VERX vs NOW vs LZ Stock Comparison

Vertex, ServiceNow and Legalzoom.Com Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
VERX Vertex, Inc.
$14.80 +30.2% 1M -42.3% 1Y
Market cap
$2.39B
P/E
667.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$787.44M
Div. yield
–
Compliance Software Technology
NOW ServiceNow, Inc.
$154.83 +14.2% 1M -18.2% 1Y
Market cap
$160.09B
P/E
95.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.73B
Div. yield
–
Business Process Automation Technology
7 wins
LZ Legalzoom.Com, Inc.
$6.58 +17.1% 1M -35.7% 1Y
Market cap
$1.10B
P/E
66.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$792.49M
Div. yield
–
Compliance Software Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

ServiceNow leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (ServiceNow 7, Legalzoom.Com 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionVERXNOWLZLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.39B $160.09B $1.10B NOW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 667.9x 95.6x 66.4x LZ
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.0x 40.2x 9.7x LZ
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.8% +22.2% +12.3% NOW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.5% 11.3% 2.1% NOW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.0% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.1x 0.8x — NOW
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -42.3% -18.2% -35.7% NOW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -6.3%/yr +2.4%/yr -25.0%/yr NOW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 62.4% 58.7% 64.6% NOW
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 49/100 52/100 67/100 LZ

Percentile Scorecard

VERXNOWLZ

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

AxisVERXNOWLZ
Valuation 40 #61 of 101 27 #74 of 101 85 #16 of 101
Growth 76 #24 of 97 58 #41 of 97 48 #51 of 97
Profitability 55 #43 of 94 82 #18 of 94 73 #26 of 94
Financial Health 34 #72 of 108 50 #55 of 108 37 #68 of 108
Shareholder Returns 40 #39 of 64 41 #38 of 64 94 #5 of 64
Overall 49 52 67
  • VERX ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • NOW ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • LZ ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodVERXNOWLZSPY
1 month +30.2%+14.2%+17.1% -0.2%
3 months +11.8%+40.0%-18.6% +3.9%
6 months +17.2%+71.1%+0.5% +8.2%
Year to date -25.9%+1.1%-33.7% +12.9%
1 year -42.3%-18.2%-35.7% +12.3%
3 years -35.0%+39.7%-35.6% +87.4%
3 years, per year -13.4%+11.8%-13.6% +23.3%
5 years -27.8%+12.6%-76.2% +67.9%
5 years, per year -6.3%+2.4%-25.0% +10.9%
10 years —+811.3%— +261.1%
10 years, per year —+24.7%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureVERXNOWLZSPY
Volatility, 1Y 62.4%58.7%64.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 63.5%61.3%78.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.440.610.53 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.68-0.31-0.55 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -82.1%-64.5%-80.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -42.3%-18.2%-39.8% -1.2%
52-week high $25.66$189.26$10.93 $779.14
52-week low $10.58$83.00$5.43 $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.

MultipleVERXNOWLZ
P/E now vs peer median 667.9xmedian 28.3x 95.6xmedian 28.3x 66.4xmedian 28.3x
P/S now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 2.8x 10.9xmedian 2.8x 1.4xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 25.4xmedian 17.3x 47.7xmedian 17.3x 12.1xmedian 17.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 47.3xmedian 15.8x 35.0xmedian 15.8x 7.4xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 9.9xmedian 3.2x 12.8xmedian 3.2x 8.7xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 23.69median 0.85 18.40median 0.85 1.21median 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 monthsVERXNOWLZ
Revenue $787.44M $14.73B $792.49M
Gross profit $503.58M $11.02B $528.61M
Operating income -$13.34M $1.68B $32.52M
Net income $3.58M $1.67B $16.85M
Free cash flow $50.48M $4.58B $149.65M
R&D $91.60M $3.26B –
EPS (diluted) $0.02 $1.61 $0.10
Cash & equivalents $230.49M $2.50B $167.23M
Total debt $1.35B $7.52B –
Shares (diluted) 161.39M 1.03B 171.64M
Enterprise value $1.25B $138.55B $311.19M

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
MetricVERXNOWLZ
P/E 667.9x 95.6x 66.4x
P/FCF 47.3x 35.0x 7.4x
P/Operating cash flow 13.8x 30.2x 6.3x
P/S 3.0x 10.9x 1.4x
P/B 9.9x 12.8x 8.7x
P/Tangible book 10.0x 18.3x 9.8x
EV/EBITDA 25.4x 47.7x 12.1x
EV/EBIT -187.1x 97.0x 28.7x
EV/Revenue 3.2x 11.1x 1.2x
EV/FCF 49.4x 35.6x 6.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.4x 30.7x 5.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 23.69 18.40 1.21

Growth

14 metrics
MetricVERXNOWLZ
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.8% 22.2% 12.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.1% 22.5% 7.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 9.0% 16.4% 14.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 15.8% 20.5% 8.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) -75.9% 4.9% -7.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 8.2% 49.1% 198.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 107.1% 0.5% -41.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 28.3% 5.5% 51.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 107.0% 1.7% -38.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 28.2% 5.2% 54.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 21.1% 13.0% 6.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 47.3% 22.2% 12.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 4,078% 19.0% 14.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 78.9% 25.7% 15.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricVERXNOWLZ
Gross margin 64.0% 74.8% 66.7%
EBITDA margin 12.5% 23.2% 9.8%
Operating margin -1.7% 11.4% 4.1%
Pretax margin -1.2% 15.9% 4.8%
Net margin 0.5% 11.3% 2.1%
FCF margin 6.4% 31.1% 18.9%
Operating cash flow margin 22.0% 36.0% 22.1%
Return on equity 1.5% 13.8% 12.3%
Return on assets 0.3% 6.0% 3.5%
Return on invested capital 0.0% – –
Return on capital employed -2.1% 10.6% 20.2%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.5x 1.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 48.6x 3.2x 10.4x
Stock comp / revenue 7.2% 12.3% 12.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricVERXNOWLZ
Debt / assets 28.0% 23.7% –
Debt / equity 1.4x 0.6x –
Net debt / EBITDA 1.1x 0.8x –
Debt / FCF 6.7x 1.6x –
Liabilities / assets 80.1% 60.5% 72.7%
Equity / assets 19.9% 39.5% 27.3%
Interest coverage – – 18.6x
Current ratio 0.9x 0.7x 0.7x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.6x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.4x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 1.98 5.78 -0.05

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricVERXNOWLZ
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 1.9% 2.0% 13.4%
Shareholder yield 1.9% 2.0% 13.4%
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.

ConsensusVERXNOWLZ
Forward P/E 19.0xFY2026 40.2xFY2026 9.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.78FY2026 $3.85FY2026 $0.68FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +21.9%FY2026 +9.7%FY2026 +9.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +38.5% +27.0% +25.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $795.75MFY2026 $15.25BFY2026 $847.19MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.3%FY2026 +14.8%FY2026 +12.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +17.3% +17.7% -6.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersVERXNOWLZ
Held by institutions 93.3% 81.6% 96.0%
Institutions holding 229 2,224 242
Change in shares held, QoQ -7.0% -2.1% -0.5%
Institutions buying 135 1,285 122
Institutions selling 69 779 97
Buyers to sellers 1.96 1.65 1.26

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.

VERXNOWLZ
VERX 1.00 0.66 0.52
NOW 0.66 1.00 0.42
LZ 0.52 0.42 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, VERX, NOW and LZ?

ServiceNow (NOW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Vertex (VERX) $2.39B, ServiceNow (NOW) $160.09B, Legalzoom.Com (LZ) $1.10B.

Which stock is cheaper, VERX, NOW and LZ?

Legalzoom.Com (LZ) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Vertex (VERX) 667.9x, ServiceNow (NOW) 95.6x, Legalzoom.Com (LZ) 66.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Legalzoom.Com (LZ) is cheapest (Vertex (VERX) 19.0x, ServiceNow (NOW) 40.2x, Legalzoom.Com (LZ) 9.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

ServiceNow (NOW) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Vertex (VERX) +10.8%, ServiceNow (NOW) +22.2%, Legalzoom.Com (LZ) +12.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

ServiceNow (NOW) has the highest net margin (Vertex (VERX) 0.5%, ServiceNow (NOW) 11.3%, Legalzoom.Com (LZ) 2.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year ServiceNow (NOW) returned the most: Vertex (VERX) -42.3%, ServiceNow (NOW) -18.2%, Legalzoom.Com (LZ) -35.7%. Over five years, ServiceNow (NOW) compounded fastest (Vertex (VERX) -6.3%/yr, ServiceNow (NOW) +2.4%/yr, Legalzoom.Com (LZ) -25.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, ServiceNow (NOW) has been the steadiest (Vertex (VERX) 62.4%, ServiceNow (NOW) 58.7%, Legalzoom.Com (LZ) 64.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, VERX, NOW and LZ?

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