BWIN vs GWRE vs MRSH Stock Comparison

Baldwin Insurance, Guidewire Software and Marsh & Mclennan Companies Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group

Head to Head

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

QuestionBWINGWREMRSHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.45B $13.87B $90.57B MRSH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -20.5x 102.2x 22.5x MRSH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.9x 41.3x 18.7x BWIN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4,094.7% +22.7% +7.6% BWIN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 9.4% 14.2% MRSH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 6.6% 13.1% MRSH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.4x 2.7x GWRE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — 1.98% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +33.0% -33.2% +1.6% BWIN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.1%/yr +6.2%/yr +2.6%/yr GWRE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 58.7% 62.8% 26.0% MRSH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 69/100 36/100 GWRE

Percentile Scorecard

BWINGWREMRSH

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

AxisBWINGWREMRSH
Valuation 1 #118 of 119 40 #60 of 99 10 #107 of 119
Growth 15 #97 of 114 88 #12 of 94 17 #95 of 114
Profitability – 76 #22 of 90 73 #30 of 110
Financial Health – 75 #27 of 105 20 #88 of 110
Shareholder Returns – 63 #23 of 61 59 #44 of 106
Overall – 69 36
  • BWIN ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • GWRE ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • MRSH ranked among 126 companies in Insurance

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBWINGWREMRSHSPY
1 month +0.2%+16.1%+11.4% -0.2%
3 months +11.5%+6.1%-0.8% +3.9%
6 months +34.5%+22.0%+11.6% +8.2%
Year to date +32.8%-15.9%+2.8% +12.9%
1 year +33.0%-33.2%+1.6% +12.3%
3 years +51.3%+96.7%+3.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year +14.8%+25.3%+1.0% +23.3%
5 years -14.7%+35.0%+13.9% +67.9%
5 years, per year -3.1%+6.2%+2.6% +10.9%
10 years —+194.0%+201.8% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+11.4%+11.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBWINGWREMRSHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 58.7%62.8%26.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 50.3%64.3%24.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.020.66-0.39 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.56-0.530.06 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -70.2%-60.8%-35.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.3%-33.2%-4.3% -1.2%
52-week high $32.00$253.05$199.34 $779.14
52-week low $16.50$102.69$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.

MultipleBWINGWREMRSH
P/E now vs peer median -20.5xmedian 10.5x 102.2xmedian 20.0x 22.5xmedian 10.5x
P/S now vs peer median 9.1xmedian 1.4x 9.4xmedian 2.3x 3.2xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.6x 64.8xmedian 17.5x 15.6xmedian 7.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 101.4xmedian 8.5x 36.7xmedian 15.9x 21.8xmedian 8.5x
P/B now vs peer median —median 1.5x 11.6xmedian 2.0x 6.1xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median -6.17median 0.53 2.16median 1.03 3.35median 0.53

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 monthsBWINGWREMRSH
Revenue $490.48M $1.48B $28.46B
Gross profit – $947.37M –
Operating income – $149.87M $6.09B
Net income – $139.28M $4.12B
Free cash flow – $377.66M $4.15B
R&D – $340.10M –
EPS (diluted) $-1.55 $1.63 $8.44
Cash & equivalents – $372.89M $1.84B
Total debt – $678.09M $20.53B
Shares (diluted) 92.76M 85.41M 479.00M
Enterprise value $4.45B $10.43B $82.96B

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
MetricBWINGWREMRSH
P/E -20.5x 102.2x 22.5x
P/FCF 101.4x 36.7x 21.8x
P/Operating cash flow – 35.6x 20.2x
P/S 9.1x 9.4x 3.2x
P/B – 11.6x 6.1x
P/Tangible book – 11.8x 8.7x
EV/EBITDA – 64.8x 15.6x
EV/EBIT – 92.0x 17.9x
EV/Revenue 9.1x 9.3x 3.8x
EV/FCF – 36.5x 26.3x
EV/Operating cash flow – 35.4x 24.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -6.17 2.16 3.35

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBWINGWREMRSH
Revenue growth (1Y) 4,095% 22.7% 7.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -20.7% 17.7% 8.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 26.0% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 27.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 264.9% -1.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 44.3% 7.8%
Net income growth (1Y) – 99.5% -1.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 48.1% 5.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -279.2% 100.7% 1.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 3.3% 47.3% 6.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 29.5% -12.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 116.5% 4.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 28.0% -13.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 126.3% 5.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBWINGWREMRSH
Gross margin – 64.2% –
EBITDA margin – 14.4% 24.6%
Operating margin – 10.2% 21.4%
Pretax margin – 11.1% 18.9%
Net margin – 9.4% 14.2%
FCF margin – 25.6% 14.6%
Operating cash flow margin – 26.4% 15.7%
Return on equity – 11.1% 27.2%
Return on assets – 5.4% 6.9%
Return on invested capital – 6.6% 13.1%
Return on capital employed – 7.9% 16.2%
Asset turnover – 0.6x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 2.8x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue – 12.3% 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBWINGWREMRSH
Debt / assets – 26.3% 34.3%
Debt / equity – 0.6x 1.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.4x 2.7x
Debt / FCF – 1.8x 4.9x
Liabilities / assets – 53.7% 75.1%
Equity / assets – 46.3% 24.9%
Interest coverage – 11.2x 6.3x
Current ratio – 1.8x 1.1x
Quick ratio – 1.6x 0.5x
Cash ratio – 1.1x 0.1x
Altman Z-score – 6.47 2.74

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBWINGWREMRSH
Dividend yield – – 2.0%
Net buyback yield – 3.1% 3.2%
Shareholder yield – 3.1% 5.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 43.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 43.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 8.4%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 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.

ConsensusBWINGWREMRSH
Forward P/E 14.9xFY2026 41.3xFY2027 18.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.14FY2026 $4.10FY2027 $10.21FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +28.1%FY2026 +19.5%FY2027 +4.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +20.6% +34.9% +15.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.08BFY2026 $1.61BFY2027 $30.28BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +38.8%FY2026 +8.5%FY2027 +12.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.6% +30.2% +6.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBWINGWREMRSH
Held by institutions 93.3% 99.3% 93.9%
Institutions holding 229 546 1,497
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.2% -1.0% +2.8%
Institutions buying 112 248 625
Institutions selling 76 226 652
Buyers to sellers 1.47 1.10 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.

BWINGWREMRSH
BWIN 1.00 0.21 0.40
GWRE 0.21 1.00 0.38
MRSH 0.40 0.38 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BWIN, GWRE and MRSH?

Marsh & Mclennan Companies (MRSH) is the largest by market capitalisation: Baldwin Insurance (BWIN) $4.45B, Guidewire Software (GWRE) $13.87B, Marsh & Mclennan Companies (MRSH) $90.57B.

Which stock is cheaper, BWIN, GWRE and MRSH?

Marsh & Mclennan Companies (MRSH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Baldwin Insurance (BWIN) -20.5x, Guidewire Software (GWRE) 102.2x, Marsh & Mclennan Companies (MRSH) 22.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Baldwin Insurance (BWIN) is cheapest (Baldwin Insurance (BWIN) 14.9x, Guidewire Software (GWRE) 41.3x, Marsh & Mclennan Companies (MRSH) 18.7x). 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) +4,094.7%, Guidewire Software (GWRE) +22.7%, Marsh & Mclennan Companies (MRSH) +7.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Marsh & Mclennan Companies (MRSH) has the highest net margin (Guidewire Software (GWRE) 9.4%, Marsh & Mclennan Companies (MRSH) 14.2%). On return on invested capital, Marsh & Mclennan Companies (MRSH) leads (Guidewire Software (GWRE) 6.6%, Marsh & Mclennan Companies (MRSH) 13.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Baldwin Insurance (BWIN) returned the most: Baldwin Insurance (BWIN) +33.0%, Guidewire Software (GWRE) -33.2%, Marsh & Mclennan Companies (MRSH) +1.6%. Over five years, Guidewire Software (GWRE) compounded fastest (Baldwin Insurance (BWIN) -3.1%/yr, Guidewire Software (GWRE) +6.2%/yr, Marsh & Mclennan Companies (MRSH) +2.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Marsh & Mclennan Companies (MRSH) 1.98%. Baldwin Insurance (BWIN) and Guidewire Software (GWRE) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Marsh & Mclennan Companies (MRSH) has been the steadiest (Baldwin Insurance (BWIN) 58.7%, Guidewire Software (GWRE) 62.8%, Marsh & Mclennan Companies (MRSH) 26.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BWIN, GWRE 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.