BRO vs RYAN vs MAAS Stock Comparison

Brown & Brown, Ryan Specialty Holdings and Maase Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BRO Brown & Brown, Inc.
$71.25 +17.1% 1M -19.0% 1Y
Market cap
$22.23B
P/E
18.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.91B
Div. yield
–
Insurance Brokers Financial Services
8 wins
MAAS Maase Inc.
$12.00 -21.9% 1M +239.9% 1Y
Market cap
$3.54B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Insurance Brokers Financial Services
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Brown & Brown leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Brown & Brown 8, Ryan Specialty Holdings 2, Maase 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBRORYANMAASLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $22.23B $5.31B $3.54B BRO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.3x 53.6x -126.9x BRO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.6x 19.2x — BRO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +26.1% +14.4% — BRO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 17.6% 3.1% — BRO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.6% 8.7% — RYAN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.4x 4.6x — BRO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -19.0% -16.5% +239.9% MAAS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.6%/yr +3.8%/yr -49.3%/yr RYAN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.5% 44.9% 107.1% BRO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 41/100 35/100 — BRO

Percentile Scorecard

BRORYANMAAS

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

AxisBRORYANMAAS
Valuation 19 #97 of 119 8 #110 of 119 0 #119 of 119
Growth 61 #46 of 115 53 #55 of 115 –
Profitability 63 #43 of 113 48 #59 of 113 –
Financial Health 31 #79 of 114 3 #111 of 114 89 #14 of 114
Shareholder Returns 31 #74 of 107 62 #41 of 107 –
Overall 41 35 –
  • BRO ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • RYAN ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • MAAS ranked among 126 companies in Insurance

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBRORYANMAASSPY
1 month +17.1%+17.4%-21.9% -0.8%
3 months +2.3%+2.9%-30.7% +3.5%
6 months +7.8%+28.0%+37.1% +7.0%
Year to date -10.6%-13.9%+122.2% +12.2%
1 year -19.0%-16.5%+239.9% +13.0%
3 years +5.4%-1.7%-96.7% +86.3%
3 years, per year +1.8%-0.6%-67.8% +23.1%
5 years +13.7%+20.4%-96.6% +68.6%
5 years, per year +2.6%+3.8%-49.3% +11.0%
10 years +288.3%—— +258.0%
10 years, per year +14.5%—— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureBRORYANMAASSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.5%44.9%107.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.7%46.9%104.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.43-0.320.78 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.59-0.372.24 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -56.3%-61.3%-99.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -18.8%-23.8%-43.5% -1.8%
52-week high $87.76$58.38$21.24 $779.14
52-week low $54.38$29.39$3.51 $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.

MultipleBRORYANMAAS
P/E now vs peer median 19.2xmedian 10.6x 56.2xmedian 10.6x -126.9xmedian 10.6x
P/S now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 1.4x 3.5xmedian 1.4x 196.3xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.1xmedian 7.6x 19.5xmedian 7.6x —median 7.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.9xmedian 8.6x 23.1xmedian 8.6x -205.8xmedian 8.6x
P/B now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.5x 11.2xmedian 1.5x 7.8xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 1.66median 0.52 -12.80median 0.52 —median 0.52

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 monthsBRORYANMAAS
Revenue $6.91B $3.22B –
Operating income – $477.27M –
Net income $1.23B $242.82M –
Free cash flow $1.49B $492.78M –
EPS (diluted) $3.69 $0.75 –
Cash & equivalents $1.10B $140.12M $5.46M
Total debt $7.76B $3.63B $11.11M
Shares (diluted) 330.00M 131.33M 295.15M
Enterprise value $18.13B $4.68B $3.53B

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
MetricBRORYANMAAS
P/E 19.2x 56.2x -126.9x
P/FCF 15.9x 23.1x -205.8x
P/Operating cash flow 14.9x 20.3x –
P/S 3.4x 3.5x 196.3x
P/B 1.9x 11.2x 7.8x
P/Tangible book 2.9x 12.8x 8.0x
EV/EBITDA 11.1x 19.5x –
EV/EBIT 15.5x 31.1x –
EV/Revenue 4.4x 4.6x –
EV/FCF 20.4x 30.1x –
EV/Operating cash flow 19.1x 26.6x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.66 -12.80 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBRORYANMAAS
Revenue growth (1Y) 26.1% 14.4% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 18.7% 19.4% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – -1.0% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 12.7% –
Net income growth (1Y) 21.5% 26.8% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 17.9% 7.5% –
EPS growth (1Y) 22.7% 271.3% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 11.6% -4.4% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 15.9% -2.2% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.2% 21.0% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 14.5% -3.3% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.1% 18.7% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBRORYANMAAS
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 39.6% 23.7% –
Operating margin – 14.8% –
Pretax margin 22.5% 8.8% –
Net margin 17.6% 3.1% –
FCF margin 21.5% 15.3% –
Operating cash flow margin 22.9% 17.4% –
Return on equity 9.7% 21.7% –
Return on assets 4.1% 2.1% –
Return on invested capital 7.6% 8.7% –
Return on capital employed 8.7% 9.9% –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.3x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 2.3x –
Stock comp / revenue 1.3% 2.1% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBRORYANMAAS
Debt / assets 26.3% 30.4% 1.5%
Debt / equity 0.6x 3.6x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.4x 4.6x –
Debt / FCF 5.2x 7.4x –
Liabilities / assets 57.2% 91.5% 6.3%
Equity / assets 42.8% 8.5% 93.7%
Interest coverage 4.9x – –
Current ratio 1.1x 1.0x 10.7x
Quick ratio 0.2x 0.1x 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.0x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 1.71 1.04 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBRORYANMAAS
Dividend yield 0.9% 1.1% –
Net buyback yield 3.4% 2.6% –
Shareholder yield 4.3% 3.8% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – 27.0% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 13.3% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 13.6% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 65.1% –

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.

ConsensusBRORYANMAAS
Forward P/E 16.6xFY2026 19.2xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $4.30FY2026 $2.31FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +0.9%FY2026 +17.9%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +18.8% +10.8% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.37BFY2026 $3.10BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +25.0%FY2026 +1.6%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after -4.2% +10.4% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBRORYANMAAS
Held by institutions 84.6% 45.6% –
Institutions holding 807 369 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.1% +5.0% –
Institutions buying 438 198 –
Institutions selling 273 134 –
Buyers to sellers 1.60 1.48 –

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.

BRORYANMAAS
BRO 1.00 0.68 -0.04
RYAN 0.68 1.00 0.00
MAAS -0.04 0.00 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BRO, RYAN and MAAS?

Brown & Brown (BRO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Brown & Brown (BRO) $22.23B, Ryan Specialty Holdings (RYAN) $5.31B, Maase (MAAS) $3.54B.

Which stock is cheaper, BRO, RYAN and MAAS?

Brown & Brown (BRO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Brown & Brown (BRO) 18.3x, Ryan Specialty Holdings (RYAN) 53.6x, Maase (MAAS) -126.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Brown & Brown (BRO) is cheapest (Brown & Brown (BRO) 16.6x, Ryan Specialty Holdings (RYAN) 19.2x). 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) +14.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Brown & Brown (BRO) has the highest net margin (Brown & Brown (BRO) 17.6%, Ryan Specialty Holdings (RYAN) 3.1%). On return on invested capital, Ryan Specialty Holdings (RYAN) leads (Brown & Brown (BRO) 7.6%, Ryan Specialty Holdings (RYAN) 8.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Maase (MAAS) returned the most: Brown & Brown (BRO) -19.0%, Ryan Specialty Holdings (RYAN) -16.5%, Maase (MAAS) +239.9%. Over five years, Ryan Specialty Holdings (RYAN) compounded fastest (Brown & Brown (BRO) +2.6%/yr, Ryan Specialty Holdings (RYAN) +3.8%/yr, Maase (MAAS) -49.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Brown & Brown (BRO) 0.00%, Ryan Specialty Holdings (RYAN) 0.01%, Maase (MAAS) 0.00%. Brown & Brown (BRO) and Maase (MAAS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Brown & Brown (BRO) has been the steadiest (Brown & Brown (BRO) 32.5%, Ryan Specialty Holdings (RYAN) 44.9%, Maase (MAAS) 107.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 8. 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.