VERX vs CLBT vs TLS Stock Comparison

Vertex, Cellebrite DI and Telos Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
VERX Vertex, Inc.
$15.17 +33.4% 1M -40.3% 1Y
Market cap
$2.39B
P/E
669.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$787.44M
Div. yield
–
Compliance Software Technology
2 wins
CLBT Cellebrite DI Ltd.
$12.23 +13.3% 1M -34.5% 1Y
Market cap
$2.89B
P/E
49.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$514.29M
Div. yield
–
Cybersecurity Software Technology
7 wins
TLS Telos Corp
$5.22 +29.2% 1M -29.6% 1Y
Market cap
$426.15M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$193.71M
Div. yield
–
Compliance Software Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Cellebrite DI leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Cellebrite DI 7, Vertex 2, Telos 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionVERXCLBTTLSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.39B $2.89B $426.15M CLBT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 669.1x 49.1x -27.1x CLBT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.4x 45.3x 30.7x VERX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.8% +17.8% +65.9% TLS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.5% 11.4% -8.1% 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% -29.6% TLS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -4.7%/yr +2.4%/yr -27.3%/yr CLBT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 62.5% 64.0% 66.0% VERX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 49/100 70/100 65/100 CLBT

Percentile Scorecard

VERXCLBTTLS

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

AxisVERXCLBTTLS
Valuation 41 #61 of 102 78 #28 of 124 66 #35 of 102
Growth 77 #23 of 98 78 #26 of 113 90 #11 of 98
Profitability 55 #43 of 95 91 #11 of 110 39 #58 of 95
Financial Health 34 #72 of 109 67 #43 of 129 70 #33 of 109
Shareholder Returns 40 #39 of 64 38 #42 of 67 60 #26 of 64
Overall 49 70 65
  • VERX ranked among 115 companies in Business Applications
  • CLBT ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • TLS ranked among 115 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodVERXCLBTTLSSPY
1 month +33.4%+13.3%+29.2% -0.8%
3 months +20.0%-16.5%+12.7% +3.5%
6 months +20.8%-3.4%+18.6% +7.0%
Year to date -24.0%-32.2%+2.4% +12.2%
1 year -40.3%-34.5%-29.6% +13.0%
3 years -33.3%+89.6%+122.1% +86.3%
3 years, per year -12.7%+23.8%+30.5% +23.1%
5 years -21.5%+12.5%-79.7% +68.6%
5 years, per year -4.7%+2.4%-27.3% +11.0%

Risk

MeasureVERXCLBTTLSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 62.5%64.0%66.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 63.6%70.7%72.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.450.561.48 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.65-0.54-0.45 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -82.1%-65.1%-94.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -40.9%-36.6%-32.7% -1.8%
52-week high $25.66$19.28$7.76 $779.14
52-week low $10.58$10.44$3.88 $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.

MultipleVERXCLBTTLS
P/E now vs peer median 684.6xmedian 28.8x 50.3xmedian 38.1x -24.8xmedian 28.8x
P/S now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 2.8x 5.9xmedian 4.3x 2.0xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 26.0xmedian 17.7x 35.4xmedian 35.4x -58.8xmedian 17.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 48.5xmedian 15.8x 19.2xmedian 27.1x 11.6xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 10.2xmedian 3.2x 5.7xmedian 3.4x 4.2xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 24.29median 0.85 1.09median 1.27 -0.82median 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 monthsVERXCLBTTLS
Revenue $787.44M $514.29M $193.71M
Gross profit $503.58M $426.66M $70.97M
Operating income -$13.34M $55.86M -$19.21M
Net income $3.58M $58.76M -$15.74M
Free cash flow $50.48M $158.73M $33.74M
R&D $91.60M $129.82M $6.68M
EPS (diluted) $0.02 $0.24 $-0.20
Cash & equivalents $230.49M $141.25M $50.65M
Total debt $1.35B $71.94M –
Shares (diluted) 161.39M 249.90M 77.55M
Enterprise value $1.25B $1.63B $213.05M

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
MetricVERXCLBTTLS
P/E 684.6x 50.3x -24.8x
P/FCF 48.5x 19.2x 11.6x
P/Operating cash flow 14.1x 19.4x 11.3x
P/S 3.1x 5.9x 2.0x
P/B 10.2x 5.7x 4.2x
P/Tangible book 10.3x 7.3x 6.1x
EV/EBITDA 26.0x 35.4x -58.8x
EV/EBIT -191.6x 49.8x -17.7x
EV/Revenue 3.2x 5.4x 1.8x
EV/FCF 50.6x 17.5x 10.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.7x 17.6x 9.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 24.29 1.09 -0.82

Growth

14 metrics
MetricVERXCLBTTLS
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.8% 17.8% 65.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.1% 20.5% 2.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 9.0% 15.8% 87.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 15.8% 20.9% 2.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) -75.9% -9.7% 66.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 8.2% 61.2% 25.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 107.1% 138.9% 71.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 28.3% 51.0% 27.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 107.0% 132.6% 73.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 28.2% 46.2% 30.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 21.1% -2.2% 862.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 47.3% 34.9% 102.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 4,078% -0.9% 602.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 78.9% 31.9% 112.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricVERXCLBTTLS
Gross margin 64.0% 83.0% 36.6%
EBITDA margin 12.5% 15.2% -3.0%
Operating margin -1.7% 10.9% -9.9%
Pretax margin -1.2% 14.7% -8.5%
Net margin 0.5% 11.4% -8.1%
FCF margin 6.4% 30.9% 17.4%
Operating cash flow margin 22.0% 30.6% 17.9%
Return on equity 1.5% 11.2% -16.6%
Return on assets 0.3% 6.0% -11.3%
Return on invested capital 0.0% 7.9% –
Return on capital employed -2.1% 9.2% -19.4%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.5x 1.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 48.6x 2.7x -2.2x
Stock comp / revenue 7.2% 11.1% 11.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricVERXCLBTTLS
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% 33.2%
Equity / assets 19.9% 54.1% 66.8%
Interest coverage – – -39.8x
Current ratio 0.9x 1.6x 2.4x
Quick ratio 0.7x 1.3x 1.8x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.8x 1.2x
Altman Z-score 2.01 4.89 2.85

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricVERXCLBTTLS
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 1.9% -0.4% 4.2%
Shareholder yield 1.9% -0.4% 4.2%
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.

ConsensusVERXCLBTTLS
Forward P/E 19.4xFY2026 45.3xFY2026 30.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.78FY2026 $0.27FY2026 $0.17FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +21.9%FY2026 -12.9%FY2026 +88.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +38.5% +33.3% +23.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $795.75MFY2026 $593.75MFY2026 $179.38MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.3%FY2026 +24.8%FY2026 +8.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +17.3% +14.1% +4.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersVERXCLBTTLS
Held by institutions 93.3% 51.4% 67.4%
Institutions holding 229 199 155
Change in shares held, QoQ -7.0% -1.4% +4.5%
Institutions buying 135 117 99
Institutions selling 69 60 40
Buyers to sellers 1.96 1.95 2.48

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.

VERXCLBTTLS
VERX 1.00 0.37 0.39
CLBT 0.37 1.00 0.22
TLS 0.39 0.22 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, VERX, CLBT and TLS?

Cellebrite DI (CLBT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Vertex (VERX) $2.39B, Cellebrite DI (CLBT) $2.89B, Telos (TLS) $426.15M.

Which stock is cheaper, VERX, CLBT and TLS?

Cellebrite DI (CLBT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Vertex (VERX) 669.1x, Cellebrite DI (CLBT) 49.1x, Telos (TLS) -27.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Vertex (VERX) is cheapest (Vertex (VERX) 19.4x, Cellebrite DI (CLBT) 45.3x, Telos (TLS) 30.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Telos (TLS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Vertex (VERX) +10.8%, Cellebrite DI (CLBT) +17.8%, Telos (TLS) +65.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cellebrite DI (CLBT) has the highest net margin (Vertex (VERX) 0.5%, Cellebrite DI (CLBT) 11.4%, Telos (TLS) -8.1%). 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 Telos (TLS) returned the most: Vertex (VERX) -40.3%, Cellebrite DI (CLBT) -34.5%, Telos (TLS) -29.6%. Over five years, Cellebrite DI (CLBT) compounded fastest (Vertex (VERX) -4.7%/yr, Cellebrite DI (CLBT) +2.4%/yr, Telos (TLS) -27.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Vertex (VERX) has been the steadiest (Vertex (VERX) 62.5%, Cellebrite DI (CLBT) 64.0%, Telos (TLS) 66.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Cellebrite DI (CLBT) leads on 7. 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.