BWIN vs RYAN vs WTW Stock Comparison

Baldwin Insurance, Ryan Specialty Holdings and Willis Towers Watson Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
WTW Willis Towers Watson Plc
$325.01 +8.7% 1M -1.9% 1Y
Market cap
$30.51B
P/E
19.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.10B
Div. yield
0.01%
Insurance Brokers Financial Services
8 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Willis Towers Watson leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Willis Towers Watson 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.

QuestionBWINRYANWTWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.97B $5.58B $30.51B WTW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -36.5x 56.4x 19.5x WTW
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.9x 18.9x 15.9x BWIN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.6% +14.4% +3.0% RYAN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -611.2% 3.1% 15.5% WTW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -1.5% 8.7% 12.5% WTW
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 28.2x 4.6x 1.8x WTW
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.01% RYAN
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +30.9% -17.8% -1.9% BWIN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.7%/yr +3.6%/yr +5.6%/yr WTW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 58.9% 44.8% 31.8% WTW
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 17/100 35/100 45/100 WTW

Percentile Scorecard

BWINRYANWTW

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

AxisBWINRYANWTW
Valuation 3 #116 of 119 9 #109 of 119 17 #99 of 119
Growth 35 #77 of 117 53 #55 of 117 72 #33 of 117
Profitability 9 #107 of 117 52 #57 of 117 76 #29 of 117
Financial Health 4 #113 of 118 2 #116 of 118 24 #90 of 118
Shareholder Returns 37 #68 of 108 62 #42 of 108 36 #70 of 108
Overall 17 35 45
  • BWIN ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • RYAN ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • WTW ranked among 126 companies in Insurance

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBWINRYANWTWSPY
1 month +0.3%+20.8%+8.7% -1.0%
3 months +20.7%+4.6%+10.1% +2.9%
6 months +27.2%+26.2%+13.0% +6.4%
Year to date +33.0%-15.4%-1.1% +11.4%
1 year +30.9%-17.8%-1.9% +13.1%
3 years +50.5%-5.8%+56.3% +79.4%
3 years, per year +14.6%-2.0%+16.1% +21.5%
5 years -17.2%+19.3%+31.2% +67.7%
5 years, per year -3.7%+3.6%+5.6% +10.9%
10 years ——+156.3% +255.2%
10 years, per year ——+9.9% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureBWINRYANWTWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 58.9%44.8%31.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 50.6%46.9%33.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.03-0.32-0.18 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.52-0.40-0.06 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -70.2%-61.3%-30.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.1%-25.2%-7.3% -2.5%
52-week high $32.00$58.38$350.75 $779.14
52-week low $16.50$29.39$242.12 $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.

MultipleBWINRYANWTW
P/E now vs peer median -36.5xmedian 10.5x 55.3xmedian 10.5x 19.5xmedian 10.5x
P/S now vs peer median 335.2xmedian 1.4x 3.5xmedian 1.4x 3.0xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 83.6xmedian 8.0x 19.2xmedian 8.0x 13.1xmedian 8.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 102.0xmedian 8.4x 22.7xmedian 8.4x 17.9xmedian 8.4x
P/B now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 1.5x 11.0xmedian 1.5x 3.9xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median -1.65median 0.47 -12.57median 0.47 1.06median 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 monthsBWINRYANWTW
Revenue $13.29M $3.22B $10.10B
Operating income -$119.63M $477.27M $2.25B
Net income -$127.55M $242.82M $1.58B
Free cash flow $43.71M $492.78M $1.69B
EPS (diluted) $-0.88 $0.75 $16.65
Cash & equivalents $184.50M $140.12M $1.63B
Total debt $8.10B $3.63B $24.45B
Shares (diluted) 92.76M 131.33M 94.00M
Enterprise value $2.42B $4.96B $21.92B

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
MetricBWINRYANWTW
P/E -36.5x 55.3x 19.5x
P/FCF 102.0x 22.7x 17.9x
P/Operating cash flow 49.1x 20.0x 15.7x
P/S 335.2x 3.5x 3.0x
P/B 3.1x 11.0x 3.9x
P/Tangible book -154.4x 12.6x 4.8x
EV/EBITDA 83.6x 19.2x 13.1x
EV/EBIT -56.2x 30.7x 15.6x
EV/Revenue 505.9x 4.6x 3.5x
EV/FCF 153.9x 29.7x 20.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 74.1x 26.2x 18.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.65 -12.57 1.06

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBWINRYANWTW
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.6% 14.4% 3.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -76.2% 19.4% 3.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -227.4% -1.0% 140.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -3.1% 12.7% 20.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -331.5% 26.8% 972.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 15.0% 7.5% 13.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -235.3% 271.3% 1,115%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 22.1% -4.4% 18.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 279.4% -2.2% 36.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 34.1% 21.0% 25.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 146.9% -3.3% 43.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 36.2% 18.7% 26.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBWINRYANWTW
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 605.3% 23.7% 26.4%
Operating margin -900.0% 14.8% 22.2%
Pretax margin -2,082% 8.8% 19.8%
Net margin -611.2% 3.1% 15.5%
FCF margin 328.8% 15.3% 16.7%
Operating cash flow margin 682.9% 17.4% 19.0%
Return on equity -8.9% 21.7% 19.9%
Return on assets -2.2% 2.1% 5.2%
Return on invested capital -1.5% 8.7% 12.5%
Return on capital employed -2.8% 9.9% 15.1%
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.3x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.7x 2.3x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 563.3% 2.1% 1.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBWINRYANWTW
Debt / assets 39.7% 30.4% 21.4%
Debt / equity 1.7x 3.6x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 28.2x 4.6x 1.8x
Debt / FCF 56.1x 7.4x 3.9x
Liabilities / assets 77.0% 91.5% 74.6%
Equity / assets 23.0% 8.5% 25.4%
Interest coverage – – 7.9x
Current ratio 1.1x 1.0x 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.1x 0.3x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.0x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 0.44 1.03 1.39

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBWINRYANWTW
Dividend yield – 1.2% 1.2%
Net buyback yield 2.8% 2.7% 5.6%
Shareholder yield 2.8% 3.9% 6.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 27.0% 22.7%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 13.3% 21.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 13.6% 0.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 65.1% 0.0%

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.

ConsensusBWINRYANWTW
Forward P/E 14.9xFY2026 18.9xFY2026 15.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.14FY2026 $2.31FY2026 $20.42FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +28.1%FY2026 +17.9%FY2026 +19.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +20.6% +10.8% +8.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.08BFY2026 $3.10BFY2026 $10.10BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +38.8%FY2026 +1.6%FY2026 +4.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.6% +10.4% +16.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBWINRYANWTW
Held by institutions 64.5% 45.6% 97.1%
Institutions holding 229 369 692
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.2% +5.0% +0.8%
Institutions buying 112 198 314
Institutions selling 76 134 280
Buyers to sellers 1.47 1.48 1.12

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.

BWINRYANWTW
BWIN 1.00 0.35 0.35
RYAN 0.35 1.00 0.50
WTW 0.35 0.50 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BWIN, RYAN and WTW?

Willis Towers Watson (WTW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Baldwin Insurance (BWIN) $2.97B, Ryan Specialty Holdings (RYAN) $5.58B, Willis Towers Watson (WTW) $30.51B.

Which stock is cheaper, BWIN, RYAN and WTW?

Willis Towers Watson (WTW) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Baldwin Insurance (BWIN) -36.5x, Ryan Specialty Holdings (RYAN) 56.4x, Willis Towers Watson (WTW) 19.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Baldwin Insurance (BWIN) is cheapest (Baldwin Insurance (BWIN) 14.9x, Ryan Specialty Holdings (RYAN) 18.9x, Willis Towers Watson (WTW) 15.9x). 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%, Ryan Specialty Holdings (RYAN) +14.4%, Willis Towers Watson (WTW) +3.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Willis Towers Watson (WTW) has the highest net margin (Baldwin Insurance (BWIN) -611.2%, Ryan Specialty Holdings (RYAN) 3.1%, Willis Towers Watson (WTW) 15.5%). On return on invested capital, Willis Towers Watson (WTW) leads (Baldwin Insurance (BWIN) -1.5%, Ryan Specialty Holdings (RYAN) 8.7%, Willis Towers Watson (WTW) 12.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Baldwin Insurance (BWIN) returned the most: Baldwin Insurance (BWIN) +30.9%, Ryan Specialty Holdings (RYAN) -17.8%, Willis Towers Watson (WTW) -1.9%. Over five years, Willis Towers Watson (WTW) compounded fastest (Baldwin Insurance (BWIN) -3.7%/yr, Ryan Specialty Holdings (RYAN) +3.6%/yr, Willis Towers Watson (WTW) +5.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Ryan Specialty Holdings (RYAN) has the highest dividend yield: Baldwin Insurance (BWIN) 0.00%, Ryan Specialty Holdings (RYAN) 0.01%, Willis Towers Watson (WTW) 0.01%. Baldwin Insurance (BWIN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Willis Towers Watson (WTW) has been the steadiest (Baldwin Insurance (BWIN) 58.9%, Ryan Specialty Holdings (RYAN) 44.8%, Willis Towers Watson (WTW) 31.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Willis Towers Watson (WTW) 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.