LEGALZOOMCOM INC (LZ) Fundamental Analysis & Valuation

NASDAQ:LZ • US52466B1035

6.17 USD
+0.01 (+0.16%)
At close: Mar 13, 2026
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After Hours: 3/13/2026, 8:00:00 PM

This LZ fundamental analysis includes valuation metrics, fair value assessment, financial health analysis, profitability trends, growth metrics and dividend sustainability analysis.

Fundamental Rating

5

We assign a fundamental rating of 5 out of 10 to LZ. LZ was compared to 87 industry peers in the Professional Services industry. Both the profitability and the financial health of LZ get a neutral evaluation. Nothing too spectacular is happening here. LZ has both an excellent growth and valuation score. This means it is growing and it is still cheap. This is a rare combination!


Dividend Valuation Growth Profitability Health

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1. LZ Profitability Analysis

1.1 Basic Checks

  • LZ had positive earnings in the past year.
  • LZ had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
  • The reported net income has been mixed in the past 5 years: LZ reported negative net income in multiple years.
  • Each year in the past 5 years LZ had a positive operating cash flow.
LZ Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFLZ Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 50M -50M 100M -100M 150M

1.2 Ratios

  • Looking at the Return On Assets, with a value of 3.02%, LZ is in line with its industry, outperforming 48.28% of the companies in the same industry.
  • With a Return On Equity value of 8.98%, LZ perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 52.87% of the companies in the same industry.
  • LZ has a Return On Invested Capital of 3.49%. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: LZ outperforms 42.53% of its industry peers.
  • LZ had an Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years of 11.40%. This is in line with the industry average of 12.78%.
  • The last Return On Invested Capital (3.49%) for LZ is well below the 3 year average (11.40%), which needs to be investigated, but indicates that LZ had better years and this may not be a problem.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 3.02%
ROE 8.98%
ROIC 3.49%
ROA(3y)4.72%
ROA(5y)-4.62%
ROE(3y)16.46%
ROE(5y)-7.97%
ROIC(3y)11.4%
ROIC(5y)N/A
LZ Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICLZ Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 50 -50

1.3 Margins

  • The Profit Margin of LZ (2.04%) is comparable to the rest of the industry.
  • LZ's Profit Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
  • With a Operating Margin value of 1.52%, LZ perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 40.23% of the companies in the same industry.
  • In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of LZ has declined.
  • LZ has a better Gross Margin (65.88%) than 81.61% of its industry peers.
  • LZ's Gross Margin has been stable in the last couple of years.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM 1.52%
PM (TTM) 2.04%
GM 65.88%
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5Y-33.33%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5Y5.93%
GM growth 3Y-0.04%
GM growth 5Y-0.39%
LZ Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsLZ Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 20 40 60

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2. LZ Health Analysis

2.1 Basic Checks

  • The Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is just above the Cost of Capital (WACC), so LZ is still creating some value.
  • The number of shares outstanding for LZ has been increased compared to 1 year ago.
  • The number of shares outstanding for LZ has been reduced compared to 5 years ago.
  • Compared to 1 year ago, LZ has an improved debt to assets ratio.
LZ Yearly Shares OutstandingLZ Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 50M 100M 150M
LZ Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsLZ Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 100M 200M 300M 400M 500M

2.2 Solvency

  • LZ has an Altman-Z score of 0.20. This is a bad value and indicates that LZ is not financially healthy and even has some risk of bankruptcy.
  • LZ has a Altman-Z score of 0.20. This is in the lower half of the industry: LZ underperforms 74.71% of its industry peers.
  • There is no outstanding debt for LZ. This means it has a Debt/Equity and Debt/FCF ratio of 0 and it is amongst the best of the sector and industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0
Debt/FCF 0
Altman-Z 0.2
ROIC/WACC0.39
WACC8.91%
LZ Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFLZ Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 200M -200M 400M -400M

2.3 Liquidity

  • A Current Ratio of 0.76 indicates that LZ may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
  • LZ has a worse Current ratio (0.76) than 85.06% of its industry peers.
  • A Quick Ratio of 0.76 indicates that LZ may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
  • Looking at the Quick ratio, with a value of 0.76, LZ is doing worse than 83.91% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 0.76
Quick Ratio 0.76
LZ Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesLZ Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 100M 200M 300M

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3. LZ Growth Analysis

3.1 Past

  • LZ shows a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year, the EPS has been growing by 12.73%, which is quite good.
  • LZ shows quite a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. Measured over the last years, the EPS has been growing by 15.86% yearly.
  • Looking at the last year, LZ shows a quite strong growth in Revenue. The Revenue has grown by 10.88% in the last year.
  • The Revenue has been growing by 9.95% on average over the past years. This is quite good.
EPS 1Y (TTM)12.73%
EPS 3Y60.48%
EPS 5Y15.86%
EPS Q2Q%-10.53%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)10.88%
Revenue growth 3Y6.84%
Revenue growth 5Y9.95%
Sales Q2Q%17.66%

3.2 Future

  • The Earnings Per Share is expected to grow by 12.82% on average over the next years. This is quite good.
  • Based on estimates for the next years, LZ will show a quite strong growth in Revenue. The Revenue will grow by 12.01% on average per year.
EPS Next Y13.37%
EPS Next 2Y9.37%
EPS Next 3Y11.75%
EPS Next 5Y12.82%
Revenue Next Year6.96%
Revenue Next 2Y6.37%
Revenue Next 3Y12.24%
Revenue Next 5Y12.01%

3.3 Evolution

  • The EPS growth rate is stable: in the next years the growth will be about the same than in the last years.
  • The Revenue growth rate is accelerating: in the next years the growth will be better than in the last years.
LZ Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesLZ Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 200M 400M 600M 800M 1B
LZ Yearly EPS VS EstimatesLZ Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1

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4. LZ Valuation Analysis

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • With a Price/Earnings ratio of 9.95, the valuation of LZ can be described as very reasonable.
  • 80.46% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than LZ, based on the Price/Earnings ratio.
  • The average S&P500 Price/Earnings ratio is at 25.70. LZ is valued rather cheaply when compared to this.
  • LZ is valuated reasonably with a Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 8.78.
  • Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio, LZ is valued cheaper than 86.21% of the companies in the same industry.
  • The average S&P500 Price/Forward Earnings ratio is at 23.84. LZ is valued rather cheaply when compared to this.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 9.95
Fwd PE 8.78
LZ Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsLZ Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 5 10 15 20 25

4.2 Price Multiples

  • The rest of the industry has a similar Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio as LZ.
  • Based on the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio, LZ is valued cheaply inside the industry as 85.06% of the companies are valued more expensively.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF 7.39
EV/EBITDA 15.98
LZ Per share dataLZ EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 1 2 3 4

4.3 Compensation for Growth

  • The low PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates a rather cheap valuation of the company.
PEG (NY)0.74
PEG (5Y)0.63
EPS Next 2Y9.37%
EPS Next 3Y11.75%

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5. LZ Dividend Analysis

5.1 Amount

  • LZ does not give a dividend.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%

LZ Fundamentals: All Metrics, Ratios and Statistics

LEGALZOOMCOM INC

NASDAQ:LZ (3/13/2026, 8:00:00 PM)

After market: 6.17 0 (0%)

6.17

+0.01 (+0.16%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorIndustrials
GICS IndustryGroupCommercial & Professional Services
GICS IndustryProfessional Services
Earnings (Last)02-19
Earnings (Next)05-05
Inst Owners74.89%
Inst Owner Change-2.02%
Ins Owners0.41%
Ins Owner Change11.39%
Market Cap1.09B
Revenue(TTM)756.04M
Net Income(TTM)15.43M
Analysts77.78
Price Target9.01 (46.03%)
Short Float %11.01%
Short Ratio4.43
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%
Yearly DividendN/A
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DPN/A
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)0
Avg EPS beat(2)-9.22%
Min EPS beat(2)-11.69%
Max EPS beat(2)-6.75%
EPS beat(4)0
Avg EPS beat(4)-5.69%
Min EPS beat(4)-11.69%
Max EPS beat(4)-2.06%
EPS beat(8)3
Avg EPS beat(8)0.02%
EPS beat(12)6
Avg EPS beat(12)5.82%
EPS beat(16)9
Avg EPS beat(16)15.64%
Revenue beat(2)1
Avg Revenue beat(2)0.35%
Min Revenue beat(2)-0.04%
Max Revenue beat(2)0.75%
Revenue beat(4)3
Avg Revenue beat(4)0.85%
Min Revenue beat(4)-0.04%
Max Revenue beat(4)2.3%
Revenue beat(8)3
Avg Revenue beat(8)-0.66%
Revenue beat(12)5
Avg Revenue beat(12)-0.29%
Revenue beat(16)7
Avg Revenue beat(16)-0.43%
PT rev (1m)-26.9%
PT rev (3m)-26.9%
EPS NQ rev (1m)-22.25%
EPS NQ rev (3m)-24.02%
EPS NY rev (1m)0%
EPS NY rev (3m)-2.89%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)1.94%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)1.87%
Revenue NY rev (1m)0%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-0.11%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 9.95
Fwd PE 8.78
P/S 1.45
P/FCF 7.39
P/OCF 6.14
P/B 6.36
P/tB 83.97
EV/EBITDA 15.98
EPS(TTM)0.62
EY10.05%
EPS(NY)0.7
Fwd EY11.39%
FCF(TTM)0.83
FCFY13.52%
OCF(TTM)1.01
OCFY16.29%
SpS4.26
BVpS0.97
TBVpS0.07
PEG (NY)0.74
PEG (5Y)0.63
Graham Number3.68
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 3.02%
ROE 8.98%
ROCE 5.95%
ROIC 3.49%
ROICexc N/A
ROICexgc N/A
OM 1.52%
PM (TTM) 2.04%
GM 65.88%
FCFM 19.57%
ROA(3y)4.72%
ROA(5y)-4.62%
ROE(3y)16.46%
ROE(5y)-7.97%
ROIC(3y)11.4%
ROIC(5y)N/A
ROICexc(3y)N/A
ROICexc(5y)N/A
ROICexgc(3y)N/A
ROICexgc(5y)N/A
ROCE(3y)19.48%
ROCE(5y)N/A
ROICexgc growth 3YN/A
ROICexgc growth 5YN/A
ROICexc growth 3YN/A
ROICexc growth 5YN/A
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5Y-33.33%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5Y5.93%
GM growth 3Y-0.04%
GM growth 5Y-0.39%
F-Score7
Asset Turnover1.48
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0
Debt/FCF 0
Debt/EBITDA 0
Cap/Depr 68.62%
Cap/Sales 4%
Interest Coverage 250
Cash Conversion 320.41%
Profit Quality 958.84%
Current Ratio 0.76
Quick Ratio 0.76
Altman-Z 0.2
F-Score7
WACC8.91%
ROIC/WACC0.39
Cap/Depr(3y)98.43%
Cap/Depr(5y)175.29%
Cap/Sales(3y)4.67%
Cap/Sales(5y)6.35%
Profit Quality(3y)652.29%
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)12.73%
EPS 3Y60.48%
EPS 5Y15.86%
EPS Q2Q%-10.53%
EPS Next Y13.37%
EPS Next 2Y9.37%
EPS Next 3Y11.75%
EPS Next 5Y12.82%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)10.88%
Revenue growth 3Y6.84%
Revenue growth 5Y9.95%
Sales Q2Q%17.66%
Revenue Next Year6.96%
Revenue Next 2Y6.37%
Revenue Next 3Y12.24%
Revenue Next 5Y12.01%
EBIT growth 1Y-72.42%
EBIT growth 3YN/A
EBIT growth 5Y-26.7%
EBIT Next Year35.4%
EBIT Next 3Y16.88%
EBIT Next 5Y19.38%
FCF growth 1Y48%
FCF growth 3Y51.06%
FCF growth 5Y12.65%
OCF growth 1Y31.38%
OCF growth 3Y34.13%
OCF growth 5Y13.88%

LEGALZOOMCOM INC / LZ FAQ

What is the ChartMill fundamental rating of LEGALZOOMCOM INC (LZ) stock?

ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 5 / 10 to LZ.


Can you provide the valuation status for LEGALZOOMCOM INC?

ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 7 / 10 to LEGALZOOMCOM INC (LZ). This can be considered as Undervalued.


What is the profitability of LZ stock?

LEGALZOOMCOM INC (LZ) has a profitability rating of 5 / 10.


Can you provide the expected EPS growth for LZ stock?

The Earnings per Share (EPS) of LEGALZOOMCOM INC (LZ) is expected to grow by 13.37% in the next year.