VERX vs USDW vs NICE Stock Comparison

Vertex, Made In Usa and Nice 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
1 win
USDW Made In Usa Inc.
$5.00 0.0% 1M +861.5% 1Y
Market cap
$89.81M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.10K
Div. yield
–
Compliance Software Technology
1 win
NICE NICE Ltd.
$122.41 +8.5% 1M -7.5% 1Y
Market cap
$7.59B
P/E
7.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.91B
Div. yield
–
Communications Platforms Technology
7 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionVERXUSDWNICELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.38B $89.81M $7.59B NICE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 666.8x -83,859x 7.9x NICE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.4x — 11.2x NICE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.8% -98.1% +22.9% NICE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.5% -1,043.0% 16.2% NICE
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% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -40.3% +861.5% -7.5% USDW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -4.7%/yr — -15.0%/yr VERX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 62.5% — 55.3% NICE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 49/100 15/100 57/100 NICE

Percentile Scorecard

VERXUSDWNICE

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

AxisVERXUSDWNICE
Valuation 41 #61 of 102 8 #94 of 102 100 #1 of 29
Growth 77 #23 of 98 13 #85 of 98 73 #8 of 27
Profitability 55 #43 of 95 22 #74 of 95 80 #6 of 26
Financial Health 34 #72 of 109 – 30 #22 of 31
Shareholder Returns 40 #39 of 64 – 0 #17 of 17
Overall 49 15 57
  • VERX ranked among 115 companies in Business Applications
  • USDW ranked among 115 companies in Business Applications
  • NICE ranked among 32 companies in Workplace Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodVERXUSDWNICESPY
1 month +33.4%0.0%+8.5% -0.8%
3 months +20.0%+861.5%+28.8% +3.5%
6 months +20.8%+861.5%+21.2% +7.0%
Year to date -24.0%+861.5%+8.3% +12.2%
1 year -40.3%+861.5%-7.5% +13.0%
3 years -33.3%—-19.5% +86.3%
3 years, per year -12.7%—-7.0% +23.1%
5 years -21.5%—-55.6% +68.6%
5 years, per year -4.7%—-15.0% +11.0%
10 years ——+83.7% +258.0%
10 years, per year ——+6.3% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureVERXUSDWNICESPY
Volatility, 1Y 62.5%—55.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 63.6%—59.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.45—0.23 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.65—-0.14 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -82.1%0.0%-73.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -40.9%0.0%-10.6% -1.8%
52-week high $25.66$5.00$136.90 $779.14
52-week low $10.58$5.00$83.15 $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.

MultipleVERXUSDWNICE
P/E now vs peer median 684.6xmedian 28.8x -83,859xmedian 28.8x 8.0xmedian 31.9x
P/S now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 2.8x 3,514xmedian 2.8x 1.3xmedian 2.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 26.0xmedian 17.7x —median 17.7x 4.6xmedian 11.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 48.5xmedian 15.8x -1,618xmedian 15.8x 6.9xmedian 14.2x
P/B now vs peer median 10.2xmedian 3.2x 3.6xmedian 3.2x —median 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median 24.29median 0.85 -3,030median 0.85 0.14median 0.77

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 monthsVERXUSDWNICE
Revenue $787.44M $1.10K $5.91B
Gross profit $503.58M $1.10K $3.89B
Operating income -$13.34M -$11.67K $1.14B
Net income $3.58M -$11.47K $955.10M
Free cash flow $50.48M -$25.00M $1.08B
R&D $91.60M – $745.97M
EPS (diluted) $0.02 $0.00 $15.08
Cash & equivalents $230.49M – $315.38M
Total debt $1.35B – –
Shares (diluted) 161.39M 22.96M 63.32M
Enterprise value $1.24B $89.81M $6.06B

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
MetricVERXUSDWNICE
P/E 684.6x -83,859x 8.0x
P/FCF 48.5x -1,618x 6.9x
P/Operating cash flow 14.1x -3.6x 5.4x
P/S 3.1x 3,514x 1.3x
P/B 10.2x 3.6x –
P/Tangible book 10.3x -144,394x –
EV/EBITDA 26.0x – 4.6x
EV/EBIT -191.6x -7,694x 6.2x
EV/Revenue 3.2x 81,648x 1.2x
EV/FCF 50.6x -3.6x 6.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.7x -3.6x 5.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 24.29 -3,030 0.14

Growth

14 metrics
MetricVERXUSDWNICE
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.8% -98.1% 22.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.1% – 50.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 9.0% -98.1% 21.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 15.8% – 48.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) -75.9% 50.9% 16.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 8.2% – 55.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 107.1% 51.7% 5.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 28.3% -20.2% 56.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 107.0% 85.9% 9.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 28.2% 27.7% 59.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 21.1% -35,924% -1.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 47.3% -928.2% 59.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 4,078% -26,667% -16.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 78.9% -928.2% 38.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricVERXUSDWNICE
Gross margin 64.0% 100.0% 65.8%
EBITDA margin 12.5% – 26.2%
Operating margin -1.7% -1,061% 19.2%
Pretax margin -1.2% -1,043% 21.3%
Net margin 0.5% -1,043% 16.2%
FCF margin 6.4% -2,272,784% 18.3%
Operating cash flow margin 22.0% -2,272,784% 23.1%
Return on equity 1.5% -0.1% –
Return on assets 0.3% -0.1% 18.9%
Return on invested capital 0.0% – –
Return on capital employed -2.1% -0.1% 28.8%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.0x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 48.6x 2,179x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 7.2% – 5.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricVERXUSDWNICE
Debt / assets 28.0% – –
Debt / equity 1.4x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 1.1x – –
Debt / FCF 6.7x – –
Liabilities / assets 80.1% 0.0% –
Equity / assets 19.9% 100.0% –
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 0.9x – 1.3x
Quick ratio 0.7x – 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.4x – 0.3x
Altman Z-score 2.01 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricVERXUSDWNICE
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 1.9% – -18.8%
Shareholder yield 1.9% – -18.8%
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.

ConsensusVERXUSDWNICE
Forward P/E 19.4xFY2026 – 11.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.78FY2026 – $10.91FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +21.9%FY2026 – -11.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +38.5% – +19.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $795.75MFY2026 – $3.32BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.3%FY2026 – +12.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +17.3% – -2.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersVERXUSDWNICE
Held by institutions 93.3% – 56.3%
Institutions holding 229 – 320
Change in shares held, QoQ -7.0% – +7.0%
Institutions buying 135 – 145
Institutions selling 69 – 131
Buyers to sellers 1.96 – 1.11

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.

VERXUSDWNICE
VERX 1.00 – 0.50
USDW – – –
NICE 0.50 – 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, VERX, USDW and NICE?

Nice (NICE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Vertex (VERX) $2.38B, Made In Usa (USDW) $89.81M, Nice (NICE) $7.59B.

Which stock is cheaper, VERX, USDW and NICE?

Nice (NICE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Vertex (VERX) 666.8x, Made In Usa (USDW) -83,859x, Nice (NICE) 7.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Nice (NICE) is cheapest (Vertex (VERX) 19.4x, Nice (NICE) 11.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Nice (NICE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Vertex (VERX) +10.8%, Made In Usa (USDW) -98.1%, Nice (NICE) +22.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nice (NICE) has the highest net margin (Vertex (VERX) 0.5%, Made In Usa (USDW) -1,043.0%, Nice (NICE) 16.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Made In Usa (USDW) returned the most: Vertex (VERX) -40.3%, Made In Usa (USDW) +861.5%, Nice (NICE) -7.5%. Over five years, Vertex (VERX) compounded fastest (Vertex (VERX) -4.7%/yr, Nice (NICE) -15.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Nice (NICE) has been the steadiest (Vertex (VERX) 62.5%, Nice (NICE) 55.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, VERX, USDW and NICE?

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