILAWDFINSPY
Volatility, 1Y 51.8%77.3%47.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 52.4%85.0%54.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.160.350.66 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.55-0.350.07 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -64.3%-95.2%-50.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -28.3%-43.3%-4.6% -1.2%
52-week high $162.38$8.91$56.05 $779.14
52-week low $76.55$2.76$36.74 $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.

MultipleTRILAWDFIN
P/E now vs peer median 32.2xmedian 28.3x -8.1xmedian 28.3x 38.1xmedian 28.3x
P/S now vs peer median 6.6xmedian 2.8x 2.0xmedian 2.8x 1.7xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 25.8xmedian 17.3x -5.7xmedian 17.3x 7.2xmedian 17.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 16.2xmedian 15.8x -20.0xmedian 15.8x 8.7xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 4.7xmedian 3.2x 2.7xmedian 3.2x 3.4xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 3.11median 0.85 -0.40median 0.85 -1.88median 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 monthsTRILAWDFIN
Revenue $7.83B $167.12M $777.50M
Gross profit – $125.05M $499.20M
Operating income $2.33B -$43.01M $147.00M
Net income $1.68B -$40.44M $35.20M
Free cash flow $3.19B -$16.39M $152.30M
R&D – $58.00M –
EPS (diluted) $3.61 $-0.63 $1.39
Cash & equivalents $577.00M $10.89M $25.30M
Total debt $3.26B – $204.00M
Shares (diluted) 449.53M 64.49M 25.30M
Enterprise value $48.83B -$104.59M $1.24B

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
MetricTRILAWDFIN
P/E 32.2x -8.1x 38.1x
P/FCF 16.2x -20.0x 8.7x
P/Operating cash flow 17.9x -25.2x 6.5x
P/S 6.6x 2.0x 1.7x
P/B 4.7x 2.7x 3.4x
P/Tangible book 6.4x 2.7x 3.4x
EV/EBITDA 25.8x -5.7x 7.2x
EV/EBIT 23.3x -5.3x 10.2x
EV/Revenue 6.9x 1.4x 1.9x
EV/FCF 17.1x -13.8x 9.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.8x -17.4x 7.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.11 -0.40 -1.88

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTRILAWDFIN
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.0% 12.9% 3.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.2% 7.5% -0.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 14.1% 5.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 7.6% 3.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 9.1% 30.0% 16.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -0.5% 18.5% 8.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 4.7% 28.5% -57.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -6.8% 18.3% -25.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 8.4% 32.1% -52.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 10.4% 20.3% -20.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 14.5% 16.2% 17.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.1% 34.2% 17.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 13.0% 11.0% 39.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.0% 31.3% 28.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTRILAWDFIN
Gross margin – 74.8% 64.2%
EBITDA margin 26.9% -23.7% 26.6%
Operating margin 29.7% -25.7% 18.9%
Pretax margin 46.5% -23.8% 6.4%
Net margin 20.7% -24.2% 4.5%
FCF margin 40.7% -9.8% 19.6%
Operating cash flow margin 36.9% -7.8% 26.1%
Return on equity – -33.1% 9.2%
Return on assets – -25.0% 4.2%
Return on invested capital – – 17.4%
Return on capital employed – -34.6% 22.8%
Asset turnover – 1.0x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 0.3x 5.8x
Stock comp / revenue – 13.5% 4.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTRILAWDFIN
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% 25.5% 53.6%
Equity / assets 61.5% 74.5% 46.4%
Interest coverage 116.5x – –
Current ratio 0.5x 3.8x 1.3x
Quick ratio -2.5x 3.7x 1.4x
Cash ratio 0.2x 2.7x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 5.88 2.57 4.43

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTRILAWDFIN
Dividend yield 3.4% – –
Net buyback yield -2.2% 0.0% 13.0%
Shareholder yield 1.2% 0.0% 13.0%
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.

ConsensusTRILAWDFIN
Forward P/E 26.0xFY2026 – 10.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.47FY2026 $-0.14FY2026 $4.93FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +12.6%FY2026 – +14.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +8.1% – +6.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.73BFY2026 $183.94MFY2026 $815.18MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +3.8%FY2026 +17.3%FY2026 +6.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +15.5% +2.7% -5.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTRILAWDFIN
Held by institutions 90.1% 54.6% 91.7%
Institutions holding 421 119 245
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.6% -0.5% -5.3%
Institutions buying 408 66 114
Institutions selling 9 31 89
Buyers to sellers 45.33 2.13 1.28

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.

TRILAWDFIN
TRI 1.00 0.42 0.40
LAW 0.42 1.00 0.26
DFIN 0.40 0.26 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TRI, LAW and DFIN?

Thomson Reuters (TRI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Thomson Reuters (TRI) $52.04B, CS Disco (LAW) $327.93M, Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) $1.34B.

Which stock is cheaper, TRI, LAW and DFIN?

Thomson Reuters (TRI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Thomson Reuters (TRI) 32.1x, CS Disco (LAW) -8.1x, Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) 37.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) is cheapest (Thomson Reuters (TRI) 26.0x, Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) 10.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

CS Disco (LAW) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Thomson Reuters (TRI) +7.0%, CS Disco (LAW) +12.9%, Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) +3.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Thomson Reuters (TRI) has the highest net margin (Thomson Reuters (TRI) 20.7%, CS Disco (LAW) -24.2%, Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) 4.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) returned the most: Thomson Reuters (TRI) -28.3%, CS Disco (LAW) -26.7%, Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) +3.1%. Over five years, Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) compounded fastest (Thomson Reuters (TRI) -1.2%/yr, CS Disco (LAW) -37.7%/yr, Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) +7.1%/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) 51.8%, CS Disco (LAW) 77.3%, Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) 47.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.