TRI vs VERX vs USDW Stock Comparison

Thomson Reuters, Vertex and Made In Usa Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
TRI Thomson Reuters Corp /Can/
$122.08 +23.3% 1M -24.9% 1Y
Market cap
$52.26B
P/E
32.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.83B
Div. yield
-0.01%
Compliance Software Technology
6 wins
VERX Vertex, Inc.
$15.17 +33.4% 1M -40.3% 1Y
Market cap
$2.38B
P/E
666.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$787.44M
Div. yield
–
Compliance Software Technology
3 wins
USDW Made In Usa Inc.
$5.00 0.0% 1M +861.5% 1Y
Market cap
$89.81M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.10K
Div. yield
–
Compliance Software Technology
1 win

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Thomson Reuters leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Thomson Reuters 6, Vertex 3, Made In Usa 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTRIVERXUSDWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $52.26B $2.38B $89.81M TRI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 32.2x 666.8x -83,859x TRI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 27.3x 19.4x — VERX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.0% +10.8% -98.1% VERX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 20.7% 0.5% -1,043.0% TRI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 0.0% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.2x 1.1x — VERX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield -0.01% 0.00% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -24.9% -40.3% +861.5% USDW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.1%/yr -4.7%/yr — TRI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 51.7% 62.5% — TRI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 56/100 49/100 15/100 TRI

Percentile Scorecard

TRIVERXUSDW

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

AxisTRIVERXUSDW
Valuation 49 #53 of 102 41 #61 of 102 8 #94 of 102
Growth 28 #71 of 98 77 #23 of 98 13 #85 of 98
Profitability 99 #2 of 95 55 #43 of 95 22 #74 of 95
Financial Health 66 #38 of 109 34 #72 of 109 –
Shareholder Returns 38 #40 of 64 40 #39 of 64 –
Overall 56 49 15
  • TRI ranked among 115 companies in Business Applications
  • VERX ranked among 115 companies in Business Applications
  • USDW ranked among 115 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodTRIVERXUSDWSPY
1 month +23.3%+33.4%0.0% -0.8%
3 months +24.9%+20.0%+861.5% +3.5%
6 months +37.1%+20.8%+861.5% +7.0%
Year to date -7.4%-24.0%+861.5% +12.2%
1 year -24.9%-40.3%+861.5% +13.0%
3 years +3.6%-33.3%— +86.3%
3 years, per year +1.2%-12.7%— +23.1%
5 years -0.5%-21.5%— +68.6%
5 years, per year -0.1%-4.7%— +11.0%
10 years +196.4%—— +258.0%
10 years, per year +11.5%—— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureTRIVERXUSDWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 51.7%62.5%— 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 52.2%63.6%— 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.180.45— 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.48-0.65— 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -64.3%-82.1%0.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -24.8%-40.9%0.0% -1.8%
52-week high $162.38$25.66$5.00 $779.14
52-week low $76.55$10.58$5.00 $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.

MultipleTRIVERXUSDW
P/E now vs peer median 33.8xmedian 28.8x 684.6xmedian 28.8x -83,859xmedian 28.8x
P/S now vs peer median 6.9xmedian 2.8x 3.1xmedian 2.8x 3,514xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 27.0xmedian 17.7x 26.0xmedian 17.7x —median 17.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.0xmedian 15.8x 48.5xmedian 15.8x -1,618xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 4.9xmedian 3.2x 10.2xmedian 3.2x 3.6xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 3.26median 0.85 24.29median 0.85 -3,030median 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 monthsTRIVERXUSDW
Revenue $7.83B $787.44M $1.10K
Gross profit – $503.58M $1.10K
Operating income $2.33B -$13.34M -$11.67K
Net income $1.68B $3.58M -$11.47K
Free cash flow $3.19B $50.48M -$25.00M
R&D – $91.60M –
EPS (diluted) $3.61 $0.02 $0.00
Cash & equivalents $577.00M $230.49M –
Total debt $3.26B $1.35B –
Shares (diluted) 449.53M 161.39M 22.96M
Enterprise value $49.05B $1.24B $89.81M

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
MetricTRIVERXUSDW
P/E 33.8x 684.6x -83,859x
P/FCF 17.0x 48.5x -1,618x
P/Operating cash flow 18.8x 14.1x -3.6x
P/S 6.9x 3.1x 3,514x
P/B 4.9x 10.2x 3.6x
P/Tangible book 6.7x 10.3x -144,394x
EV/EBITDA 27.0x 26.0x –
EV/EBIT 24.4x -191.6x -7,694x
EV/Revenue 7.3x 3.2x 81,648x
EV/FCF 17.8x 50.6x -3.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.7x 14.7x -3.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.26 24.29 -3,030

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTRIVERXUSDW
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.0% 10.8% -98.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.2% 14.1% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 9.0% -98.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 15.8% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 9.1% -75.9% 50.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -0.5% 8.2% –
Net income growth (1Y) 4.7% 107.1% 51.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -6.8% 28.3% -20.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 8.4% 107.0% 85.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 10.4% 28.2% 27.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 14.5% 21.1% -35,924%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.1% 47.3% -928.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 13.0% 4,078% -26,667%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.0% 78.9% -928.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTRIVERXUSDW
Gross margin – 64.0% 100.0%
EBITDA margin 26.9% 12.5% –
Operating margin 29.7% -1.7% -1,061%
Pretax margin 46.5% -1.2% -1,043%
Net margin 20.7% 0.5% -1,043%
FCF margin 40.7% 6.4% -2,272,784%
Operating cash flow margin 36.9% 22.0% -2,272,784%
Return on equity – 1.5% -0.1%
Return on assets – 0.3% -0.1%
Return on invested capital – 0.0% –
Return on capital employed – -2.1% -0.1%
Asset turnover – 0.6x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 48.6x 2,179x
Stock comp / revenue – 7.2% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTRIVERXUSDW
Debt / assets 18.0% 28.0% –
Debt / equity 0.3x 1.4x –
Net debt / EBITDA 1.2x 1.1x –
Debt / FCF 1.0x 6.7x –
Liabilities / assets 38.5% 80.1% 0.0%
Equity / assets 61.5% 19.9% 100.0%
Interest coverage 116.5x – –
Current ratio 0.5x 0.9x –
Quick ratio -2.5x 0.7x –
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.4x –
Altman Z-score 6.10 2.01 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTRIVERXUSDW
Dividend yield 3.3% – –
Net buyback yield -2.1% 1.9% –
Shareholder yield 1.1% 1.9% –
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.

ConsensusTRIVERXUSDW
Forward P/E 27.3xFY2026 19.4xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $4.47FY2026 $0.78FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +12.6%FY2026 +21.9%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +8.1% +38.5% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.73BFY2026 $795.75MFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +3.8%FY2026 +6.3%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +15.5% +17.3% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTRIVERXUSDW
Held by institutions 90.1% 93.3% –
Institutions holding 421 229 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.6% -7.0% –
Institutions buying 408 135 –
Institutions selling 9 69 –
Buyers to sellers 45.33 1.96 –

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.

TRIVERXUSDW
TRI 1.00 0.65 –
VERX 0.65 1.00 –
USDW – – –

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TRI, VERX and USDW?

Thomson Reuters (TRI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Thomson Reuters (TRI) $52.26B, Vertex (VERX) $2.38B, Made In Usa (USDW) $89.81M.

Which stock is cheaper, TRI, VERX and USDW?

Thomson Reuters (TRI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Thomson Reuters (TRI) 32.2x, Vertex (VERX) 666.8x, Made In Usa (USDW) -83,859x). On next year's consensus earnings, Vertex (VERX) is cheapest (Thomson Reuters (TRI) 27.3x, Vertex (VERX) 19.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Vertex (VERX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Thomson Reuters (TRI) +7.0%, Vertex (VERX) +10.8%, Made In Usa (USDW) -98.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Thomson Reuters (TRI) has the highest net margin (Thomson Reuters (TRI) 20.7%, Vertex (VERX) 0.5%, Made In Usa (USDW) -1,043.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Made In Usa (USDW) returned the most: Thomson Reuters (TRI) -24.9%, Vertex (VERX) -40.3%, Made In Usa (USDW) +861.5%. Over five years, Thomson Reuters (TRI) compounded fastest (Thomson Reuters (TRI) -0.1%/yr, Vertex (VERX) -4.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Thomson Reuters (TRI) has been the steadiest (Thomson Reuters (TRI) 51.7%, Vertex (VERX) 62.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, TRI, VERX and USDW?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Thomson Reuters (TRI) 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.