VERX vs CLBT vs DOCU Stock Comparison

Vertex, Cellebrite DI and Docusign Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
CLBT Cellebrite DI Ltd.
$12.23 +13.3% 1M -34.5% 1Y
Market cap
$2.88B
P/E
49.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$514.29M
Div. yield
–
Cybersecurity Software Technology
5 wins
DOCU Docusign, Inc.
$84.89 +25.8% 1M +18.7% 1Y
Market cap
$15.69B
P/E
47.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.36B
Div. yield
–
Compliance Software Technology
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Docusign leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Docusign 6, Cellebrite DI 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionVERXCLBTDOCULeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.38B $2.88B $15.69B DOCU
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 666.8x 49.0x 47.5x DOCU
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.4x 45.3x 19.2x DOCU
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.8% +17.8% +8.6% CLBT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.5% 11.4% 9.8% CLBT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.0% 7.9% — CLBT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.1x -3.5x — CLBT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -40.3% -34.5% +18.7% DOCU
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -4.7%/yr +2.4%/yr -21.1%/yr CLBT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 62.5% 64.0% 48.5% DOCU
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 49/100 70/100 72/100 DOCU

Percentile Scorecard

VERXCLBTDOCU

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

AxisVERXCLBTDOCU
Valuation 41 #61 of 102 78 #28 of 124 65 #36 of 102
Growth 77 #23 of 98 78 #26 of 113 75 #25 of 98
Profitability 55 #43 of 95 91 #11 of 110 89 #11 of 95
Financial Health 34 #72 of 109 67 #43 of 129 55 #50 of 109
Shareholder Returns 40 #39 of 64 38 #42 of 67 73 #18 of 64
Overall 49 70 72
  • VERX ranked among 115 companies in Business Applications
  • CLBT ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • DOCU ranked among 115 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodVERXCLBTDOCUSPY
1 month +33.4%+13.3%+25.8% -0.8%
3 months +20.0%-16.5%+60.4% +3.5%
6 months +20.8%-3.4%+85.9% +7.0%
Year to date -24.0%-32.2%+24.1% +12.2%
1 year -40.3%-34.5%+18.7% +13.0%
3 years -33.3%+89.6%+120.3% +86.3%
3 years, per year -12.7%+23.8%+30.1% +23.1%
5 years -21.5%+12.5%-69.5% +68.6%
5 years, per year -4.7%+2.4%-21.1% +11.0%

Risk

MeasureVERXCLBTDOCUSPY
Volatility, 1Y 62.5%64.0%48.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 63.6%70.7%48.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.450.560.46 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.65-0.540.39 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -82.1%-65.1%-86.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -40.9%-36.6%-0.4% -1.8%
52-week high $25.66$19.28$85.27 $779.14
52-week low $10.58$10.44$41.75 $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.

MultipleVERXCLBTDOCU
P/E now vs peer median 684.6xmedian 28.8x 50.3xmedian 38.1x 49.2xmedian 28.8x
P/S now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 2.8x 5.9xmedian 4.3x 4.8xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 26.0xmedian 17.7x 35.4xmedian 35.4x 19.0xmedian 17.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 48.5xmedian 15.8x 19.2xmedian 27.1x 13.3xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 10.2xmedian 3.2x 5.7xmedian 3.4x 9.3xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 24.29median 0.85 1.09median 1.27 0.27median 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 monthsVERXCLBTDOCU
Revenue $787.44M $514.29M $3.36B
Gross profit $503.58M $426.66M $2.67B
Operating income -$13.34M $55.86M $402.03M
Net income $3.58M $58.76M $329.94M
Free cash flow $50.48M $158.73M $1.20B
R&D $91.60M $129.82M $659.08M
EPS (diluted) $0.02 $0.24 $1.71
Cash & equivalents $230.49M $141.25M $528.16M
Total debt $1.35B $71.94M –
Shares (diluted) 161.39M 249.90M 193.12M
Enterprise value $1.24B $1.62B $12.39B

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
MetricVERXCLBTDOCU
P/E 684.6x 50.3x 49.2x
P/FCF 48.5x 19.2x 13.3x
P/Operating cash flow 14.1x 19.4x 12.1x
P/S 3.1x 5.9x 4.8x
P/B 10.2x 5.7x 9.3x
P/Tangible book 10.3x 7.3x 9.6x
EV/EBITDA 26.0x 35.4x 19.0x
EV/EBIT -191.6x 49.8x 37.8x
EV/Revenue 3.2x 5.4x 4.5x
EV/FCF 50.6x 17.5x 12.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.7x 17.6x 11.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 24.29 1.09 0.27

Growth

14 metrics
MetricVERXCLBTDOCU
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.8% 17.8% 8.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.1% 20.5% 8.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 9.0% 15.8% 8.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 15.8% 20.9% 8.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) -75.9% -9.7% 64.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 8.2% 61.2% 160.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 107.1% 138.9% 17.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 28.3% 51.0% 177.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 107.0% 132.6% 28.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 28.2% 46.2% 183.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 21.1% -2.2% 27.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 47.3% 34.9% 27.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 4,078% -0.9% 28.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 78.9% 31.9% 29.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricVERXCLBTDOCU
Gross margin 64.0% 83.0% 79.5%
EBITDA margin 12.5% 15.2% 23.7%
Operating margin -1.7% 10.9% 12.0%
Pretax margin -1.2% 14.7% 13.1%
Net margin 0.5% 11.4% 9.8%
FCF margin 6.4% 30.9% 35.7%
Operating cash flow margin 22.0% 30.6% 39.4%
Return on equity 1.5% 11.2% 18.6%
Return on assets 0.3% 6.0% 8.3%
Return on invested capital 0.0% 7.9% –
Return on capital employed -2.1% 9.2% 20.1%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.5x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 48.6x 2.7x 4.0x
Stock comp / revenue 7.2% 11.1% 15.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricVERXCLBTDOCU
Debt / assets 28.0% 2.5% –
Debt / equity 1.4x 0.0x –
Net debt / EBITDA 1.1x -3.5x –
Debt / FCF 6.7x 0.2x –
Liabilities / assets 80.1% 45.9% 56.6%
Equity / assets 19.9% 54.1% 43.4%
Interest coverage – – 170.4x
Current ratio 0.9x 1.6x 0.6x
Quick ratio 0.7x 1.3x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.8x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 2.01 4.89 4.42

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricVERXCLBTDOCU
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 1.9% -0.4% 6.7%
Shareholder yield 1.9% -0.4% 6.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusVERXCLBTDOCU
Forward P/E 19.4xFY2026 45.3xFY2026 19.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.78FY2026 $0.27FY2026 $4.43FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +21.9%FY2026 -12.9%FY2026 +15.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +38.5% +33.3% +12.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $795.75MFY2026 $593.75MFY2026 $3.62BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.3%FY2026 +24.8%FY2026 +12.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +17.3% +14.1% -0.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersVERXCLBTDOCU
Held by institutions 93.3% 51.4% 90.0%
Institutions holding 229 199 670
Change in shares held, QoQ -7.0% -1.4% -1.2%
Institutions buying 135 117 329
Institutions selling 69 60 243
Buyers to sellers 1.96 1.95 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.

VERXCLBTDOCU
VERX 1.00 0.37 0.67
CLBT 0.37 1.00 0.30
DOCU 0.67 0.30 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, VERX, CLBT and DOCU?

Docusign (DOCU) is the largest by market capitalisation: Vertex (VERX) $2.38B, Cellebrite DI (CLBT) $2.88B, Docusign (DOCU) $15.69B.

Which stock is cheaper, VERX, CLBT and DOCU?

Docusign (DOCU) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Vertex (VERX) 666.8x, Cellebrite DI (CLBT) 49.0x, Docusign (DOCU) 47.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Docusign (DOCU) is cheapest (Vertex (VERX) 19.4x, Cellebrite DI (CLBT) 45.3x, Docusign (DOCU) 19.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Cellebrite DI (CLBT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Vertex (VERX) +10.8%, Cellebrite DI (CLBT) +17.8%, Docusign (DOCU) +8.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cellebrite DI (CLBT) has the highest net margin (Vertex (VERX) 0.5%, Cellebrite DI (CLBT) 11.4%, Docusign (DOCU) 9.8%). On return on invested capital, Cellebrite DI (CLBT) leads (Vertex (VERX) 0.0%, Cellebrite DI (CLBT) 7.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Docusign (DOCU) returned the most: Vertex (VERX) -40.3%, Cellebrite DI (CLBT) -34.5%, Docusign (DOCU) +18.7%. Over five years, Cellebrite DI (CLBT) compounded fastest (Vertex (VERX) -4.7%/yr, Cellebrite DI (CLBT) +2.4%/yr, Docusign (DOCU) -21.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Docusign (DOCU) has been the steadiest (Vertex (VERX) 62.5%, Cellebrite DI (CLBT) 64.0%, Docusign (DOCU) 48.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, VERX, CLBT and DOCU?

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