ERIE vs BRO vs RYAN Stock Comparison

Erie Indemnity, Brown & Brown and Ryan Specialty Holdings Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ERIE Erie Indemnity Co
$246.88 +10.8% 1M -25.2% 1Y
Market cap
$11.33B
P/E
19.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.12B
Div. yield
0.02%
Insurance Brokers Financial Services
3 wins
BRO Brown & Brown, Inc.
$67.52 +11.0% 1M -23.1% 1Y
Market cap
$21.67B
P/E
17.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.91B
Div. yield
–
Insurance Brokers Financial Services
7 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Brown & Brown leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Brown & Brown 7, Erie Indemnity 3, Ryan Specialty Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionERIEBRORYANLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $11.33B $21.67B $5.36B BRO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.6x 17.8x 54.2x BRO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.7x 15.7x 18.3x BRO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.7% +26.1% +14.4% BRO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 14.0% 17.6% 3.1% BRO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 7.6% 8.7% RYAN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.4x 4.6x BRO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.01% ERIE
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -25.2% -23.1% -20.8% RYAN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.3%/yr +1.4%/yr +2.6%/yr ERIE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 38.7% 32.9% 45.1% BRO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 43/100 35/100 ERIE

Percentile Scorecard

ERIEBRORYAN

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

AxisERIEBRORYAN
Valuation 14 #102 of 119 20 #96 of 119 7 #111 of 119
Growth 33 #77 of 114 63 #43 of 114 55 #52 of 114
Profitability 84 #18 of 110 64 #40 of 110 49 #57 of 110
Financial Health 84 #19 of 110 29 #78 of 110 3 #107 of 110
Shareholder Returns 36 #68 of 106 39 #65 of 106 64 #39 of 106
Overall 50 43 35
  • ERIE ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • BRO 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

PeriodERIEBRORYANSPY
1 month +10.8%+11.0%+11.9% -0.2%
3 months +1.8%-8.3%-7.9% +3.9%
6 months +7.4%+6.9%+22.0% +8.2%
Year to date -13.9%-15.3%-17.9% +12.9%
1 year -25.2%-23.1%-20.8% +12.3%
3 years -9.7%-0.2%-6.3% +87.4%
3 years, per year -3.3%-0.1%-2.1% +23.3%
5 years +23.3%+7.3%+13.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year +4.3%+1.4%+2.6% +10.9%
10 years +142.3%+268.6%— +261.1%
10 years, per year +9.3%+13.9%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureERIEBRORYANSPY
Volatility, 1Y 38.7%32.9%45.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.7%33.4%47.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.51-0.45-0.33 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.65-0.70-0.46 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -62.0%-56.3%-61.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -25.2%-23.1%-27.4% -1.2%
52-week high $329.97$87.76$58.38 $779.14
52-week low $207.24$54.38$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.

MultipleERIEBRORYAN
P/E now vs peer median 19.8xmedian 10.5x 18.2xmedian 10.5x 53.6xmedian 10.5x
P/S now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 1.4x 3.2xmedian 1.4x 3.4xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.6x 10.6xmedian 7.6x 18.8xmedian 7.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 20.6xmedian 8.5x 15.1xmedian 8.5x 22.0xmedian 8.5x
P/B now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 1.5x 1.8xmedian 1.5x 10.7xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 1.12median 0.53 1.58median 0.53 -12.20median 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 monthsERIEBRORYAN
Revenue $4.12B $6.91B $3.22B
Operating income $737.55M – $477.27M
Net income $577.00M $1.23B $242.82M
Free cash flow $553.08M $1.49B $492.78M
EPS (diluted) $226,987.02 $3.69 $0.75
Cash & equivalents $282.90M $1.10B $140.12M
Total debt – $7.76B $3.63B
Shares (diluted) 2.54K 330.00M 131.33M
Enterprise value $9.65B $17.57B $4.74B

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
MetricERIEBRORYAN
P/E 19.8x 18.2x 53.6x
P/FCF 20.6x 15.1x 22.0x
P/Operating cash flow 16.3x 14.1x 19.4x
P/S 2.8x 3.2x 3.4x
P/B 4.6x 1.8x 10.7x
P/Tangible book 4.6x 2.8x 12.2x
EV/EBITDA – 10.6x 18.8x
EV/EBIT 15.0x 14.9x 30.0x
EV/Revenue 2.7x 4.2x 4.5x
EV/FCF 20.0x 19.5x 29.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.8x 18.3x 25.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.12 1.58 -12.20

Growth

14 metrics
MetricERIEBRORYAN
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.7% 26.1% 14.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.7% 18.7% 19.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 5.7% – -1.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 19.5% – 12.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -7.7% 21.5% 26.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 17.7% 17.9% 7.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -7.7% 22.7% 271.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 17.7% 11.6% -4.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 1.4% 15.9% -2.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.6% 17.2% 21.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -1.9% 14.5% -3.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 15.9% 17.1% 18.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricERIEBRORYAN
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – 39.6% 23.7%
Operating margin 17.9% – 14.8%
Pretax margin 17.8% 22.5% 8.8%
Net margin 14.0% 17.6% 3.1%
FCF margin 13.4% 21.5% 15.3%
Operating cash flow margin 16.9% 22.9% 17.4%
Return on equity 23.9% 9.7% 21.7%
Return on assets 16.6% 4.1% 2.1%
Return on invested capital – 7.6% 8.7%
Return on capital employed 29.5% 8.7% 9.9%
Asset turnover 1.2x 0.2x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.3x 2.3x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.3% 2.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricERIEBRORYAN
Debt / assets – 26.3% 30.4%
Debt / equity – 0.6x 3.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.4x 4.6x
Debt / FCF – 5.2x 7.4x
Liabilities / assets 30.6% 57.2% 91.5%
Equity / assets 69.4% 42.8% 8.5%
Interest coverage – 4.9x –
Current ratio 1.2x 1.1x 1.0x
Quick ratio 1.1x 0.2x 0.1x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.2x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 9.64 1.66 1.01

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricERIEBRORYAN
Dividend yield 2.4% 1.0% 1.2%
Net buyback yield – 3.6% 2.8%
Shareholder yield 2.4% 4.6% 4.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 45.6% – 27.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) 47.6% – 13.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) 7.1% – 13.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 7.1% – 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.

ConsensusERIEBRORYAN
Forward P/E 20.7xFY2026 15.7xFY2026 18.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $11.94FY2026 $4.30FY2026 $2.31FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +11.7%FY2026 +0.9%FY2026 +17.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +33.9% +18.8% +10.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.09BFY2026 $7.37BFY2026 $3.10BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.4%FY2026 +25.0%FY2026 +1.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.9% -4.2% +10.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersERIEBRORYAN
Held by institutions 45.2% 84.6% 45.6%
Institutions holding 438 807 369
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.5% +1.1% +5.0%
Institutions buying 272 438 198
Institutions selling 112 273 134
Buyers to sellers 2.43 1.60 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.

ERIEBRORYAN
ERIE 1.00 0.64 0.51
BRO 0.64 1.00 0.68
RYAN 0.51 0.68 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ERIE, BRO and RYAN?

Brown & Brown (BRO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Erie Indemnity (ERIE) $11.33B, Brown & Brown (BRO) $21.67B, Ryan Specialty Holdings (RYAN) $5.36B.

Which stock is cheaper, ERIE, BRO and RYAN?

Brown & Brown (BRO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Erie Indemnity (ERIE) 19.6x, Brown & Brown (BRO) 17.8x, Ryan Specialty Holdings (RYAN) 54.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Brown & Brown (BRO) is cheapest (Erie Indemnity (ERIE) 20.7x, Brown & Brown (BRO) 15.7x, Ryan Specialty Holdings (RYAN) 18.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Brown & Brown (BRO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Erie Indemnity (ERIE) +3.7%, Brown & Brown (BRO) +26.1%, Ryan Specialty Holdings (RYAN) +14.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Brown & Brown (BRO) has the highest net margin (Erie Indemnity (ERIE) 14.0%, Brown & Brown (BRO) 17.6%, Ryan Specialty Holdings (RYAN) 3.1%). On return on invested capital, Ryan Specialty Holdings (RYAN) leads (Brown & Brown (BRO) 7.6%, Ryan Specialty Holdings (RYAN) 8.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ryan Specialty Holdings (RYAN) returned the most: Erie Indemnity (ERIE) -25.2%, Brown & Brown (BRO) -23.1%, Ryan Specialty Holdings (RYAN) -20.8%. Over five years, Erie Indemnity (ERIE) compounded fastest (Erie Indemnity (ERIE) +4.3%/yr, Brown & Brown (BRO) +1.4%/yr, Ryan Specialty Holdings (RYAN) +2.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Erie Indemnity (ERIE) has the highest dividend yield: Erie Indemnity (ERIE) 0.02%, Brown & Brown (BRO) 0.00%, Ryan Specialty Holdings (RYAN) 0.01%. Brown & Brown (BRO) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Brown & Brown (BRO) has been the steadiest (Erie Indemnity (ERIE) 38.7%, Brown & Brown (BRO) 32.9%, Ryan Specialty Holdings (RYAN) 45.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ERIE, BRO 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, Brown & Brown (BRO) 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.