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LegalZoom.com, Inc.LZCompetitor analysis, valuation and peers

United States · USD·Information Technology›Internet Software/Services
Momentum laggard 18
Mkt cap
$897M
US dollars, full cap
Free float
66%
of shares outstanding
$/day
$17.3M
20-day average traded
Fwd P/E
6.7×
forward earnings
ROIC−WACC
n/a
WACC 10.6%
Hurdle
-4 pp
Req g minus delivered
Next earnings
111 days
25 Feb 2027
Close · USD$5.24
1D-12.1%
1W-22.1%
1M-11.7%
3M-32.0%
6M-19.3%
YTD-47.3%
1Y-49.0%
ATR %8.3%
Beta0.69
52w lowhigh57.8% off high

What LegalZoom.com does

Employees: 1,196

LegalZoom.com at a glance

Size LegalZoom.com (LZ) is a United States Information Technology company (Internet Software/Services) with a market value of $897M, the 2316th largest of 3,117 United States companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at $5.24 on 6 Nov 2026.

Performance Over six months the shares fell 19.3%, against -3.9% for the median peer and -1.1% for the United States market (cap-weighted) — 10th lowest of 21 in its peer set.

Growth Revenue grew 12.3% over the last twelve months (peer median +9.8%); the operating margin is 4.4% (peer median 11.2%).

Valuation It trades at 6.7× forward earnings against a peer median of 14.3× (5th cheapest of 16).

Price implies For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about 6% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is +10%, so the hurdle is -4 pp: the price already allows for a slowdown.

Backlog Backlog (remaining performance obligations) was $29.2M at 30 Sep 2026 — 0.0 years of trailing revenue. Backlog detail →

Short interest Short interest is 7.5% of the free float (15 Oct 2026).

Next results Next results expected around 25 Feb 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).

Relative performance

8010012011 May 202611 Aug 20266 Nov 2026Peer median 95LZ 80
Six months, rebased to 100: LegalZoom.com against the median of its 20 peers (local-currency closes).

LegalZoom.com financials

Reported figures in USD; fiscal year ends 2025-12-31. TTM = trailing twelve months.
TTMFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Revenue$792M$756M$682M$661M$620M
Revenue growth—+11%+3%+7%—
Gross profit$503M$475M$426M$408M$396M
EBITDA$83.4M$61.8M$78.7M$53.0M-$17.8M
Net income$16.9M$15.4M$30.0M$14.0M-$48.7M
Free cash flow$149M$147M$99.9M$92.7M$51.7M
Capital expenditure$25.5M$30.3M$35.7M$31.6M$22.1M
Total debt$15.1M$14.4M$7.88M$9.05M$11.3M

Quarterly statements and history in the cockpit →

LegalZoom.com competitor charts

The default views of Competitor Analysis ▸ Charts, drawn from the same data. Open them in the cockpit to change the axes, pin companies and read every value.

Performance: 6-month against 1-month return

-40%-20%0%+20%+40%-20%0%+20%+40%TMVIQ2273OMDAYALA7685FUBOHEPSPUBMATGEVERIXIGOYELPPXEDCARSMOONBCGLZ6-month return →1-month return →
Up and to the right = strong over both horizons. LegalZoom.com is the large dot.

Fundamentals: revenue growth against valuation

0%+20%+40%+60%0×200×TMV2273OMDAYALA7685PUBMATGEVERIXIGONXDRMOONBCGLZRevenue growth (TTM) →Forward P/E →
Further right = faster growth; higher = more expensive. The dashed lines are the peer medians. LegalZoom.com is the large dot.

Capital: growth delivered against growth the price implies

-20%0%+20%+40%0%25%50%TMV2273OMDA7685PUBMATGEVERIXIGOYELPNXDRCARSMOONBCGLZGrowth delivered (Del g) →Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs) →
Above the diagonal = the price needs more growth than the company has been delivering; below = the price already allows for a slowdown. LegalZoom.com is the large dot.

LegalZoom.com competitors and peer comparison

How LegalZoom.com compares with its peers

Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size. This is the same default set the interactive Competitor Analysis opens with.

LegalZoom.com against its 20 peers (data as of 6 Nov 2026)
MeasureLZPeer medianRank in peer set
1-month return-11.7%+1.2%8th lowest of 21
6-month return-19.3%-3.9%10th lowest of 21
Distance from 52-week high-57.8%-37.7%5th lowest of 21
Revenue growth (TTM)+12.3%+9.8%8th highest of 20
Operating margin4.4%11.2%7th lowest of 20
Forward P/E6.7×14.3×5th cheapest of 16
Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs)6.1%5.7%7th most demanding of 14
Growth delivered (Del g)+9.9%+15.9%3rd lowest of 14
Hurdle (Req g minus delivered)-3.8 pp-14.2 pp5th most demanding of 14
EV / EBITDA8.9×9.1×7th cheapest of 14
Net debt / EBITDA-1.8×0.1×6th least indebted of 16

Peer table

Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size
CompanyMarketMarket cap6M returnRevenue growthOp. marginForward P/EReq gDelivered g
LegalZoom.com LZUnited States$897M-19%+12%4%6.7×6.1%+9.9%
TeamViewer TMV.DEGermany$894M-5%+2%34%5.2×-11.0%+10.4%
iQIYI, Inc. Sponsored ADR IQUnited States$886M-20%-3%-2%n/an/an/a
Gushengtang 2273.HKHong Kong$874M+1%+12%13%13.4×2.4%+27.6%
Omada Health OMDAUnited States$924M+2%+48%0%37.1×28.7%+42.9%
Yalla Group Ltd. Sponsored ADR YALAUnited States$863M-21%-4%31%7.0×n/an/a
BuySell Technologies 7685.TJapan$938M-28%+58%11%15.0×-1.2%+46.8%
Sify Technologies Limited Sponsored ADR SIFYUnited States$941M-20%+11%8%n/an/an/a
FuboTV FUBOUnited States$830M-26%n/an/an/an/an/a
D-MARKET Elektronik Hizmetler ve Ticaret AS Sponsored ADR HEPSUnited States$979M-3%+22%-3%n/an/an/a
PubMatic PUBMUnited States$811M+82%-1%-5%360.6×7.8%+13.7%
Auction Technology ATG.LUnited Kingdom$789M+36%+22%11%16.1×22.7%+32.6%
EverQuote EVERUnited States$1.02B+41%+24%11%14.3×-7.0%+14.8%
Le Travenues Technology IXIGO.NSIndia$775M-2%+16%6%47.3×38.2%+55.4%
Yelp YELPUnited States$1.06B-28%+2%13%8.1×-18.4%+10.9%
Nextdoor NXDRUnited States$758M-3%+10%-17%350.1×24.0%+15.9%
Phoenix Education Partners PXEDUnited States$718M-36%+1%17%5.0×n/an/a
Cars.com CARSUnited States$715M+14%+1%11%6.2×5.7%+5.7%
Moonpig MOON.LUnited Kingdom$1.13B+41%+7%21%15.2×3.7%+0.3%
Baltic Classifieds BCG.LUnited Kingdom$1.14B-99%+7%68%0.2×15.2%+15.9%
Jumia Technologies AG Sponsored ADR JMIAUnited States$676M-29%+27%-27%n/an/an/a

LegalZoom.com backlog

LegalZoom.com reported $29.2M of remaining performance obligations at 30 Sep 2026. That is 0.0 years of trailing revenue already under contract.

Questions

Which companies are LegalZoom.com's closest peers?
The cockpit's peer set: TeamViewer (TMV.DE), iQIYI, Inc. Sponsored ADR (IQ), Gushengtang (2273.HK), Omada Health (OMDA), Yalla Group Ltd. Sponsored ADR (YALA), BuySell Technologies (7685.T), Sify Technologies Limited Sponsored ADR (SIFY), FuboTV (FUBO).
Is LegalZoom.com expensive compared with its peers?
On forward p/e it trades at 6.7× against a peer median of 14.3×, 5th cheapest of 16 in its peer set. For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about 6% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is +10%, so the hurdle is -4 pp: the price already allows for a slowdown.
How has LegalZoom.com stock performed?
Over six months to 6 Nov 2026 the shares returned -19.3% against -3.9% for the median peer; over one year -49.0%.
What is LegalZoom.com's backlog?
LegalZoom.com's remaining performance obligations (contracted revenue not yet recognised) were $29.2M at 30 Sep 2026.

How these numbers are made. Returns are close-to-close in local currency. Revenue growth and margins are trailing twelve months. Req g is the revenue growth that today's enterprise value requires for seven years at the company's own cost of capital; Delivered g is what it actually grew; the gap is the hurdle (honest precision about ±8 points, so read the ranking more than the decimal). No fair values, price targets or analyst ratings are shown, by design. Method and validation.