Dropbox vs DocuSign
DBX and DOCU side by side, both in computer programming, data processing, and other computer related services. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How DBX and DOCU compare
DocuSign is the larger company, worth 2.0 times as much as Dropbox ($15.0B against $7.5B).
On earnings, Dropbox is cheaper: it trades at 17.9× trailing earnings, against 48.9× for DocuSign.
DocuSign grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (8.6% versus 0.24% for Dropbox).
Dropbox keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 17.2% compared with 9.8% at DocuSign.
DocuSign scores higher on the StockData Score (12 against 11 for Dropbox), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | DBX | DOCU |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $7.5B | $15.0B |
| Share price | $33.16 | $80.15 |
| Change, 1 year | 8.5% | 15.1% |
| Change, 5 years | 32.5% | −69.6% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.93 | 1.87 |
| Employees | 2,113 | 7,044 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 11 | 12 (better) |
| Valuation score | 5 (better) | 1 |
| Growth score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Performance score | 1 | 4 (better) |
| Health score | 5 | 5 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 17.9× (better) | 48.9× |
| P/S | 3.0× (better) | 4.5× |
| P/B | – | 8.7× |
| EV/EBITDA | 9.4× (better) | 27.5× |
| P/FCF | 8.2× (better) | 12.5× |
| PEG | 2.58 | – |
| FCF yield | 12.2% (better) | 8.0% |
| Fair value | $46.58 | $62.77 |
| Margin of safety | 28.8% (better) | −27.7% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 0.24% | 8.6% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 5.7% | 17.2% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −13.4% | 17.4% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 5.1% | 23.3% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 79.9% (better) | 79.5% |
| Operating margin | 26.6% (better) | 12.0% |
| Net margin | 17.2% (better) | 9.8% |
| FCF margin | 36.1% (better) | 35.7% |
| Return on equity | – | 17.8% |
| Return on invested capital | – | 23.5% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | – | 0.00 |
| Interest coverage | – | 170× |
| Current ratio | 1.07 (better) | 0.64 |
| Altman Z-score | 0.62 | 4.16 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 | 6 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Buyback yield | 16.9% (better) | 7.4% |
| Shareholder yield | 16.9% (better) | 7.4% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 80.3% | 94.4% |
| Held by insiders | 39.7% | 1.0% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$68.6M | −$26.4M (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 17.8% | 6.9% |
Go deeper
- DBX stock overview
- DBX income statement
- DBX valuation and score
- DOCU stock overview
- DOCU income statement
- DOCU valuation and score
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