VERX vs LAW vs DOCU Stock Comparison

Vertex, CS Disco and Docusign Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
VERX Vertex, Inc.
$14.80 +30.2% 1M -42.3% 1Y
Market cap
$2.38B
P/E
666.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$787.44M
Div. yield
–
Compliance Software Technology
1 win
LAW CS Disco, Inc.
$5.05 +16.6% 1M -26.7% 1Y
Market cap
$327.93M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$167.12M
Div. yield
–
Compliance Software Technology
1 win
DOCU Docusign, Inc.
$82.04 +21.5% 1M +14.8% 1Y
Market cap
$15.86B
P/E
48.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.36B
Div. yield
–
Compliance Software Technology
7 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Docusign leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Docusign 7, CS Disco 1, Vertex 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionVERXLAWDOCULeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.38B $327.93M $15.86B DOCU
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 666.8x -8.1x 48.1x DOCU
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.0x — 18.5x DOCU
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.8% +12.9% +8.6% LAW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.5% -24.2% 9.8% DOCU
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.0% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.1x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -42.3% -26.7% +14.8% DOCU
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -6.3%/yr -37.7%/yr -21.6%/yr VERX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 62.4% 77.3% 48.5% DOCU
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 49/100 45/100 71/100 DOCU

Percentile Scorecard

VERXLAWDOCU

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

AxisVERXLAWDOCU
Valuation 40 #61 of 101 26 #75 of 101 67 #34 of 101
Growth 76 #24 of 97 52 #47 of 97 74 #26 of 97
Profitability 55 #43 of 94 31 #65 of 94 89 #11 of 94
Financial Health 34 #72 of 108 91 #11 of 108 54 #50 of 108
Shareholder Returns 40 #39 of 64 25 #48 of 64 73 #18 of 64
Overall 49 45 71
  • VERX ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • LAW ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • DOCU ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodVERXLAWDOCUSPY
1 month +30.2%+16.6%+21.5% -0.2%
3 months +11.8%+19.7%+46.6% +3.9%
6 months +17.2%+13.5%+79.2% +8.2%
Year to date -25.9%-34.9%+19.9% +12.9%
1 year -42.3%-26.7%+14.8% +12.3%
3 years -35.0%-12.2%+112.9% +87.4%
3 years, per year -13.4%-4.2%+28.7% +23.3%
5 years -27.8%-90.6%-70.3% +67.9%
5 years, per year -6.3%-37.7%-21.6% +10.9%

Risk

MeasureVERXLAWDOCUSPY
Volatility, 1Y 62.4%77.3%48.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 63.5%85.0%48.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.440.350.45 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.68-0.350.31 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -82.1%-95.2%-86.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -42.3%-43.3%-3.8% -1.2%
52-week high $25.66$8.91$85.27 $779.14
52-week low $10.58$2.76$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.

MultipleVERXLAWDOCU
P/E now vs peer median 667.9xmedian 28.3x -8.1xmedian 28.3x 47.6xmedian 28.3x
P/S now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 2.8x 2.0xmedian 2.8x 4.6xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 25.4xmedian 17.3x -5.7xmedian 17.3x 18.4xmedian 17.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 47.3xmedian 15.8x -20.0xmedian 15.8x 12.9xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 9.9xmedian 3.2x 2.7xmedian 3.2x 9.0xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 23.69median 0.85 -0.40median 0.85 0.26median 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 monthsVERXLAWDOCU
Revenue $787.44M $167.12M $3.36B
Gross profit $503.58M $125.05M $2.67B
Operating income -$13.34M -$43.01M $402.03M
Net income $3.58M -$40.44M $329.94M
Free cash flow $50.48M -$16.39M $1.20B
R&D $91.60M $58.00M $659.08M
EPS (diluted) $0.02 $-0.63 $1.71
Cash & equivalents $230.49M $10.89M $528.16M
Total debt $1.35B – –
Shares (diluted) 161.39M 64.49M 193.12M
Enterprise value $1.24B -$104.59M $12.56B

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
MetricVERXLAWDOCU
P/E 667.9x -8.1x 47.6x
P/FCF 47.3x -20.0x 12.9x
P/Operating cash flow 13.8x -25.2x 11.7x
P/S 3.0x 2.0x 4.6x
P/B 9.9x 2.7x 9.0x
P/Tangible book 10.0x 2.7x 9.3x
EV/EBITDA 25.4x -5.7x 18.4x
EV/EBIT -187.1x -5.3x 36.5x
EV/Revenue 3.2x 1.4x 4.4x
EV/FCF 49.4x -13.8x 12.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.4x -17.4x 11.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 23.69 -0.40 0.26

Growth

14 metrics
MetricVERXLAWDOCU
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.8% 12.9% 8.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.1% 7.5% 8.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 9.0% 14.1% 8.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 15.8% 7.6% 8.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) -75.9% 30.0% 64.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 8.2% 18.5% 160.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 107.1% 28.5% 17.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 28.3% 18.3% 177.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 107.0% 32.1% 28.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 28.2% 20.3% 183.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 21.1% 16.2% 27.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 47.3% 34.2% 27.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 4,078% 11.0% 28.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 78.9% 31.3% 29.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricVERXLAWDOCU
Gross margin 64.0% 74.8% 79.5%
EBITDA margin 12.5% -23.7% 23.7%
Operating margin -1.7% -25.7% 12.0%
Pretax margin -1.2% -23.8% 13.1%
Net margin 0.5% -24.2% 9.8%
FCF margin 6.4% -9.8% 35.7%
Operating cash flow margin 22.0% -7.8% 39.4%
Return on equity 1.5% -33.1% 18.6%
Return on assets 0.3% -25.0% 8.3%
Return on invested capital 0.0% – –
Return on capital employed -2.1% -34.6% 20.1%
Asset turnover 0.6x 1.0x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 48.6x 0.3x 4.0x
Stock comp / revenue 7.2% 13.5% 15.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricVERXLAWDOCU
Debt / assets 28.0% – –
Debt / equity 1.4x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 1.1x – –
Debt / FCF 6.7x – –
Liabilities / assets 80.1% 25.5% 56.6%
Equity / assets 19.9% 74.5% 43.4%
Interest coverage – – 170.4x
Current ratio 0.9x 3.8x 0.6x
Quick ratio 0.7x 3.7x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.4x 2.7x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 1.98 2.57 4.28

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricVERXLAWDOCU
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 1.9% 0.0% 6.9%
Shareholder yield 1.9% 0.0% 6.9%
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.

ConsensusVERXLAWDOCU
Forward P/E 19.0xFY2026 – 18.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.78FY2026 $-0.14FY2026 $4.43FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +21.9%FY2026 – +15.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +38.5% – +12.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $795.75MFY2026 $183.94MFY2026 $3.62BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.3%FY2026 +17.3%FY2026 +12.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +17.3% +2.7% -0.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersVERXLAWDOCU
Held by institutions 93.3% 54.6% 90.0%
Institutions holding 229 119 670
Change in shares held, QoQ -7.0% -0.5% -1.2%
Institutions buying 135 66 329
Institutions selling 69 31 243
Buyers to sellers 1.96 2.13 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.

VERXLAWDOCU
VERX 1.00 0.58 0.67
LAW 0.58 1.00 0.52
DOCU 0.67 0.52 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, VERX, LAW and DOCU?

Docusign (DOCU) is the largest by market capitalisation: Vertex (VERX) $2.38B, CS Disco (LAW) $327.93M, Docusign (DOCU) $15.86B.

Which stock is cheaper, VERX, LAW and DOCU?

Docusign (DOCU) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Vertex (VERX) 666.8x, CS Disco (LAW) -8.1x, Docusign (DOCU) 48.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Docusign (DOCU) is cheapest (Vertex (VERX) 19.0x, Docusign (DOCU) 18.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

CS Disco (LAW) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Vertex (VERX) +10.8%, CS Disco (LAW) +12.9%, Docusign (DOCU) +8.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Docusign (DOCU) has the highest net margin (Vertex (VERX) 0.5%, CS Disco (LAW) -24.2%, Docusign (DOCU) 9.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Docusign (DOCU) returned the most: Vertex (VERX) -42.3%, CS Disco (LAW) -26.7%, Docusign (DOCU) +14.8%. Over five years, Vertex (VERX) compounded fastest (Vertex (VERX) -6.3%/yr, CS Disco (LAW) -37.7%/yr, Docusign (DOCU) -21.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Docusign (DOCU) has been the steadiest (Vertex (VERX) 62.4%, CS Disco (LAW) 77.3%, Docusign (DOCU) 48.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, VERX, LAW 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 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.