FORTY vs GWRE vs NP Stock Comparison

Formula Systems (1985), Guidewire Software and Neptune Insurance Holdings Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group

Head to Head

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Neptune Insurance Holdings leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Neptune Insurance Holdings 4, Guidewire Software 3, Formula Systems (1985) 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFORTYGWRENPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.87B $13.67B $3.97B GWRE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 3.0x 98.1x 88.8x FORTY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 39.0x 49.6x GWRE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +24.8% +22.7% +33.8% NP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 21.6% 9.4% 22.7% NP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.1% 6.6% 512.4% NP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.4x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 12.44% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -14.6% -33.1% +13.9% NP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.4%/yr +5.0%/yr — GWRE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 55.3% 62.7% 60.7% FORTY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 86/100 67/100 39/100 FORTY

Percentile Scorecard

FORTYGWRENP

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

AxisFORTYGWRENP
Valuation 96 #3 of 50 42 #58 of 99 3 #115 of 119
Growth 91 #5 of 45 88 #12 of 94 81 #22 of 114
Profitability 87 #6 of 40 76 #22 of 90 99 #2 of 106
Financial Health 58 #26 of 60 76 #26 of 105 5 #99 of 104
Shareholder Returns 100 #1 of 28 53 #29 of 60 4 #101 of 105
Overall 86 67 39
  • FORTY ranked among 65 companies in Technology Services
  • GWRE ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • NP ranked among 126 companies in Insurance

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFORTYGWRENPSPY
1 month +6.1%+12.4%+3.9% +0.7%
3 months +15.2%+4.5%-9.1% +3.7%
6 months -7.9%+15.7%+14.6% +7.1%
Year to date -27.0%-20.4%-1.3% +12.8%
1 year -14.6%-33.1%+13.9% +11.9%
3 years +112.1%+84.5%— +85.2%
3 years, per year +28.5%+22.7%— +22.8%
5 years +12.5%+27.3%— +67.6%
5 years, per year +2.4%+5.0%— +10.9%
10 years +216.0%+176.1%— +262.0%
10 years, per year +12.2%+10.7%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureFORTYGWRENPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 55.3%62.7%60.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 84.5%64.1%56.1% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.630.670.12 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.26-0.530.23 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.5%-60.8%-43.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -36.0%-33.1%-17.9% -1.2%
52-week high $190.56$239.49$35.05 $779.14
52-week low $102.01$102.69$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.

MultipleFORTYGWRENP
P/E now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 17.5x 96.8xmedian 19.5x 88.4xmedian 10.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 0.7x 8.9xmedian 2.2x 20.1xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 10.4x 61.3xmedian 17.8x —median 7.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 13.3x 34.8xmedian 16.1x 48.2xmedian 8.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.5x 11.0xmedian 2.0x -18.7xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.03median 1.28 2.04median 0.98 —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 monthsFORTYGWRENP
Revenue $2.93B $1.48B $197.00M
Gross profit $580.29M $947.37M –
Operating income $249.80M $149.87M $81.30M
Net income $697.91M $139.28M $44.74M
Free cash flow – $377.66M $82.04M
R&D $21.15M $340.10M –
EPS (diluted) $39.97 $1.63 $0.31
Cash & equivalents $863.79M $372.89M $17.43M
Total debt $642.43M $678.09M $922.00M
Shares (diluted) 15.79M 85.41M 146.39M
Enterprise value -$1.03B $10.24B $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
MetricFORTYGWRENP
P/E 3.0x 96.8x 88.4x
P/FCF – 34.8x 48.2x
P/Operating cash flow – 33.7x 48.2x
P/S 0.6x 8.9x 20.1x
P/B 1.1x 11.0x -18.7x
P/Tangible book 1.1x 11.2x -18.6x
EV/EBITDA – 61.3x –
EV/EBIT 4.7x 87.1x 51.0x
EV/Revenue 0.4x 8.8x 21.1x
EV/FCF – 34.6x 50.6x
EV/Operating cash flow – 33.5x 50.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.03 2.04 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFORTYGWRENP
Revenue growth (1Y) 24.8% 22.7% 33.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.9% 17.7% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 22.3% 26.0% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -3.2% 27.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 26.5% 264.9% 7.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 1.6% 44.3% –
Net income growth (1Y) 255.1% 99.5% 0.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 61.1% 48.1% –
EPS growth (1Y) 700.9% 100.7% 197.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 112.1% 47.3% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 29.5% 53.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 116.5% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 28.0% 53.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 126.3% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFORTYGWRENP
Gross margin 19.8% 64.2% –
EBITDA margin – 14.4% –
Operating margin 8.5% 10.2% 41.3%
Pretax margin 7.1% 11.1% 34.1%
Net margin 21.6% 9.4% 22.7%
FCF margin – 25.6% 41.6%
Operating cash flow margin – 26.4% 41.6%
Return on equity 40.1% 11.1% –
Return on assets 19.5% 5.4% 43.4%
Return on invested capital 10.1% 6.6% 512.4%
Return on capital employed 11.2% 7.9% 3,191%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.6x 1.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 2.8x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue – 12.3% 16.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFORTYGWRENP
Debt / assets 4.8% 26.3% 206.9%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.6x -1.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.4x –
Debt / FCF – 1.8x 2.6x
Liabilities / assets 52.8% 53.7% 303.6%
Equity / assets 47.2% 46.3% -203.6%
Interest coverage – 11.2x 5.4x
Current ratio 1.5x 1.8x 0.9x
Quick ratio 1.4x 1.6x 0.3x
Cash ratio 0.6x 1.1x 0.2x
Altman Z-score – 6.15 5.50

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFORTYGWRENP
Dividend yield 12.4% – –
Net buyback yield – 3.3% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 12.4% 3.3% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusFORTYGWRENP
Forward P/E – 39.0xFY2027 49.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $4.10FY2027 $0.58FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +19.5%FY2027 +41.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +34.9% +25.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $1.61BFY2027 $195.39MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +8.5%FY2027 +22.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +30.2% +18.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFORTYGWRENP
Held by institutions – 99.3% 71.7%
Institutions holding – 547 136
Change in shares held, QoQ – -1.0% +3.3%
Institutions buying – 249 105
Institutions selling – 226 24
Buyers to sellers – 1.10 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.

FORTYGWRENP
FORTY 1.00 0.09 0.02
GWRE 0.09 1.00 0.20
NP 0.02 0.20 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FORTY, GWRE and NP?

Guidewire Software (GWRE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) $1.87B, Guidewire Software (GWRE) $13.67B, Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) $3.97B.

Which stock is cheaper, FORTY, GWRE and NP?

Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) 3.0x, Guidewire Software (GWRE) 98.1x, Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) 88.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Guidewire Software (GWRE) is cheapest (Guidewire Software (GWRE) 39.0x, 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: Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) +24.8%, Guidewire Software (GWRE) +22.7%, Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) +33.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) has the highest net margin (Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) 21.6%, Guidewire Software (GWRE) 9.4%, Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) 22.7%). On return on invested capital, Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) leads (Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) 10.1%, Guidewire Software (GWRE) 6.6%, Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) 512.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) returned the most: Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) -14.6%, Guidewire Software (GWRE) -33.1%, Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) +13.9%. Over five years, Guidewire Software (GWRE) compounded fastest (Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) +2.4%/yr, Guidewire Software (GWRE) +5.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) 12.44%, Guidewire Software (GWRE) 0.00%, Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) 0.00%. Guidewire Software (GWRE) and Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) has been the steadiest (Formula Systems (1985) (FORTY) 55.3%, Guidewire Software (GWRE) 62.7%, Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) 60.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FORTY, GWRE 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, Neptune Insurance Holdings (NP) 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.