AJG vs BWIN vs GWRE Stock Comparison

Arthur J. Gallagher, Baldwin Insurance and Guidewire Software Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AJG Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.
$259.04 +12.1% 1M -7.2% 1Y
Market cap
$67.00B
P/E
42.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.75B
Div. yield
0.01%
Insurance Brokers Financial Services
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Arthur J. Gallagher leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Arthur J. Gallagher 5, Baldwin Insurance 3, Guidewire Software 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAJGBWINGWRELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $67.00B $2.96B $14.09B AJG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 42.7x -20.5x 101.2x AJG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.8x 14.9x 41.3x BWIN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +26.3% +4,094.7% +22.7% BWIN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.0% — 9.4% AJG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.7% — 6.6% GWRE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.0x — -0.4x GWRE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -7.2% +33.0% -33.2% BWIN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +9.6%/yr -3.1%/yr +6.2%/yr AJG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.8% 58.7% 62.8% AJG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 25/100 — 69/100 GWRE

Percentile Scorecard

AJGBWINGWRE

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisAJGBWINGWRE
Valuation 6 #112 of 119 1 #118 of 119 40 #60 of 99
Growth 50 #57 of 114 15 #97 of 114 88 #12 of 94
Profitability 31 #76 of 110 – 76 #22 of 90
Financial Health 7 #102 of 110 – 75 #27 of 105
Shareholder Returns 32 #72 of 106 – 63 #23 of 61
Overall 25 – 69
  • AJG ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • BWIN ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • GWRE ranked among 109 companies in Fintech

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodAJGBWINGWRESPY
1 month +12.1%+0.2%+16.1% -0.2%
3 months -2.4%+11.5%+6.1% +3.9%
6 months +21.4%+34.5%+22.0% +8.2%
Year to date +0.1%+32.8%-15.9% +12.9%
1 year -7.2%+33.0%-33.2% +12.3%
3 years +13.5%+51.3%+96.7% +87.4%
3 years, per year +4.3%+14.8%+25.3% +23.3%
5 years +57.8%-14.7%+35.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year +9.6%-3.1%+6.2% +10.9%
10 years +438.5%—+194.0% +261.1%
10 years, per year +18.3%—+11.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAJGBWINGWRESPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.8%58.7%62.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.2%50.3%64.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.39-0.020.66 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.220.56-0.53 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -44.9%-70.2%-60.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.2%-0.3%-33.2% -1.2%
52-week high $279.00$32.00$253.05 $779.14
52-week low $192.00$16.50$102.69 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleAJGBWINGWRE
P/E now vs peer median 42.4xmedian 10.5x -20.5xmedian 10.5x 102.2xmedian 20.0x
P/S now vs peer median 4.2xmedian 1.4x 9.1xmedian 1.4x 9.4xmedian 2.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 19.7xmedian 7.6x —median 7.6x 64.8xmedian 17.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 29.1xmedian 8.5x 101.4xmedian 8.5x 36.7xmedian 15.9x
P/B now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 1.5x —median 1.5x 11.6xmedian 2.0x
PEG now vs peer median 6.93median 0.53 -6.17median 0.53 2.16median 1.03

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsAJGBWINGWRE
Revenue $15.75B $490.48M $1.48B
Gross profit – – $947.37M
Operating income – – $149.87M
Net income $1.57B – $139.28M
Free cash flow $2.29B – $377.66M
R&D – – $340.10M
EPS (diluted) $6.07 $-1.55 $1.63
Cash & equivalents $1.39B – $372.89M
Total debt $13.48B – $678.09M
Shares (diluted) 258.70M 92.76M 85.41M
Enterprise value $61.40B $2.96B $10.66B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricAJGBWINGWRE
P/E 42.4x -20.5x 102.2x
P/FCF 29.1x 101.4x 36.7x
P/Operating cash flow 27.1x – 35.6x
P/S 4.2x 9.1x 9.4x
P/B 2.8x – 11.6x
P/Tangible book 4.9x – 11.8x
EV/EBITDA 19.7x – 64.8x
EV/EBIT 29.8x – 92.0x
EV/Revenue 5.0x 9.1x 9.3x
EV/FCF 34.3x – 36.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 32.0x – 35.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 6.93 -6.17 2.16

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAJGBWINGWRE
Revenue growth (1Y) 26.3% 4,095% 22.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 19.6% -20.7% 17.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 26.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 27.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) – – 264.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – 44.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -4.5% – 99.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 12.2% – 48.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -3.8% -279.2% 100.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 6.1% 3.3% 47.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 15.4% – 29.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.2% – 116.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 15.8% – 28.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.8% – 126.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAJGBWINGWRE
Gross margin – – 64.2%
EBITDA margin 25.2% – 14.4%
Operating margin – – 10.2%
Pretax margin 12.6% – 11.1%
Net margin 10.0% – 9.4%
FCF margin 14.5% – 25.6%
Operating cash flow margin 15.5% – 26.4%
Return on equity 6.6% – 11.1%
Return on assets 2.0% – 5.4%
Return on invested capital 5.7% – 6.6%
Return on capital employed 7.1% – 7.9%
Asset turnover 0.2x – 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x – 2.8x
Stock comp / revenue 1.0% – 12.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAJGBWINGWRE
Debt / assets 16.5% – 26.3%
Debt / equity 0.6x – 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.0x – -0.4x
Debt / FCF 5.9x – 1.8x
Liabilities / assets 71.0% – 53.7%
Equity / assets 29.0% – 46.3%
Interest coverage 4.1x – 11.2x
Current ratio 1.1x – 1.8x
Quick ratio 0.2x – 1.6x
Cash ratio 0.0x – 1.1x
Altman Z-score 1.13 – 6.47

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAJGBWINGWRE
Dividend yield 1.1% – –
Net buyback yield 0.4% – 3.1%
Shareholder yield 1.5% – 3.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) 44.0% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 30.3% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 16.3% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 15.4% – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusAJGBWINGWRE
Forward P/E 18.8xFY2026 14.9xFY2026 41.3xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $13.76FY2026 $2.14FY2026 $4.10FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +28.7%FY2026 +28.1%FY2026 +19.5%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +13.3% +20.6% +34.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $17.07BFY2026 $2.08BFY2026 $1.61BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +23.9%FY2026 +38.8%FY2026 +8.5%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +0.7% +1.6% +30.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAJGBWINGWRE
Held by institutions 93.0% 93.3% 99.3%
Institutions holding 1,290 229 546
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.0% +0.2% -1.0%
Institutions buying 621 112 248
Institutions selling 483 76 226
Buyers to sellers 1.29 1.47 1.10

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

AJGBWINGWRE
AJG 1.00 0.43 0.38
BWIN 0.43 1.00 0.21
GWRE 0.38 0.21 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AJG, BWIN and GWRE?

Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG) $67.00B, Baldwin Insurance (BWIN) $2.96B, Guidewire Software (GWRE) $14.09B.

Which stock is cheaper, AJG, BWIN and GWRE?

Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG) 42.7x, Baldwin Insurance (BWIN) -20.5x, Guidewire Software (GWRE) 101.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Baldwin Insurance (BWIN) is cheapest (Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG) 18.8x, Baldwin Insurance (BWIN) 14.9x, Guidewire Software (GWRE) 41.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Baldwin Insurance (BWIN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG) +26.3%, Baldwin Insurance (BWIN) +4,094.7%, Guidewire Software (GWRE) +22.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG) has the highest net margin (Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG) 10.0%, Guidewire Software (GWRE) 9.4%). On return on invested capital, Guidewire Software (GWRE) leads (Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG) 5.7%, Guidewire Software (GWRE) 6.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Baldwin Insurance (BWIN) returned the most: Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG) -7.2%, Baldwin Insurance (BWIN) +33.0%, Guidewire Software (GWRE) -33.2%. Over five years, Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG) compounded fastest (Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG) +9.6%/yr, Baldwin Insurance (BWIN) -3.1%/yr, Guidewire Software (GWRE) +6.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG) 0.01%, Baldwin Insurance (BWIN) 0.00%, Guidewire Software (GWRE) 0.00%. Baldwin Insurance (BWIN) and Guidewire Software (GWRE) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG) has been the steadiest (Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG) 32.8%, Baldwin Insurance (BWIN) 58.7%, Guidewire Software (GWRE) 62.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AJG, BWIN and GWRE?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Arthur J. Gallagher (AJG) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.