BRO vs RYAN vs ERIE Stock Comparison

Brown & Brown, Ryan Specialty Holdings and Erie Indemnity 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
$24.30B
P/E
20.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.91B
Div. yield
–
Insurance Brokers Financial Services
7 wins
ERIE Erie Indemnity Co
$279.96 +26.4% 1M -3.3% 1Y
Market cap
$13.11B
P/E
22.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.12B
Div. yield
0.02%
Insurance Brokers Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Brown & Brown leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Brown & Brown 7, Erie Indemnity 3, Ryan Specialty Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBRORYANERIELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $24.30B $5.76B $13.11B BRO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.0x 55.0x 22.8x BRO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.2x 20.5x 23.4x BRO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +26.1% +9.8% +2.0% BRO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 17.6% 3.2% 14.0% BRO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.6% 9.3% — RYAN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.4x 4.5x — BRO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.02% ERIE
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -6.4% -13.7% -3.3% ERIE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.6%/yr +5.0%/yr +4.5%/yr RYAN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.8% 44.4% 38.4% BRO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 40/100 33/100 48/100 ERIE

Percentile Scorecard

BRORYANERIE

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

AxisBRORYANERIE
Valuation 16 #100 of 119 9 #108 of 119 14 #103 of 119
Growth 63 #44 of 116 37 #73 of 116 33 #78 of 116
Profitability 57 #50 of 116 47 #62 of 116 81 #23 of 116
Financial Health 26 #88 of 118 3 #115 of 118 83 #21 of 118
Shareholder Returns 38 #68 of 109 69 #35 of 109 31 #76 of 109
Overall 40 33 48
  • BRO ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • RYAN ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • ERIE ranked among 126 companies in Insurance

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBRORYANERIESPY
1 month +21.4%+25.1%+26.4% -1.0%
3 months +4.2%+5.5%+11.6% -0.4%
6 months +30.7%+61.5%+31.1% +4.5%
Year to date -7.2%-8.1%-2.3% +12.4%
1 year -6.4%-13.7%-3.3% +13.6%
3 years +4.8%+7.2%+0.6% +76.4%
3 years, per year +1.6%+2.3%+0.2% +20.8%
5 years +19.3%+27.3%+24.8% +63.7%
5 years, per year +3.6%+5.0%+4.5% +10.4%
10 years +307.6%—+176.9% +267.7%
10 years, per year +15.1%—+10.7% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureBRORYANERIESPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.8%44.4%38.4% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.4%47.5%39.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.43-0.30-0.48 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.20-0.31-0.09 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -56.3%-61.3%-62.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.2%-18.7%-6.6% -1.6%
52-week high $82.33$58.38$299.78 $779.14
52-week low $54.38$29.39$207.24 $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.

MultipleBRORYANERIE
P/E now vs peer median 20.0xmedian 11.1x 55.1xmedian 11.1x 22.4xmedian 11.1x
P/S now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 1.4x 3.7xmedian 1.4x 3.1xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.4xmedian 7.3x 19.7xmedian 7.3x —median 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 16.5xmedian 9.0x 24.0xmedian 9.0x 23.3xmedian 9.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.6x 13.3xmedian 1.6x 5.1xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 1.72median 0.64 -3.52median 0.64 1.74median 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 monthsBRORYANERIE
Revenue $6.91B $3.25B $4.12B
Operating income – $507.30M $736.01M
Net income $1.23B $268.26M $576.14M
Free cash flow $1.49B $499.12M $554.04M
EPS (diluted) $3.69 $0.40 $226,647.13
Cash & equivalents $1.10B $168.81M $362.69M
Total debt $7.76B $3.68B –
Shares (diluted) 330.00M 262.16M 2.54K
Enterprise value $20.21B $5.14B $11.64B

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
MetricBRORYANERIE
P/E 20.0x 55.1x 22.4x
P/FCF 16.5x 24.0x 23.3x
P/Operating cash flow 15.5x 21.0x 18.7x
P/S 3.5x 3.7x 3.1x
P/B 1.9x 13.3x 5.1x
P/Tangible book 3.0x 15.7x 5.1x
EV/EBITDA 11.4x 19.7x –
EV/EBIT 15.9x 30.6x 17.0x
EV/Revenue 4.5x 4.8x 3.0x
EV/FCF 21.0x 31.1x 22.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.7x 27.2x 18.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.72 -3.52 1.74

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBRORYANERIE
Revenue growth (1Y) 26.1% 9.8% 2.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 18.7% 18.0% 9.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – -0.8% 1.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 14.0% 15.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 21.5% 19.0% -11.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 17.9% 13.9% 12.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 22.7% 57.8% -11.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 11.6% -15.6% 12.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 15.9% -10.9% -2.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.2% 9.5% 24.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 14.5% -12.3% -4.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.1% 6.9% 26.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBRORYANERIE
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 39.6% 24.2% –
Operating margin – 15.6% 17.9%
Pretax margin 22.5% 9.8% 17.8%
Net margin 17.6% 3.2% 14.0%
FCF margin 21.5% 15.3% 13.4%
Operating cash flow margin 22.9% 17.5% 16.8%
Return on equity 9.7% 28.0% 23.0%
Return on assets 4.1% 2.3% 16.0%
Return on invested capital 7.6% 9.3% –
Return on capital employed 8.7% 8.8% 28.3%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.3x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 2.1x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 1.3% 2.2% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBRORYANERIE
Debt / assets 26.3% 33.3% –
Debt / equity 0.6x 4.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.4x 4.5x –
Debt / FCF 5.2x 7.4x –
Liabilities / assets 57.2% 91.8% 30.3%
Equity / assets 42.8% 8.2% 69.7%
Interest coverage 4.9x – –
Current ratio 1.1x 1.0x 1.3x
Quick ratio 0.2x 0.1x 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.0x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 1.74 1.18 10.32

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBRORYANERIE
Dividend yield 1.1% 1.1% 2.1%
Net buyback yield 3.3% 3.8% –
Shareholder yield 4.4% 4.8% 2.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 24.5% 46.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 13.2% 48.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 8.5% 7.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 58.9% 7.1%

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.

ConsensusBRORYANERIE
Forward P/E 17.2xFY2026 20.5xFY2026 23.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.30FY2026 $2.31FY2026 $11.94FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +0.9%FY2026 +17.9%FY2026 +11.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +18.8% +10.8% +33.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.37BFY2026 $3.10BFY2026 $4.09BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +25.0%FY2026 +1.6%FY2026 +0.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -4.2% +10.4% +11.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBRORYANERIE
Held by institutions 84.6% 45.5% 45.2%
Institutions holding 809 369 438
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.1% +5.0% +4.5%
Institutions buying 440 198 272
Institutions selling 273 134 112
Buyers to sellers 1.61 1.48 2.43

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.

BRORYANERIE
BRO 1.00 0.70 0.65
RYAN 0.70 1.00 0.56
ERIE 0.65 0.56 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BRO, RYAN and ERIE?

Brown & Brown (BRO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Brown & Brown (BRO) $24.30B, Ryan Specialty Holdings (RYAN) $5.76B, Erie Indemnity (ERIE) $13.11B.

Which stock is cheaper, BRO, RYAN and ERIE?

Brown & Brown (BRO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Brown & Brown (BRO) 20.0x, Ryan Specialty Holdings (RYAN) 55.0x, Erie Indemnity (ERIE) 22.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Brown & Brown (BRO) is cheapest (Brown & Brown (BRO) 17.2x, Ryan Specialty Holdings (RYAN) 20.5x, Erie Indemnity (ERIE) 23.4x). 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%, Ryan Specialty Holdings (RYAN) +9.8%, Erie Indemnity (ERIE) +2.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Brown & Brown (BRO) has the highest net margin (Brown & Brown (BRO) 17.6%, Ryan Specialty Holdings (RYAN) 3.2%, Erie Indemnity (ERIE) 14.0%). On return on invested capital, Ryan Specialty Holdings (RYAN) leads (Brown & Brown (BRO) 7.6%, Ryan Specialty Holdings (RYAN) 9.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Erie Indemnity (ERIE) returned the most: Brown & Brown (BRO) -6.4%, Ryan Specialty Holdings (RYAN) -13.7%, Erie Indemnity (ERIE) -3.3%. Over five years, Ryan Specialty Holdings (RYAN) compounded fastest (Brown & Brown (BRO) +3.6%/yr, Ryan Specialty Holdings (RYAN) +5.0%/yr, Erie Indemnity (ERIE) +4.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Erie Indemnity (ERIE) has the highest dividend yield: Brown & Brown (BRO) 0.00%, Ryan Specialty Holdings (RYAN) 0.01%, Erie Indemnity (ERIE) 0.02%. Brown & Brown (BRO) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Brown & Brown (BRO) has been the steadiest (Brown & Brown (BRO) 32.8%, Ryan Specialty Holdings (RYAN) 44.4%, Erie Indemnity (ERIE) 38.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BRO, RYAN and ERIE?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Brown & Brown (BRO) 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.