GWRE vs ARX vs XZO Stock Comparison

Guidewire Software, Accelerant Holdings and Exzeo Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ARX Accelerant Holdings
$19.82 +0.4% 1M +60.2% 1Y
Market cap
$4.33B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.15B
Div. yield
–
Property and Casualty Insurance Financial Services
2 wins
XZO Exzeo Group, Inc.
$17.66 +17.0% 1M
Market cap
$1.57B
P/E
18.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$221.80M
Div. yield
–
Insurtech Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Exzeo leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Exzeo 5, Guidewire Software 3, Accelerant Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGWREARXXZOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $13.44B $4.33B $1.57B GWRE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 96.5x -3.2x 18.0x XZO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 40.7x 23.0x 18.4x XZO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +22.7% +54.6% +21.8% ARX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.4% -119.3% 39.1% XZO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.6% -179.7% — GWRE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.4x 1.0x — GWRE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -34.0% +60.2% — ARX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +5.8%/yr — — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 62.8% 67.3% 62.1% XZO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 14/100 82/100 XZO

Percentile Scorecard

GWREARXXZO

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

AxisGWREARXXZO
Valuation 39 #61 of 99 2 #117 of 119 63 #37 of 99
Growth 88 #12 of 94 11 #101 of 113 81 #19 of 94
Profitability 76 #22 of 90 4 #103 of 107 96 #5 of 90
Financial Health 73 #29 of 105 31 #74 of 107 89 #13 of 105
Shareholder Returns 59 #25 of 59 24 #80 of 105 –
Overall 67 14 82
  • GWRE ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • ARX ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • XZO ranked among 109 companies in Fintech

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGWREARXXZOSPY
1 month +15.1%+0.4%+17.0% +0.9%
3 months -0.2%+60.0%+7.3% +5.9%
6 months +20.0%+50.6%+8.5% +8.5%
Year to date -16.9%+21.2%-27.2% +13.3%
1 year -34.0%+60.2%— +12.4%
3 years +94.2%—— +88.1%
3 years, per year +24.8%—— +23.5%
5 years +32.8%—— +68.2%
5 years, per year +5.8%—— +11.0%
10 years +188.1%—— +263.4%
10 years, per year +11.2%—— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureGWREARXXZOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 62.8%67.3%62.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 64.3%59.7%65.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.660.051.50 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.540.89— 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -60.8%-68.9%-48.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -34.0%-0.4%-27.2% -0.9%
52-week high $253.03$19.89$24.25 $779.14
52-week low $102.69$9.36$12.55 $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.

MultipleGWREARXXZO
P/E now vs peer median 101.0xmedian 19.6x -3.2xmedian 10.9x 17.9xmedian 19.6x
P/S now vs peer median 9.3xmedian 2.3x 3.8xmedian 1.4x 7.2xmedian 2.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 64.0xmedian 17.5x -1.9xmedian 7.5x 13.2xmedian 17.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 36.3xmedian 15.9x 93.9xmedian 8.5x 19.5xmedian 15.9x
P/B now vs peer median 11.5xmedian 2.0x 5.8xmedian 1.5x 5.5xmedian 2.0x
PEG now vs peer median 2.13median 1.01 —median 0.59 —median 1.01

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 monthsGWREARXXZO
Revenue $1.48B $1.15B $221.80M
Gross profit $947.37M $885.00M $138.23M
Operating income $149.87M -$1.53B $107.60M
Net income $139.28M -$1.28B $86.81M
Free cash flow $377.66M $45.80M $81.53M
R&D $340.10M – $9.00M
EPS (diluted) $1.63 $-6.22 $0.98
Cash & equivalents $372.89M $1.66B $136.73M
Total debt $678.09M $120.10M –
Shares (diluted) 85.41M 219.69M 88.23M
Enterprise value $10.01B -$2.34B $751.64M

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
MetricGWREARXXZO
P/E 101.0x -3.2x 17.9x
P/FCF 36.3x 93.9x 19.5x
P/Operating cash flow 35.1x 93.9x 19.0x
P/S 9.3x 3.8x 7.2x
P/B 11.5x 5.8x 5.5x
P/Tangible book 11.6x 5.8x 5.5x
EV/EBITDA 64.0x -1.9x 13.2x
EV/EBIT 90.9x -1.8x 13.5x
EV/Revenue 9.2x 2.4x 6.6x
EV/FCF 36.1x 60.3x 17.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 34.9x 60.3x 17.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.13 – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGWREARXXZO
Revenue growth (1Y) 22.7% 54.6% 21.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 17.7% – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 26.0% 61.0% 49.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 27.4% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 264.9% -1,080% 45.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 44.3% – –
Net income growth (1Y) 99.5% -2,833% 53.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 48.1% – –
EPS growth (1Y) 100.7% -2,986% 37.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 47.3% – –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 29.5% -94.5% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 116.5% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 28.0% -94.5% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 126.3% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGWREARXXZO
Gross margin 64.2% 77.2% 62.3%
EBITDA margin 14.4% -130.1% 49.8%
Operating margin 10.2% -133.6% 48.5%
Pretax margin 11.1% -110.8% 52.4%
Net margin 9.4% -119.3% 39.1%
FCF margin 25.6% 4.0% 36.8%
Operating cash flow margin 26.4% 4.0% 37.7%
Return on equity 11.1% -176.3% 30.8%
Return on assets 5.4% -14.7% 22.7%
Return on invested capital 6.6% -179.7% –
Return on capital employed 7.9% – 37.0%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.1x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.8x 0.0x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 12.3% 7.8% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGWREARXXZO
Debt / assets 26.3% 1.3% –
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.2x –
Net debt / EBITDA -0.4x 1.0x –
Debt / FCF 1.8x 2.6x –
Liabilities / assets 53.7% 91.7% 25.3%
Equity / assets 46.3% 8.3% 74.7%
Interest coverage 11.2x -143.1x –
Current ratio 1.8x – 1.8x
Quick ratio 1.6x – 1.7x
Cash ratio 1.1x – 1.5x
Altman Z-score 6.39 – 11.78

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGWREARXXZO
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 3.1% 1.9% –
Shareholder yield 3.1% 1.9% –
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.

ConsensusGWREARXXZO
Forward P/E 40.7xFY2027 23.0xFY2026 18.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.10FY2027 $0.86FY2026 $0.96FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +19.5%FY2027 -8.5%FY2026 -3.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +34.9% +11.6% +24.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.61BFY2027 $1.18BFY2026 $232.90MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.5%FY2027 +28.8%FY2026 +13.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +30.2% +9.6% +4.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGWREARXXZO
Held by institutions 99.3% 54.5% 7.1%
Institutions holding 546 118 84
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.0% +16.0% -11.5%
Institutions buying 248 80 58
Institutions selling 226 27 22
Buyers to sellers 1.10 2.96 2.64

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.

GWREARXXZO
GWRE 1.00 0.25 0.25
ARX 0.25 1.00 0.19
XZO 0.25 0.19 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GWRE, ARX and XZO?

Guidewire Software (GWRE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Guidewire Software (GWRE) $13.44B, Accelerant Holdings (ARX) $4.33B, Exzeo (XZO) $1.57B.

Which stock is cheaper, GWRE, ARX and XZO?

Exzeo (XZO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Guidewire Software (GWRE) 96.5x, Accelerant Holdings (ARX) -3.2x, Exzeo (XZO) 18.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Exzeo (XZO) is cheapest (Guidewire Software (GWRE) 40.7x, Accelerant Holdings (ARX) 23.0x, Exzeo (XZO) 18.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Accelerant Holdings (ARX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Guidewire Software (GWRE) +22.7%, Accelerant Holdings (ARX) +54.6%, Exzeo (XZO) +21.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Exzeo (XZO) has the highest net margin (Guidewire Software (GWRE) 9.4%, Accelerant Holdings (ARX) -119.3%, Exzeo (XZO) 39.1%). On return on invested capital, Guidewire Software (GWRE) leads (Guidewire Software (GWRE) 6.6%, Accelerant Holdings (ARX) -179.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Accelerant Holdings (ARX) returned the most: Guidewire Software (GWRE) -34.0%, Accelerant Holdings (ARX) +60.2%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Exzeo (XZO) has been the steadiest (Guidewire Software (GWRE) 62.8%, Accelerant Holdings (ARX) 67.3%, Exzeo (XZO) 62.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GWRE, ARX and XZO?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Exzeo (XZO) 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.