TRU vs STC vs SRCO Stock Comparison

TransUnion, Stewart Information Services and Sparta Commercial Services Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
TRU TransUnion
$75.40 +9.0% 1M -11.7% 1Y
Market cap
$14.38B
P/E
18.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.04B
Div. yield
0.67%
Credit Bureaus Financial Services
4 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Stewart Information Services leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Stewart Information Services 5, TransUnion 4, Sparta Commercial Services 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTRUSTCSRCOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $14.38B $1.32B $3.82M TRU
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.1x 12.8x -1.3x STC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.6x 8.9x — STC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +13.4% +20.6% +1.9% STC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 15.8% — -974.8% TRU
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.7% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.9x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.67% 4.91% — STC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -11.7% -41.3% -53.3% TRU
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -8.0%/yr -9.2%/yr -2.6%/yr SRCO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 43.2% 35.7% 131.8% STC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 65/100 — 11/100 TRU

Percentile Scorecard

TRUSTCSRCO

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

AxisTRUSTCSRCO
Valuation 44 #524 of 940 79 #26 of 119 3 #164 of 169
Growth 91 #61 of 655 – 32 #109 of 160
Profitability 67 #209 of 633 – 14 #129 of 149
Financial Health 56 #312 of 714 – 0 #157 of 158
Shareholder Returns 69 #222 of 709 89 #13 of 106 5 #129 of 136
Overall 65 – 11
  • TRU ranked among 1,003 companies in Financial Services
  • STC ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • SRCO ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodTRUSTCSRCOSPY
1 month +9.0%-26.6%-12.5% -0.2%
3 months -10.0%-37.5%-22.2% +3.9%
6 months +7.6%-39.0%-22.2% +8.2%
Year to date -12.1%-38.1%-41.7% +12.9%
1 year -11.7%-41.3%-53.3% +12.3%
3 years +72.9%+1.6%-30.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year +20.0%+0.5%-11.2% +23.3%
5 years -34.2%-38.2%-12.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year -8.0%-9.2%-2.6% +10.9%
10 years +141.3%-3.4%-58.8% +261.1%
10 years, per year +9.2%-0.3%-8.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureTRUSTCSRCOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 43.2%35.7%131.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 43.7%40.4%225.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.850.461.09 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.27-1.16-0.40 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -63.7%-54.6%-85.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.3%-43.6%-61.1% -1.2%
52-week high $87.97$77.17$0.18 $779.14
52-week low $61.15$42.86$0.06 $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.

MultipleTRUSTCSRCO
P/E now vs peer median 18.1xmedian 13.0x 12.8xmedian 10.5x -1.3xmedian 11.1x
P/S now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 3.2x 0.4xmedian 1.4x 12.9xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.9xmedian 7.4x —median 7.6x —median 13.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.8xmedian 10.8x 11.5xmedian 8.5x -5.7xmedian 7.0x
P/B now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 1.2x —median 1.5x -0.3xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.20median 0.87 —median 0.53 0.02median 0.32

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 monthsTRUSTCSRCO
Revenue $5.04B $3.37B $296.32K
Gross profit – – $269.77K
Operating income $973.60M – -$2.29M
Net income $812.20M – -$2.91M
Free cash flow $910.10M – -$666.29K
EPS (diluted) $4.14 – $-0.05
Cash & equivalents $883.10M $152.31M $54.74K
Total debt $5.46B – $39.10M
Shares (diluted) 192.60M 30.85M 54.14M
Enterprise value $11.22B $1.33B $4.55M

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
MetricTRUSTCSRCO
P/E 18.1x 12.8x -1.3x
P/FCF 15.8x 11.5x -5.7x
P/Operating cash flow 11.9x – -5.7x
P/S 2.9x 0.4x 12.9x
P/B 2.9x – -0.3x
P/Tangible book 9.1x – -0.3x
EV/EBITDA 11.9x – –
EV/EBIT 19.5x – -6.1x
EV/Revenue 3.8x 0.4x 47.0x
EV/FCF 20.8x – -20.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.7x – -20.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.20 – 0.02

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTRUSTCSRCO
Revenue growth (1Y) 13.4% 20.6% 1.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.1% 13.1% 5.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 2.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 8.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 18.0% – -97.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 66.5% – -26.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 86.3% – -79.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 93.7% – -115.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 94.3% – -32.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 89.7% – -61.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 31.0% – 40.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 21.5% – 40.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 58.1% – 40.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 36.9% – 40.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTRUSTCSRCO
Gross margin – – 91.0%
EBITDA margin 31.7% – –
Operating margin 19.3% – -772.6%
Pretax margin 19.5% – -1,069%
Net margin 15.8% – -974.8%
FCF margin 18.1% – -224.9%
Operating cash flow margin 24.0% – -224.9%
Return on equity 16.2% – –
Return on assets 6.7% – -2,283%
Return on invested capital 7.7% – –
Return on capital employed 8.8% – –
Asset turnover 0.4x 1.0x 2.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x – 0.2x
Stock comp / revenue 3.0% – 53.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTRUSTCSRCO
Debt / assets 45.1% – 10,856%
Debt / equity 1.1x – -0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.9x – –
Debt / FCF 6.0x – -15.2x
Liabilities / assets 58.6% 48.9% 14,623%
Equity / assets 41.4% – -14,523%
Interest coverage 3.8x – -2.6x
Current ratio 2.0x – 0.0x
Quick ratio 1.8x – 0.0x
Cash ratio 0.8x – 0.0x
Altman Z-score 2.40 – -1,311

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTRUSTCSRCO
Dividend yield 0.7% 4.9% –
Net buyback yield 2.6% – -6.0%
Shareholder yield 3.3% 4.9% -6.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 11.9% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 10.6% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 8.2% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 5.7% – –

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.

ConsensusTRUSTCSRCO
Forward P/E 14.6xFY2026 8.9xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $5.16FY2026 $4.86FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +20.0%FY2026 -0.6%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +8.5% +11.7% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.91BFY2026 $3.64BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +7.2%FY2026 +24.6%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +17.1% +2.9% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTRUSTCSRCO
Held by institutions 100.0% 97.9% –
Institutions holding 524 253 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.0% +1.9% –
Institutions buying 242 139 –
Institutions selling 211 78 –
Buyers to sellers 1.15 1.78 –

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.

TRUSTCSRCO
TRU 1.00 0.44 0.08
STC 0.44 1.00 0.03
SRCO 0.08 0.03 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TRU, STC and SRCO?

TransUnion (TRU) is the largest by market capitalisation: TransUnion (TRU) $14.38B, Stewart Information Services (STC) $1.32B, Sparta Commercial Services (SRCO) $3.82M.

Which stock is cheaper, TRU, STC and SRCO?

Stewart Information Services (STC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (TransUnion (TRU) 18.1x, Stewart Information Services (STC) 12.8x, Sparta Commercial Services (SRCO) -1.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Stewart Information Services (STC) is cheapest (TransUnion (TRU) 14.6x, Stewart Information Services (STC) 8.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Stewart Information Services (STC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: TransUnion (TRU) +13.4%, Stewart Information Services (STC) +20.6%, Sparta Commercial Services (SRCO) +1.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

TransUnion (TRU) has the highest net margin (TransUnion (TRU) 15.8%, Sparta Commercial Services (SRCO) -974.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year TransUnion (TRU) returned the most: TransUnion (TRU) -11.7%, Stewart Information Services (STC) -41.3%, Sparta Commercial Services (SRCO) -53.3%. Over five years, Sparta Commercial Services (SRCO) compounded fastest (TransUnion (TRU) -8.0%/yr, Stewart Information Services (STC) -9.2%/yr, Sparta Commercial Services (SRCO) -2.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Stewart Information Services (STC) has the highest dividend yield: TransUnion (TRU) 0.67%, Stewart Information Services (STC) 4.91%. Sparta Commercial Services (SRCO) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Stewart Information Services (STC) has been the steadiest (TransUnion (TRU) 43.2%, Stewart Information Services (STC) 35.7%, Sparta Commercial Services (SRCO) 131.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, TRU, STC and SRCO?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Stewart Information Services (STC) 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.