BWIN vs MRSH vs RYAN Stock Comparison

Baldwin Insurance, Marsh & Mclennan Companies and Ryan Specialty Holdings Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group

Head to Head

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

QuestionBWINMRSHRYANLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.97B $92.63B $5.58B MRSH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -36.5x 22.9x 56.4x MRSH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.9x 19.4x 18.9x BWIN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.6% +7.6% +14.4% RYAN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -611.2% 14.2% 3.1% MRSH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -1.5% 13.1% 8.7% MRSH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 28.2x 2.7x 4.6x MRSH
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.01% MRSH
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +30.9% +5.0% -17.8% BWIN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.7%/yr +3.1%/yr +3.6%/yr RYAN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 58.9% 25.8% 44.8% MRSH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 17/100 35/100 35/100 MRSH

Percentile Scorecard

BWINMRSHRYAN

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

AxisBWINMRSHRYAN
Valuation 3 #116 of 119 9 #108 of 119 9 #109 of 119
Growth 35 #77 of 117 16 #99 of 117 53 #55 of 117
Profitability 9 #107 of 117 77 #28 of 117 52 #57 of 117
Financial Health 4 #113 of 118 21 #94 of 118 2 #116 of 118
Shareholder Returns 37 #68 of 108 55 #49 of 108 62 #42 of 108
Overall 17 35 35
  • BWIN ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • MRSH ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • RYAN ranked among 126 companies in Insurance

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBWINMRSHRYANSPY
1 month +0.3%+15.9%+20.8% -1.0%
3 months +20.7%+9.3%+4.6% +2.9%
6 months +27.2%+16.1%+26.2% +6.4%
Year to date +33.0%+6.5%-15.4% +11.4%
1 year +30.9%+5.0%-17.8% +13.1%
3 years +50.5%+4.5%-5.8% +79.4%
3 years, per year +14.6%+1.5%-2.0% +21.5%
5 years -17.2%+16.5%+19.3% +67.7%
5 years, per year -3.7%+3.1%+3.6% +10.9%
10 years —+203.7%— +255.2%
10 years, per year —+11.8%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureBWINMRSHRYANSPY
Volatility, 1Y 58.9%25.8%44.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 50.6%24.8%46.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.03-0.37-0.32 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.520.19-0.40 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -70.2%-35.6%-61.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.1%-0.9%-25.2% -2.5%
52-week high $32.00$199.34$58.38 $779.14
52-week low $16.50$157.32$29.39 $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.

MultipleBWINMRSHRYAN
P/E now vs peer median -36.5xmedian 10.5x 23.3xmedian 10.5x 55.3xmedian 10.5x
P/S now vs peer median 335.2xmedian 1.4x 3.3xmedian 1.4x 3.5xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 83.6xmedian 8.0x 16.1xmedian 8.0x 19.2xmedian 8.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 102.0xmedian 8.4x 22.6xmedian 8.4x 22.7xmedian 8.4x
P/B now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 1.5x 6.3xmedian 1.5x 11.0xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median -1.65median 0.47 3.48median 0.47 -12.57median 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 monthsBWINMRSHRYAN
Revenue $13.29M $28.46B $3.22B
Operating income -$119.63M $6.09B $477.27M
Net income -$127.55M $4.12B $242.82M
Free cash flow $43.71M $4.15B $492.78M
EPS (diluted) $-0.88 $8.44 $0.75
Cash & equivalents $184.50M $1.84B $140.12M
Total debt $8.10B $20.53B $3.63B
Shares (diluted) 92.76M 479.00M 131.33M
Enterprise value $2.42B $84.79B $4.96B

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
MetricBWINMRSHRYAN
P/E -36.5x 23.3x 55.3x
P/FCF 102.0x 22.6x 22.7x
P/Operating cash flow 49.1x 21.0x 20.0x
P/S 335.2x 3.3x 3.5x
P/B 3.1x 6.3x 11.0x
P/Tangible book -154.4x 9.0x 12.6x
EV/EBITDA 83.6x 16.1x 19.2x
EV/EBIT -56.2x 18.5x 30.7x
EV/Revenue 505.9x 4.0x 4.6x
EV/FCF 153.9x 27.1x 29.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 74.1x 25.1x 26.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.65 3.48 -12.57

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBWINMRSHRYAN
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.6% 7.6% 14.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -76.2% 8.6% 19.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -227.4% -1.0% -1.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -3.1% 7.8% 12.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -331.5% -1.9% 26.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 15.0% 5.5% 7.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -235.3% 1.0% 271.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 22.1% 6.7% -4.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 279.4% -12.1% -2.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 34.1% 4.0% 21.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 146.9% -13.9% -3.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 36.2% 5.1% 18.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBWINMRSHRYAN
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 605.3% 24.6% 23.7%
Operating margin -900.0% 21.4% 14.8%
Pretax margin -2,082% 18.9% 8.8%
Net margin -611.2% 14.2% 3.1%
FCF margin 328.8% 14.6% 15.3%
Operating cash flow margin 682.9% 15.7% 17.4%
Return on equity -8.9% 27.2% 21.7%
Return on assets -2.2% 6.9% 2.1%
Return on invested capital -1.5% 13.1% 8.7%
Return on capital employed -2.8% 16.2% 9.9%
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.5x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.7x 1.1x 2.3x
Stock comp / revenue 563.3% 1.5% 2.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBWINMRSHRYAN
Debt / assets 39.7% 34.3% 30.4%
Debt / equity 1.7x 1.4x 3.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 28.2x 2.7x 4.6x
Debt / FCF 56.1x 4.9x 7.4x
Liabilities / assets 77.0% 75.1% 91.5%
Equity / assets 23.0% 24.9% 8.5%
Interest coverage – 6.3x –
Current ratio 1.1x 1.1x 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.5x 0.1x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.1x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 0.44 2.79 1.03

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBWINMRSHRYAN
Dividend yield – 1.9% 1.2%
Net buyback yield 2.8% 3.1% 2.7%
Shareholder yield 2.8% 5.0% 3.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 43.6% 27.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 43.3% 13.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 8.4% 13.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 13.1% 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.

ConsensusBWINMRSHRYAN
Forward P/E 14.9xFY2026 19.4xFY2026 18.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.14FY2026 $10.20FY2026 $2.31FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +28.1%FY2026 +4.6%FY2026 +17.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +20.6% +15.5% +10.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.08BFY2026 $30.19BFY2026 $3.10BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +38.8%FY2026 +11.9%FY2026 +1.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.6% +6.5% +10.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBWINMRSHRYAN
Held by institutions 64.5% 93.9% 45.6%
Institutions holding 229 1,496 369
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.2% +2.8% +5.0%
Institutions buying 112 624 198
Institutions selling 76 652 134
Buyers to sellers 1.47 0.96 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.

BWINMRSHRYAN
BWIN 1.00 0.40 0.35
MRSH 0.40 1.00 0.60
RYAN 0.35 0.60 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BWIN, MRSH and RYAN?

Marsh & Mclennan Companies (MRSH) is the largest by market capitalisation: Baldwin Insurance (BWIN) $2.97B, Marsh & Mclennan Companies (MRSH) $92.63B, Ryan Specialty Holdings (RYAN) $5.58B.

Which stock is cheaper, BWIN, MRSH and RYAN?

Marsh & Mclennan Companies (MRSH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Baldwin Insurance (BWIN) -36.5x, Marsh & Mclennan Companies (MRSH) 22.9x, Ryan Specialty Holdings (RYAN) 56.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Baldwin Insurance (BWIN) is cheapest (Baldwin Insurance (BWIN) 14.9x, Marsh & Mclennan Companies (MRSH) 19.4x, Ryan Specialty Holdings (RYAN) 18.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Ryan Specialty Holdings (RYAN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Baldwin Insurance (BWIN) +7.6%, Marsh & Mclennan Companies (MRSH) +7.6%, Ryan Specialty Holdings (RYAN) +14.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Marsh & Mclennan Companies (MRSH) has the highest net margin (Baldwin Insurance (BWIN) -611.2%, Marsh & Mclennan Companies (MRSH) 14.2%, Ryan Specialty Holdings (RYAN) 3.1%). On return on invested capital, Marsh & Mclennan Companies (MRSH) leads (Baldwin Insurance (BWIN) -1.5%, Marsh & Mclennan Companies (MRSH) 13.1%, Ryan Specialty Holdings (RYAN) 8.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Baldwin Insurance (BWIN) returned the most: Baldwin Insurance (BWIN) +30.9%, Marsh & Mclennan Companies (MRSH) +5.0%, Ryan Specialty Holdings (RYAN) -17.8%. Over five years, Ryan Specialty Holdings (RYAN) compounded fastest (Baldwin Insurance (BWIN) -3.7%/yr, Marsh & Mclennan Companies (MRSH) +3.1%/yr, Ryan Specialty Holdings (RYAN) +3.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Marsh & Mclennan Companies (MRSH) has the highest dividend yield: Baldwin Insurance (BWIN) 0.00%, Marsh & Mclennan Companies (MRSH) 0.02%, Ryan Specialty Holdings (RYAN) 0.01%. 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%, Marsh & Mclennan Companies (MRSH) 25.8%, Ryan Specialty Holdings (RYAN) 44.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.