ERIE vs RYAN vs BRO Stock Comparison

Erie Indemnity, Ryan Specialty Holdings and Brown & Brown Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ERIE Erie Indemnity Co
$250.79 +12.8% 1M -16.9% 1Y
Market cap
$12.10B
P/E
21.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.12B
Div. yield
0.02%
Insurance Brokers Financial Services
2 wins
BRO Brown & Brown, Inc.
$67.84 +11.9% 1M -15.5% 1Y
Market cap
$22.94B
P/E
18.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.91B
Div. yield
–
Insurance Brokers Financial Services
6 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Brown & Brown leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Brown & Brown 6, Erie Indemnity 2, Ryan Specialty Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionERIERYANBROLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $12.10B $5.47B $22.94B BRO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 21.0x 47.9x 18.8x BRO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.0x 18.7x 15.8x BRO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.0% +9.8% +26.1% BRO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 14.0% — 17.6% BRO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 7.6% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 2.4x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -16.9% -15.0% -15.5% RYAN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.0%/yr +2.7%/yr +1.5%/yr ERIE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 38.2% 45.0% 32.4% BRO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 49/100 30/100 42/100 ERIE

Percentile Scorecard

ERIERYANBRO

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

AxisERIERYANBRO
Valuation 13 #104 of 119 11 #106 of 119 19 #97 of 119
Growth 32 #78 of 114 43 #66 of 114 63 #43 of 114
Profitability 82 #20 of 106 51 #52 of 106 60 #43 of 106
Financial Health 82 #20 of 104 – 26 #77 of 104
Shareholder Returns 35 #69 of 105 14 #91 of 105 40 #63 of 105
Overall 49 30 42
  • ERIE ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • RYAN ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • BRO ranked among 126 companies in Insurance

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodERIERYANBROSPY
1 month +12.8%+14.2%+11.9% +0.7%
3 months +7.3%-2.0%-4.3% +3.7%
6 months +14.6%+24.4%+12.8% +7.1%
Year to date -12.5%-16.3%-14.9% +12.8%
1 year -16.9%-15.0%-15.5% +11.9%
3 years -9.8%-2.6%-1.5% +85.2%
3 years, per year -3.4%-0.9%-0.5% +22.8%
5 years +21.9%+14.4%+7.5% +67.6%
5 years, per year +4.0%+2.7%+1.5% +10.9%
10 years +147.4%—+269.1% +262.0%
10 years, per year +9.5%—+14.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureERIERYANBROSPY
Volatility, 1Y 38.2%45.0%32.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 39.8%47.3%32.4% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.51-0.33-0.45 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.44-0.33-0.48 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -62.0%-61.3%-56.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.0%-25.9%-17.6% -1.2%
52-week high $309.64$58.38$82.33 $779.14
52-week low $207.24$29.39$54.38 $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.

MultipleERIERYANBRO
P/E now vs peer median 20.1xmedian 10.7x 47.9xmedian 10.7x 18.3xmedian 10.7x
P/S now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 1.4x 3.4xmedian 1.4x 3.3xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.5x —median 7.5x 10.7xmedian 7.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 20.9xmedian 8.5x 19.6xmedian 8.5x 15.1xmedian 8.5x
P/B now vs peer median 4.5xmedian 1.5x —median 1.5x 1.8xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 1.56median 0.60 —median 0.60 1.58median 0.60

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 monthsERIERYANBRO
Revenue $4.12B $3.25B $6.91B
Operating income $736.01M $507.30M –
Net income $576.14M $268.26M $1.23B
Free cash flow $554.04M – $1.49B
EPS (diluted) $226,647.13 – $3.69
Cash & equivalents $362.69M $168.81M $1.10B
Total debt – – $7.76B
Shares (diluted) 2.54K 131.33M 330.00M
Enterprise value $10.63B $5.47B $18.84B

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
MetricERIERYANBRO
P/E 20.1x 47.9x 18.3x
P/FCF 20.9x 19.6x 15.1x
P/Operating cash flow 16.7x 19.4x 14.2x
P/S 2.8x 3.4x 3.3x
P/B 4.5x – 1.8x
P/Tangible book 4.5x – 2.8x
EV/EBITDA – – 10.7x
EV/EBIT 15.2x – 14.9x
EV/Revenue 2.7x 3.4x 4.2x
EV/FCF 20.1x – 19.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.1x 19.4x 18.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.56 – 1.58

Growth

14 metrics
MetricERIERYANBRO
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.0% 9.8% 26.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.4% 18.0% 18.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 1.3% -0.8% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 15.7% 14.0% –
Net income growth (1Y) -11.1% 19.0% 21.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 12.9% 13.9% 17.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -11.1% – 22.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 12.9% – 11.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -2.4% -10.9% 15.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 24.2% 9.5% 17.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -4.0% – 14.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 26.7% – 17.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricERIERYANBRO
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – – 39.6%
Operating margin 17.9% – –
Pretax margin 17.8% – 22.5%
Net margin 14.0% – 17.6%
FCF margin 13.4% – 21.5%
Operating cash flow margin 16.8% 17.5% 22.9%
Return on equity 23.0% – 9.7%
Return on assets 16.0% 2.3% 4.1%
Return on invested capital – – 7.6%
Return on capital employed 28.3% – 8.7%
Asset turnover 1.1x 0.3x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 2.1x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue – – 1.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricERIERYANBRO
Debt / assets – – 26.3%
Debt / equity – – 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 2.4x
Debt / FCF – – 5.2x
Liabilities / assets 30.3% 91.8% 57.2%
Equity / assets 69.7% – 42.8%
Interest coverage – – 4.9x
Current ratio 1.3x 1.0x 1.1x
Quick ratio 1.2x – 0.2x
Cash ratio 0.4x – 0.2x
Altman Z-score 9.59 – 1.67

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricERIERYANBRO
Dividend yield 2.3% 1.2% 1.0%
Net buyback yield – – 3.5%
Shareholder yield 2.3% 1.2% 4.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) 46.5% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 48.4% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 7.1% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 7.1% – –

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.

ConsensusERIERYANBRO
Forward P/E 21.0xFY2026 18.7xFY2026 15.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $11.94FY2026 $2.31FY2026 $4.30FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +11.7%FY2026 +17.9%FY2026 +0.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +33.9% +10.8% +18.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.09BFY2026 $3.10BFY2026 $7.37BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.4%FY2026 +1.6%FY2026 +25.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.9% +10.4% -4.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersERIERYANBRO
Held by institutions 45.2% 45.6% 84.6%
Institutions holding 438 369 808
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.5% +5.0% +1.1%
Institutions buying 272 198 439
Institutions selling 112 134 273
Buyers to sellers 2.43 1.48 1.61

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.

ERIERYANBRO
ERIE 1.00 0.55 0.64
RYAN 0.55 1.00 0.70
BRO 0.64 0.70 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ERIE, RYAN and BRO?

Brown & Brown (BRO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Erie Indemnity (ERIE) $12.10B, Ryan Specialty Holdings (RYAN) $5.47B, Brown & Brown (BRO) $22.94B.

Which stock is cheaper, ERIE, RYAN and BRO?

Brown & Brown (BRO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Erie Indemnity (ERIE) 21.0x, Ryan Specialty Holdings (RYAN) 47.9x, Brown & Brown (BRO) 18.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Brown & Brown (BRO) is cheapest (Erie Indemnity (ERIE) 21.0x, Ryan Specialty Holdings (RYAN) 18.7x, Brown & Brown (BRO) 15.8x). 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) +2.0%, Ryan Specialty Holdings (RYAN) +9.8%, Brown & Brown (BRO) +26.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Brown & Brown (BRO) has the highest net margin (Erie Indemnity (ERIE) 14.0%, Brown & Brown (BRO) 17.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ryan Specialty Holdings (RYAN) returned the most: Erie Indemnity (ERIE) -16.9%, Ryan Specialty Holdings (RYAN) -15.0%, Brown & Brown (BRO) -15.5%. Over five years, Erie Indemnity (ERIE) compounded fastest (Erie Indemnity (ERIE) +4.0%/yr, Ryan Specialty Holdings (RYAN) +2.7%/yr, Brown & Brown (BRO) +1.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Erie Indemnity (ERIE) 0.02%, Ryan Specialty Holdings (RYAN) 0.00%, Brown & Brown (BRO) 0.00%. Ryan Specialty Holdings (RYAN) and 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) 38.2%, Ryan Specialty Holdings (RYAN) 45.0%, Brown & Brown (BRO) 32.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ERIE, RYAN and BRO?

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 6. 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.