VERX vs CLVT vs AEYE Stock Comparison

Vertex, Clarivate and Audioeye 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
8 wins
CLVT Clarivate Plc
$1.88 +6.2% 1M -48.5% 1Y
Market cap
$1.16B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.41B
Div. yield
–
Compliance Software Technology
2 wins
AEYE Audioeye Inc
$7.42 +8.2% 1M -47.4% 1Y
Market cap
$127.59M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$42.73M
Div. yield
–
Compliance Software Technology

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Vertex leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Vertex 8, Clarivate 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionVERXCLVTAEYELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.38B $1.16B $127.59M VERX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 666.8x -3.5x -42.0x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.4x 2.6x 7.8x CLVT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.8% -3.5% +8.1% VERX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.5% -13.8% -7.1% VERX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.0% -0.9% — VERX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.1x 6.0x 3.6x VERX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -40.3% -48.5% -47.4% VERX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -4.7%/yr -39.0%/yr -5.0%/yr VERX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 62.5% 74.8% 72.3% VERX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 49/100 58/100 50/100 CLVT

Percentile Scorecard

VERXCLVTAEYE

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

AxisVERXCLVTAEYE
Valuation 41 #61 of 102 94 #7 of 102 55 #46 of 102
Growth 77 #23 of 98 30 #69 of 98 78 #22 of 98
Profitability 55 #43 of 95 47 #51 of 95 50 #48 of 95
Financial Health 34 #72 of 109 28 #79 of 109 31 #76 of 109
Shareholder Returns 40 #39 of 64 89 #8 of 64 37 #41 of 64
Overall 49 58 50
  • VERX ranked among 115 companies in Business Applications
  • CLVT ranked among 115 companies in Business Applications
  • AEYE ranked among 115 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodVERXCLVTAEYESPY
1 month +33.4%+6.2%+8.2% -0.8%
3 months +20.0%-11.3%+24.1% +3.5%
6 months +20.8%-23.6%+1.9% +7.0%
Year to date -24.0%-43.7%-25.7% +12.2%
1 year -40.3%-48.5%-47.4% +13.0%
3 years -33.3%-70.4%+87.8% +86.3%
3 years, per year -12.7%-33.4%+23.4% +23.1%
5 years -21.5%-91.5%-22.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year -4.7%-39.0%-5.0% +11.0%
10 years ——+112.0% +258.0%
10 years, per year ——+7.8% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureVERXCLVTAEYESPY
Volatility, 1Y 62.5%74.8%72.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 63.6%72.4%69.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.450.801.86 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.65-0.65-0.66 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -82.1%-94.3%-83.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -40.9%-50.0%-51.7% -1.8%
52-week high $25.66$3.76$15.37 $779.14
52-week low $10.58$1.45$5.40 $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.

MultipleVERXCLVTAEYE
P/E now vs peer median 684.6xmedian 28.8x -3.6xmedian 28.8x -30.7xmedian 28.8x
P/S now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 2.8x 0.5xmedian 2.8x 2.2xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 26.0xmedian 17.7x 7.8xmedian 17.7x 52.7xmedian 17.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 48.5xmedian 15.8x 3.7xmedian 15.8x 14.5xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 10.2xmedian 3.2x 0.3xmedian 3.2x 18.5xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 24.29median 0.85 -0.06median 0.85 -1.12median 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 monthsVERXCLVTAEYE
Revenue $787.44M $2.41B $42.73M
Gross profit $503.58M $1.61B $34.08M
Operating income -$13.34M -$84.60M -$2.04M
Net income $3.58M -$334.00M -$3.04M
Free cash flow $50.48M $327.60M $6.51M
R&D $91.60M – $3.97M
EPS (diluted) $0.02 $-0.52 $-0.23
Cash & equivalents $230.49M $217.70M $9.33M
Total debt $1.35B $4.21B $16.23M
Shares (diluted) 161.39M 639.40M 12.97M
Enterprise value $1.24B $52.71M $95.70M

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
MetricVERXCLVTAEYE
P/E 684.6x -3.6x -30.7x
P/FCF 48.5x 3.7x 14.5x
P/Operating cash flow 14.1x 2.1x 14.3x
P/S 3.1x 0.5x 2.2x
P/B 10.2x 0.3x 18.5x
P/Tangible book 10.3x -0.4x -16.4x
EV/EBITDA 26.0x 7.8x 52.7x
EV/EBIT -191.6x -61.4x -49.5x
EV/Revenue 3.2x 2.2x 2.4x
EV/FCF 50.6x 15.9x 15.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.7x 9.0x 15.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 24.29 -0.06 -1.12

Growth

14 metrics
MetricVERXCLVTAEYE
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.8% -3.5% 8.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.1% -2.6% 11.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 9.0% -2.4% 9.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 15.8% -1.6% 12.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) -75.9% -55.2% 10.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 8.2% 72.6% 34.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 107.1% 22.9% 13.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 28.3% 56.9% 25.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 107.0% 17.9% 17.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 28.2% 56.4% 27.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 21.1% -9.1% 135.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 47.3% -7.9% 103.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 4,078% -5.3% 139.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 78.9% -13.4% 93.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricVERXCLVTAEYE
Gross margin 64.0% 66.8% 79.8%
EBITDA margin 12.5% 27.6% 4.5%
Operating margin -1.7% -3.5% -4.8%
Pretax margin -1.2% -14.0% -4.8%
Net margin 0.5% -13.8% -7.1%
FCF margin 6.4% 13.6% 15.2%
Operating cash flow margin 22.0% 23.8% 15.4%
Return on equity 1.5% -7.2% -49.2%
Return on assets 0.3% -3.1% -5.9%
Return on invested capital 0.0% -0.9% –
Return on capital employed -2.1% -0.9% -9.5%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.2x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 48.6x -1.7x -2.2x
Stock comp / revenue 7.2% 2.6% 11.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricVERXCLVTAEYE
Debt / assets 28.0% 40.2% 47.8%
Debt / equity 1.4x 0.9x 3.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.1x 6.0x 3.6x
Debt / FCF 6.7x 12.9x 2.5x
Liabilities / assets 80.1% 56.7% 85.0%
Equity / assets 19.9% 43.3% 15.0%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 0.9x 0.8x 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.7x 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.2x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 2.01 -0.75 -1.25

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricVERXCLVTAEYE
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 1.9% 11.9% 1.5%
Shareholder yield 1.9% 11.9% 1.5%
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.

ConsensusVERXCLVTAEYE
Forward P/E 19.4xFY2026 2.6xFY2026 7.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.78FY2026 $0.72FY2026 $0.95FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +21.9%FY2026 +4.3%FY2026 +31.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +38.5% +11.1% +31.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $795.75MFY2026 $2.19BFY2026 $45.31MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.3%FY2026 -11.0%FY2026 +12.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +17.3% +6.3% +2.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersVERXCLVTAEYE
Held by institutions 93.3% 91.1% 34.0%
Institutions holding 229 242 87
Change in shares held, QoQ -7.0% +1.7% -3.0%
Institutions buying 135 129 52
Institutions selling 69 81 24
Buyers to sellers 1.96 1.59 2.17

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.

VERXCLVTAEYE
VERX 1.00 0.52 0.32
CLVT 0.52 1.00 0.17
AEYE 0.32 0.17 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, VERX, CLVT and AEYE?

Vertex (VERX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Vertex (VERX) $2.38B, Clarivate (CLVT) $1.16B, Audioeye (AEYE) $127.59M.

Which company is growing faster?

Vertex (VERX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Vertex (VERX) +10.8%, Clarivate (CLVT) -3.5%, Audioeye (AEYE) +8.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Vertex (VERX) has the highest net margin (Vertex (VERX) 0.5%, Clarivate (CLVT) -13.8%, Audioeye (AEYE) -7.1%). On return on invested capital, Vertex (VERX) leads (Vertex (VERX) 0.0%, Clarivate (CLVT) -0.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Vertex (VERX) returned the most: Vertex (VERX) -40.3%, Clarivate (CLVT) -48.5%, Audioeye (AEYE) -47.4%. Over five years, Vertex (VERX) compounded fastest (Vertex (VERX) -4.7%/yr, Clarivate (CLVT) -39.0%/yr, Audioeye (AEYE) -5.0%/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%, Clarivate (CLVT) 74.8%, Audioeye (AEYE) 72.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, VERX, CLVT and AEYE?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Vertex (VERX) leads on 8. 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.