BWIN vs ERIE vs MRSH Stock Comparison

Baldwin Insurance, Erie Indemnity and Marsh & Mclennan Companies Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ERIE Erie Indemnity Co
$253.52 +12.3% 1M -22.2% 1Y
Market cap
$11.60B
P/E
20.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.12B
Div. yield
0.02%
Insurance Brokers Financial Services
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Marsh & Mclennan Companies leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Marsh & Mclennan Companies 5, Erie Indemnity 4, Baldwin Insurance 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBWINERIEMRSHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.97B $11.60B $92.63B MRSH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -36.5x 20.1x 22.9x ERIE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.9x 21.2x 19.4x BWIN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.6% +3.7% +7.6% BWIN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -611.2% 14.0% 14.2% MRSH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -1.5% — 13.1% MRSH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 28.2x — 2.7x MRSH
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.02% ERIE
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +30.9% -22.2% +5.0% BWIN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.7%/yr +4.6%/yr +3.1%/yr ERIE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 58.9% 38.7% 25.8% MRSH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 17/100 50/100 35/100 ERIE

Percentile Scorecard

BWINERIEMRSH

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

AxisBWINERIEMRSH
Valuation 3 #116 of 119 13 #104 of 119 9 #108 of 119
Growth 35 #77 of 117 35 #76 of 117 16 #99 of 117
Profitability 9 #107 of 117 85 #19 of 117 77 #28 of 117
Financial Health 4 #113 of 118 85 #19 of 118 21 #94 of 118
Shareholder Returns 37 #68 of 108 33 #73 of 108 55 #49 of 108
Overall 17 50 35
  • BWIN ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • ERIE ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • MRSH ranked among 126 companies in Insurance

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBWINERIEMRSHSPY
1 month +0.3%+12.3%+15.9% -1.0%
3 months +20.7%+13.4%+9.3% +2.9%
6 months +27.2%+8.5%+16.1% +6.4%
Year to date +33.0%-11.6%+6.5% +11.4%
1 year +30.9%-22.2%+5.0% +13.1%
3 years +50.5%-13.3%+4.5% +79.4%
3 years, per year +14.6%-4.6%+1.5% +21.5%
5 years -17.2%+25.3%+16.5% +67.7%
5 years, per year -3.7%+4.6%+3.1% +10.9%
10 years —+147.9%+203.7% +255.2%
10 years, per year —+9.5%+11.8% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureBWINERIEMRSHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 58.9%38.7%25.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 50.6%40.8%24.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.03-0.48-0.37 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.52-0.570.19 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -70.2%-62.0%-35.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.1%-23.2%-0.9% -2.5%
52-week high $32.00$329.97$199.34 $779.14
52-week low $16.50$207.24$157.32 $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.

MultipleBWINERIEMRSH
P/E now vs peer median -36.5xmedian 10.5x 20.3xmedian 10.5x 23.3xmedian 10.5x
P/S now vs peer median 335.2xmedian 1.4x 2.8xmedian 1.4x 3.3xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 83.6xmedian 8.0x —median 8.0x 16.1xmedian 8.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 102.0xmedian 8.4x 21.2xmedian 8.4x 22.6xmedian 8.4x
P/B now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 1.5x 4.7xmedian 1.5x 6.3xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median -1.65median 0.47 1.15median 0.47 3.48median 0.47

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 monthsBWINERIEMRSH
Revenue $13.29M $4.12B $28.46B
Operating income -$119.63M $737.55M $6.09B
Net income -$127.55M $577.00M $4.12B
Free cash flow $43.71M $553.08M $4.15B
EPS (diluted) $-0.88 $226,987.02 $8.44
Cash & equivalents $184.50M $282.90M $1.84B
Total debt $8.10B – $20.53B
Shares (diluted) 92.76M 2.54K 479.00M
Enterprise value $2.42B $9.93B $84.79B

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
MetricBWINERIEMRSH
P/E -36.5x 20.3x 23.3x
P/FCF 102.0x 21.2x 22.6x
P/Operating cash flow 49.1x 16.8x 21.0x
P/S 335.2x 2.8x 3.3x
P/B 3.1x 4.7x 6.3x
P/Tangible book -154.4x 4.7x 9.0x
EV/EBITDA 83.6x – 16.1x
EV/EBIT -56.2x 15.4x 18.5x
EV/Revenue 505.9x 2.8x 4.0x
EV/FCF 153.9x 20.5x 27.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 74.1x 16.3x 25.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.65 1.15 3.48

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBWINERIEMRSH
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.6% 3.7% 7.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -76.2% 10.7% 8.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -227.4% 5.7% -1.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -3.1% 19.5% 7.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -331.5% -7.7% -1.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 15.0% 17.7% 5.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -235.3% -7.7% 1.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 22.1% 17.7% 6.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 279.4% 1.4% -12.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 34.1% 16.6% 4.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 146.9% -1.9% -13.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 36.2% 15.9% 5.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBWINERIEMRSH
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 605.3% – 24.6%
Operating margin -900.0% 17.9% 21.4%
Pretax margin -2,082% 17.8% 18.9%
Net margin -611.2% 14.0% 14.2%
FCF margin 328.8% 13.4% 14.6%
Operating cash flow margin 682.9% 16.9% 15.7%
Return on equity -8.9% 23.9% 27.2%
Return on assets -2.2% 16.6% 6.9%
Return on invested capital -1.5% – 13.1%
Return on capital employed -2.8% 29.5% 16.2%
Asset turnover 0.0x 1.2x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.7x 1.2x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 563.3% – 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBWINERIEMRSH
Debt / assets 39.7% – 34.3%
Debt / equity 1.7x – 1.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 28.2x – 2.7x
Debt / FCF 56.1x – 4.9x
Liabilities / assets 77.0% 30.6% 75.1%
Equity / assets 23.0% 69.4% 24.9%
Interest coverage – – 6.3x
Current ratio 1.1x 1.2x 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.6x 1.1x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.4x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 0.44 9.81 2.79

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBWINERIEMRSH
Dividend yield – 2.3% 1.9%
Net buyback yield 2.8% – 3.1%
Shareholder yield 2.8% 2.3% 5.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 45.6% 43.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 47.6% 43.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 7.1% 8.4%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 7.1% 13.1%

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.

ConsensusBWINERIEMRSH
Forward P/E 14.9xFY2026 21.2xFY2026 19.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.14FY2026 $11.94FY2026 $10.20FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +28.1%FY2026 +11.7%FY2026 +4.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +20.6% +33.9% +15.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.08BFY2026 $4.09BFY2026 $30.19BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +38.8%FY2026 +0.4%FY2026 +11.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.6% +11.9% +6.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBWINERIEMRSH
Held by institutions 64.5% 45.2% 93.9%
Institutions holding 229 438 1,496
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.2% +4.5% +2.8%
Institutions buying 112 272 624
Institutions selling 76 112 652
Buyers to sellers 1.47 2.43 0.96

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.

BWINERIEMRSH
BWIN 1.00 0.31 0.40
ERIE 0.31 1.00 0.57
MRSH 0.40 0.57 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BWIN, ERIE and MRSH?

Marsh & Mclennan Companies (MRSH) is the largest by market capitalisation: Baldwin Insurance (BWIN) $2.97B, Erie Indemnity (ERIE) $11.60B, Marsh & Mclennan Companies (MRSH) $92.63B.

Which stock is cheaper, BWIN, ERIE and MRSH?

Erie Indemnity (ERIE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Baldwin Insurance (BWIN) -36.5x, Erie Indemnity (ERIE) 20.1x, Marsh & Mclennan Companies (MRSH) 22.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Baldwin Insurance (BWIN) is cheapest (Baldwin Insurance (BWIN) 14.9x, Erie Indemnity (ERIE) 21.2x, Marsh & Mclennan Companies (MRSH) 19.4x). 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: Baldwin Insurance (BWIN) +7.6%, Erie Indemnity (ERIE) +3.7%, Marsh & Mclennan Companies (MRSH) +7.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Marsh & Mclennan Companies (MRSH) has the highest net margin (Baldwin Insurance (BWIN) -611.2%, Erie Indemnity (ERIE) 14.0%, Marsh & Mclennan Companies (MRSH) 14.2%). On return on invested capital, Marsh & Mclennan Companies (MRSH) leads (Baldwin Insurance (BWIN) -1.5%, Marsh & Mclennan Companies (MRSH) 13.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Baldwin Insurance (BWIN) returned the most: Baldwin Insurance (BWIN) +30.9%, Erie Indemnity (ERIE) -22.2%, Marsh & Mclennan Companies (MRSH) +5.0%. Over five years, Erie Indemnity (ERIE) compounded fastest (Baldwin Insurance (BWIN) -3.7%/yr, Erie Indemnity (ERIE) +4.6%/yr, Marsh & Mclennan Companies (MRSH) +3.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Erie Indemnity (ERIE) has the highest dividend yield: Baldwin Insurance (BWIN) 0.00%, Erie Indemnity (ERIE) 0.02%, Marsh & Mclennan Companies (MRSH) 0.02%. Baldwin Insurance (BWIN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Marsh & Mclennan Companies (MRSH) has been the steadiest (Baldwin Insurance (BWIN) 58.9%, Erie Indemnity (ERIE) 38.7%, Marsh & Mclennan Companies (MRSH) 25.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BWIN, ERIE and MRSH?

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