TRI vs UI vs DSGX Stock Comparison

Thomson Reuters, Ubiquiti and Descartes Systems Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
TRI Thomson Reuters Corp /Can/
$122.08 +23.3% 1M -24.9% 1Y
Market cap
$52.22B
P/E
32.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.83B
Div. yield
-0.01%
Compliance Software Technology
3 wins
UI Ubiquiti Inc.
$585.48 +4.3% 1M -20.4% 1Y
Market cap
$36.52B
P/E
38.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.27B
Div. yield
–
Networking Equipment Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Ubiquiti leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Ubiquiti 4, Thomson Reuters 3, Descartes Systems 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTRIUIDSGXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $52.22B $36.52B $7.93B TRI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 32.2x 38.0x 42.2x TRI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 27.3x 31.0x 43.1x TRI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.0% +27.2% +13.2% UI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 20.7% 29.3% 24.3% UI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 72.8% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.2x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield -0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -24.9% -20.4% -1.7% DSGX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.1%/yr +14.4%/yr +3.3%/yr UI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 51.7% 53.8% 41.4% DSGX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 56/100 68/100 67/100 UI

Percentile Scorecard

TRIUIDSGX

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

AxisTRIUIDSGX
Valuation 49 #53 of 102 27 #81 of 111 43 #52 of 90
Growth 28 #71 of 98 90 #12 of 108 65 #29 of 82
Profitability 99 #2 of 95 99 #2 of 104 97 #3 of 77
Financial Health 66 #38 of 109 75 #30 of 115 83 #17 of 96
Shareholder Returns 38 #40 of 64 50 #41 of 81 45 #30 of 54
Overall 56 68 67
  • TRI ranked among 115 companies in Business Applications
  • UI ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • DSGX ranked among 99 companies in Vertical Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodTRIUIDSGXSPY
1 month +23.3%+4.3%+20.6% -0.8%
3 months +24.9%+8.4%+33.3% +3.5%
6 months +37.1%-42.0%+33.4% +7.0%
Year to date -7.4%+5.8%+8.1% +12.2%
1 year -24.9%-20.4%-1.7% +13.0%
3 years +3.6%+401.8%+35.8% +86.3%
3 years, per year +1.2%+71.3%+10.7% +23.1%
5 years -0.5%+95.5%+17.5% +68.6%
5 years, per year -0.1%+14.4%+3.3% +11.0%
10 years +196.4%+1,006.8%+351.3% +258.0%
10 years, per year +11.5%+27.2%+16.3% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureTRIUIDSGXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 51.7%53.8%41.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 52.2%59.5%38.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.181.640.34 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.48-0.38-0.04 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -64.3%-70.0%-48.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -24.8%-46.0%-1.9% -1.8%
52-week high $162.38$1,084.50$96.58 $779.14
52-week low $76.55$515.44$62.82 $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.

MultipleTRIUIDSGX
P/E now vs peer median 33.8xmedian 28.8x 36.9xmedian 32.0x 43.3xmedian 42.4x
P/S now vs peer median 6.9xmedian 2.8x 10.8xmedian 2.8x 10.5xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 27.0xmedian 17.7x 28.9xmedian 19.4x 23.7xmedian 19.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.0xmedian 15.8x 39.0xmedian 29.0x 27.4xmedian 19.4x
P/B now vs peer median 4.9xmedian 3.2x 24.6xmedian 2.9x 5.0xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 3.26median 0.85 1.12median 1.13 2.46median 1.75

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 monthsTRIUIDSGX
Revenue $7.83B $3.27B $775.17M
Gross profit – $1.51B $601.59M
Operating income $2.33B $1.19B $243.60M
Net income $1.68B $960.30M $188.01M
Free cash flow $3.19B $908.94M $297.47M
R&D – $204.17M $109.17M
EPS (diluted) $3.61 $15.85 $2.15
Cash & equivalents $577.00M $522.58M $401.06M
Total debt $3.26B $180.81M –
Shares (diluted) 449.53M 60.57M 87.58M
Enterprise value $49.00B $35.06B $6.51B

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
MetricTRIUIDSGX
P/E 33.8x 36.9x 43.3x
P/FCF 17.0x 39.0x 27.4x
P/Operating cash flow 18.8x 38.2x 26.7x
P/S 6.9x 10.8x 10.5x
P/B 4.9x 24.6x 5.0x
P/Tangible book 6.7x 24.6x 6.2x
EV/EBITDA 27.0x 28.9x 23.7x
EV/EBIT 24.4x 29.4x 31.8x
EV/Revenue 7.3x 10.6x 10.0x
EV/FCF 17.8x 38.3x 26.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.7x 37.5x 25.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.26 1.12 2.46

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTRIUIDSGX
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.0% 27.2% 13.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.2% 19.0% 13.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 35.3% 15.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 25.7% 14.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 9.1% 41.8% 30.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -0.5% 29.6% 19.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 4.7% 34.9% 26.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -6.8% 33.1% 18.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 8.4% 34.8% 26.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 10.4% 33.0% 17.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 14.5% 45.1% 28.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.1% 103.2% 14.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 13.0% 44.9% 30.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.0% 95.4% 15.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTRIUIDSGX
Gross margin – 46.2% 77.6%
EBITDA margin 26.9% 36.8% 42.1%
Operating margin 29.7% 36.2% 31.4%
Pretax margin 46.5% 36.1% 32.7%
Net margin 20.7% 29.3% 24.3%
FCF margin 40.7% 27.8% 38.4%
Operating cash flow margin 36.9% 28.4% 39.4%
Return on equity – 72.7% 11.4%
Return on assets – 49.1% –
Return on invested capital – 72.8% –
Return on capital employed – 89.1% –
Asset turnover – 1.7x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 1.0x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.2% 3.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTRIUIDSGX
Debt / assets 18.0% – –
Debt / equity 0.3x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 1.2x – –
Debt / FCF 1.0x – –
Liabilities / assets 38.5% 34.5% 15.9%
Equity / assets 61.5% 65.5% 84.1%
Interest coverage 116.5x – 168.0x
Current ratio 0.5x 2.9x 2.0x
Quick ratio -2.5x 1.5x 1.9x
Cash ratio 0.2x 1.0x 1.5x
Altman Z-score 6.10 32.88 17.03

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTRIUIDSGX
Dividend yield 3.3% 0.6% –
Net buyback yield -2.1% – 0.2%
Shareholder yield 1.1% 0.6% 0.2%
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.

ConsensusTRIUIDSGX
Forward P/E 27.3xFY2026 31.0xFY2027 43.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.47FY2026 $18.88FY2027 $2.20FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +12.6%FY2026 +18.4%FY2027 +17.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +8.1% +9.2% +18.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.73BFY2026 $4.12BFY2027 $889.11MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +3.8%FY2026 +25.9%FY2027 +22.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +15.5% +5.9% +1.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTRIUIDSGX
Held by institutions 90.1% 4.9% 82.0%
Institutions holding 421 354 341
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.6% +8.0% +3.7%
Institutions buying 408 163 167
Institutions selling 9 139 139
Buyers to sellers 45.33 1.17 1.20

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.

TRIUIDSGX
TRI 1.00 -0.09 0.63
UI -0.09 1.00 0.03
DSGX 0.63 0.03 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TRI, UI and DSGX?

Thomson Reuters (TRI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Thomson Reuters (TRI) $52.22B, Ubiquiti (UI) $36.52B, Descartes Systems (DSGX) $7.93B.

Which stock is cheaper, TRI, UI and DSGX?

Thomson Reuters (TRI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Thomson Reuters (TRI) 32.2x, Ubiquiti (UI) 38.0x, Descartes Systems (DSGX) 42.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Thomson Reuters (TRI) is cheapest (Thomson Reuters (TRI) 27.3x, Ubiquiti (UI) 31.0x, Descartes Systems (DSGX) 43.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Ubiquiti (UI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Thomson Reuters (TRI) +7.0%, Ubiquiti (UI) +27.2%, Descartes Systems (DSGX) +13.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ubiquiti (UI) has the highest net margin (Thomson Reuters (TRI) 20.7%, Ubiquiti (UI) 29.3%, Descartes Systems (DSGX) 24.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Descartes Systems (DSGX) returned the most: Thomson Reuters (TRI) -24.9%, Ubiquiti (UI) -20.4%, Descartes Systems (DSGX) -1.7%. Over five years, Ubiquiti (UI) compounded fastest (Thomson Reuters (TRI) -0.1%/yr, Ubiquiti (UI) +14.4%/yr, Descartes Systems (DSGX) +3.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Descartes Systems (DSGX) has been the steadiest (Thomson Reuters (TRI) 51.7%, Ubiquiti (UI) 53.8%, Descartes Systems (DSGX) 41.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, TRI, UI and DSGX?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Ubiquiti (UI) leads on 4. 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.