BGC vs CBOE vs VRSK Stock Comparison

Bgc, Cboe Global Markets and Verisk Analytics Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BGC BGC Group, Inc.
$11.37 -4.0% 1M +21.9% 1Y
Market cap
$5.43B
P/E
28.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.29B
Div. yield
0.01%
Institutional Trading Financial Services
3 wins
VRSK Verisk Analytics, Inc.
$187.73 +10.9% 1M -19.7% 1Y
Market cap
$24.56B
P/E
27.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.14B
Div. yield
–
Financial Data and Analytics Financial Services
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Cboe Global Markets leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Cboe Global Markets 7, Bgc 3, Verisk Analytics 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBGCCBOEVRSKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.43B $33.77B $24.56B CBOE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 28.4x 25.1x 27.7x CBOE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.2x 24.5x 23.6x BGC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +27.6% +11.7% +5.0% BGC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.8% 26.6% 28.2% VRSK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.2% 18.1% 31.9% VRSK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.0x -0.5x 2.3x CBOE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.01% 0.00% CBOE
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +21.9% +36.4% -19.7% CBOE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.8%/yr +19.9%/yr -2.2%/yr CBOE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.5% 36.1% 37.5% BGC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 68/100 56/100 CBOE

Percentile Scorecard

BGCCBOEVRSK

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

AxisBGCCBOEVRSK
Valuation 84 #16 of 96 53 #46 of 96 32 #641 of 940
Growth 85 #11 of 66 68 #22 of 66 47 #348 of 655
Profitability 56 #29 of 64 97 #3 of 64 97 #22 of 633
Financial Health 35 #61 of 93 80 #19 of 93 33 #482 of 714
Shareholder Returns 73 #11 of 38 43 #22 of 38 72 #202 of 709
Overall 66 68 56
  • BGC ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets
  • CBOE ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets
  • VRSK ranked among 1,003 companies in Financial Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBGCCBOEVRSKSPY
1 month -4.0%+26.1%+10.9% -0.2%
3 months -5.0%+9.2%-11.6% +3.9%
6 months +0.5%+7.0%+6.3% +8.2%
Year to date +27.3%+29.5%-16.1% +12.9%
1 year +21.9%+36.4%-19.7% +12.3%
3 years +97.1%+101.5%-16.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year +25.4%+26.3%-5.7% +23.3%
5 years +107.9%+147.8%-10.3% +67.9%
5 years, per year +15.8%+19.9%-2.2% +10.9%
10 years +99.5%+422.8%+131.1% +261.1%
10 years, per year +7.2%+18.0%+8.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBGCCBOEVRSKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.5%36.1%37.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.4%39.5%39.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.33-0.43-0.48 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.651.01-0.53 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.2%-36.9%-51.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.1%-11.4%-19.7% -1.2%
52-week high $12.65$366.70$233.68 $779.14
52-week low $8.31$231.51$156.84 $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.

MultipleBGCCBOEVRSK
P/E now vs peer median 28.3xmedian 28.3x 25.3xmedian 28.3x 27.7xmedian 13.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 2.9x 6.7xmedian 2.9x 7.8xmedian 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.9xmedian 13.5x 17.6xmedian 13.5x 16.4xmedian 7.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.2xmedian 16.0x 18.1xmedian 16.0x 19.8xmedian 10.8x
P/B now vs peer median 4.2xmedian 2.4x 6.0xmedian 2.4x -20.5xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.24median 0.54 0.90median 0.54 1.11median 0.87

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 monthsBGCCBOEVRSK
Revenue $3.29B $5.06B $3.14B
Gross profit – $2.74B $2.20B
Operating income – $1.76B $1.38B
Net income $198.89M $1.35B $885.50M
Free cash flow $483.90M $1.87B $1.24B
EPS (diluted) $0.40 $12.84 $6.77
Cash & equivalents $766.85M $2.28B $551.40M
Total debt $1.77B $1.44B $11.77B
Shares (diluted) 478.97M 104.90M 130.85M
Enterprise value $2.26B $25.43B $19.20B

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
MetricBGCCBOEVRSK
P/E 28.3x 25.3x 27.7x
P/FCF 11.2x 18.1x 19.8x
P/Operating cash flow 10.7x 17.3x 16.3x
P/S 1.6x 6.7x 7.8x
P/B 4.2x 6.0x -20.5x
P/Tangible book 6.3x 7.6x -16.3x
EV/EBITDA 12.9x 17.6x 16.4x
EV/EBIT 15.8x 18.8x 20.6x
EV/Revenue 1.9x 6.5x 9.0x
EV/FCF 13.3x 17.6x 22.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.7x 16.8x 18.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.24 0.90 1.11

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBGCCBOEVRSK
Revenue growth (1Y) 27.6% 11.7% 5.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 20.6% 9.1% 6.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 23.9% 6.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 14.2% 8.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 35.2% 4.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 21.5% 6.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 33.6% 50.2% -3.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 164.2% 27.6% 20.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 31.9% 50.5% 3.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 120.4% 28.1% 25.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 22.3% 4,740% 21.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 78.1% 52.5% 11.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 26.0% 1,757% 21.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 86.9% 55.8% 14.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBGCCBOEVRSK
Gross margin – 54.1% 70.2%
EBITDA margin 15.1% 37.1% 55.0%
Operating margin – 34.7% 43.9%
Pretax margin 8.3% 37.4% 37.0%
Net margin 5.8% 26.6% 28.2%
FCF margin 14.7% 37.0% 39.4%
Operating cash flow margin 15.3% 38.8% 47.9%
Return on equity 14.9% 24.6% –
Return on assets 3.3% 12.5% 19.5%
Return on invested capital 9.2% 18.1% 31.9%
Return on capital employed – 24.9% 40.1%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.5x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.5x 1.5x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 10.0% 1.1% 1.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBGCCBOEVRSK
Debt / assets 30.8% 13.6% 99.5%
Debt / equity 1.4x 0.3x -3.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.0x -0.5x 2.3x
Debt / FCF 3.7x 0.8x 3.6x
Liabilities / assets 77.8% 47.0% 126.4%
Equity / assets 22.2% 53.0% -26.4%
Interest coverage 3.1x 33.1x 7.0x
Current ratio – 1.6x 1.0x
Quick ratio – 0.8x 0.9x
Cash ratio – 0.6x 0.5x
Altman Z-score – 5.90 6.82

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBGCCBOEVRSK
Dividend yield 0.7% 0.9% 1.0%
Net buyback yield 4.2% 0.2% 7.7%
Shareholder yield 4.9% 1.2% 8.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) 19.5% 22.4% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 8.0% 16.2% –
Dividend growth (1Y) -0.6% 14.1% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 37.4% – –

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.

ConsensusBGCCBOEVRSK
Forward P/E 8.2xFY2026 24.5xFY2026 23.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.39FY2026 $13.28FY2026 $7.97FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +17.8%FY2026 +24.5%FY2026 +11.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +7.9% +6.9% +5.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.68BFY2026 $2.99BFY2026 $3.33BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +25.3%FY2026 +23.2%FY2026 +8.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -6.8% +4.9% +6.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBGCCBOEVRSK
Held by institutions 65.4% 88.4% 97.6%
Institutions holding 368 985 953
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.4% +1.2% -0.4%
Institutions buying 215 523 487
Institutions selling 86 342 349
Buyers to sellers 2.50 1.53 1.40

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.

BGCCBOEVRSK
BGC 1.00 0.21 0.14
CBOE 0.21 1.00 0.17
VRSK 0.14 0.17 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BGC, CBOE and VRSK?

Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Bgc (BGC) $5.43B, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) $33.77B, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) $24.56B.

Which stock is cheaper, BGC, CBOE and VRSK?

Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Bgc (BGC) 28.4x, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) 25.1x, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 27.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Bgc (BGC) is cheapest (Bgc (BGC) 8.2x, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) 24.5x, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 23.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Bgc (BGC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Bgc (BGC) +27.6%, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) +11.7%, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) +5.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Verisk Analytics (VRSK) has the highest net margin (Bgc (BGC) 5.8%, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) 26.6%, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 28.2%). On return on invested capital, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) leads (Bgc (BGC) 9.2%, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) 18.1%, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 31.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) returned the most: Bgc (BGC) +21.9%, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) +36.4%, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) -19.7%. Over five years, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) compounded fastest (Bgc (BGC) +15.8%/yr, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) +19.9%/yr, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) -2.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) has the highest dividend yield: Bgc (BGC) 0.01%, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) 0.01%, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 0.00%. Verisk Analytics (VRSK) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Bgc (BGC) has been the steadiest (Bgc (BGC) 33.5%, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) 36.1%, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 37.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BGC, CBOE and VRSK?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) leads on 7. 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.