Consensus Cloud Solutions Inc's Competitiveness
A competitive positioning analysis and financial ratio benchmarking of Consensus Cloud Solutions Inc (CCSI) against its publicly traded competitors: sales growth, net income, profitability, valuation and market share, plus each peer's market capitalization, revenue, income and employees. Free below: the top 5 peers. Subscriber access adds the full competitor list and CSV downloads.
Key Findings: Consensus Cloud Solutions Inc vs Its Competitors
- TTM: Trailing 12-month revenue of 354M vs 124,864M combined for tracked competitors (0.3% combined share).
- Trending: Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is accelerating (+3.3% annualized vs trailing 12 months), vs accelerating (+4.1%) for its tracked peer group.
- Growth: Consensus Cloud Solutions Inc generated 4.9% revenue growth year over year in Q2 2026, vs -23.6% for its tracked competitors combined.
- Profitability: Its 30.0% net margin compares with 24.6% for the peer group.
- Scale: Consensus Cloud Solutions Inc ranks #125 of 260 companies by market capitalization in the Software & Programming industry, holding 0.0% of industry market cap.
- Peer revenue share: Consensus Cloud Solutions Inc accounted for 0.3% of combined revenue among its tracked peer group, up from 0.2% a year earlier.
- Peer differentiation: Revenue per employee of $0.68M compares with $0.61M for the peer group (1.1x).
Every figure above is sourced and cited in detail further down this page (Market Structure, Profitability & Cost Structure, Productivity vs Peers).
CCSI Sales vs. its Competitors, Q2 2026
Consensus Cloud Solutions Inc reported revenue growth of 4.90 % year on year in Q2 2026, above its competitors' combined revenue change of -23.58 %.
With a net margin of 29.96 %, Consensus Cloud Solutions Inc achieved higher profitability than its competitors (24.59 %).
Consensus Cloud Solutions Inc generated 0.28 % of the combined sales of its peer group, up from 0.20 % a year earlier.
Consensus Cloud Solutions Inc vs. its Competitors, Q2 2026
Revenue growth, year on year
Net income growth, year on year
Net margin
Revenue run-rate vs trailing 12 months
TTM net margin
TTM = trailing twelve months. Run-rate annualizes the latest quarter (×4) and compares it to TTM. In millions of $. High-Confidence Competitors are named as a competitor directly in an SEC filing; Similar-Size Competitors are the closest peers by market-cap rank within the same industry; Similar Growth & Profitability Competitors are the closest peers by combined revenue growth, operating margin and ROIC, all independent of the competitor list.
TTM revenue, latest-quarter run-rate and net income/margin benchmarked across Consensus Cloud Solutions Inc and its 4 competitor groupings. Available under Commercial License.
| Entity | TTM Revenue | Rev Run-rate vs TTM |
|---|---|---|
| Consensus Cloud Solutions Inc | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Competitors combined | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Similar-Size Competitors (7) | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Similar Growth & Profitability (5) | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
TTM revenue, run-rate and net margin benchmarking across Consensus Cloud Solutions Inc's competitor groups requires a Commercial License.
For context: the Software & Programming industry grew revenue 16.0% year over year, combined, vs 4.9% for Consensus Cloud Solutions Inc. Consensus Cloud Solutions Inc's share of combined industry revenue moved from 0.03% to 0.03%, a gain of 0.00 percentage points.
Consensus Cloud Solutions Inc's Competitor Quality Breadth
Share of each group, trailing 12 months: profitable (net margin > 0), expanding (revenue growth > 0), growing faster than the industry's own median, and financially distressed (Piotroski F-Score of 2 or below).
| Entity | Profitable | Expanding | Above Industry Growth | Distressed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Consensus Cloud Solutions Inc | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Competitors combined (12) | ||||
| Similar-Size Competitors (9) | ||||
| Similar Growth & Profitability (8) | 100.00 % (8 of 8) | 100.00 % (8 of 8) | 50.00 % (4 of 8) | 12.50 % (1 of 8) |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Altman Z-Score is not shown here: it is not populated in the underlying data for any company. Percentages are of companies in each group that report the relevant metric, not of the full group size.
CCSI Stock Performance relative to its Competitors
CCSI Stock Performance relative to Similar-Size Competitors
CCSI Stock Performance relative to Similar Growth & Profitability Competitors
5 Best-Performing Tracked Competitors, Trailing 12 Months
| # | Competitor | TTM Share Price Return | vs U.S.A. 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Okta Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 2 | Zeta Global Holdings Corp | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 3 | Pitney Bowes Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 4 | Grid Dynamics Holdings Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 5 | Salesforce Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
TTM share price return and U.S.A. 500 outperformance for Consensus Cloud Solutions Inc's best-performing tracked competitors requires a Commercial License.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months.
Consensus Cloud Solutions Inc's Comment on Competition and Industry Peers
Our online faxing solutions compete primarily with traditional fax machine manufacturers, which are generally large and well-established companies, as well as publicly traded and privately held providers of fax servers and related software, as well as outsourced fax services. Some of these businesses may have more financial and other resources than us.
We compete with other providers of secure information delivery services, including providers of electronic signature solutions, as we expand into expanded secure information delivery services and healthcare interoperability services.
Publicly Traded Peers of Consensus Cloud Solutions Inc
Revenue and income for trailing 12 months, in millions of $, except employees| Company | Market Cap | Revenues |
|---|---|---|
| Consensus Cloud Solutions Inc | 660.67 | 353.86 |
| Oracle Corporation | 397,830.00 | 73,266.00 |
| Salesforce Inc | 186,588.67 | 43,938.00 |
| Paypal Holdings Inc | 49,937.60 | 33,734.00 |
| Okta Inc | 36,151.40 | 3,073.00 |
| Zeta Global Holdings Corp | 7,442.15 | 1,570.88 |
| SUBTOTAL | 689,547.79 | 163,999.66 |
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Sources: Consensus Cloud Solutions Inc's official press releases and regulatory filings; CSIMarket.com's market research; and the financial filings and press releases of the other companies cited.
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Consensus Cloud Solutions Inc's Business Segment Mix vs Peers
Revenue by operating segment or division, as named and reported by each company. Segment names are the filer's own and are not standardized across companies. Do not assume a same-named or similarly-named segment is defined identically between two companies. Shares are of each company's own total revenue and are not required to sum to 100% (intersegment revenue, unallocated items).| Company | Largest Segment |
|---|---|
| Consensus Cloud Solutions Inc | Reportable 100.00 % |
| Oracle Corporation | Cloud and Software Business 83.96 % |
| Paypal Holdings Inc | Reportable 100.00 % |
| Pitney Bowes Inc | SendTech Solutions 65.76 % |
| Thryv Holdings Inc | Software As a Service 75.95 % |
| Surgepays Inc | Point of Sale and Prepaid Services 80.26 % |
Source: operating segment revenue as reported in each company's SEC filings (10-K/10-Q), via the CSIMarket API, leaf-level reportable segments only (parent roll-up segments are excluded where sub-segments are separately disclosed).
Consensus Cloud Solutions Inc's Productivity vs Peers Comparison
Revenue and income per employee, trailing 12 months, in $; market cap in millions of $| Company | Market Cap | Revenue / Employee | Income / Employee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consensus Cloud Solutions Inc | 661 | 680,496 | 182,025 |
| Oracle Corporation | 397,830 | 519,617 | 134,184 |
| Salesforce Inc | 186,589 | 604,524 | 132,935 |
| Paypal Holdings Inc | 49,938 | 1,417,395 | 468,109 |
| Okta Inc | 36,151 | 482,721 | 46,497 |
| Zeta Global Holdings Corp | 7,442 | 476,023 | -657 |
| PEERS TOTAL | 688,887 | 607,795 | 150,931 |
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Consensus Cloud Solutions Inc's Geographic Revenue Exposure vs Peers
Revenue by country/region as reported in each company's most recent filing. Disclosure granularity varies by filer (some report by country, others by broad region) and is shown as disclosed.| Company | Largest Market |
|---|---|
| Consensus Cloud Solutions Inc | United States 78.57 % |
| Oracle Corporation | Americas 63.46 % |
| Salesforce Inc | Americas 64.97 % |
| Paypal Holdings Inc | UNITED STATES 56.82 % |
| Amdocs Limited | North America Mainly United States 65.82 % |
| Zuora Inc | United States 62.96 % |
Source: revenue geography as reported in each company's SEC filings (10-K/10-Q), via the CSIMarket API. Percentages are of that company's own total consolidated revenue for its most recent reported period.
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Consensus Cloud Solutions Inc's Position in Industry Market Structure
Market-capitalization share and concentration across all 236 companies in Consensus Cloud Solutions Inc's industry classification, broader than the peer set above. Market cap in millions of $.Consensus Cloud Solutions Inc ranks #125 of 236 companies by market capitalization in its industry, holding 0.01 % of total industry market cap. The industry's Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI) is 2,656, indicating a highly concentrated market structure (U.S. antitrust guidance: below 1,500 unconcentrated, 1,500 to 2,500 moderately concentrated, above 2,500 highly concentrated).
| Rank | Company | Market Cap | Industry Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft Corporation | 3,795,217 | 50.26 % |
| 2 | Palantir Technologies Inc | 481,579 | 6.38 % |
| 3 | Oracle Corporation | 386,426 | 5.12 % |
| 4 | Sap Se | 275,531 | 3.65 % |
| 5 | Crowdstrike Holdings Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 6 | Shopify Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 7 | Salesforce Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 8 | Full Truck Alliance Co Ltd | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 9 | Servicenow Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 10 | Cloudflare Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 125 | Consensus Cloud Solutions Inc | 661 | 0.01 % |
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Source: CSIMarket API (daily market-structure computation) across CSIMarket's industry classification, market capitalization as of 2026-09-28.
Consensus Cloud Solutions Inc's Same-Size Peers & Stock Performance
Peers chosen by closeness in market-cap rank within the same industry classification (not the named-competitor list above). Trailing 12-month total return, 3-month price momentum, beta and Sharpe ratio vs the broad U.S. market.| Rank | Company | Market Cap | TTM Return |
|---|---|---|---|
| 120 | Backblaze Inc | 823 | 31.56 % |
| 121 | Rapid7 Inc | 801 | -41.26 % |
| 122 | N able Inc | 766 | -52.97 % |
| 123 | Docebo Inc | 671 | -21.08 % |
| 124 | Vtex | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 125 | Consensus Cloud Solutions Inc | 661 | 18.17 % |
| 126 | Grid Dynamics Holdings Inc | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 127 | Cognyte Software Ltd | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 128 | Weave Communications Inc | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 129 | Sprout Social Inc | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 130 | Jingbo Technology Inc | 1,234 | 12.3% |
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Source: CSIMarket API (daily market-structure computation); returns and risk metrics as of 2026-09-28. Beta and Sharpe ratio are versus the broad U.S. equity market, not this industry.
Consensus Cloud Solutions Inc's Profitability & Cost Structure
Trailing 12-month margins from SEC-filed financials. Operating margin is compared to the Software & Programming industry median; gross margin, EBITDA margin and capital intensity are compared to the live industry average (343 companies). See the full Software & Programming industry profitability benchmarks.| Metric | Company | Industry | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 80.42 % | 64.28 % (avg) | +16.1 pp |
| Operating Margin | 41.90 % | industry median | +44.6 pp |
| EBITDA Margin | 41.75 % | 2.53 % (avg) | +39.2 pp |
| Capital Intensity (Capex / Revenue) | 8.55 % | 4.79 % (avg) | +3.8 pp |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. SG&A and R&D as a share of revenue have limited coverage as this data is backfilled and appear only where reported. Higher capital intensity is not inherently negative; it reflects the industry's asset requirements.
Consensus Cloud Solutions Inc's Valuation vs Competitive Position
Valuation multiples vs the Software & Programming industry average (343 companies, excluding loss-making/negative-equity outliers), alongside returns on capital for context on whether a premium or discount lines up with measurably stronger or weaker returns. See the full Software & Programming industry valuation benchmarks.| Metric | Company | Industry Average | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E | 6.8x | 39.5x | -32.6x |
| EV / EBITDA | 7.5x | 21.7x | -14.2x |
| P/B | 34.7x | 5.4x | +29.3x |
| Return on Equity | 506.78 % | industry aggregate | 481.58 % |
| Return on Invested Capital | 23.43 % | -0.26 % (avg) | 23.69 % |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. A valuation premium or discount is not, by itself, a judgment of over- or under-valuation. Compare it against the return and growth context shown elsewhere on this page.
Consensus Cloud Solutions Inc's Multi-Year Financial Trajectory
Fiscal-year revenue growth, operating margin, return on invested capital and P/E, as reported in SEC filings.| Metric | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue Growth | - | - | -0.05 % | -3.46 % | -0.17 % |
| Operating Margin | - | 41.92 % | 40.64 % | 42.72 % | 43.04 % |
| Return on Invested Capital | - | 62.06 % | 38.06 % | 35.38 % | 26.28 % |
| P/E | - | 20.1x | 5.7x | 5.4x | 5.3x |
Source: CSIMarket API, fiscal-year figures. P/E is this company's own historical ratio at each fiscal year end and can swing sharply around an earnings trough: that is real, not a data error.
Consensus Cloud Solutions Inc's Strategic Group Map
Every company in Consensus Cloud Solutions Inc's industry and named-competitor list, plotted by trailing 12-month revenue growth and operating margin. Consensus Cloud Solutions Inc is shown in red; its closest peers by combined growth, margin and ROIC (the Similar Growth & Profitability group above) are labeled.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Extreme outlier values (from near-zero-revenue companies) are excluded from the plotted cloud but never from the highlighted company or its labeled peers.
Consensus Cloud Solutions Inc's BCG Growth-Share Matrix
Relative market share (vs Consensus Cloud Solutions Inc's largest competitor by market cap) against industry revenue growth, using the standard textbook thresholds (1.0x share, 10% growth) a common framework, not a precision instrument.
Consensus Cloud Solutions Inc falls in the Question Mark quadrant: relative market share of 0.00x vs its largest competitor, in an industry growing revenue 11.6% (median, trailing 12 months).
Source: CSIMarket API (market-cap share and industry revenue growth). The 10% growth and 1.0x share lines are standard textbook thresholds, not derived from this industry's own distribution. A caveat worth reading alongside this chart: Microsoft Corporation alone holds 50% of this industry's market cap. In an industry this dominated by one leader, the framework will place nearly every OTHER company in "Dog" or "Question Mark" purely because relative share is measured against that leader, regardless of how strong those other companies actually are on their own fundamentals. Check the Profitability, Valuation and Financial Strength sections above before treating this quadrant label as a verdict.
Consensus Cloud Solutions Inc's Competitive Forces (Porter's Five Forces)
Only the forces this data can support honestly are shown; the other three are marked as such rather than guessed.| Force | Assessment | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Competitive Rivalry | Low | Industry HHI of 2,656 (see Industry Market Structure & Concentration above) |
| Barriers to Entry | High (capital intensive) | Capital intensity (capex / revenue) of 8.55 % vs industry average 4.79 % (see Profitability & Cost Structure above) |
| Supplier Power | Not covered on this page | See Consensus Cloud Solutions Inc's dedicated suppliers page for concentration and dependency data |
| Buyer Power | Not covered on this page | See Consensus Cloud Solutions Inc's dedicated customers page for concentration and dependency data |
| Threat of Substitutes | - | No systematic data source for cross-product substitution exists in this system; not estimated |
Note: this is a partial, data-grounded application of the framework, not a complete strategic assessment. Rivalry and barriers-to-entry readings are mechanical translations of the HHI and capital-intensity figures shown elsewhere on this page, not independent judgments.
Consensus Cloud Solutions Inc's Industry Attractiveness & Competitive Strength
A CSIMarket composite, not a standard field: each axis is an equal-weighted average of three factors already shown elsewhere on this page (industry growth, industry profitability and rivalry for attractiveness; relative market share, profitability and growth vs industry for strength). Disclosed as a designed methodology, not a precision measurement.
Consensus Cloud Solutions Inc falls in the Medium attractiveness / Medium strength cell: Selective.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Each axis score is a simple 1(low)/2(medium)/3(high) average across its three inputs -- a transparent, disclosed simplification, not a validated academic scoring model.
Consensus Cloud Solutions Inc's SWOT
Every point below is a fixed rule applied to a metric already shown elsewhere on this page (Market Structure, Profitability, Valuation, Run-Rate, Stock Performance, Quality Breadth) not an independent strategic assessment. A blank quadrant means no rule was met, not that none apply.Strengths
- Operating margin 44.6 points above the industry median.
- Return on equity 481.6 points above the industry aggregate.
- Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is accelerating (+3.3% annualized vs trailing 12 months).
- Outperforming the U.S.A. 500 over the trailing 12 months.
Weaknesses
- Low relative market share vs the industry leader (0.00x).
Opportunities
- Industry revenue growing at a healthy 11.6% median pace.
- Trades at a lower P/E than the industry average (6.8x vs 39.5x) despite a higher return on invested capital -- a possible re-rating opportunity.
Threats
- Industry dominated by Microsoft Corporation, holding 50.26 % of industry market cap.
- High capital intensity requires continuous reinvestment just to keep pace with the industry.
Methodology: mechanical, rule-based SWOT. Each bullet reuses a figure already sourced and cited elsewhere on this page; nothing here is generated narrative or independent analyst judgment.
Consensus Cloud Solutions Inc's Financial Strength vs Peers Comparison
Quick ratio, working capital, debt to equity and asset turnover, trailing 12 months| Company | Quick Ratio | Working Capital | Debt / Equity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consensus Cloud Solutions Inc | 1.49 | 1.83 | 30.20 |
| Oracle Corporation | 0.72 | 1.12 | 2.83 |
| Salesforce Inc | 0.30 | 0.83 | 0.53 |
| Paypal Holdings Inc | 0.17 | 1.30 | 0.52 |
| Okta Inc | 0.33 | 1.46 | 0.04 |
| Zeta Global Holdings Corp | 1.04 | 2.15 | 0.24 |
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Quick ratio = cash / current liabilities; working capital ratio = current assets / current liabilities; asset turnover = revenue / total assets. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Consensus Cloud Solutions Inc's Revenue and Income Growth vs Peers
Quarterly revenue and net income growth, year over year and quarter over quarter| Company | Period | Revenue Y/Y | Income Y/Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consensus Cloud Solutions Inc | Q2 2026 | +4.9 % | +31.7 % |
| Oracle Corporation | Q3 2026 | +24.0 % | +62.6 % |
| Salesforce Inc | Q2 2026 | +10.8 % | +86.9 % |
| Paypal Holdings Inc | Q1 2026 | +7.2 % | -13.3 % |
| Okta Inc | Q2 2026 | +10.6 % | +73.1 % |
| Zeta Global Holdings Corp | Q2 2026 | +43.5 % | - |
| PEERS TOTAL | +12.6 % | +38.4 % |
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Growth is shown only where both periods are positive. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Consensus Cloud Solutions Inc's Peers' Costs of Sales and Capital Expenditures
Context for revenue growth: peer costs and capex, year over year and quarter over quarter| Company | Period | Costs Y/Y | Capex Y/Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consensus Cloud Solutions Inc | Q2 2026 | +7.6 % | -1.8 % |
| Oracle Corporation | Q3 2026 | - | +235.2 % |
| Salesforce Inc | Q2 2026 | +18.2 % | +26.7 % |
| Paypal Holdings Inc | Q1 2026 | - | +17.9 % |
| Okta Inc | Q2 2026 | -2.4 % | +40.0 % |
| Zeta Global Holdings Corp | Q2 2026 | +54.7 % | +41.8 % |
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Consensus Cloud Solutions Inc's Returns and Turnover vs Peers
ROA, ROI and ROE (trailing 12 months), receivables and inventory turnover| Company | ROA | ROI | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consensus Cloud Solutions Inc | 13.95% | 15.41% | 506.78% |
| Oracle Corporation | 7.73% | 9.84% | 44.45% |
| Salesforce Inc | 9.12% | 12.41% | 20.15% |
| Paypal Holdings Inc | 13.91% | 14.88% | 55.24% |
| Okta Inc | 3.16% | 3.52% | 4.26% |
| Zeta Global Holdings Corp | - | - | - |
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ROA = net income / total assets; ROI = net income / investments; ROE = net income / equity; turnover ratios use trailing 12 month revenue (receivables) and cost of sales (inventory).
Consensus Cloud Solutions Inc's Valuation vs Peers
P/E, price to sales, PEG, price to cash flow and price to book| Company | P/E | Price / Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Consensus Cloud Solutions Inc | 6.99 | 1.87 |
| Oracle Corporation | 20.79 | 5.43 |
| Salesforce Inc | 20.79 | 4.25 |
| Paypal Holdings Inc | 10.28 | 1.48 |
| Okta Inc | 121.80 | 11.76 |
| Zeta Global Holdings Corp | - | 4.74 |
| PEERS AVERAGE | 16.93 | 4.20 |
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P/E = price / diluted EPS (trailing 12 months); PEG = P/E divided by EPS growth; the average row divides the peers' combined market cap by their combined income, sales, cash flow and equity.