BRO vs HGTY vs WTW Stock Comparison

Brown & Brown, Hagerty and Willis Towers Watson Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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BRO Brown & Brown, Inc.
$73.93 +21.4% 1M -6.4% 1Y
Market cap
$24.52B
P/E
20.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.91B
Div. yield
1.15%
Insurance Brokers Financial Services
4 wins
HGTY Hagerty, Inc.
$18.70 +35.9% 1M +67.9% 1Y
Market cap
$6.43B
P/E
278.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.38B
Div. yield
–
Insurance Brokers Financial Services
4 wins
WTW Willis Towers Watson Plc
$337.37 +17.1% 1M +4.5% 1Y
Market cap
$31.11B
P/E
20.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.27B
Div. yield
1.13%
Insurance Brokers Financial Services
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Willis Towers Watson leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Willis Towers Watson 4, Brown & Brown 4, Hagerty 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBROHGTYWTWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $24.52B $6.43B $31.11B WTW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.0x 278.7x 20.1x BRO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.2x 623.3x 16.5x WTW
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +26.1% -3.8% +4.8% BRO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 17.6% 0.5% 15.2% BRO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.6% 6.8% 12.6% WTW
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.4x -2.2x 1.7x HGTY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.15% — 1.13% BRO
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -6.4% +67.9% +4.5% HGTY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.6%/yr +12.9%/yr +7.8%/yr HGTY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.8% 35.7% 31.7% WTW
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 40/100 46/100 33/100 HGTY

Percentile Scorecard

BROHGTYWTW

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

AxisBROHGTYWTW
Valuation 16 #100 of 119 9 #109 of 119 15 #101 of 119
Growth 63 #44 of 116 70 #35 of 116 37 #74 of 116
Profitability 57 #50 of 116 41 #69 of 116 65 #41 of 116
Financial Health 26 #88 of 118 64 #43 of 118 17 #98 of 118
Shareholder Returns 38 #68 of 109 – 29 #78 of 109
Overall 40 46 33
  • BRO ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • HGTY ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • WTW ranked among 126 companies in Insurance

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBROHGTYWTWSPY
1 month +21.4%+35.9%+17.1% -1.0%
3 months +4.2%+38.2%-0.2% -0.4%
6 months +30.7%+85.7%+33.7% +4.5%
Year to date -7.2%+39.1%+2.7% +12.4%
1 year -6.4%+67.9%+4.5% +13.6%
3 years +4.8%+141.3%+42.8% +76.4%
3 years, per year +1.6%+34.2%+12.6% +20.8%
5 years +19.3%+83.5%+45.9% +63.7%
5 years, per year +3.6%+12.9%+7.8% +10.4%
10 years +307.6%—+188.9% +267.7%
10 years, per year +15.1%—+11.2% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureBROHGTYWTWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.8%35.7%31.7% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.4%33.0%33.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.430.07-0.14 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.201.900.14 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -56.3%-59.7%-30.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.2%0.0%-3.8% -1.6%
52-week high $82.33$18.70$350.75 $779.14
52-week low $54.38$9.67$242.12 $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.

MultipleBROHGTYWTW
P/E now vs peer median 20.0xmedian 11.1x 278.7xmedian 11.1x 20.1xmedian 11.1x
P/S now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 1.4x 4.7xmedian 1.4x 3.0xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.4xmedian 7.3x 62.8xmedian 7.3x 13.2xmedian 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 16.5xmedian 9.0x 23.0xmedian 9.0x 17.8xmedian 9.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.6x 9.7xmedian 1.6x 4.0xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 1.72median 0.64 2.96median 0.64 1.02median 0.64

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 monthsBROHGTYWTW
Revenue $6.91B $1.38B $10.27B
Operating income – – $2.26B
Net income $1.23B $60.12M $1.58B
Free cash flow $1.49B $279.65M $1.74B
EPS (diluted) $3.69 $0.07 $16.64
Cash & equivalents $1.10B $460.80M $1.95B
Total debt $7.76B $246.40M $6.53B
Shares (diluted) 330.00M 107.80M 94.00M
Enterprise value $20.44B $5.70B $22.54B

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
MetricBROHGTYWTW
P/E 20.0x 278.7x 20.1x
P/FCF 16.5x 23.0x 17.8x
P/Operating cash flow 15.5x 20.8x 15.7x
P/S 3.5x 4.7x 3.0x
P/B 1.9x 9.7x 4.0x
P/Tangible book 3.0x 11.2x 4.9x
EV/EBITDA 11.4x 62.8x 13.2x
EV/EBIT 15.9x 99.6x 15.8x
EV/Revenue 4.5x 4.5x 3.5x
EV/FCF 21.0x 22.2x 20.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.7x 20.1x 18.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.72 2.96 1.02

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBROHGTYWTW
Revenue growth (1Y) 26.1% -3.8% 4.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 18.7% 13.1% 3.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – 6.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – 20.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 21.5% -53.4% -25.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 17.9% 87.5% 15.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 22.7% -35.9% -22.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 11.6% 94.3% 19.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 15.9% 74.5% 23.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.2% 48.7% 18.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 14.5% 80.8% 26.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.1% 65.7% 18.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBROHGTYWTW
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 39.6% 7.2% 26.2%
Operating margin – – 22.0%
Pretax margin 22.5% 4.5% 19.6%
Net margin 17.6% 0.5% 15.2%
FCF margin 21.5% 20.3% 17.0%
Operating cash flow margin 22.9% 22.4% 19.3%
Return on equity 9.7% 9.1% 20.2%
Return on assets 4.1% 2.7% 5.2%
Return on invested capital 7.6% 6.8% 12.6%
Return on capital employed 8.7% – 14.4%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.6x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 5.1x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 1.3% 1.4% 2.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBROHGTYWTW
Debt / assets 26.3% 10.8% 21.8%
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.4x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.4x -2.2x 1.7x
Debt / FCF 5.2x 0.9x 3.7x
Liabilities / assets 57.2% 70.8% 73.9%
Equity / assets 42.8% 29.2% 26.1%
Interest coverage 4.9x – 7.5x
Current ratio 1.1x – 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.2x – 0.3x
Cash ratio 0.2x – 0.1x
Altman Z-score 1.74 – 1.46

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBROHGTYWTW
Dividend yield 1.1% – 1.1%
Net buyback yield 3.3% – 4.2%
Shareholder yield 4.4% – 5.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 22.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 20.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – -0.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 0.2%

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.

ConsensusBROHGTYWTW
Forward P/E 17.2xFY2026 623.3xFY2026 16.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.30FY2026 $0.03FY2026 $20.42FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +0.9%FY2026 -92.7%FY2026 +19.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +18.8% +1,900.0% +8.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.37BFY2026 $1.42BFY2026 $10.10BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +25.0%FY2026 -3.1%FY2026 +4.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -4.2% +10.5% +16.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBROHGTYWTW
Held by institutions 84.6% 26.9% 97.1%
Institutions holding 809 129 695
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.1% +1.7% +0.8%
Institutions buying 440 67 315
Institutions selling 273 34 280
Buyers to sellers 1.61 1.97 1.13

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.

BROHGTYWTW
BRO 1.00 0.38 0.65
HGTY 0.38 1.00 0.28
WTW 0.65 0.28 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BRO, HGTY and WTW?

Willis Towers Watson (WTW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Brown & Brown (BRO) $24.52B, Hagerty (HGTY) $6.43B, Willis Towers Watson (WTW) $31.11B.

Which stock is cheaper, BRO, HGTY and WTW?

Brown & Brown (BRO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Brown & Brown (BRO) 20.0x, Hagerty (HGTY) 278.7x, Willis Towers Watson (WTW) 20.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Willis Towers Watson (WTW) is cheapest (Brown & Brown (BRO) 17.2x, Hagerty (HGTY) 623.3x, Willis Towers Watson (WTW) 16.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Brown & Brown (BRO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Brown & Brown (BRO) +26.1%, Hagerty (HGTY) -3.8%, Willis Towers Watson (WTW) +4.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Brown & Brown (BRO) has the highest net margin (Brown & Brown (BRO) 17.6%, Hagerty (HGTY) 0.5%, Willis Towers Watson (WTW) 15.2%). On return on invested capital, Willis Towers Watson (WTW) leads (Brown & Brown (BRO) 7.6%, Hagerty (HGTY) 6.8%, Willis Towers Watson (WTW) 12.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Hagerty (HGTY) returned the most: Brown & Brown (BRO) -6.4%, Hagerty (HGTY) +67.9%, Willis Towers Watson (WTW) +4.5%. Over five years, Hagerty (HGTY) compounded fastest (Brown & Brown (BRO) +3.6%/yr, Hagerty (HGTY) +12.9%/yr, Willis Towers Watson (WTW) +7.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Brown & Brown (BRO) has the highest dividend yield: Brown & Brown (BRO) 1.15%, Willis Towers Watson (WTW) 1.13%. Hagerty (HGTY) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Willis Towers Watson (WTW) has been the steadiest (Brown & Brown (BRO) 32.8%, Hagerty (HGTY) 35.7%, Willis Towers Watson (WTW) 31.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BRO, HGTY and WTW?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Willis Towers Watson (WTW) leads on 4. 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.