DEFT vs MA vs VRSK Stock Comparison

Defi Technologies, Mastercard and Verisk Analytics Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DEFT Defi Technologies, Inc.
$0.40 -20.0% 1M -80.9% 1Y
Market cap
$138.38M
P/E
4.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$60.57M
Div. yield
–
Asset Management Financial Services
2 wins
MA Mastercard Inc
$609.78 +7.4% 1M +6.5% 1Y
Market cap
$540.67B
P/E
33.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$35.08B
Div. yield
–
Payment Networks Financial Services
7 wins
VRSK Verisk Analytics, Inc.
$187.73 +10.9% 1M -19.7% 1Y
Market cap
$24.67B
P/E
27.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.14B
Div. yield
–
Financial Data and Analytics Financial Services
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Mastercard leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Mastercard 7, Defi Technologies 2, Verisk Analytics 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDEFTMAVRSKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $138.38M $540.67B $24.67B MA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 4.1x 33.3x 27.9x DEFT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 29.1x 23.6x VRSK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +16.0% +5.0% MA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 55.3% 46.3% 28.2% DEFT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 59.0% 31.9% MA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.6x 2.3x MA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -80.9% +6.5% -19.7% MA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -29.4%/yr +12.9%/yr -2.2%/yr MA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 104.3% 22.7% 37.5% MA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 41/100 53/100 56/100 VRSK

Percentile Scorecard

DEFTMAVRSK

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

AxisDEFTMAVRSK
Valuation 62 #70 of 181 14 #809 of 940 32 #641 of 940
Growth – 66 #226 of 655 47 #348 of 655
Profitability 48 #67 of 129 99 #8 of 633 97 #22 of 633
Financial Health 49 #85 of 164 49 #363 of 714 33 #482 of 714
Shareholder Returns 4 #72 of 75 36 #457 of 709 72 #202 of 709
Overall 41 53 56
  • DEFT ranked among 209 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • MA ranked among 1,003 companies in Financial Services
  • VRSK ranked among 1,003 companies in Financial Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDEFTMAVRSKSPY
1 month -20.0%+7.4%+10.9% -0.2%
3 months -7.0%+8.4%-11.6% +3.9%
6 months -47.6%+20.1%+6.3% +8.2%
Year to date -47.0%+6.8%-16.1% +12.9%
1 year -80.9%+6.5%-19.7% +12.3%
3 years +344.4%+67.5%-16.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year +64.5%+18.8%-5.7% +23.3%
5 years -82.5%+83.1%-10.3% +67.9%
5 years, per year -29.4%+12.9%-2.2% +10.9%
10 years +419.5%+488.6%+131.1% +261.1%
10 years, per year +17.9%+19.4%+8.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureDEFTMAVRSKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 104.3%22.7%37.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 103.7%22.5%39.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 4.110.26-0.48 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.780.29-0.53 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -98.4%-28.6%-51.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -80.9%-3.6%-19.7% -1.2%
52-week high $2.09$632.81$233.68 $779.14
52-week low $0.39$471.55$156.84 $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.

MultipleDEFTMAVRSK
P/E now vs peer median 4.1xmedian 34.2x 33.1xmedian 13.0x 27.7xmedian 13.0x
P/S now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 4.9x 15.1xmedian 3.2x 7.8xmedian 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 11.7x 22.6xmedian 7.4x 16.4xmedian 7.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -1.9xmedian 13.2x 31.8xmedian 10.8x 19.8xmedian 10.8x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.8x 94.6xmedian 1.2x -20.5xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.91 1.69median 0.87 1.11median 0.87

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 monthsDEFTMAVRSK
Revenue $60.57M $35.08B $3.14B
Gross profit – – $2.20B
Operating income $19.23M $20.47B $1.38B
Net income $23.57M $16.26B $885.50M
Free cash flow -$81.53M $16.70B $1.24B
EPS (diluted) $0.09 $18.41 $6.77
Cash & equivalents $60.31M $11.29B $551.40M
Total debt – $81.59B $11.77B
Shares (diluted) 377.53M 883.00M 130.85M
Enterprise value -$239.35M $500.60B $19.31B

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
MetricDEFTMAVRSK
P/E 4.1x 33.1x 27.7x
P/FCF -1.9x 31.8x 19.8x
P/Operating cash flow -1.9x 30.4x 16.3x
P/S 2.5x 15.1x 7.8x
P/B 1.1x 94.6x -20.5x
P/Tangible book 0.9x 3,662x -16.3x
EV/EBITDA 3.7x 22.6x 16.4x
EV/EBIT 3.9x 26.6x 20.6x
EV/Revenue 1.2x 15.5x 9.0x
EV/FCF -0.9x 32.6x 22.9x
EV/Operating cash flow -0.9x 31.2x 18.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 1.69 1.11

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDEFTMAVRSK
Revenue growth (1Y) – 16.0% 5.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 14.1% 6.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 6.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 8.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 21.3% 4.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 16.1% 6.6%
Net income growth (1Y) – 19.7% -3.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 16.7% 20.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -2.0% 23.2% 3.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 19.5% 25.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 2.9% 21.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 14.6% 11.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 0.9% 21.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 14.4% 14.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDEFTMAVRSK
Gross margin – – 70.2%
EBITDA margin 33.3% 68.6% 55.0%
Operating margin 31.8% 58.3% 43.9%
Pretax margin 8.4% 57.5% 37.0%
Net margin 55.3% 46.3% 28.2%
FCF margin -134.6% 47.6% 39.4%
Operating cash flow margin -134.6% 49.7% 47.9%
Return on equity 15.8% 263.6% –
Return on assets 3.9% 29.5% 19.5%
Return on invested capital – 59.0% 31.9%
Return on capital employed 11.1% 68.1% 40.1%
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.6x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -3.5x 1.1x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 12.6% 1.8% 1.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDEFTMAVRSK
Debt / assets – 42.7% 99.5%
Debt / equity – 4.4x -3.8x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.6x 2.3x
Debt / FCF – 1.5x 3.6x
Liabilities / assets 75.1% 90.3% 126.4%
Equity / assets 24.9% 9.7% -26.4%
Interest coverage 4.0x 27.4x 7.0x
Current ratio 1.1x 1.1x 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.2x 0.7x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.5x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 0.30 10.15 6.82

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDEFTMAVRSK
Dividend yield – 0.6% 1.0%
Net buyback yield -66.4% 3.0% 7.7%
Shareholder yield -66.4% 3.5% 8.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusDEFTMAVRSK
Forward P/E – 29.1xFY2026 23.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.04FY2026 $20.99FY2026 $7.97FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -123.5%FY2026 +23.4%FY2026 +11.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +14.7% +5.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $38.25MFY2026 $38.99BFY2026 $3.33BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -61.8%FY2026 +18.9%FY2026 +8.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.0% +0.4% +6.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDEFTMAVRSK
Held by institutions – 87.5% 97.6%
Institutions holding – 3,583 953
Change in shares held, QoQ – +0.6% -0.4%
Institutions buying – 1,588 487
Institutions selling – 1,527 349
Buyers to sellers – 1.04 1.40

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.

DEFTMAVRSK
DEFT 1.00 0.10 -0.05
MA 0.10 1.00 0.34
VRSK -0.05 0.34 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DEFT, MA and VRSK?

Mastercard (MA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Defi Technologies (DEFT) $138.38M, Mastercard (MA) $540.67B, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) $24.67B.

Which stock is cheaper, DEFT, MA and VRSK?

Defi Technologies (DEFT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Defi Technologies (DEFT) 4.1x, Mastercard (MA) 33.3x, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 27.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) is cheapest (Mastercard (MA) 29.1x, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 23.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Mastercard (MA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Mastercard (MA) +16.0%, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) +5.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Defi Technologies (DEFT) has the highest net margin (Defi Technologies (DEFT) 55.3%, Mastercard (MA) 46.3%, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 28.2%). On return on invested capital, Mastercard (MA) leads (Mastercard (MA) 59.0%, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 31.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Mastercard (MA) returned the most: Defi Technologies (DEFT) -80.9%, Mastercard (MA) +6.5%, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) -19.7%. Over five years, Mastercard (MA) compounded fastest (Defi Technologies (DEFT) -29.4%/yr, Mastercard (MA) +12.9%/yr, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) -2.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Mastercard (MA) has been the steadiest (Defi Technologies (DEFT) 104.3%, Mastercard (MA) 22.7%, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 37.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DEFT, MA and VRSK?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Mastercard (MA) leads on 7. 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.