WK vs DFIN vs LAW Stock Comparison

Workiva, Donnelley Financial Solutions and CS Disco Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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WK Workiva Inc
$84.69 +18.9% 1M -0.4% 1Y
Market cap
$4.58B
P/E
100.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$965.70M
Div. yield
–
Compliance Software Technology
5 wins
LAW CS Disco, Inc.
$5.15 +23.2% 1M -18.5% 1Y
Market cap
$334.01M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$167.12M
Div. yield
–
Compliance Software Technology

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Donnelley Financial Solutions leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Donnelley Financial Solutions 6, Workiva 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionWKDFINLAWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.58B $1.66B $334.01M WK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 100.2x 17.2x -8.2x DFIN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 23.6x 13.7x — DFIN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +19.7% +4.8% +12.9% WK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.9% 12.4% -24.2% DFIN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 173.8% 19.0% — WK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -16.7x 0.5x — WK
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -0.4% +47.3% -18.5% DFIN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -10.4%/yr +9.7%/yr -38.0%/yr DFIN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 45.6% 47.7% 77.3% WK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 77/100 44/100 DFIN

Percentile Scorecard

WKDFINLAW

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

AxisWKDFINLAW
Valuation 49 #52 of 100 94 #7 of 100 26 #74 of 100
Growth 97 #4 of 97 52 #47 of 97 50 #49 of 97
Profitability 67 #32 of 94 90 #10 of 94 30 #66 of 94
Financial Health 68 #36 of 111 67 #37 of 111 91 #11 of 111
Shareholder Returns 48 #34 of 64 83 #12 of 64 24 #49 of 64
Overall 66 77 44
  • WK ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • DFIN ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • LAW ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodWKDFINLAWSPY
1 month +18.9%+45.4%+23.2% -2.3%
3 months +38.2%+39.1%+26.5% -0.7%
6 months +49.7%+33.7%+6.0% +4.8%
Year to date -1.8%+45.0%-33.6% +10.3%
1 year -0.4%+47.3%-18.5% +10.3%
3 years -5.6%+23.3%-14.5% +73.0%
3 years, per year -1.9%+7.2%-5.1% +20.1%
5 years -42.2%+58.6%-90.8% +61.9%
5 years, per year -10.4%+9.7%-38.0% +10.1%
10 years +436.0%+225.3%— +258.6%
10 years, per year +18.3%+12.5%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureWKDFINLAWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 45.6%47.7%77.3% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 44.6%49.7%85.3% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.030.540.34 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.010.99-0.24 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -72.5%-50.3%-95.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.2%0.0%-42.2% -3.5%
52-week high $93.31$67.69$8.91 $779.14
52-week low $44.31$36.74$2.76 $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.

MultipleWKDFINLAW
P/E now vs peer median 100.2xmedian 28.5x 17.2xmedian 28.5x -8.2xmedian 28.5x
P/S now vs peer median 4.7xmedian 2.8x 2.1xmedian 2.8x 2.0xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 86.3xmedian 16.8x 8.3xmedian 16.8x -5.9xmedian 16.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 22.8xmedian 16.2x 9.3xmedian 16.2x -20.4xmedian 16.2x
P/B now vs peer median -47.2xmedian 2.9x 4.1xmedian 2.9x 2.8xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 2.94median 0.90 1.35median 0.90 -0.41median 0.90

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 monthsWKDFINLAW
Revenue $965.70M $787.20M $167.12M
Gross profit $774.58M $509.00M $125.05M
Operating income $31.45M $151.40M -$43.01M
Net income $47.04M $97.40M -$40.44M
Free cash flow $200.52M $178.90M -$16.39M
R&D $216.63M – $58.00M
EPS (diluted) $0.84 $3.90 $-0.63
Cash & equivalents $252.48M $27.20M $10.89M
Total debt $71.21M $127.00M –
Shares (diluted) 56.06M 25.00M 64.49M
Enterprise value $1.15B $1.56B -$98.50M

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
MetricWKDFINLAW
P/E 100.2x 17.2x -8.2x
P/FCF 22.8x 9.3x -20.4x
P/Operating cash flow 22.7x 7.3x -25.7x
P/S 4.7x 2.1x 2.0x
P/B -47.2x 4.1x 2.8x
P/Tangible book -39.2x 4.1x 2.8x
EV/EBITDA 86.3x 8.3x -5.9x
EV/EBIT 122.0x 11.6x -5.4x
EV/Revenue 4.0x 2.2x 1.4x
EV/FCF 19.1x 9.8x -14.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.0x 7.7x -17.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.94 1.35 -0.41

Growth

14 metrics
MetricWKDFINLAW
Revenue growth (1Y) 19.7% 4.8% 12.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 18.4% -0.1% 7.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 25.0% 8.1% 14.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 21.0% 3.9% 7.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 138.3% 11.2% 30.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 31.6% 8.9% 18.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 170.7% 199.7% 28.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 34.4% 5.7% 18.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 170.7% 228.5% 32.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 34.1% 12.7% 20.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 90.8% 40.6% 16.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 79.1% 22.8% 34.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 94.6% 76.8% 11.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 84.3% 40.4% 31.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricWKDFINLAW
Gross margin 80.2% 64.7% 74.8%
EBITDA margin 4.6% 26.8% -23.7%
Operating margin 3.3% 19.2% -25.7%
Pretax margin 5.4% 17.5% -23.8%
Net margin 4.9% 12.4% -24.2%
FCF margin 20.8% 22.7% -9.8%
Operating cash flow margin 20.9% 28.8% -7.8%
Return on equity – 24.5% -33.1%
Return on assets 3.4% 12.0% -25.0%
Return on invested capital 173.8% 19.0% –
Return on capital employed 4.6% 24.9% -34.6%
Asset turnover 0.7x 1.0x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 4.3x 2.3x 0.3x
Stock comp / revenue 12.9% 4.4% 13.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricWKDFINLAW
Debt / assets 5.2% 16.1% –
Debt / equity -0.7x 0.3x –
Net debt / EBITDA -16.7x 0.5x –
Debt / FCF 0.4x 0.7x –
Liabilities / assets 107.1% 48.1% 25.5%
Equity / assets -7.1% 51.9% 74.5%
Interest coverage 2.5x – –
Current ratio 1.5x 1.1x 3.8x
Quick ratio 1.3x 1.0x 3.7x
Cash ratio 1.1x 0.1x 2.7x
Altman Z-score 2.23 5.43 2.67

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricWKDFINLAW
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 3.8% 8.7% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 3.8% 8.7% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusWKDFINLAW
Forward P/E 23.6xFY2026 13.7xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $3.59FY2026 $4.93FY2026 $-0.14FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +101.7%FY2026 +14.7%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +17.8% +6.1% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.01BFY2026 $815.18MFY2026 $183.94MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +14.5%FY2026 +6.3%FY2026 +17.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +25.9% -5.0% +2.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersWKDFINLAW
Held by institutions 97.3% 91.7% 54.6%
Institutions holding 305 247 119
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.4% -5.3% -0.5%
Institutions buying 184 114 66
Institutions selling 86 89 31
Buyers to sellers 2.14 1.28 2.13

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.

WKDFINLAW
WK 1.00 0.30 0.56
DFIN 0.30 1.00 0.25
LAW 0.56 0.25 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, WK, DFIN and LAW?

Workiva (WK) is the largest by market capitalisation: Workiva (WK) $4.58B, Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) $1.66B, CS Disco (LAW) $334.01M.

Which stock is cheaper, WK, DFIN and LAW?

Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Workiva (WK) 100.2x, Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) 17.2x, CS Disco (LAW) -8.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) is cheapest (Workiva (WK) 23.6x, Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) 13.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Workiva (WK) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Workiva (WK) +19.7%, Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) +4.8%, CS Disco (LAW) +12.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) has the highest net margin (Workiva (WK) 4.9%, Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) 12.4%, CS Disco (LAW) -24.2%). On return on invested capital, Workiva (WK) leads (Workiva (WK) 173.8%, Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) 19.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) returned the most: Workiva (WK) -0.4%, Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) +47.3%, CS Disco (LAW) -18.5%. Over five years, Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) compounded fastest (Workiva (WK) -10.4%/yr, Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) +9.7%/yr, CS Disco (LAW) -38.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Workiva (WK) has been the steadiest (Workiva (WK) 45.6%, Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) 47.7%, CS Disco (LAW) 77.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, WK, DFIN and LAW?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) leads on 6. 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.