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Vertex

Automates indirect-tax determination, e-invoicing, returns, and reporting for global enterprises.

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Vertex, Inc.VERXInformation Technology

Sells cloud and on-premise software for indirect-tax determination, e-invoicing, returns, document management, and analytics, alongside implementation and managed services. Most revenue comes from recurring subscriptions and U.S. customers, while delivery depends on continuously updated rules, enterprise-application integrations, and government e-invoicing infrastructure.

Automates transaction-based compliance through tax determination, e-invoicing and digital reporting, returns, document management, and analytics. O Series and cloud deployments calculate sales and use tax, VAT, GST, communications tax, payroll tax, and other charges in real time. Implementation, training, and managed services support deployment and filing.

Combines a proprietary database of tax rates and rules with prebuilt connections to ERP, billing, procurement, point-of-sale, and e-commerce systems. Taxamo covers cross-border digital commerce; ecosio and Brinta extend e-invoicing and compliance coverage in Europe and Latin America. Most revenue comes from software subscriptions and U.S. customers, while delivery depends on continually updated rules, enterprise-system integrations, and government e-invoicing infrastructure.

Company facts

CEOChristopher Young
ListedJul 29, 2020
ExchangeNASDAQ
HeadquartersKing of Prussia, PA
CountryUnited States
Employees2,100
CIK0001806837
ISINUS92538J1060

Key statistics

Market cap$2.31B
EPS (ttm)$0.0306
P/E (ttm)465.03
ROE1.4%
P/B9.52
P/S2.93
Dividend yield
Beta0.50vs XLK −0.78

Year to date −25.2% · Average volume (30d) 2.4M

Analysts

Price target, next 12 months$16.00+12.4%Median of 18 analysts · vs the Aug 28 close
ConsensusBuy10 of 18 analysts rate it buy or better

Ratings

Target range

Latest analyst notes

DateFirmActionPrior ratingRatingPrior targetTarget
Aug 4, 2026DA DavidsonReiterateNeutral$15$12
Aug 4, 2026StephensTarget$30$18
Aug 4, 2026Robert W. BairdTarget$25$17
Jul 21, 2026Morgan StanleyDowngradeOverweightEqual Weight$19$15
Jun 29, 2026Cowen & Co.InitiateBuy

Earnings

EPS

Estimate$0.22
ReportedDue Nov 2, 2026

Revenue

Estimate$209.8M
ReportedDue Nov 2, 2026

History

Report dateEPS estEPSSurpriseRevenue estRevenueSurpriseNext session
Aug 3, 2026Q2 FY26$0.19$0.20+4.8%$202.2M$204.0M+0.9%−7.54%
May 7, 2026Q1 FY26$0.16$0.17+6.3%$194.8M$196.6M+0.9%+1.77%
Feb 11, 2026Q4 FY25$0.17$0.170.0%$194.3M$194.7M+0.2%−3.59%
Nov 3, 2025Q3 FY25$0.17$0.170.0%$194.3M$192.1M−1.1%−3.77%
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Financial highlights

12 quartersQ1 FY25Q2 FY25Q3 FY25Q4 FY25Q1 FY26Q2 FY26
Revenue$177.1M$184.6M$192.1M$194.7M$196.6M$204.0M
Gross profit$113.0M$121.2M$121.3M$119.1M$116.9M$131.3M
Operating income$4.5M−$3.9M$4.3M$1.6M−$3.0M−$4.4M
Net income$11.1M−$961.0K$4.0M−$7.0M−$2.5M$9.0M
Diluted EPS$0.07−$0.01$0.02−$0.04−$0.01$0.06
Gross margin63.8%65.7%63.1%61.2%59.4%64.4%
Operating margin2.5%-2.1%2.2%0.8%-1.5%-2.2%

Fiscal years (4-quarter sums)FY21 $425.5M · FY22 $491.6M · FY23 $572.4M · FY24 $666.8M · FY25 $748.4M

Revenue by product · Q2 FY26

Software Subscriptions$174.8M · 46%
Cloud Subscriptions$101.7M · 27%
Software Licenses$73.1M · 19%
Services$29.2M · 8%

Balance sheet, Jun 30, 2026Cash & short-term investments $230.5M · Total debt $349.9M · Total assets $1.21B · Shareholders' equity $241.1M

Dividends

No dividends on record.

Ownership

Institutions 46.89%76.07M sharesInsiders 1.87%3.04M sharesOther 51.24%83.11M shares

Shares outstanding 162.22M · Float 144.49M · 89.1% free float

Top shareholders13F · 13D/G · Form 4

HolderShares% outstandingFormFiled
BlackRock, Inc.6.24M3.84%13FAug 7, 2026
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC4.98M3.07%13FAug 13, 2026
Morgan Stanley4.13M2.55%13FAug 13, 2026
Brown Advisory Inc3.55M2.19%13FAug 14, 2026
Vanguard Capital Management LLC3.17M1.96%13FAug 13, 2026

Insider tradesForm 4

DateInsiderRoleSharesAvg price
May 28, 2026David DeStefanodirector−6,460$12.75
Mar 9, 2026ITEM SECOND IRR. TRUST FBO KYLE R. WESTPHAL u/a of JEFFREY R. WESTPHAL dated October 5, 200110 percent owner+10,000$15.05
Feb 23, 2026Christopher David Youngdirector, officer: President and CEO+60,000$12.18
Feb 20, 2026Eric C. Andersendirector+40,000$12.91
Feb 13, 2026Jeffrey Westphalother: See Remarks+247,740$13.08
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Peers

  • Thomson Reuters

    Enterprise indirect tax and global e-invoicing through ONESOURCE and Pagero.

  • SAP (ADR)

    Global ERP leader with embedded indirect tax and e-invoicing in S/4HANA

  • Oracle

    ERP platform with native embedded indirect tax across Fusion, EBS, and NetSuite

  • Intuit

    SMB and mid-market accounting platform with embedded US sales tax compliance.

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CompanyPriceChange
Vertex$14.230.00%$2.31B465.015.32.9+10.5%
Thomson Reuters$106.23−0.03%$46.37B28.422.25.9+7.0%
SAP (ADR)$220.80−0.39%$258.15B28.123.95.8+5.8%
Oracle$150.95+0.17%$434.14B25.918.76.4+20.6%
Intuit$358.02+0.02%$97.94B21.713.44.6+13.7%
Median27.020.55.9+10.3%