DEFT vs VRSK vs IAU Stock Comparison

Defi Technologies, Verisk Analytics and Ishares Gold Trust Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DEFT Defi Technologies, Inc.
$0.40 -18.4% 1M -79.3% 1Y
Market cap
$154.33M
P/E
4.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$60.57M
Div. yield
–
Asset Management Financial Services
2 wins
VRSK Verisk Analytics, Inc.
$190.71 +14.9% 1M -8.3% 1Y
Market cap
$24.82B
P/E
28.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.14B
Div. yield
1.02%
Financial Data and Analytics Financial Services
1 win
IAU Ishares Gold Trust
$75.57 -3.8% 1M +1.7% 1Y
Market cap
$25.23B
P/E
4.5x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Asset Management Financial Services
4 wins

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Ishares Gold Trust leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Ishares Gold Trust 4, Defi Technologies 2, Verisk Analytics 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDEFTVRSKIAULeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $154.33M $24.82B $25.23B IAU
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 4.1x 28.2x 4.5x DEFT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 23.9x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +5.0% — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 55.3% 28.2% — DEFT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 31.9% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.3x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 1.02% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -79.3% -8.3% +1.7% IAU
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -30.3%/yr -1.9%/yr +17.4%/yr IAU
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 104.2% 35.8% 28.6% IAU
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 41/100 56/100 — VRSK

Percentile Scorecard

DEFTVRSKIAU

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

AxisDEFTVRSKIAU
Valuation 62 #69 of 181 32 #640 of 941 –
Growth – 47 #328 of 615 –
Profitability 49 #65 of 127 97 #21 of 586 –
Financial Health 50 #82 of 162 33 #447 of 667 –
Shareholder Returns 4 #73 of 76 72 #197 of 704 –
Overall 41 56 –
  • DEFT ranked among 209 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • VRSK ranked among 1,003 companies in Financial Services
  • IAU ranked among 209 companies in Asset and Wealth Management

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDEFTVRSKIAUSPY
1 month -18.4%+14.9%-3.8% +0.7%
3 months -7.0%-4.8%-2.2% +3.7%
6 months -47.4%+3.4%-13.0% +7.1%
Year to date -47.0%-14.7%-6.9% +12.8%
1 year -79.3%-8.3%+1.7% +11.9%
3 years +281.0%-15.0%+100.0% +85.2%
3 years, per year +56.2%-5.3%+26.0% +22.8%
5 years -83.5%-9.3%+122.7% +67.6%
5 years, per year -30.3%-1.9%+17.4% +10.9%
10 years +474.7%+134.4%+207.4% +262.0%
10 years, per year +19.1%+8.9%+11.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureDEFTVRSKIAUSPY
Volatility, 1Y 104.2%35.8%28.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 104.1%36.3%32.0% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 4.10-0.480.85 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.76-0.230.06 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -98.4%-51.2%-26.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -79.3%-15.3%-25.6% -1.2%
52-week high $1.93$225.07$101.57 $779.14
52-week low $0.39$156.84$74.21 $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.

MultipleDEFTVRSKIAU
P/E now vs peer median 4.1xmedian 33.5x 28.2xmedian 13.0x 4.5xmedian 33.5x
P/S now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 4.9x 7.9xmedian 3.2x —median 4.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 12.0x 16.7xmedian 7.7x —median 12.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -1.9xmedian 14.3x 20.1xmedian 10.7x —median 14.3x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.8x -20.9xmedian 1.2x —median 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.97 1.12median 0.90 —median 0.97

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 monthsDEFTVRSKIAU
Revenue $60.57M $3.14B –
Gross profit – $2.20B –
Operating income $19.23M $1.38B –
Net income $23.57M $885.50M $6.18B
Free cash flow -$81.53M $1.24B –
EPS (diluted) $0.09 $6.77 –
Cash & equivalents $60.31M $551.40M –
Total debt – $11.77B –
Shares (diluted) 377.53M 130.85M –
Enterprise value -$223.40M $19.46B $25.23B

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
MetricDEFTVRSKIAU
P/E 4.1x 28.2x 4.5x
P/FCF -1.9x 20.1x –
P/Operating cash flow -1.9x 16.5x –
P/S 2.5x 7.9x –
P/B 1.1x -20.9x –
P/Tangible book 0.9x -16.5x –
EV/EBITDA 3.7x 16.7x –
EV/EBIT 3.9x 20.9x –
EV/Revenue 1.2x 9.2x –
EV/FCF -0.9x 23.2x –
EV/Operating cash flow -0.9x 19.1x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 1.12 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDEFTVRSKIAU
Revenue growth (1Y) – 5.0% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 6.9% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 6.2% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 8.3% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 4.8% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 6.6% –
Net income growth (1Y) – -3.3% -40.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 20.7% –
EPS growth (1Y) -2.0% 3.7% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 25.0% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 21.1% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 11.4% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 21.2% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 14.6% –

Profitability

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

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDEFTVRSKIAU
Debt / assets – 99.5% –
Debt / equity – -3.8x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.3x –
Debt / FCF – 3.6x –
Liabilities / assets 75.1% 126.4% –
Equity / assets 24.9% -26.4% –
Interest coverage 4.0x 7.0x –
Current ratio 1.1x 1.0x –
Quick ratio 0.2x 0.9x –
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.5x –
Altman Z-score 0.30 6.86 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDEFTVRSKIAU
Dividend yield – 1.0% –
Net buyback yield -66.4% 7.5% –
Shareholder yield -66.4% 8.6% –
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.

ConsensusDEFTVRSKIAU
Forward P/E – 23.9xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.04FY2026 $7.97FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY -123.5%FY2026 +11.3%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +5.1% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $38.25MFY2026 $3.33BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY -61.8%FY2026 +8.6%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +14.0% +6.7% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDEFTVRSKIAU
Held by institutions – 97.6% 48.7%
Institutions holding – 954 1,905
Change in shares held, QoQ – -0.4% -2.8%
Institutions buying – 488 838
Institutions selling – 349 626
Buyers to sellers – 1.40 1.34

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.

DEFTVRSKIAU
DEFT 1.00 -0.05 0.21
VRSK -0.05 1.00 -0.20
IAU 0.21 -0.20 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DEFT, VRSK and IAU?

Ishares Gold Trust (IAU) is the largest by market capitalisation: Defi Technologies (DEFT) $154.33M, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) $24.82B, Ishares Gold Trust (IAU) $25.23B.

Which stock is cheaper, DEFT, VRSK and IAU?

Defi Technologies (DEFT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Defi Technologies (DEFT) 4.1x, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 28.2x, Ishares Gold Trust (IAU) 4.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is more profitable?

Defi Technologies (DEFT) has the highest net margin (Defi Technologies (DEFT) 55.3%, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 28.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ishares Gold Trust (IAU) returned the most: Defi Technologies (DEFT) -79.3%, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) -8.3%, Ishares Gold Trust (IAU) +1.7%. Over five years, Ishares Gold Trust (IAU) compounded fastest (Defi Technologies (DEFT) -30.3%/yr, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) -1.9%/yr, Ishares Gold Trust (IAU) +17.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 1.02%. Defi Technologies (DEFT) and Ishares Gold Trust (IAU) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ishares Gold Trust (IAU) has been the steadiest (Defi Technologies (DEFT) 104.2%, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 35.8%, Ishares Gold Trust (IAU) 28.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Ishares Gold Trust (IAU) leads on 4. 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.