GWRE vs BWIN vs HCI Stock Comparison

Guidewire Software, Baldwin Insurance and Hci Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HCI HCI Group, Inc.
$202.74 +15.9% 1M -1.8% 1Y
Market cap
$2.46B
P/E
8.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$952.13M
Div. yield
0.01%
Property and Casualty Insurance Financial Services
9 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Hci leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Hci 9, Guidewire Software 1, Baldwin Insurance 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGWREBWINHCILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $14.58B $2.96B $2.46B GWRE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 104.7x -36.4x 8.3x HCI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 44.9x 14.9x 9.1x HCI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +22.7% +7.6% +22.8% HCI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.4% -611.2% 31.3% HCI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.6% -1.5% 28.7% HCI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.4x 28.2x -1.9x HCI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -26.6% +36.3% -1.8% BWIN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +8.3%/yr -2.8%/yr +9.5%/yr HCI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 62.3% 58.8% 29.2% HCI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 17/100 86/100 HCI

Percentile Scorecard

GWREBWINHCI

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

AxisGWREBWINHCI
Valuation 39 #61 of 99 2 #117 of 119 74 #32 of 119
Growth 88 #12 of 94 33 #77 of 115 97 #4 of 115
Profitability 78 #21 of 90 8 #104 of 113 97 #4 of 113
Financial Health 75 #27 of 105 4 #109 of 114 97 #4 of 114
Shareholder Returns 53 #29 of 61 37 #68 of 107 63 #40 of 107
Overall 67 17 86
  • GWRE ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • BWIN ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • HCI ranked among 126 companies in Insurance

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGWREBWINHCISPY
1 month +26.3%+0.4%+15.9% -0.8%
3 months +23.2%+16.8%+15.3% +3.5%
6 months +34.6%+31.2%+30.5% +7.0%
Year to date -8.5%+33.1%+5.8% +12.2%
1 year -26.6%+36.3%-1.8% +13.0%
3 years +113.9%+51.7%+257.3% +86.3%
3 years, per year +28.9%+14.9%+52.9% +23.1%
5 years +49.0%-13.4%+57.5% +68.6%
5 years, per year +8.3%-2.8%+9.5% +11.0%
10 years +216.6%—+642.9% +258.0%
10 years, per year +12.2%—+22.2% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureGWREBWINHCISPY
Volatility, 1Y 62.3%58.8%29.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 63.5%50.5%28.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.69-0.020.05 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.430.62-0.06 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -60.8%-70.2%-79.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -27.3%0.0%-1.9% -1.8%
52-week high $253.05$32.00$206.71 $779.14
52-week low $102.69$16.50$148.98 $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.

MultipleGWREBWINHCI
P/E now vs peer median 111.2xmedian 20.6x -36.5xmedian 10.6x 8.3xmedian 10.6x
P/S now vs peer median 10.2xmedian 2.3x 335.6xmedian 1.4x 2.7xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 70.5xmedian 15.4x 83.6xmedian 7.6x 3.4xmedian 7.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 39.9xmedian 16.4x 102.1xmedian 8.6x 6.5xmedian 8.6x
P/B now vs peer median 12.6xmedian 1.9x 3.1xmedian 1.5x 2.2xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 2.35median 1.05 -1.65median 0.52 0.05median 0.52

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 monthsGWREBWINHCI
Revenue $1.48B $13.29M $952.13M
Gross profit $947.37M – $697.37M
Operating income $149.87M -$119.63M $464.99M
Net income $139.28M -$127.55M $343.83M
Free cash flow $377.66M $43.71M $388.86M
R&D $340.10M – –
EPS (diluted) $1.63 $-0.88 $23.55
Cash & equivalents $372.89M $184.50M $872.34M
Total debt $678.09M $2.45B $36.00M
Shares (diluted) 85.41M 92.76M 12.66M
Enterprise value $11.14B $2.41B -$1.88B

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
MetricGWREBWINHCI
P/E 111.2x -36.5x 8.3x
P/FCF 39.9x 102.1x 6.5x
P/Operating cash flow 38.7x 49.1x 6.1x
P/S 10.2x 335.6x 2.7x
P/B 12.6x 3.1x 2.2x
P/Tangible book 12.8x -154.5x 2.2x
EV/EBITDA 70.5x 83.6x 3.4x
EV/EBIT 100.1x -56.2x 3.5x
EV/Revenue 10.2x 506.2x 1.7x
EV/FCF 39.7x 153.9x 4.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 38.5x 74.1x 4.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.35 -1.65 0.05

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGWREBWINHCI
Revenue growth (1Y) 22.7% 7.6% 22.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 17.7% -76.2% 23.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 26.0% – 60.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 27.4% – 60.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 264.9% -227.4% 103.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 44.3% -3.1% 322.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 99.5% -331.5% 117.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 48.1% 15.0% 185.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 100.7% -235.3% 109.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 47.3% 22.1% 162.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 29.5% 279.4% -15.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 116.5% 34.1% 204.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 28.0% 146.9% -16.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 126.3% 36.2% 169.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGWREBWINHCI
Gross margin 64.2% – 73.2%
EBITDA margin 14.4% 605.3% 49.8%
Operating margin 10.2% -900.0% 48.8%
Pretax margin 11.1% -2,082% 48.4%
Net margin 9.4% -611.2% 31.3%
FCF margin 25.6% 328.8% 40.8%
Operating cash flow margin 26.4% 682.9% 43.2%
Return on equity 11.1% -8.9% 29.3%
Return on assets 5.4% -2.2% 13.1%
Return on invested capital 6.6% -1.5% 28.7%
Return on capital employed 7.9% -2.8% –
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.0x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.8x -0.7x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 12.3% 563.3% 1.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGWREBWINHCI
Debt / assets 26.3% 39.7% 1.4%
Debt / equity 0.6x 1.7x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.4x 28.2x -1.9x
Debt / FCF 1.8x 56.1x 0.1x
Liabilities / assets 53.7% 77.0% 55.7%
Equity / assets 46.3% 23.0% 44.3%
Interest coverage 11.2x – 115.2x
Current ratio 1.8x 1.1x –
Quick ratio 1.6x 0.6x –
Cash ratio 1.1x 0.1x –
Altman Z-score 6.99 0.44 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGWREBWINHCI
Dividend yield – – 0.8%
Net buyback yield 2.9% 2.8% 3.0%
Shareholder yield 2.9% 2.8% 3.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 5.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 4.9%
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.

ConsensusGWREBWINHCI
Forward P/E 44.9xFY2027 14.9xFY2026 9.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.10FY2027 $2.14FY2026 $22.21FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +19.5%FY2027 +28.1%FY2026 -2.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +34.9% +20.6% -15.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.61BFY2027 $2.08BFY2026 $1.02BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.5%FY2027 +38.8%FY2026 +13.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +30.2% +1.6% +7.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGWREBWINHCI
Held by institutions 99.3% 64.5% 75.5%
Institutions holding 546 229 287
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.0% +0.2% +7.6%
Institutions buying 248 112 163
Institutions selling 226 76 83
Buyers to sellers 1.10 1.47 1.96

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.

GWREBWINHCI
GWRE 1.00 0.21 0.20
BWIN 0.21 1.00 0.24
HCI 0.20 0.24 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GWRE, BWIN and HCI?

Guidewire Software (GWRE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Guidewire Software (GWRE) $14.58B, Baldwin Insurance (BWIN) $2.96B, Hci (HCI) $2.46B.

Which stock is cheaper, GWRE, BWIN and HCI?

Hci (HCI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Guidewire Software (GWRE) 104.7x, Baldwin Insurance (BWIN) -36.4x, Hci (HCI) 8.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Hci (HCI) is cheapest (Guidewire Software (GWRE) 44.9x, Baldwin Insurance (BWIN) 14.9x, Hci (HCI) 9.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Hci (HCI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Guidewire Software (GWRE) +22.7%, Baldwin Insurance (BWIN) +7.6%, Hci (HCI) +22.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Hci (HCI) has the highest net margin (Guidewire Software (GWRE) 9.4%, Baldwin Insurance (BWIN) -611.2%, Hci (HCI) 31.3%). On return on invested capital, Hci (HCI) leads (Guidewire Software (GWRE) 6.6%, Baldwin Insurance (BWIN) -1.5%, Hci (HCI) 28.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Baldwin Insurance (BWIN) returned the most: Guidewire Software (GWRE) -26.6%, Baldwin Insurance (BWIN) +36.3%, Hci (HCI) -1.8%. Over five years, Hci (HCI) compounded fastest (Guidewire Software (GWRE) +8.3%/yr, Baldwin Insurance (BWIN) -2.8%/yr, Hci (HCI) +9.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Guidewire Software (GWRE) 0.00%, Baldwin Insurance (BWIN) 0.00%, Hci (HCI) 0.01%. Guidewire Software (GWRE) and Baldwin Insurance (BWIN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Hci (HCI) has been the steadiest (Guidewire Software (GWRE) 62.3%, Baldwin Insurance (BWIN) 58.8%, Hci (HCI) 29.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GWRE, BWIN and HCI?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Hci (HCI) leads on 9. 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.