ERIE vs WTW vs NP Stock Comparison

Erie Indemnity, Willis Towers Watson and Neptune Insurance Holdings 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
WTW Willis Towers Watson Plc
$320.73 +11.1% 1M +1.0% 1Y
Market cap
$30.12B
P/E
19.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.27B
Div. yield
0.01%
Insurance Brokers Financial Services
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Willis Towers Watson leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Willis Towers Watson 5, Neptune Insurance Holdings 4, Erie Indemnity 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionERIEWTWNPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $12.10B $30.12B $3.97B WTW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 21.0x 19.3x 88.8x WTW
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.0x 15.7x 49.6x WTW
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.0% +4.8% +33.8% NP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 14.0% 15.2% 22.7% NP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 12.6% 512.4% NP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.7x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.01% 0.00% ERIE
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -16.9% +1.0% +13.9% NP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.0%/yr +5.8%/yr — WTW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 38.2% 31.7% 60.7% WTW
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 49/100 32/100 39/100 ERIE

Percentile Scorecard

ERIEWTWNP

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

AxisERIEWTWNP
Valuation 13 #104 of 119 17 #99 of 119 3 #115 of 119
Growth 32 #78 of 114 36 #73 of 114 81 #22 of 114
Profitability 82 #20 of 106 64 #39 of 106 99 #2 of 106
Financial Health 82 #20 of 104 12 #92 of 104 5 #99 of 104
Shareholder Returns 35 #69 of 105 31 #73 of 105 4 #101 of 105
Overall 49 32 39
  • ERIE ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • WTW ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • NP ranked among 126 companies in Insurance

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodERIEWTWNPSPY
1 month +12.8%+11.1%+3.9% +0.7%
3 months +7.3%-4.6%-9.1% +3.7%
6 months +14.6%+25.2%+14.6% +7.1%
Year to date -12.5%-2.4%-1.3% +12.8%
1 year -16.9%+1.0%+13.9% +11.9%
3 years -9.8%+37.8%— +85.2%
3 years, per year -3.4%+11.3%— +22.8%
5 years +21.9%+32.4%— +67.6%
5 years, per year +4.0%+5.8%— +10.9%
10 years +147.4%+155.3%— +262.0%
10 years, per year +9.5%+9.8%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureERIEWTWNPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 38.2%31.7%60.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 39.8%33.4%56.1% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.51-0.180.12 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.440.030.23 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -62.0%-30.8%-43.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.0%-8.6%-17.9% -1.2%
52-week high $309.64$350.75$35.05 $779.14
52-week low $207.24$242.12$17.14 $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.

MultipleERIEWTWNP
P/E now vs peer median 20.1xmedian 10.7x 19.1xmedian 10.7x 88.4xmedian 10.7x
P/S now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 1.4x 2.9xmedian 1.4x 20.1xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.5x 12.7xmedian 7.5x —median 7.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 20.9xmedian 8.5x 17.0xmedian 8.5x 48.2xmedian 8.5x
P/B now vs peer median 4.5xmedian 1.5x 3.8xmedian 1.5x -18.7xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 1.56median 0.60 0.97median 0.60 —median 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 monthsERIEWTWNP
Revenue $4.12B $10.27B $197.00M
Operating income $736.01M $2.26B $81.30M
Net income $576.14M $1.58B $44.74M
Free cash flow $554.04M $1.74B $82.04M
EPS (diluted) $226,647.13 $16.64 $0.31
Cash & equivalents $362.69M $1.95B $17.43M
Total debt – $6.53B $922.00M
Shares (diluted) 2.54K 94.00M 146.39M
Enterprise value $10.63B $21.47B $3.92B

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
MetricERIEWTWNP
P/E 20.1x 19.1x 88.4x
P/FCF 20.9x 17.0x 48.2x
P/Operating cash flow 16.7x 14.9x 48.2x
P/S 2.8x 2.9x 20.1x
P/B 4.5x 3.8x -18.7x
P/Tangible book 4.5x 4.6x -18.6x
EV/EBITDA – 12.7x –
EV/EBIT 15.2x 15.1x 51.0x
EV/Revenue 2.7x 3.3x 21.1x
EV/FCF 20.1x 19.6x 50.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.1x 17.2x 50.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.56 0.97 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricERIEWTWNP
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.0% 4.8% 33.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.4% 3.4% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 1.3% 6.5% 7.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 15.7% 20.4% –
Net income growth (1Y) -11.1% -25.7% 0.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 12.9% 15.2% –
EPS growth (1Y) -11.1% -22.9% 197.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 12.9% 19.6% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -2.4% 23.8% 53.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 24.2% 18.3% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -4.0% 26.2% 53.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 26.7% 18.6% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricERIEWTWNP
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – 26.2% –
Operating margin 17.9% 22.0% 41.3%
Pretax margin 17.8% 19.6% 34.1%
Net margin 14.0% 15.2% 22.7%
FCF margin 13.4% 17.0% 41.6%
Operating cash flow margin 16.8% 19.3% 41.6%
Return on equity 23.0% 20.2% –
Return on assets 16.0% 5.2% 43.4%
Return on invested capital – 12.6% 512.4%
Return on capital employed 28.3% 14.4% 3,191%
Asset turnover 1.1x 0.3x 1.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.3x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue – 2.2% 16.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricERIEWTWNP
Debt / assets – 21.8% 206.9%
Debt / equity – 0.8x -1.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.7x –
Debt / FCF – 3.7x 2.6x
Liabilities / assets 30.3% 73.9% 303.6%
Equity / assets 69.7% 26.1% -203.6%
Interest coverage – 7.5x 5.4x
Current ratio 1.3x 1.1x 0.9x
Quick ratio 1.2x 0.3x 0.3x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.1x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 9.59 1.42 5.50

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricERIEWTWNP
Dividend yield 2.3% 1.2% –
Net buyback yield – 4.5% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 2.3% 5.6% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 46.5% 22.5% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 48.4% 20.4% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 7.1% -0.6% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 7.1% 0.2% –

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.

ConsensusERIEWTWNP
Forward P/E 21.0xFY2026 15.7xFY2026 49.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $11.94FY2026 $20.42FY2026 $0.58FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +11.7%FY2026 +19.6%FY2026 +41.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +33.9% +8.1% +25.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.09BFY2026 $10.10BFY2026 $195.39MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.4%FY2026 +4.1%FY2026 +22.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.9% +16.0% +18.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersERIEWTWNP
Held by institutions 45.2% 97.1% 71.7%
Institutions holding 438 693 136
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.5% +0.8% +3.3%
Institutions buying 272 314 105
Institutions selling 112 280 24
Buyers to sellers 2.43 1.12 4.38

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.

ERIEWTWNP
ERIE 1.00 0.45 0.27
WTW 0.45 1.00 0.22
NP 0.27 0.22 1.00

Add a Peer

Largest companies in the same industry

Related Comparisons

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ERIE, WTW and NP?

Willis Towers Watson (WTW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Erie Indemnity (ERIE) $12.10B, Willis Towers Watson (WTW) $30.12B, Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) $3.97B.

Which stock is cheaper, ERIE, WTW and NP?

Willis Towers Watson (WTW) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Erie Indemnity (ERIE) 21.0x, Willis Towers Watson (WTW) 19.3x, Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) 88.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Willis Towers Watson (WTW) is cheapest (Erie Indemnity (ERIE) 21.0x, Willis Towers Watson (WTW) 15.7x, Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) 49.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Erie Indemnity (ERIE) +2.0%, Willis Towers Watson (WTW) +4.8%, Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) +33.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) has the highest net margin (Erie Indemnity (ERIE) 14.0%, Willis Towers Watson (WTW) 15.2%, Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) 22.7%). On return on invested capital, Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) leads (Willis Towers Watson (WTW) 12.6%, Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) 512.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) returned the most: Erie Indemnity (ERIE) -16.9%, Willis Towers Watson (WTW) +1.0%, Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) +13.9%. Over five years, Willis Towers Watson (WTW) compounded fastest (Erie Indemnity (ERIE) +4.0%/yr, Willis Towers Watson (WTW) +5.8%/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%, Willis Towers Watson (WTW) 0.01%, Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) 0.00%. Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Willis Towers Watson (WTW) has been the steadiest (Erie Indemnity (ERIE) 38.2%, Willis Towers Watson (WTW) 31.7%, Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) 60.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ERIE, WTW and NP?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Willis Towers Watson (WTW) leads on 5. 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.