ERIE vs RYAN vs MRSH Stock Comparison

Erie Indemnity, Ryan Specialty Holdings and Marsh & Mclennan Companies 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
4 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Marsh & Mclennan Companies leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Marsh & Mclennan Companies 4, Erie Indemnity 4, Ryan Specialty Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionERIERYANMRSHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $12.10B $5.47B $95.61B MRSH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 21.0x 47.9x 23.7x ERIE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.0x 18.7x 19.3x RYAN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.0% +9.8% +7.6% RYAN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 14.0% — 14.2% MRSH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 13.1% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 2.7x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.02% ERIE
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -16.9% -15.0% +9.5% MRSH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.0%/yr +2.7%/yr +3.4%/yr ERIE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 38.2% 45.0% 25.9% MRSH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 49/100 30/100 32/100 ERIE

Percentile Scorecard

ERIERYANMRSH

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

AxisERIERYANMRSH
Valuation 13 #104 of 119 11 #106 of 119 9 #108 of 119
Growth 32 #78 of 114 43 #66 of 114 16 #96 of 114
Profitability 82 #20 of 106 51 #52 of 106 70 #33 of 106
Financial Health 82 #20 of 104 – 10 #94 of 104
Shareholder Returns 35 #69 of 105 14 #91 of 105 58 #45 of 105
Overall 49 30 32
  • ERIE ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • RYAN ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • MRSH ranked among 126 companies in Insurance

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodERIERYANMRSHSPY
1 month +12.8%+14.2%+15.6% +0.7%
3 months +7.3%-2.0%+2.9% +3.7%
6 months +14.6%+24.4%+17.5% +7.1%
Year to date -12.5%-16.3%+6.2% +12.8%
1 year -16.9%-15.0%+9.5% +11.9%
3 years -9.8%-2.6%+4.7% +85.2%
3 years, per year -3.4%-0.9%+1.5% +22.8%
5 years +21.9%+14.4%+18.1% +67.6%
5 years, per year +4.0%+2.7%+3.4% +10.9%
10 years +147.4%—+210.5% +262.0%
10 years, per year +9.5%—+12.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureERIERYANMRSHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 38.2%45.0%25.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 39.8%47.3%24.7% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.51-0.33-0.39 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.44-0.330.37 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -62.0%-61.3%-35.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.0%-25.9%-1.2% -1.2%
52-week high $309.64$58.38$199.34 $779.14
52-week low $207.24$29.39$157.32 $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.

MultipleERIERYANMRSH
P/E now vs peer median 20.1xmedian 10.7x 47.9xmedian 10.7x 23.2xmedian 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 16.0xmedian 7.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 20.9xmedian 8.5x 19.6xmedian 8.5x 22.5xmedian 8.5x
P/B now vs peer median 4.5xmedian 1.5x —median 1.5x 6.3xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 1.56median 0.60 —median 0.60 3.47median 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 monthsERIERYANMRSH
Revenue $4.12B $3.25B $28.46B
Operating income $736.01M $507.30M $6.09B
Net income $576.14M $268.26M $4.12B
Free cash flow $554.04M – $4.15B
EPS (diluted) $226,647.13 – $8.44
Cash & equivalents $362.69M $168.81M $1.84B
Total debt – – $20.53B
Shares (diluted) 2.54K 131.33M 479.00M
Enterprise value $10.63B $5.47B $87.77B

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
MetricERIERYANMRSH
P/E 20.1x 47.9x 23.2x
P/FCF 20.9x 19.6x 22.5x
P/Operating cash flow 16.7x 19.4x 20.9x
P/S 2.8x 3.4x 3.3x
P/B 4.5x – 6.3x
P/Tangible book 4.5x – 9.0x
EV/EBITDA – – 16.0x
EV/EBIT 15.2x – 18.4x
EV/Revenue 2.7x 3.4x 3.9x
EV/FCF 20.1x – 27.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.1x 19.4x 25.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.56 – 3.47

Growth

14 metrics
MetricERIERYANMRSH
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.0% 9.8% 7.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.4% 18.0% 8.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 1.3% -0.8% -1.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 15.7% 14.0% 7.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -11.1% 19.0% -1.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 12.9% 13.9% 5.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -11.1% – 1.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 12.9% – 6.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -2.4% -10.9% -12.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 24.2% 9.5% 4.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -4.0% – -13.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 26.7% – 5.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricERIERYANMRSH
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – – 24.6%
Operating margin 17.9% – 21.4%
Pretax margin 17.8% – 18.9%
Net margin 14.0% – 14.2%
FCF margin 13.4% – 14.6%
Operating cash flow margin 16.8% 17.5% 15.7%
Return on equity 23.0% – 27.2%
Return on assets 16.0% 2.3% 6.9%
Return on invested capital – – 13.1%
Return on capital employed 28.3% – 16.2%
Asset turnover 1.1x 0.3x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 2.1x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue – – 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricERIERYANMRSH
Debt / assets – – 34.3%
Debt / equity – – 1.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 2.7x
Debt / FCF – – 4.9x
Liabilities / assets 30.3% 91.8% 75.1%
Equity / assets 69.7% – 24.9%
Interest coverage – – 6.3x
Current ratio 1.3x 1.0x 1.1x
Quick ratio 1.2x – 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.4x – 0.1x
Altman Z-score 9.59 – 2.79

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricERIERYANMRSH
Dividend yield 2.3% 1.2% 1.9%
Net buyback yield – – 3.1%
Shareholder yield 2.3% 1.2% 5.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 46.5% – 43.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) 48.4% – 43.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) 7.1% – 8.4%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 7.1% – 13.1%

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.

ConsensusERIERYANMRSH
Forward P/E 21.0xFY2026 18.7xFY2026 19.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $11.94FY2026 $2.31FY2026 $10.21FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +11.7%FY2026 +17.9%FY2026 +4.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +33.9% +10.8% +15.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.09BFY2026 $3.10BFY2026 $30.28BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.4%FY2026 +1.6%FY2026 +12.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.9% +10.4% +6.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersERIERYANMRSH
Held by institutions 45.2% 45.6% 93.9%
Institutions holding 438 369 1,498
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.5% +5.0% +2.8%
Institutions buying 272 198 626
Institutions selling 112 134 652
Buyers to sellers 2.43 1.48 0.96

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.

ERIERYANMRSH
ERIE 1.00 0.55 0.57
RYAN 0.55 1.00 0.61
MRSH 0.57 0.61 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ERIE, RYAN and MRSH?

Marsh & Mclennan Companies (MRSH) is the largest by market capitalisation: Erie Indemnity (ERIE) $12.10B, Ryan Specialty Holdings (RYAN) $5.47B, Marsh & Mclennan Companies (MRSH) $95.61B.

Which stock is cheaper, ERIE, RYAN and MRSH?

Erie Indemnity (ERIE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Erie Indemnity (ERIE) 21.0x, Ryan Specialty Holdings (RYAN) 47.9x, Marsh & Mclennan Companies (MRSH) 23.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ryan Specialty Holdings (RYAN) is cheapest (Erie Indemnity (ERIE) 21.0x, Ryan Specialty Holdings (RYAN) 18.7x, Marsh & Mclennan Companies (MRSH) 19.3x). 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: Erie Indemnity (ERIE) +2.0%, Ryan Specialty Holdings (RYAN) +9.8%, Marsh & Mclennan Companies (MRSH) +7.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Marsh & Mclennan Companies (MRSH) has the highest net margin (Erie Indemnity (ERIE) 14.0%, Marsh & Mclennan Companies (MRSH) 14.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Marsh & Mclennan Companies (MRSH) returned the most: Erie Indemnity (ERIE) -16.9%, Ryan Specialty Holdings (RYAN) -15.0%, Marsh & Mclennan Companies (MRSH) +9.5%. Over five years, Erie Indemnity (ERIE) compounded fastest (Erie Indemnity (ERIE) +4.0%/yr, Ryan Specialty Holdings (RYAN) +2.7%/yr, Marsh & Mclennan Companies (MRSH) +3.4%/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%, Ryan Specialty Holdings (RYAN) 0.00%, Marsh & Mclennan Companies (MRSH) 0.02%. Ryan Specialty Holdings (RYAN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Marsh & Mclennan Companies (MRSH) has been the steadiest (Erie Indemnity (ERIE) 38.2%, Ryan Specialty Holdings (RYAN) 45.0%, Marsh & Mclennan Companies (MRSH) 25.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Marsh & Mclennan Companies (MRSH) 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.