LegalZoom.com, Inc. (LZ) Key Metrics
LZ valuation today
Trailing 12 months · as of October 18, 2026- Market cap
- $1.04B
- Enterprise value
- $841.2M
- P/E (TTM)
- 67.3 10-yr median 118.9
- Forward P/E
- 10.4
- PEG ratio
- —
- Price / sales
- 1.3 10-yr median 2.4
- Price / book
- 7.8 10-yr median 13.0
- EV / EBITDA
- 9.5 10-yr median 20.4
- Dividend yield
- —
- Beta
- 1.21
LZ key metrics, 2009–2025
Fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 · U.S. dollarsLZ valuation Price multiples at each fiscal year-end price.
LZ returns How much profit the business earns on the capital it uses.
LZ per-share figures Results divided by the shares outstanding at year-end.
LZ financial health Debt, liquidity and how easily interest is covered.
LZ efficiency & capital use Working capital cycle and where the cash goes.
LZ valuation history
LZ returns on capital
Net income (ROE, ROA) or after-tax operating income (ROIC) divided by the average of the opening and closing balance.
LZ debt vs cash
Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease liabilities.
LZ cash returned to shareholders
LZ price vs earnings per share
LZ key metrics
2009–2025| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valuation | ||||||||||
| Market capitalization | $1.83B | $1.37B | $2.20B | $1.52B | $3.18B | — | — | — | — | — |
| Enterprise value | $1.66B | $1.24B | $1.98B | $1.34B | $2.95B | — | — | — | — | — |
| P/E ratio | 118.9 | 45.8 | 157.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Price / sales | 2.4 | 2.0 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 5.5 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Price / book | 10.7 | 14.7 | 13.0 | 10.6 | 16.1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Price / free cash flow | 12.4 | 13.7 | 23.7 | 29.3 | 75.1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Price / operating cash flow | 10.3 | 10.1 | 17.7 | 20.5 | 58.8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| EV / sales | 2.2 | 1.8 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 5.1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| EV / EBITDA | 20.4 | 15.4 | 33.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| EV / free cash flow | 11.2 | 12.4 | 21.4 | 25.9 | 69.4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Earnings yield | 0.8% | 2.2% | 0.6% | −3.2% | −3.4% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Free cash flow yield | 8.1% | 7.3% | 4.2% | 3.4% | 1.3% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dividend yield | — | — | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks) | 4.4% | 12.0% | 2.5% | 6.3% | 0.1% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Share price at fiscal year-end | $9.93 | $7.51 | $11.30 | $7.74 | $16.07 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Per share | ||||||||||
| Revenue per share | $4.09 | $3.73 | $3.40 | $3.17 | $2.90 | $2.39 | $3.26 | $1.25 | $0.96 | $0.82 |
| Earnings per share | $0.08 | $0.16 | $0.07 | −$0.25 | −$0.55 | $0.05 | $0.06 | $0.10 | −$0.03 | −$0.01 |
| Operating cash flow per share | $0.96 | $0.74 | $0.64 | $0.38 | $0.27 | $0.47 | $0.42 | $0.11 | $0.01 | $0.12 |
| Free cash flow per share | $0.80 | $0.55 | $0.48 | $0.26 | $0.21 | $0.42 | $0.27 | $0.06 | −$0.03 | $0.09 |
| Cash per share | $1.10 | $0.78 | $1.16 | $0.97 | $1.21 | $0.58 | $0.39 | $0.22 | $0.15 | — |
| Book value per share | $0.93 | $0.51 | $0.87 | $0.73 | $1.00 | −$2.80 | −$4.44 | −$0.48 | −$0.55 | — |
| Tangible book value per share | $0.07 | $0.12 | $0.47 | $0.31 | $0.61 | −$2.86 | −$4.54 | −$0.48 | −$0.55 | — |
| Dividends per share | — | — | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | — | — | — |
| Capex per share | $0.16 | $0.20 | $0.16 | $0.11 | $0.06 | $0.05 | $0.15 | $0.05 | $0.04 | $0.03 |
| Debt per share | $0.13 | $0.04 | $0.05 | $0.06 | $0.01 | $2.62 | $4.13 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — |
| Shares outstanding | 184.7M | 182.9M | 194.4M | 195.8M | 198.1M | 196.7M | 125.4M | 125.2M | 125.2M | 125.2M |
| Change in shares outstanding | +1.0% | −5.9% | −0.7% | −1.1% | +0.7% | +56.8% | +0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| Returns & profitability | ||||||||||
| Return on equity (ROE) | 11.6% | 22.9% | 9.0% | −28.7% | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Return on assets (ROA) | 3.4% | 7.3% | 3.3% | −11.7% | −31.8% | 4.4% | 5.9% | 27.2% | −11.3% | — |
| Return on tangible assets | 4.1% | 9.9% | 3.8% | −15.1% | −30.6% | 4.1% | 4.0% | 22.7% | −11.3% | — |
| Free cash flow margin | 19.6% | 14.7% | 14.0% | 8.3% | 7.4% | 17.5% | 8.4% | 4.6% | −2.7% | 10.4% |
| Income quality (OCF / net income) | 11.55 | 4.53 | 8.91 | — | — | 9.40 | 7.08 | 1.13 | — | — |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Total debt | $24.4M | $7.9M | $9.0M | $11.3M | $1.1M | $515.4M | $518.4M | $202,000 | $34,000 | — |
| Cash & short-term investments | $203.1M | $142.1M | $225.7M | $189.1M | $239.3M | $114.5M | $49.2M | $27.1M | $19.2M | — |
| Net debt | −$178.7M | −$134.2M | −$216.7M | −$177.8M | −$238.2M | $400.9M | $469.2M | −$26.9M | −$19.1M | — |
| Debt / equity | 0.14 | 0.08 | 0.05 | 0.08 | 0.01 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Debt / assets | 0.05 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 2.04 | 2.59 | 0.00 | 0.00 | — |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −2.20 | −1.67 | −3.61 | — | — | 5.58 | 7.12 | −2.48 | — | — |
| Current ratio | 0.75 | 0.72 | 1.04 | 0.97 | 1.16 | 0.67 | 0.44 | 0.95 | 0.81 | — |
| Quick ratio | 0.75 | 0.72 | 1.04 | 0.88 | 1.10 | 0.62 | 0.38 | 0.95 | 0.81 | — |
| Interest coverage | 11.1 | 79.8 | 42.7 | -160.5 | -3.0 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 41.0 | -248.5 | -9.0 |
| Working capital | −$79.0M | −$74.4M | $11.4M | −$7.5M | $37.6M | −$66.4M | −$89.3M | −$2.3M | −$5.9M | — |
| Invested capital | −$6.8M | −$40.9M | −$47.9M | −$35.4M | −$40.6M | −$149.7M | −$87.8M | −$86.7M | −$88.6M | — |
| Tangible asset value | $13.0M | $21.3M | $91.8M | $60.2M | $121.6M | −$562.9M | −$569.9M | −$59.8M | −$69.5M | — |
| Net current asset value | −$119.5M | −$89.4M | −$3.6M | −$21.3M | $33.1M | −$669.1M | −$687.6M | −$72.8M | −$80.4M | — |
| Graham number | $1.32 | $1.37 | $1.18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Graham net-net per share | −$0.75 | −$0.71 | −$0.23 | −$0.27 | $0.10 | −$3.44 | −$5.55 | −$0.67 | −$0.67 | — |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Dividends paid | — | — | $0 | $3,000 | $112,000 | $284,000 | $877,000 | — | — | — |
| Share buybacks (net) | $80.5M | $165.0M | $54.9M | $95.1M | $2.3M | $8.4M | $6.2M | — | — | — |
| Dividend payout ratio | — | — | 0.0% | — | — | 2.9% | 11.8% | — | — | — |
| Dividends + buybacks / free cash flow | 54.4% | 165.1% | 59.2% | 183.9% | 5.8% | 10.5% | 20.7% | — | — | — |
| Capex / revenue | 4.0% | 5.2% | 4.8% | 3.6% | 2.0% | 2.2% | 4.5% | 4.2% | 3.9% | 3.9% |
| Capex / operating cash flow | 17.0% | 26.3% | 25.4% | 29.9% | 21.7% | 11.4% | 34.8% | 47.8% | 317.3% | 27.1% |
| Capex / depreciation | 0.64 | 0.96 | 1.13 | 0.93 | 0.70 | 0.53 | 1.12 | 1.44 | 1.35 | 1.36 |
| Stock-based compensation / revenue | 15.0% | 10.5% | 10.0% | 13.0% | 19.6% | 2.7% | 1.3% | 0.6% | 1.1% | — |
| R&D / revenue | 10.8% | 13.1% | 12.6% | 11.4% | 14.6% | 8.9% | 9.1% | 5.2% | 6.2% | 4.3% |
| SG&A / revenue | 53.6% | 46.4% | 48.0% | 61.3% | 67.1% | 47.3% | 42.5% | 39.2% | 46.7% | — |
| Efficiency | ||||||||||
| Days sales outstanding | 8.7 | 6.4 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 6.1 | 7.3 | 6.2 | 6.8 | 6.5 | — |
| Days of inventory on hand | — | — | — | 31.4 | 21.9 | 20.9 | 22.7 | — | — | — |
| Days payables outstanding | 41.3 | 48.2 | 43.9 | 49.4 | 58.3 | 53.7 | 24.7 | 9.6 | 15.0 | — |
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | -32.6 | -41.8 | -36.8 | -10.7 | -30.3 | -25.6 | 4.2 | -2.8 | -8.5 | — |
| Receivables turnover | 41.94 | 56.86 | 51.40 | 50.46 | 59.94 | 50.25 | 59.07 | 53.68 | 55.83 | — |
| Payables turnover | 8.85 | 7.57 | 8.31 | 7.39 | 6.26 | 6.79 | 14.80 | 38.00 | 24.30 | — |
| Inventory turnover | — | — | — | 11.62 | 16.65 | 17.50 | 16.07 | — | — | — |
| Asset turnover | 1.67 | 1.66 | 1.55 | 1.48 | 1.68 | 2.08 | 3.22 | 3.50 | 3.39 | — |
| Average receivables | $18.0M | $12.0M | $12.9M | $12.3M | $9.6M | $9.4M | $6.9M | $2.9M | $2.2M | — |
| Average payables | $29.2M | $31.7M | $28.8M | $28.6M | $30.3M | $22.7M | $9.3M | $2.1M | $2.5M | — |
| Average inventory | — | — | — | $18.2M | $11.4M | $8.8M | $8.5M | — | — | — |
| Intangibles / total assets | 29.9% | 19.2% | 17.2% | 20.3% | 17.6% | 4.8% | 6.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
Computed from LZ's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed February 23, 2026) and the closing share price on each fiscal year-end, adjusted for stock splits. Figures in U.S. dollars; data from EODHD. Averages use the opening and closing balance of each year.
LZ valuation and financial ratios
At the end of fiscal 2025 (December 31, 2025), LegalZoom.com traded at 118.9 times earnings, against a 10-year median of 118.9. Based on the latest twelve months, the trailing P/E is 67.3 and the forward P/E is 10.4. LegalZoom.com earned a return on equity of 11.6% in fiscal 2025. It ended the year with $24.4 million of debt and $203.1 million in cash and short-term investments, a net cash position of $178.7 million. It returned $80.5 million to shareholders: $0 in dividends and $80.5 million in share buybacks, 54% of free cash flow. The share count rose 47.5% from 125.2M to 184.7M over 9 years.
See the LZ income statement, the LZ chart for price history, or the LZ stock overview for the latest quote and news.
LZ key metrics FAQ
What is LegalZoom.com's P/E ratio?
LegalZoom.com's trailing P/E ratio is 67.3 based on the last twelve months of earnings (as of October 18, 2026), and its forward P/E is 10.4. At the end of fiscal 2025 it was 118.9, compared with a 10-year median of 118.9.
What is LegalZoom.com's EV/EBITDA?
LegalZoom.com's enterprise value was 20.4 times EBITDA at the end of fiscal 2025 (enterprise value $1.7 billion, EBITDA $81.1 million); the current EV/EBITDA is 9.5.
What is LegalZoom.com's return on equity?
LegalZoom.com's return on equity (ROE) was 11.6% in fiscal 2025: net income of $15.4 million on average shareholders' equity of $132.6 million.
How much debt does LegalZoom.com have?
LegalZoom.com had total debt of $24.4 million at the end of fiscal 2025, a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14 and more cash than debt.
Does LegalZoom.com buy back its shares?
Yes. LegalZoom.com spent $80.5 million on net share repurchases in fiscal 2025 Shares outstanding changed +1.0% over the year, to 184.7M..
What is LegalZoom.com's free cash flow yield?
LegalZoom.com generated $147.9 million of free cash flow in fiscal 2025, a free cash flow yield of 8.1% on its market value at year-end ($1.8 billion).
What is LegalZoom.com's current ratio?
LegalZoom.com's current ratio was 0.75 at the end of fiscal 2025: current assets were 0.75 times current liabilities.