Legalzoom.com, Inc. key statistics and ratios
In fiscal 2025, Legalzoom.com, Inc. had return on equity of 11.6% and a net margin of 2.0%. Each ratio below is calculated from the figures on its income statement, balance sheet and cash flow pages.
Financial ratios
| Fiscal year | 2019Dec 2019 | 2020Dec 2020 | 2021Dec 2021 | 2022Dec 2022 | 2023Dec 2023 | 2024Dec 2024 | 2025Dec 2025 | LTMJun 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | 1.8% | 2.1% | −18.9% | −7.9% | 2.1% | 4.4% | 2.0% | 2.1% |
| Return on equity | — | — | — | −28.7% | 9.0% | 22.9% | 11.6% | 11.3% |
| Return on assets | — | 3.9% | −31.8% | −11.7% | 3.3% | 7.3% | 3.5% | 3.4% |
| Effective tax rate | 30.7% | 19.7% | — | — | 55.7% | 30.5% | 52.4% | 56.0% |
Financial health
- Short-term assets cover short-term liabilities $212m of assets due within a year against $318m of liabilities due within a year.
- Short-term assets cover long-term liabilities $212m short-term assets against $21m of longer-dated liabilities.
- More cash than debt Cash or debt not separately reported. Not assessable.
- Debt below 40% of shareholders' equity Equity or debt not reported. Not assessable.
- Debt burden no higher than five years ago Five-year comparison not available. Not assessable.
- A year's operating cash flow covers at least 20% of debt Cash flow or debt not reported. Not assessable.
- Operating profit covers interest at least five times over Operating income of $33m against $2m of interest.
Moat
Weak moat
How hard Legalzoom.com's competitive advantage looks for rivals to wear away, judged from 6 years of its own filings: returns on capital, pricing power, profit durability, cash conversion and discipline.
- Returns on capital 0 / 20
Net income has been a median 0.6% of total assets over 6 years.
- Pricing power 20 / 20
Gross margin has been a median 65.7%, moving by 1.1 percentage points (standard deviation) across 6 years.
- Durability 0 / 20
Operating margin has been a median 2.0%; its worst year was -14.7%.
- Cash conversion 17 / 20
Free cash flow was positive in 6 of 6 years, at a median 14.3% of revenue.
AI disruption exposure: Medium. In this industry, AI could change how the product is made or sold, without replacing the core asset. The score above includes a 5-point deduction for that exposure (46 before it).
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