Meridianlink Inc's Competitiveness
A competitive positioning analysis and financial ratio benchmarking of Meridianlink Inc (MLNK) 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: Meridianlink Inc vs Its Competitors
- TTM: Trailing 12-month revenue of 324M vs 138,885M combined for tracked competitors (0.2% combined share).
- Trending: Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is accelerating (+3.7% annualized vs trailing 12 months), vs decelerating (-3.9%) for its tracked peer group.
- Growth: Meridianlink Inc generated 7.1% revenue growth year over year in Q2 2025, vs 5.4% for its tracked competitors combined.
- Profitability: Its -3.6% net margin compares with 8.7% for the peer group.
- Peer revenue share: Meridianlink Inc accounted for 0.3% of combined revenue among its tracked peer group, up from 0.3% a year earlier.
- Peer differentiation: Revenue per employee of $0.48M compares with $0.13M for the peer group (3.7x).
Every figure above is sourced and cited in detail further down this page (Market Structure, Profitability & Cost Structure, Productivity vs Peers).
MLNK Sales vs. its Competitors, Q2 2025
Meridianlink Inc reported revenue growth of 7.10 % year on year in Q2 2025, above its competitors' combined revenue growth of 5.41 %.
With a net margin of -3.58 %, Meridianlink Inc reported lower profitability than its competitors (8.70 %).
Meridianlink Inc generated 0.25 % of the combined sales of its peer group, up from 0.25 % a year earlier.
Meridianlink Inc vs. its Competitors, Q2 2025
Revenue 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 Meridianlink Inc and its 4 competitor groupings. Available under Commercial License.
| Entity | TTM Revenue | Rev Run-rate vs TTM |
|---|---|---|
| Meridianlink inc | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Competitors combined | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| High-Confidence Competitors (5) | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Similar Growth & Profitability (4) | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
TTM revenue, run-rate and net margin benchmarking across Meridianlink Inc's competitor groups requires a Commercial License.
For context: the Software & Programming industry grew revenue 16.4% year over year, combined, vs 7.1% for Meridianlink Inc. Meridianlink Inc's share of combined industry revenue moved from 0.03% to 0.03%, a gain of 0.00 percentage points.
Meridianlink 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meridianlink inc | No | Yes | No | No |
| Competitors combined (18) | ||||
| High-Confidence Competitors (6) | ||||
| Similar Growth & Profitability (8) | 100.00 % (8 of 8) | 100.00 % (8 of 8) | 0.00 % (0 of 8) | 28.60 % (2 of 7) |
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.
MLNK Stock Performance relative to its Competitors
MLNK Stock Performance relative to High-Confidence Competitors
MLNK 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 | Rackspace Technology Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 2 | Everi Holdings Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 3 | Netsol Technologies Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 4 | First American Financial Corporation | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 5 | Jack Henry and Associates Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
TTM share price return and U.S.A. 500 outperformance for Meridianlink Inc's best-performing tracked competitors requires a Commercial License.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months.
Meridianlink Inc's Comment on Competition and Industry Peers
Publicly Traded Peers of Meridianlink inc
Revenue and income for trailing 12 months, in millions of $, except employees| Company | Market Cap | Revenues |
|---|---|---|
| Meridianlink inc | 1,530.35 | 324.36 |
| Accenture Plc | 112,881.36 | 73,100.60 |
| Intercontinental Exchange Inc | 86,048.98 | 13,505.00 |
| Infosys Limited | 44,332.36 | 20,158.00 |
| Wipro Limited | 17,330.65 | 9,871.00 |
| Fidelity National Information Services Inc | 17,009.30 | 12,201.00 |
| SUBTOTAL | 311,802.83 | 169,988.58 |
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Sources: Meridianlink 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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Meridianlink Inc's Competitors Named by the Company
Competitive relationships identified from SEC filings and corroborating sources, each with a basis and confidence.| Competitor | Basis | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. | Named by the company | 85% |
| nCino | Named by the company | 85% |
| Ncr Voyix Corporation | Named by the company | 85% |
| Jack Henry & Associates | Named by the company | 85% |
| Temenos | Named by the company | 85% |
| Bottomline Technologies Inc | Named by the company | 85% |
| Fiserv, Inc. | Named by the company | 85% |
| CU Direct | Named by the company | 85% |
| Sync1 Systems | Named by the company | 85% |
| Intercontinental Exchange Inc | Named by the company | 85% |
| FI | Named by the company | 85% |
| Black Knight inc | Named by the company | 85% |
| Cu Bancorp | Named by the company | 85% |
| Corelogic Inc | Named by the company | 85% |
| Blend Labs Inc | Named by the company | 85% |
| Alkami Technology Inc | Named by the company | 85% |
| Q2 Holdings Inc | Named by the company | 85% |
Filing basis, confidence, active dates and source counts for Meridianlink Inc's named competitors require a Commercial License.
Methodology: relationships are extracted from SEC filings (named-competitor disclosures) and corroborating sources. Named by the company = explicitly disclosed as a competitor; Inferred = derived from corroborating signals. Confidence reflects evidence strength.
Meridianlink 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 |
|---|---|
| Accenture Plc | Americas 49.30 % |
| Intercontinental Exchange Inc | Exchanges 66.94 % |
| Fidelity National Information Services Inc | Banking Solutions 73.53 % |
| Jack Henry and Associates Inc | Payments 36.22 % |
| First American Financial Corporation | Title Insurance and Services 95.15 % |
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).
Meridianlink 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meridianlink inc | 1,530 | 475,607 | -32,982 |
| Accenture Plc | 112,881 | 93,839 | 10,006 |
| Intercontinental Exchange Inc | 86,049 | 1,051,464 | 319,215 |
| Infosys Limited | 44,332 | 77,645 | 12,773 |
| Wipro Limited | 17,331 | 315,993 | 45,265 |
| Fidelity National Information Services Inc | 17,009 | 277,295 | 76,727 |
| PEERS TOTAL | 310,272 | 128,861 | 16,270 |
Meridianlink 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 |
|---|---|
| Fidelity National Information Services Inc | North America 78.12 % |
| Euronet Worldwide Inc | Europe 60.43 % |
| Kyndryl Holdings Inc | Countries Excluding United States and Japan 59.79 % |
| Ncino Inc | United States 77.40 % |
| Ncr Voyix Corporation | United States 61.88 % |
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.
Meridianlink Inc's Position in Industry Market Structure
Market-capitalization share and concentration across all 235 companies in Meridianlink Inc's industry classification, broader than the peer set above. Market cap in millions of $.Meridianlink Inc ranks #0 of 235 companies by market capitalization in its industry, holding 0.00 % of total industry market cap. The industry's Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI) is 2,635, 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 | 3,822,644 | 50.05 % |
| 2 | Palantir Technologies Inc | 480,474 | 6.29 % |
| 3 | Oracle Corporation | 400,092 | 5.24 % |
| 4 | Crowdstrike Holdings Inc | 276,523 | 3.62 % |
| 5 | Sap Se | 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% |
| 0 | Meridianlink inc | 1,530 | 0.00 % |
Market cap and industry share for the rest of Meridianlink Inc's industry peers requires a Commercial License.
Source: CSIMarket API (daily market-structure computation) across CSIMarket's industry classification, market capitalization as of 2025-10-23.
Meridianlink 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 (347 companies). See the full Software & Programming industry profitability benchmarks.| Metric | Company | Industry | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 66.70 % | 63.85 % (avg) | +2.8 pp |
| Operating Margin | 3.44 % | industry median | +10.2 pp |
| EBITDA Margin | 40.92 % | 2.76 % (avg) | +38.2 pp |
| Capital Intensity (Capex / Revenue) | 2.29 % | 4.77 % (avg) | -2.5 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.
Meridianlink Inc's Valuation vs Competitive Position
Valuation multiples vs the Software & Programming industry average (347 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 | - | 39.4x | - |
| EV / EBITDA | 12.4x | 21.7x | -9.3x |
| P/B | 3.0x | 5.4x | -2.3x |
| Return on Equity | -5.39 % | industry aggregate | -27.35 % |
| Return on Invested Capital | 0.84 % | -0.30 % (avg) | 1.14 % |
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.
Meridianlink 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 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue Growth | - | 5.24 % | 4.17 % |
| Operating Margin | - | 5.12 % | 1.47 % |
| Return on Invested Capital | - | 1.01 % | 0.35 % |
| P/E | - | - | - |
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.
Meridianlink Inc's Strategic Group Map
Every company in Meridianlink Inc's industry and named-competitor list, plotted by trailing 12-month revenue growth and operating margin. Meridianlink 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.
Meridianlink 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 2,635 (see Industry Market Structure & Concentration above) |
| Barriers to Entry | Lower than typical for the industry | Capital intensity (capex / revenue) of 2.29 % vs industry average 4.77 % (see Profitability & Cost Structure above) |
| Supplier Power | Not covered on this page | See Meridianlink Inc's dedicated suppliers page for concentration and dependency data |
| Buyer Power | Not covered on this page | See Meridianlink 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.
Meridianlink 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.
Meridianlink 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.
Meridianlink 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 10.2 points above the industry median.
- Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is accelerating (+3.7% annualized vs trailing 12 months).
Weaknesses
- Return on equity 27.4 points below the industry aggregate.
- Underperforming the U.S.A. 500 over the trailing 12 months.
Opportunities
- Industry revenue growing at a healthy 11.6% median pace.
- A meaningful share of tracked competitors (33.30 %) show financial-distress signals, a possible opening to gain share.
Threats
- Industry dominated by Microsoft Corporation, holding 50.05 % of industry market cap.
- Tracked peer group's revenue run-rate is broadly decelerating (-3.9% annualized).
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.
Meridianlink 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meridianlink inc | 1.43 | 2.12 | 1.12 |
| Accenture Plc | 0.51 | 1.38 | 0.16 |
| Intercontinental Exchange Inc | 0.02 | 0.95 | 0.68 |
| Infosys Limited | 0.42 | 1.98 | 0.03 |
| Wipro Limited | 0.26 | 2.05 | 0.00 |
| Fidelity National Information Services Inc | 0.08 | 0.56 | 1.15 |
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.
Meridianlink 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meridianlink inc | Q2 2025 | +7.1 % | - |
| Accenture Plc | Q2 2026 | +5.6 % | +6.3 % |
| Intercontinental Exchange Inc | Q2 2026 | +9.7 % | +12.7 % |
| Infosys Limited | Q1 2026 | +4.6 % | +4.9 % |
| Wipro Limited | Q1 2026 | -5.3 % | -8.6 % |
| Fidelity National Information Services Inc | Q2 2026 | +29.1 % | - |
| PEERS TOTAL | +3.9 % | +11.4 % |
Growth is shown only where both periods are positive. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Meridianlink 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meridianlink inc | Q2 2025 | -3.6 % | +10.2 % |
| Accenture Plc | Q2 2026 | +5.7 % | +10.1 % |
| Intercontinental Exchange Inc | Q2 2026 | - | +56.9 % |
| Infosys Limited | Q1 2026 | +4.4 % | - |
| Wipro Limited | Q1 2026 | -3.4 % | -4.0 % |
| Fidelity National Information Services Inc | Q2 2026 | +32.4 % | +17.4 % |
Meridianlink Inc's Returns and Turnover vs Peers
ROA, ROI and ROE (trailing 12 months), receivables and inventory turnover| Company | ROA | ROI | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meridianlink inc | - | - | - |
| Accenture Plc | 11.69% | 18.04% | 24.02% |
| Intercontinental Exchange Inc | 2.60% | 3.16% | 14.04% |
| Infosys Limited | 20.16% | 30.31% | 33.70% |
| Wipro Limited | 9.35% | 10.18% | 14.94% |
| Fidelity National Information Services Inc | 8.76% | 10.58% | 22.59% |
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).
Meridianlink Inc's Valuation vs Peers
P/E, price to sales, PEG, price to cash flow and price to book| Company | P/E | Price / Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Meridianlink inc | - | 4.72 |
| Accenture Plc | 14.66 | 1.54 |
| Intercontinental Exchange Inc | 21.50 | 6.37 |
| Infosys Limited | 14.16 | 2.20 |
| Wipro Limited | 6.60 | 1.76 |
| Fidelity National Information Services Inc | 5.06 | 1.39 |
| PEERS AVERAGE | 14.57 | 1.83 |
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.